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VOL. II.
MEOFORD, JACKS0NLC0ONTY, OREGON, FRIDAY MAY 28. 1897.
NO. 21.
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tejl Wo will writ jour id, for you nd display
ffij them better than any other paper la Jaok- &J
gj sod county .... ,j t ) 1 i Jgi
A Land oi Vast and
Superior Richness.
Jackson,
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County
em Oregon;
Medford, the Hub or Center of: the
Great Rdghi" River Valley.
Beautiful Farms and Gar
den Homes Where Lux-,
ury is a Sure Reward ,
of Industry.
SUGAR BEET CULTURE
-Our Agrlcnltural Resources Truth
fully Set Forth. Devoid of Even a
Shadow of Exaggeration. Frnlt-
Orowlng I Steadily Becoming -'a
Leading Feature Stock -Raiting Ii
In the Front Rank Climate Unsur
pa ted In Any Country Brief Par
agrapha On Other Subject.
In this roport of our many re
sources I will state, ao as not to
mislead or misinform those seeking
information of ouf country, that 1
liave secured data from people who
have personally visited , the entire
section of which I have written and
I liavo' endeavored to keep safoly
within the bounds of reason. ...
The design is to make suoli a
representation, brief though it may
be, as will attract attention rto the
merits of this locality. The futility
of attempting to make any written
exposition take the plaee ofporsooal
investigation is realized. The folly
of making statements which inves
tigation will prove to be untrue it
also appreciated.,' It Is. hoped that
many eopte into whose hands TrtK
Medkoiid Mail may fall will be led
by it to make an examination of
the premises and with this idea in
view care has been taken to make
such a representation as is entirely
within bounds, so as not to justify
expectations that must bring dis
appointment when the real situation
is seen.
This country is comparatively
new. What it want: more than
anything else to promote its! devel
opment is capital and purposeful
energy. Magnificent natural, ad
vantages lie unimproved for.tho
necessary capital. Thore are ' also
many opportunities for sober indus
trious men who may not rank ve
capitalists. We have a wide fiold
for honest, intelligent ondeavor, but
no room for idlers or the shiftless,
improvident and rocklcss. . It is a
great country, but figs do not grow
on thistles hero more tlmn elsowhoro
mid prolligaoy and idlonoss will not
reap tho reward of virtuo and in
dustry. The poople of tho Pacific
alopo aro noithor bordor desperadoes
nor woak dunderheads. - They aro
active, intelligent, capable men and
woman, most of whom, Jiay.p .conio
from tho eastern staioa. -Cultivated
society is hero as well as elsowhoro
in tho oounlry, and the liomoa of
tho pooplo show as puro a strain of
.1 A ! t..!ll..l!.
1.110 typical jvuiuiiuHu uivuiztiuuii
us can bo found olsowhoro botwoon
tho two ocoans. I have also' writ-
ton sovonil skotohos of our business
and professional peoplo and ,1 ox
Dool and wolcoino criticism, roaliz-
inc onlv loo woll' that iny little
work is incomplete and perhaps.
Romowhnt orude in detail. . '
Tho only oxcuso is tho hurriod
mannor in which it has boon pro-
pared, and such being-the oasp I
would orave.the friondly indulgence
of tho roadors and ask of thorn so
far as consistent with their good
Matchless
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p.of South? q,i
I'm. Uu ii i it toJU c(!
nature "to pHBs'iny imperfections
by." Thanking tho generous public
for the liberal support accorded me
I am, Yours truly,
. . ' ,,, 0. B. Anpkiihon. '
JACKSON COUNTS'.-'
This county is boundod on the
north by Douglas; on the east by
Klamath ; on the south by California
and on the west by .ToBephjno. .
f IThe general surface of the country
embraces three divisions of land
that which is on the high mountain
tons, that on tho hills or . broken
riages and that in the valleys,
, The first Is utilized for summor
range or , stock, , the green grass
growing as the soow disappears
and affording a rich pasturage for
numerous herds, and ii also a most
desirable place for butter and cheese
making.
. .The bill land is the lumber bear
ing region and the home of tho
stockman. - -
The soil Is of volcanic origin, be
ing a rich dark loam of great depth
overlaying a clay 'subsoil . resting
upon a basaltic formation.
