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1 0xuetpA . .i" ' Bf i&, imiumi MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, aLEDJFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 10.10. Medford Mail Tribune Complcto Berte: Thirty-ninth uiuiy. v nin n-wii a Yir; TOBUSXSS DA.H.T EXCEPT SATU- XJAT BY THE MBDru" 3BIWTIWO Oft pfcHNMMMMManqi THE BLIGHT SITUATION. rac A consolidation of tho Medford Moll. Mtabllahed 1889: tho Southern Ore ontnn, oBtnbltahed 190J! tho Democratic Tltno. catnbllnhcd 1872; tho Ashland Tribune, established 1898. and the Mod ford Tribune, established 1908. OEOnOB PUTNAM. Editor and Manager m . . ..AMH.f .nln sia TTintt Nfti wSrl, ISO?; at tho postotflee at Medford, Oregon, under tho act of March 3. 1879 Official raner of tlm Cltv of Medford. UTrBtSOnXPTIOB BATES. One- year by mall... J- Ono month by mall :: ,60 Ier month, delivered by carrier. In Medford. Ashland. Jacksonville. Talent. Phoenix, Central rolnt. Gold Hill and Woodvlllo .80 Sunday only, by mall, per year... a.oo Weekly, one year. TnU X.tied Win TTnlUd ftM patcas. Tho Mall Tribune la on salo at tho Ferry News Stand. San tanclco Portland Hotel News 8 and. Portion. Bowman News Co,. Portland, Or. W. O. Whitney. Seattle. Wash. Hotel SpoktutoNowa Stand. Spokane. Fostagv Batss, 8 to 12-paBO paper 12 to 24-pajfO paper ";; j A ie.n.ita iunnr......ttt. Q 14 to 38-pntTQ paper. SWOBK OZBOTTXJkTXOK. Average Dally for ftQ November. 1909 1.JJ0 December. 1909 J. January. "J?... j'!2 February. 1910 i'JiU March. 1910 . a.iva It,. ,a i!" s.j 20 S.835 31 5'JJI 21 ;.92 25 2,350 26 .: 27 3.JB0 28 2.350 29 3.S60 1 2.300 2 2.350 4 2,300 6 2,300 C 2.300 7 2.3J0 t 2.300 10 3,350 11 2.300 12 2.300 12 2,300 14 2,300 15 2.335 Total 'lll Less deductions - g0 67.515 Average net daHy. 2.301. STATE OF OREGON, County of Jack On this 30th day of April. 1910, personally aopearcd before me, O. Put Bim, manager of tfie Medford Mail Tri bune, who, upon oath, acknowledged that tho above figures are true and correct. (Seal) H. N. TOCKKT. Notary Public for Oregon. . -" ZCESrOBO, OBSaOB. Metropolis of Souuiern Oregon and Northern California and fastest-grow-tug city In Oregon. Population, May, 1910, 9,000. Banner fruit city of Oregon Iiogue Klver apples won awcepuiM "" title of 'Lnnla Klnfx of tie World" at National Apple Show. Spokane. 1909. JtiOgUO Oliver jeuro uiuueut. m."--- prlccs In ell markets of the world dur- cents for postage on finest community pampniei ever wi-iubm. infeotion. With tho lnrge norongo of tho on- LIGHT infection in tho northwest is more serious Hum ; " "w ' h CVU U,V,, WMU tllllt IV OVV W.V.J Mf sincu tho foroo of inspectors from tho month of Ootohor of Inst your up to tho spring of this your lins been only two num. During that timo those two men worked nearly night and tiny inspecting nursery Htook. It will bo romemborod thnt n tloninud was tnndo for inoro inspectors, and n -- in any previous year. Uiupqua, tYillninetto and Hood River districts all report infectious, while in tho AVal la Walla and other Washington districts severe damage is being wrought. In tho Roguo River valley the. infection is not as bad as a year ago. The situation is well in hand, experience of tho past 3Tcnrs having taught orchardists what to do, mid this region having tho advantage of til" f i""1! , ... , .',... , ., . ,,, , Tribuno will show tho sentiment thnt skilled specialist m charge of the campaign. Had Protes-looted at thnt timo. Wo hnvo had to sor O'Gara been permitted to complete tho cleanup of the I trust to tho very largo majority r Kruur wiiu Hiiro win (.Aivriuu'U own tho county last fall and winter, instead of being handicapped wh hm (o ,ook aftor (1;oi to by reduction of the inspection force at the time most need- 'orclmrds. Whon it comos cd, tho present infectious would havo been few and far wint whoro wo can no Iohrop trust betweon, and orchardists ahead many thousands ot dol- esj8 without imvinp nn inspector m-gt foroo him to do so, tho situation he- n . ,, , ., .. t1 .... iT' , J comes serious, not only for tho mini Some six months ago, under the caption, "Penny Wise ,,. ,f but hia nc;K4ors ns wpll. and Pound Poolish," tho Mail Tribuue printed an edito-it' is surprising to note tho blissful riol conmienting on the reduction in the force of inspectors ; tenomnco of pqopIo whom you would & x I expect to havo, at least, common as follews: 'senso in this matter. It is a curious "The action of tho county commissioners in cutting off Mc ihai ift'becauso they do not .. . . - ii i i xi J.