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DUtedford Daily DUbune
THE WEATHER.
Associated Press
Dispatches
West era Union wires down; no
report.
VOL. II.
MEDFOKD, OREOOX, SATURDAY, DKCEMDKH 7, 1907.
No. 220.
VALLEY TO
Colonization Com
oanv Formed in
California to De
velop Large Tract-
Messrs. A. D. Ilowen, J. B. Breast
erind Dr. Clyde A. Payne nf San
Francisco have taken up t ho option
they recently secured whilo visiting in
Medford on the Vt. P. Myer place lying
along Hear creek near Talent, compris
ing a thousand acres, and hav? organ
ised a company to plant it to fruit and
colonize it. The purchase price was
about .fjO.nOO.
Company Organized.
The lioguo Kiver Valley Orchard com
pany has been organized at San Fran
cisco nud incorporated under the laws
nf California, with $200,000 capital,
with offices in the new Humboldt hank
building. Dr. Payne is president, Mr.
Brewster secretary and Mr. Bowen man
nger. Dr. Payne is a wealthy dentist
property owner of the Bay city;
Mr. Brewster has for many years been
associated with Charles L. Lane tf
Nome iii various mining enterprises, is
a son-in-law of Congressman Hull of
Iowa and represents a syndicate of
Iowa capitalists Mr. Bowen was for
merly a newspaper man, was editor
and manager of the Los Angeles Her
aid, thei of the Portland Evening Tele
gram and afterwards founded the Port
land Journal. e deserted newspaper
work to turn promoter with great suc
cess, having promoted und built the
San Francisco, Petnluma Jfc Santa KosUj
Electric railroad, the Ocean Shore rail
way fmm San Francisco to Santa Cruz
and other development enterprises,
which have made him wealthy. Asso-'
rjiated with these gentlemen are a num
ber of other California capitalists.
Cut Into Small Tracts.
The company's plans contemplate til'
cutting up of its holdings into small
tracts of a few acres each, the planting
of tligi same to trees, the building of
homes t hereon, and t he doing of all
things to make attractive orchard and
garden places, to bo sold on easy terms
to purchasers, manyof whom are to be
found in San Francisco, ami other such
population centers, among people of
moderate means, who buy either as an
investment or to own n home.
The Myer holdings originally com
prised f'tinn 2000 iii-res and were ac
quired ji few years ago by R. P. Neil,
who disposed of several tracts, the re
mainder being sold to a local syndi
cate composed of K, V. Carter, F,. T.
Staples and If. L. Bardie, who in tuyi
sold n number of tracts aggregating
sevuirTY hundred acres, Mr. Burdie re
tiring from the syndicate then, leaving
Messrs. Carter and Staples in control,
with whom the San Francisco people
closed the deal.
NO STRINGENCY IN VALUE
OF FARM PRODUCT;?
That the vje of farm products of
the 1'nited States in 1007 exceeded that
e?.fr lKiiO, which was far above that of
any preceding) year, is shown in the
annual report of the secretary of agri
culture, just issued. The total value of
crops r l!MV7 is $7,412,1100,000, an
amount 10 per cent greater than the
total for 19i Mt, 1" pfT evnt in excess of
that for l!m;t, ami 57 per cent greater
in the tfffcil value for ls!!. They
port eontiinG's:
"The fanner has received much for
which to be thankful. During the first
half of th year he was threatened with
general crop failurejgjt'he very last day
rvliauste.i that could lju withhQl
O.ip growth and still tfifivc a har
vest worth taking. Yet at the end of
the harvest the farmer has provided
Ih uintry with commodities that are
eipial to the average of recent years
in quantity and vastly more than are
needed for national consumption. His
labor and his knowledge has been re
warded with produi-ts the sum of whose
value is $7, 1 12.0oo.0oo.
The report shows that the balanre of
trade has been well maintained during
the fiscal year l!H7. The exports of
farm products exceeded the imports by
.44 l.noM.otui, a balance that has been
exeeed.-d only four tino-s in lo,
isf.-i, 100 and
ORCHARDS
Loom in a Candidate.
Two elcetiofi? pnpi-rs hav. been filed
o at A Oiln nd by V. F. Loom is for t he
offi.e of tntyor, nnH eaimtloT by t h
pres.Mit inenmht'nt for the office of city
record i -r.
