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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1911)
mjflV mmfOHD'WMh TRTBUN13, MlWKQXlVnQUmOX, 8UN.ua Y, ,ANUARY J, 1911. wiiimi iiiii lW J inwr.S iim im -1- " t r - I r cv V ' i T I b4vM9P 9f Largey Orchards ' ' " ' !. .ill. i.i BBBBBBBBBBssBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBsBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBaB PHfijHBBBBssBliBBBBBBBiBBBBBBiBBBHRlrcj-BM MBit rwffHIirir iTi r i nr r 7fi" " j"iL$i&iM TMK HI'SVltr.Kt OnC!fAIII)f, located Houllu'iiHl oftcdrnrd, trees, 8 and II .years old, cnnii1end (ho uuM Uniform tit nny tract of equal isiro in llio northwest. Hnnercst is classed ns a foothill orclinril, iilllioiih only one mid ono-linlf miles from iho main Iinb of the Southern "Pacific rairrod;-'Utf'7Bhlfrfrfa)rfrrinr. A oiiKrrvnlivo otltnmlo jIhcih Iho hitmou( from ihiw orchnnl, sHcr iivn vpbw, nt vor 10(1 i-nrn iinnuallv. Il ii without tloitbt one of'tho licit oiniucroinl orchnnN in tlic Rocti Rivor vlley ' hijiV Opportunity fqr Investment in It !(,-willi leliicliilii'i! (lint notnlil f(ict in n'j;inl lo (Iiik womlnrful I'oiuKry, Juntly ilitferihcil onl,witti a lilicrul iih of MiiorlA(lvcMr nr piil) IUIiimI, U i iv dixtril'l iihoiiiiiliui; in opimrtnnily for rich nml lM"r nliko, wlnr invoHimcnlM nr mil hiihjci't (, llio viinri'H or Willi sired or lo vio lent lliu'lualioiiw, Iml ns ceilnin of it HiiMiilv Iiicronis in vnlno m lliu lilniit of il nnniiiil growth. Thoro ore no ''lictiirt" in tliin innHiol; no toinplitlion to 'Veil hhorl.'' The profit U nil willi Hit "hulk" Prh'tM lixatili'iidily.: no ''lop orjlori." nVcoi. tut$ iAiH,x)Hkwii Hliy, "yohr inoitoy wurkN ulillu y'diMHrcup," iiml lilwnyx loour profit. It ii oiiilninnry ,nmon ImnkurH nml Inokyty wjto ilcnl in invi'iilinVmn,' Jackson County Timber Development or tln timber re noiirccH of houtlicrn Oregon In tho lunula of Iho KOVcrnnient will ttrobn bly tnkn plftco rnpldly within tho tii'xt few yearn, no donlit much mora (liilcl'.ly than flic tlmhor In pmtitctalnn of prlvntw owitorM. Or tlm 2,000", 000,000 fent ot- Htnndlng tlmborn In Jnr Kaon count) moro than otto-hnlf or It Ik In tho hUntls of prlvato owiiertt. Yet tho lumbering Indtlntry In Jack unit county Ik lu Its Infancy, while- It ftlinultl bit forC'tiuiKt among nil InUtnt tries In tho count.'. In Homb futitro I lino It corlnlnly will lw, but mioh ilnvclopmcnt dopnndH on butter tran portullon ruclllUes. Owrforrt of lajgo trnctM or timber Imvo no muoli capltnl Involved In tho nctpilrfliuent of their holdings that thny nro reltlotnnt to Invent heavier lit tho comitritrtlon of rallroniln In order to Rot their tlm bor to mnrlcot, Mnrkot values for liimhcr hftvo cojiHtftntly boon Inrroas. litre and thoy reel It a Kooinnveatmimt to contltuin hoUHiig llinlralmfior. Tho Rovernmoht In Wllllngto eoll lift mn tttro llmbor t any tlmo, nnd Itn ro conlly tiro Ulllod tlinWr It In adver tising for mtlo now at cxtrnordlnnry low prlccH, and lu lnt'go enoiiKlt bod ies to warrant tho ronntructlon cif rati rondK tin tho ttmbor. To Inly ttmbor from tho nntlonnt foieftt luyalvca a comparatively small Amount tot capital. Tho timber Ik imld for by InHtnllmontn ah ctit and loavoit tlio purclmner frco to pfto his Available mono)1' to Innfall lngglnK c'ltilpiijout, Any btiHliioua proposl tlon which mives tying up lnrRO nmniinlH of capital In tho greatest lHu ducoutent to liulimtilcH. UMn lointon itbly roi'tuln that tbo next tow ytrnrH wll btlt( About railroad txtonulonH In nnvet-al purtH of Jncl'son munty n tho tlmnor within tho Crater National forest, t Such dovoopmont will moan much for Jticl'Hott county. It wl)l furulHlt traiiHportatlot to romoto dlstrlcttl, monu tltu enlployincnt of htii)dtodH of mon with a coneiipoiidliiK'blu puyroll mid mean ii'unoy (o tlm