- understand tho explanations Riven of iruii inspectors ior uie saKe 01 economy at tins umu is ex ceedingly ill-advised and brings the fruit growing interests of the valley face to face with a grave crisis. The cam paign to eradicate blight is only half finished. Much they win tnko tho trouble to look for work must yet be done to free the valley from pests and,"1- , ,, . ... , , , . ,, , We also find some who, unwilling a dollar spent now will save a hundred m the future. to bcKovo whnt hn8 been toW thoIIli "I'riut growing is the principal industry of the Valley, havo been caught experimenting with and upon the thousands o acres of orchards is based the "5 " lZZXX'JrjS explanations giv tho blight, they arc unwilling to be lieve. It seems, to mo thoro might bo a numbor of other things to be found that they do not understand if commercial prosperity of the region. Land not worth $50 an acre for farming is worth $500 to $2500 an acre in orchard. It is therefore essential .to the prosperity of the county that full and ample protection be yiven the horticul tural interests. lifo of tho vnlloy. Our horticultural lnws nro not sufficiently stringent, but it is to be hoped thnt they will bo mndo so. In closing, I wish to sny thnt tho Next step: Decoration day. Astronomers arc now doing most of their, sleeping In tho daytime. Still no rest for tho poor man. We noto that seal coats are rising In price. That fellow who married tho two headed girl Is going to become a Joy to tho milliners, anyway. Now thnt tho price of salt has been reduced 50 cents per ton thero should he less excuse for people getting too fresh. Pugilist Tom Sharkey Is developing marketable humorous qualities. Al ready he challenges the winner of tho Jeffries-Johnson fight. An Ohio man has gone Insano from worrying over the comet. Occasion ally an Ohio man is found with some thing on his mind besides politics. it seems to bo a nice academic point whether Mr. Jeffries has enough endurance and wind to last while he is punching Mr. Johnson's head off. The railroad bill has at last passed the house. Now let some enterpris ing person start a popular guessing contest as to what provisions It carries. 'That Pittsburg millionaire who as trustee for .sn cstato has filed a claim for 52 cents evidently is beginning to fool the pressure of tho high cost of Jiving. 'Caleb Powerb is to bo a candidate lor congress in Kentucky. Caleb Is ranother of those individuals who nev er seem to know when thoy have had trouble enough. The death of tho girl who used to slng "Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay" 18 years ago emphasizes tho marvelous lyrical progress wo have made all tho way up to "Oh, You Kid." Discovering that Secretary Wilson's cook book devotes somo space to tell ing of tho tootboomeness of tho musk rat when proporly cooked, wo are coBUtrained that wo havo lost confi dence in that literary production. Tho balanco sheot of Trinity church corporation of New York for tho last fiscal year shows tho comfortable net assets of $13,089,902 and a few cents. Tho passages In tho scripturo rotating to tho rich man and tho camol and the eyo of tho needlo nro not read in loud tones from Trinity pulpit. havo also covered up cases so thnt tho inspectors could not find them. Any one who will do a thing of this kind is certainly nn undosirnblo citi zen, but such we havo had to contend with. Fino and imprisonment would bn lUtln rmnislnnnnt for nn itiilivliliml "A successful campaign against pear blight has been who would causo the min of an