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ml mm mmw. mi aU KM? PLAN PROTECTION OFTIMBERTRACTS Government Officials mid Timber Owners Will Unite on Plan to Keep Forest Fires nt n Minimum Durlnu the Coinlnu Year In Northwest. THE GINGERBREAD MAN Bl'OKANB, Wash., April 12.' Uovurumuiit mid state forest officials ilnd (lutbur owiiorn mid contiorvatloii IhIm In Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Cullfornln pori'eotod jiIuiih to uaito those nuclides in a oo-uporatlvo scheme for HyMtcumlio forest protection In tlio l'ivo Hiatus at tlio Hoiiii-anmiitl niuutiiiK of tho West ern Forest and Conservation Associ ation in Bpuknno. Thoso ol'fiers wore I'luoludi President, Alhurt L. Flu welling, Hpokitno, royuotedj secretary, Geo. M. Cornwall, Portland; trouHiiror, A. W. J.alrd, l'otlatoh, Idaho; vioo pres idents! For Montana, 0, W. Millott, Knllspoll; for Oregon, A. C. Dixon, ' liugcnu; for California, E, It. Cox, Madura; trustees, J. It. Toole, MIh 'ttotilu; T. J. llumhird, Bandpoint, Id aho; 0. S. Loiiffi Tacoma; F. C. Kuhpp, Portland, and J. 1 1. Qnenl, , MoClond, Cai. Incorporated in tlio association aro ' tlio Orogon Conservation, North Ida Ho Forestry, Washington Forest Fire, Washington Couuorvation, I'otlnteh Timber 1'rotuotivo, Clearwater Tim ber Protective, Fend Oreileo Timber Protective, Conor d'Alcno Timbur Protective, Northern Montana For estry and Oregon ForoHt Fire associ ations. President Fluwolliug emphasized the impracticability of so-called un- - iform legislation butwoen HtatcH on A the Hiibpuot ot firo protection, saying in part: "You hIioiiIi! not lay too muoh - ntross on thin kind of legislation, hk you all know that conditions differ ho greatly in different localities that I a law for tlio dismsal of bnif.li and ruhbish on out-over lauds which would bo practical and desirable in Montana would bo impractical and undesirable in in Oregon, and vice versa. Tint mime in true of the planting and oaring for the new growth on cut-over Iambi. CouditioiiH ju Idaho nro ho different from those in western Washington that what in desirable iu one place is undesirable , In another." K. T. Allen,, forest r for the iihho oliation, Haid after outlining tho work of permanent organizations: "I have been working for nomo time on a hand-book on forcnt man agement, dealing with tho question from two Hides. It !h primarily an attempt to nnswor most of the ques tioiiH occurring to owners of timber Inud interested iu roforostrntion. Tho oli'inentary principles of forestry, ap plicable to our conditions fromMon tana to California, will be discussal from a soicntifio'nnd urnoticnl stand- A .1 Al A M . I "l grow,,, a ,,, oh- tioI1( conservative logging method n,. mCS ui scco,,, crop oi mo sov- Illld reforestation, and Forostor Allen era spee.es wil bo given from thcLs nuthorkcd to arrange for tho ... ....... MI.IIIIIMIV Will iiu tMUJJl" WALLY HELSTON IN THE BIG MUSICAL COMEDY HIT, 20 FEET SNOW AT THE ARANT CAMP Residents of Fort Klamath Retuai From Crater Lake and Report That Bullillnps Are In Good Condition. FOHT KLAMATH, April 11 Two readouts of this placo have returned from n trapping trip within tlio Cra ter Lako National park and lijivo for warded word to Superintendent Arant thai nil of tho IiiiIIiIIiikm In tho Aruut OREGON TRUNK GOES EAST SIDE OF LAKE Engineers Reach Pelican Bay Where Connection Is Supposed to Be Ef fected with Pacific & Eastern. KLAMATH FALLS, April 12 Fol lowing out Hb special Bchemo of con structing a hli;L speed railroad, tho Orogon Trunk railway, It Ib now as serted, will abandon tho idea ot con- A SNAP IN ORCHARD LAND One hundred and nxty neros of frco rod noil, 10 to 30 foot denths two woIIh, about 2fi neies cleared; a very irrndual Houth hill slope; oiio-half mllo from txtstoffice, lea than one-fourth rnllo from school and Hoven nnd one-half miles HouthwcBt of Jacksonville. Only $30 per acre. Call on or nddreHH ".Six"''. , set. JOE THOMAS 222 SOUTH HOLLY STREET. MEDFORD, OREGON In Case of vSicRness PHONE 3 6 4 1 MEDFORD PHARMACY Near Foat 01 f ice A 11 Night Service Froo Dolir' PLUMBING Stoam and Hot Water Heating. All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable, I. T. