THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREO ON. MONDAY. AUflUST 16, 1900.
MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published everv evening except Sunday.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Geokge Putnam, Editor and Manager.
Admitted as Second-Class Matter in the Postof f ice at
Medford, Oregon. .
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TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
Clear today and tomorrow. Warmer.
A rare aud salubrious climate soil of remarkable fertility
beautiful scenery mountains stored with coal, copper and gold
extensive forests streams stocked with speckled beauties game in
abundance a contented, progressive people such is Ihe Rogue
ftivmr Vallev. r. ' . ' i. : ' V ." '
Avaraee mean temperature
Average yearly precipitation
THE BALLlNGER-PlXCIIOT CONTROVERSY
Of great import to the nation is the outcome of the con
. troversv now on between Secretary Ballinger of the de
partment of the interior and Gifford Pinchot, chief of
the forestry bureau.. Briefly it may be summarized as
whether the "doctrine laid down by President Roosevelt
that no grants of water power in perpetuity should ever
he made by the government ; that the government should
retain ownership for the benefit of the public, and issue
franchises or licenses- for a limited period of years, sub
' m jeet to reasonable conditions and require an annual re
turn in the nature of a percentage on income, or a tax or
some kind, should be continued. Before the national irri
gation congress winch has just closed its session in Spo
kane, Pinchot maybe said to have won a victory, but it i
certain that the battleground will be shifted next week
to Denver, where the trans-Mississippi congress will meet.
Mr. Pinchot endorses the polcy of President Roose
velt, which is unquestionably the right principal for tin
government to follow. In his address before the national
irrigation 'congress he" was emphatic and strong in his
warning against the water 'power trust. He pointed our
that unless its rapid vequisition of water power be check
ed, it will soon control all other trusts. Secretary JJal
linger, on the other hand, in his addaess before the con
gress had not the least word to say regarding the water
: power trust. Instead he declared that he was "not a be
liever in the government entering into competition with
legitimate private enterprises."
Although Secretary Ballinger professes to have great
faith in the Roosevelt policy of conservation, which his
chief has sworn to continue, one of his first official acts
was to throw open to entry and water power exploitation
vast areas of land in Montana and "Wyoming that had been
set aside for forestry purposes by order of Roosevelt. It
was his action in this instance, that led to the aggressive
address of Chief Foreseter Pinchot, who declared that
"the great trusts exist because of subservient lawmakers
and adroit legal construction," and spoke of the everlast
ing conflict of the few to grab, against the many to keep
their birthrights. If these, birthrights be not protected, he
declared, "the rights of the people would fade into privi
leges -of' concentrated wealth."
Already the combination known as the water power
trust, which is composed of the General Electric com
pany and allied corporations, is believed to have; acquired
inore than a third of the hydro-electric power in 'the
United States and is constantly reaching out for more.
Unless the warnings given by Roosevelt and Pinchot, as
well as by other well informed men, be heeded, and legs
islation be enacted, the trust will soon own or control all
of the undeveloped water power resources throughout the
entire country.
The people well have cause to take an interest in the
controversy when such important' matters are at stake.
TO CRATER LAKE.
Hundreds of sightseers, mostly from Oregon and Cal
ifornia, are en route to view Crater Lake, the world's
greatest natural wonder. So far this season 2000 visitors
have registered at the lake. Were the proposed Crater
Lake state highway completed, the number would be 20,-000...
The lake can be reached
55 degrees
21 inches
from Medford or Klamath
and the pumice grades so deep with dust that machines
must travel on the low gear.
Accommodations air ample for tourists from the Med
ford side.' Hotels furnish meals and beds at Trail, Pros
pect and at Steel's camp, five 'miles from the lake. The
hotels at Prospect and at Steel's camp have provided tents
with comfortable beds for the overflow from the build
ings. Good meals are furnished at reasonable prices.
The best way to reach the lake is by automobile. Tlio
trip can be made from Medford in a day's ride. Autos
can be hired for $25 a passenger, which allows a day's stop
at the lake, and a day for the trip either way. There is a
gasoline launch and a rowboat on the lake, with which the
lake can be explored.
The lake is not the only attraction. The route is-one
of the most scenic in the world, winding along the Rogue,
most beautiful of rivers, with wonderful waterfalls and
cascades, and traversing one of the greatest forests in
America. Precipitous gorges, rock ribbed canyons, ver
dure clad hills everywhere, delight the eye and charm the
fancy. J
Even with its present hardships the trip is well worth
the effort, for nowhere can
scenic beauties be seen in so
The Southern Pacific railroad deserves the thanks of
the entire valley for changing
train li to train 1(5, leaving
p. m. This is a great convenience to all southern Oregon,
as passengers can arrive in Portland at 7::) a. m. instead
of near noon.
