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VOL XX
MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1908.
NO. 46
EIEHT YEARS
Success of Two Brothers in
Fruit Growing Reads
Like Romance
Under ordinary circumstances
there are very few people In tbla day
and age who make a fortune In eight
yeais and make it honestly and at
the fame time make the country In
which this fortune was accumulated
and all the people surrounding better
became of Ita having been made. The
Morning Mail has In mind a number
of fortunes which have been made
iu a brief space of time in the fruit
industry of the Rogue River valley,
but few are there of them which are
as marvelous as Is the one of which
, we are at this time referring the
fortune of the Bates Bros.
Jifthe year 1900 James and Wil
liam Bates purchased a tract of un
developed land, in which there were
11B acres. The land Is situated east
-of Medford a few miles and at the
time it was purchased but little of It
was there which was not covered
with chaparral and manianlta bushes
And scrub oak trees. The price paid
for the land was $2000. Now, these
Bates boys were not only well fixed
financially and it is not to be pre
sumed that they paid the $2000 In
cash right at that time but that
matters not. The boys were barbers
and worked at that profession in this
city. They were unlike the majority
of professional me nln their line
they saved their money, and after
they purchased this tract of land
they made of It a savings bank tor
their weekly earnings. Aside from
being frugal and industrious, the
boys were fortunate In having par
ents who were not afraid of honest
toll, and these ot once moved to the
farm and began the work of carv
ing a fortune for their sons from
the crude, unfilled soil of this great
valley. The boys in the meantime
.applied themselves industriously to
their profession and from their week
ly earnings from that day to this
they have supplied their father, J.
T. Bates, who was made superin
tendent of the farm, with the needed
sustenance of life, the help necessary
to Improve the land, provide the re
quired machinery for operating and
the trees for planting and the boys
are still working at their profession
and where does the fortune come
in, do you ask? Here it is: The
boys have an 80-acre fruit orchard
one ot the best there Is in the
Rogue River valley. The orchard,
which Is called the "Mountain Cove,"
Is now and for years has been spoken
of as one of the most uniform and
best cared for bunch of trees in this
locality.
This year the boys shipped their
first carload of fruit a full carload
of fancy pack Jonathan apples. They
were shipped to New York City, but
returns from their sale have not as
yet been received.
Not all their orchard is in bearing
as yet, nor will It be for a.few. years,
because of the fact that only from
BOO to 1000 trees were planted dur
ing the early development of the
land, but each year a block of new
trees has been added to the orchard,
until today there are 80 acres of
growing trees, and another ten acres
will be set this winter. The varie
ties of fruit In the orchard are New
town and Jonathan apples. Cornice,
Howell and Bartlett pears.
Still The Morning Mall has not
told of the fortune1 the boys have
'iitade in dollars and cents, but. here
It Is; At the prices orchards of this
character In the valley are selling at
this one Is worth from $800 to $1000
an acre any one can multiply these
figures by 80, the number of acres
there are in the orchard, but no per
son need make the boys an offer of
the highest figure named they will
not sell.
About one more year at barberlng
and the boys will retire from that
line of work and will give their at
tention to growing frntt, the orchard
having reached an age which will
permit them to withdraw from it the
weekly salaries earned at their
chairs.
RIG IRRIGATION W HRJIK.
Medford Contractor Engaged for
Josephine Project.
Engineer Fred M. Cummlngs ot
this city received a telegram yester
day from parties at Grants Pass stat
ing that his terms were accepted and
to start work at once. This means
that Engineer Cummlngs has a big
job on his hands and he will leave
tomorrow to begin work.
The concern which has secured the
services of Engineer Cummlngs Is
the Josephine Irrigation 41 Power
company, which was recently organ'
lied at Grants Pass for the purpose
of getting plans and figures for a
huge irrigation system for all the
land for miles around that city. Later
on the work is to be undertaken to
carry out the plans prepared.
