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THE MEDFOBD MAIL TKEBTOTIil, MEDJTORD, OREOON, SUNDAY, JANUARY fl, 1910. Medford Mail Tribune PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT 8ATUKDAT. A consolidation of ths Medford Mali, established 18S8; the Southern Oregon 1Q, established 1902; tho Dcmocratlo Times, established 1S7J; tho Ashland Trlb une, established 1806, anil the Modford Tribune, established 1906. Official Paper of tho City of Medford. GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Manager. fcntercd -ns second class matter November 1, 1908, at the poatotflce at Medford. Oregon, under tho act of March 3, 1879. hie year, by mall. SUBSCKIPTI ON KATES: ,. 15.00 One month by mall or carrier. .. .SO PINCHOT'S REMOVAL oughly understood conditions nnd tho necessity for liimitony in tho citj ut large nnd in its administration. mere is little doubt but tlmt nil the mvsent off 10 hU will In. ro.oliw.io.1 by Intyo majorities nml they will he if faithful nnd meritorious service m tho public's bohnlf counts for miRht. ino earioon roproutiootl upon the first page of this issue is used through the courtesy of the Oreput Journal, which is lending tnuch aid to mo movement lor pum roails throughout the state. BUY THE VILLAIN OFF (From the Spectator.) Tho tmmlucnco of state division cast n horrid Kloom over tho holhlny festivities and make the New Year prootlngs ot good will and good cheor but a roverberatluB mockery. Tho Jackson County Tress association, Im pervious to entreaty as It Is adamant against advice, has Issued another call to Sams, Medford, Eagle Point and Persist for Immediate, complete, By tho removal ot GiCford l'inehot as chief forester of the United Slntcs President Toft 1ms dealt the so-called Roosevelt jwlicies n vicious blow nnd effectually rclognted, for his administration at least, the policy of conservation of national rosonrces. Ono by one the - bars raised by Roosevelt against corporate greed have been lowered nnd the "interests"' nro as much in tho sntldle as over they were during MeKinlcy's adminis tration, when Mark llnnnn handed out on a gold platter everything tho trusts desired. Jfuch was expected of President Tnft upon his election. Ho stood pledged to tariff reform, prosecution of the oriminnt rich, conservation and and Irrevocable secession, and thoso n host of policies that had endenred Roosovclt to tho people, though mndo c,des nro preparing to abandon Oro him hated and fenred by the money power. But President Tnft has not eon and set up a stato government made good. Ho was lamentably weak nnd ns flabby as ho was fat, m his or their own, with the assistance of attempt at tariff reform that ended in nn abject surrender to AltTHch and Whlskeytown, Rum Creek, Yreka and the interests, nnd the worst of all tho tariff bills becatno a law. umiingirco, uaiirornin. Tho outlook Taft's cabinet, from the steel trust attorney, now secretary of stato, for Oregon Is ominous. down, is a corporation nffair. Pinchot, who has dono so much to preserve That tho traitorous secession move- national forests, was retained in offico for awhile out of courtesy to tho mont was conceived In tho editorial previous administration, but could not have lasted a discord in tho visible mind of tho Medford Mall Tribune, choir of gluttonous greed. n journal otherwise sano nnd sobor- Conscrvntion of national resources this is no new and untried theory, minded, thero Is now no doubt; nnd but as old ns government itself. It has been practiced for centuries by tbat this treasonable and rebellious the wiser nations of Europe with whom government is not tho creation of sheet has Inoculated tho patriotic or- n day, but the result of the evolution of the ages. But in America, where Bans of Jackson county with tho pol- gct-rich-quick exploitation, rather than n wise outlook for tho future, son of Its dastardly disloyalty Is also is the policy of money-mnd kings that rule unseen, it was littlo less than facte. When wo find the Sams revolutionary, for almost nlono amoncr the higher civilized nations America Boomer yelling for state division, and has lavishly thrown away her natural resources that the people may for-1 tho Eaglo