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DISPATCHES
By far the largest and beat news report
of any paper In Southern Oregon.
THIRD YEAR.
MEDPORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1908.
No. 182
BULGING A
FLUME FOR
EXHIBITION
i
Section 32 Feet Long Will
Be Placed Near Exhibit1
Building so That All May
See for Themselves i
i
Edgar S. Hnfer is having a 32-foot
section of the double flume he proposes j
to instnl to bring water to Med ford
from Big Butte Springs constructed,
which will he placed near the Exhibit
building ho that all who nre not clearly
informed as to the kind of a flume h"
proposes to huild can see for themselves. I
This section of flume will be ready j
within a few days, as carpenters are j
busy upon the same at the present time. J
The flume will be n very suhstnnt ial j
affair. It will require 00 feet of lum
ber to the foot to construct it. The
lumber to be flumed down will be han
dled in a separate flume from the city
water and, in no way, shape or man
ner, can the water be mixed. The city's
1'lu in o will be constructed of clear fir
lumber, same quality as used in tlie
construction of round wooden pipe, the
only difference being that the flume
would be square nnd will hold over
twice the amount of water ns offered
"by the other propositions.
The cost of maintenance will be nor
mal. At any time there is n leak it
can be immediately repaired without
delay. Repair lumber will be carried
in. intervals of every two nr three miles
so that within 30 minutes from the time
of any trouble whatsoever the material
will be on the ground without cost of
transportation to immediately repair the
same.
Theroi s another mntter to bo consid
ered, and that is that at any time in the
future the city would desire to extend
an underground pipe system, it can do
so from time to time, connecting ns con
struction goes along with the end of
tho flume. In this way nn underground
system can eventually be built direct
to tho springs.
WISCONSIN DAIRY EXPERT
COMPLIMENTS NORTHWEST
PORTLAND. Or., Oct. !. F. IT.
Scribner, president of tho Wisconsin
Buttermakers' asosciation but more es
pecially honored in tho Pacific north
weflt ns tho breeder of "Lorottn D"
(belonging to the W. S. Ladd estate.
Portland), the cow that won first prize
in tho 120-day milking test at the St.
Louis exposition in 1904, has said:
"Thero is no spot in our great United
States that can excel Oregon and Wash
ington in dairying. This is my conclusion
nftor spending six weeks in the former
state and thoroughly investigating sev
eral of her beautiful valleys, and nfter
an extended trip through Washington.
I wish to say to tho dairymen and farm
ers of this section, relative to its dairy
possibilities, that I fear they don't
fully appreciate tho wonderful oppor
tunity here for the raising of feeds
best adapted to the dairy industry, and
the excellent climatic conditions for
tho growth and development of stock.
You should here reach the elimax of
productiveness. " , -
Mr. Scribner 's farm of SO acres sup
ports, under his skilled management, 90
head of stock.
Mrs. H. Humphrey returned Satur
day from an extended visit to Minne
apolis and Lnke Crystal, Minn. Her
relative, Mrs. M. J. Coon of Minneapolis
accompanied her nnd will spend the win
tor in Medford.
PURCHASED 354
ACRES OF LAND
NEAR HILLCREST
John A. Tomey nnd Howard
8. Dudley, who are interested in
tho Hillcrest orchards, hare
purchased 3o4 acres of the H:ir-
ncburg estate, lying opposite the
Hillcrest property. The eonsid-
e rat ion has not been given nut,
but it is known to be over $1"0
an acre.
The now owners say that they
intend to plant the entire prop-
erty to fruit, a portion of which
will be set out this spring.
It is understood that the two
men are negotiating for the en-
tirp Barneburg entnte, consisting
of over 1000 acres.
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Wagner Presented With
Gold Mounted Ball Sat
v ?. t pt If Hy
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IANS WAGNLE, "KIN'O Or hB WlELDtHh. 1
l'ITT.smTli(r. Oct. VX II.;: W- . i' t
wielders," has been prex nli d '
his sticking powers during the n-eeiit :
reached the top of tho ladder in protV.- u. n
This season his worlc has added mucli ti1
shortstop and as a heavy batter.
The movement to present Wngne
paper and met with the warm approval
a generous manner.
LOCAL PEARS
Fruit From This Section
Command Top NotGhes
in New York Market
Again the pears grown in the Rogue j
Hivcr valley have captured Hie highest j
prices in the New York market. Cornice
pears grown locally have commanded
as high a figure as i'l.'io a box, or about
7 reals each. These were pears grown
by Ilopson & Sun on the Toil Voile
orehards, and some from the Hillcrest
orchards.