That the people who are behind
this enterprise mean business can be
judged from the tact that all the
money needed tor the preliminary
work, about $10,000, was subscribed
Inside of one hour, and already all
the money which will be needed to
carry out the work is practically ar
ranged for now. The amount neces
sary will not be known until Engi
neer Cummlngs makes his report, but
one thing Is certain, it will be a
very large amount.
It Is claimed that those who raise
anything but fruit throughout most
of Josephine county have found that
the risk Is altogether too great. For
Instance, it is stated on good author
Ity that the canning company there
contracted tor a crop ot tomatoes tor
the sum of $5000 and that before
any could be gathered the vines were
all killed off for want of water. "It
has now got to the pass where we are
simply compelled to put in irrlga;
tlon or go out ot the farming busi
ness altogether," Is the way one of
the prominent Josephine county
ranchmen explained it to The Morn
ing Mall, and from what can be
learned that is considered to be a
good sizing up of the situation.
The following about the organisa
tion is taken from the last Issue ot
the Grants Pass Courier:
"At the meeting of the directors ot
the Josephine County Irrigation and
Power company last Friday evening
H. L. Ollkey was elected president,
O. H. Carner, vice-president; J. O.
Rlggs, secretary, and O. A. Hamilton,
treasurer. During the week the can
vassing committee have completed
the work of securing subscriptions
to the capital stock of the corpora
tion and will hold a meeting In a
day or two to act on the applications
of experts who have asked to make
the examinations along the lines of
Irrigation. The officers of the com
pany hope to have an expert at work
examining the heads of the various
streams to find opportunities for im
pounding flood waters and examin
ing various points on Rogue river
where dams can be built and water
secured. The expert will also make
preliminary surveys for four ditch
lines, two on eac hslde ot the river,
eacb ot the ditches to be about 12
miles long. The work will be pushed
to completion In from tour to six
weeks, when a full and complete re
port will be made to the directors of
the company."
PRUNE GROWERS TO ORGANIZE.
They Will Meet in Medford Next
Thursday Afternoon.
Some ot the prune growers ot this
locality are of the opinion that they
have not been treated fairly at the
hands of the buyers In the market
ing ot their season's crop of prunes,
and to the end that there be concert
ed action In the disposition of their
crops, a call has been made for a
meeting of the growers at the Med
ford Commercial club rooms on next
Thursday afternoon.
There would seem to be need of
perfecting a prune growers' organiza
tion and whether they have disposed
ot their crops this season ornot , all
growers Bhould attend this meeting
and lend all the assistance possible
In effecting such an organization, not
only for protection this season, but
for all seasons to come.
PRESBYTERIAN IIKOTHERHOOI).
Was Organized Last Night and J. F.
Hutrhason Was Elected President.
The men's lodge of the Presbyter
ian church was permanently organ
ized last night by adopting a consti
tution and by-laws and by outlining
the object of the lodge. J. F.
Hutchason was elected president; J.
G. Rodgers, vice-president, and W. J.
Roberts, secretary and treasurer.
A prepared program was carried
out to the entertainment and pleas
ure of those present. The commit
tee on refreshments won the com
mendation and praise ot all for the
banquet prepared for the members of
the lodge.
It was decided to call a convention
of the Presbyterian Brotherhoods In
Southern Oregon, to meet In Medford
at the next meeting ot this lodge, No
vember 24. Every one spoke of be
ing pleased with the movement and
prophesied great things as the result
both to the church and city.
Foresters to Orgnnize.
Mr. Fields, ot Oakland, Cal., who
has been In the city several days, last
evening got together a goodly num
ber ot the former members of the
Foresters lodge and reorganized the
lodge here. They start out under fa
vorable ansplces and hope to be able
to maintain the organization In this
'place.
Make Home In Oregon.
During the last few days that the
colonist rates were eftectltva more
than 1200 people came to Oregon on
one-war tickets to make thla state
j their pemranent home.
