THE MED FORD DAILY TRIBUNE. MEDFOBD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1909.
Bedford Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published every evening except Sunday.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
George Putnam, Editor and Manager.
Admitted as Second-Class Matter in the Postoffice at
Medford, Oregon.
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TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
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Fair tonight and Wednesday. Light frost tonight.
A rare and salubrious climate soil of remarkable fertility
beautiful scenery mountains stored with coul, coper and gold
extensive forests streams stocked with speckled beauties game in
ubunduuce a oontented, progressive people such is lie Rogue
Ilivor Valley.
Average moan lemporature 55 degrees
Average yearly precipitation 21 inches
TAXING TIM HER LANDS.
The citizens of Gold Hill arc to bo commended for the
inauguration of a campaign of publicity. It may be truth
fully said that the entire Rogue River valley has awak
ened to the opportunities of the hour.
Organizations to boost the country now exist in prac
tically all the towns from Ashland to Grants Pass. Every
one of the club is doing good work, not only for itself, but
for the entire valley. The result cannot be otherwise than
in the influx of a large population and the development of
our many resources.
There are sections no larger than the Rogue River val
ley in Italy that support a population of millions. The
climate of these much inhabited spots resembles our own,
but the natural resources are meager in comparison.
Where but one accupation offers livelihood to the
masses in Italy, a score offer prosperity in the Rogue Riv
er valley. This most beautiful and productive of valleys
can sustain an enormous population, and every man live
close to nature, with God's golden sunshine above and the
sunshine of contentment in his heart.
MOTOR CAR SERVICE.
Commenting upon a recent article in The Tribune that
x movement is under way for a motor car service in
southern Oregon, the Portland Journal savs:
"This is a movement that may well meet with a cordial
response on the part of the Southern Pacific railroad. As
(ho Medford paper goes on to say, the division of larger
orchards into smaller tracts, and the planting of many
new orchards from year to year, will greatly and rapidly
increase the population of that part of Oregon. Its cli
mate is almost ideal ; its soil, as has been abundantly proved
will produce great crops of the finest fruits, besides other
products, and great numbers of immigrants are sure to
settle in that exceedingly attractive part of the state.
"The Southern Pacific, it is said, has built branch elec
tric lines in the Sacramento valley, and found them profit
able, as il would doubtless find such roads in portions of
southern Oregon and the Willamette vallev. The people
lax-! don't care who owns the roads, so long as they get needed
service at reasonable rates. And if the Southern Pacific
doesn't build such lines they will be built by others, as lias
been done already between Portland and Salem.
"The Southern Pacific is in the field and the people
are friendly to it, but it must give them the service they
require, or they will get others to build the needed roads, :
Timber lands of Oregon are now taxed as other gen
eral property. Assessors assess them at their lull market
value and an a tin' re irate lew for state and county uuriioses
is levied against Ibis valuation, upon the theory thai Hie
; market value of the property is an index to the ability of
the owner to pay taxes.
! Against the present system, ex-Senator Mulkey, presi
dent of the Oregon Conservation association, made the
following argument at Spokane recently:
"The only difference between the income tax, which is
regarded by all tax experts as the ideal tax, and the prop
erty tax, is that in the income lax a portion of the income
is taken by specific taxation, while in the property sys
tem the income is capitalized, and (he value of (.lie properly
is supposed to be the capitalized income o' the property.
"The system breaks down with reference to the
ation of limber lands, however, for this reason : that under
cerlain conditions there is no annual income from timber
lands. For example: timber lands are very often located
in isolated sections of country and the timber upon the
land at the present day is not accessible to a market. ft
have to be held for future use. and its market value is a
speculative value, lo apply the speculative value year or will build (hem themsejves. Oregon is going to develop,
after year to timber lands, where the owner of the fini-jeifhor with Ir. Ilarriman's aid or in spite of him."
ber land is deriving no animal income from his land, is to ; . - . .. . : ?
work a very ureal hardship upon (lie owner, inasmuch as K. W. Vaillc, tor many yours prom- F8R SALE.