Klamatli Land.. Allotted.
Tlio la-t nll'ttni.-nt nf lanrl. nt Klnm-I
Tirti agi-nry ia U'inr nia.lt' ninl. r
uht hi..n of H. I). Wliilv, Tial I
icnt. The work will oonipy rtinj.. '
j. I
TWO WRECKS DELAY
TRAINS UPON ESPEE
Huge Engine Gets Across Track Above
Junction City, Whilo Froighc Siuash-
Up at Delta Delays Northbound
Trains Western Union Wires Down.
A freight wreck enst of Junction City
today blocked the main line of the
Southern Pncific. As the wires are
down, it is not known how serious the
obstruction is. A huge freight engine
is reported to hare jumped the track.
The trains are expected to bo at least
ten hours late.
Northbound No. 10 is three or four
hours late, having been delayed by an
other smash-up near Delta, Cal.
For the second day this week, the
Western Union Telegraph compaliy has
no wires to Portland or San Francisco.
WINTER BANANAS PROVE
TO BE FALSE ALARM
PORTLAND, Dec. 7. The movement
in the apple market is showing u won
derful increase along Front street.
While the demand at this time is prin
cipally for the cheaper varieties, there
is a better sale for fancy goods. The
best feature of the market ia that val
ues are somewhat more steady, .lust
after !n financial flurry the apple mar
It ft fell ll.it and for awhile it was
pnittitnl!;' impossible to tell just what
the market was. Sales were made at
at ions prices for the same grades, hut
now the market Is on a definite basis
and values are ranging more eloielv.
For instance., there is n very heavy call
for "fulls" nt "oe n box, while a
fractionally better grade would sell
from that figure up to $1 a box. Then
there- was the choice grade which has
rhoon finding a much better call in all
h. r, ,.;.,. o.i rP.,... it o-
to $1.50. The fancy apple ranges from
fl.SO t" l.7-' r.bov ami strictly first
class sti.ck wil: sell reiuWy in first-claws
packages at $t.7."i to $- a box. Once in
awhile a slightly advanced figure may
be obtained.
To put the matter mildly, the Win
ter banana apples so wildly heralded
as the best thing that ever grew, is a
false alarm; a deceit and a disappoint
ment. Like the Ben Davis it is a very
pretty apple, but it is not a keeper ami
will decay too fast to nllow it to be
marketed on an extensive scale. Every
dealer who has handled the Winter
Banana this year has lost, money ami
the retail trade is now steering clear of
any such novelties. At first t ha Winter
Banana apple sold along Front st reotns
high as $S a bA but today it is hard
to obtain over $- ai?d $2.50 for the same
fruit, dealers saying they are not eves
worth that amount.
FINE SHOWING MADE
BY PORTLAND BANKS
Statements made by iftrtlnnd nation
al banks iu response to a call sent out
yesterday by the comptroller of cur
rency show an amazingly strong con
dition of these banks'. Although the
tint ional bank law requires that, n re
serve of 25 per cent of the deposits,
be carried constantly, the First, Na
t ional has 50 per cent and the 1'nited
States National 40 per cent on hand
and duo from banks. o
Five Portland banks that have ap- j
proximately $.15,000,0000 deposits are
carrying nearly 50 per cent of that (
amount of reserves, or double the
amount of reserve required by the fed
eral laws. If this single fact would
in restore the complete confidence of,
the public in the banks then it is ssiA
uf)t)hing would.
The First Nionnl's assets include!
$."00,000 government bonds to secure ,
circulation, $2,100,005 in United States
Td other bonds nnd premiums, and ,
$70,000 in real estnte and bank pretn- .
