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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1905)
DO YOU READ THE KHll? If not, why not? JACKSON COUNTY . ytlh boom In Itto J -i , THE NAIL w 11! keep yon ymtn& on ptesUtg eve&t W't iloa'tftlatm W fHiblll! t&e "exUr WKimper"i8 Southern Oregon, taH we not far from the aesdel itts ctsss hen It cam, 13 "tBe best" We pubHih the newi while U U "new' and Iv'i alwuy reliable. When you ee It In THE MA!L, It'ifto. VOL- XVII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, 9RE80N, FRIDAY, JAMJABY ?l, 1901 NO. 3, Jtt MEDFORD-CRATER LAKE fi. H. The Medford & Crator Lake Rail road Co perfected its organization Saturday last with the following offloura and directors: A. A. Davie, president ; B. P. Adklus, vice-president ; Dr. J. M. Keene, secretary J W. 1. Vawter, treasurer ;R. H. White head, manager; B. H. Harris and W. P. Eutrop. On Tuesday of this week a survey tug orew under the direction of Engineers McCall and Parsons was sent out to complete the survey of the line from Eagle Point to Medfoid. The line bad already been surveyed xrom uuiie rails w r.ugte x-uuiv the Butte Falls Milling Co., which corporation transferred Its line to tne ' Medford & Crater Lake Co., when the latter company was formed. The line has been orosB sectioned and grade stakes set as far as Eagle Point ' coming this way and it only now remains for the engineers to complete ilio Droair fmm t i ut nrtlnt. tn Med- ford. The preliminary survey has already been made, and the company experts to have the permanent survey completed to this city by the end of the week. It will require a little time to establish the grade and cross sectioning of the line, but the com pany figures that, if the weather lurmita fhnf wnrlr nnnnt.OA nnnfttruc- ,. 1 tion of the road will commence with in the next sixty days. After oon struotion work is begun it will be pushed as fast as possible, and if no thing unforseen occurs to delay the building of the road the ecnoes of tne Big Butte country will be answering the shriek of a locomotive before another year rollB around. The diffi culties to be over come on this part of the route are not great, so that ' with reasonable good fortuune the road can be completed that far this year. The junction of this road with the Southern Paeiflo will be at Medford, somewhere in the northern part of the ' city, in the vicinity of the old dis tillery building, and its completion will mark the commencement of a new era in Medford's prosperity and growth. nr. -l 1 i; ,H n- nvnnAM no uu nub ucni: vc fro at v "fS . u ting in saying that within two years after this road is completed Medford will be the largest city in the southern part of the state. The development of the timber of the upper Rogue river and of the Butte oreek section will lead to the establishment of mills of various kinds here for the manu facture of that timber into shape for market, bringing many new oitizens i to the city. The road will run through one of the richest and best farming and stock ' raising sections of the oounty, and easy transportation 'of goods to market will solve the prob lem with a good many residents of the foothills as to whether it pays to farm or not. , . The cbmpauy has secured rights of way for nearly the entire length of the line so far as laid out' and expect to have no difficulty in securing the balanoe. Offices have been fitted ,up in the Palm-Neidermeyer building for the engineer crops and all the 'work of making maps, etc. , will be done there. DON'T BELONG IN OREGON The followiug from the Okiahoma,of Oklahoma City, is published to snow how a prejudiced mind may construe facts as they appear before him. Mr, Chenoweth may be honest in his con victions, but, the people of Oregon know his is wrong in his conclusions. He surely never thoroughly invest! gated. Oregon as to any. of Its many resources. One statement he makes is sufficient to prove that. He says that the "soil is in frost for ten months in the year. " The editor of the Mail has lived inJOregon for near ly fifteen years and he never saw frost in ' the soil . over two months. Of course, you can find the conditions spoken of by Mr. Chenoweth, but, in order to do that you must scale some of the snow-ciad peaks of the Cascade range. Following is the ar ticle referred to, read it and decide bow much truth there is in the asser- L1UIIB 1UH1. ... - "Oklahoma is good enough for