Point Bl-Monthly Screamer old Oregon Intact, by strategy or forco know only too well whore to look for tho Inspiration of tho perfidious ut tornnces. Tho treacherous, traitor ous plot was hatched In tho robel of fice ot tho Medford Mall Trlbuno. Wo shnll not ask Clovornor Bonson to command Adjutant General Finior to lustruct Colonol McDonell to ordor tho state troopa to Invest Medfonl and suppress tho disloyal Mall Tri bune, although, goodness knows, thero nro cause and precedent for our request, tho governor's command, tho mutuant general's Instruction, and tho colonel's order. Tho Spectator dooes not wish to soo Hogue River's tawny flood run crimson from Its sourco to Its mouth in tho blood of tho misguided editors of Jackson county. Tho Spectator wishes peaco -peaco at any price; and It tho prlco of peacco and a united Oregon tho keeping of Jackson county among tho glorious slstorhood of Oregon nhlroa should bo tho making of tho editor of tho Medford Mall Trlbuno Btnto printer, wo say, glvo him tho Job. This Is a commercial age; It wo cannot win our victories, and keep LIGHT ON AMENDMENTS. 4. 4. llOMKHKK KKtt'H KIHTIOV. 4- i..... ,. . ......I . (Continued from rags 1,) TTTTTTT T T T T T T T T T T T I ...... ....It.... ,. . . 'T. . a t k iHiuri worn, II is provided v.. ..i uiivvuiiui.i dim mo council may, with tin consent rite Modford Mall Trlbuno. which "r b mayor, appoint a spolnl imlloo recently Instted an oxcellunt Christ-N ' I'erforin these duties, nnd mny ui'uuai rrom inn mayors, salary tho salary imltl tho pollen Judge for IiIh nor- inns number, canto forward again with an ambitious and praiseworthy edition for tho Now Year, which gave much valuablo Information concern ing the Hoguo Hlvor valley. Tho Mall Trlhuue Is n credit alike to Mod ford nnd to Oregon. (Courier.) mong tho nownpapors to colobrato New Years In tho good old fashioned way was tho Medford Mali Trlbuno, which canto out with a 20-pago pa por showing the growth and pros- vices. Tho second amendment In one provid ing snlnrloM for Ihti members of the council nnd tho mayor. I do not believe tlmt tho people of tho clly will objiot (o paying tho mu Who look nfter tho Jiubllo business it reasonable compensation for tholr ser vices. Hpeaklng for himself, tho writer, ns mayor of Medford, tins during llm past your dovntod to tho work almost tho wholo of his Unto. Thin hns boon absolutely necessary In order to properly perform tho duties of tho office nnd look nfter the Interests of tho city, iVny man of fair Intelligence who will Klve his tlmo and ntloutlon to Iho duties perlty of Moil ford nnd ltn surround- lnga. Tho publication was a credit r "'' mayor of Medford 00.11 to Its city ns woll ns to Its editor and AT THE CHURCHES Prosbytcrlnn Church. Communion mirvlco ut .11 A. M. Ml ChrlstiniiH who itiny wornhlp wi'h iih are invited to join with 'in in Huh Horvieo. l'lenching in tlio evoiiln at 7 lilt) o'clock. Coiigregiitinnnl hiiiu iim. Siimlny Hclionl ut 10 A. Al. C. H. Hooiotv nl (h.'lO. publlaher. Thu morchnnto and own ers of property In Medford make It posslblbo for tho Mall Trlbuno to do theso things. NEW KILN ARRIVES FOR LOCAL MINE savo tho city nmny times tho salary that has been llxcd, It Is not possible for u man who must earn his livelihood to hold the office and ulvn It proper in tention without some compensation, for the simple reason (hat It renders It Im possible for him to Klve his nttontlou or tlmo to any other business or voca tion. Tho salary of the mayor has been placed nl I7B.O0 per mouth. If tho police court work wero left with the recorder. It would be necessary to emnloy nu ad ditional olork In that office, whose sal ary would amount to ns much on that provided for the mayor, so, In reality, tho cxpeiiBo of ruimliiK the city Is nut Increased. Tho salary ff councilman lies been Bnntlst Church. The miirniui; congi'intiun ut tho HnpliHl church will ho plmH(t.it lo know that thev will neniu hilve the privilege of Hatching lo the Rev. Dr. Dyer, whnfio mu'iiioiih urn nlwnyrt spiritunl uud ihti'lltu'ltinl fonHtH, Rev. J. j. Stewart of lCansitH in (he eve ning. The' niitiiinl roll mill, which wuh to hnve hocu held next Thursdity evening, hit boon poHtpouud until Fehiunry 10', nt which limo Rov, A. A. UoltuoH, thu newly elected puntor, and his wife will ho heard. At this time iiIno will he given u reception to the pastor nnd wife. Knites Creek Ledge Produces Mine pced at t:is.00 per month, and nil that Tlmt Is Ot) Per Cent 'T,'" .m.!',a , " 'I "i".0 .! 