Reader, if tod want to
Raise Fruit, Grow Stock
Mine or Lumber.
Or tnirniB In any onoupatlon In
fhfl peerleitB itctlon erf laud of
almost uullnillsd oppurtaoltlui
THE MEDFORD MAIL
OREGON .. LEADS
In tlw production of Plot1 Frail
The Rogue River Valley
leMii OBKOON nd Hertford, - '
Itt matropolti nd trad Mattr.
li L st rprMaMd by
THS MED WORD MAIL
Simo it to Torm liinm runrN
WILL TBLL TOD ALL ABBOT IT
VOL. XX. f'EDFOHU. J&CKSOW CU'JNll, OREGON FRIDAY. MARCH, 27. 1908 HO. 13
Buy the New Goods
AND GET GENUINE SATISFACTION
Every Man, Woman and Child la Southern Oregon who has
ever beard of this Store and ban seen our displiy, or been in the
Store, KNOWS that we have never shown anything but the
newest good. We are bringing almost to your door the best
manufactured good the world affords, to sell at low and medi
um prieee. We came here to stay and have a ten year lease on
virtually the largest and certainly the best vtore room in Med
lord. We do more than show the new goods, WE GUARAN
TEE SATISFACTION, and while we may sell an inferior arti
cle once in a while, jt will not be our fault. Buy the new
millinery, suits, ski' t- or waists or anything you need in piece
goods here and SAVE MONEY.
New Spring' Suits
HAVE-YOU INVESTIGATED OUR LINE?
Regular $40
Spring Suits
S25
Over 30 new Spring Suits in
Browns, Navy's, , Copenhagen,
Tan, Gray and Fancies, Etc.,
in the light weight French
Serges, Cbiffon, Panamas, Etc.,
lined with the gcod grade ol
Taffeta Silk or the Skinner
Satin which gives excellent
service. Suits that sell ordi
narily at 130, 132.60, $35, CHE
$37.50and 10, nowchoice fjJJ
SEE THE WINDOW
$13.50
Our 25 beautiful new Spring
Suits in fancy stripes and
checked effects, also the plain
goods in Panamas, Serges, Etc.
All goods durable, sensible
suits, euitabb for Misses' and
small Women. You will won
der how we can sell these for
so little, but we actually offer
f 20. $22.50 and $25 suits, now
for choice $13 5
THE STORE THAT SHOWS THE NEW GOODS
BAKER-HUTCHASON CO.
O street just north Jackson County Bank
sMwllTiMwaavauiasaMicaCRiCAsaw
THE MAN WHO HAS THE RIGHT .SORT OF
BRAINS ON THE INSIDE WILL HAVE THE RIGHT
.SORT or A HAT ON THE OUT3IDE OF HIS
SKULL. OTHER-S WILL THINK MORE OF YOUR
FACE ir YOU WEAR A GOOD HAT ABOVE IT.
WE ARE THE JoLE AGENTJ IN THIS CITY
FOR THE KNAP-FELT HAT. YOU KNOW THAT
WE HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION FOR CARRY
ING HAT-S THAT ARE RIGHT IN STYLE, AND'
OF COURSE YOU WISH THE .STYLISH HAT.
RESPECTFULLY,
DANIELS'
New Clothing' vStore
Private Boarding House
MRS. FAY,
C STREET,
RESOLVED
THAT IFYOU WISH TO MARCH
ALONG YOU MUST BE CUD
IN THE UATEVST. THET
BerreR. your, apparel;
THE JWIFTERWIUU lie
.YOUR. PROGRESS,
BUSTHR BROWNE
Head t
Proprietor
i Opposite Postofflce
Bostaees along realty lines con-
tlnoee brisk, a goodly aombarr of
sales being "reported. Twenty lota la
the Rest Medford addition obenaod
Hands during tke week, aside from a
lame aersage of fruit land.