TARIFF IS NOW
B El NGR EVISED
Ways and Means Committee
in Session Going Over
the Schedules
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 Wth
but few exceptions the Interests af
fected by schedule A ot the Dingley
tariff, which includes over a hun
dred articles under the heading of
chemicals, oils and paints, do not de
sire any change In rates ot duty now
operative. This was indicated today,
at the first bearing for the consider
ation tor a revision ot the tariff held
before the house committee on ways
and means.
The hearings are preliminary to
taking up of the question at an extra
session ot congress. There were few
requests for Increases in the present
rates of duty. A strong advocate of
lower tariff was Albert Plaut, who
defeated the schedule for medicinal
chemicals for the Wilson bill. Plaut
said the duties are now practically
prohibitive.
He recommended that many chem
icals now paying 25 per cent ad va
lorum should be reduced to 15 per
cent. In addition he recommended
that on certain other chemicals qui
nine, for Instance which now come
ji tree of duty, that there should be
placed a duty ot 15 per cent.
N. D. Arnold, representing the
varnish manufacturers, said the var
nish manufacturers were perfectly
satisfied with existing conditions.
Answering a question of a Demo
cratic member of the committee, Ar
nold admitted the varnish manufac
turers do not need protection on al
cohol varnish and thought the reduc
tion ot duty from 35 to 25 per cent
would be fair.
Arnold denied that the surplus
production Is offered on foreign mar
kets by American manufacturers at
less than that demanded in the home
markets.
WHOLE TOWN BURNED.
The Town of Tuft, Mont., Destroyed
by Fire for the Second Time.
WALLACE, Idaho. Nov. 11. The
death of Jamea Banters, the serious
injury of Elsie Leroundeau and the
attempt to lynch a man thought to
be an Incendiary by a crowd of infuri
ated townspeople, were the leading
features of the fire which early today
destroyed the town of Taft, Mont.
Loss $100,000; Insurance $50,000.
Tbla la the second time In three
months that the town has been de
stroyed. The fire first broke out
about 10 o'clock last night In the Ar
cade building. It was promptly ex
tinguished, but broke out again In
the same place about 4 this morning
with a fury that defied all efforts of
the fire brigade. Soon the whole
village was In flames. As far as is
learned 15 buildings, 12 ot which
were saloons, were destroyed. The
people In Taft were of the Impression
that a gambler named Green had set
the fires out ot spite at the owners
of the Arcade theater, and a demon
stration against this man reached
such proportions that It Is alleged the
authoritiea were forced to remove
him to Wallace to prevent lynching.
During the fire Banters, a porter at
the Spokane hotel, was burned to
death and the Le Roundeau girl seri
ously Injured by Jumping from the
second story window of the Arcade
theater. Several other girls in this
building had narrow escapes.
CHINA'S RULER NEAR DEATH.
Emperor's Condition Has Grown
Steadily Worse.
PEKIN, Nov. 1 1. The Emperor of
China, who has been suffering from
an Intestinal disorder, is worse today.
His Majesty refuses foreign medicine.
He Is awfully weak. Yuan Shal Kal
Is pessimistic over the Emperor's
condition.
Public business has been suspend'
ed on account of the Indisposition of
the Dowager Empress.
AFRAID OF THE KAISER.
After Exritinff lehaie, the Reichstag
Defeats Motion.
BERLIN, Nov. 11. An exciting
debate In the Reichstag was conclud
ed this evening with the rejection by
a majority of the opposition to send
to the emperor an address calling his
attention to the danger of his maj
esty's personal Intervention In for
eign politics. The displeasure ot the
house was concentrated principally
upon the chancellor.
Members of several ot the groups
refused to accept the chancellor's ex
planation with regard to the empe
ror's interview In the London papers
as satisfactory, offering guarantees
tor the future, but when the proposi
tion of addressing the emperor form
ally on the subject was put to the
house government the majority did
not hesitate to vote against It. Von
Buelow listened ail afternoon to the
attacks on himself, and though it waa
expected be would speak again today,
be refrained from doing so. It was
said today the emperor was receiv
ing a full stenographic report of the
proceedings at Donadeschlngen,
where be is the guest of Prince Fuer-
stenberg.