tses. Its cash (f1 hand and due from
other banks, $0,n0!i.o12 August 22, is
today $5.!i;t2(T)!, n decrease of only
$77,5h:t during the eiQve period
stringency. (J
Wie bank 's loans and discounts, ,
IJich AuvQt 22 were $(i,05ft,:t2S, are,
today 'i,imp,i.J) i ne nam nas ue- t
posits of $1272.210, surplus and un
divided profits amounting to $1,12.'U'4I. i
a paid up capitaQ.f 5o0.non.Qid (00,-1
TOll ftif-fiil'itiioi Itu nxsi-tn and Villi! '
ities rneh total tl4.ST2.210. C
The United States National bank, aft- j
r paying depositors $1 .b'1.452 since :
August 22, retains deposits of $5,701,-j
7S0, nnd is carrying a cash Oresrrve
equaling 40 per cent of that anient. J
The bank 's loans and discounts which
August were $.1.0si.r:!2, are today
$:t,.NK 1 ,999, nnd its cash on hand and
due from other banks aggregate S
320,019, as eompnred with $'1,412,700'
on August 22. I
TREASURER CALLS FOR
JOSEPHINE COUNTY WARRANTS
.T. T. Tnylur. trt'.i.urfr of Jo.',liin
ritnnty, lin given notier that tin h:m
fiimU nn linil for tlit r-1 -m pt inn of;
all wargmH . r. ,t . -1 .-1 j.ri.ir In July.
J. I . Inti'iv.t thiTi'in pii.i-.l X,i
vcmlicr V.M7. ,
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
FL.ra A. TVl.oy In .1. t,. Ha
morpv, nrro in W'tinn 11.
tnwn.lii .HI. rangi- 3 W . . L'iKi
Flra A. Ki Uey to Ktli. l H. Car j
ti-r. c. B(.rn in mrtinn 11, t.wn
ship ?.i, ranffo 3 W
PLANTING
BIG AREA
TGJREES
More Apple, Pear and
Peach Trees to be
Set Out Thii Year
Than Ever Before.
This winter promises to bo the ban
ner orchard nlantinir vear in the his-
Qry of the lioguo Kiver valley. Tt is
coiiservat ively estimated that half a
million fruit trees will be planted iu
the vicinity of Medford, which means
that 7000 additional acres will be plant
ed. Probably I he" increased acreage for
the entire valley will approximate 10,
000 acres. EstinQing five bes to the
tree at $1 net a box, a total of nearly
$;!,000,0ii0 per year will be the return
from these trees within ten veurs. I
Already three cars of nursery stock
have been received nt Medford ns
against two cars for all of last year,
whrti 25Ot0er:s were planted here. (!.
W.M'aylor, the newly appointed fruit
inspector, is Xy inspect ing the new
t rees.
It is est imat ed t hat 225,000 penr
trees will he planted here, 175,000 apple
trees and 100,000 peach trees will be
planted here. Today ('. P. Cook of
t he Oregon nursery received 50,000
trees, the majority of which are apples.
L. E. Hover, for the Wood burn nursery,
has 100,000 pears and 50,000 apple's.
Ot her nursery men have 0M?eived nlrge
shipments.
The apples are most ly Spit .enbergs
and Newtowns. Hart let t and Cornice
predominate among the pears, with
d'An.jou, Howells, Beurre Hose and
Winter Nellis following iu the order
named. I
Exchange Bank
fot Borne of Your Own
o
There is ?u0iing like owning your own Ihhik in llicso
times. Then, coine wlmt nmy. you nro fixed. No (lunger
11i;i1 iniiigiiiiiry f'in;inei;il stringencies e;ni lose you your
shelter' for tliey ciin't. You are fixed. And tlien, liow
much nice1 Q is for your wife ;nid f-nuih-! .lust lliink
q how ninny worry lines on your wife's de;tr face you snve
Kv owning the roof over her head. It means a lot, to both
of you, but more to her. Both of you face Oia world so
much more confidently than as if vou did not know what,
was coming or what would happen, with that nameless
Q-ead hanging over you constantly. Do not postpone it
loll!
Xow
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Iowa Lumber & Box Co.
BIGGEST OF TURNIPS
GROWN AT CLIMAX
Eight-Pound Vegetable, Twenty Five
Inches iu Cifumference and Eight
Inchos In Diametor Placed on View
at Exhibition Building.
Mr. Bradbury has placed in the Ex
hibit building a huge turnip that will
' make the average vegetable-raiser sit
on unit tiikit notice, it was raised, on
(iraut linwlings' tarm In Climax pre
cinct, and weighs nenrly eight pounds,
being 25 inches in circumference and
of solid formation.
