THE MEDFQRD EtAXLY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, PRECOX, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1909
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Med ford Daily Tribune
Official Paper of Hi.) i.'oy of Medf rd.
Published every evening except Sunday.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING . O M PA N V
Gborgb Putnam. Editor and Manager.
Admitted aa Seeond-t-lass Matter in tin I'o-.'offieo at
Medford, Oregon.
SUBWORI PTION RATIOS.
On monlli, hv nmi! nr cirrkr. .10.110 Ono year, hy mail .1.0H
COUXTltY LIFE AS IT IS I'.IXl).
i I'e louden'!1
replete wit
The report of the commission of -n i s 1 1 -to
congress todav liv I'.'.sident Unosceil is
information regard mi' the conditions ot the rural sections
throughout the United States, yet to even the casual read
er the report clearly conveys the fact that much more tinu
and labor must be spent upon this work, many more re
ports must he digested, and niauv further mailers looked
into before the commission will have fulfilled its mission
It is gratifying to know then thai the president has niadi
but a single recommendation to congress in conned ion
with the report he asks lor an anpronnat ion of .2."), 000
to carry on the work. Laws for Hie betterment of tin
conditions are left for future sessions of congress.
The commission finds that agricullure in the United
States, taken together, is prosperous commercially, when
. measured hy the conditions that have obtained in previous
years, although there are some regions in which 11ns is only
partially true. The country people are producing vast
quantifies of supplies for food, shelter, clothing and for
use in the arts. The country homes are improving in coin
fort, attractiveness and bealthfulness. Not. only in the
material wealth that they produce, but in the supply of
independent and strong citizenship, Hie agricultural peo
ple constitute the very foundation of our national effi
ciency. As agriculture is the immediate basis of country
life, so it follows that the general affairs of the open coun
try, speaking broadly, are in a condition of improvement.
In summing up the various problems that must be
solved hf country life is to be placed on a higher plane, the
commission names the following as the leading specific
causes:
A lack of knowledge on the part of' farmers of llir ex
act agricult ural conditions and possibilities' of llirir re
gions; Lack of training for country life in the schools;
The disadvantage or handicap of the former os against
the esliddishcd business systems mid interests, preventing
him from securing adequate returns for his products, de
priving him of the benefits Hint ironhl result from iinmo
vopolized rivers mid the conservation of forests, and de
priving the com mn n it i, in many cases, of the flood that
would come from the use of great tracts of ngricidl a rat
land that arc noiv held for speculative purposes;
Lack of good highway facilities;
The widespread emit inning depletion of .toils, with the
injurious effect on rand life;
A general need of ueir and active leadership.
The commission points out a number of ways to re
move the handicaps of the fanner, which briefly follow:
The encouragement of a system of Ihorongh-gia'ng sur
veys of all agricultural regions in order to lake stack and
to collect local fact, with the idea of providing a basis mi
which (o develop a sclent if icull y and economically sound
country life;
The establishing of a nationalized sisli m of e.i l nsimi
work in rural communities through all the land-grant col
leges with the people at their homes ami on their farms;
A thorough-going investigation by e.iperls of the mitt
die man system of handling farm products, coupled with
a general inquiry into the farmer's disadvantages in re
spect to taxation, transportation rates, co-operative or
unitizations and credit-, and the qeneral bnsim s system ;
An inquiry into the control and use of the streams of
the. United States with the object of protecting the peoph
in. their ownership and of saving to agricultural uses such
benefits as should be reserved for these purposes;
J lie estaoiislmiq or a lutiliwaii ennineeriiui service, or
equivalent organization, to be at the call of the slates in
working out effective and economical highway systems;
The establishing of a system of parcels posts and pos
tal savings banks;
And providing some means or agency for the gnidmie,
of public opinion toward the development of a real rural
society that shall rest directly on the land
The enlargement of the luited Stntts bureau of i du
ration to enable it to stimulate and co-ordinate the du
rational work of the nation;
Careful attention to the farmers' interests in legis
lation on the tariff, on regulation of railroads, control or
regulation of corporations and of speculation . legislation
in respect to rivers, forests, and the utilization of swamp
lands;
Increasing the poieees of the federal government in
respect to the supervision and control of the public health.
However, it seems that one of the most important mat
ters to be undertaken, if any thing is to conic ot the nunc
nient, is a broad campaign of publicity, that must be con
tinued until all the people are informed on the whole sub
ject of rural life, and until there is an awakened appre
ciation of the necessity of giving this phase of our nat ional
'development ns much attention as has been given to other
phases or interests; ; quickened sense of responsibility.
iu all the country people, to the community and the state
in the conserving of soil fertility, and in the necessity for
diversifying farming in order to conserve this fertility
and to develop a better rural society, and also in the bet
ter safeguarding of the strength and happiness of the farm
women; a more widespread conviction of the necessity of
organization, not only for economic but for social purposes,
this organization to be more or less co-operative, so that
all the people may share equally in the benefits and have
voice in the essential affairs of the eommuuitv; a realisa
tion on the part of the farmer that he has a distinct nat
ural responsibility toward the laborer in providing him
with good living facilities, and in helping him in every
way to he a man among men : and a realization on the part(
of all the people of the obligation to protect and develop
the natural scenery and attractiveness of the open country.