In the New York market last year
Cornice pears brought ".so a box, estab
lishing the high water mark.
The Oaklawn orchards, i. K. Mar
shall, has shipped Rome very fine
dWnjous this year, relnrns being as
high as a box. liiit year the
high mark established by d'An.jous was
.r.fl0 a box.
A few Ituse pears huve been sold, av
eraging sM.no. Sehobel & Day have
been doing the selling.
At the present time there nre about
three cars of pears more of this sea
son's crop. to go forward. These are
all Winter Nellis pears.
Apples.
Apples are being shipped, a car of
Jonathans going forward Friday from
Talent. A second car goes forward
from Medford Monday, the fruit being
supplied by Minear and Bati s Broth
ers. No returns have as yet been re-c-ived,
si nd the range nf prices is not
vet determined.
J. A. Perry is busy securing a num
ber of the best apples to be placed on
exhibition at the exposition in Seattle
next year.
In summing up Hi apple market, nn
eastern buyer nays:
"The apple sit nnt ion continues to fa-t-i.r
tri-niver. Concessions that have
been made have been nearly nil on the!
part of the buyer. who hav- now in (
maiiv in-tances cntne up to the asking
price of the grower, having abandoned
the aburd!y low levels with which theyj
started.
"It is figured that the output of the:
northern Pacific con it will reach about
1 (Oft carloads nf nppb f. The yield
is les than expected, having b'-en cut '
down bv the drv weather whi'h hnn '
bee cren more severe than in the
entTn state. The nre.i of the Pa
cific const orehard is increasing very
fast nnd in a few yenrs tVe crojft will
BEST RETURNS
.. I'ilfWai-. "Uinu of t!..
.1 lli.ll!.
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;ii ;ii i n us an invincible
r wit ! a hiit was started by a Pittsburg
of tlie fans who donated $1 each in
!120 H. P.
Driver Narrowly Escapes
-Machine Tears up Six
ty Feet of Fence
NFV VOHK, Oct. 10. Emil Strieker,
driver of the 120-horse power Mercedes
racer, which will be a contestant in
tho Vnnderbilt cup races, is the recipi
ent of congratulations of his friends
today over the narrow escape ho had
from death in yesterday's speed trials.
Strieker's machine flew off tho track
at a tangent while going SO miles nn
hour, ripped up 00 feet of fence, includ
ing a dozen posts, smashing through
two trees and overturning.
Strieker clung to tho machine until
the feeco was reached and was then
catapulted 30 feet into a soft patch of
grass and escaped injury.
Arthur Murray, his machinist, was
not so fortunate. Ho was caught under
the overturned machine and received
injuries f rom which he will probably
die.
Strieker was turning an "S1 curve
when the accident happened.
lie made a partial turn successfully
and drove the machine into a ditch. In
endenviring to turn the racer back into
the road a tire burst and the automobile
became unmanageable.
Hr. J. M. Edwards, If. Woilach and
r. II. Boon left recently for their home
in Minnesota.
be enormous in favorable yenrs. In
creasing quantities of these apples arc
going to the Asiatic nnd Alaskn trade,
and possibly ihn growth of thn mar
kets and nearby cities will relieve the
east from much increase in cornpet
t ion. ' '
HOBSON TO SPEAK
IN MEDFORD OCT. 27
4 fihmond Pearson TTohson,
hero nf Santoiago, will speak in
4 Medford October 27 in the in-
terests of the democratic nomi-
nt for the presidency. Mr. Hob-
sore has gained considerable rep-
utation ns a speaker and should
be greeted with n large audi-
euro,
RUNS AiCK
WHAT THE
W OFFER
WILL MEAN
Dr. Ray Says If His Offer
Be Accepted There Will
Be $500,000 Additional
Income to Medford
Five hundred thousand dollars nddi-
I tional income to Medford nnd vicinity
I from irrigation annually is the estimate
j made by the Condor Water & Power
! company. This is the way it is fig
' u ml:
t Tin re is tributary to Medford about
" oon acres of valley and foothill lands
: which can be irrigated cheaper by
umpiug proposition than in any other
way.