PARALLEL GUNNESS CASE.
Police Believe Marengo, III., Is
Sceue of Another Farm.
AURORA. III., Nov. 11. Marengo,
111., may have a parellel to the fam
ous Gunness farm. Evidence which
may prove John Bedford, a Marengo
farmer, arrested at Beatrice, Neb.,
Saturday, on a charge ot having mur
dered his neighbor, Oscar Hoganaon.
to be guilty ot a number ot simlllar
crimes, is at hand, according to the
Marengo police today.
Bedford will be brought back to
Marengo tomorrow. Hoganton's
body was unearthed a week ago near
the farmhouse and the remains of
John Belmont, another Marengo
farmer, are now being sought. It Is
declared that William Evans, ot Mar
engo, who spent the night at the Bed
ford farm only a short time before
the disappearance of the alleged mur
derer, was assaulted and robbed but
escaped from the farm with his life.
ELECTED TO $3000 JOB.
Reporter Nominated at Last Minute
Just to FiU Up Ticket.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11. A special
dispatch to the World from Philadel
phia says: "Given three weeks' leave
of absence from his paper, that be
might act during the campaign as
secretary of the Philadelphia party, a
reform movement In opposition to the
Republican city organization, F. J.
Gorman, 24 years old, a reporter,
was nominated at the last minute tor
county Commissioner, more to fill up
the ticket than with any idea ot elect
ing him. The completion of the count
showed that Gorman had slipped Into
a Job that will pay him $5000 a year
for the next three years.
About all a county commissioner In
Pennsylvania has to do Is to see that
the election ballots are printed cor
rectly and have general supervision
over the election officers. Three are
elected In each county every three
years two by the majority party, the
third place going to the minority
party, which polls the larger vote of
the two nominated by his party. It
was In this way that young Gorman
got In.
Gorman was graduated from the
high school only three years ago, and
has been a reporter ever since. He
was married in August. He Is the
youngest man ever chosen county
commissioner.
DENY THE REHEARING.
Onee More the Government Loses In
the Standard Oil Case,
CHICAGO, Nov. 11. The Federal
Court of Appeals has denied the pe
tition ot the United States govern
ment for a rehearing In the case
against the Standard Oil company,
wherein, originally, the Standard was
convicted in the lower court of ac
cepting rebates from the Alton rail
road and fined $29,240,000 by Judge
Kenesaw M. Landis. The denial of
the petition Is a second defeat of the
government, the appellate court hav
ing previously set aside Judge Lan
dis decision.
The government's only recourse
now Is to carry the case up to the
United States Supreme court. This
will probably be done by Attorney
General Bonaparte.
STORY NOT RELIEVED.
The Report of the Finding of the
Rody Of Andree Is Not Relieved.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. 11. No
report of the finding in Labrador of
tbe body thought to be that of An
dree has reached St. Johns at any
time. Little credence is placed In the
story.
ST. ALBANS, Vt., Nov. 11. Dr.
Wlllard T. Grenfcll, the noted Labra
dor medical missionary and explorer,
when shown the dispatch to the ef
fect that Andree'a body had been
found, said he did not believe there
was any truth In the statement. He
says he was at Conception Bay, N. F.,
late In October, and nothing was
known about the finding of the body
then.
Keep Fleet In Pacific.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11. A set
of resolutions asking that the Pacific
battleship fleet be retained perma
nently In the Pacific ocean and that it
be augmented by the Atlantic fleet
was forwarded today to William H.
Taft, is? officers ot the California
branch of the National Red Cross so
ciety. Taft Is president of the na
tional body.
FELL.FROH 18-
STORYJILDING
Tragic and Instant Death of
Son of Editor Watterson
in New York City
NEW YORK. Nov. 11. Harvey W.
