TIITCMEDFORD DATLY TRIBUNE, MKDFORl). OR.. THURSDAY. APRIL f), 1908.
EGGLESTON OUT FOR
REAL EQUALIZATION
County Judgo Candidate Outlines Plat
formFavors Publicity for County
Expenditures Is for Progressive Ad-
f ninistration and Good Roads.
Asliliiml, Or., April 1), liMW.
To the K.iitor: Jtcliitivo to my wiu
Hilary for tlio republican nomiiifttion
for tlio offii'O of county jiH.tft', I desire
- to say to vmir roadirs that my duties
as recorder of Ashland require praeti
rally all my time and uro of n eharao
Hr which will allow mo hut littlu time
to Ik al-smt from tlie eity so aa to
meet the voters in the other parts of
the county.
If elected to the of fire of county
iuil'c I shall enoYavor to conform
sti u tly to. the requiremeutH of the law,
The jurisdiction of the comity court is
limited and defined ly law. It is, of
course, a matter of honor ami dutv for
the ,j ude acting as a court of probate
to inform himself as to t lie law and
to apply it justly ami impartially to
the best of his ability.
As the head of the commissioner 's
court, invested with the ynii'ial power
to manage the muiuty business, my in
lluciicu and vote will be used to put the
county administration in line wilh the
progressive movriniMit initiated by rhe
people in the Ihrit'ly and growing local
ities of the county.
A Progressive Administration.
The sentiment that this generation
should be satisfied with those conditions
which have served the pioneer times is
en I i rely out of harmony with the
thought of progressive civilization. The
rock, mud, ehuchholcs, brush, logs and
slumps of the public highway should
be removed J-'id the delight of OUT peo -,
pie should be to make them smoother
and easier for themselves and for those
who follow us.
The problem of road improvement 1
regard as of I he first importance, in
.InrUson county, and I would addrw.ss
myself to the matter of planning and
organizing such work as to produce the
best resnlls with tin- money available,
iiiy knowledge and I lie instruction of
in v experience and that of 1 lie com
uiissiouers and of oilier persons being
utili'.ed, as far as practicable, to thai
end.
System and method in the orderly
conduct of the county business should
be insisted upon o insure economy of
aduiinistral ion and t he accommodation
:uid convenience of the people.
Kxpeudit ures for improvements, spe
cial work and generally should be pub
lished. Duties of County Court.
A careful supervision should be ex
icised by the county court in the gen
eral care ami management of the coun
ty property and funds as required bv
law.
In (he maintenance and improvement
and construction of roads and bridges,
Hie needs of tlio outlying districts will
be rii-oieciateil by me, and I hey shall
'ia1 i lieir share of (he public tuoncT
"Wy :iil:ible for such work. .Some, excel-
h ut work has been dom
on our roads,
but a rancher on 111
upper Itogue
river, or in ot her remote dist riots.
entitled In a practicable and reasonably
li I roadway to reach alley towns,
More Road Money Needed.
Sn?m plan ought to be devised to
r:iU- mote money for road improvement
Tin money heretofore available is en
lively inadequate for necessary ro.iii
purposes i a .laekson count v. A count rv
so rich :ind where the lands are so val
"able ;h in the b'ogue River valley, h
aide i sustain first-class roads.
The proper conception of a publn
thohMigJitaie in this eountv should be
higher than of its maintetiaiir
passable condition. There oughl to be
ninrn than one road crew in the coun
y. and then- should perhaps be some
mw legislation to facilitate organiza
lion for road work ami to centralize it-
direction and the responsibility for the
work.
Kt'ticieticy alone should be the tcsl
lor em ploy in en t in road work.
On Equalization.
The duties of tlie board of equaliza
lion are clearly defined in I he law
A complete and careful exanunat inn
and correction of the assessment
and t he making of proper corrections
are specified as the first to be f
formed, in order to increase or redm
vnliir.1 ions of proper! v so as to re:ili
full cash value.