I The irrigation of this 20,000 acres of
I land would mean at least nn increased
profiuction of !ftJ. per aero every year
or a grand total of ffoOO.000 per year
The following statement is made bv
Hr. C. K. Hay, president of the Condor
company:
"if the Condor Water & Power com
pany's proposition receives n majority
vote, then a pipeline would be built
from the Rogue river at Gold Ray to
.Med ton! and tho surplus water not
used by the city of Medford) would be
sold by the Condor company for irriga
tion and in this event it is the inten-
won or tno condor water & 1'ower
company to build additional pipelines
and pumping plants as tho demand for
water would justify and eventunlly over
20,000 acres could be supplied in this
manner with water for irrigation.
This would make a garden spot of
the country surrounding Medford, nnd
tho division of land into five and ten
aero tracts nndan enhanced valuo of
from $100 to .f)00 per aero.
Medford, owing to its location, would
largely reap the benefit in greatly
increased population nnd property val
ues. The Condor Water & Power company
between the hours of 5 p. in. until
10 p. m. is using 500 moro horso power
for electric lighting than any other
present fiOO horso power laying idle.
For this renson it can afford to furnish
electric power for pumping nlmnst free
of charge, knowing that it eventually
will pay some profit duo to Medford 's
growth, and the demand for wutor for
irrigation purposes, although for some
years to come they will practically re
ceive no profit for electric power lor
pumping.
It is due to this fact that tho Con
dor Water & Power company has made
so liberal a proposition to the city of
Medford for its water supply.
While tho city builds the pipeline and
water system, yet it costs tho city less
thnn any other water proposition, nnd
besides the Condor company pays the
operating expenses, bond interest and
linking fund to redeem the bonds out
or the water revenues in tho city. In
this manner tho water system practi
cally costs the city of Medford noth
ing, only the use of its credit in flout
ing and selling the bonds, and the .city
has as security the water system itself,
owning ami controlling it, and this is
tho only security Medford will have
in any proposition that is offered.
Exiic Hence has demonstrated to the
world that private or corporate man
agement of water or electric lighting
plants is more economical, efficient and
satisfactory than city operation. Vne
past history of Mod ford 'a light and wa
ter systems, h states, has domonstrnt
d this fact.
Under the Condor proposition tho wa
ter rates can only be increased by the
city council. The operating expenses
of the Condor company will bo guar
anteed lower than under city manage
ment under like conditions.
Under the Condor company 's man
agement the people of Medford will be
assured more water, pure water and
jjwT rai R man unoer any ot nit wnier
prnposn ion kiiiiiimi ii-h.
The Condor pipeline is only ten miles
in length, less than half the length
of other proposed lines. It is HO per
cent larger thnn any other proposed
pip'liue and will supply at least 50
per cent more water. It will cost much
less than any other proposition. Being
only ten miles in length, the cost of
maintenance, patrolling, will be murh
less. The pipe being buried in the
ground, there will bo no danger of fres
nor not so -much decay ns in exposed
pipelines.
Briefly summarized, the advantage j
of tin 'ondor Water t Power com
pnny's proposition are nn follows: j
First A shorter pipeline; only ten
miles long; less than half the others.
Second A .10 per cent larger pipe
line, which will carry at least 60 per
cent moro water.
Third A unvinjj of from ri0,000 to
BILLY BEARS VIII.
The Two Little Bears Who Would Be f resident.
(Writton for Tho Tribune.)
Now Billy B wkhirled through the
state,
Boasted Tuft mid his running mates,
Called down Teddy and Cannon, too,
Hitchcock, John-Day and nil Taft's
crow.
Workmen nnd farmers came to see
Billy B talk on bank guarantee.
' ' She 's a corker; belongs to be;
I'm its papa, not Billy T,"
Tho peepul yelled nnd hurrahed until
sore:
"It's paramount issue; go at 'em
more; I
Protection, not tariff wo want, you
soo; j
Hurrah for the baby called bank j
jriinrnntoe."
Snid Peerless Bill: "The peepul s right.!
All see my babe in the right light,
And the news from nil over keeps com i
iug to mo
All want Bryan, not Billy T." j
Then Billy T shied to tho front.
He boomed the tnriff as his wont, !
