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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 10.10. APPLE MEN MUST : FIGHT TO WIN La Fean Bill Postponed, But East ern Interests Will Renew Contest- Honest Pack Important to Local Growers. PORTLAND, March 30. "Apple growers of Oregon and Washington have not won tho fight against tho adoption of the La Fean hill wgulat ing tho sizo of barrels aud boxes in which apples may bo shipped to Eastern markets. Action has been only postponed," said W. 1C. Xewell, president of tho board of horticui ture, at tho Imperial yestordny. "Our delegation received every as surance that 110 action looking to the immediate passage of 1 tho La Fean bill will 'bo pressed at the present congress. The comuutteo has been interested and tutends to give the question thorough investigation "No ouo knows what the next con gress may do, but it is probable that the commission men will endeavor again to pass that or a similar mens ure. It is therefore necessary that Oregon and Washington fruitgrowers prepare to meet the emergency. On tho last day of the hearing I suggest ed to the committco before whom we appeared that an act bo prepared and passed as a substitute for the La Fean measure requiring, under severo penalties, that each package or box be Inbeled with the name of the packer, tho amount of contents, tho character and classification of tho fruit aud such other information as might be considered necessary. Thd idea met with considerable fa vor. We must get together out here aud decide upon .what we will ask for. "Tho La Fean bill would revolu tionize the methods of packing ap ples, ns has been learned by the Washington and Oregon grower It required that a box containing 170 cubio inches of space more than the Oregon standard box be used. The eastern groceryraan sells by the peck and bushel. They asserted be fore the committee that they were required to give a full rounded peek or bushel of measurement. We found in tests made in the commit tee room that when an Oregon box is properly packed it did contain four rounded pecks, but in the boxes pur chased from various quarters the measurement was short of that standard. "Washington and Oregon shippers pay freight charges of 50 cents box to place their apples on the New York market. Wo may possibly get a 35 or 40 cent rate at a later date, but the New York grower can reach the market at a cost not to exceed 15 cents a box. Wo can never hope to equalize that expense except on quulity. Thero are thousands of new orchards going in now and the grow era must realize that it will require the saino methods to retain the standard of quality which were re quired to produce the present repn tation of Oregon fruit. "Colorado and Virginia are com peting for the markets. They- are do ing a large amount of planting thero and are growing a good quality of fruit. In Virginia the growers are planting Wincsaps and Jonathans to a larger oxtent than tho Yellow New- towns. "Our Spitzcnbergs are attracting a grcaJt deal of attention on the mar ket ftud should not be neglected in setting out the new orchards, even though harder to grow. They are selling in Now lork for $4 a box us against any New York State product at 52.50 a box. "But Oregon fruitgrowers have a great" opportunity to secure the pear market of the" world. We can grow the fruit which tho eastern seaboard is now-, receiving from France. Tho eastern climate is against successful raising of peart). The Rogue river ana tlie VviJmmetto valleys have ideal climatio conditions for that fruit. It is quickly grown nnd tho prices are good. I am arranging to socuro a comprehensive information sheet as to prices all oyer tha east. Pears from Rogue river uro a deli cacy now jn the largo, restaurants nnd hotels of tho east, and all the stories as to prices charged for an ordor are true." MANY WERE AFTER Ll E CONTRACT In Dusty Loft in Washington Arc Piled 1500 Mail Boxes Submitted to tho Government in Competition .to Secure Big Order. GRAND JURY QUIZZING EMPLOYEES OF BANKS PITTSBURG, Pn., March 30. The grand jury has begun an examin ation of tho bank employes of the six Pittsburg banks, which it is alleged paid $102,000 to city councilmcn to influence legislation so the banks would be named as depositors of tho municipal funds, It is expected that tho examination of tho men connected with the vari ous indictments will consume several days. ITaskins for Health. WASHINGTON, March 30. In n dusty loft nl tho rear of (he post of fice building in Wnshingtou there is a monument built of 1.500 boxes of tho memory of Americuu persist ency and failure. These boxes are tho offering of as