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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1903)
TflE MEDFORD MAIL Publlshea Bnrt Friday Mornuic. A. 3. BLITON. Wsdford, Obkqon, VkbruaRy 27, 1905 M WAS BORN TO HUSTLE. H Is ot tow dayst but autt a puM. UBSCRIPTION fl.go PER YEAR eUtoraft In the Poatoffioe at MsiUord, Orefon ts Bsoosd-OlMa Mall num. In Germany they are no wak ing sugar from beets and gasoline from potatoes. They have not as yet been able, however, to get blood out of a turnip. Carnegie says that the man who succeeds is the man who tries to do a little more than is expected of him. If this is true, no office bov will ever get ahead the length of bis noBe. And now comes John D. Rocke feller, Jr., and tells us that "riches is no bar to heaven." Probably not, in themselves, but it is the thing a man does in trying to gel riches that lessens his cbancej for heaven. Of the senators from Oregon Hon. John H. Mitchell is the only one who has served more than two terms, the late J. N. Dolph being the only other senator to serve two terms. Every other senator from Oregon has retired after serving one term. From 1859 until 1867 Oregon was represented in the sen ate by Democrats, since then the delegation baa been Republican, excepting from 1879 to 1885, when L. F. Grover and J. D. Slater, Dem ocrats, represented the Btate. Mr. Mitchell has been four times elect ed senator from Oregon. The President declared after Congress adjourned last summer that a reciprocity treaty with Cuba -would be ratified in the near future He thought then this would be done early in the short session, but lie miscalculated the power of the sugar and tobacco trusts. But he is not a man to surrender on such a matter, and be now declares that if the treaty, and the Panama canal . treaty, are not ratified before March 4th, he will call an extra session of Congress. This may bring the trust senators to terms. Such a president is worth many times hie salary to the country. In another column we give a list of the probable candidates fur the nomination for representative from this congressional district, to pncceed the late Thos. H. Tongue. In that list appears the name of a fellow-townsman, and it will be noted that he is the only man among the Republican 'candidate? who Jives in Southern Oregon. We refer to William I. Vavrter, of Medford. As the de'egation in coDgiees now stands, Southern and Southeastern Oregon have no rep ie3entative. All tb.9 present mem bers of the delegation are from the north and northeastern part of th state. Senator Mitchell lives in Portland and Senator Fulton in Astoria, and it seems to us that tr . right thing for the Republican con ' vention to do would b6 to give tht .- south and southeastern parts of the state a representation by nominat ing Hon. W. I. Vawteryfor' con grees". He is able, industrious, honorable, and,' we believe, would i represent the great state of Oregon in the halls of congress with honor to himself and his onstituent9. Mr. Vawter ia a native s.on of Ore gon, a descendant of the sturdy pi oneers who made the state. He is a graduate of the University of Or egon at Eugene, and he "worked his way" through that institution. In business, legal and fraternal circles throughout the state Mr. Vawter has many warm friends, and if the Republican convention sees lit to nominate linn, we predict hi9 tlec tion, and that, when elected, he will make a worthy successor to Hon. Tbos. H. Tongue. Settle up' (Notice. . All persons owing the undersigned ..nuAatnil In null nfc tViM Rtjirn nl r .t. n.'an nnA ar.Mln Hninn at. nnin . JJl'JdU u. - . , All accounts must be settled without delay. . H. H. Howard & Co. The Gentleman from Astoria Is Elected on the 18th Ballot of the Day and the 4d of the i Session. Charles W. Fulton was elected United States senator Friday night last at 12:1 o'clock. Victory oame after soenes of intense excitement and amid the wild est clamor of bis friends. It was on the 18th ballot ot the evening and the 42d of the session. At 11 o'clock the oppo sition made a futile attempt to unite upon the name of W. H. Soott, of Port land. Mr. 8cott received the unani mous support of the Multnomah dele gation for two ballots. On the third ballot, or the 18th of the