So Weakened With Hunger and
Speak, Herman Terrill Is
After a Search
So weakened by his long exposure to
the weather nnd by his efforts to find
his way to camp that ho was unable
to speak or even raise n hand, Herman
Terrill, who was lost in-the mountains
on Morrison creek, ns reported in The
Tribune, wan found by his two com
panions nfter they hnd given him up for
dead. When found ho was within two
miles of enmp, but so weakened that
he could not even speak to his rescu
ers. Boyd Terrill, brother nf tho unfor
tunate man, nnd .IPohn Mitchell, were
the two who fonnJ tho lost hunter nfter
48 hours of unceasing effort. They
came upon him when they had almost
lost nil hope. Ho was lying in a ravino.
unable to speak or movo ho worn was
he by exposure to tho cold and rain
which f 'II in torrents in tho mountains.
The two rescuern rubbed the body of
tho collapsed man until they got the
blood into circulation nnd they then
MARTIN READY
Thinks Time Spent in Ja'l
Will Cure Him of Mor
phine Habit
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. II). Believing
that n term in prison will nfofrd him
ami apportunity to be cured of the crav
ing for morphine, Edward Martin, West
Point and collego graduate and ex lieu
tenant in the United States nniiv, con
victed Saturday of tho murder of 'Na
than Wolff in his pawn shop Inst sum-
r, announced toiday that he would
abide by tho verdict of manslaughter
unless the sentence is heavy.
'Ot course J did not kill Wolff,"
said the prisoner today, "nnd the ver
dict was a great shock to me; but as an
innocent man I nm willing to serve
time in the penitentiary in the hope that
such confinement may cure me of the
morphine habit."
Martin that it it probable that if the
maximum ennlty or l; years is imposed
he may accept it without ah appeal. ,
We aro indebted to Willinm von der
llellen of near Eagle Point, for some
of the finest Spitzenberg and Newtown
apples we have yet seen in he valley.
They were grown on Mr. von der llel
len 'a eight nrro orchard in the foot
hills.
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I.'t0,000 in cost.
Fourth Iowor water rates and tnxn-
lion than any other proposition.
The Condor Wnter k Power company I
has threo separate electrical units nr
generators, and them will hn two pump
ing plants, hence thero will he no more
danger of accidental interruption of the
wnter supply thnn in nny other pro
posed water system.
FOUND IN NICK OF Til
FOR SEN ENG
Told tho gloriy of tho G. O. P.
Peeried nostrums of bold Billy B.
"He's n backer nnd filler," said V.
H. T.
"Against all the doctrines of the
0. O. P. t
A trimmer nnd schemer, as you all enn
soo,
So he Ms baiting his hook with bank
guarantee.
"He never amelled powder or fought
for tho flag;
His title of 'colonel' would fit any
bag;
He's down on the tariff, n free-trader,
you see;
And he'd ruin the .country," said
W. H. T.
"So away with his nosti uns and listen
to me;
Vote for prosperity, ui'd not Billy B
For the news from all ever ns given
to mo,
Is away with the Cc innoner; we
want Billy T."
Exposure. That He Cot Id Not
Found By Companions,
of Two Days
carried him two iniloa to camp, where
ho is recovering. Ho will be bron :ht to
Central Point soon.
Charles (iay brought the news ot Ter
rill 's being lost to town Saturday nnd
was advised Sunday of tho rescue. Tho
story nn related in Tho Tribune wa in
brief an follows:
Terrill started hunting deer with 'wo
companions both of whom returned to
camp and wero'awaiting tho arrival of
Terrill, when a homesteader near ry
camo with tho newa that ho had heaid
three shots fired in rapid succession,
the hunter's signal of distress. Ho hid
replied, but got no answer. Tho hunV
ors Immediately started in senrch ot
the lost man and succeeded in finding
him only when they had given up nb
hope,
Terrill is a baker nnd formerly work
ed in Medford, and is well known here.
is the owner of 200 ncrcs of land in
the Mendows country.
TAFT WORKING
Candidate Off on Strenu-
ous Tour of New Jersey
Conference with Murphy
NEWARK, N. J.t Oct. 19. Judge
William Howard Taft, republican candi
date for tho presidency, began n stren
uoiis campaign tour today, at the be
ginning of the Inst week but one before
tho election next month. He will mnke
a tour of thin state, then invade Dela
ware, Indiana nnd Ohio, in nn effort
to ma ko sure of the stntes that mo now
considered in the "doubtful" column.
Taft opened his Now Jersey campaign
today in Blaney nfter a conference at
the home of (ioverjior Murphy between
Murphy, Taft nod Chairman Hitchcock
of the national committee. Thr three
leaders had breakfast together nnd dis
cussed tho situation in New Jersey.