Quite a number of fine specimens of
fruit, vegetables, grain, ' etc., are on
exhibit at the same place and com
mand much attention.
I BAILEY IS OUSTED AS
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
WASHINGTON, Dee. 7. Senator
lilberson of Texas has been elected
minority leader of the senate by the
democrats. Culberson stands well with
Bryan, who is understood to have in
timated that if Culberson makes a suc
cess of the minority leadership he will
be selected ns chnirmnti of the nation
al committee in l(o next campaign.
A year ago Senator Bailey's great
ability made him the overshadowing
figure 4ia the democratic side, and if an
election hail been held then no name
but his would have been heard. But
since then Bailey has fallen so far and
so fast that tomorrow s election makes
only one more station on the way down
hill, though to him it will be the bit
terest blow of all. The minority leader
ship was the object of his immediate
ambition. His humiliation by his own
colleague ami former followers in the
senate, for it is nothing less, hurts him
more than anything else.
The final drop in Bailey's cup is that
not only has he been cast aside, but
his bitterest enemy has been chosen
for the place he coveted. Culb'TSon and
Bailey are sworn foes.
Professor II. F. Mulltey of the Ash
land normal school was a Medford visi
tor Friday. Mr. Mulkey states that
he will resign his position as principal
of the Ashland schools January I and
t hat he will associate himself with
Messrs. Harvey and Miles and engage
in the law and abstract business in
Jackson county. The name of the now
lirm will be Harvey, Miles iv. Mulkey.
Mr. Harvey will remain in Ashland
and Mr. Miles iu Medford, white Mr.
Mulkey will take up his residence in
.laeksonville.
is the time to build, (let a
cheap. Huyt on tliejnstallnient. plan, if you don't want.
tiyiay for it all at once, and then get your lumber from us
and build. It will cost vou no more than rent: and you
wijj have something to show for it at the end of a year.
AVe will take checks on any bank in Medford in exchange
for our IuiiiIh r. and we sell the best that is made rough
and finished, hard or soft, native or Month-Kelly what
ever you want. Opportunity knocks but once "ff slcep-
o
ing. wake If feasting, turn away It is the hour of fate."
Opportunity is knocking at vonr door Awake and build
before it is too late.
COUNTY
HOLOS-UP
CITY COIN
Shortage in
Due City
Sha.e of
Reported.
Money
as Its
Taxes
The city of Medford is not receiving
its pro rata of taxes from the county.
There is a shortage bet ween the
amount due and the amount turned
over, said to amount to several thou
sand dollars.
What has become of the money nnd
who is responsible for its non-payment?
There is due from the county to the
city $0500 in the general tax land col
lected for 1000 taxes. The city has re
ceived $5400. Where is the other
$IIOOf
The total tax levy is It mills. Of
this, O'i mills is the levy for the gen
era I fund and 7 mills for street and
road, sewer, park, etc. As there is n
shortage of $1100 in less than half the
amount due, and a similar shortage in
the balance, it is evident that there is
a total shoilnge of approximately $2500.
No one seems to know what the
amount of the shortage is, either for
this year or for the year before, or the
year before that. The sheriff is tax
collector for the county and responsi
ble for collections, but no one seems
sure who is responsible for the city's
receipt of its share, or its failure to
receive its Rhare.
The city council will meet this eve
ning to investigate the situation. An
attempt was made last night to hold a
meeting, but no quorum was present.
The temperance elements in Marsh
Held are taking a strong hand iu forth
coming municipal elections, and are
hnving the assistance of many who are
opposed to the " wide-open " pdicy pre
vailing thofo.
Check
3
lot thev are
REAL ESTATE ACTIVE
DESPITE HOLIDAYS
Many Small Sales Show Demand for
Property Continues End of Holiday
Period Will See Renewod Activity in
Orchard Property.
Xoali Smith of Central Point has
sold 4."t ncres of choice bind in Sams
Valley to CharleH Lane, lately of Mich
igan, for $7o an acre.
I. K. Olson not long ago Bold his
residence property in West Medford to
Mr. Tongue, who lately arrived in our
city. The consideration was $ISOO.