Watterson, a lawyer and a younger
son ot Henry Watterson, editor of
the Louisville Courier - Journal,
plunged to death from the 19th floor
ot his office building at 37 Wall
street late this afternoon. The body
shot downward from a height of 110
feet and landed on the roof ot a ten
story building.
Almost every bone in his body was
broken and his bead was crushed.
While there were no witnesses to the
tragedy evidently it was entirely ac
cidental. Watterson's hat and coat
were on his closed desk. Presumab
ly he had attempted to lower the
window, and either stumbling over a
radiator which was In front of a low
sill or losing his foothold in some
other manner, pitched forward and
fell.
Watterson waa $0 years old and
married. He waa the junior member
of the firm of Wing, Russell ft Wat
terson. The body was removed to
the Watterson home after the coro
ner declared death was due to an ac
cident. The peculiar feature of the
ease waa that Watterson's watch and
cigarette case were In one pocket and
his pipe In another, were not dam
aged by the fall. Mrs. Watterson waa
prostrated when Informed ot her hus
band's tragic death.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Nov. 11. The
news of the tragic death ot Harvey
W. Watterson was first communicat
ed to friends of Henry Watterson and
created a profound Impression in
Louisville, and there Immediately fol
lowed pathetic little conspiracy hav
ing for Its purpose the breaking ot
tbe newa to the veteran editor as
gently as possible.
Telephone communication with his
country home four miles from the
city was Immediately stopped and
friends deputed to Mrs. Benjamin
Ridley, widow of the consul-general
to Mexico, the difficult task. Mrs.
Ridley, suddenly bereaved a few
weeks ago of her husband, who had
been Watterson's protege and friend,
has accomplished her mission and to
night the editor Is sitting at home
benumbed by grief, while hundreds
ot telegrams from men of national
Importance are already pouring in of
fering condolence and sympathy.
It was decided by the family that
Colonel Watterson will not be able to
undertake the Journey to New York,
and Mrs. Harvey Watterson was ask
ed to bring the body to Louisville,
which will probably be done Friday
or Saturday. Harvey Watterson left
no children. Before her marriage,
Mrs. Watterson was Miss Alice Bur
rows of New York.
TWO MORE NEW STORES.
Will Soon Occupy a Place on Seventh
Street.
There are two more brick buildings
booked for immediate construction
on West Seventh street. One ot these
buildings Is to be built by C. W.
Palm, J. 8. Orth, C. H. Corey and
J. F. Hale, and it Is to be erected on
the northwest corner of Seventh and
G streets. It will be 60x100 feet In
size, built of brick and two stories
high. One ot the first-floor rooms
will be occupied by the Hale Piano
company. The planB and specifica
tions are now being drawn by Archi
tect Lyons.
The other will be a two-story brick
building to be erected on the lots be
tween the J. F. White buildings on
the south side of West Seventh street
where now stands a blacksmith
shop. This will be built by Palm ft
Neldemeyer, who own the lots. It
will be 60x140 feet In size and two
stories high. The plans for this are
being drawn by Architects Perkins ft
Janney.
Mil. IIVIIEE DEAD.
Noted Oregon Pioneer Die nt Jack
sonville. William Bybee. one of the best
known men In this part of Oregon
for more than 60 years, passed away
yesterday morning at his home near
Jacksonville, aged 78 years and 6
months, the Immediate cause of death
being stomach trouble and a compli
cation of diseases.
William Bybee was born In Clark
county, Kentucky, in 1830, and came
to Oregon In 1852, and to Jackson
ville In 1854, where be took up a
land claim, on which he resided at
the time of his death. In 1864 he
became associated with Jesse Walker
and In the same year married his
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Walker,
who died In 1899. They had by tbli
union 11 children, five ot whom are
now living, as follows:
Mrs. Charles Prim of Jacksonville,
Mrs. Fred Luy of Medford, William
Bybee of Alaska, Frank Bybee ot
Jacksonville and Robert Bybee of
Idaho.