U. a best, of Ullbjr, N. D., par
ebased tbrongh W. T. fork A Co., IS
acres ot land from Ueorge Flake, the
consideration txlng 16250, or 1350 an
aoie for land sat tn 2-rear-old pears.
The land sold is part of tbe Morrison
traot near tbe UrltUn creek school
boose.
F. A. Barber of East Aurora, N.
Y., parohaied 31 acres of laod on tbe
nortb fork of UiiUln creek for (3200,
or a little over ihu An acre. W. I'.
York A Co bandied tbe property tor
W. A. Witober. Mr. Barber lutends
to plant tbe land eutlrely lo fruit.
11. C. Stoddard exchanged 10 acres
of orenard land near Kagle Point to
Henry Humphrey for 20 Iota tn tbe
West Medford Addition. Mr. Stod
dard contemplates building upon a
portion of tbe lota and will plaoe
tbe remainder npon tbe market.
H. T. McCaUom, of OH by, N. D.
purchased 15 aoree est to pears near
tbe plaoe purchased by Mr. Best, tbe
nrice paid being W.OUO. W. T. York
A Co., oondaoted tbe bnslness for D.
O. Safe. '
Tbe H. T, Hull orenard southwest
of Medford consisting ot 30 aoree waa
sold to U. W. Potter and Q. O. Qoold
of St Johns, Orsgon, tbe eonstaen.
tlon being 116,500 or 1825 an aore, tbe
highest prlos ever paid for yoong or
chard land In tbe Bogoe hirer Val
ley. The orobaid la a eery fine one
consisting of Newtown and Spltzeu-
berg apples and D' Anion and Howell
pears. Tbe property was purohaaed
from J. E. Watt last antnmn by H.
T. Hull, the consideration being IH,
000. Aside from these larae aalea a
considerable number of entailer bold
Inge cbsnged bands. The real estate
men continue optimlitlo ever the
aondltions nt business.
Tbs property south of Medford
known as tbe bell plaoe bas been sold
tbrough the agenoy of hogue Klver
Uand Company to Charlee M. Eng.
Itsb, formerly of Urand Forks oonn
ty, North Dakota, tbe consideration
being 115,000. W. W. Ulaigow will
manage tbe property for Mr. Eng.
lob, It oonaUts ot 32 acres of Spit.
ssentisrg and Newtown apples and 9
aorea of paature",land, i3 aores In all.
The Crater Lake Lumber Company
better known to residents of this
valley es the Iowa Lumber A Box
Company, purchased another lum
ber traot tn tbe Big Butte district
during the past week paying In the
neighborhood of (50,000 for 1010
Tbe property Is known as the Swift
Lumber traot and consists of sugar
and ysilow pine. It was owned by
Untchlneon 4 Lnmsden of this olty.
The deal has been contemplated for
some time and was clooed during the
past week.
Plunlot to Eotertaii Visitors
The oommlttee appointed by tbe
Commercial Club to arrange for the
entertainment of the Portland bnsl-
s men who plan to Tlslt Medford
and ;tbe Bogne River Valley about
tbe middle of next month, le already
at work on their plans which giro
promise of an elaborate entertain
ment of the visitors. Every auto
mobile that tbe or mmlttee oan possi
bly obtain Is to be pressed Into eer-
Ties. They are meeting with con
siderable sneoese along this line, a
number of maehlaea being offered
already.
Tbe excursion Is scheduled to
reach Medford early In the monlog.
The train will be met by the anto-
mob'lee and the visitors taken lor a
day's trip In tbe valley. Jackson
ville, Central Point, Bogus River
Dam and all other points of Interest
wlk be visited, the party to return to
Medford In time to attend an elan
orate banquet In the evnlng to be
given at the Naab Hotel. Tbe ban
quet is to be paid for by the pro
moters of the PsolHo A Eastern K,
R. In this manner the excursion- la
wltbont soot to the Commercial Club,
aside from a little trouble on tbe
part of Its members. Tbe reenlt In
an advertising way Is bard to esti
mate. Much good wlU. of a neces
sity, reenlt from tbe visit of a large
number of prominent Portland capi
talists and bnslness men.
