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About Medford daily tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1906-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1908)
tt iIIE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OR., TUESDAY. MARCH X 1008. WILL INVESTIGATE LAND LOCATIONS Postal Inspector Looking Into Actions of Men Who Locate People Upon Land in Railroad Grants Many Technicalities Involved. O. C. Riches, postal inspector, who has been investigating $hu actions of land locators who have been securing homesteaders to inuke offerings to the Oregon & California railroad on the prospects that the land grunted the company some years ago is eventually to be put on the market at $2.50 uu acre, returned last night from uu ex tended trip in Washington and Idaho, states the Portland Journal. Mr. Riches will make the report of his findings to the United States dis trict attorney of Oregon. Should" the question be taken before the courts and it is foud that the actions of the lo cators nro illegal, several thousuud per sons will be affected as they have been making these filings for months. Many technicalities are involved, however, nud it is an open question iu the minds of many whether the laud agents are doing any business which could be con sidered irregular. Use Mail to Get Clients. Owing to the recent report of B, D. Townsend, who investigated the grant last fall for the department of justice and whose report was to the effect that the government should take steps to compel the railroad to carry out the terms of the land grant, these locators have been unusually busy. Their business is not confined to Or egon nud extends over practically nil of t he states of the nort Invest. M r. Riches has been in Spokane nml other Washington towns where these agents are particularly numerous and where they have been using the mails to carry on their business. The business of the locators is to se cure cusromers and have them make offers to the railroad company of $400 for U!0 acres of luud grant holdings. The offer, of course, is refused. Rec ord of the proposit ion is made with the clerk of the county in which the laud is located. The claim of tho lo cators is that if the railroad is forced to enrry out the terms of the land grant those who are now making their filings will be given the preference, owing to the offer for the land, and that event ually they will come iu possession of the property. May Lose Fees Paid. Most of this laud lies in the coun ties between Portland and the Califor nia line. ('. 1. Kcnvengood, an attor ney of Roseburg, is one of those who hns located numerous homeseekers. The locators, Mr. Niches found, charge from $50 to $58 for heir serv ices, furnishing a -survey and descrip tion of the land desired, and nn esti mate of tho timber, besides attending to the other details of the trnnsnction. At intervals the agents go to San Fran ciseo with the names of those desiring land and make an offer to the railroad officials. Upon refusal they return to the county seats and have the offers recorded. If it is found that the dealings of tho locators are not irregular and that those now making offerings to the rail road are to be given preference over nil other applicants, several thousand per sons who have entered into these deals t will get 1(0 acres of hind for $400. That is in case the railroad is forced to curry nut the termt.. laud grant agree ment. Should it. be found thnt the business is legal, the homeseekers will lose the money paid the locators and the agents prosecuted for obtaining money under f:ilu pretenses. FOSTER CANNING OF SMALL FRUITS Great Field Presented by Oregon for Establishing a Great Industry Never Over a Hundred Cars of Canned Stuff Sent Out in One Year. RENOWNED HYPNOTIST COMING NEXT THURSDAY Professor Charles W. Fait, the world renowned hypnotist, will . demonstrate fur three nights, commencing Thursday, the science of hypnotism, modern spir il unlism, magnet ism, mind reading, meiitul telegraphy and mystery, at the Medford Opera House. Professor Fait is recognized by emi nent mediums as being a star of his pro fession. He has been developing for years for the speeial purpose of dem onstrating the facts of spiritualism, and claims to be the only medium who ever has been nble to give entire sat isfaction in public halls. Two and one-ha If hours of strictly moral and genteel entertainment are pruvided. The very latest moving pic tures procurable on the Pacific coast, and the latest nnd most populiir illus trated songs of tlie day are also pre sented. Kntire change nf program ev ery performance nnd satisfaction guar ti nteed to all. On Thursday night the professor will give the most interesting display of pic tures of the destruction of San Fran ,l;isco. These pictures were all taken i,v yPro feasor P:iit and cover a period V'of time from within in minutes nfter the earthquake until nfter the fire. Kv erv picture will