inorcliu'ntf- or tho cltlmt In tho cotlnty who will fm-nli-li tho IokkIdk camps with tholr ciiulpmont and nuppltos. ' Not only thin, but on overyono knows, an per cent . fof, All 'rccolptu. from national foelR Rojinek tn.tlin countloh lu which tho forests' at o lo- olthor wnl or potwioiil prnporty, to Iny jtn'nt Htrem on (wo poinlr in ro Knril t their attPtinan, vlr.., nnMy of principal nml iKlenminy of in coiuc. Ami ipiild nuhlly. loo, nh thi'MO arc (ho main fm-torx HoiiKiit hv Iho invcHtinc pnlilic. If you huy i cnl ostttto voit want lo ho certain I tuil Iho piirehtso pricn will Im re lurncil lo you, in uvwit you ileniro lo cll, pint u foir rule of inlcrcnt on tlu inoiicv invchlotl. cither in renin or filial profits urixim; from tliu unt il ra I increano in villuo ot tlm prop erly. So, nlho,. will! iiivexlineiilK in bhmlrt ot )imrli;iiKO. Vni'.ninl "lo niillhfy-yourVoUjiw In 'tlm nliMilutu p'nfolv f your priiwlpal "nml n rein Hounhlo intercH r.etuni. (Irmtloil tint wyeurij.y of your principal, yoiu' cjilt'd, Kor tho . (Ideal yoar eudltig Juno :i0, 1J100, Jackson coun(y ro colved over 4f00, Diuliif; tho prcs- ont yar It will rccolvu moro and In (titttrrt yearn a aunt 6f 110 to 50 thnii- nahd. dollars Will bo a low nverago of (ho amount Jaoknom county will rc- eolviv each year. This huhi goes Into tho cotinflcn1 school and rond fund. Tho territory of tin-ber tributary o Medfonl t'xotitts fur beyond tin' limits of .luckhou county. While tho forest nreU of upper Hdtui river is inmlcilM, llioio is an ciiuitlly vast Area to tho South and west, oxielnt-. iug into Josephine county, in Ore gon, and into' Siskiyou, tho mountain harriers being such its to ittiiko it impossible In move tho limber o.vcepl front tho Oregon side, and through Med lord. Illoi nearest railroad MtnW Tho Pacific i& Kasteru railroad already toueHcs thn timber belt oil tipper Itoguo river, and tho ritiltvnd proposed to the Ulna Ledge eoppot1 mines- will open up tho vast tiirihi'tv cd region of tlm tSiskijou ranges Tho milling of the lumber from Iheso mvnt i'otesls will bo ictluecd lo minimum cost because, of the un limited witter power afforded by Rogue river iud Hutto o reeks on IIiq One hand and by tho Applegate, Idt tlo Applegate, .loo and Klliiilt crcoks On thd oilier. y All (he morchanlablo tiuilioi' in cluded in this estimnto is of find grade. Tito 'trees nro loug-bodiod, tinyorliiK front 100 to :jl)0 ,1'coU Iho slralRllt brown (rnnks fieo of limbs for inntiy feot "up. Most of these troos will cltt 'five to eighl 10-fool logs mid are fronf (treo to eigiit feut in diamoter on tho slump. Fully (Ifi iv itt'ltt of (ho logs nro surface clour i'reo of knots. A mitlvo tlr or plno troo on tho Pa elflu coast grqwa much moro rapldjy than any con-morclal species In the eastern Unltod Statps. In Mlnnosotn, Wlucoitflln and Michigan nearly nil timber lnnd not abnolutply domtdod by forost fres has boon cittotvor tw0 or threo tlnies In early days tho lumhorman took from tho forost all lo,troefl that woroutt that tlino morp ohantitblo. Fifteen years lutor lib 0(1,011 cut (i out tho tmmo tract nit amount uf timber equal to iho drat (Slitting, and again, after fifteen or twenty yenrfl moro wont over tho tmiiio Hi'QUiut for a' third crop. TRnoli (miuhIhI of WlTl norcs, planted iiHottt equally In apples nnil pears, nilh I chief unncnrii ii to ko( Ih0 JnrKunt income iMiHKihle. Tim tmft'hl invest ment in either cIjikr Ib lo he mndf m a trewint: eoinlnnnity where prop erty w btrnilily inerenftin -in vnlti" Tim iuerenHo mny arise from any one of many eaunes. hut this fuel re mains Irue thn trrentcr the inerenso, Iho safer heeomen yttur inveslmeiil. Tlieitf n tiuims wSlh which every one 'is I'limiliar., Houuo Kier valley piocrl. ii hlcadily increasait; in 'value and nil vanciim in price tieeause of intriiiMt' merit. . j .Mt4fonl. tlm oKiul;cenler ut lli'l-' licnttfifitt valley, is nitvinir in popin lation (vecond htrt;et'pi,rcentauo '!' irrnw'ili in the tlr'iilcd Elates iltirmtr the liftt deeado) nml ifa property S &21& ism hL n 9tVDB'PtDK!.'