evening, when the minute hand of the clock was pointed to within three minutes of mid- night, Mr. Nottingham, of Multnomah, arose as his name was called and made the Brst break from the Portland mem bers for Mr. Fulton. He was followed by Mr. Banks, and then, after several other changes had been made, by Rep resentative Fisher and Jones. Mr. Jones' vole, however, was not needed he was the 46th man. To Senator Daly, ot Benton county, the fortune of com pleting the triumph of the candidate of Astoria fell. He was the 45th, and it took 45 to elect. When Mr. Nottingham abandoned his Multnomah colleagues Mr. Fulton had 35 votes. It had been arranged that the Marion delegation would vote for Mr. Scott on. the next ballot, and if Mr. Nottingham had seen fit to abide by the wishes and plana of bis delega tion, It is quite probable that Multno mah county would have been success ful In Its effort to elect a man from Portland. With his conversion to Mr. Fulton the tide In the direction of that gentleman set In, and on him, there. fore, rests largely the responsibility and honor ot naming the new United States senator. For forty days the Oregon legislature bad been struggling with the question ot the election ot a United States sena tor. Needed legislation, urgent appro priations everything was subordin ated to this main question, which was finally solved by the election of the man whom, we believe, was the choice of the majority of the Republicans of Oregon. Chaa. W. Fulton has been a Republi can since he cast his first vote. For many years he has had a laudable am bition to serve the people In a higher capacity than that which he had hither to been honored with. Conventions have Ignored his claims for preference and legislatures have chosen his op ponents for the position to which be Is now elected ; but, never, in the face of numerous defeats nas Mr. Fulton "sulked in his tent." In every politi cal campaign for the past decade his voice has been heurd on the stumps and the Republican tlckfit has never bad a more loyal, consistentand efficient sup porter than Chas. W. Fulton. The Mail has heretofore made no expres sion of opinion on the senatorial mat-' ter, believing that such expression would serve no good turn; but now that the matter is definitely settled, it wishes to place itself on record with the statement that In the opinion of the writer there is no man in Oregon more fit to a seat in the U- S. senate with the Hon. J. H. Mitchell than Charts W. Fulton, of Astoria. May he live many years to represent this great statu in the national senate. Mr. Fulton was born in Lima, Ohio, on August 24, 1853, and after living In Iowa and Nebraska, in which stales he received his education, until 1875, he came to Oregon in 1875, and located at Astoria, where lie commenced the prac tice of law. Younir Fulton soon became interested in politics and in a few years was one of the prominent Republican leaders of the state. The opposition of Multnomah county, caused by the jeal ousy existing between Portland and Astoria, kept him from becoming gov ernor of the state at one time and came close to defeating him during the late sonatorial contest. Death of Nelson Waite. Nelson Waite died at his residence in Grants Pass on Feb. 21, 1903, after an illness of only a tew day?. At the time of his death he was seventy-eight year;, eight months and fourteen days old. He died as he bad lived with a strong belief in the Lord Jesus Christ. Mr. Waite settled in the Rogue Klver Valley, five miles above Gold Hill, in the year of 1880 where he spent twelve years of bis life in farming. He whs widely known as a man cf honest and upright principals, and many will mourn to hear of his death. His body was laid at rest lc the Odd Follow cemetery, at Grant" Pass. Farm Implement for Sale. I have for sale a mower, hay rake: two horseB, Victor cultivator. The above nearly new. One good sulky plow, one funning mill, back and harn es?. Good barrel, spray pump with hose, ready for use. Also havo a varii ty of smallerimplements. Call at my residence in Medford. D. B. SOLISS. A goodly number of tho fruitgrowers' of this end of Jackson county mut at the town hall on Saturday, for tho pur pose of continuing the work ot organisa tion commenced the week