, It is. of almost unlimited dura
bility r never -washes, is free from
rocks and gravel, is easily broken
and pulverized. The soil is impreg
nated with a sufficient quantity of
alkali to form a natural fertilizer,
being cultivated ' 1 year after; year
without apparent loss of any i of its
productive qualities. In. addition
to its other virtues this soil mani
fests a determination to produoe
the usual large orons with or with
out moisture.
'. The Rogue river valley occupies
the central jwrtion of Jackson
County, and is about . thirty-five
miles long by twenty miles wide. It
takos its name from the. river which
flows through the northern extremes
though Boar creek drains the greater
portion of the' Rogue' river proper,
s Annroaolrthit vallovfrom what-
evor direction, an 'amphitheatre of
mountains enoirole it on every side,
snow orownod peaks ou nearly evory
sido, some of them reaohing an al
titude of nearly eight thousand foot
above the valloy,, ; ,-.,
Tho oxtonded swoen of sraoeful
hills on either sido of undulating
valleys, ' rising to ruggod snow
capped mountains, mako a pioture
unequalled in beauty and magnifi-
oionco by any othor land on earth
oxcept porhaps by Switzerland with)
hor Alps.
" Out of 3'lfi,549 abros of "survoyod
land in this county , 102,344 .are, in
cultivation!
. Tho prico of ; farming laud de
pends largely upon tne location but'
good land can do nougm. irora ion
dollars to ono hundred dollars per
acre, tho average prico boing about
twonty-fivo dollars.
M ED FORD.
AI.'l'I'l'UDK, 1309 POl'UI.ATION, 2250
Siluatod on tho woat. bank of Boar
crook, on tho lino of tho Southern
Pacific railway about midway bo
twoon Portland and San Francisco.
Its location is in tho heart of the
famous Roffuo river vallov.
The sito upon which Medford is
located is one ot tne most piciur
osciue on .the.oonUuoiit-.- -
. The broad and beautiful expanse
of aoenory surrounding It cannot be
surpassed, - The window openings
of every stalely structure in and
.bout the city frame a picture ot
some soeno that delights the eye.
Modford, unlike moBt western
towns, has never experienced the
ups and downs of a forced boom
with its demoralizing effects., The
growth of the town has been steady
and permanent, based upon actual
demand, and what is found here
can bo accounted for. upon that
basis of existing to supply a present,
instead of a prospective demand.
; As a trading point Medford ranks
with the ordinary town of twice its
size, this being aocounted for by
the nature and extent or its tribu
tary country.
v The city is woll governed and
economically administered. Owns
its own water works, operated by
gravity system, and water is fur
oishod to consumers at low rates,
and allords ample lire protootion.
First-Glass eleotrio light plant with
lines to all parts of the city, furnish'
ing illumination as cheaply as in
older and larger cities of the coast.
The city is provided with an excel
lent public school, several churches
of ditforent denominations, all credi
table edifices, and our social advan
tages are as desirable as can be
found in any western town. While
Modford is justly proud of her busi
ness enterprises, and the outlook
for Uie future is certainly good, it
is only fair to state that there are
sufficient business concerns of every
aizo and character for present busi
ness needs, and that there is suffi
cient labor here to fill market de
mands. It would be wrong to mis
lead and call poople here on false
hopes.
. The city is growing, the country
la growing, and there are good in
ducements hold out to prospectors,
or thoBe seeking legitimate invest
ments. The field is as vet but half
occupied and the ' resources of the
surrounding country and the ad
vantages of the town afford excel
lent opportunities for establishing
mills and manufactories. . 1 he city
is among the foremost in fraternal
orders, all in good financial stand
ing. i We oannot describe Medford and
the lands that surround her. We
can give but a few plain facto ' and
call ' upon' ourv eastern 'readers to
come and see the land endowed by
nature with every precious gift; the
land of boundless opportunities; the
land of progress and integrity: the
laud which can 'give capital, the
beet, the safest investment to be
found in . America; the' oity and
country that ban and will deal gen
erously with the miner; the manu-
lauiuror, mauauitauBiur uwiarmor.
CLIMATE TEMPERATURE.