0 lure. manor or a salary for councilman, mo mounters or me present council have during the past year devoted to over pay a tribute nnd the state derive no revenue. Scorctnry Ballinger was bnsy restoring to entry millions of acres that Garfield and Roosovelt had withdrawn until n halt was called by Taft last August. Then came tho Glavis charges regarding the Cunninghnm coal cn tries in Alaska. He claimed that Ballinger, then general laud commissioner. ordered the claims to patent without due investigation when he knew they wore under suspicion nnd urged congress to pass a law that would validate fraudulent Alaska claims; that shortly after "resigning tho land commis sioncrship Ballinger became attorney for the Cunningham and other Alaska calltng for secession or death, wo I of arms, lot's buy 'out. GOOD ROADS AND BAD Lime that Is 99 ner cent nuro and hs " w"fk a InrKO portion of their time. been pronouncod by government cxperta nnd u wMI bo nociowry that tho mem to be tho best obtained anywhore In the bflr" of u,u councils do the same United States, will soon be taken from inieream or ine cny nro the Carter-llueben llmo Wir nn lfnn.. not 10 surrer rrom lack or attention. creek. The now kiln, welchlnir 47.000 T,l "'irles aro nxi-d by the charter nounds and reoulrlnir a imvmrnt of ovr amendment, nnd the council or mayor IS00 In freight charitca from thefactory hn" no vovttr ,0 '" to nn' assessnmnts for at York. IVnil.. Id nnw tinlkltr llnlAilil.i.l nt I crni. ! Oold Hill, and n few days will see It set up nnd ready for business. J Huches. of Hnlrnl. who will, W. A. Cnr, tor. of Portland, owns tho ledite, arrived "r ,no "" oi"'5i " secure interest on merely to remedy this defect, that tho bank recetvluir depoilin shall furnish bonds for tho money deposited with them, and Innsmuch as the treas urer will not In allowed to deslunale where the money Is to be deposited, he ami his bondsmen am not to be liable for nny money lost by muson of n bunk failure where ho has compiled with tho directions of the city council In deposit ing the money. As slated above, the clly will stilt have security nKatnst such a loss, but the banks themselven wilt furnish the bonds to cover this Instead of the treasurer This Is the method In voRtie In all progressive cities, and should be adopted In Medford. The fourth charter amendment relates merely to the formal method of tnvylnir . nnrmnnis lor punuo improvements. I Thero wero some provisions In our city To tho Editor: Just a tow w6rds has dried tho highways, whllo all In regard to road building In our during tho wlntor months thero wns .1 . m . . . ... Claims, rontroled hv tho Onnheim nnl l,nf nftnr t, U,m C(Www COUnty. I do not Vlsh In tills UttlO u utiiuunn xor woou, na ami othor t Tho third eharter amendment relates , s,rter which appeared to be somewhat V. 10 .t,.", ,"R,l,cr of 1,10 r,n-er's duties. , i,lut and Inconsistent In this respect. nr. and Is desluned to place It In the imwer ntu t10 charier amendment Is deslttned Thursday to oversee the unloadlnr and placing of tho kiln. A car of lime from the ledee wns shipped to tho Hood river country, where It was used for spraying, and It was found to be tho best that had tho funds of the city while they aro do posited In tho banks. Heretofore the treasurer has had the whole say as to where the city funds should be deposited, It does ecrciur) I - - - ,,,,i.,. r t .... " . of tho interior Bnllinger's office rendered a decision that would have vali- article to criticize the county officials ZWZl: ! SZ? .ITl. ,! "E " I 2,, TJ.T v.t,i.u uii uiiuuuiu. aiusiu KittiuiBf cvcfit Aur lis rutursui Uj illurilt-'J I OT in IOCt 10 nun an J ODO 8 leCllugS Ortn 11'u-'" CUUIIICICUMU UIIIIIS CUlinreS US mere SlireUS OI SH5-I I. nr mnJ no ,. nf Tnoonhlno T . ... nnA AiBni,rA nio .ji,:.-! :i tii,: I" " """" uJUU Hns umo compute j i i , ... , .. . , - ... , i wwt,.