Medford daily tribune., July 23, 1909, Page 4, Image 4

THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREO ON, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1009-
Medford Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published every evenine except Sunday.'
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
George Putnam, Editor and Manager.
Admitted as Second-Class Matter in the Postof f ice at"
Medford, Oregon.
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I
TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
Fair and continued warm weather tonight and tomorrow.
A rare and salubrious climate soil of remarkable fertility
beautiful scenery mountains stored with emil, copper diid gold
extensive forests streams stocked with speckled beauties game in
abundance a contented, progressive people such is '.he Rogue
r:
Average mean temperature 55 degrees
Average yearly precipitation ' 21 inches
HEAL ESTATE HE FORMS.
Real estate methods in Medford and the Rogue River
valley need reform. ' .
There is too much knocking, too much rivalry, too much
petty jealousy and enmity.
Unity of action, co-operation and broad-gauge policy
are needed among the brokers. There should be strong
central organizations and if there are too many of the
narrow-minded to make such organizations successful,
some outside body, like the Commercial club, must force
the real estate men into line.
The situation has reached an acute stage. The time
has come for reform, and if it cannot be brought about
in any other way, it should be with the big stick. The an
vil chorus must cease. The real estate men must learn
to sacrifice their petty jealousies for the common good.
There is no need to enumerate instances where harm
rather than good has been done because the broker chased
the dollar for himself too hard and prevented sales by
others. They are multitudinous. Brokers ought to real
ize that every sale made, no matter by whom, aids in the
development of the valley and is the direct cause of other
sales.
The real estate man is an important factor in the ex
ploitation of any section. Upon the success of liis efforts
depends the rapidity of growth and development. A live,
progressive, up-to-date co-operative set of brokers not only
build up a regionvbut grow rich themselves. A discordant,
wet blanket set damn a community and grow poor them
selves. If the brokers themselves cannot realize this, the-
must be made to.
The Rogue River valley offers unusual opportunity
to legitimate brokers, as well as to investors. It differs
from other fruit sections in that it was developed before
being exploited. Most fruit sections are exploited before
development. Property here is not sold upon prospective,
but upon demonstrated values. The purchaser reaps the
advantage of fifty years of experimental work and in
consequence the local broker has an advantage over those;
of any other section. No one ,has purchased property
within recent years without reaping a profit upon the in
vestment, frequently doubling and trebling his money.
This very development also places the Rogue River
valley at a temporary disadvantage with other and newer
sections, because it does not offer the field for wildcat
speculation presented by the large tracts of cheap land in
other sections, which induce speculators to start get-rich-quick
booms, make frenzied campaigns for settlers,
open city offices and advertise extensively. Successful
operations here rest upon a legitimate, conservative basis.
Portland is the great gateway to Oregon through which
poiir the investors and settlers from the east. . The Rogue
River valley has no representatives there, and if a settler
is not diverted to some other fruit section, it is accident.
Every realty dealer in Portland boosts Hood River and
White Salmon. Willamette and Umpqua valley specu
lators maintain elaborate offices and corps of canvassers.
The Rogue River country, offering greater legitimate' op
portunities than all others, alone is not heard of and con sequently
not one in a thousand finds his way here.'
The real estate men, who reap the immediate profit,
should unite in maintaining a common agency in Portland,
centrally located, where literature and information can
be supplied the settler upon the ground. Commercial clubs
are taxed to the utmost in providing literature and adver
tising matter. They have not funrjs sufficient to main
tain such a bureau," but if a stated portion of the commis
sion on each sale went to maintain Portland representa
tion, sales in the valley would double.
If the burden was too heavy upon the brokers of Med
ford, eo-operatiou wit Ix the real estate men of Ashland and
(i rants I "ass for a Wogite WiviT bureau at Portland would
supply the needed fiuuls and help to eliminate knocking,
not only between the drillers themselves, but Ix'tween the
various cities, whose interests ;ire mutual.
Let real estate men bury forever t he hammer, shake off
their lethargy and unite for their own and the valley's
good. No members of the "Can't le Done" club , -ire want
ed in this progressive section.
OF SHADE TREES
Recent Arrival in Medford Has Hat
Ruined by Overhanging Trees
and Objects.
To the Editor: I have re.-ided i:i
this city but a short lime, ami lo say
that I am, well pleased with Medi'orl
and the Koguo Kivcr valley is v
tint; it mildly. The salubrious cli
mate, cool nights and beautiful scen
ery of this valley and the healthy
growth and municipal improvements
of lhi progressive city of Medforl
look good to me.
