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TMOnUDJrORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, ilWHRUARY 2, 1010. J IRELAND GOOD 8 MARKET - MILLE Consul Henry B. Miller Writes Inter esting Account of Market for Fruit Offered In Old Erin. Tho ponr market scoiuh to lmvo fowerj sources of simply Hm ny othor' fruit hoio. All tho rionloti nro mix iour for n lnrj-er supply of mr. nutl i thoro seems to bo n Rrotit opiwrtunily for Orepm full tuul wlntor pears in the future markets. Unfortunately the Oregon ponr has not yet boon re ceived in sufficient quantities to es tablish its reputation as a distinctly Oregon product, and is advertised under a placard of California pears, although displayed in boxes marked distinctly lloguo River pears from Medford, Or. There should bo n careful and oonmlote invostiiriition of the nossi- iitiL.tA&i, iroianu, uoc. -i U , hilities in tho ponr market through- thc Mail Tnbuno.jLuolossd herewith! out Europe by tho Oregon Horticul plenso find copy of my report to tho stnto department on tho apple market in Belfast. For tho benefit of tin fruiterowors of the Pacific north west; and of tho Rogue River volley in particular, I desire to supplomc.it this report with some special obser vations. Oregon apples -arc already well known in . this market r.nd lm.vc n first-class reputation. It is a gen eral statement of fmit dealers here thnt Oregon produces tho finest ap ples that reach this market, and it b turnl sooioty. This should ho fol lowed by thorough investigation of different varieties possible of pro duction to perfection throughout tho Willamette vnlloy, and if my impres sions nre corroot, this investigation would result in extensive plantings of FRISCO HAS TWO B HEALTH OARDS Taylor Board Resists Efforts of New Mayor to Oust Them Will Apply for an Injunction. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. U. Two boards of health will bo in 80s sion hero next Friday, according to today's status of political affairs The Taylor board, which is resisting the mayor's attempt to oust them, will hold a session while tho Mo Carthy now appointees ,aro planning to take charge ot city affairs. Un their general beliof that there is noiof tho markets of Great Britain possibility of overstocking this mar-J should not oxceod 75 cents n'-box of ket with tho Oregon apple. Cali- ono bushel each. This will leave i fomia apples arc also to bo found 'fair margin for the dealer, aud in fall and winter pears, for iny obsor- leas the courts iutorvene it is likely vations load mo to beliovo that tho that a fair-sued municipal tangle Willamette valley has unsurpassed advantages in production of this fruit. 0nal Will RetluctvCost The cost of transportation to any thnt a fair-sued will result. Tho Taylor boa'rd, which refuses to resign, is making preparations to ap ply for an injunction to restrain the mayor from removing them. They declare that thoy havo done th6ir duty and thnt thoy cannot be remov ed for cause Tho McCarthy board, which secured their seats with tho aid ma apples arc also to no tounu tair margin lor tne tlonier, aim a-. ,,, . , . , ., .... . . , 1 . i. , , ,i of a locksmith, who removed tho bolts LuuaiuuLuua1 uuutiimca uuiu, uiifc cti'iuiimu iiivmi tu mu iriuuuuui. iitu i , .1..,, it, .... it. , .... , . ... ( . i i p n 1 i t ililil iiiiij tniti r.i;i'i in.