(Inventor Murphy introduced the can-,
didaln to n crowd nf 4000 nnd he ad
dressed. While Taft was speaking n
fox terrier interrupted with insistent
barking.
"Now that doesn't look like a demo
cratic dog," said Taft, and the crowd
cheered. The animal followed the enn
didate about on the stage as ho was
speaking and had to be kicked out of
the crowd.
Taft n to speak at Rahway, Eliza
bet, New Brunswick and Trenton today
and will then invndo Delaware. Tonight
he will apeak nt Baltimore.
In Indiana Taft is scheduled to speak
at Evnnsvllle, Indianapolis nnd Fort
Wavne.
Ij. Fi, Whiting returned Runday from!
his homrntend nenr Eagle Point, where
he ban been spending sever? dayt matt
ing Improvements. Mrs. Whiting ne-
leompauled him and will spend a fowl
HARD 0 TOUR
ldnya In Medford.
FISH RUCKS
WOfD Oil
BY FLOODS
Salmon by Hundreds Come
up River as Far as De
fective Dams Where They
Kill Themselves
The high waters of tho Rogue, doe
to tho storms of the past week, have
carried out the fishrncks below Grants
Pass and hundreds of salmon aro com
ing up tho river only to dash their
heads against defective ladders, many
killing themselves. Such is the report
brought back by J. E. Enynrt nnd two
fish wardens who visited the river be
low the Pass in order to determino the
truth of reports to Hint effect brought
in last week. Master Fish Warden Mc
Allister has been requested to eomo
down and make nn examination nnd
will probably do so.
"Tho high water of the past weok,"
said Mr. Enynrt, "has enrried out the
racks below (Jrants Pass, allowing sal
mon to come up by hundreds. As aoon
as they rench tho defective ladders
they beat their heads ngainst tho pro
jecting steps of the ladders until they
stun themselves. Tho water is blnck
with them and the slaughter is whole
sale. Fish wheels are butchering them
nnd on nil sides nre scenes which thor
oughly disgust n sportsman.
"One of the worst places is tho pool
below the Anient dam. Here the step
of the ladder projects some inches be
yond the rise so that when tho salmon
leap they atrigo tho projection, stunning
themselves.
"Master Fish Warden McAllister has
been summoned so that he can exnmino
conditions for himself, nnd then remedy
them ns soon ns low water will per
mit. "Tho Rogue raised some three feet
during the past week."
CLUB ELECTS NEW
OFFICERS FOR YEAR
The regular quarterly meeting of the
fl rants Pass Commercial club result
ed in nenrly an entire new set of offi
cers. They nre ns follows:
II. C. Kinney, president; 0, P. Jest
or, treasurer; M. J. Audersoon, first
vice-president; R. Tj. Coo, second vice-
president; Oeorge II. Parker, third vice
president; fleorge P. Cramer, fourth
vice president; Arthur Conklin, firth
vice-president; A. II. Ounnell, sixth
vice-president; J. O. R'gg", seventh
vice-president.
Among other mntters of business n
resolution was presented nnd adopted
to tho effectt lint a jut it ion should be
drawn up nnd circulated among tho
fnrmers, nnd nPterwarda presented to
the county court, asking that body to
appropriate $1000 fnr til(. purpose of ad
vertising the county, ns is provided by
law.
Messrs. Brown nnd Hover aro build
ing a neat cottage on their recently
acquired fruit ranch near Eagle Point,
which will be nn ornament to tho com
munity. They will plant 70 acres in
fruit this fall.
Miss Minerva Pickens, who has been
a sufferer nnd confined to hor bed
for the past, eight weeks with rheuma
tism, is convalescing rapidly, wo nre
glnd to note.
JACKSON CO.
IS NOW WORTH
$26,690,000.00
The county board of equalira
tion met Monday morning nnd 4
considered n number of enses
placed before them for consider
ation.
Assessor Applegato reported
that the total ass-ssed valua-
tion of Jackson county Is now
t'Jfl.R'm.OOO, a cansidemblo
growth over Inst year.
The nmount of tho vnluatlou
indicates a tax levy of not over
B mills, possibly 4''j mills. Lost
yenr the levy was over 7 mills.
The board will sit nil of this
week nnd nn long an there nre 4
nnay ensen before them. It la
composed of County Judge J. B.
r Noil, County Clerk Coleman nnd
Assessor Applegato. 4