be thoroughly ox plained. WEDNESDAY THE BEGINNING OF THE LENTEN SEASON Phenomenal interest iu the fruit- packing industry throughout tho state of Oregon was mude during 1007. Un- ler the direct encouragement of the Southern Pacific company tho number of canneries has increase and the acre age given over to fruitgrowing to sup ply Hi canneries has increased ac cordingly. This has been due largely to the efforts of ( A. Malboeuf, dis trict freight agent for the Southern Pacific lines in Oregon, states the Ore gouian. Tt is. Mr. Malboeuf s plan to foster the cjinuing of small fruits in this state until this shall become a very great industry. All conditions, he says, are favorable to the success of this plan. Meetings of fruitgrowers have been held under Mr. Malboeuf 's direc tion throughout tho Willamette valley and a great impetus has been given to make Oregon a great fruitcanning state. The movement has had the in dorsement of the newspapers nnd the active assistance of commercial organ izations throughout the valley. Increase in Acreage. The interest of all sections in fruit canning is shown, not only by tho com mercial bodies, but by practical fruit growers, and the increase in the acre age of fruit and vegetables grown only for canning purposes is remarkable. Tn H'OG there were only four fruit-enn-nprics in tho Willamette vnlely. Tho annual capacity of these plants was 05, 000 cases of fruit. Tn 1907, as the re suit of development work done by the Southern Pacific, three additional can neries were put up, making a total ca pacity of 75,000 cases. Tn 1908 there will be built, or under construction, three additional canner ies, making a total of ten big fruit packing plants in the Willamette val ley, with a minimum capacity of lfiO. 000 cases. Two of the canneries built last year have done so well that they will double their capacity in order to take care of the coming season's crop. Canneries are now in operation, dur ing the fruit season, at Ashlnnil, Grants Pass, Eugene, Salem, Yoncalla. New canneries have been built or nro be ing built at Medford, Monmouth nnd Newberg. Cannery companies have been established and will build plants in time to enro for tho season's crop at Corvollis, DallaR, Woodburn nnd Monroe. In all probability Roseburg and West Seio, too, will build and equip canneries this year. Cars of Canned Fruit. Tn the vicinity of Salem hundreds of ncres hnvo been sot out in cherries, berries and other small fruits. Fruit tracts are in greater demand .than ever before. Lane county is going to make a specialty of growing cherries, and hundreds of acres are being sot out in the vicinity of Eugene. Several hun dred acres of tomatoes will be planted in the vicinity of Grants Pass nud in tho I'mpqua valley, which is ono of the best tomato-growing sections of the i state. The tomato acreage will Ih j greater than ever this year, provided j a cannery is established at Roseburg. Tho total number of cars of canned fruits shipped from Oregon in any one I sen son has never been over 1.00. Under ordinary crop conditions, shipments will easilv reach 2"0 cars this year. savs Mr. Malboeuf, and the number will increase from year to year as the ! value of the industry is demonstrated1 nnd the increased fruit acreage comes into bearing. Mr. Malb.M-nf believes the state will be sending away 10(10 cars within the next five years. Special rates have been made by the Southern Pacific company on canned goods and on tin nnd all cannery sup plies and all possible encouragement is being given the industry with a view to fostering and developing it to the fullest extent. JACKSONVILLE ITEMS. Tudny is town election and a hot bat tle is expected between the offices of recorder nnd marshal. Misses Mildred and Nina Xeil of Putte Falls are visiting with their grandfather. Judge Neil. .bte MeDaniel, who has been serious ly ill with pneumonia, was pronounced out of dnnger by the doctor yesterday. The first political rally of the season was held nt the town hall last night. Rev. Mr. Shields of the Medford Pros byterian church spoke in behalf of the Anti-Saloon league. The school band and the old band have combined and furnished first-clnss music on the street before the speaking. Charles Nickell was over from Med ford Mond:iv. PORTLAND MAN KILLED IN HOME BY POLICEMAN With tomorrow begins the 40 days of Lent, which rnliniiiHte with Kiiiter, April 10. Ash Wednesday will I b served at St. Mark s ( Kpiseopal) church, with a service at I" a. m. and evening praver and address at clock. Friday evening Mr. Williams will be gin a series of addresses on " Moral Heroes." The first will be on Martin Luther. It is hoped to illustrate th-se addresses with pictures on the life of the men discussed, if it i possible to secure the right slides, Sunday evenings during L'-nt the addresses will be on "Men Who Cru cify Christ." Next Sunday the man considered is Judas. You are invited to avail yourself nf the opHirtunity