-iu iiuiu mi' ii Crcgon product. In fact, tlio Oregon and tho quantity consumed simply product here stands in a class by . enormous. itself. This is most likely duo to j When tho Panama canal is com the fact that Oregon produces not Ipleted ships will load at Portland for only high-class fruit, but through tho j Liverpool and many other European organization of fruitgrowers, thoy 1 ports. The cost of transporting np not only ship a finer quality of np-, pies when the canal is completed will pies to this mnrket, but they are so not exceed one-hnlf of the present packed as to arrive in a better con- 1 price. This will undoubtedly insure ficcs of tho board of health, will hold its sessions in the regular board room, whilo their opponents will meet at tho offices of ono of the contend ing commissioners. (Dr. Guy K. Manning, a member of tho board, who was appointed yes terdav by tho mnyor to the new roin- mission, is placed in a peculiar qnan dition than from any other locality, n. profitable market throughout Eu-. vU,J;ftst ,he MoCar(, Socoml Quality Fhnls Market rope generally for Oregon applet and j --! , pears, and will mnke n cortninty of j 1. Before baring any experience in Tho rank and file of the health of- boaid hns Hcleeted its subconuaittoos and isprooeodiug to routluo work of the doartinout. PITTSBURG FEARS COMING OF GROUNDHOG I'tTTSnUItU, Fob. a. Tho ground hog has gono wrong for tliroo huo sesslvo years In IMttaburK and Henry Pennywlt, official weather forecaster for this dtBtrlct warns tho pcopfo to Ignoro tho cronturo when ho omorKOtt from tits holo Wudnosdny, In 100 and 1 1 0 1 tho ground hog's shadow wna plainly vlclble, yet tho wonthor was mild for the next weeks, In ret ittntlnn of tradition, and In 1008, when ground hog day wna & black an night, six weeks ot heavy mum and flood followed. Incidentally Pittsburg la a bit anxious, since tho Purls flood, There nro threo rlvirs threatening rittn hurg, while Paris has but one. The wonthor bureau reports that tho now fnll for tho past month lies boon 22. G Inches, tho largest for any Hlmtlar period tor 10 years. Tho guosscti are that the abundance of comets or tho genoral ww.r and tear an tho sun might Uav'o anything to do with tho phenomonal weather thin year wcro met at tho local woathor bureau with tho statement that records at Kow observatory In London, for tho pant 12C years, showed that tho temper tore has not varied .is a whole nuo- olghth of a docrco. SAN FRANCISCO MAN BUYS HALF INTEREST IN MOORE Km 1 1 Mohr, of San Francisco, has nurchaxud n 0110 half Intim-m In tho Mnnrj, TltifiO nnil Kir nttil tlm luiu1 ' firm of Rau and Mohr went Into bus iness yesterday at noon. Mr.'Slohr and his family catno hero about a week ago and the result of his Investigation ot Modford's possi bilities was an Investment In a half the fruit mnrkets of Great Britain, Ija, STe"t VJ11"0.1 "ot 0,lli' ior ,lnjJn 1 fico apparently aro deciding tho mat-1 Interest In to hotel property. thni' " ' tor for themselves. Several of th nothing but tho first-class product i nunnhty of common stock. What the of Oregon orchards could find a I Ogon orchanl.st wants today ,s not market' here. This preconceived ' so muchJJ (ncy price for Al fltoek onm!nn hn honn nnmnlplolv sl.nH.T. i,s " PVO lur UIU COII.I.m " t 1 cd by a thorough examination of the fruit markets in this part of the world, and there is no longer nny question in my mind, but that sec ond quality of Oregon product will find an ever-increasing demand nt n good profit to tho producer. If the packing and snipping is corned on varieties and grades, This will bo insured by the new j route of transportation direct from Portland through the Panama canal to all of the European ports, and will place the Pacific coast 011 nn equal footing, ns far as the co.t of trans portation is concerned, with the great with the same unifomity to a true apple-producinjr sections of Canada, standard ns is done by the fmit-! Work Cannot bo Orcnlono growers' organisations throughout ! By tho time thnt orchards planted Oreaon of their first quality. j today come into bearing, this new Organization of the fruitgrowers, ' trade route will be established, and however, is the key to success. Or-j there will thon be no question ns to ganizations in different parts of the! the permanent valuo of Oregon orc'h state should see to it that a reliable ards of fall and winter pears. The standard of grades is established as demand o fthe Europenn market for nearly uniform as possible. Follow- American npples may be