In 1878 Mr. Bybee waa elected as
sheriff of Jackson county and served
for two terms. In the early days
both he and Mr. Walker took an ac
tive part in protecting the settlers
against the Indians. At one time he
was the owner ot more than half of
Jackson county and up till a few
years ago was always a large land
owner.
Mr. Bybee was a member ot the
Jacksonville lodge of Odd Fellows
since 1860 and the members ot the
lodge will turn out to the funeral In
a body. The funeral services will be
conducted by Rev. Ennls Friday af
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
SINCE TAFT WAS ELECTED.
W. D. Holdrldge Considers Ranch
Worth 250 Per Acre More.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Holdrldge
were here from their home near Tal
ent yesterday trading. Less than
two years ago Mr. Holdrldge came
and looked over this valley. He
then returned to Iowa and disposed
of his 200-acre ranch in Iowa, realiz
ing over $100 per acre therefor. He
came back to this valley and pur
chased 25 acres ot the Foss place,
on Wagner creek, paying therefor
$400 per acre.
His Iowa friends, learning of the
purchase, thought climatic or other
Influences had caused him to lose his
mind. They could not understand
why a man should sell a tine farm
at $100 per acre and then pay $400
an acre for other land. Mr. Hold
rldge can tell them why. He states
that off of hie patch of 25 acres he
realized more money than he did
from the 200-acre farm In Iowa, and
besides that, he and family have
splendid health and enjoy living In
a climate where they do not fear the
blizzards of Northwest Iowa. Mr.
Holdrldge says:
"Parties have been figuring on
buying my place here or rather I
have been asked to pnt a price upon
it. One thonsand dollars per acre Is
the price I have held it at, and it
pays me good Interest on that valu
ation, but now since the election Is
over and Taft will be In the chair
for four years, I think I will have
to get $1250 per acre to make me let
go."
HAD DELIGHTFUL TIME.
Mr. and Mrs. Volney Dixon Have He
turned From Wedding Trip.
Mr. aid Mrs. Volney Dixon re
turned it couple ot days ago from
their five weeks' stay In Siskiyou
county, California, and In Klamath
county, Oregon. This was their
wedding trip and had as was ex
pected they would a most dellght
the M. E. church, and will soon be
at home to their many Medford
ful trip. The territory they trav
ersed was Mr. Dixon's old field
which he has covered so many times
in the sale of Page's woven wire
fence, m.d having made a great num
ber rf frlendB upon tiese trips, the
last one was made doubly pleasant
beciiiAe that be came not alone. So
pb-nsed were his former customers
that they Insisted that he sell them
more wire fence, and In spite ot his
effort to forget business he sold
over a carload o ffence. Mr. and
Mrs. Dixon are now furnishing a
home on North Bartlett street, near
friends.
RECEPTION AXD HAXQUET.
It Wns Given Ry Renmes Chapter, Or
der Eastern Stnr.
Last night was the regular social
night with Reamcs Chapter. O. E. 8.,
with the following committee In
charge: Miss Frances Hasklns, chair
man; Mrs. Helen Hasklns, Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Hasklns. Messrs. Charles
Strang and Elmer Hicks, Mrs. M. J.
Enyart, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Butler
and Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Stodilard.
The Impromptu recitation of
"Mother Goose" rhymes, followed by
handball or pillow dex and a draw
ing contest, caused much amusement,
while Messrs. Olln brothers and Miss
Venlta Hamilton pleased with orches
tra selections. A delicious four
course lunch was served and the
pleasnnt social affair broke up at a
lato hour with an Informal danee.
Another Orchard Sold.