me. T c. ,.,.,. .... .1 t!n Vit tcamn. fmm Oklahoma City to Portland, Oregon, J saw no farmiug lands that will cum- pare with those of Oklahoma:" This was the stnteiueiit made to an Oklahoma reporter by John W. Chen oweth as the latter was yesterday unloading his household good from a Hook Island car iu this oUy, hav ing just returned from a trip to Ore gon, where he went to eugage iu farm Tug and make the coaat country liita permanent home. He has returned to spend the remainder of his days upon his lUO-aore farm, located two miles north of Oklahoma City, and he Buys there will be no more inclination upon his rmrt to search for a country "mtter than Oklahoma, " Coutiuu ing, in response to the reporter's queries, Mr, Chueoweth said : " With my family 1 left Oklahoma City on May 19tli last and traveled by wugou overland to Oregon, Desir ing to see the intervening country as we went, the trip was made somewhat leisurely and we consumed four and a half months time in traveling to Portland. "We visited the best portions of Oregon, the southern and western sec tions of the state. "Everywhere I found the farmers ready and willing to dispose of tber holdings. They generally owned tracts of 500 to 700 acres, which they offered at $10 au aore. This looked cheap, but I generally found that of such tracts only about thirty or forty acres was tillable land, aud to get the latter one would have to take the whole tract. The untliluble por tion was rooky and mountainous. "The valley regions are flooded by rains every spring and this water over the farming lands freezes, killing the grass and crops. This condition pre vents the growing of potatoes. The soil la in frost about ten months of every year. "The valleys, where the tillable lands are located are generally from one to two miles wide and from twenty to thirty in length. The bah ance of the country is lava and moun tains. "In the- towns and cities on the railroads wages are some better than in Oklahoma and the coet of living is slightly higher than here, but off the railroads the cost of living is 50 per cent, higher than in Oklahoma and feed stuits are very high every where out there. "The best country on the trip was in the Snake valley region in Idaho, but it is for young men to go and de velop that country. A young man can go there and develop a farm and within ten years will become comfort ably situated. "If any other farmers from Okla homa are interested in the northwest country I would advise' them to 'look before tbev lean. Tbev should eo and take a look at that country before burning tneir bridges oenind tnem. They should also see the country d ur ine the 'rainy Benson.' before form ing a final opinion. After the spring overnows ana xreezing mere ts no more rain until the next fall, and the land must be irrigated with practical ly no water with which to irrigate. "Oklahoma is the best farming coun try in the west add I am back here to stay and will We perfectly contented with my farm here. "Prom the above it is evident that the author didn't make a complete investigation of the resources of Ore gon. Had he done so he would have found many valleys, which were not "flooded by water rains,1' nor blight ed by "spring frosts," he would easily have found sections of Oregon where the proportion of cultivatible ground was greater in proportion than his statement would imply. Also, it is possible that he might have found people who were not offering their lauds for 950 or even twice $50 an acre. Apparently the facts are that the gentleman was looking for a cheap lot of laud in a cheap country. He found, when he reached here, that he was in a country which was pn the raise. The farmers, merchants, orch ardmen, stockmen, everyone were prospering. He couldn't buy land at prices which looked good to him and naturally he returned to where he be louged. The "black eye" he attempt ed to give Oregon failed to reach. In this city of Medford there are several Oklahoma people, some of them have been shown this article. Each and every one declare that "the man didu't-know what be is talking of." Oklahoma is a great country. It has immense possibilities; . so has South ern Oregon. The people of this sec tion do not send out adverse reports about Oklahoma we don't have to we have a fruit grown ing, stock-raising, timber-producing country second to none on the face of the globe. We don't care who knows, it, end even if they come from