The promptness with which tbe ex
onrslon wee arranged efterjthe return
ot Tom Rlohnrdaon to Portland shews
what Mr. Richardson oaa do In ths
wsy of promoting snob an exonrslon.
There will be at least one hundred
visitors on tbe exonrslon.
Tbe day will be set soon. In time
for those who bare maohlneeto make
preparations to take tbe visitors for
a spin. Tbe exonrslon is bound to
prove tbe blggeet tblngjforthe sdver.
tlsing of this city that bas ever been
plannid.
'-Sliver plated milk tubeelfor ssle
at toe tiogoc niverureamery, saea
ford. tf.
THE MR
QUESTION
On last Saturday a oommlttee son-
alsting of Messrs. Perry, Page and
Uaraett from the Oorumerolal Olnb
aod Coaoll men Wortman, Elf art and
Merrlek, together with Olty Engi
neer, T. W. Osgood, left for a trip
to tbe Butte oreek dletriet to ex
amine the proposea eooroee of a
water enpply for Medford. Tbe
oommlttees returned on Tuesday
evening after visiting tbe head
waters of Big Butte, Little Butte
oreeks and a number ot other places
In that section.
Neither committee has ss yet mode
a report to tbeir respective bodies,
bot It is understood that tbey favor
tbr Little Butte (Jreek against tbe
Big Butte. To obtain water from ibe
latter place it will necessitate tbe
construction ot a tunnel tbrongh a
range of mountains and a oiroatious
route for tbe pipe Hue. Ibe approx
imate coat would be In tbe neighbor
hood ot fcflO.OUO whioh le considered
by tbe members of the council to be
prohibitive On tbe other hand, tbe
water from tbe Little Butte oreek can
be supplied to Medford for an ap
proximate ooet of 1300,000, whioh
amount can be obtained for anon an
undertaking.
It is understood that there is
third proposition that Is favored by
the members of the party bnt the
gentlemen refuse to state wbere the
water Is to be obtained, until, after
they settle one or two water rig as
and make their report to their re
spective bodies.
Medford Boy Killed by Car.
TbeT following from tbe Portlano
Oregontan gives tbe facte of tbe
death of Vernon Fanaber last Thurs
day afternoon:
Vernon Fan slier, 18 years of age,
wboee boms was In Medford, Oregon,
waa inn down and killed by a street
car yesterday afternoon, a few min
ntes after 5 o'clock, at the oorner of
Second and Main atteeta. The yonng
man walked In front of the car in
some manner yet to be explained,
and altbongh the polloe have taken
into ouatody Motermen R. U. Reed,
wbo waa In charge of the oar, to hold
blm pending tbe verdict of tbe ooro
ner's jury, wbioh will Investigate,
there seems to be muob evidence to
show that the young man'a careless.
ness oontrlbuted more to bis death
than any other cause.
Fansher, according to tbe stories
told by ten eye-witnesses, waa oroaa
lng the street, walking from the weat
to tbe east. He left tbe elde walk
about 30 feet from the crossing, go
ing around a truok that waa going
south. Tne ear, No. 310, on tbe
Fulton line, was going north at per
haps a little more than average apeed.
Tbe ttnok behind which Fansher
walked was hooded ana bid him from
tbe sight of the motorman. Fanaber
waa on his way to his lodgings,
which are oloee by, at 205 Main
street, where be resided with his
brother, Wkbur, E. Fansher, who le
a cook In tbe Giotto restaurant on
Yamhill street, between Third and
fourth. On the northeast oorner
there is an excavation being made
In a vacant lot, where the contractors
are operating a steam deiriok. This
derrlok mnst have attracted Fanaher's
attention for, from aooonnta, he was
looking at It at the time aw was
crossing tbe) street.