The climate is proverbially ex
cellent the best, all things consid
ered, on the Pacifio coast, It is not
so wet and cold as the Willamette
valloy and Washington, nor bo dry
and parched as California.' It oc
cupies a happy medium; and as fast
as poople become acquainted with
theso natural olimatio advantages
they become , enthusiastic in . its
praise, and sotlle among us perma
nently. '! " ' ' . ' ',,
Society having become, as it were,
orystali.od into a refined state, is
attraoting the better class from the
east to make thoir homes here, and
aid ,us further iu making Jaokaon
.County the first and foremost oounty
in! tho state, where hor salubrious
and lovoly climate may be enjoyed
by a prosperous, law abiding and
happy peoplo. , . v ,
' Orogon is ' imioh libeled in tho
mastor of its rainfall. It is true
that tho rogion west of tho Cuscado
mountains has a geuorous amount
of moisture, but that is ono of the
reasons why it is a favorod country.
It cloos not rain hero all the yoar
around, nor doos it ram incessantly
for months or wooks at any season
of tho yoar. The winter is the wet
and the summor is the dry. The
rainy season extends from October
till June and moisture does not
often fall between June andOctober.
But there are periods of the bright
est and , balmiest weather, some
times weeks at a time during the
wet season. While the newspapers
teem with accounts of disastrous
blizzards throughout the upper Mis
sissippi valley and the far east, here
the peoplo may be plucking roses In
their gardens and enjoying warm
sunshine and soft breezes.
The country is also free of cy
clonic disturbances, 'and 'thunder
storms do not often occur. The
moan annual precipitation at .Med
ford Is SQ.IO inches.1 ; ' ,,) 7'i . '
- FRUIT INDUSTRY. .A
The work of the horticulturist.
says E. ; W .. Allen, can be i traced
back to a very early period -of tne
history of the world for we read in
the . 8th verse of the 2d chapter of
Genesis, "And the Lord Uod planted
a garden eastward, in Eden and
there Ho nut the man whom He had
formed with Instructions to dress it
and keep it," therefore,.' we,, see at
this early day in the world's history
was a partnership formed ' between
God the ' Creator and man the
creature, in that while God gave to
man the orchard, yet the responsi
bility of its care and treatment,
upon which Was based its sue
cess, , devolved - upon man. ' The
partnership thus formed at that
early period in the world's history
has never been dissolved and today
those who succeeded in horticulture
must comply with the requirements
that were domanded of. those to
whom 'was intrusted the first
garden of Eden. ;';..
In some respects Oregon pos
sesses in natural conditions for sur
passing ber sunny neighbor in the
production of choice fruit .This is
notably true of the prune. No
European production excells the
prunes of Oregon in quality and it
is one of the things that can be
cheaply produced here. No industry
is developing so rapidly in Oregon
as the fruit growing and canning
business? : Pacilities for curing are
keeping pace with the increase of
of production so there is no danger
of over doing the ' matter. We
olaim, and results appear to justifiy
our olaim, that the cooler winter
climate of Rogue river valley
matures the wood of the fruit trees
and vines better than the compar
atively froBtless winters of Souihern
California, thereby producing fruit
of better flavor and superior keep
ing qualities.
Jackson Lounty is taking a lead
ing position in the advancement of
the fruit growing interests of the
Pacinc coast. Its .nurseries send
stock throughout the Pacifio noith
west including .'.British , Columbia.
Many of the large land claims that
have lain for years1 largely wild or
with very' indifferent cultivation
are being divided into smaller tracts
and given over to systematic fruit
oulture. ' Five or ten acres in fruit
will yield as much profit as a large
farm in grain.-' The net profit
usually ranging from two hundred
to a thousand dollars per acre.- We
have quoted in: this issue, figures of
large yield of fruits, not: claiming
"... T .
nor believing' ,tuat every , one who
engages in the business of fruit rais
ing can make one thousand .dollars
an aore. In most cases of unusual
yield special , attention; has been
given to trees or plants. We do not
intend to give out an erroneous im
pression nor lead any one to make
investments or embark in this in
dustry with hopes of reaching the
limit. There is alwaj'B a chance,
however, to got to the top. The high
figures are offered to' show what
can be accomplished. The reasons
able man will do well who produce-one-half,
one-fourth or even one
tenth of one , thousand dollars an
sore. Nothing'. 'we 'think can.be
gained by exaggeration in getting
people to inveBt in tarm or orchard
lands with the expectations that
they will realize in a : manner to'
correspond with the statements of
the uncommon yields., We believe,
howovor, there is a great future for
horticulture in tho Rogue river yal
lev, .' ' .