. H jiHlii. 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It is a fact Hint Medfonl is ttuiouc in the Pa cific northwest in that the country trihlilnrv is developing more lanidlv tjian iho eily iNelf ;' flint the valley already warrntilft a much liigger altd tit mr Mcdfttrd. The inerease iit value of Medfonrvrenl estate and it ntpid Kmivtli in population is cer tain not speculative or dependent on , the , grow (It . of jiddiliomtl jniWde husiiieJs. This lieinSjniv.'Medfiml offers to inventors, a truly bewilder iit! vnrietv of oxepllenh investments. jTltoy may trtko their choice at near ly uvery known Jorm ot lestllnuito By M. L. . O- DFORjD R.e ll.OOU ltlVR. VALLEa pencil filler. This orchard fins nftrncie'd attention "olfliort fciil t ufftsrTKftvTnjrt ''bo ltd "B!oclco JE ' l$tf "acres of investment and mnkc no mistake. The only real question to bo solved is what -form of investment will befct satisfy each individiiul' person. Noth ing is oordone. You mny pick tip our life here whercyou left off ht homo and feel assured "of n hitherto unknown success, Jfedford really needs mnny things that would 'prove the very best of in es(mc:t(h. A few illli.-f rations will shrtw the bntad range of opportuni ties that immediately sugget them selves in this coimcc.tirm. AVe need tholisailds of thriftv fanners, (o locate on s'tnnlf, closc-In. tracts, five to ten, acres to the famil Ilf 411111 llUIU 4il.il, lU.14W7, itltiVII truck,' jKtuUry, etc. A large incoine, awaits ecv man who will intelli Erickson, Supervisor Crater (- - -rferBriHfer GOl? t -W 13 y rsf gently devote his labor and a mini mum amount of capital to this indus try. The Boil and climatic conditions aro the best your labor will do the rest, and such independence as is tin known in less favored localities will result. There nre thousands of acres of logged-off lands, fhat are admirably adapted (o agriculture and horticul ture that can be purchased at a low price and on "easy terms. These land will be suited to the man of small means who desires a fairly large farm and tho cost of improving-suqh propertj-.will be rethrner manyfo!d to the owner. On Mich farmsda'iry ingwill prove very profitable. We need' moro dairy farmers and need them badlv. No spot on earth is' tlmo tho lumbering operation was a profitable undertaking and usually In tho last cutting, modern motbods Introducing logging railroads and steam loaders were instituted. In western nml southern Oregon, where conditions for trco growth are moro favorable than In the Lake states, it seems reasonable to believe that similar or even better develop ment can bo achieved In the lumber Industry. An when theso results are attained without any attempt toward proper managomont or flro protoc tlon, tho outlook for still better re suits under systematic forestry prac tice appoars sanguino indeed. Ordinary logging operations tako from tho forest merely tho sawlog slzo trees, 'and leavo numerous small trees varying In slzo 'from 10 to 20 Inches In diameter standing on tho grojtnd after tho logging Is com pleted. SUch trees If protected from tire will grow Into merchantable tsaw log timber In 15 to 20 years. Be sides theso, there aro still many moro smaller trees which grow twice1 aa rapidly after the large over topping trees aro removed. Natural repro-i ductton always occurs readily oa logged oft lands and It protected from fire, tho seedlings and small trees will continue to flourish and eventually develop Into merchantable saw tlmbor. Tho ono year old seed ling will ordinarily reach raorchant ablo slzo in 100 years. In