Missouri if they will give us a chance we will "show them" ,-.,.; Josephine Follows Klamath. The county court of this county has adopted the Klamath oounty plan to make non-resident owners of tim ber land pay their full proportion of taxes on a true valuation of property held. It has been the custom to as sess timber land at a nominal price o per acre in many of the counties wheu much of It is worth 5G- per acre. At the last session of county court the assessor was instructed to cruise three townships and report to the court at the next regular session. This is a highly proper proceeding in the interest of the county's financial welfare. Journal CQMMEROiAL CLUB MEETING j Ab soon as the roads are passable next spring agents of the government wilt A meeting of the board of directors tgfmr the eouatry) aud ev6rJ qaarter of the Medford Commercial Club was 8eotlou of iaad oa;whion flUllg or flniti held Monday eveuiug, at which sev- proo, nsB made wm exsmiIied. eral outside people were present. Investigations of large holdings of The committee previously appointed timber byjeoiupauies iu Southern Ore to formulate amendments to the city gon wI1j also p8nej, It is mii charter made a report, which report the ageIlts of tn8 government will be was generally discussed. several ameudmenta to the report mainly concerning ways and means whereby the oity could secure cheaper and better lighting and better results in the way of improvements of the streets, were considered, and the sug gestions embodied into proposed amendments to the city charter. A oommittee was appointed to co operate' with the oity oounoil in the matter of seeming adequate street lighting, and arrange for the fitting up of the additional rooms at the dis posal of the club. It was decided that one night saoh week should be set apart as an es pecial "ladiee" night. Only one room, the main reception room, has heretofore been fitted up, but the committee In charge felt tbat it would be wise to first arrange a "home" for the club, where meetings might be held and plana discussed and formulated before undertaking to fit up the additional rooms, under inese conditions taey oonsiuerea tu&c they would have more time In which to consider matters pertaining to the other portions of the olub rooms. Therefore most of their efforts since the organization of the club have been expended upon the main reception room and that they have succeeded in furnishing headqut rters to be proud of is the verdict of everyone who has pool, we send you with this catalogue inspected the rooms. The 'nroitore of our agtnts in Liverpool, I. Jon is of oaV, qiet in tone, but eubstan- tial in appearance.' The rugs, pic- left kw yorfc alKmt jjov. 26th car tures, walls and ceilings all harmonize, j ried same, and you will note that the giving the room a cheerful, home ike toaT er 81 virtually 12b, 6d, which appearance, with nothing bizarre the m,Lilt i ! . , , ' ; . ii, , . . tiers sold at Ms, which is the same as about it. Much of this is due to the aso. Knowing as we do all the efforts and taste of Secretary With-! charges on these apples all the way ington. He has given time and study j through," this shows four-tier New to the arrangement of the club quarters and is entitled to credit D jjalf tier 8L49 P. O. B, Bedford, therefor. As soon as the remainder Of coarse we do not known whether of the rooms can be fitted up. which 3 these applea to a mebody, or ill. va hfe. . hnrt hiltt. W I wlwther they went abroad for your : : . : wanning of the club Headquarters will take place, when the members of the club and their families will be in vited to inspect the club r ,oms. Capper Drposii Near Medford, G. M. Alien, who purchased the Geo. L. Davis place adjoining Med foid several months ago, has made a discovery which may lead to the de velopment of another source of wealth to this community. It is no more nor less than the finding of what appears to be an extensive deposit of copper lore. Speoimena from the surface show the presence of copper iu considerable quantities and the rock is ruo quite strongly impieg nated with gold. Just how extensive the copper bearing portion of the ledge is has not yet been fully deter mined, but Mr. Allen says that there is any quantity of rock, but whether it all bears eopper in paying propor tions or not is yet to bo demonstrat ed. A thorough test of the ore will be made soon. A copper mine on the outskirts of the