The Southern Pacific, under its present management
does its best to accommodate
by its prompt car service during fruit season, and its co
operation in community advertising, and outside of its
failure to build branch lines
which Oregon officials an;
be or is found with its service
The Pirrtland Oregon iau
ford Commercial chili's $1000
something new, with .the remark that the difficulty will
be in having the .judges agree upon what constitutes re
sources. ' There willx Ho difficulty on this score'. Med
ford does not care what is selected, it has the goods, and
any impartial judges will so decree. This is the third
year the .dub has advertised its challenge and the Ore
gonian is to be congratulated upon its enterprise, in the
course of several years, if the Oregonian persists in its
search for information, it will learn that there such a
town as Medford and such a section as southern Oregon.
NATURE FAKER'S FANCIES.
The cassowary is n bird.
Tliat'st hard to capture, very;
Folks hunting for her plumes have
made
The cassowary wnry.
Kansas City Times.
But once a sacsuwary strolled
Too near an alligator.
And with one wriggle, snap and gulp
The alligator ate her.
' Chicago Tribune.
The dromedary roamed about.
Or toiled to fetch and enrryty
I'nlil home Yankee fitted out
A dromedary dairy. .
Indianapolis News.
hut di'oincdarics oft arc shy
And this one loahed a spider
She ran away when one came by
Because the spider eyed her.
Cleveland Lender.
JURY FAILS TO FIND
SOLICITOR GUILTY
SISSON. Aug. 10. Tho driver of
the Wood & Sheldon Lumber com
pany's delivery wagon was arrested
by Town Marshal I'cnce on August
(i, charged wilb violating subdivision
'JO of ordinance No. ' of the lown ol
Sisuon. The case was I rind yester
day before Town Hocordcr MoGuin
ness. The defendant pleaded wt
guilty and demanded n jury trial.
Judge Heard. ex-Superior Judge of
this county, appeared for Ihn town
and Judge Foster of Sisson and Tay
lor and Ti'bbe of Vrekn for the de
fense. Great interest was manifested in
tho trial, as the question involved
such a bewildering. arm v of
short a space of time.
the Ashland sleeper from
at 5:24 p. m. instead of S-.'.V.)
the public here, as is shown
and develop new territory, for
not to blame, little fault can
in this section.
has at last noticed the Med
challenge, and reprints it a
Behemoth mid some dynamite
Clot in u serious fuss;
The detonation left the hip
Popotamiis a muss.
Munimolh, III., Atlas.
An anaconda told a hen
That of her he was fonder
Than all things else, lint she sni
found
The anueonda'd conned her. :
Middlclown, Conn., Xews.
A crab that crossed the continent
From Maine ptomaine got rabid:
Because thev cracked him on the sku'l
Jt made the old crab crabbed.
flood win's Weekly.
A boa constrictor ate a girl
Soon after he haij licked her;
She disagreed wilb him. which mad
The boa constrictor stricter.
--Capitul Journal. .
A monkey once was in a show
A soldier brought his unnkic,
Who stood for hours near the enge
And wntehed the monkey monkey
year for a merchant jusl outside of
the town limits would stand the test)
of Ihe courts. The Wood & Sheldon
Lumber company did not refuse to
pay any license at all. but made a
lender of $12 per year to tho mar
Vluil, who refused il.
Tl was nnl unlil 5 p. in. Unit a .jurv
was obtained and Ihe case was given
to Ihe jury al II p. m. At 11 :;i0 p. ni.
Ihe jury sent word that they were
nimble to agree, standing ten for c
quillal and two for conviction. The
jury was discharged and Ihe defend
ant dismissed.
Have you tried the hot, waffles and
inn pie syrup Ihe Louvre cafe serves
cevry morning for breakfast? O-ily
iiln,n In liinn von can cot them.
THE TOWN THAT
PUSH BUILT
IX. The foxy Shoe Dealer
THIS It th iho mm who found
In hit hand tho bill that wont round
'Mong all tha paopla who advartlaad.
Ha hirtd a man whoaa work ha prlz.d
And paid him with tha JawalaKa bill
From tha hardwara marchant'a till,
Whara It want whan tha clothing daal
ar bought
From tha (urnitura man, which tha
clothiar got
Whan to him tha dry gooda merchant
want
With tha bill tha butcher wiialy apant
Whan hia friand tha grocar had aattla-
mant mada
With cah tha honait workman paid.