before, w. H. Noroross, of Central Point, was ohoson as chairman, and N. S. Bennett as secretary. After the minutes ot the previous mooting had been read and approved, a motion was msde and car ried that tho body "do now organise it self into a Fruit Growers' Union." Quite a discussion then followed up on the question ot forming a corpora tion, or simply orgaulilng, without in corporating. Alter the matter had been discussed pretty thoroughly, a committee con sisting ot S. L. Bennett, Rev. J. Mer. ley and D. F. Loiior was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws, and was instructed -to draw up the same with a view to forming a corporation. It was evidently the sense of the meetiug that a corporation was the proper thing, and the committee on constitution and by-laws was Instructed accordingly. There is no question but that a fruit growers' union will bring good results to the orchardmen ot this vicinity. The experience ot other localities with similar organisations proves this. The fruit raisers of Hood river, for in stance, who, a very few years ag- were ploughing up their strawberry beds and orchards in order to sow wheat, have tbelr wheat fields uo planted to berries and larger fruit aud are reaping a large profit from the sale of their products due in a great measure to the co operation brought about by their Fruit Growers' Union. They not only are able to market their fruit as fast as It matuies, thus, especially In the case ot berries, elimi nating a great deal of loss, but to uniformity of paoklng and quality in sisted upon by the officers of the union has given the Hood river fruit a repu tation which makes anything with that brand upon It bring the top price In the market, and It Is only fair to say that the purchaser le rarely ever dis appointed. Southern Oregon fruit has a reple tion, of course, all its own ; but the di versity of braods and shippers make It difficult for the foreign buyer to know whether he Is getting Rogue River valley apples or not. When it Is def initely known that a box contains Rogue River Newtowns or "Spitzs" there Is less trouble In finding a buyer than it is to find out "who spoke first." With a uniform method ot packing, boxing and shipping each box to he branded with the association label It would not be long until that particular brand would become well known In the markets, and the grower would get the top price right along. Every man present at the meeting of last Saturday seemed to be tborougly in earnest and anxious to further the movement by every means In bis pow er, and the discussions were marked by the intense interest both speakers and audience seemed to take in the que tlons coming up. It was evident thai II wished to "know they were rlghi and then go ahead," and we predli't that if the organization continues in the way It has commenced that It will be but a short time before it becomes o commercial and industrial power in the Rogue River valley. The next meeting, for final or coniza tion and aiiouting the report of the committee above mentioned, will li- hel'l on Saturday, March ith, at 1:30 p. m. In Probate Court. Guardianship of Addie and Jennie Magruder incompetents; citation Issued to above named persons to appear on March 20th and show cause, If any exists why each should not be adjudged incompetent to attend to affairs and also to show cause why J. H. Gay of Central Point should not he appointed guardian of their person and estate. ' Estate of John 0. Cox. Order to show cause why order of sale ol ienl estate should not be madeh; earing March 30, 1903; citation issued to heirs For Rent! ? 5000 acres of farming and ranch lands Ranches from 40 to '500 acre?. Alfalfa Lands, Grain Lands, Garden Lands, Fruit La nds and, Stock' Ranches with unlimited ou .side range DR. C. R.'RAY, Toio, Ore From tho PortUml OrvKonlmi. The total appropriations of tho state (or tho next two years will bo some thing over 2,800,000. For the two years preceding the appropriations ug grogated tl,7U5,000, or $708,000 loss than for the ensuing bleunlal term. The Inorease can ho accounted for by mentlou of three largo appropriations concerning which the publto Is pretty woll Informed. These are the Lewis and Clark fair appropriation, 1500,008: the portage railway