Be walked In a northerly dlreo-
tion add away from the oar, bnt
diagonally aorose the track. He
paused a fatal fraction cf a second
on the north-bound traok ana there
the ear etrnok him. He waa knock
ed down, bie bead struck tbe ground
with great vlolenoe, fraotnrlng tbe
skull and at the base of tbe brain
and breaking the neek at Its Junc
ture with the skull. Tbe ear step
caught blm and rolled and dragged
blm for perhaps 10 or 30 feet. Peo
pie on the eldewalk and those In the
front part of the oar who hadwltneo
eed tbe accident shouted with horror
and the motorman brought bla ear
to a suddsn stop about 40 feet from
where the prostrate man waa found.
Paaaenger and pedeetrlana rnabed to
the yootb'e esslatanos and volunteers
qnlokly oarrled bim to tbe drug
store of Oradon A Kobler, oorner of
Main and First streets. He wss still
alive, bnt Dr. Lloyd Irvine, of Third
and Madison streets, found that ha
was beyond medical aid. Witbio 15
mlnotee the yoong men wea deed.
Young Fansher waa a son of L. W,
Fanahsr,Cof Central Point, sad wai
formerly a student In the Medford
High School. The remains were
brought to Medford Sundsy snd were
intered In tbe family plot in Phoenix
oemetery. Serviote were held at the
Preetyteriao church oy Rev, Q. L.
Hall, f tbe Medford Baptist onuroh.
Mr. and Mrs, Fansbsr have the
deepeat heart felt sympsthy of their
many friends In this oommonlty In
there alBlotloo.
For Sale A few good horses and
different klnde of wagons and rigs.
Call at West Side Bnok Stable. 7-tf.
lUPDMCr IN
ORCHARD LANDS
An laotease of 3000 per oeat In tea
years in value, or at tbe rate of 200
per osat a year, le the record abowa
by orchard lead la the Hogue Klver
Valley. Aod this, bee been shown by
the actual eelllag prise of the land
and la not a dream 1 neither Is It
what la to happen. It le an actual
statement of tbe truth, as shown by
tbe sale, dnrlng tbe past week of the
property known as the Hull orchard
one mile aootb of Medord situated
next to the famona Hill orfhard for
woicb 11000 an acre was rsfuaed last
fell.
Tbe Hull property waa eold a little
leas than ten years ago by tbe orlgl
nal owner, F. T. Uooob, to Frank
Paine for W0 an acre. Mr. Paine
aet out an orchard oonsiatng of ap.
plea and pears and fonr years ago
sold It for (o0 an acre to a Mr. titer-
rltt, Mr. Hterrltt decided to part
ith tbe property about two yeara
ago and eold to J. & Watt for (2J5
an acre. Three months sgo Mr. Wat
aoM tnsftiroperty which had consist
ed of 40 aoree to Hull A Parker.
Mr. HnU took, the north half of tbe
forty together with tbe buildings,
paying 114,000 or 1700 an are. He
baa Just sold his holding for 116,500
925 an aore, the higheet price
ever paid fat orchard .land tn the
Rogae River Valley, a W, Potter
end Q.JO. Oould. ot St Johns, Ore
gon, near tke femeua Hood ' River
fruit dlstriot, asa the purchasers
Tbne the Increase la value from NO
aore a little lees than tea years
ago to 1825 at the present time shows
an Inoreae of over 20 times the Bret
value, or an Increase of over tOOO par
cent.
W. T. York A Co., who handled the
bnainess for Mr, Watt awed the pnr
ohaaee If tbey oould plaoe the proper
ty on tbe market at 11000 an acre
and were told that tbey oould not.
The present owners refuse to con
sider selling at any price.
Last year tbe owner of the Hill or
obard eltnatad next to the Hull pro
perty received an offer of 100,000 for
GO eorea of tbe pear orchard bnt re
fused to sell. The Uill orohard laat
year paid over 20 per oent on the in
vestment. Amusements.