MORAL
The lift If story ue've ttld il meant
T shtvS ) dearly that mtney trnt
Al home will help us till and then
Return la the owner ti spend atiin
That is, if dealers art also wist
Anil da nnl fiiil Id advertise.
JACKSONVILLE ITEMS.
Miss Laura Xeuhcr has been spcud
iug a lew days with Miss Katie Mm -phy
of Medford.
Dr. and Ml--. Saitcrly of rroeMr .
lad., spent Saturday renewing old
iicmiuititniiccs. Mrs. Salterly w:i-
formerly Miss Vivian Watt and n
native of Jacksonville. While hoiv
thev were iho guests of Miss 1-sie
McCnlly.
C. II. Wilkinson of Ashland spent
Suturdaal Ihe county sent.
W. It. Coleman. Dave Force, U. It.
Dow and .1. M. Cantrell were fishing
at (Sold Kay Sunday.
Miss Leila I'rim arrived home on
Saturday after ft six weeks' visit at
Pin-Hand and other places in Ihe Wil
bundle vallev.
W. T. Oricve and F. I'. Kiser wore
Medford callers Saturday.
Howard William returned to Port
land Sunday evening, while his fain
ily will remain n few weeks longer.
Misses Gladys Shaw, Emma Wcudi
Uay lilrich and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Ulrieh spent Sunday at Gold Tiny.
Mrs. K. IT. Kubli and children and
Mrs. K. 15. Watson are spending u
few days tit Applcgate, the guests of
Mrs. Ilenrv Kubli.
Marathon Roco In Bugvill.
New York Herald.
Bargains in Real Estate
A few investments that will make money for you
'10 acres fine fruit hind near railroad station, .tHd per acre, , cash,
easy terms on balance at tl per cent interest,
100 acres of the best orchard land iu the vallev, ONF, MILK FHOM
KAILKOAI) STATION, ,SO per aero, ONK-FOIJIITII cash, easy
' lerms on bahineo at (! per cent interest.
.10 acres of choice orchard land closo lo railroad station, $100 DOWN
AND $10 A MONTI I BUYS THIS. You will regret it if y()1
neglect to secure this ton acres on Iho abovo lerms.
t largo city lols in West Medford joining Kenwood iiddition, $200
Tho owner of tho above properlies purchased llmm four yours agV
hoforo tho advaneo in prieeH and wilf sell nt n very inoderiilo profit.
Considering quality of land mid location, Iheso aro nmoug the
chonpost buys in Iho market today.
J.C.BROWN
n"'" ' P"'" R'" UiKtairc. Mjwlfnnl Orp.nftn
Vary Much Alls..
Mth. J.-.Mih. Onba wiw nt the houa
tut tuuriiliiK. Hliu remind me of an
autoiuolillu.
Mr. J. Wltiit'a tliu Himwrr, my ditar?
Mm. J. Shr'e itlwny rnnnlnv otlirr
leille ilown.
Dull Daya at Zoo Baach.
The Hippo Wlint'n the um. nnywayf
Not a prelly k'lrl lu aliflit! Harper-
Wvrkly.
Dull lunch, :UIs Hi KmiM-ii'k nil'-. '
FOR SALE AUGUST ONLY
A SUMMER RESORT ON
KLAMATH LAKE
That is Unsurpassed In America
This is a sporting proposition for
men of wcnllh il is not a farm.
rncqiiallcd Trout Fishing June
to November.
Deer Hunting on tho premises.
August I lo November 1.
Duck Shooiing superior lo nay i-i
thu slate, over llumvinds of
acres of wild celery mid rice,
Sepl.-Miiber I lo February 1.
Grouse and Pheasant Shooiing in
Ihe place October I.'i to Novem
ber l.'i. '
Best starting place in ihe county
for it Bear hunt.
The Crater Luke. Automobile road
will rtiti through tho place for n
mile and a quarter.
Nuvigablo water lo llie proper
ly, iinsurpassi'd drinking voter,
' ami power lo develop Ihe prop
erty. More bottom land and Ann gar
den laud than any place on thu
lake.
Thousands of Pine ami Fir trees
and thousands ol! tjuak'mg As
pens. J
More varieties of wild llowoi
ana iiaiurai grasses aim vricjrv-;
I li it it any place in Ihe county.
If you develop this property as :t
can. be developed, I hero is no
resort in tho county that ciui
compare with it.
N'o aiuounl of talking will de
scribe il lei lis show yon.
We have been offered more than
twice what it cosl. hut have a
price al which you may take ii
- below which wo will keep il.
J. G. PIERCE,
W. T. SHIVE,
Klamath Falls. Orenon.