thejnean tlmo, beglnulng with the original stand the foreater has cut at least four crops ot timber, At tho end of tho 100 year rotation tho one year old aoodling has become a full grown forost troo, ripe for tho axe. In this conndctldn It should be un derstood' that what la conmoaly spoken ot aa tho "mature tree," sev eral hundred years old, does not exist 'in practical forestry. A tree la the primeval' forest ot southern' Oregon may be 8 00 years old and In th Sequoia belt ot1 California often over. 1000 years o rage, yet that tree,' it grown "la a forest oft proper de&sltyl or uot suppressed by big trees, over head, did attain its maximum 'growth In approximately 100 years, A'for est treeatter' reaching 'merchantable dimensions', way epatlaue to live far hundreds ot years" and still not In-1 diameter 'niovo than a few inches? Thus It Is easily seen that retaining -. Mwm better adapted to this industry than the country surroBHding Medford. nor in there a better market to lie found for the dairy prodtiets thiti right here, and yetbulltlleis done. Your income begins immediately ami is certain and large. ' Men who would like to&invest in lnnd in the Rogue River valley, but are ttnnble to leave their r presVht home and employment, will have bo difficulty in arranging, with-one of the several companies developing or chards, to purchase land, have it set to fruit. trees, teuHivH ted arid seien- tificalfy eared fdr dtinngjjihe grow- ' uk iwnuu nnu mnieu overlie hum a producinund income-bearing prop- (Continued on .Page's.) National Forest frees In the forest which have -at- H talned their maximum annual lacre- H ment Is poor economy alnee to sour- lnh them after growth becomes so slow means loss of money sad a det- rlmeat to the vlgoroua healthy 33 younger trees la the forest strug- H gllng for a place In the stand. However, oa account of excessive H tax levies on standing timber ao pres- ent owners can afford to hold tlm- r bof land and protect growing timber t for tho pdrp'ose Ot securing success- S tve rarest crops. Private forestry will never assume prominence, even " anions the holders of large estates, -until tho present system of. valuing timber lands for taxation purposes Is abolished. The better plan and one from which tho stato and couaty would derive equally aa mUcfe'reVe nue In the long ran, i weald!. he! to lmposo a tax oa the tlfceeri at the tlmo ot marketing Instead ef e-a the growing tlinber as at-preWt.' Un less some such change' "Ma -the tax laws are, made it seeawthat tho prac tice or'torestryimaet'teiaain chiefly nnder the'eestrol ef the federal gov ernment, which hasabt'taxea ta mv and can' well afford te aialntaln for est land for themurftoee-et growing successive crops of timber, Under- federal 'eohtrel natural for. estlaad la heWila'peVsetalty for tb,eQ purpose' of '-eeaservltMf i attd produc- . Ing wood. By wtee Keesuch land can be made1 doubly wore produc tive than It allowed, te reaiain in its natural state. It (eah. cutting la carefully conducted m m to protect the small tlwtwriwhlle removing the mature and large treesfefed for all time after a 71omIbc ration, the best use' of our wewtatsi'forest land will be attalBed.cHTheiferest service In its admtaletratlea'letiMe national 0 forests reallsesruhirawl 'iractlces It as tar as theirtm'sawssyertnlt. ITamnered'kviMilrVAflsitfrinlanf an. proprktlonflret,oeireg, the for- o eat servleeicaaaet aeeewpHsh 'the aee- eseary. 'iaprai-ssisatsftal the way' ot bat dinar ttsloBaeaavt Um twilU aad empIoymea'et'.'MM laasMflsaal fire gnajrda Jaeeded( ten talhyhiiH the forests as they stoeldi,hefiiHitd, Yef wtthhe'sa''tMNW.Tb the nre u,owewmmjsi;Mrti hnn ttaa MUMrsAtotOv'MMaJfl'laMtkU. cring thf 'htream-ewotllMitr required to-proteet. , ".5 . M i k- K vr T - T t l. & .frU'-'li ..:. &&-L,Z A , 'A