-". - """""'n nua. uuu tuar oil VUIIICIU, 1110 OX ?ua;Cu-F., UF iu OIUU ini B-ioai incuot was "trjing to run ;ue of hBhway8 n southern Oregon at tra horso power required to null a uienor auparunem, ana aemanaea a congressiopai mvesugation, not only tlmea snows alm03t human ,nte,. Ioad nt nny 8eason nnJ 8(J0 whot thU T -i- "i ? , a ?wMrf- Bonce. Tho trouble Is that tho Item alono will be. Mr. P. E. Mer- Yet, notwithstanding the preside it's whi te-wnshmg, ho stam of tho Glaus county officials, like the United States rick tells tho writer that tho bad charges has not been washed m the public's estimation. Benate. aro ruled entirely by nrece- roads cost him in r. i,n (ill Ford PiniMinf hn C clnnn n rrrortt cnrnnA lrT UXa nnunrin TTa fnw1 I . . nil. ruZ,: : Tirr:; fle,it' .. . about io for ovmB thoappio t. ni: 41 T II 1 ? m . ... tt-1 " " , -il h vi a. iV- b T 1 uuu J77.927 that makes a beautiful market. Supposo that $75 had been His removal will split the republican party wide open and probably destroy L0 hi in., Mnii -rnhn. .ht .... . xr. , . iftw S mC CnUuM 1? of.a now Party, represents tho amount of money building, tho howl of Injustice that wjth the i "return from Mm" of the erstwhdo popular idol as its leader. Sncnt by ,nckBOn county for hlch. wollM bhnvn vnnn ' ways the past year, 1909, and not amoro than that sum, which may bo mile of good roads In tho entire val- counted ns entlroly wasted, no per- ley. Oh, the pity of It, Iago, thelmanont good resulting from tho In Gifford Pinchot, Crater Lake lost its best friend nmonir irovernment officials, and for this reason, if no other, southern Oregon regrets ex ceedingly his official decapitation. SOME SPECIAL EDITIONS. , pity of It! But let us tako conditions as they are. If wo haven't roads built unon tho scientific nrlnclnles The prosperity and progress of Orecon were well reflected in tho snocinl thero have been somo roads built. It coitions at Ulnstmas and ftew i ears issued by the more enterprising news- lis true tho material used Is gravel papers. taken from creek beds, a material The Portland Oregonian published nn unusually attractive edition, de- that will never nack. and a soft sand voted mostly to tho little known central Oregon country nnd is destined stone that will grind up under tho to cnu general attention to this soon-to-be developed interior empire. The wheels, make mud In tho winter nnd issuo was replete with cuts nnd instructive reading matter. dust In the summer, but oven nt that, ino uregon journal published a very complete review of the nrocrress how much has this kind of a road .0 .1 i. . ... . C3 I oi me state as n wuoie, which, profusely illustrated by half-tones, is de- cost tho county per ,mlIo7 I cannot signed to do effectivo work in attracting homeseekers to the resources of glvo the answer, because I haven't uregon. a statement of tho ralleaco at hand. The Eugene Register published n 24-pnire edition renleto with convincini? but I am sure tho tar navers will be statistics of the progress of Eugene and Lane county and n valuable aid in delighted to seo a report ehowlng the publicity work of that rapidly growing city. how much per mile our sandstone The Vancouver Wnsh., Columbian printed a 20-paco issue thnt cam. and Hoar creek crave! roads have pares favorably with the papers of the larger cities and shows that tho cost us. As I said before, I am not barracks town hns caught step in tho march of progress. trying to place tho blamo upon any Tho Portland Spectator, the lendincr weekly of Oretron. enmn out 5n n I nersnn. fnr Tlriitiis is nn honorable handsome Christmas cover and tersely told the story of tho year's nroress man. In fact, all our officials aro hon- in tho metropolis and the state. orable men. It Is tho method and But none of these papers, comprehensive ns thev were, had mnrli in not the, mnn. say of tho Rogue River valley and its resources, or of its winning tho title A Few Figures, of npplo king of tho world nt the Spokane apple show. So had it not Let us put tho figures to this for been for the Mail Tribune, southern Oregon would have been without rep- a moment. ?77,000 will pay 5 por resentntion .in the journalistic world and the story of Medford's