I regard it as a prudent foresight to
have some assurances by I lie court that
1 lie assessor 's work, t hrouyh depitt ics.
shall I fficieiit and painstaking, br
Ihe exercise of the court 's discretion in
determining the number and compear
t ion of such depul ies.
m. r. i:;i;u:stm
Don't be deceived by buying xllippnd
in fbmr at -l.-"' per sack. Patronize
homo industry Buy );nis best flour
.l.' pi-r sack. Kvery sack guaran
teed. Try it. If you can't get it at
the "roii-t 's. come to Ihe mill.
DIED.
I.KKI At his hoiio- in .laekson ( reek
district. April ". 10", Carlos Puaue
Ueed. a native of .l. tl'.-i -on county.
New York, aged yiar. months
and L's days.
l.uW lu Talent precinct, at the res
idence of her son, (Near I I.ow,
Mrs. Margaret Low. aged M years.
I'lTXl i KHALI; At Lakevi. . Mun-li
.!, 10MS. Sarah KlizabetU Neil Fit.
U'l'ald. aged 7" years, 0 month and
Hi dayn.
KKLA War Rosebnrr. at Ho- r
egiin Snbliers home. April . I0K.
William Ireland, a v.-tor: f lh-
W'n- Rier ludi.
'a r.
war; agd
Yoll have read of "linlden
Grain Cranubs.)) the great sub
stitllte for rotf..'. We ,. it.
ALLEX k REAGAN.
4.4.4.4.
PRIZE WINNERS IN
ESSAY CONTEST
Portland Commercial Club's 5000 Of
fer Results in Much Advertising of
Oregon Throughout the United States
Baltimore Man Wins First Prize.
Die Portland Commercial club 'a
prize essay contest has been decided.
olm Itonch Strattori of Baltimore, Aid.,
was awarded the capital prize of $1000,
and Miss Mat eel Howe of Portland
was awarded the second prize of $500.
f.igtity prizes were awarded, varying
in amount from $2-"0 to $10. A total
of .-ii.'iiiofi was distributed among SO out
of :mii contestants.
Oregon received ti tremendous amount
of advertising as the result of the con
test. Vol onlv were the articles en-
I in the contest, which were de
scriptive of Portland and Oregon, print-
il in newspapers all over the United
States, but a number of prize winning
stories were published in foreign na-
The contest was a great success
from every standpoint, and particularly
in that it aroused widespread interest
this state because of the publicity
cured, the object of the Commercial .
lub in launching the contest.
.Judges iu the contest were Professor
lines K. Hiving of Portland academy;
1 Tyler, news editor of the Oregon
ournal and YV. .1. ("Hill") Cuddy, edi-j
tor of the Weekly Oregoniau. The ;
oinmittee returned its findings last
night.
ohu Roach Stratton, D.D., Sev- I
out li Baptist church, Baltimore, j
Mr. ( Baltimore American, Xo-
vember il, 1ini7) $ionn
Miss Mateel Howe. si:. Six
teenth street, Portland, Or.
(Atchison Weekly Globe, De
cember 5, 1P07)
C. Chapman, Chapman Adver
tising company, Oommnn
weallh building, Portland, Or.
(Sunset, August, l!07)
r.oo
2ro
Albert. Phenis, Manufacturer'
Record, llaltiiuore, Md. (Mann
I'a c t u revs Record , A ngust 2!,
11107)
200
Miss Anna Shannon Monroe, Ham
ilton building. Portland, Or.
(Spate Moment s, December,
11107)
17
fieorge A. Lviuan, A mho v. III.
(Amboy .Journal, November 21,
Ut07)
l.-.o
Bvron K. Conrov, Butte, Mont.
(Butte Evening News, Decem
ber :tl, 1007)
M. Hall, Portland. Or. (Fruit.
Grower, St. J .soph. Mo., Octo
ber, 11)07)
12
110
Marv Kouncclnr Brooks, Fort
Worth, ox. (Fort Worth Roc
ord, December 15, 22, 29, 1007)
100
Horace Stevens, fi,15 Montgomery
street, Portland, Or. (Sacrn
mento Bee, D ember 31, 1007)
00
Among minor prlzewinnern are:
Cap! a in O. 0. A pplegate, Klama t h
Falls, Or. (San .Tose Mercury, Decern,
ber .10, 1007).