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MARTIN J. REDDY'S
THE JEWELER
WIIKRK TIIR QUALITY IS ALWAYS R If HIT
Near Postoffice.
Fine AVatch and Jewelry Repairing a Specialty.,
More Light for Less Money
Sixty-three per cent of electric current saved by using
TUNGSTEN LAMPS.
32 Caudle Power Edison Lamp uses 110
Watts per hour and would use in iboo his.
110 Kilowatts which at iocts. a Kilowatt f 1 1
32 Caudle Power Tungsten Lamp uses
40 Watts perhour and would use in iooo
hours 40 Kilowatts which at ioc a Kilo-
Net Saving; iu iooo hours in favor of the
Tungsten Lamp
Rogue River Electric Co.
Successors to Condor Water & Power Co.
Office, 200, West Seventh Street. Phone No. 355.
Opposite tho Big Electric Sign.
WANTED
Timber and Coal Lands
Apply to
B. H. Harris & Co.
MEDFORD, OREGON
Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs
A Farm for $10
in the
Sunny San LuisValley
OF COLORADO
FREE TRIP TO EXAMINE LAND
WK II A YE DIVIDED A .Vl.OOO-.U'RE
TRACT INTO TRUCK FARMS CONT.UN
TNC 10 TO 1000 ACRES
PER FARM AT '200 EACH
$10 Cash and $19 Per Month!
NO INTEREST! NO TAXES!
REFERENCE Any Dank or Hanker in St.
Louis, Kansas Citv or Denver.
Wo want a reliable and energetic man in
every town to form clubs of 15 prospective
purchasers. We will furnish round trip
railroad tickets FREE to one member of
each club to inspect land. We pay liberal
commission. Full particulars upon request.
SAN LUIS VALLEY LAND AND
IRRIGATION C6.
Hank of Commerce Hldg. KANSAS CITV. MO.
APPLES and PEARS and all kinds of
Fruit Trees
YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY
Largest Commercial Nursery in tne Pacific
Northwest. No', in the combine. Competes with
all first-class nurseries
L. E. HOOVER, Agent
MEDFORD, OREGON.
Medford Iron Works
E. 0. TROWBRIDGE, Propik tor.
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS
All kinds of Enures, Spraying Outfits, Pumps,
Bo'.'ers and Machinery.
Agents in Sorthcm Oregon for
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.
Highest Attainment in
Systematic Banking Service
Thy .lucksMii County Hunk respectfully
Sitl it it h your account, subject to your
check, with the strongest guarantee of
safety ami efficiency.
Wo offer the highcHt attainment iu
:tyMem.-itie hanking service, which as
sures tlK' (rrout est care iu every finan-
trfinufi.-f in.- with tl,iu aI.. i.
State iVpositr.ry slitution.
Established 1838.
Capital aart Surplus $125,000 J JjW. I. VAWTEK, Prudent.
Kesourr-s $700,000 O. li. LINDLEY, Ca-jh-er.
COPVRIGMT AHUM.
MIDWINTER IS THE TIME
when your wardrobe needs replenish
iritf, and when you need a new dress
suit for social functions or a new busi
ness suit or overcoat. You can have
one made from the most popular fab
rics that is a perfect fit and artistically
tnilnrod at a reasonable prico at
J. A. Kreuzer & Co.
Importers andT ailois
PALM BUILDING, MEDFOBD, OE.
Local
Confidence
Induces citizens of Medford
to grab many of the Best
Things on the market this
winter
Don't imagine f or a moment that our local citizens
don't, rceognize a good thing when it offers. Did
you ever trade horses with any of them? Take our
adviee, and don't risk it. (iood sensj will dictate
that it is in order to follow their lead in investing in
Medford property, however, for thev sec the hand
writing on the wall. Medford is on' the verge of a
hooni. Interview us and we'll tell vou whvthis is
the right time to Imy Medford citv property'.
ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY
Exhilut Building, Medford, Oregon.
3Hrs. Irene Ifamptou Isaacs
Instructor of Jllano. Tistt 3ttctIoo
Slulo at .!,,. Jlorlk Ornjc Strl
E. EN Y ART President.
A. PKRHY. Vir'PrmJnt.
JOHN S. ORTH. Cashier.
W. B. JACKSON. Asi't Cashier.
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
MEDFORD, OB.
CAPITAL - - $50,000
SURPLUS - - 10.000
Safety Boxes For Rent. A GeueralEauk
in Business Transacted. We
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the Quality
It is and always has
been our aim to supply
or customers with
goods of the highest
quality and to that end
ye .ire always adding
limlity to our line. The
Kldition of "preferred
stock" makes our li:ie
of i 'rade Csr.ned
Goods most complete.
Our service always the
b'St and every accom
given our customers.
Allen & Reagan
Groceries, Chinaware, Fruit
and Feed