marvelous cent Interest on $1,500,000 and leavo progress remain unheard. Ten thousand five hundred cornea wer nrinf! over S2000 for cood measure Two no ngnt job tor the present plant and nearly all havo been purchased jmd sent outside the state. THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS. Important charter amendments nre to be voted upon nt Tuesday's elec tion. In another column uppears a letter from Mayor Canon fully explain ing them. Tho first amendment provides for a city court, of which tho mayor is to preside as judge, relieving the recorder of this work. In case n mayor is elected not qualified to net, tho council may appoint a polico judge, de ducting his salary from tho mayor's. Tho second amendment provides u salary of $75 a month for tho mayor nnd $25 a month for councilmen. Tho business of tho city has grown' so that officials must devote a lurge part of their time to the workand thoy should no longer bo asked to give their time. Tho salary for tho mayor, who must also act as polico judge, and givo practically his entire time to the office, ought to be larger than tho amendment calls for. Tho third amendment will enable tho council to secure interest on city fundB while deposited in banks, taking it out of tho hands of the troasuror, who usunlly places it with tho bank furnishing his large bond. The fourth and Inst amendment Btrnightens out tho methods of levying nssosmonts for public improvements, which nro somewhat hnzily defined in tho charter. It enables tho council to levy a less amount than tho full cost whero the benefit is general rather than special and cuts tho advertis ing down from three insertions to ono. All should bo passed. r GOOD CITIZENSHIP. By withdrawing on 'tho evo of election from his candidacy for tho coun cil from tho Third ward, J. B. Wood did a most commendable thing show ing that he fully appreciated tho situation nnd tho necessity of ro-clocting tho present council in order to lot them finih tho publio improvement work bo well begun. It is not every citizen broad enough to smother his personal ambitions for tho publio good, but thnt Medford has many such is shown by tho fact that no less thnn three councilmnnio candidates withdrew when they thor- hundred and ninety miles of road will build trunk lines through tho entire county, and tho question of connecting with these trunk lines would bo a matter of a mile or two hero and there. Tho 290 miles of trunk lines would lot every farmer Into tho market.. Tho best authorities on road build ing agree that with material at hand, as wo havo It all through this county, $5000 a mllo will build a first-class macadam road, surfaco with crushed rock and properly drained. Had wo awakonod a few years ago and had laws passed al lowing tho county to bond Itsolf for roads, tho amount expended this year would havo paid 5 per cent Interest on money enough to build 300 miles of macadam road. Tho Advantages, Now, let us consldor for a momont tho advantago In dollars and cents to ovory citizen of tho county, laying asldo oven comfort and convcnlonco, of good roads, also tho added attrac tion It would bo to prospective Bot tlers. During tho summer farmers are busy In tho fields and havo not tho tlmo to bring In such products as woood, lumber, building stone, In many places, and In consequonco af ter rushing to get their crop to mar ket and haul out a few supplies for winter, thoy can do nothing but hole up liko boars or raccoons to wait until tho sunshlno of April or May amount paid out. The tlmo has como that tho dis trict closo about Modford. Central Point and Ashland hns passod Into the hands of holders who In most cases do not caro to sell, nnd tho now comer with modorato means Is confronted with prohibitive prices for land, unlosn ho moves back flvo or six miles from the towns. This ho would willingly do If It wero not for tho roads, consequently, bad roads nro keeping down the prlco of land In tho outlying districts and pro venting settlement that would bo of great value to our several commun ities. Tako for Instanco he An'elopo country. Tho writer Is familiar with that district. Thero Is abou. 12,000 acres of flnt-class fruit land '.n t'io Antelopo