the hind itself is not self-satisfying, anil
thai the owner of the land should draw upon additional
, jinciil in the railway mini service, lias 77-; , , ,,
11 ,S "ccessary , , ,,..,. sn,,i.,h ,r the ''UK AU,-Anther t lleuson 1,.-
!e division of the railway mail ser- ! ";""' ;iln.v s burgains-SO
capita! to sustain his speculation. The result of this 1"';' I ' ' '"''. 'miles
that past taxation has so drawn upon the additional cap
ital ol the owner of the land that when the ti
tlx
1 , " I at'res pasture. This is an
C limner Upon I- .--jejpj ltVfrfiP merits' collont buy at .fUOOO, and you can
lencv to ,v,i 'ajtiiieo Advertisements, all,,ilowailityolin,.ej0()ki,
, left shoulder. 0.
' fenira! avenue.
W. Slater,
South
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WANTED.
'WANTKP A (i or 7-rooni house
leell ' close in. See 1). M. Tribune office.
land becomes marketable there is a tend
onii.o wasle; that is, whether the timber upon the land be; LOST.
ripe, or not. (here is a tendency to market the limber in lost nay niare,"idout 10 years old,
order to recoup (he larire taxes that have been formerly I wh,,l "r 011 riRht
paid upon the land ami lo avoid the tax that will be placet
upon the land in years to come.
:" "This system of taxation also works to the disadvantage
01 ellorts in regard to reforestation. After land has
cut over, it is still taxable under the present method, with wantkii l'ir-t
1111 ,,an it getting a return from a s nd growth for at
least ol) or To years, while the taxes upon the land go mer
rily on. The result of this is that the owner of the land,
after having cut the timber .has no incentive to reforest
his holdings, as there is not a sufficient return to justify
the payment of the tax upon the land. Therefore, it is
necessary in order to obtain a workable and feasible plan
of reforestation, to devise a new method of taxation where
by land can be allowed to be partially exempt from taxa
tion for a period of time in which the new growth shall take
place upon the land.
"The best possible method to accompli
to inaugurate a system of taxation cutnul
lass solicitor to
ivhard trni-ts: man with uuto-
moliile preferred ; ;'ood salary to
re.dit man. P. (). ltox IIS. Medford.
Oreirnii.
WWTKIt A chambermaid at the
!'..inii American hotel, Vreka. Cal.
Morri-on A I.ush. 31
-Apprentice to loam
Apply Tribune office.
WANTKP
P'i.xitts:.
WWTKP Man to work on ranch,
u 1m 'id..r-taiid- market iranienhn:.
Addre-- P. O. liox jo.".
i WANTKP Uirl for gcenrnl housc-
from Willow 1'. O. ; soil is of finest:
lio acres to pasture. This is an ex-
canuot
looking for
land of this nature. 3'i
KOK SALE Furniture for sale cheap
J.'? s. c st. a:
POTT SALhJ Chuisu business property
al a bargain, on long time; casr terms.
Aiiilress P. O. Box 418.
fr'OK 8ALK 5 and I U acre tracts just
within and adjoining city limitn, at a
ai'.rgaiu, on fi annual paymonts. Ad
dross P. O. Box
l.nnk nt this Six room InitHjiilmv
iiinlrr mii.-l ruction on o(lxl."i() lot in
Wi'M Moil'iiiI; (trice -tIIOO, uh re
nnirli;ili!y cii.-y terms. lieiwnn In
vestment (. 'A
Remember the Sales
See the Windows
If you come down town, be sure to have a peep ut our win
dows nud once you get that far it's only n stop inside to see. the
pecials.
SALE OF SUITS SALE OF WAISTS.
SALE OF SKIRTS.
SALE OF BELTS AND NECKWEAR. SALE OF BEDSPREADS
SALE OF HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. .
Kverything in the entire store is marked at especially low prices,
hut you will find the quality the very hest.