.. The fruits thai grow to advantage
in Jackson County include apples,
poars, plums, poaches; prunes, apri
cots, quinces, cherries, blackberries,
raspborries, ourrants, gopseborries,
strawbornos ana grapes. Black
berries, huokloborrios, strawborries,
plums and orabapples grow : wild
in abundance. Rogue river valley
oilers to the irmt grower, an ox
eoptionally attractive field for the
exercise of all his facilities in this
important attractive branch of the
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DU8IUUB3 ui lut- uupr HI VUO BUI I,
A WOHD TO THK KKCIT OHOWEIIH.
It is a mistake to believe that all
rarities of trees will do equally as
well in all localities. The pioneer
who goes Into an unsettled valley
looks first to the quality of the. soil.
un tlnding that to his satisfaction
be proceeds to set out an experi
mental orchard, in wbioh will be
found an almost endless variety of
trees. Three to five years after
ward, ; when the trees" come into
bearing,, it is an easy matter to de
termine what will be bis leaders.
Thus in all sections the orchardists
who,, following the experimental
stage of development,has a far safer
proposition than has the pioneer.
There has never been a time
when the outlook Ibr horticulture
was better as a business than at
present. The people of this country
are rapidly appreciatingthe fact that
truit as lood is not only wholesome,
but nutritious and it . has become
an indispensable adjunct to almost
every table in the land. ' It is well
for the, consumption of fruit to be
encouraged in erer? way as it is
beneficial to the health of the peo
ple. The man who engages in fruit
growing now is sure of a market
price that will pay him well for the
time devoted to it There has never
been a time when a crop of fruit
did not "pay well for all it costs
and now. that science has come to
the aid of the fruit grower, and
taught how to combat disease and
the ravages of insects, he is more
certain of a crop than ever before.
The old way of setting trees and
letting them care for themselves is
a thing of the past' and progressive
men realise that fruit trees require
attention aa well as any other crop.
Orchards should be furnished with
the proper plant food and, the. soil
kept under cultivation the same as
if it were a crop that can be grown
in a year. ' The day for large or
chards is passing, except . where
large companies have them and the
day of excessive fruit growing is at
band.'- The small orchard, say of
five or ton acres,' Is to be , preferred
by the average ..farmer rather than
the large one, which - cannot be
given proper attention. Let the man
who sets an orchard now attend to
the location and select those vari
eties that have proven best in the
section and success will crown his
efforts every time. There is no need
to experiment on a large scale as at
one time when no one knew just
what to select The experiment
stations baye been doing work along
this line and the results are open
for any. one who inquires and there
is no excuse for not knowing just
what the lay of the land should be
for the best results." Those who
have good orohards are reaping
great profits from them and those
who set orchards in the near future
may rest assured that the demand
will keep ahead of the supply for a
good many years. j
V SUGAR FROM-THE BEET. J
' Those engaged in , the pioneer!
work of establishing the beet sugar
industry in Oregon will find much
of interest in the following inter
view with Judge Charles H.- Carey.
Judge Carey has devoted -a great
deal of attention to the beet sugar
industry, especially with regard to
establishing it in this state. He re
gards it as the only relief for the
farmers from this present depressed
condition and expresses belief that
the cultivation of sugar - beet is
thoroughly practical in Oregon.
While traveling through California
he visited the Cheno factory and
speaks in the highest terms of the
prosperity it has brought to the im
mediate district He further states
that he has taken a great interest
in the beet sugar industry for
several years past and sees in it the
solution of the question of what shall
the Oregon farmers do to be saved.
It seoms about time that an effort
should be made by the people of
the northwest to become producers
as well as consumers. Nature has
been bountiful in producing climate
and soil for the growing of the sugar
beot 'and every American family
are users of sugar. Oregon and
Washington do not produce a pound
of this indispenBible luxury and
romit into other countries thous
ands of dollars annually for sup
plies. This money can as woll be
kopt at homo and paid out. to our
own people in wngos and the, like.