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH Old Tribune Building. Phone :;931. t Animal Insurance We Insure Horses and Cattle Against Death From Accident, DIs- east or Fire. NATIONAL LIVESTOCK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, ftfrfssa.. E, Tull, Agent, Medfof d. . . P. C. HANSEN TOM MOfTM t We make any kind and style of Windows. We carry Glass of any size on hand. MEDFOED SASH & DOOE CO., Medford, Oragoa. Medford Iron WorKs E. E. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor. FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, P. umps, Boilers and Machinery. Agents in Southern Ore gon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO. camp aro evidently la i;ood condition jatructlnR tho lino down tho west sldo nlthotiKh tliero la twenty feet ot snow In tho iioIrI boihooil of tho camp. The two men report that tho snow In meltliiK vory fast and that I another four weeku that It will bu pOBaltilo to reach the lake. On the rim of tho lako tho snow haa dlDHniipenrcd but tho walls of tli crater aro heavily covered. Tho lako appeared to bo frozen over soino tits- tii n co from a' ore hut deacent wns Im poaslble. moiit and clHowhoro, toethor with the molliodrt necoHsary to nccuro repro duolion." Tho oxtonsion of cooperntivo pa trol was disciiBBod at length. It was brought out Hint nowhero o!bo iu the United States aro privnto timber land ownojg ii8 proKroHHivo in forest firo prevention na iu tho Pacific coast country. Tho foroHt firo association of WuHhiiiKton and Idaho Bpont near ly $ 00,000 for patrol in 1000. Owu orH in Oregon spent about $10,000 wiuioui lonnniiy orpuiixiut;, hut this aeason it will do iiiuuli more throuel tho OrOKou Forest Kiro Association. Monlana has also orc;unizod nnd Cal ifornia is followinir. Thoflo systems aro boine oxtundcil into unprotected ditttriots, and it wiih nnonunccd that arraiiKcmonts will ho mmlo lor closo co-oporation botweon mo association patrols and thoso niuiiiiauiod uy tlio slatos and Rovorn- moiii. ino movement carried on by tho Wostorn Forestry nnd Consorva. lion Asabointion for evstomatio nro. tootion on all forest lands, roRardloaB oi ownorsnip, is unlquo in tho his tory of tho Unitod Stntos nnd is bo Iiir watched with much intorest in all parts of tho country. PlntiB nro also considorod for unit. iiur, tho govornmont, stntos, timbor ownors aim puuiio conservation or ganisations in thoir oduoational prop nRandn nloii fbrostry linos, so that oonfliotiiiK or infyraoticril moasuros will not bo ndvooiHod anil that any prop6sod legislation win rocoivo pub lid' confidonco. To tla ond it was yotod to givo nil nffilh,tod nssbdln tiona nn oqunl voico iu t)o affairs of tho parent organisation, rewirdloss of their financial Biipport, imii to havo tho states and 'tho federal forost sorvioo roprosontod by thoir" chief forost officors in tho torrltory It wns also votod to raiso fund W collooting nnd diasomluating rolinblo inronnntion rognrding firo provon- pubhcation of a hand-book along thoKo lines as ouo of tho first steps. Discussion of pratical firo prevon tivo methods, including pntrol sys terns, dihposal of logging debris nnd safeguarding logging and railroad en gines, occupied much of tho time of tho association. Iteprcsontntivos of the forost service described a form of contract recently entered into bv Eovoral prominent railroads trnvors ing tho national forests which pro vides for clearing tho rights of way of lnflamablo material, patrolling the trade with speeders and handling pos sible fires. Tho tiso of oil for fuel by loggers and railroads was advo eatcd. Federal and stato officials in at tondauce included Q. M. Ilomnus, slate forester, and W. C. Hodge, dop uty forester, Saoramonto, Cnl.; J. It. Welty, stato firo wanton nnd forest or, and C. II. Cecil, assooiato for cstor, portland; and F. A. Silcox, as soctnto district forostor, Missoula. It. V. Douglas, Soattlo, roprosontod tho Washington Conservation Associa tion, North Idaho Forestry, North Montana Forestry,- Washington For est Firo, Oregon Forost Firo, Pot latch Timber Protootivo, Cloanvnter Timbor Protootivo, Pond Oroillo Tim bor Protective, nnd Coour d'Alono Timbor Protootivo AssooiationB. J FOR CANDY FATWHa 1HCU0DUN DCAUB IMmh Ciletlo(wy 0., Mfrt,, PertUnJ, 0rt Puirity DRIVERS-that know the country BIGS; that cover lire ccinfiy QU1CKLV AND WITH C03IF MfT TO YOU ARE AI.WAV8 TO UK FOONI) A l THE FAItLOW & DOW ISO, PROPRIETORS. WEST SIDE STABLES PIION'E a81 S.