However, there is one condition ex
isting here which to my mind is whol
ly unnecessary and to say the least
disagreeable. I refer to the neglect
of many residents and property own
ers to trim the lower branches of
shade trees bordering the sidewalk..
I have traveled walks in some of
the best resident districts of the city
whare it requires u continual scries
of gymnastic contortions to avoid the
drooping brunches of shade trees,
which evidently have not been trim
med since they were set out. In sonic
places lambs extend across the walk
less than four feet above the ground.
Formerly I was engaged in a j
business which necessitated my vis
itintr hundreds 'of towns in all parts
of the country, and I regret to say
that in no place the size of Medford
have I found this condition to exist
as bad as it docs here. During one
o four first strolls about town my
wife ruined a new summer hat by
getting it mixed up with the low
hanging Jminches of a shade tree
standing in the yard, of a residence
on East Main street, and whose
brifiichcs overhung the sidewalk. 1
wear a straw hat, which is a sight,
owing to dust whipped onto it from
overhanging branches where T don't
duck low enough to escape. Who
it rains the condition is worse, as tho
weight of moisture causes . the
branches to sag still lower.
Why can't something be dons
about this? Medford has spent large
sums for good water, street paving,
etc.. and T appeal to the civic pride
of tl.ose citizens who 'are responsible
for this evil to remedy it. Tt would
only take about 20 to 30 minutes of
a man's time in the cool of an evening
and cost nothing.
Buckle np, friends, and get busy
with the saw and pruning hook.
Yours, for civic improvement.
A RECENT ARRIVAL.
ASHLAND ELKS SPREAD
ADVERTISING AMONG BROTHERS
Ashland Elks have done something
for every one of the numerous spe
cial trains of pastern Elks passing
through this week en route home from
the grand lodge session at Los An
geles, to cause the excursionists to
sit up and lake notice of the place.
They have done if as an act of .cour
tesy to their brethren, hut inciden
tally it hns resulted in some of the
most effective advertising that Ash
laud has ever had. Monday evening
there were IHree special (rains and
the ladies united in dispensing beau
tiful Ashland flowers, fruits, mineral
waters, etc., among the great Ihrong
of visitors during their stop of hnjf
ivji hour or more here. The. Ashland
Concert band was also culled out to
lend music lo the welcome, and the
visitors were delighted, lo say the
least, wilh Ihe reception necorded
lh!tri,
Edward L. Blossom' of T5titlr.
Monl.. for four years manager of
ITeinzc's smeller, is here investigating
local copper fields.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT
' MEN NEED CARS
t
Car Famine Is Experienced Many
Barelett Pears Are Going
Forward.
Complaint is being made by lb.'
California I'ruil shippers on ac count
of their ' inability to obtain cars (-
carry forward the I'ruil offered In:
shipment. It is difficult to undei -stand
why a shortage of eun
should exist at this time.
Milch larger crop than Ihe pres
ent one have been handled in former
yeurs with less difficulty in obtaining
Iriinsportatioii than is being en
countered now. The indications
are that there will be eoin
paritlively little fruit dried this sea
son, a.idc from prunes, which var
iety, of course, 'is always dried to
a very large extent. Other varieties,
such as peaches mid pears, ipiilc n
huge iiiiiutity of which i- dried i.i
some seasoiis, will practically all be
marketed in the fresh state this
season, us the demand is strong ami
the prices nro remunerative.
Regarding the car famine and I lie,
general situation of the fruit market,
the California Emit Distributors Inn
issued the following statement cov
ering developments of the past week:
Car Kamiiie We have been exper
iencing' it great deal of trouble dur
ing the past ten days to secure re
frigerator cars in which to ship our
truit. The situation has becoin
acute in the last day or two and it
has been a question from day It
day whether wc would be able to se
cure enough ciiiiiineiii to lake cine
of the crop. Hence the ship
ments for the next few days will he
uncertain, owing to this fact The
roads are making every endeavor In
rush empties here from the east ami
on the success of their efforts w-'l
depend our ability to make ship
ments in enstomnry volume. Cndcr
these circumstances all orders for
future shipment will have to be taken
subject to our ability to secure ear.
Peaches One hundred and seven
Deckers and Tuscan Clings arc no-v
being shipped in liberal quantities.
They, will be followed by late Craw
fords, Elhertas and Susquchannas.
We have plenty of peaches and the
quality is first class.
Pears Three hundred and ninety
cars. The liartlctt Pear movement
this last week was probably some
what heavier than it will he at any
time again during the season. Quiii
ity of the fruit continues snlisfnetoi v
in every respect.