comprehend ing'this, the fruitgrowers' brganiza-. ed by the statement that at this time tion of the Willamette valley, togeth-1 of the year shipments from Atlantic er with those of Hood River, Rogue I ports to Europe exceed .100,000 bush River and others, should select niels week, and nine-tenMii of this selling n;enoy for their product, nndi fruit is below the standard of first-j establish n representative in Liver- class Pacific coast stock. ' pool, who would have control of the I .There need be no fear of Oregon! sale of their fruit throughout Orcnt producing too ninny npples by tho J Britain. There seems to be an op- time orchards now planted come in?o portunity for the Oregon apple-1 bearing. The only problems nre the I growers to market Jier ten times the production of good fruit, establish higher officials have tendered their Nollce to Union Carpenters. resignations to the McCarthy board, Then! will be a called meeting on while others have applied to the new Thursday eve, February 3. .Members board for orders. urged to be present. Important busi Tu tho meantime, the McCarthy ncss. C. E. LEATIIERMAN, R. S. SEE US FIRST I When in need of Eloctrio Wiring, or Fixtures, and snvo money by get I ting best workmanship. Dynamo Repairing a specialty. FLYNN BROS. MEDFORD'S PREMIER ELECTRICIANS. 7 WEST MAIN STREET. Wm. E. STACY & GO. REAL ESTATE AND EMPLOYMENT. District Agent for ALADDIN LAMP Local agents wanted, Lamp 011 exhibition and for sale at the following plncoo. Alton & Ucagan'a, War ner, Wortman & Gore's and Weeks & McGowan'11 furniture atoro. Office 8 South Central Ave. MEDF0RL, OR. quantity nt present, shipped into this country. It is important, however, to emphasize the fact that organizations for growing, grading and marketing are the essentinl features to nccom plish this result. Uniform Grading Requisite The general tendency of tariffs iu Great Britain nt the present time np- pears to be largely 111 tho direction of preferential tariffs for British col onies. 'Its accomplishment may be Hhown f,;0 aiapatoH quoting John L. 1 not far distant, and may give a fa- nu. - .win-in- , i,,. : mcnts of standard grades through large organizations, skillful packing nnd systematic "methods of market ing through large associations. Very trulv yours, ' HENRY B. MILLER, United States Consul. JEFF WAXES ANGRY AT JOHN L.'S EVERETT, Wash,, Fob. REPORT .WJen vorable advantage to BritiVh Colum bian and Canadian fruit. It is pos sible to overcome even this advan tage by superior skill through well-1 developed organizations of growers in producing and marketing. Condi-: tions in Oregon are especially fnvor ablo to the establishment of organ izations for this purpose. The first requisite is tho produc-1 tion of more Oregon apples of a good ' M , 1 ? : "cu" ""l"""0 ",0,wore trying to queer this match. If establishment of uniform grades; for SulUvan kn0WB ttnythlng about the urge qunnt.ties The third requisite he . have to OHt hIfl is a substantial and mtelliccnt T..t 1 n m7. f .TpT andtdIu,P0Bin1f he knows about tho 'frameup.' If the Sulllv championship heavyweight battle Is to bo a fake, Jim Joffries frowned om inously, and as his interviewer mov ed nearer the door, tho bollermakor I thundered: j "Say, how do you think It makes ! a man in my position feel to hear all ' this knocking?" The newspaper man refrained from hazarding a guess and Joff continued: "Well, it looks as if certain people vantage of tho present opportunities in these lines, there is no reason why Oregon apples, and pears as wpll, should not lend in the markets of the world. Consumers in this country pay 4 cents a pound for ordinary cooking npples. For table apples, from 0 cents a pound to 4 cents each for Or egon Yellow Nowtown Pippins, these bringing the very highest prices. The demand hero at those prices is enor mous, and tho Oregon fruit, with its fight has been fixed, then old John L, must havo been In on the fixing, for I