presented in thee rvicef. PORTLAND, March .1. In the pre- j ence of the guests at a birthday party given in honor of his wife, Henry Shaf- ' for. a longshoreman, lt years of age, was shot and killed in his own home I Sunday night by Xnlhan H. Suitter. nj policeman, The shooting was done in j the kitchen of the Shaffer residence, at :t:'.l Failing st reet, corner of Mai lory avenue, nt 7:1'1 o'clock, and was the re. ult fif a dispute that nrose when the' policeman threatened to place Shaffer and his guests under nrrest for disor derly c"inliti't. Suitter was summoned to the Shaffer home, it is said, by one of the neighbors. J. IMsworth. of Mallnrv avenue, who is the owner of the quarter block on which the Shaffer house stands, and who is said to have objected to the sounds of revelry that grew louder as the birthday party pro grossed. PROBATE, Kstnte of C. C. ( haptu 11 rder made 1 for tale of real estate. j The Medford Brick Co. COMl-OSKD Oh' V. li. IlilMY, O. U. N.Mil.K. C. T. O'UKIKX, MANU F.UTllfKKS OK COMMON' AND HiKNSKI) MUCK. liKNKKAL COX TKACTOHS AND BIMI.DKHS JN ALL ITS llHANl'HKS. PLANS AND KST1MATKS Fl'liNlSlIKD. ALL WOKK lil'AKANTEKD. LIMK AND PLASTKli AND CEMENT FOR SALE. R. W. GRAY, Builder COLONIAL PORCH WORK, GRILL AND LATH WORK, PATTERNS, ETC. TELEPHONE 471. MEDFORD, OR. Do You Want a Good 5-ACRE TRACT Close to Medford, fine loca tion, good fruit and poul try land. Prices, $90 to $100 per acre. Easy terms DRESSLER & WOOD West Seventh St. Medford, Op. NewSpring Dress , Goods OUR STOCK OK SPRING DRESS PAD R ICS HAS ARRIVED AND WE CAN SHOW YOU SUCH (iOODS AS YOU WILL NOT BR A BLR TO FIND ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY. T.-x- CHIFFON SILKS, yard., , 50 .$2.00 PANAMA CLOTHS, yard ...$1.50 :!.- EMBROIDERED SWISS, yard. . ...... .25? SOI ESETTE SI LKS, vard , . .20? 120c LAWNS ,.15 and 12i,f I'x- NUBBED LINEN ., ,. ,.65? OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS THE LOW EST, AS YOU WILL SEE BY COMPARISON ( ) F A N Y ! 0 ) DS F( ) UN I E LS E W 1 1 E I I E. W E INVITE YOU TO CALL. REMEMBER, WE ARE SOLE AO ENTS FOR THE FAMOUS R. & G. Corset SPECIAL SALE EVERY SATURDAY. I'AV LESS AND DRESS BETTER. W.HEEKER&CO SPREAD THE NEWS Colonists' Rates Colonist Rates from all points East to Oregon from March 1 to April 30, 1908 The Southern Pacific Railroad Announce thnt rates In effect March 1, 1008, will be $38 from Chicago, $35..r,r from 8t. Louis, Mo.; from Missouri Hirer common points, Coun cil Bluffs to Kansas City, Mo., Including also St. Paul, Miunenpolls, $10; from Denver, Colfiado Springs and Fueulo, $.10. For further Information call on or addresa All Kinds and 1 tv Varieties of &-J mber Are You Thinking of Building? WIIV NOT SAVE YOFR MONEY BY BUILDING A HOME OF YOUR OWN? WE MAKE AND SELL ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING NEEDED IN THE LUMPER LINE. CALL, SECURE OUR PRICES AND PLACE YOUR ORDER BEFORE THE SEASON'S RUSH BE GINS. THIS IS GOING TO BE M ED FORD'S BANNER' BUILDING YEAR. GET IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND GET IN NOW Iowa Box & Lumber Co. MEDFORD OREGON AUTOMOBILES MOTOR CARS EXPERT REPAIRING. ALE WOR K GUARANTEED. SUNDRIES FOR SALE. .PUBLIC GARAGE. CARS STORED AND CARED FOR. Reos Premiers Fords Kissel Kar WE ASK YOU TO NOTICE OUR LINE FOR '08. CAN YOU BEAT TT . Reos 10 H. P. single-evlinder Runabout, with folding scat $650 20 11. P. double-cylinder Roadster with jump seat.$1000 'JO 11. P. double-cylinder Touring' Car, detachable lonnenu $1250 Premiers 21-i'S II. P. four-cylinder Roadster or touring ear. .$2250 :!0-:.") II. P. four-cylinder Roadster or touring ear . .$2500 :!()-:!.") II. P. four-cvliiider Roadster or touring ear, double ignition $2600 I0- ." II. P. six-cylinder Touring Car, 7-passenger..$3750 Fords 1.") II. P. four-cylinder Runabout $ 500 Same with mechanical oiler, running-board and lamps, etc 700 10 II. P. six-cylinder Touring Car ....$3000 Kissel Kar :!.--10 II. P. Touring Car or Roadster .$2000 CAN VOU REAT Til EM ? Prices F. O. B. Factorv. MEDFORD AUTO CO. A. W. WALKER, Manager. Phone Main 213. Garage Eighth and D Streets. A. 8. EOSENBAUM, Agent, Medford, Or. DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU? THAT THE All,' OF 'PROSPERITY COMMANDS RESPECT? VOU KNOW THERE'S A VERY FITTING EXPRES SION THAT "VOU CAN GET MORE WITH YOUR Dl A MON DS ON Til AN YOU CAN GET ON YOUR DIAMONDS," AND IT'S A FACT. Your Appearance Is Your Introduction A WELL-GROOMED MAN NOT ONLY COMMANDS RESPECT, HUT DE MANDS IT, AND IT DOESN 'T REL)U I R E SUCH AN A W FU I i OUTLAY TO GIVE A (iOOD FRONT: IT'S CARE IN IM'YING. WE OFFER' YOU FINER QUALITY MATERIALS. G It EATER VALUES, MORE CLASSY STYLE AND Nol ! I ! I ER PATTERNS Til AN CAN BE SECURED ELSEWHERE FOR' Tilt: SAME MONEY. $15.00, $17.50, $20.00, 25.00 to $40,00 COME IN AND LOOK OVER Oi l; LINE. SATISFACTION i GUARAN TEED OR MONEY HACK. Model Clothing Go. "MEDI'OK'D'S CORRECT CLOTHIER'S" BRING YOUR "WHS" 10 THE IP