many inventors for tho alluring bait of tho O. lv. of the department on their inventions which would have brought them n clumoo nt nn order for 5,000,000 mail boxes for the rural delivery service. All these contraptions have been sent in since 101. Up to that time the department allowed the fanners to use whatever thoy chose as a mail box but when it found that in many instances their choice ran to a piece of tiling, stovo piping, old powder nnd oil cans, nnd everything clso from tho rcfuso heap back of tho old home stead, the department balked and de cided to set a standard. This imme diately created n market for an enor mous supply of boxes and all tho would-be Westinghouses of the coun try set to work lustily to supply Un cle Sam's need. The result of their efforts form n most interesting index to what tho human mind can evolve. Some are shaped like a dirigible torpedo, some open on a hinglc liko a clam shell. One is rigged out with mora accoutre ments than a Harlem flat, with coin and letter holders, interlocking sig nals and electric annunciators to tell the passing postman whether the pat ron desires stamps, money orders, post cards or to register a letter. One (probably invented by a letter car rier) has an arangement whereby it could be swung into the carrier's wagon, emptied nnd returned without the carrier getting ont of his seat Some didn't stop nt inventing n box; they devised a whole system to be run from a ullage postoffice by a gasolino motor. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General De Graw, who has chargo of the rural deliver, says that even now he gets a letter every week from some one has has nn idea for collecting mail along rural routes, One device is a batter of boxes L be filled with mail at the postoffice and automatically distributed nlonp tljc route, nt the same time pickinr np other boxes filled with mail for dispatch. THAWING DYNAMITE; SAME OLD, OLD STORi NEVADA CITY, Cal., March 30. Albert Stoutenburg, a minor, is dy ing today from injuries received late yesterday when dynamite, which he was thawing on a stove exploded Tho explosion hurled him through tho roof of a mine building and left h'ur blind nnd mutilated several feet away. The building was wrecked. The explosion occurred nt tho Golden State mine near Grass Valley. A FIRST-CLASS FRUIT AND ALFALFA RANCH, 185 ACRES, 5 AND A HALF MILES FROM RAILWAY STATION, PRACTICAL LY ALL BOTTOM LAND, 140 ACRES NOW UNDER CULTIVA TION, WATER RIGHT WIT1I PLACE, FAIR' HOUSE, TWO BARNS, SCHOOLHOUSE ON THE PLACE, FOR $15,000, WHICH IS ONLY $81 AN ACRE. SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS CASH WILL HANDLE, AND EASY TERMS CAN BE HAD ON THE BALANCE. THIS IS A FINE CHANCE TO GET A FIRST-CLASS TRACT OF LOW PRICED LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT -PURPOSES. W E DON'T THINK THIS WILL LAST LONG, AND IF YOU ARE IN TERESTED, COME IN" AND SEE US ABOUT IT. ' W. T. YOKK COMPANY SIGNALS OF DISTRESS. Medford People Should Know How to ead and Heed Them. Sick kidneys give many signnls uf distress. Tho secretions are dark, contain a sediment. are frequent, scanty, is constant day and spells are Passages painfuL Backache night. Headaches and dizzy frequent. Tho weakened kidneys need quick help, Don't delay I Use a special kidney remwy. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kid neys, backache and urinary disor ders. Medford evidence proves this statement. C. W. Barnard, 424 S. W. Ham iltoh street, Medford, Or., says: "I always use Doan's Kidney Pills when suffering from a cold in ray kidneys or when I have any symptoms of rheumatism and I never fail to get relief. I gladly recommend this ex cellent remedy." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 conts. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for tho United St&tM. Remember the nnme, Donn's, nnd take no other. ' NOTICE. All real eatato dealers or any oth er parties who bavo had my property listed aro hereby notified I withdraw the same from the market. 