Tbe "Dixie Jubilee Singers" Sat
urday night waa one of the best at
tractions of the 'kind that has ap
peared here tble eeason and waa en
titled to a much larger house than
tbey drew. However, tbe Sunday
evening oonoert brought out an audl-
enoe that packed tbe opera booae to
the doora, and waa thoroughly enjoy
ed by all. Aa singers the people of
tbe company are hard to beat.
The singers participated In tne ser
vloee at tne different churohee on
Sunday, volunteering to aaslat In the
mnslo. In the morning tbey ssng
at the Presbyterian and Baptist
obnrcbee and In tbe evening at the
Christian and M. E. eburohea. Tbe
singing was thoroughly enjoyed by
the oongregatlons.
William P. Cnllen preeenteu
"The Burgomaster" at tbe opera
bonse of Tneeday evening to a large
and appreciative andlenee' And he
deeerved to meet with soonest fot It
wessons of tbe finest musical come
dies staged In Medford for some
time. One Welnburg, well known to
old theater goers, waa seen In tbe
part of Peter Stnyveetaat, tbe gov
ernor ot New Amsterdam, and age
bae bnt Improved bis art. It will be
remembered that be waa the first
man to appear In this role In fact It
was due to hie efforts that "Tbe
Burgomaster" waa named a anooeee
by tbe erltlos and ble eon tinned
ensoess now that tbe play has recent
ly been revived, speaks well of tbe
merlte of tbe man. He kept his and
lenoe well In band dnrlng Tneeday
night'e performance and pleeeed all
Ruth White as Willie Van Aetorbllt
was a great anooeee. In fact the
entire oast wae good and tbe applause
ehowed that a Medfordjradleuoe sp
predates ability.
Prominent Man Drowned.
A. ' F. Johnston, a prominent
merohant nf Santa Monica, Calif,
and the owner ot tbe Virgin minea
In Josephine oonnty waa drowned
in the Illinois river Monday.
It Is understood that Johnson and
two oompanlona started to oroas tbs
Illinois river, which at thle time of
the yeer Is very high aod rapid, and
onoe In tbe middle of tbs steam tbe
small boat they were lo oapaizid ancM
threw ite ocoopants out.
Johnson waa a weak man, and
owing to the extreme ooldnese of the
river could not enrvlve the stvere
shock and want down with the cur
rent. Tbe two other ocoopants of
the boat managed to reech opposite
bores, and, with tbe aid of a rope
end drift, tbey managed to get to
gether Hod - look for Johnston's
body, whioh oould not he fennd.
SCHOOL PUNS
DECIDED UPON
Tne board of sohool directors have
deeided to aoeept tbe pises for the
school hones sobmltted by
Cherlee Buigrstr, of Alneny. The
cost of erection acoordlng to the
plane wlU be In the neighborhood of
fCT.OUO.
Tbe alreotors triad In svsiy wsy
possible to favor local architeote, bot
they weie unable to do so and etlll
do their doty to tbe school dlstriot,
Tbs plana submitted to tbe blard by
Mr. Buigratf were superior In meoy
waya to tbe plena eubmltted by local
arcblteote. Tbe plana submitted to
the board by Mr. Burgralf were
eunerlur In many waya to the plans
submitted by local architects. Tbe
plans have been returned to Albeny
for tbe detail work and aa aoon
this Is completed by tbe arobitectj
they will be returned to the board
here and the blda for tba contracting
will be called for. Tbe board wante
tbe eontiact to go to local contrac
tors. Tbe plans as adopted are for a
three etory school bnilding contain
ing twelve large class rooms. In the
attie a gymnasium la to be construct
ed and In the beaement will be the
innon rooms, bicycle rooms and the
like. Tne cnilding Is to be con
structed ot brick with granite trim
mings. The aseimbly ball la to be
modern lo all respects and will con
tain n baloony. Tbe beating plant
le to be oaref nlly eonetrneted, mini
mising tke ebaaose of Ure. The
rooms are to be ventilated thoroughly
eo that ths windows are aot depend
ed npon for ventilation.
