THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. SATURDAY, AUOUST 21, 1909.
Medeord Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
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TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
Clear today and tomorrow. Warmer.
A rare and salubrious climate soil of remarkable fertility
beautiful scenery mouutains stored with coal, copper and gold
extensive forests streams stocked with specklod beauties game in
abundance a contented, progressive people such is ihe Rogue
River Valley.
Average mean temperature..; 55 degrees
Average yearly precipitation 21 inches
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i THE SAME OLD STORY.
'John W. Dennis, the Newtown apple king of England,
whojhas been visiting Medford and the Rogue River val
ley, goes away with the same impression of the country
that; nearly every expert "fruit man takes that it is t'
best; fruit country on earth.
Mr. Dennis knows apples He deals in them. Tie
knows what the English want in the line of fruit, and he
has made a fortune because he fills the demand.
"Rogue River fruit is superior to any other that reaclic s
England from the entire globe," states Mr. Dennis. "It
commands highest prices because of its superior quality.
It reaches England in splendid. condition."
Mr. Dennis also says, what every other fruit man ha?
said, that the valley needs better organization among fruit
growers to secure luiiformity'in pack, and a preeoollng
station, so that our pears may be shipped to England and
European markets. With the precooling station will come
a new era of profits for the pear grower and there is no rea
son why it should not come at once.
TO DESTROY STATEMENT NO. 1.
To destroy the direct primary law, to abolish Statement
No. 1, to restore the political convention and the rule of
the boss, is the avowed object of the little group of Port
- land politicians who have .brought forth the assembly plan.
In brief, the scheme is to can republican "assemblies '
in the .various counties, districts and the state, which will
nominate a ticket for submission to the people. The ''as
sembly" is the old convention under another name, except
that it has not the power to nominate. No candidate wkc
believes in Statement One or who endorses it will be named
by any "assembly," and should such a. candidate defeat
the "assembly's" choice for the nomination, the "asso..'
bly" supporters will defeat him by voting for a democrat.
A majority of the republican politicians are said to have
, agreed to this plan, and will make a supreme effort to get
rid of the Statement once and for all. If it is necessary to
elect democrats to defeat primary supporters, democrats
Avill be elected, under the program.
In other words, the tail is making another effort to
wag the dog. Oregon politicians hold the record for stu-
pidity. Even experience teaches them naught. They are
about to experience another lessen, for the rank and file
has no intention of abdicating their rule.
IMPORTER SAYS VALLEY
LEADS ALL OTHERS
(Continued from page 1.)
offices at Lester, in the heart,; of
the manufacturing district of Eng
land. The system for distribution
which has been built up is elaborate
and they do much the largest busi
ness of any similar firm in England.
Mr. Dennis was born near Boston,
Lincolnshire, in 1805, nnd is the eld
est son of William Dennis, J 1'.
In his .44 years he has already .none
far on the high load to success iv.Xi
distinction. A Kh'idit of the Red lv -gle
of Germany, and an officer f-1
the Legion of Honour of France, he
is a director of W. Dennis & Sons.
Ltd., Of the Dennis Estate, Lid.; and
of other land companies, lie is a
member of the tariff commission
founded by Joseph Chamberlain in
3904, chairnum of the Lincolnshire
agricultural railway rates commit
tee nnd n. member of the council of
the central chamber of agriculture,
and has on several occasions been
asked to contest a sent for pari in
mont.
Mr. Dennis was educated at Kir'on
grammar school, nnd at King's col
lego, London. At the nge of 13 lie
entered the home civil service, but
after eight years of it, found that
career too dull and dry, so resigned.
and founded the Covent Garden
branch of his father's firm, W. IVn
nis & Sons, n firm owning 5000 i.eros
and farming about 7000 acres in the
rich Fen distriot of South Lincoln
shire. '
The principal article produced . !,y
the Dennis firm is the potato, . of
which they are the largest growers
in the L'nited Kingdom and proba
bly the largest dealers in Europe. The
export- of potatoes for both tabls and
seeding purposes to all parts of thp
world, and notably to the United
States and even to .Canada, forms
no small-item of their business. TV.
growing of corn and the breeding,
rearing and exporting of cattle of the
Lincoln red shorthorn type, of which
class they possess a fine strain, form
another item; whilst the handling of
home grown fruit and vegetables and
the importation and sale of fruit of
every kind from all parts of ihc
world and especially from Canada
and the United States constitutes n
not inconsiderable portion of tltir
business in London. It is obvious,
therefore, that John W. Dennis his
a great stake in this '.country, and
that on subjects of land and ngricul
cnllure, nnd everything pertaining
thereto, ho is a recognizod authority.
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FIGHT TO SEATTLE
.Northwest Conservation Congress
Meets Next Week in
Seattle.