W. W. Glasgow and C. M. English
have sold their orchard, north of
Central Point, to Hunt Lewis. There
are 40 acres In the tract and the
price paid was $19,000. There are
four acres ot 6 and 6-year-old h
four acres ot pear trees and 27 acres
of 6 and 6-year-old apple trees on
the place. Mossrs. Glasgow and Eng
lish pnJ4 $15,000 for the land last
March. The fact that Mr. Lewis sold
his large orchard In this valley a few
months ago and has again Invested
money In another orchard is not
thrbwlng any rocks at the frntt In
dustry. .,,
CONTRACT IS
City to Enter Into Contract
With I. L. Hamilton for
Water for Medford '
The city council met In special
session last night. Those present
were: Mayor Reddy, Councllmen 01
well, Merrick, Trowbridge and Eitert.
A resolution was passed vacating
an alley in block 44, original town
site, and accepting in lieu thereof an
equal amount of land elsewhere in
the same block for alley purposes.
This vacated alley Is between the
present furniture store ot Weeks ft
McGowan and the wooden building
on the east. The land accepted In
lieu thereof fronts to the east on F
street. This will give an alley run
ning across the entire block from F
to O streets.
I. A. Armstrong presented a pro
posal to sell the city a reservoir site
one and a half miles east ot Medford
at an elevation ot 200 feet above the
city, at $100 per acre. Armstrong
agrees to give right ot way from pub
lic road to reservoir and pipe right
ot way across bis land. He asks that
he be given permission to tap pipe
line and secure water for Irrigating
purposes, to be paid for at such price
aa Is charged other city users ot
water.
A liquor license waa granted Mur
phy ft Downing; all councllmen vot
ing yes, except Merrick, who voted
no.
An ordinance waa then passed au
thorising the mayor and city recorder
to enter into a contract with I. L.
Hamilton In accordance with his pro
posal to furnish water and build a
pipe line. The ordinance appears
elsewhere In today's issue ot The
Morning Mall.
ORCHARD SYNDICATE.
New Realty Company Engages In
Business Here.
Among the very newest new things
to catch the eye of Medford pedes
trians as they pass up and down Sev
enth street are the large, new signs
which appear on two sides and across
the corner of the second story of the
Palm building. The reading on these
signs Is "Oregon Orchard Syndicate."
The parties' representing this syndi
cate have Jurchased a tract of land
directly south of the famous Hill
crest orchard, formerly owned by J.
W. Perkins, and adjoining the same
county road. This tract of fruit land
has been surveyed and platted Into
5, 10 and 20-acre lots and is now
being offered for sale to tbe publlv.
and particulars may be bad by apply
ing at the syndicate's suite o foftices
in the Palm building.
The tract of land above reffed to
Is called the "Crestbrook Orchard
Tract." The soil Is practically the
same as that which has grown such
heavy bearing trees, and the splendid
quality of fruit which has been mar
keted from the Hlllcrest orchards.
This new syndicate represents Med
ford, Seattle and Minneapolis capital,
and these representatives are ready
for orchard Investments, both large
and small. It Is expected their op
erations will be very extensive from
now on, most of the Investments be
ing made as near Medford as possible.
ANOTHER GARAGE IN MEDFORD
Will Re in Rear of Hotel Moore and
Will Be lluilt at Once.
The Medford Brick company yes
terday commenced the erection of a
one-story brick building, 40x50 feet
In size. In the rear of Hotel Moore,
for C. W. Palm. The building Is
being built by Mr. Palm for an au
tomobile garage and has been leased
to California parties.
May Locate Here.
Chris Powell an son, Henry, ot
Boise, Idaho, arrived here Saturday
and are visiting with the former's
(on, J. N. Powell and family. In the
north part of the city, who recently
sold their farm near Boise and mov
ed here. They are old friends and
neighbors of the Humphreys,
through whose favorable reports they
were lLduced to look over the city
and country with a view to locating
permanently.
Their Fiftieth Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Needham of
this city will celebrate their 60th
wedding anniversary next Saturday.
That's a long time for a couple to
go hand In hand, but there must be
great rejoicing In the fact that they
have been permitted to enjoy each
other's society all these years. They
are splendid people and their long
years of lite together have surely
been pleasant ones.
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