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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1912)
,.t s w. 0m p. . MTUDFORD MATT; TRTOTTNTC, ArRDFORT), Oft-RCION, MONDAY, .TANFAftY 1. 1012. PAOKMV1 Where Convicte 1 1 $&$?r WPiSSLjSmLmWmU Bf t, jByil f i rfiKKlKEi. vifiA. -1a a. iii n&a .vs 'jmkt. mM mmm&mmik-i v a-v .jhv. v.'w "MniHtixo vxkii s section of teockvotek S ' "!i rJm -.$ AWim0l&mWmWBm:i ?tMSWm1?j -oZ 'i ff K ljyjBH)r" t. "yWry tm .-g Jr. jBB. jl HL9H .TBMMpMpMpMpMWBBBMPMt jBMjMjMBf jB 1 1 Westville, Honor Camp No. I , An Experiment in Making Roads and Men Ouo of the moMt Interesting export- muiitii In penology ever attempted In tho United HlittoH U LoIiik worktul out on tho Cruttir Inku lilKhwuy, ultutit U0 iiillrn from Modfonl, wlioru (ldvtr nor Vt iiH 3U o( ItU "honor inon" nt work ImiIMIuk roudn. And from nil nccounla tho o.xiorliiioiil MititnN Krout miiccumm. (lovornor Wont, nhortly nftr tnk Irift churKU of tho thief of flco of l)i etuto, nnuounmd a now iiolloy In ' ,''.", " AninnR othur InnovnlloitB ho Bondn convlctM wwny from tho ntnto ponl ti'iitlfiry, without Rinirdn or prUon iirh, nud hid thout do a uhiii'h work In tho world, with uothliiK but ti proinlno tp,kop thjm.trpin oKcupliiK. In other words, tho convict U placed iilion hU honor,,. whence nrUuit tho Corni "honor ntoni" In rarrylUK out HiIh policy, (lovor nor Wont iicti'd curly upon n request from JuckKon county Hint u nil in her of hla "honor monj' ho ont to work upon tho Crntcr Inko highway, which tho governor ntntcd ho thought wan n stuto rwthor thuii a county project. About 30 of tho men frqm tho utato jmnltentlnry wero broiiKht to Med ford and woro tnken out to a camp on tho highway, whoro they havo been nt work threo montliB, without one caimlng nny troublo or trying to got away. No guard aro utatloncd ut tho cumji. Tho only man, In fact, who ccnie In contact with tho men U tho forutnau nppontod, by the cuuiiiy cuuri to uircci incir worK, and ho hn no authority over the men during their lelsuro hours. Tho "honor men" eom upprccla- itlvn of tho privilege extended them by Uovernor Wohi and "mndo good" early ut workers. They do more work In a day than tho ordinary laborer, whllo tho county 'is out but 25 cents a day for wages, this being tho allowance for each man, and what It costs to feed and cloth them. Tho men are encamped In a splen did location and havo named their camp "V'etvlllo, Honor Camp No. 1," In compliment to Governor "West. Tho men aro employed through tho winter on a heavy rock grado on the Crater lake highway. Noxt summer they will bo placed on sections of the road whore they can work to tho best advantage. They are making much progris on the work, and tho gov ernor's attempt to make not only roads, but men, seems to be nn assured success. Courtesy Orecon Journal. 33 t t t y t y y y t y y y y y JmJ mmmmWmmmmWmWmWmmmmWmmmvmmmmmmmWmWmmmmmmimmmmWmmmmmmmmmm HOTEL M E D F O R D ' . Opened September 19, 1911 European Plan Eates $100 per Day and Up Rooms $20. per Month and Up rf y f y y y y y y y t V y t y y y y y y y y y y y y Tho loading and largest hotel in South ern Oregon and the most beautiful and con venient hotol in tho ontire state of Oregon. Locatod in tho hoart of the city, sur rounded by the'purost afr of tho City Park. j f- mmrSiK'Snm9BmVwm'SsHT3mmSKmaaJSimmwKmmmmmmmm $200,000.00 invested in this enterprise, employing over 50 people, paying out in sal aries over $50,000.00 yearly. ' Is it worthy of your patronage and con sideration? From every room a most magnificent view of the beautiful Rogue River Valley. ' , This hotel has made Medford famous because wo have the finest rooms, artistically furnished and full of sweet air and sunshine, because the entire building is steam heated, electric lighted; long distance telephone in every room; has elevator; has over forty rooms with private bath; has the most gorgeous lobby and exquisite mezzanine floor; has a Palm court, an olegaht writing room, has a billiard parlor, barber shop, buffet and a dining room which has obtained ,an astoundingly good reputation, serves the best one dollar Sunday dinner in tho world; has tho most comfortable commercial sample rooms, is prepared to tako care of banquets, pays particular attention to the guests' convenience, makes special rates to families and tourists. We have a wireless telegraph station in connection. Wo hope to deserve success, is our motto, and wo shall look after the welfare of our guests in the future as in tho past, making improvements continually. Thanking you for your pastpatronago and wishing you a most prosperous Now Year, we are your obedient servants, rUPillJ RAU-MOHR CO., Proprietors. In conjunction we are also conducting the Hotel Moore, European Plan, Rates 50c per Day and Up, $10 and Up for Rooms Free Bus at all Trains, to and from t?he Two Hotels nl '! i Hq2