CIGARETTE LAW TO BE
FOUGHT IN SUPREME COURT
T A COMA, Wash., July 23. Neurlv
100 cigarette smokers, who ure grate
ful to Frank Seal for his action in
carrying a test case on the Wash ington
anti-cigarette law to tint su
perior court, where it was declared
unconstitutional by Judge M. L. Clif
ford, have subscribed lo n fund lo
assist Ncal in Pighling the case i.i
the supreme court, where it will he
enrried on appeal. A local cigar
dealer has the list at his store and
amounts ranging from $L to $25 nr.!
being subscribed. The case is ex
pected to come before llin supremo
court in September. In the meantime)
Pierce county has abandoned Ilia en
forcement of . the law against the
individual smoker, though the sale of
the "pills" is slill under the linn.
Miss Donna Hell of lirownsboro.
who hasjusl relurned from Iho south,
has been in Medford and left this
morning on the P. & E. railroad for
her homo.
SAYS OREGON TIMBER
TAX IS TOO HIGH
Prominent Lumberman Says State
Should Aid In Forost Fire
Protection.
"Lumber is the elieapest-conyiiiiidit.v
in the market today, considering the
cost ol' production anil Ihe value of
the raw innler'uil," said .lames D.
Laeeyll millionaire limber dealer of
Chicago, who is in I'orllniid lor a few
days looking over his interests in 111"
Pacific northwest, according lo the
Joitriial.
"To remove or greatly reduce the
tariff mi lumber would bo to' inflict
an iiicalculublu hardship on Ihe most
important industry on the Pueil'i"
coast, ami divert large amounts of
capital across Ihe border. Not only
would timber buyers place invest
ments across the line, bill they would
build mills oer there mill thus c.t
deep into the business of American
machinery uiitiiul'uclurcrs and supply
houses. Anil they would take from
Ihe working men one of the main
sources of employment. Whatever in
jures the lumber industry hurts tho
entire country, because indirectly ev
erybody, from mrcliaut down to
farmer, is more or less dependent
upon it. Every dollar's worth of
lumber costs HO cents lo produce, si
it will be seen that a removal of Ihe
mills from Oregon to llritish Colum
bia would menu a tremendous reduc
tion in the medium of circulation
among the masses. It is a morn se
rious matter than is realized by the
average person, and therefore it
urgently hoped that congress will sec
ii wise to retain a reasonable duly.
Why the mailer has not yd been def
initely settled is something I cannot
understand, but I think an early de
cision and a favorable one will be
reached.
"I am always for protection, be
lieving in indirect tariff as obtained
from imports instead of special lux
ation, which in my mind is in mo ;t
instances iinjusl, or, in other words,
nothing but double taxation The
present lumber I miff of $2 put- thou
sand feet is very low, csccinlly if
brought into comparison wilh duties
on other commodities. To Ihe exle.it
the tariff is reduced we suffer, mid
holders of foreign timber arc bene
fited. Taxation Important Question.
"Hut a mutter of deep importune
also is the taxation of timber land'
in this stale," Mr, Laccy continued
in a way that carried the greatest
conviction, "and that should be lak-ui
up for consideration at once. Taxes
i, timber lands are too high in Ore
gou, and should be reduced, or it will
have ii tendency to work in direct op
position lo the agitation now goin;;
on for conservation of our natural
resources. Ijijust (axes induce own
ers to log lands lit the earliest d:iv
posseiblc, and the result is Ihey can
not observe Ihe rules of conserva
tion as Ihey would. Nigh tax drives
the timber man to cut in places wher t
he otherwise would await more suit
uhle conditions." ,
Reforestation and Conservation.
Itcforestation and conservation ai-t
two tonics upon which Mr. Lacey a
perhaps as well posted as anyone in
or out of (he timber business. Me is
fully confirmed in Die opinion Hint,
something must he done to prevent
the waste of the rich resources with
which this country has been favored,
and he believes also that a remedy
has been found in Iho great wave of
agitation for conservation that is
spreading over the ci try in all di-
Vcelions.
"I don't helicve people will allow
such devastating work to go on con
timuilly," went on the speaker, "for
they have come to realize that con
certed action in this regard will be
essential, and it will be taken by th'i
government anil Ihe people. The gov
ernment must; do its pari, 'and (he
public will do. its. Tn view of this
fact, T think I here is little real cause
for fear that in a few years com
paratively speaking tho forest, lauds
will have been entirely denuded by
the stalwart logger. Tint it will re
quire flic concerted action which now
appears is being aimed at.