8 J. E. ROBERTS. ELECTRIC PARR Adjoins the county seat, Jacksonville; 20 minutes' ride by train or auto from Medford. This beautiful wooded tract contains 650 acres of land, com manding a magnificent view of Medford and tho valley. It is proposed to in corporate a company, capitalized at $65,000, with 650 shares of stock at $100 pei share. After incorporating, it is proposod to plat and subdivide , the grounds into acre tracts, plant it to fruit, best adapted to tho soil, and sell it at an average, prico of $500 per acre, on easy tonus. Each share of stock rep resents one acre, and for a short time stock will bo sold for $100 per share, $10 cash and $5 per month for 18 months. This stock is not for salo as a whole at $100 pfer share, nor at the rate of $100 per acre. The company proposes to realize much more out of it for the stockholders. Ovcr fifty of Medford 's livo booster business men have already invested. Two hundred moro boostor in vestors are wanted to purchase one share only each. The combined boosting of this Electric. Park bunch will make a populous suburb to Medford, make hundreds of beautiful homes, mako an hourly serv ice on Barnum's railroad, and make its stockholders a handsome profit. For further information inquire at Office, 209 West Main Street. GOLD RAY REALTY CO. Medford, Oregon 209 West Main Street TOM MOITAT 1. O. 1IANBKN Wo niako any kind and Btylo of Windows. Wo carry Glass of any size on hand. MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO., Modford, Orogon. lU.l L ' . - -. Animal Insurance Wo Insure Horses nnd Cnttlo Aplnst Donth From Accident, DIs- onst or Flro. NATIONAL LIVESTOCK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, J. E. Tull, Ancnt, Medford. ---- --- - Medford Iron Works E. E. Til OWJ3RUX1E, Proprietor. FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pifmps, Boilers and Machinery. Agents in Southern Ore- ;: gon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO. :: -- - ------ - DRIVERS that know the country RC35 that cover the country Ql'ICKIiY AND WITH COM M(T TO YOU AUK AIAVU'H TO IIK tX)l7.NI A t TIIK FAULOW Ji DOWNING, l'ltOPKIKTOIlfi. WEStf SIDE STABLES 1MIONK 3481 H. OIUl'K 8TIIKKT "Order Olympic Flour- it makes Rood bread and biscuits." Blether. 'A 1. . 1 n I 1 t clean and pure. -wboleBomo and 'nutritious made from se lected North western wheat Insist upon Olympic thero las' t any Jaet as HO" t?flr3K AT YOUR GROCER'S. toiuun ruHjama 11 ha Oo Fobtuui d, Ob wg0 Medford Bakery and Delicatessen All kin da of Bakery Goods and D&lioatfcsaeti. Lunches prepar ed, for fialiing and 'picnic par ties. Satisfaction guaranteed. Medford Shoe Shining Parlor 0H, HERE WE ARE AT LAST! For ladies, gents, children, this is the place whero you will saye time and money by getting your shoes shined by an experienced artist. Oiling and dyeing is my specialty. Now, don't forgot the plnco, No. 4 South Central avo iuo. Open from 7 a. m. to 8 p. m.; Sundays till 2 p. m. The coast Champion Bootblack. V. W. HOWARD, Prop. EXTRA GOOD BUYS $10,O0O 91. acres; 100 rods from Onkdalo avenue; good new buifdings; 7-room house; barn for 7 hortfes and ten tons of hay; this tract includes 3 acres of 7-ycar-old Newtowns, 3 acres 7-year-old Spitz, 1 aero 4-year-old Spitz, 1 acre 4-year-old Bartlett pears, balance pasture; fine well of water; half cash, balance to suit. This is a good buy; close in and won't last long. $125 per acre Close to Phoenix; five acres; one-half level, balance on slope; all slashed and half acre stump ed; half cash, balance 1 and 2 years or monthly. $5500 7 acres inside of city limits; half cash, bal ance 1 and 2 years 6 per cent. $2200 8-room house, now, plastered, piped for water, bath fixtures all in; 5 bedrooms; lots of closets; electric lights; lot 50x104; half cash, balance easy terms. $375 Lot 50x108; close to Jackson street. This prico includes shed and walk. McARTHUR & ALEXANDER ROOM 3, POSTOFFICE BUILDING 1 PHONE 3681 MEDFORD. OREGON X ft For vSale G'10 acres of Good Farming Land at $35.00 nor acre. Being situated tliroo miles west of that place and near the government irrigation canal. This land is soiling at a BARGAIN and now is your timo to IN VEST. For particulars write Harry Moon oa?Jttd0Zl emu. RESOLVED The best resolution for you to make is to come to us for your next suit, If you want something out of tho ordinary. We do the best work and charge tho lowest price. W. W. EIFERT THB PROaBJBSSIVH TAIZiOX PLUMBING STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING All Work Guaranteed Prices Roaeonablo COFFEEN & PRICE 11 North D St., Modford, Oro. Phone 303 Good Buys In Real Estate IT WILL PAT TUJE BUYER TO INVESTIGATE FIRST We hav city property of all kinds. SECOND -We have orchard tracts of all kinds. THIRD Wo have cultivated land of tho best qual ity in Rogue River valley, Rosoburg, Eugono and Willamotto valley. FOURTH Wc have largo tracts of unimproved lands in and about Rogue River valley that we will sell in large or small tracts to suit the purchasor. Jackson County Realty Co. Street Number 604 Wast Tenth. Phone 141. Come and see our holdings. Wo also have modern rooms to rent. REAL ESTATE Farm Land s Timber Land Orehard Land Residences City Lots Orchards and Mining Claims Medford Realty Co Room 10, JacKson County Bank Building Haskins for Health.