in- wnrred fnr thft nnsf. vPnr rnifW tlin dirnnfion of P. ,T. dustry which may well bo called the' O'Gara, pathologist for the department of agriculture. The remarkable showing made in controlling and eliminat ing pests has attracted nation wide attention. It would be little less than criminal to drop the campaign when the ' situation at this time is well in hand battle is but half fought, for the sake of saving a few dol-; f-J 0hJ nnt$&ta $!n 0 lars on a penny wise and pound foolish policy." bo feared, but, with caro and ntteu- But the campaign was permitted to lag, and the fruit t5on to business, it can bo controlled. . ,. ,, .-., ,, iTi, (has been controlled nnd will bo cou- growers are now paying the penalty. All the blight nowtrolIcd m tho RoKU0 nivor vnUoy In. existing can be traced to holdover cases. There is too crense tho inspection, look out for much money invested in orchards to permit of any chances IrTSS J,S being taken. Jackson county cannot afford to stop the (Report promptly anything which de war on pests for a minute.' The county cannot afford to '"nnd8" insPtor'8 attention, nnd i 4. t Ji i i i. i ,j i i i do not fear that you will got into let Professorl O'Gara leave, but should keep mm and give .trouble for doing so. Abovo nil, Mm all the assistance necessary to keep the nrnliivlgtkeop a patrol in vourjorchnrds. es- clean. Any other course would be unbusinesslike and ex-' IJllBaBaiBBBBllBaaBHIBI tremely foolish. Some people have so little intelligence that they cannot grasp the importance of the situation, and the imperative necessity for action. A dollar spent last fall in eradicating the holdover cases would have saved hundreds of dollars now. But it needed such costly demonstrations to convince some mosshacks. All ought to be pretty well convinced by this time, for those from Missouri have been shown. In an article elsewhere in this issue Professor O'Gara summarizes the causes for blight in this section this year are follews: First, insufficient inspection, due to lack of inspectors; second, wilful neglect by growers; third, if no range; fourth, refusal to obey inspectors and remove in fection. Perhaps they might all be summed up in one word stupidity. As Professor O'Gara says: "Blight is always to be found, but can be controlled, has been controlled and will be controlled in the Rogue River valley," and to this can be added the proven fact that it is one of the few fruit re gionsin which blight can be controlled, as is proven by the experience of the past three years, including the present. Wf Ml S JSP! ' bEsk. uVTJiiBlBvklHflHv M Bk 1 1 i"sssssiiss s siMp r T: i J . jMiiM iHl For Store Lighting MAZDA Lamps Are Unrivaled They enable any store to use electric light at a cost which is less than would have to be paid for any other illuminant on the market. We Furnish MAZDA Lamp to our central station custom ers at very liberal terms. The General Electric Company is supplying us with the GE MAZDA lamp in all sizes suitable for all lighting needs. Every merchant should look into this question of more light for his business. We have several interesting propositions - for merchants. ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COMPANY pccinlly during tho spring mid early summer. Wnon tlio mil season opons nnd tho trees becomo dormnut, do not forgot to begin tho work of inspecting most carefully for tho hold over cases. Thcso removed will set tle tho penr blight question. COLLECTS FIVE CENTS DAMAGES FROM MAN Haskins for Health. CIIEIIALI8. Wash., Mny 10. George ItiiBher of 1 llottom col lected r ccntH dnmngOH from Frank , Tionioy, a uoighhor, today, bocniiHo Tiomoy refused to complete a horse trado. A jury in tho Lowia county Hupor ior court nwnrdod thiu verdict, tho Hinnllost in tho hlutory of tho county, hint night. Tiomoy might bo fooling rather jubilant today, but it happoiiH that thu cotitH amount to $'J50 which ho, an defendant, imiHt pay. HnnkitiH for Health. THE PRESENT BLIGHT SITUATION. (fMBBMSSMHWISMSSMBiaSaMaSMiSaMaaaSBaBSBBSSMSnnBMMiBRMMiBkMSW By