C. B. Watson, Ashland, Or. (Chi
cago Inter Ocean, December 20, 1007.)
W. G. Smith. Medford, Or. (Spring
field. O.. Dailv News. December .10.
1007.)
K. S. Shank, Grants Pass, Or.-(Mt.
Morris, III., Index, December 27, 1007.)
TI. S. rrescoit. Grants Pass, Or.
(Waterloo, Tn., Daily Courier. Decern
her 2S, 1007.)
Taft Secures Minnesota.
ST. PAI'Ij. April 0 Returns trom
all parts ot Ihe state, where primaries
were hold show that then is now
1 1 uest ion about Secretary Tnft having
1 he M innesola delegation for him at
the Chicago convention, and it is very
doubt fnl if auv other candidate for
the presidency will be able to secure
even a single delegate from this state.
hi some counties fights were put u
by l.a Folltte supporters, but to dat
the only counties won for the Wiscon
sin senator art- Wilken and ('lav.
UKIMNAXi'K NO. 1 10.
A u ord 111a nee providing t lie luauiH-r
of constructing sidewalks in the City
of Medford, Oregon, requiring notice
of such construction to be given and
providing penalties for th violation
thereof.
The citv of Medford doth ordain as
follows:
Section I. All sidewalks hereafter
constructed in the City of Medford, Or
egon, miisi be constructed under the
direction and supervision of the City
Kngineer, and in the manner specified
in this ordinance.
Artificial Stone. Sidewalks.
Sectiwii 2. By "Artificial Stone," as
herein specified, is meant a 1 iposi-
lion of Portland cement, sand and
crushed rock or gravel.
Cement.
Section :t. All cement ued in such
const met ion must bo artificial Portland
eerm-it! of a o.nalily which "hall pas
the following tents:
The cement shall stand a minimum
tensile strain of four hundred and fifty
I -Tin) pounds to one (I) souaro inch
teel i in. ileal . brmuctt
one ( 1 ) tiny m
air and six (!) days in water.
TI meat shall stand a minimum
lensile strain of one hundred and fifty
(I.-,..) pounds t io (I) square inch
L, ivwl with three CD
part
qlM'I
-find t Ml i.flrl cement bn
one (I) day in air and six (o)jproid"d tor.
.1.., - in ralerl. All cetllOM HHISt tic
roccm-d ..u the work U unbroken pack
t- ... l.M -r .kiiiHia m.f
I'.-md.d mith the name of the maker;
t IIM
be HM'il. Samples for testing;
i.m-! be funiMied "' time nnrt in
MH-h niaiiiH r a may be required by the
it v Kuuniet r.
Sand
All -and n'd mint
d.arp.
i and
ti, rete
cle:i
Rock and Gravel
The or I. fer
Killing 11k-
.kill l- :l
l,:ml
hiiihiiI haaail rorK, r:in
h.inl ntnlii'. Iinikrn in
yn-atir iliami-ti-r tlinn
itc nr i-iii:illv
j.iiTi-i nf nn'
!! C-'l il" I"
li.-.O (;) il'.'li
.in.-illi-r lAn imr
!rav.-l of imiiir oi
,e uil initt-a.1
nJ qualilv may
rock. 9
The brokeu utoue or gravel ehuW lie
&v:ruvncd freo trom dust, clay, Kam and
vegetable matter and to mises uin-i-ified
above, ami shall be thoroughly washed,
u coosiuere.1 accessary by the Citv
hngiueer.
Foundation.
N'ctioa 4. Ihe surface iiimu which
the walk is to be laid shall be exeavat-
l U the proper sub grade, four (4)
inches below which auv unsuitable ma
terial shall be removed and the space
filled up with gravel or sand. The fiu-
udied subgrade shall have beeu thor
oughly compacted by rolling or tamo
ing, and shall be parallel with the sur
face of the finished walk.
Forms.
The forms, of suitable dimensions,
shall be securely staked and blocked in
position wo as not to be disturbed by
the tumping of the coucrote and shall
remain iu place until the cement has
set sufficiently hard so that the edgeH
of the walk shall not be damaged iu re
moving them.