city would be something nobody has figured on as yet aud would be the means of in creasing the wealth and population of the city to a great extent Grand Jury Siill Investigallnj. , rpi- irJMl fir,A lo -Mil n session in Portland and suppositions-j ly considering indictmentsMn the mat- terof Oregon land frauds. Special agents-heralded and underalded- r . , ., ., , . , have been freqnenting the highways and byways of various parts of Ors- gon for the past seveial montht, seek- inn Information wh eh m ant lead to the conviction of anyone seekingHto deprive the government of land with out first having fulfilled the require mente of the law. APortland newspaper says that in vegtlgation into the operation of Mllelr and Eincart in the Bogus river-timber region has openedlnp a new field to the inspector, W they are finding hundreds of cases wherein natents were secured, by residents ! of every town In Southern Oregon, f . . ... ' for homesteads on which no residence was ever established and no improve- meats made. By the terms of the law on milking flnnl proof a homo- stoader must n.ak.. oath to the offset that he ha cm..;.' 1 with those con- Iditione. It is ii.-nMd that six of January iEitli, aud will appear at Wil I every leu hoineatnd patculs Itsued iii son's opera house. the Rogue river valley in recent years : have been secured by fraud. I Agents' of the interior department 'have been at work iu Jackson and Josephine counties for some weeks, searching out patented homesteads aud investigating conditions thereon. occupied with this work in the Rogue river valley ail next summer. It is said that a government, seo ret service man has been in this sec tion for the past two mouths or more and has been gathering information upon the points set forth. It does not appear that fraudulent dealings in government land have been as ex tensive in this particular section of Oregon, as they have been elsewhere, still the government officials might have found evidence Uflt knows to the causual observer. Some uneasi ness might be felt by persons who have taken claims in good faith that the investigation may lead to the wholesale .cancellation of homestead and timber .claims In Oregon, It is not probable that such will be the case. Where the gcod faith and in tentions of the claimant in either case can be established and the law is complied with there seems to be no reasonable doubt but tbat the claim- 8nt WU glten oomplete justice. Oregon Apples in England, A number jot apple growers in Southern Oregon have received let ters re&ding something like the fol lowing: Thinking you would like to know what some Newtown Pippin appleB i accounts but this is tne result. j i;e haw exported these Kewfcowns (from Oregon as well aa from Watao&' viiie, Cain., for a great many years and if there is anything further you would like to know we should be clad to hear from yon. The statements made In the above are mainly correct, as regards the price brought In Liverpool and the estimated net price f. o. b. Medford, but the implication that the firm signing the letter did the exporting is not borne out by the facts. Most, if not all, of the growers, who have received thee circulars in this vicin ity through the Rogue River Fruit Growers' Union to lialfour, iiutherie & Co., who exported the fruit, setting on tho other side through Lonnolly & Co, The apples brought the prices named, which was au extra ordinarily good one, and lequlred favorable shipping conditions, as well as good, packing, and the good fortune of fiudiug a .rising market on arrival, Thejconcern sending out these circu lars is a big New York commission bouse. Of course, It would like to bundle Oregon applet, but it does not buy direct handles fruit on commts Ion, The concern is likely all right, but the distance Rogue river valley is from mt rket has had moat of its small growers to see the wisdom of a direct side f. o. b. at a lower price, ' Hitoer lUBii so tUKW vuunvvn an aaoi- a8 shipment, delays intransit and j 8 fallln8 market vhea the , " ' destination, . " gtyliK to the growers, ! however, to learn that the Oregon ap pis (s becoming a factor in foreign markets, and that they are bringing bettor prices than the same varieties , ul""r " j. Mshirs'i Minstrel's,. After many years of experience in the minstrel field the well-known managers of the Mabara's Minstrels i - i. : , s Hsu, !.!.... n,i B,m troduce a big lady' ohorua.wlth tneir