P. J. O'Gara, Assistant Pathologist, Department of Agriculture. Fortunately, up to the present time, tho blight infection concerns, mainly, tho Spitzenberg apple, wifh somo scattering infections on Jona thans and Nowtowns. Pears have withstood the infection, or perhaps it should bo said that they havo es caped it. There is no need of being frightened over tho situation, because the infeotion, while serious in par ticular spots where holdover cases of blight wore loft, is by no means general. A good many, perhaps, wonder why the Spitzenberg seoms to bo tho most Beriously nttacked, and why tho pears hnvo escaped. It is very oasv to explain without accepting tho thunder and lightning theory, which is tho favorite hobby of the man who does not boliove in germs. Tho poars blossomed during tho earlier part of the Beason wben tho weather was much cooler and bo foro any holdovers had oozed suffi ciently to produco starting points for infeotion. Besides, the pears havo been so carefully watched that, with only a singlo excoption, no holdovers woro loft in them. In the Spitzen berg wo havo a different story. Tho holdover enses wero not so carefully looked after, and had becomo well developed infection points when the trees wore in blossom; nnd with tho rains following nuraorous infections resulted. It takes moisture and warmth to make the pear blight germ grow, as it does any other plant, and tho conditions during tho past month hnvo been most perfect for blight development. Tho reason for the present situa tion is that holdover cases of blight wero loft. Tho following reasons, which will explan the abovo state ments, nre: First, insufficient in spection, duo to the fact that thero were not enough inspectors to do tho work; second, willful neglect on tho part of growers, who should havo taken enough interest in their own orchards to see that they wore per fectly freo from blight; third, ignor ance on tho part of many who, aftor all that has boon said nnd done, did not know that tho Spitzenberg np plo would holdovor blight; fourth, ro fusul to oboy tho instructions of tho inspectors when ordered to romovo The Pasadena of Oregon f People of refinement; people with moans; retired business men; professional mon; college and university gra'duates, are coming to the Rogue River Valley by tho score. Within the past two years almost a hundred Cliicago and Evanston, Illinois, pcoplo havo purchased homes near Medofrd, and nearly every ono of them has a friend or two whom they hope to induce to come and locate in tho valloy. New York, Philadelphia, Boston and many other eastern cities aro almost if not quite as well represented, while St. Paul and Minneapolis havo moro representatives here than any other several cities combined. Think these statements over and get your thinker going. Write to tho undersigned or the Medford Commercial Club for detailed informtaion about tho country, and you will never havo cauBO to regret it. I Bearing Orchards Near Medford 41; i - 1 1- as- Most of the producing orchards have been held in large holdings until recently 0 few weeks ago tho Eden Valloy Orchard, containing 605 acres, was placed on the jaarket in any desired acreage. We'havo boon authorized to offer the bearing apples and pears for sale, and if you knor anything about tN country and want a dcsirablo block of boaring trees, write or come soon. Puring the past week over $150,000 worth of tho property has been disposed of. It is located within two miles of Medford at an elevation of about 100 feet above tho city and is ono of tho best kept orchards in tho world. Parts of tho orchard offered for sale havo paid the owner over $600 per aero per year for four years straight. Do not como unless you are prepared to stay, for just so sure as you do como tho com bination of fat soil, grandeur of scenic beauty and Italian climate will steal you, body and soul. After ono visit hero you will bo miserable any other place on earth, John D. Olwell EXHIBIT BUILDING MEDFORD, OREGON W ffWft"Ml WWJ'wwWwwm i mn i v . wsiw ..