Need Better Fire Protection.
"Another matter of the deepest im
portance to the timber industry !s
proper firn protection. Oregon as n
state is nol doing its share to safe
guard Ihe immensely valuable bodies
NOVEL WAY TO
ADVERTISE VALLEY
Cbica Automoliilo Club Would Have
Big Auto Parndo in
'Frisco.
'file Chieo Automobile club of Chi
co. Cat., has launched a unique pla t
for advertising the Sacntmculo val
ley to the .IhoUMiuds in at leudiiliec at,
Ihe I'ortolu festival in San Francis
co in October. A Saeraiiienlo val
ley auto caravan of ."itlO touring cars
and riiiiaboiils lo enter Sun Francis
co on Sacramento day and parlie
ipulc in a paraile is the plan in brief.
Correspondence is being scut out to
all the auto clubs of the valley in bo
luilf of the movement.
Speed has no place in the program,
nor has Ihe size of car. It is pro
Mised lo travel together at a fit li
mit' of speed and all owners of tour
ing curs or runabouts, whether af
filiated wilh a club or not, are ask
ed to join.
When it is ascertained that Ihe
proposition will receive united sup
port. corrcsmutlcnfc will be hat) with
Ihe Porlola festival committee tiskv
ing for a Sac rnmrnlo Vulley day aii'l
an opportunity to appear in parade.
If this grunted the caravan will
make Ihe most of Ihe opportunity. It
is proposed to carry one iinuieii.-iu
banner aiinouneiug tho procession is
from lite Sacramento valley. Indi
vidual nutoi-ls may carry posters
slating Ihe city or county of resi
dence. Another feature is n cord to
he run from the foremost to the la-t
auto through rings. From Ibis will
bo suspended posters announcin;;
"The Siicrutncuto Valley. We pull
together."
MADRID TO HOLD
WORLD'S FAIR IN 1911
MADUID. .f ill v 2X- Industrials of
Spain have determined to inaugurate
a world's fair in 1011. The propo
sition has been received wilh great
enthusiasm. The fan -makers of the
kingdom have petitioned the govern
ment to refuse signing n. commercial
treaty with Cuba, because it will pre
judice this industry.
of limber within ils borders.- Fire is
the grcalesl element of risk to the
timber owner, and while of cnur.e
he should carry u part of the burden
himself, n substantial state appropri
ation should be made for having the
timbered districts very closely guard
ed during the dangerous periods ,t
the year. Sight should no) be lost of
Ihe fact that every dollar's worth of
timber destroyed means the loss of
80 cents' worth of labor, as it would
cost exactly that much to havo that
bit of wood manufactured into mer
chantable lumber."
Medford TimeTable
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY."
Ko. 20
No. 12
Northbound.
Roseburg Pass.
Shufitu Limited.
Ko. lCjOregou Express.
Ko. 1-IIPortland Expross
I Southbound.
No. 1 ljShasta Limited. .
Ko. ISlCulifornio- Express
Ko. 13 S. V. Express
1-Mm.JL
9:2'.m.
6:24 p. m.
8 :39 p. ni.
5 :50 a. m.
10:35 a. m.
3:32 p. m.
Medford to Jacksonville.
Motor ear leaves
Train leuvos
Train leaves
Train leaves
Motor car leaves .
8:00 a. m.
10:45 a.m.
3 :35 p. tn.
0 :00 p. m.
0 :30 p. n.
- Jacksonville to Medford.
Motor loaves 7:00 a.m.
Train leaves 8:45 a.m.
Train loaves 2:30p.m.
Train loaves 4:30 p.m.
Motor our leaves ......- 7:30 p. tn.
No motor car scrvico until about
July 20.
pac1fic"& eastern railway.
No. 1
No. 2
Leaves Medford . .
Loavos Medford . .
Arrives Medford.,
No, 4Arrivos Medford.
No. 1 Arrive Eaglo Pt. .
No. 2 Lo.'-.vos Eagle Pt..
No. 3Arrivos Eaglo Pt. .
No. 4lLoavos Eaglo PL. ,
MAIL CLOSES.
:00 n. m.
20 p. tn.
10 a. ni
00 p, m.
:45 a. in.
05 a. m
:05 p. m.
:15 p. m.
Northbound .
Southbound .
Eaglo Point.
Jacksonville
8 :50 a. m,
4 :20 a. m
7:20 n. it.
10 :2I n. m
:00 p. m'
;00 p. m.
00 p. m.
20 p. in.