Wash Suits
Fine Assortments
Just received, two larpo shipments of Wash
Suits in sizes 32 to 40; made of fine white.
pink, blue and natural color linens, ducks,
linen repps, etc. The styles ure new and very
)econiing; the materials are guaranteed
shrunk and the price nro very reasonable
when the long servicejs considered.
$3.50 to $20.00
EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN
Baker -Hutctiason 6 Co.
CENTRAL AVE., JUST NORTH OF JACKSON COUNTY BANK
Of?
New 1909 Model
Electric Irons
Now $5.00
Why not iron in comfort this summer 1
The Electric Iron heats in three minutes no wait
ing, no changing irons.
We will send you an Iron FREE on ten days" trial
Write, telephone or call at our office, 206 West
seventh street, opposite the Big Electric Sign
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
Successors to Condor Water k Power Co.
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ture, whereby the bulk of the tax payment shall be sus-i.."
pendctl until the tune of the marketing of the second
growth.
"This would enable the holder of the land to maintain
it in ownership until the marketing of the second growth."
The objection to this scheme is the fact that most of
the timber is held purely for speculative purposes, not for
manufacture, and any such scheme as that outlined favors
the speculator, while the present system has a tendency to
force him to manufacture.
. . , . rk; urns, be Cood cook: wage "-"''"'!
sh this result is; S0 per month. Apply to P. R.Wood.j ET, T 'i," 1
I . ., i,,ii vh . r.stnte to.. Ado f Scbu
lative in its na- ""''i. ":!! ! -- --
i...ii i. ! wKI-fw.w.,,nr. to -i,.,. m, SA,'K
NOTi: TI1IS-;S acre. U nHes
north of Mi'ilt'oril: ni;i1l house am
i:ooil sizetl loinilv orchard: price
lotl; en-.y term. Menson Iiixet
inciil Company. .'ill
fVR SALE Two nnd one half acres
in city limits, main treet, two-tory
house, outbuildings, water tank and
gasoline pumping plant, jrood family
orchard mid garden spit; most de
sirable location in the city; almost at
onville Real
Schuli. Fiirr
'Irhonncr. to ohoo
t n l titrirood. Addrpu P. O.
WANTKH Stem.gri'pher. for office
work. C. Tribune i ffiee.
IVANTED Good piuXnm for harm;
no wire fnoe; plenty gruu sod wa
tr; no home Ukan for leaa Uum
one month. Walter Moore, Phoe
WANTED Qiri for guntnl bora.
work; on. in family, lady. Iiquire
t Ixkibit bnldiaf.
"oune o-
ehrird adioining city limits, r.n ciut,
ty road: fine loea'cn; de'o lc.',
loamy soil: V, mile from postoffice.
courthouse, hiprh selmol: lending va
riety of fruit; fi acres iears, 10
ncres apples. 2 acres peaches, some
bearinp trees, alfalfa and garden
patch; good 4-room house, bam.
outbuildings, household goods, farm
ing tools, 1 cow. 20 chickens. 3
Medford Theater
THE DRAMATIC EVENT OF THE SEASON
Jules Murray presents
NORMAN HACKETT
In Wm. C. DcMille and Margaret T .mbiill's
CREAT AMERICAN FlAY
CLASS MATES
SAME MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION
That played :,e soliJ year at the Hudson Tbeale.-. No- ork.
Tuesday April 20th
d ?U '8A-THB ONLY UWOL PILE OD1B
; B. frRU-SA CURES PILES, and DOES NOT SfuiSvS .ti
eatn lead or any pouwaoai dru. U. a DiiJZ """
Prttatjf K-BU-8A. Drag Uw.'Mk. ..fZ1 -7.,"m"d.,
wells to irrigate portion of land if ."T? .V. ' 8.U pU. mJJT. J
neeessarv: Msn " : ' " ' " " tpiaal narrow. . u-.. "
Jacksonville Real Estate Co., Adolf
Schuli, manager.
rfc E-KU-SA i. art f .. L,MTT
irt t.aera. B-B04IA. VrftftH Vw, ,77 m.-,! fW a klLnt