know nothing about It." PROMINENT GRANTS. PASS COUPLE WED Among the popular weddings of the season to take plnce in Grants Pass ocenrred Wednesday evening last at the residonco of J, D, Fry, when W. B. Fry and Miss Maud Wil liams wore mnrriod. Tho ceremony fine color nnd juicy qualities, will,wns Performed by Rev. Robert Mo have no trouble in capturing the larg- Lcan' 1,1 tho Presence of immediate est pnrt of the market.' relatives and friends. Having had more than 20 years' Both were roarcd m 0rantfi Pans exporionce in producing and market- ,Mr' Fry ifl a son o J D' Fr5'' 11 uunKcr, nnu in now ongageu in uum ing Orogon apples, I am convinced that there is a handsome profit to the Oregon grower nt these prices. Demand for Pears Increase Fall, and winter pears sell in this market from 0 to 8 cents each. Rogue River peara brkg tho higlwst price. ness for himself as a dmggist on tho east sido in Portland. Mrs. Fry is a daughter of J, H. Williams, of Wil liams Brothers, largely interested in lumbering nnd milling. Wear Kidd'a Shoes. $12,525 Eleven acres in Cornice peal's, 30 years old, nine acres in Bartlett and Anjou peal's, 1 to 3 years old; close in; good mil. Terms. $12,000 Eleven acres in Cornice and Hose peat's, li years old. These trees arc in full bearing and will pay a good income on the nriee asked. $24,000 Thirty-two acres in Boscyand Anjou pears; trees are from 4 to 7 years of age. Complete set of buildings. Close in. $7000 Thirty-five acres of black sticky, three miles from Medford, al.1 under the ditch and can be irri gated. $13,000 Thirty-two acres, close to Medford; eight acres iii "Newtowns and Spitzojiborgs 5 to 7 years of age; 14 acres in alfalfa; three acres in peaches; two acres in berries; irrigated; buildings. $13,000 Twenty acres; 1G acres in 7-ycar-old New towns and balance in 3-year-old Bartlett peais; no buildings. $7500 Ten acres, all planted to Newtown and Ppit- zenberg apples, 7 to 11 years old. $18,000 Thirty-five acres, about 25 planted to apples and peare, in bearing. Trees are from 6 to 15 years old; buildings; four miles from Medford. $14,000 Thirty-five acres; buildings; exceptionally fine 'place for a home; twelve acres in apples a d pears 3 years old; about an acre of bearing orchard; .11 acres in alfalfa; all fine deep free soil. $150 to $200 per acre Stewart acre tracts; two miles from Medford; tracts are from 10 to 25 acres in size. Fine building spots on all; can all bo irrigated; cheapest tracts in the Medford neighborhood; easy terms. $300 per acre Finest five and ten-acre orchard and garden tracts in the valley; easy terms. $35,000 270 acres; buildings; 2G acres in bearing Spitz, Newtowns and Cornice pears; about 60 acres in ono and two-year-old apples and pears; fine or chard land. SELLING AGENTS FOlC SNOWY BUTTE ORCHARD TRACTS. W. T. YORK & CO Baker's vs. Home Made Bread Wo have honie-mado broad. Which would you rather oat, homo-mado or bakers'? A foolish question to ask, for most peoplo would bo willing to pay twice tho price for homo-umdo broad they pay for baker's, but you can buy tho good old-fashioned homo mado broad at tho Rex Grocery for tho sumo price as baker's. Largo, well browned loaves, both nourishing and palatable, and baked from tho host flour in tho city. "Yakima Best" Take a loaf home with you nud bo con- , vinced. Rex Grocery Co. Best Groceries At Prices Strictly in Keeping with the Quality of Our Stock which is Unexcelled A Trial willCoavince You Allen Reagan . The Square Deal Grocers SNAP In Business lOOxlOO on one of our best business streets A good stock ranch of 200 acres for rent. THE ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY Fire Insurance No. 1 1 North Central Ave. PLUMBING Steam and Hot Water Heating. All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. I. P. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH Old Tribune Building. Phone 2931. 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