A. H. Saling, operator in govern
ment lauds, has bought two lota in
West Medford, corner J nnd Third
streets, of Frank ltellinger, paying $.")0
therefor. Hale brothers have already
begun the construction of a neat cot
tage thereon.
The well known firm of Young & Hall
linn bought of It. H. Pruett 100 ncres
iu Koxy precinct at a price Raid to ex
ceed $ 1 0,000 considerably. It is of
choice ipuility and will be planted to
fruit trees iu duo time.
MARRIED.
Anderson Taylor In Roxy precinct,
November 2tf, Paul P. Anderson nnd
Stella Taylor, by Itev. W. P. Shields.
1 try burgh Montgomery In Yrekn,
fat., November 22, by Itev, W, J.
O'llrien, Kdwiu f Dryburgh nnd Le
vergae Montgomery of San Francisco.
Isaacs Hrown la M ed ford, reeem
ber :t, William P. Isaacs and Miss Irene
Rrown, by lie v. W. P. Shields.
Thomas-Kendall In Medford, No
vember 27, I. W. Thomas and Misa Ab
bie Kendall.
Wheeler-Sanderson In Medford, Do
eember II, Clarence Wheeler and Mil
dred C. Sanderson.
BORN.
Counter At liiikeview, Novem 22, to
the wife nf W. C. Counter, a daughter.
LoftiiH At Orliind, Cal., November
11, to the wifo of J. W. Loftim, n
daughter.
DIED.
Parker At Ashland, November 27,
M rs. Sarah .1. Parker, aged S3 years.
Poole At Kagie Point, November 22,
Arthur Poole, a native of Ohio, nged
7il years,
Pox At. Ashland, December 2, Mrs.
Julia li. Pox, mother of Mrs. K. V. Car
ter, nged 7H years.
Hlautoii At. Los Angeles, November
ft, Thomas 11. Illauton, formerly of Ash
land, aged 117 years,
(Irubb At Orland, Cal., December 1,
to the wife of W. C. Orubb, a son.
Ibifur At Onld Hill, November 22,
to the wife of lliirney Dufnr, a son.
Sheriila n A t t he Sout hern Oregon
hospital in Ashland, November 211, to
the wife of Mr. Sheridan, a son.
Hammond At Central Point, Decem
ber I, to the wife of S, Hammond, a
daughter.
FINE FRUIT SHOWN
IN EASTERN OREGON
MIITON, Or., Dec. 7. Some won
derful fruitgrowing records are shown
in I he reports from the Milton Free
water section. Practically $."100,000
worth of fruit wmh shipped from this
locality this season. There arc four
produce houses ia Milton and FrCewa
ler, the Dlalock. company, tho Wnlln
Walla Produce company, the Shields
Fruit, company and the Milton Pruit
growers ' union.
These houses shipped out 410 car
loads to other localities in nddition to
40 carloads of local stuff nud 50 car
loads of fluff from the cannery.
L Apples netted the farmers from t
to $1.25 per box. One hundred carloads
of prunes netted the farmers 20 per
ton or .",00 per car. Fifty cars of
peaches averaged $100 n car nnd b car
loads of pears averaged 700 t car.
Fifteen thousand crates of strnw-
berries were shipped averaging 2.7-' a
crafe, and lo,Otio crates of other berries
averaged t2 a crate.
Many of the growers in this section
are making money from fivo nnd ten
acre of laud.
CLARA BLOODOOOD KILLS
HERSELF WITH REVOLVER
MALTIMOHK, Dec. 7. Mm. Clnra
Illoodgood, the actress, committed sui
cide by shooting in her room at the
lintel Stafford here Thursday evening.
M rs. Itloodgood 'n body was found
lving on the bed, with a bullet hole
through the roof of her month. Nearby
lay a book entitled 'How to Shoot
Straight," and a .IM-caliber rftvolvei
wit h t hree chambers empty. Shi nf.
tended ii mat inee performance nt A 1
baugl. 's theater Thursday sfterno n
ami returned to her hotel about 4
o'elock seemingly In the best of spir
its. Later when it was time for the cur
tain tn rie fnr her own show nt the
Arndi-rnv of Music, where she wn ap
pearing In "Th Truth." she hn I not
put in nn appenrance. Word wa sent
to the Stafford and a bellboy wp sent
up to her room, dust he npproarhed
I the door he heard n pistol shot. Hurry
ing baek to the office, he notified the
eb rk of what he heard, nnd nn invest i-
' gutioii was made, ami Mrs. Bmodgood
was found stretched on the bel as des
i cribed.