The arohlteot has been ordered to
finish the detailing of tbe plana as
rapidly as possible so that tbe bide
oan be called fur. The board wants
thebnlldlng completed lo time for
tbe next term ot aohool and tbey
realize that tbey must hurry the
work along In-order to have It com
pleted. May Develop Cement Property.
During tbe past week there haa
been a persistant rumor about town
to tbe effect that a number of capi
talists are considering tbe advisa
bility of developing tbe oemeut landa
over on tba Arplegate. ine fuel
question haa been a diawback prev
ious to tbs present timedrat now It ie
claimed tbat with the coal mine In
operation this quesion will have been
solved. With a auttlolent amount of
fuel'.to be obtained and a property
tbat will furnish a high grade of
oement, certainly It will not be long
before atepe are taken to develope
tbe property.
J. A, DeLay, ot tble city, hes been
oon aider log for sometime the pros
pects of snob n manufacturing oon-
oera. He haa naa a eoneiaeraoie
amount of experlenoe in tbe manu
facturing of oement and he hae made
plane to thoroughly look Into the
matter for certain Portland parties
who have signified a desire to take
hold of the propoeitton. Mr DeLay,
however, hae not done a great dea
as yet In oonaootloo with tbe matter
owing to the fact that he hea not
been eertaln aa to whether he would
be able to obtain tbe neoeeaary
amount of fuel for the kilns,
Home time aao a government ex
pert visited tbe oroperty in question
and after a oaref ul analyale of tbe
material proclaimed tbet It would
prodnee a superior grade ot Portland
oemtat. Now tbat the fuel queetion
la eald to tie settled tbe matter will
probably be taken np In earnest.
Small Boys Tone. Ml Powder.
Harold Riddle and the little eon
of Mr. Filey were quite severely
burned last Wednesday by the ex
plosion ot a small quantity of gnn
powder to whioh they tooobed a
matob. The little fellows were play
ing over near the slaughter pan wbon
they found a thnmb stall filed with
powder, wbioh bad been thrown
awy by Jim Hurt, who had need
It aa a pooltlee lor a felon on ble
toumb. Ponrlng ont tbe powder on
tbe ground tbe boys crowded eroond
It to see it "go off" when tbey
tenoned a matob to It, Both of the
boye wen borned about the faoe
more or lass, but little Harold
Riddle wee eo eeverety burned tbat
he haa been confined to bed dnrlng
the week, under the oare of Dr.
Long. Tbe ealn waa bnrnsd off of
bis faoe In large pa tehee, ana within
a few moments after tbe explosion
bla eyee wars entirely cloeed by tbe
welling and bis oompanlona bad to
lead blm back to town. It wae feared
tbat bis eyee were injured, but when
the swelling wee reduoed it was found
tbat only tbe exterior of tbe lids wae
borned. The little Filey boy wea
alio burned quite severely, but bla
Injuries were not serious enough to
confine him to his bed. Madras,
Crook oounty, Pioneer,
Harold Riddle le the eon of Mrs,
K. U. Kiddle, formerly Mlse Mamie
Isaacs, of Medford. Mrs. Kiddle's
many frlende In this olty will be
pleased to learn that yoong Harold
la not seriously hurt.
KAFER BUYS
LEWIS INTEREST
It la reported that Edgar Hater has
purchased the latereel of O. H.
Lewis In the Paolflo A Eastern rail
road. The terms aad eoadltlona ox
tbe eale oennoi aa yet be determined
aa Mr. Hater Is absent from the olty
on a trip to the timber oountiv oa
Big Bntte.
Tbe first report wss to the effect
that the Interest of Mr, Lewis had
been aoqulred by Mayor Reddy, bnt
the Mayor stated to a reporter of The
Mail that It waa not he that had pur
chased the interest, bnt Mr. Ilefer.
Tne reaaon of Mr, Lewis in selling
out cannot be determined before the
return ot air. Liefer. The latter now
controls about two-tbirda of tbe capi
tal stock of tbe oompeoy la now
owned or controlled by locel men.
add real estate
Council Talks Pavement.