Concrete.
Section ". The concrete shall be
throe and one fourth (3) inches
thick and shall consist of one (1) part
cement, three (3) parts sand "and six
(0) parts gravel or brokeu stone (to
he measured, not estimated). The ce
ment and sand shall be thoroughly
mixed dry and then thoroughly mixed
with the gravel or broken stone, which
shall have been previously drenched.
fill being thoroughly stirred with wa
ter being applied until the mixture has
the consistency of moist brown sugar.
The mixing of concrete shall be done
in a proper box or upon a platform. It
shall then be spread upon the founda
tion to the proper thickness and nt once
thoroughly tamped until froe mortar
flushes to the surface. The upper sur
face shall be made exactly parallel with
and three fourths (',) of nn inch be
low the surface of the finished walk.
iag gauged by a properly made tem
plate drawn over the top of the forms.
The mortar and the concrete shall not
be mixed in greater quantities than is
required for immediate use, and any re
maining unused until having set shall
not be used iu any wav.
Wearing Coat
Section (1 The wearing or surface
oat shall consist of one (I) part ce
ment (of same brand ns used iu con
crete) and two (2) parts sand, mixed
rather dry and placed upon the concrete
haso while the same is still soft ntid
iilhosive. The mortar shall then be
brought up to a uniform thickness of
throe fourths (',) of an inch by draw
ing a straight-edge longitudinally over
the top of the forms, after which it
hall be rubbed and compressed with a
float (plasterers' wooden spreading
trowel).
Just as the cement in the ton coat
begins to sot, it shall be trowelled uni-
tornily with sufficient pressure to force
the top and bottom layers into close
contact. The finished surface shall not
show ii greater space than one-eighth
(K) of an inch under a three-foot
straight-edge laid in any direction on
the walk.
After completing the trowelling the
wearing surfaco shall he'eut into slabs
as nearly 2'j feet square as possible, or
of such other size as directed by the
City Kngineer; the .joints and edges to
be run smoot li with the proper tools.
after which the entire surface shall be
brushed wilh a damp bristle brush and
shall be protected from any harmful
action of the sun, wind, rain and traf
fic until thoroughly sot.
In closing work at night the concrete
and wearing coat shall be finished at a
joint with a square, straight end. Patch
ing or retamping after the cement has
begun to set shall not be allowed.
Color.
No artificial coloring shall be used
Curb.
Section 7. The curb shall be sixteen
( Hi) inches deep, six (fi) inches in j
width at top, and batter out at the ratO
of one (1) inch in one (1) foot, and!
shall be beveled or rounded on the up-1
per and outer edge, which shall be
protected with angle iron at such poinls
and iu such manner as the City Kngi j
ueor shall direct. The upper and outer
three fourths (:Ki) inch of curb shall
be of the same material ns the wearing
coat hereinbefore described and subject
to the same conditions. The com shall
bo composed of eon ere to mixed and laid
similar to the concrete bed described
fort ho walk.
Crossings for Teams.
Section S. Artificial stone crossings
for teams shall be constructed as speci
fied in this ordinance for art ificial
stone sidewalks, except that the con
crete base shall be four (4) inches thick
and Ihe wearing or surface coat shall
be one (1) inch thick. The surface shall
be grooved longitudinally, the grooves
to be Y shaped, one inch wide, one
fourth inch deep and four inches apart.
The surface of the- driveway, when com
plete, shall conform to the ndjacent
sidewalk, except "the apron" adjoin
ing the gutter, which shall bo sloped to
connect with the gutter
Inspection.
Section !. Inspection will bo allowed
at the rate of one inspection for one
day for each i"H square feet of walk
or L'oii linear fet of curb. Any further
in-pection required shall bo charged to
t he con I tact or and deducted from the
' w hhi '
Wldtn-
S,ctio M. All nri.f.cal stone side
, walks hereafter constructed in the C,ty
of .Medford luill have a width of five
!() I eel. exce.i ax nin--....- .".r-.-.,..
nail DlurwiiM.
Section II. All woodu. sidewalks
hereafter coll Ht r IK" t ed ill the City of
.Medford -hall be constructed according,
to the taiiu.ir-l general pian bum fq-,-,
ft.