valley. Small homo orch ards that are bearing thoro at present show tho highest quality of fruit, a district that Is novor touched with frOst, thoroughly sub-lrrhxated from tho mountain rangos on either sldo. This land Is worth nt presont from $8 to $10 por aero, Improved farms at that. A good road In that district would Immediately add $20 por aero, at tho most o jservatlvo ostlmnto, to ovory aero of this land. This Itom alone, as you will seo, would amount to $240,000 of added valuo to tho land, a valuo that could bo cashed In this year, 1910, and about eight miles of road would let that wholo com munlty down on tho dosort, whero roads aro always good. This Is only ono of tho many districts that would bo benofltted. A District IIiihIiicss. Road building Is a distinct business of Itsolf, as much as the building of houses, and ono not qualified Is ns Incapablo of building a road as ho Is of laying out tho strode and bow ors of this towns. What would you think of a city that would employ a man with no knowledge of engineer ing to lay out tho sowers and wator system without tho uco of compass and lovol. Strango as It may Boom, this Is Just what Is being dono with our- county roads. Thoy dopond upon tho oyo to lay out tho dralnago sys tem, whoro thoro Is any attempt niado for a dralnago system, for our road ways, but thoro Is no uso of string ing out this article. Any man with lntolllgcnco can seo what Is noodod. Everything elso In tho Roguo river valloy is up to date. Lot overy citi zen tako an Interest In this mattor. Lot us form somo feasible plan for In telligent road building In tUo future. B. M. ANDREWS. nee. In building uso this quality Insures a lasting mortar. E. 8. Hltzlcr. who hns lust return ed from tho stato of Michigan, says ho was very much surprised to find tho Mnll Tribune circulating bo free ly In that stato, nnd that tho Intorest taken In tho Uoguo vnlloy through Its lniluonco hns. become Intense not alter the amount of tho assessments that ran be levied except that It itlves thi council power to levy aealnst tho DronertV'.OtVlierit n taa nutniml tli.n It,. He and Ids bondsmen havo been abso- full cost of the Improvement In a caso lutely liable for the funds even though where tho benefit of the Improvement Is . they had been lost by a bank failure. mostly general nnd rather than special Tho presont plan Is to give the city to the nronertv. Tl,. u nnii,in, i,. h.i. council power to say In what banks the amendment which will In any way of money shall bo deposited. In this way' foct the Intorest. of m. the council can secure somo competition, u merely makes It possible for the city nnd doubtless get Interest on the city's officials to lew a (HltlMtlt M Willi SJAIIIh. dally balances. Had this rule been en-1 what less of rxnn.. n.i win forced during tho past year, the city these mi..im.i. i.. ..),(.. .....i. could doubtless have secured a consld- bv anv la ln.i..ra rrnuin nmnum in inioresi. 11 is provided W It. CANON, Mayor. FOR SALE 100 Acres of Good Fruit I inllcfi west of Omul l'a. Liuu! a Forty Noven lots In Jacksonville, flnu locution. . I hnvo iiIno got n tuilr of flno Cougar Kittens, five mouths old, which can bo bought nt a niisomiblo price. K.VQUIHE G.N. Lewis Jacksonville Behind the Counter Propor dlaplny Is nbsolutoly onsontlnl In making aaloo. Evon n good snloomnn enn- not got tbo roaulta In a dark cornor that ho can In a well Iightod dopartn.ciu. PoodIo want to aoo tho gooda and boo thorn In tho light Don't uqo nn lllumlnnnt that givoa wrong color vnluoa If you want to hold your trado. Cu&tom gooa to tho atoro that galno confidonco by using tho right Ight oluotrlo light. RggUE BIVgR ELECTRIC CO. The Jackson County Realty Co. With offices in residence, corner West Tenth arid Kiinr ' k - streets, are always .prepared to show yon the best .Tack sou county has in the real estate lino from the unimproved , land to tho best bearing orchards, farm land or. stock . . ranches; also city property. Tho manager has had ten years' experience -in tho county, which will aid tho pros : ' pectivo purchaser. Seoing is knowing. Wo also havo modern rooms to accommodate our patrons. JACKSON COUNTY REALTY COMPANY MEDFORD, OREGON