The cityfoounoil met cn Wednes
day evening and passed an ordi
nance providing that tbey ebouldoall
for blda fur the paving ot Seventh
street. Tbe epeelUoatlone for tbe
pavement and preliminary grading
were adopted as offered to the coua-
ell by the City Engineer.
Seventh etreet le to be properly
graded before any pavement Is plan
ed thereon. All eott spots are to be
filled wlb took whioh le to be roiled
aad thoroughly packed so tbat there
will be no sagging of tbe pavement.
The bithallthlo material to to
thoroughly cover the rolled etreet
aad tbe eorf see le to be free from, any
roughness or boneyoomb effect when
the pavement Is finished.
A representative ot Walker Broth-
era, of Portland, who will bid on the
contract, waa preeent at the meeting
end dleoneeed with the coonoll toe
phaaea ot tbe work. He claims tbat
after the grading le oompleted that
hie oompeny can pave at the rate
of a block a day. Six weeke ie the
time that be roughly eetlmeted will
be tbe time required for ;the filling,
grading and laying of tbe pavement.
He stated to tbe coonoll that bla
company bad authorized blm to state
poaitlvely that If tbey obtained tbe
oontract that they would put io the
paving tbla aummsr ahead of two
other towne whose streets they are
figuring on, Grants Paas and Ash
land. Tbe counoil emended an ordinance
passed by them laat week preventing
female pereons from entering saloons,
or other prmlsee In which liquor Is
sold, by exoepting the public dining
room of soy hotel Tbe way tbe or
dinance reed at JUrst it would be un
lawful for any woman to enter the
dining room of a hotel in the olty
where liquor le served.
The water oommlttee failed tn make
a report, bot it le expected tbet tbey
will do eo at the next meeting of tbe
ooonolL
Wbeellof 's Ex-Mayor to Locate.
J. M. MoDonald of Wheeling, West
Virginia, aad formerly mayor of tbat
city, bee been n the valley during
tbe paet month looking over values
wish a view of locating permanently.
Mr. MoDonald le a retired eapltallst
and haa been traveling on the Paolflo
ooaet for some time seeking n suit
able location for n fruit ranch where
he oan eetUe aad spsnd his remain
ing days as hs puts It, "far fram tba
vigorous climate of the Uaatera
States." He haa expreeeed himself
highly pleaeedwlth the ollmate and
reeotuoee of tbe Rogue River Valley
ana no nee netermmea to looate in
tbe vicinity of Medford. To n repte
eentatlve ot Tbe Mall Mr. McDonald
expreeeed himself as follower
"I feel like tne pioneers did when
they dlsoovered gold In California.
I want to get npon a housetop and
sbont to ths world, 'Eureka I have
fonnd it The Rogue River Valley Is
what I have been looking for a con
siderable time. And I eay tble after
I have traveled over the entire Paol
flo ooaet looking for a plaoe to locate.
I have long wanted to retire from a
active bualneee and acquire a fruit
ranch which oould be plaosd on a
paying bails and where the ollmate
would not be too rigorous. And I
have foond tbe plaoe of Jiy dreams in
tbe vicinity of Medford.
"I am veiy blgnly pleased with
the conditions which prevail In thle
eeotloo. Vour climate le splendid
end I am aurejtbat I oan And a plaoe
where I oen raise fruit like othets In
this valley do. I am pioud that I
found Medford and tble valley by
myself and not through the agency
of any person or persons. I dropped
oil at Medford with nothing particu
lar In view, other then I wanted to
aee whet yon had here. But instead
ot staying for tns day as I had In
tended, I am here yet end I am going
to stay. A trip home to get my fam
ily and my travels will be orer,"
Mr. MoDonad wae for eight years
the mayor of the olty of Wheeling
end Is tb type of men that tbe val-
lev eaonia eo oruua in nnvinn no
talned as a cltisen.
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