-GRAPE STREET """"" MHIMMMMIMIMMMIItM For Trade ortland i ui iiuuu Property FOR ROQUE RIVER VALLEY OR MEDFORD CITY PROPERTY.. " ,j Three-story- warehouse, rents. for $150 month $20,000 : Fine-room house on Main and 20th sta., rents for $50 montk-$750 ; io iois, uonncu urost.... , .$20,000 Quarter block Portland Heights $ fyQQQ Half intorest 3-story building, Union ave. and E. Morrison straat. rent $300 month, $30,000. Se G usick & Meyers Rogue River Valley Depot, West Main Street, Metffertf; Oregon. of Klamnth lake and adopt a routo on tho enst side Instead. Tho oaHt side of tho bit, lako pre sents more difficult featuies of con struction than tho west side, which nro Increased by tho occupancy, nlready, of n routo along tho shore by the Southern Pacific's Natron exten sion, Tho higher cost and greater difficulty of constuictlon, however, will bo offset by tho shortening of tho proposed routo 10 or 12 miles. En gineers and representatives 0f tho railroad who havo been In this vi cinity as reticent as tho officials In Portland concerning tho plans and destination o: tho Oregon Trunk rail way, but tho stntomont comos fromi them that "If tho road builds to' K'lnmntli I.nlla Ir u-lll inna lltrnl.. (nl. ' low tho eaBt shoro of tho lake." Tho engineers who havo boon work ing through tho Klamnth Indian res ervation havo reached Pelican, near tho northern extremity of tho lako nnd on tho west side. There tho work of survoylng sauthwnrd, It is stated will ceaso. Thoro aro Indications howovor, that preliminary lines nro to bo run westwnrd through tho mountains, with tho plan In vlow of securing a feasible connection with tho Pacific & Enstorn, tho Medford road which Is now oxtondtng from Englo Point to Uutte Falls. Great Northern equipment lins boon noticed In tho work trnins on tho Pacific & Enatorn, and as it is known to bo n policy of tho Hill roads novor to lend equipment, this fact Is takon na a furthor confirmation of tho report that Hill now controls tho Pacific & Eastern, Tho road apparently Is to bo oxtondod from Dutto Falls to tho north ot Mt. McLaughlin nnd thon down into tho Klamnth Basin, thoro connecting with tho Orogon Trunk lino near Pelican. A largo timbor bolt will bo sorvod by tho road. In a word tho whole railway map of tho wost was considorod at tho mooting of Itlploy and Lovott, and tho omplro ci tho southwost has boon divided botwoon them. If tho Gould system attompts to build Into this pnrt of tho country It will mooV wltb.l cold rocoptlon nnd will Jind na as posslblo closed to Gould's tratjo. PLUMBING STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING All Work Guaranteed Prices Reasonable COFFEEN (a PRICE 11 North D St.. Medford, Ore. Phcne 303 WANTED Timber and Coal Lands ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES FURNISHED. CB. H. Harris & Co. MFDFORD - - - - OREGON Office in Jackouu ooimty Bank Upstairs $ RESOLVED Th best resolution for yea T to make is to come to us for T your next suit, if you want T something out of the ordinary, r We do the best work and charge f the lowest pries. W. W. EJJTEBT THE FSOaSKKKIVX TAHrOB X REAL ESTATE Dr. Seely Going East. Dr. E. R. Sooly will lenvo in hort timo for Now York to tnko a oourso in surpory. Ho would cront- npproointo tho pnymont of out- taudintr nccouutB hoforo ho loavos. 10 HaskinB for Uoalth. Farm Land Timber Land Orchard Land Residences City Lots Orchards and Mining Claims Medford Realty Co Room 10, Jackson County Bank Building Taint No Use Lookin for Fiah, Honeys under a 'lectrical cooker. I turns on de switch and de 'lectricity cooks de oatmeal I Cooked evenly all over without no bother and no fuss. De cutest lil cooker you ebah see." 'ff Why should any housewife drudge over a kitchen fire when General Electric cooking utensils as simple and inexpensive as this cereal cooker cari"do the! work for them. We will be glad to show visitors how to cook with electricity, .... . ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COMPANT i t 81