I ii
lliollH approViM OV ine liy nuuni
regular temion on the - day f
t I'.mih, and ii"W on fib- in the of
' fiee of the Citv l'ecordr.
' Geueral.
J S.-etioti I'J. When the tidewalk dc
n. .t neriipv the entire width ftn prop
rrfv I it)- to curb, t he pace not covered
li.ill. if "ii iinli nil liv Oiu City Kiiri
' r. I"' filli-il in "itli inrlli or jf r:i0-l
'il,. wii tn an ivin .nrfnii' with I hi-
nf th" walk.
SiTtinn 1:1. Wh.n thn walk i mm
..ITiili'te. tlie timtmrtiir mint Iramcdiat.-
,w..i..i ti, ri.ntrnrtiir mint Iramciliatiiy
The first Derby niado in
America was a i & K.
KXAPl'-FELT lints have
the air of distinction which
is the result of artistic hand
work. The variety of smart
shapes, the noticeable ele
gance of style, the steadfast
(Yonap dye and the wear-resisting
qualitv are feature
peculiar to KNAPP-FELT,
the product of f0 years' ex
perience in making fine
hats.
( & K. NATS are $3.
KNAPP-VKLTS are $4.
The NAT DELUXE, $6.
Sold onhf nt
MKN5,
SHOP
remove all surplus material, whether old
or now, and leave the sidewalk, gutter
and road wav free and unobstructed. :
The cost of such work, including the
removing of old walks and other oh I
slacles, shall Iu included in price of
new work.
Section 1-1. The contractor shall no
(ify the City Kngineer before beginning
work upon any sidewalk ordered.
Section I.j. The contractor shall have
charge of and be responsible for the
entire work until its completion and ac
ceptance. The contractor must not make
any assignment of any contract made
under t his ordinance The contractor
shall at all times either be on the work
himself, or have a competent foreman
there, who must have full authority and
to whom orders, instructions and direc
tions may be given.
Section Hi. The City Kngineer shult
have power to condemn any material or
work not in accordance with this or
dinance, and any such material or work
so condemned shall be at once removed
by the contractor at his own expense.
Section 17. All excavating and fill
ing necessary to bring the foundation
to the sub -grade must be done by the
contractor and included in the contract
price. All oft he above work und ma
terials to be done and furnished by the
contractor shall be done and furnished
to the satisfaction of the City Kngi
neer, whose decision in that respect shall
be final and conclusive.
Ity "the contra-tor, ' as herein apeci
fied, is meant any person or persons on
gaging in tlio construction of sidewalks
on any of the public thoroughfares or
public grounds in the City of Medford
Sect ion IS. Properly skilled work
men only shall be employed on the
work, and the contractor shall dismiss
any empolye who may, in the opinion of
the City Kngineer, be negligent of his
duties or perform his work in any i
proper manner.
Damages and Obstructions.
Section lit. All loss or dnmage arising
out ot Ihe nature of the work to be done
or from auv detention or other unusual
obstacle or difficulty which may be on
countered in the prosecution of I 1m
work, or f nun t he act ion of t he ele
ments, shall be sustained by the con
tractor or contractors, who will be re
quired to replace all sidewalks and other
st rue t u res no d a in aged or dent royed ,
without cost to the City of Medford.
During Ihe progress of such work the
contractor shall erect and maintain suit
able barriers around Mitch work, anil
during the night time must display suit
able lights such as will effectually pre
vent any accident or harm to life in con
sequence of the digging up, use nr oc
cupancy of any street, alley, highway
or public grounds which may become
necessary in I he construction of such
sidewalks, and the contractor or eon
tractors must sustain all damages oc
casioned by t he construction of such
sidewalk or use or occupancy of such
street, alley, highway or public grounds,
or which may result therefrom, or which
may result from the enrelenHiiem or neg
ligence" of such contractor or contract
ors or of his or their agents, employes
or aisigns.
Seciion I'm. No person shall ride,
drive or bad any horse, mule or cattle
across or upon any sidewalk in the City
of Medford, except to cross said side
walk over driveway crossings, unless
it be to crVss the same to go into or
out of n lot, yard or building where no
other suitable crossing or means of ac
cess is provided.