Moreover, a beet sugar factory re
quires an enormous amount of fuel
and lime and the by-product of the
factory ib of great value as cattle
food, fertilizer, etc, so that, there
are othor industries that will be
stimulated by the establishing of
aiir.li a fantnrv ' Tf wilt vanulra
cultivation of from 3,000 to 6,000
acres of land to supply an ordinary
sized factory and with the beets at
$' per ton there is a gold mine in
it for the farmers. From the pro
ceedings of the third general con
vention of the Nebraska Beet sugar
Association the best farmers in that
BLUM) uetieu uu un average ui vtn-
rer acre, which would mean $75 to
100 per acre in Oregon. The value
of sugar consumed in this country-
... -0 ien.
is greater than the value of bread'
stuffs. Our exportation of grain is
i . v : ... rr
The soil of Oregon is more adapted
to beet culture than wheat raising.
The profit on an acre of . beets is
from $30 to $50, on an acre -of
wheat it ts from $10 to $12, Does
not this illustrate one' reason .for
the present depressed, condition ot
our farmers and through them of
our manufacturers of the country?
It is not in ' our laws or financial
policy so much as in the use put to,
our resources that the present , con
dition is aue. .we neea a revolution,
. : . .l. .
uyv uiio agaiuBv wo. goveraiunuv, -
but an industrial one that will
place our farmers in a position' . to
use their lands to better value. -' :
During the spring just past,' 300
pounds of imported sugar beet seed
was purchased by the merchants of
Medford, and of this amount 250
pounds were given into the hands of
as many farmers of the valley who
planted the seed and are now cul- ,
tivating the plants. This work is
being done in order that a positive
proof may be established as to our
niil'n nhilitv ti nmHnrA a. fmrwrinr
quality of beets. Mr. Claus Spreck
els, the sugar king of the coast; has
promised to build a sugar factory
in the valley when our farmers have
proven that beets can be grown. We
can reasonably expect that a factory
will be established another season.
POULTRY OF THIS SECTION.
.. T 1. t - 1 . J
with as great success as any other
frvorable;, first, the climate ; second,
the cheapness of feed; third, the
fourth, the absence of all diseases
common to poultry, and' last, tbe
market demand for poultry and
eggs. Perhaps the greatest de
mand for these two commodities is
from the. mining region adjacent to
this section. : The average miner
gets good wages and he lives well.
Chicken, eggs and roast turkey are
served with great frequency, "ihey
come high but we must have em"
is a very pertinent phrase among
miners. . The demand in the cities
for domestic fowls and eggs . is aa
great. 'd "
Poultry ranges in price from $2.50
to $4.00 per doz: eggs froea $5.00
iu f l.w widc. a uuinjr anovul
ations have been formed in most of
the counties and great attention is-
? rv ' D...1....
given to careful breeding...., .. ,;
i ON THE RANGE. ''
Climate conditions is one of the-r
important features in stock raising..
The eveness of the climate, the'
abundance of pasturage, the . exces
sive ranges, the presence of running
streams, makes Jackson County a
most desirable - country for stock
raising.' Three or four different
sections : particularly' favored lay
claim to the title of "horse heaven,"
Stock of all kinds do well and re
quire - feed only in the severest
winter. ' The soft southwest, winds
frequently melt the snows on the
southern and western Blopes of the
hills in midwinter, thus affording
excellent grazing for the herds of
Cattle and sheep. The dairy, busi- ;
ness has received a tresh impetus
and here is an excellent oppor
tunity for some . one to start a
; TIMBER AND LUMBERING.',
- Entering the foothills of the Cas
cade mountains, at' first they are
low and gently rolling, but as we
near the Cascades they become
larger, taller and more . precipitous
until they flually merge into the
Cascades themselves. From this
it will be seon that the eastern part
of the county forms the immediate
western slope' of the Cascade moun
tains, all of which is rugged and
mountainous, but containing inex
haustible supplies of as fine timber
as heart could, wish. This timber
is composed of' white, yellow and
red fir, cedar, sugar pine, otc.,- .and
is oonverted by ; the mills in tho
vicinity into servioable lumber and
transported to Medford. , ' ' ,f, '"
(CONTJNU8D ON THIRD PAQ15.)