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About Medford daily tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1906-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1909)
! i i .1 i 6 THE MFOBD JPAILY TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON.JEBDAYAY w e remind you that we o wn our own trees and o wn our own mills. JDon't you think we can s erve you the best? T Jet us show you why we U ndersell others. Our M aterial is of the Sest and we handle TFvpry thing in lumber Remember the place. Come in and see o ur stock. Just M entionyour needs. We're Prepared to aid and jssist in building that N if ty bungalow. We're it 1L our service. COLONIST INFLUX BREAKS All RECORDS Oregon Points Most Sought Entire West Gets Benefit, How ever. The lull returns, uhieh huve been thoroughly canvassed, show that the spring colonist movement into the Pacific northwest and into Califor nia was the greatest in the history of the railroads.' During the months of March and April, which is the period of low colonist rates, the rec ords show that approximately 63,000 people sought new homes on the broad acres, of the northwest, in cluding also Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming, and that ful ly 8000 people i'ound permanent lodg ment in California, making a total of about 71,000. Harrlman Lines Carry 12,000. As nearly as can be learned, the Harriman lines carried approximately 12,000 people on one-way tickets into the northwest, as against 6853 for the two spring months of last year, and the entire movement over the Harriman linos, including California, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Utah, was approximately 20,000 as against 12,497 for the previous year.' Although the detailed figures are wanting over the Hill lines, officials of those roads stated that the move ment over the Oreut Northern for the months of March and April through the St. I'aul gateway was approxi mately 14, 100, and the movement over the Northern Pacific approximately 26,732, making a total of nprnxhnnto ly 40,000 people. It is stated that the movement over the Northern Pacific was fully twice that ovor the- Great Northern. In addition to this, the Burlington turn ed over to tho Northern Pacific at Hillings a total of 11.141 colonists, which is an increase of 35 per cent over the contribution of this loud last spring. Oregon and Washington Get Most. Owing to tho refusal of the Hill lines to give their figures in detail, it is impossible to give the distribution of the movement over their lines. As suming that the same proportions of the entire movement went to the same territories as those carried by the Hnriiinau lines, Washington and Ore gon secure the greatest portion of Ihe new homcseekors. It is also stated that the Denver & Rio Ornnde handled about 10.000 col onists, which, of course, were tinned over to Ihe llnrrinian lines, mid are included in their totals. On the ltur- liugtou, a comparative idea of the movement to California is gathered from the statement that the passen ger business to that state over that line increased from 2222 to 2510 pas sengers, making the total increase in Ihe California movement over the Hurlinglou for the two months ap proximately 13 per cent. As showing that the increase in the northwest colonist movement is close to f0 per cent, it is stated that for the live weeks ending April 7. Ihe Denver & liio Grande's colonist movement through Ogden had inerens ed from IN 00 to MOO. but this was not all to tl e Pacific coast. A large pail of Ibis movement was to new lands along the Oregon Short Line, in Idaho. A careful study of the figures giv t'li by the roads shows that all of the fanning regions of the west and northwest have shared proportion ately in ihe increased settlement of vacant lands. TAFT AT BALTIMORE G000 ROADS CONGRESS HAU'IMOKK. May IS. -President Ta fl i- the mn-t dUtiumslipH stmst to itnrtii'ipntp in tin njMMiinr f the zrvni pMul riunK fnitirros. which up on ml tmliiv for a three day' -.lesion. Other 'penker-; niv: Tinted States Senator .Tohn H. Hankhead of Aln batna and Charles Piek of Orio, Rep roentiitivo (1 corse A. IVavr of Maryland. Walter P. Urownlow of Ttfiuios-iOO. William Snlzor of New York nnd F. 0. pnnnld. president of th Illinois State flood Road no riatioTi. Arthur C. .Tnekson of Chioneo pre DAMAGE NOT HEAVY AT CRATER MKE Steel's Personal Buildings Not In juredLarge Barn Crushed by the Snow. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., May 18 Superintendent W. V. Araut return- id yesterday from Crater Lake, where ho went to investigate the dam age done to the buildings by the heuvy snow during Ihe winter. He stated that the damage was not as bnd us reported, although many of the build-1 ings were destroyed. The large barn, which was built of heavy timbers and constructed with the belief that it would withstand any amount of weight of snow, was completely crushed to a level with the snow, about ten feet from the ground. The heavy timbers were simply broken up into kindling wood. The only damnge suffered by the residence was the roof, which was crushed hi, but Mr. Arant states that this can be repaired ut a small cost. Practically no harm was done to the furniture, which was stored in the house. Will O. Stool's buildings, which were near the Arant camp, were not damaged. Mr. Arant stated that there is still over eight feet of snow at the camp and that during Sunday night six inches of snow fell. It is still verv cold near the lake. Selections from the finest private art galleries in Italy, pictures, stat uary and other art creations that have never before been taken out of the country are to be exhibited at the Alaska-Yukon-Pueifie exposition at Scuttle this summer. The lino lloo house on the grounds of the Alaska-Vukoii-Pacific. ex position to open Juno 1 at Seattle, will cost more than $iri,000 und will be the headquarters of all black cat visitors to the fair this, summer. You Haven't Read All The News Unless You Have Read The Ads l Small Orchards Bearing and Young Groves on Easy Terms We have subdivided into small tracts the famous Gold Range Orchard, two miles south of Medford, adjoining the Bear Creek and Burrell orchards, ad sow offer a limited number of the choicest rcliord tracts for Bale en reasonable terns. This is your opportunity to secure hearing orchard, r young orchard, r both bearing and young orchard, consisting of the ohoicest varieties of pears and apples. The tracts range in siae from five to 27 acres, The soil is the hest in the jalley Bear o'ek hottom land. The eld trees on these tr.acts have produced record hreaWng crops that brought record prices iri eastern markets for years past No such chance was ever offered before to seonro such orchard, tract. Rogue River Investment Co. Ill NORTH D STREET 4 Compare the Quality It is, and always has been our aim to supply our customers with goods of the highest quality and to that end w art always adding quality to our line. The addition of "preferred stosK" mattes our lint tf high-grade Canned Goods most complete. Our service al ways the best and every accommodation given our customers. I Allen & Groceries, Chinaware, Fruit and Feed Order Now Extra Heavy Manila Clasp Envelopes Medford Commercial Club Pamphlets PRINTED WITH YOUR CAR AND ADDRESS PRICE IN hrvetf tW 2N Eavtfnfee 500 Envelop 0C 1000 Envelopes I00C The Tribune Printers Reagan For- for Boosters ! sides. 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