show this season. And in view of the old-time performance tbey present 'Jfly rtCtl i safe to say the elaborate program, A la mnsicale," is one of the best things ever introduced in any bill of mlnarmluB 'Tha nnmarllAfl& lift Fllutl u 7rTm a school of humor, where on)y the De8t emariato from, while the dancing, octettes and numerous other clovor poople who have a hand 1,1 f''0 ?,I,',L hBr.i. Minstrels come to Medford on ttoyoiTL The total tax levy for Ashland, in- eluding municipal and county levies amounts to M mills Mahogany Camp, M. W. of A, of Asfalaud, entertained a number oi the brethren from Sams Valley last week, besides initiating them into the degree work. Governor Chamberlain has appoint ed the following regents for the Ask Uand Normal school: Lee Beali, of Lskeview; Alex. Martin, Jr., oi Klamath Falls; J, O. Booth, orUraufaj Pass; J.. S. Herndon, of Ashland, E. T, Staples, who is spending the winter iu Chicago, has organized a mining company there, which is called the "Brigga Gold Bar Min ing Co.," and has office's in the Ta ooma building. The purpose of the company is the development of the rich mine on Sucker oreek, which Mr. Staples has under bond. A speoial oar with a board of exam iners on board was stationed In Ashland the latter part of the week, the purpose of which was explained by the following notloe posted on the bulletin board in the telegraphers' room at the depot: "Class of instruc tion will be given on board of exam iners' car at 8:30 a. m. and 1:30 p. m. Friday and Saturday. All employee), in train and engine service must at tend these Glasses as often as able anc at least once while here" The fol lowing are the members of the exau, iting board: Win, Niohols, dispatch, er i J. S. Moore, engineer ; P. Cutting, conductor; H. E. Jacobs, secretary. Chief of Police Eglin, of Ashland, arrested a man giving the name o: Lewis Boggs Monday forenoon, wht answers the description forwarded oi a man wanted in Idaho for decamping with a horse and buggy from tin owner's Btabie. Boggs protests hi complete innocence of the Idah crime and says he has been in Eu gene for the past eight months plying his trade of a knife and razor grinder. Sheriff J. C. Nichols, of Payette Idaho, offers f25 reward for the ante of a man who is described as weigh ing 160 or 170 pounds, height, five feet and eight inches about SO yean of age, and w3m walks with a can and cruu'U, tad grinds knives am , razors' for the theft of a single tof j buggy, a bay pony and a 1 jot bar taken into custody answers the cU scirption is every particular. After carefully canvassing the situ ation the county conrt has decided t change the system of road supervise, in vogue in this county. Judge Bum has made faithful effort to do awa with some of the bad roads in Jacksoi: county and to (min Jtho desired result with the least out-lay of public mon eys. With this in view the commis sioners court lust week ' reduced tht number of road districts to nine in place of the thirty-three division heretofore in fores. The position ot county road supervisor was created and ,lBck True, of Medford, was ap pointed at an annual salary of $1000. He will have general" charge oftthe en tire county road construction. He fr ail experienced road builder and will doubtless accomplish much that will bo of permanent valuo to this conn ty. To assist him the - court ap pointed tho following supervisors of the nine newly-made districts: Oaem Lowe, Ashland; AJ. Rose, Phoenix; W. 11. Peimiger, Tolo; W. H. Von ablo, of Applegate; W. fi. Greshsni, of Sams Valley; Harvey " Richardson, Trail; Sam Vista!, Hig Butte; Chas, King, Lake creek, A movement is under way to extend the corporate limits of Ashland, so as to Include all of the property along the Boulevard as far out as the for mal School. The proposition is rais ing some discussion among the peo ple as to its advisability. While the move would add several hundred peo ple to the censtiB roll giving prac tically 5,000 population, the increased demsnd for water wonld lie consider able, and It Is argued by some that it would not be wise to draw upon the present water system until all tbe water in the creek Is acquired by the city. The extension as proposed or askod for by 1!. P. Pohland which would include the Montview Orchard tract adjoining C. C. CbappeiTs place. would materially increase the city's population and take la some of the most desirable residence property in the city. Those favoring this exten slon contend that there is ample wafer for tho needs of a much larger city, provided consumers are not allowed to continue wanting it as they have been doing. The council will doubt be naked to take action on the matter at He next meeting, after 'hioh the legislature must be called upon to provide for the extension. A rich free gold find has been ttiR!