S
BUILDING
Present Ones Over
Crowded Teach
ers Hearing Classes
in Hallways.
The Medford district school bnnrd
will have n special session December
2'. and take up the question of voting
bonds for the erection of another pub
lic school building iu tho city. Them
is not r oin enough now to accommo
date the present pntrnnngo wit h the
two buildings. At tho present time sev
eral of the teachers have to luar the
recitations iu tho hallways, and one
grade at the West school building uses
the frame structure that was built for
a woodshed adjoining the school build
ing. At West Side School.
At the West Side school the number
of pupils iu attendance in the build
ing is several of the rooms hav
ing to be divided for convenience
Ttiere it not n room that is not in a
crowded condition. Those intended for
the seating of 40 puii'a hnvo us high
in oO 1 1 Ms, a portion nf whom are
obliged to use extra tabl near the
teacher's desk or in the hnlls.
The condition nt tho North building
is not ao bad, but nil grades up to the
sixth are crowded, averaging from 5
to 15 pupils to the room more than the
regular allotment.
There nre in attendance nt both
buildings only about 8"0 pupils, while
the school census shows 1100 children
of school ago in tho district, there bo
ing more thnn 200 that aro not in
school nt nil.
Bonds to Be Voted For.
The annual school meeting will bo
held December 2H for the purpose of
levying the annual school tax for the
district (No. 40), and tho additional
question will come beforo the meeting
with reference to n bond iflHitf for tho
erection of a new building. The pres
ent indebtedness of the district is
nbout 4:to,000. A new building, such
ns is needed, will cost approximately
$20,000.
TOMORROW AT THE CHURCHES.
St. Mark's Church.
TheNevening service will be held in
the Medford opera house. The lantern
will be used to throw the service on,
the screen nnd to illustrate the address,
which will be missionary in c'mractcr,
dealing with life in South America.
There will be 100 beautiful views to
illustrate the address.
The morning service wil' be held as
usual in the church at 11 o'clock, with
sermon appropriate to Uio season of
advent.
Sunday school meets at 0:45. A Mr
dial invitation is extended to you to
attend these services.
At Christian Church.
Sunday December H, 1 1 a. m. subject,
"A Modern Plea for Ancient Truths."
7:.'t0 p. m. "Hod It Not Mocked."
This is a church for nil the people
Kveryone is covdinlly welcomed. Come,
bring a friend, Marion F. Horn, minis
ter. Attontion, Questioners.
"Why Df.es Hod Hide Himself!" will
hn the suboct n. the Methodist Epson
pal church, H street, next Subbstb at
II n. m. A specinl invitation to those
men who say: " If there be a Cod, why
doesn't ho show himselff" At night
tho sul ject will bo 1 Photograph of a
TwenCeth (entry Sinner." Subbatli
school at 10 a. in. Kpworth league
0;:t0 m. All urn invited.
Christian Science.
hristian Science services nro held
evry Sunday morning at 11 o'clock In
the Comniercii.1 club room. Subject for
December S, "dod Ihe Preserver of
Man." All are welcome
ASHLAND EASTERN STAR
ELECTS NE WOFFICERS
Tuesday evening this week Alpha
chapter, No. 1, Order of Eastern Star,
at Ashland, elected the following offi
cers for the ensuing yenr: Miss Ger
trude Kngle, worthy inntron; K. B.
Shaw, patron; Miss Ploy Cambers, as
sociate matron; Mrs. T.enh Caldwell,
secretary; Mrs. It. L. Hurdle, treasurer;
Miss Kva Story, conductress; Mrs. ('.
W, Nims, associate conductress; Mrs.
Bay I. Sherwin, Mrs. C. P. Shepherd
nnd Mrs. .1. K. Van Snnt, trustees. Tho
order is in n flourishing condition, the
roll of membership containing nearly
2ort names.
We Invite you to visit the Moore
dining room Sunday, the Nth. Meals
50. Lunch or dinner. 220.