Section lil. Any person, firm or cor
poration who shall be convicted of vio
biting any of the provisions of this or
dinance diall bo punished by a fine of
not less than nor more than $'J, and
shall pay th mt of prosecution, und
in default of pavment of such fine or
costs, or both, shall be imprisoned In the
jrn .1" . . . T" ' ":" '
nni' moj nixi ri'iMiiiiung iiupHiM.
Section 2-. All ordinance ntid pnrts
: of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby rcH-ah-d in no far nn they eon
j fl'' herewith, but no farther.
j The foregoing ordinance was printed
by the Citv Council April 7, Trow
bridge voting aye, Eifert aye, Wort man
; aye, Mi rn. k yo. (ilwII nlmnl. Ilafcr
iiIluiI.
.,in.vil April 7. ISlOR
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ni..vi. ,m. rny necoiwrr. iv
tdJord Or
A Few Reasons Why
Moore's Ranges Always Please
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M O O li K ' S U 1 X fl K 1) T O 1'
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Moore's Ranges Saves Labor and Fuel
-)()() IX USH IN THK VAbLKY.
All Kinds and
Varieties of
Are You
Thinking of
Building?
Iowa Box & Lumber Co.
MEDFORD
I Wise Talks By t
X the Office Boy
I'a says a rose by any other
name would be just as ex pen
sive back east this time of year.
I sometimes think he pines for
the piney woods in oh) IV nob
Hi'ot, Frappe County, Maine,
where he was raised- but that's
one thing yours truly never
vearns for. The good mountains
and the good old ocean and nice
old Oregon atmosphere are good
en ou yli for m . (tut it s nil iu
how you wen- raised. I'a likes
dam chowder and corn on I be
cob, and harvest apples and a
lot of things that a kid who
was born tin aide of the snow
sheds hasn 't had much chance
to gel acquainted with. Those
who have lived on both sides of
this great country and lived
long enough to know what 's
what can gel all those t hiugs
just as nice one place as an
other, if yon know where to buy.
We've got clam chowder from
I tost on that is just as nice as
any you ever ale on the sand,
and lots of ot her things (hut
have th:il 11 flown Kast" (jmte.
MILLER & EWRANK
OfO4000
SEE
THK XKW AMI fl'TollATi:
LINK OF (lOIIIIAM HTKIII.INO
HII.VKII OX IHHI'I.AV AT THK
XKW .IKWKI.HV STollK. .ii-st
THK Til I XII I'OIC KAHTKII IMIKS
KXTS.
Martin J. Reddy
II NORTH 0 STREET,
Tina Watch lid Jewelry Re
pairing a Specialty.
Xntir the I'n.tnf f ii-.
Lumber
AVE If AYR SOME P.UITiriNCiS TO
UK TOIiX DOWN WHICH WE OF
VKll FOli SAL hi OX TH K GROUND.
CA LL AT OUR OFF10M
A bit of
Alfalfa Land
I'lvcry oiu! nsl'l on tlio land situation in this val
ley knows that joint hay land is jjoinff to he in de
mand from this tinu; t'ortli, owing to so much of our
alfalfa land having heen planted to fruit trees. Wo
arc ahle to offer for a short time
25 ACRFS OF THR BEST
Only three miles from Medford, for the reasonable
price of
TWO HUXDIiFI) DOLLARS PER ACRE,
And we proiiouiire it one of the best buys in the
valley today. It is of the best quality, and we
know it will prove a winner to the buyer. It is
equally well adapted to pears. If it interests you,
call at once on
Rogue River Land Go.
EXHIBIT BUJLDINQ,
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 that ratna In effect March 1, 1908, will b f:18 from Chicago,
f jri.,10 from St. Loulu, Mo.; from Mianouri River comnton points, Coun
cil Blnffa to KaiiK.n City, Mo., Including alo St. Paul, Minnoapolia,
t m; from Denver, Colorado Springe and Puelilo, t'ln.
For further infnrinntion call on or addreee
A. S.
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