- about two miles south of the Ashland-- mine on the mountain slope oppusit Panther Butte, The discovers, svl.ieln affords evidence of being one of sub stantial value, is on deeded land bo- longiug to I), B, Grant, of that eity An old gentleman ranted Tucker, wbf has been associated with Mr. Grant in prospect work in the Wagner creek for some Ittae, had been exploring: the ground by a series of prospect holes when fee uncovered a well tW fined ledge having the appearance o oorp&yry sod of a soft and rottorc. substBnce. Mr, Grant went to loot, ut Tucker's And and both were sur prised to get a rich striuir of colons in the first dirt panned. M, V, Egg lea ton, who visited the olaee last reek and made soma examination at the prospect, says it appears tobe are Important discovery iu that sectino.- and that it bears the ear marks of bet ing a mine. The ledge In which tho gold Is found has a nearly east sn west strike. Where tt has been un covered It is of a type" of rock tbafc miners usually style porphyry. It ls in fact a fissure lode which has bee a matsuiorphosed and shows further al teration surface agencies, but ai through it there is granulated, brec -aiated quartz. The pan shows meets line gold, but there is m snroTlsliiEr number of large colors to be obtained from a ledge. W. C, T. U. Hems. The Union opened ou time at the. -3hristian church with an extra at--ndanoe and scripture reading by the. -iresident, . prayer by Rev. JoaeSv ongs, "Revive Us Again" and 'Stand up for Josub. " No business -5as transacted. Rev. Swander spoke " with great earnestness and zeul, givi ng twelve reasons why open saloons. -:re s detriment to any oity or piece- ' )ne was that they were nnlawufl, Nov :hureh member or any one can vol- 'or saloons or saloon men and prajp he Lord's prayer. Rev. Shields gpok 'or some few minutes about the last. ity election, where so many vstsv 'ere oast for saloon men. Rev. Jonetf ave quite an able address against: aloon men'snd saloons in general.. 'he president read the W. C, T. IT latform and five new members wer--tdded. The Boxoiogy was sung aadu he Union was dismissed by Rev 'wander, to meet at the home of Mrs. . dkins next Thursday, January Ifithu . Ul noma. Probsfe Court. Estate of , W. Mitchell. Bond of ' 'ornce P. Mitchell as administrator - fl d for record. Estate of Hunh V. ' Jinrron. Or4i- appointing Martha K Harron execo trix, O. W. Owens, J. M. Wagnar- (ttd D. W. Kincaid appraisers. rSiiHrdlaiistainJof Jennie M. Rirrf.. i minor. Order minointine Geo. Rr. Undlcy, E, H. Whitehead and V. &. . eunen appraisers. Kstate of II. W. Elmore, Order innointinir C. II. Blnioro administra tor, A. C Nicholson, Amos Nichoi ion and A. Carpentei appraisers. Estate of Carl ft Martin, 3, Martin appointed guardian. Sstate of & W. Harper. Confirm- -.ion sale of personal property. Estate of Henry Weyderniaun, Or lor appointing sle, etc. Kmil Brfifc fxecutor. AMONtl THE CHURCHES, ritKSllVTEUUN CHUltOH. Preaching next Sunday at 11 a, m, mid 73:0 p. m. Subject, "Beop C'nctb to Deep," Evangelistic ser vices negin m tne rresbyterisa church on the 1st of February Evangelists from fir. J, Milber Ctiap- -man's corps of workers will be here; Kev. D, S. Foy, D. D. and Frank. Dickson, All are invited to unite En those meetings. W, ft SHIELDS, Pastor,. M. B, CBC8CH, SOUTH All are invited to attend service next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p... m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. CHRISTIAN CHUHCH Evangelist C. F. Swander Sunday evening, January 22d, ai 7:30 p. m... Subject, "Remember the - VetL" " Come all and hear this sermon. Voting Contest. A beautiful silk flag to be presented"' to the most popular organization, In stitution, school, ohurch, lodge or -socioty of Modftird. To be decided on the popular vst? nlnn nod voting coupon will be isaaeit' by some of the prominent lm:af mer chants tree ej customers. Watch the large 4)iiartor page spaco in ttio next issue of The Mai) for t!i plnu snd list of merchants where ilio votes will he issued.