appropriation. ilOS.OCO, aud the Indian War VeU-iHiis' appropriation, $100,000, making a total of $705 000 for the Items of exponso wholly different from any that ware made by the last preceding legislature. It remains to be seen whether the Lewis and Clark and the portago rail way appropriations wore wisu, but they were oulorpriaos which woro de manded by the people from every sou- tion of the state, and for their success or failure the legislature onuiiot bo held responsible. Whether tho Indian War Veterans' claims contribute to legal ob ligation of the state is a mutter upon which opinions may dilTor; but thore is certainly a moral obligation to bo dis charged toward tho men who took their lives and fortunes In their bands to help muko the north-west coast a part of the United States. Deducing from the total of the appropriations the snm of these three items, tho appropriations for all other aud ordinary purposes aro ohuut (1,735,000, or, allowing for some items that have been overlooked, any 11,750,000. This IsMS.OOO less than the appropriations of two yeurs ago. Among the principal appropriations of tho loot legislature which were not reaowed at this session were those for water sup ply at ;tbo state institution, 130,000: soalp bounties, $50,000 ; Pan-American Exposition, $25,000; new code, $10,000; state sewer, $17,000; orphans and found lings, $24,000. There was also a reduc tion of $30,000 on normal school appro priations. Because ot the Increase In the popu lation ot the slate insane asylum, new buildings were needed and an addition al appropriation of $40,000 for that in stitution was made. The burning of the industrial building at the State Re form School made an increase of l-O,- 000 necessary for that Institution. The sum of $20,000 was set aside for a Osh hatchery at Ontario and the appropria tion for the Eastern Oregon Experi ment Station was raised from $10,000 to $20,000. Tho now State Board of Health will take $10,000, while $.5000 will he expended on a flshway over Willamette Falls at Oregon City. The governor's executive mansion will lake $14,500. It cost $1000 to conduct thu chase after Trar-v and Merrill, and among other additional expenditures are an Increase of 42000 in the state fair allowance, $4800 clerk hire on account of the inheritance and corporation tax laws, $12,000 Increase for private secre tary and stenographer In tho governor's office. $1800 for a clerk In the oftico of the Slate Land Agent, and $.1000 for op. "rations midor the arid land act. The legislature which just closed expended fSOOO more for its own running ex penses than its predecessors have been wont to do. Thus, In the items men tioned, it Is shown how tho legislature expended over $140,000 of the amount it saved ovor tho Items referred to above as having been omitted or re duced. Numerous small changes have been made in the appropriations for In stitutlons and departments, which Bring about the general result shown a net decrease of $!", 000 in the expend lime for all purposes except the three large appropriations, which take $7lio,- 000. TO BE in JUNE. Gov. Chamberlain has announced hie Intention of calling n a special election' to fill the vacancy caused by t'.ie death of Hon. H. Tongue, for some dato be tween May 1st and Juno 15th, unci the eiufll dale will very likely he thi e.'ond Mondaj In Juno tho 8th upon wulch day the election would occur If this were the year for - the regular It lion. In giving his reasons for Px 1, '' date the governor sunl: "Uutwecn May the 1st and June 10th is the natural time for an election In Oregon, and it is thu time I shall call this election for. Tho present Congres sional term expires iu March, and it would be useless to elect a man to serve during tiie short time before this term expires. If a man is to bo elected for the corning term ho cannot take offico before March 4th , so It would ho im possible for him to attend tho present 'Rsslon. A special session, if It should he called, would adjourn bcfjro the summer months set III. I do not be lieve it is ponslblo for a Congressman to be elected In Minn to take IiIb pluco before next regular session. "It I should nail an election nowsomo section of the country would not be 1903' 0 MILLINERY and DRESSMAKING PsrU Pattern llala and Bonnet. Htrfh Art NovsIlUa On or About MARCH I, 1903 NIIlHALt ou, HALE, Corns Oth and North C ffts. fcjVb'"1'' rfWi' E. oiasses IN 'ynnrvvvyvvvvrnr'vvvvvvvvvyvvvvvvvvvvv yyyy WHERE CAN I QET THEM? Carpenters' Tools, Builders' Hardware I SELL GROCERIES, Hay and Oraln Will btIV nr HtII tlmhtir ml fartulnsr Itimt nU ftwuml (riua (or into now. Wrllo ma tours (or ARIIC MEAT MARKET represented at all in tho vote. I want this to bo an election In which every oltlxen of the state o4n tako tart. At this tlmo the roads aro had In the country, and there are many good citi zens from the country who would not talcs the trouble to go to polling places. Again, they are busy with their farm ing and other work, and could not well leave It." - Regarding probable candlnales tho Governor had little to say. He iwini'd to think that Evan Reames, of Jackson County, would bu the Democratic candidate, but, aaldo from this, cxnros ud no opinion. "All that I havo to do with the con test," jald he, "Is to call tho oluctlon. After the tlmo has been tut by me the political machinery will gut to work, and tho camlldntus will bo named. I will mi mo a tlmo thitt soran to mo to bo the moKt convenient for tho grcnt majority of the poonlo to cant their volu." Tho following guntlomon nro moil tioned us prolmblo candldalus lor the nomination : Gcorgu C; Browm-ll, Oru gon City, Itupublluan. Claud Galch, Salem, Republican. Dinger Hunnnnn. floncbtirg, Kupubllcnn. H. II. Hewitt, Albany, ftnpubllcnn, M. A. Mlllur, Lebanon, Democrat. It. A. Miller, Oregon City, Democrat. Evnn Ruiimux, Jacksonville, Democrat, VV. I. Vaw ter, Medford, Republican. J. K. Wentherford, Albany, Demoorut. PAYlELlf The cost to tho slate for tho per diem and i:h o m cf tho representatives of tho Oiu'i.ii legislature foots up clone to $ :0(J0. Such member, exei pt the speak er who gots $5, receives per day. Tho followingshows the total amounts received, oxolualvo of milcuge: A A Bailey lilo (10 W A Hanks... 1 lift (10 W U 1311 vou 1 2H 40 Martin JJotn. no !() J N BurgOHS J 1(3 20 J A Burleigh 248 10 Miles Cantrall , 207 1)0 C VV Carnahun 2"() '20 S RCIaypool 1;W 00 SBOobb 1 Ho 1)0 H D domett , , H) C A Daniiuiimii ', , 2110 70 Frank Davoy 74 00 B li Eddy 1(12 00 ,T N Edwards 17 70 K A Iflmmett 205 20 II .1 Fisher 111.) (10 O V (Jallowiiy 127 50 DMC Oault....: Ml 110 John GUI JD0 (10 R J Minn 17(1 )() John Hnhn 2111 20 W C Halo (ll HO J M HunabrouK,h lf)Ci 00 I j T Harris 221 00 G L Hawkins 211 20 tSprina tSeason, Grand Opening' th usliWot D. ELWOOD, 1 Cranduate Optician Eyes properly tested and fitted to PALM-BO DC BLOCK, MEDFORD ORD vwvi CAHPERS SUPPLIES always on Hand fit a .tll ..(,. Wl... 1 HuitncM TRY "NICK," J HE jjj HAS J THEM jjj STAN. AIKEN, Prospect, Oregon ? EARHART ft PRALL, Props. Fresh Meats of all Kinds Our I'hone number Is 413. Call us up and we will deliver any kind and nny quantity of meat t your door South C St., Phone 413, Medford M Havden no 10 ' S 11 Hermann H-t M Charles Hlnus Ma 40 C W Hod son IM 00 VV U Hudson lfil 20 II D Hume jn; ;i) Clyde Huntley ll 0 J S Hutchison l.'IA IX) C P Johnsoo 270 00 IlKJnnes 160 IU) VV N Jones Kt'i 00 t KTJndd 123 HO TEKuy Lift IK) VV Kramer 170 40 A M I .a Kollotl. , 12:100 I) J Malarkoy in:, no It C Miles 1 .-to 20 T N Murphy 227 10 C VV Nottingham I fill no J K Olwell 217 20 G M Orton 1H6 IK) . Hans I'rtiiUnn 144 HO G W Phelps I Ofi 00 H I" Purdy 4f, m H H''Hd ir ill) f U Middle , K7 Ml ' J II Uoblilns 2i.) fi() .I'M Hhelluy '. , , . (0 J H Simmons 12" fil) K II Test 20H HO II A Webster :2 III) M Whouldoii 1U2 00 : . Tiik Mail has the news while It Is news (-((-(-tttttt ttfr BOYD & COHKLIH. m m . iii ik 0 Undertakers and J j Embalmers J! $ Funeral Directors a, Mrs. Conklin Asslstnnt'ln m m lk lb Lady and Children Cases I ik ik m k Calls Promptly Answered at 5 k all hours m jj Phone 503. Residence, Wort- JJ ik man place, two blocks west jjj of store J w ' SAWYER'S EXCELSIOR BRAND ft . Oiled Sulfa 11 . - ana Muckers Wnrrnnfrd Waterproof. Mndntnilnnd Iinrd work mid Tuimli wculliiir, l.ook fur Irmlc 111 irk. IT yam ilniliT rtncmi'l titivd tlim,iu!iil furrntfUuuiiu. N.V, Hrli;.iKml I'AfUn.f to,, AitU., H.n Kmi.rl.co, U.K. HtVr!H A HON, Note Mfr,, K..t CarulirldK, II una, mmm Th Mnn Who Wanr I i