SEATTLE, Aug. 21. Delegates
from Utah, Oregon, California, Idaho,
Montana and Colorado now in this
city to attend tho first national con
servation congress, which will be held
here August 20, 27 and 28, say that
they intend to take up tho Ilnllingi'r-
Pinchot fight started nt tho sessions
of the national irrigation congress in
Spokanu nnd thresh the entire mat
tor out in this tho home city of Sec
retary Richard A. Bnllingor.
Although officers of tho Washing
ton Conservation association, under
whose auspices tho conservation con
gress will be held, will make no state
ments, it is understood that they are
trymg hard to prevent n repetition of
the Spokane fight. It is tho general
opinion that a clash between the fol
lowers of Gifford Pinehot and H. A.
Hallinger is inevitable, and that any
session in which both sides endeavor
to put the congress on record as for
or against either the Hallinger or
Pinehot policy is bound to be a
stormy one.
In November last year whoa the
state conservation convention took
plnco here. State Land Commissioner
E. W. Koss of this stnto and E. T.
Allen of Portland, government forest
supervisor, clashed bitterly over the
disposition of state lands in forest
reserves, and the same forces that
took sides on the smaller controversy
anil who lined up for and against the
Roosevelt policy of conservation as
exemplified bv Mr. Pinehot, are plan
ning a fight in the national gather
ing, saying that at this month's con
gress interstate forces will be allied
but with the same principles behind
them ns was the case in tho state
gathering. So whether the fight will
be participated in by outside dele
gates or by delegates from within the
Pacific northwest territory, the re
sult will be the same a 'fight for the
survival of tho Roosevelt policy or
for the Ballingcr policy, which by
some is said to lnive the tacit hack
ing of President Taft. ' z
Plans arc being made here to re
ceive at least 2500 delegates to the
conservation congress. A tentative
list of speakers has been prepared,
among whom are the following:
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon,
Joseph N. Teal, chairman of the Ore
gon state conservation commission :
W. K. Kavainaugh nnad E. F. Saun
ders of St. Louis; Senator Dixon of
Montana: ex-Governor George C.
Pardee of California; George II. Max
well of Chicago; Hon. James R. Gar
field of Ohio; F. II. Newell, chief of
the United Stntes reclamation serv
ice; Hon. Gifford Pinehot, chief of
the forest service; James Arbnckle,
manager of the Latin-American and
Foreign Trades association, St. I.onis,
Dr. J. A. Holmes, Washington, D.
C; W. 3. McGee, chairman of the
inland waterways commission; A. H.
Farquhar, personal representative of
Governor Stuart, and many other
equally representative men.
That the holding of the congress
will. mark the organization of a na
tional conservation association is the
confident belief of men in the north
west who have carefully followed the
movement since its inauguration.
FIRE WIPES OUT
IDAHO
TOWN
SPOKANE, Wash.. Aug. 21. The
town of Plumber on the St. Joe river
in Idaho was annihilated this morning
by fire, which is still raging this aft
ernoon, fanned by a high south wind.
No trnce has been found of young
llnrritnan nnd his party, although
they are believed to be in -the imme
diate vicinity of the fire. All hands
in the Black.wcll lumber camp are
here fighting to prevent being sur
rounded. Appeals for help from
Cocur d'Alono have been received here
A million dollars' damage has been
done so far. ' Scores of men are ex
hausted by fighting tho flames nU
night and today. '
POWER COMPANIES
WANT CLEAR LAKE
W. P. Hammon and Great Western
After It for Power
Purposes.
SAN-FRANCISCO, Cul., Aug. 21.
Now it is stated that W. P. Ham
mon, tho dredgo mining king, who
recently began investing in eleelrical
enterprises, is now in competition
with Edwin F. Huwley, of tho Great
Western Power company for pos
session of tho holdings of the Cen
tral Counties Power company on
Clear lake, Luko county. Hammon is
said to bo holding tho negotiations
in abeyance until ho can get frco of
some of the details of his recently ac
quired Taboo project.
It is stated that in order to suc
cessfully couipeto with tho Groat
Western Power company of Orovillo
nnd tho Pacific Gas nnd Electrio com
pany, further west, it will ho almost
imperative for the Hammon interests
to occupy tho stratogic position af
forded by the Clear Luko project.
No Interests in the West.
It has heon definitely denied that
the Ontario Power company has uny
intention of taking any interest in
any western projects, and it is very
well known thut Hawlcy is much con
cerned over the Clear LaJo project,
although up to the present time neith
er ho nor his associates havo taken
any definite steps to securo control.
The entrance of Hammon to the field
would, indicate that sooner or later
there will bo a conflict between' the
Great Western and himself for control.
The immensity of tho Clear Lake
project has put it beyond tho reach
f any but the foremost fiuunciul in
terests of tho country, engineers hav
ing estimated that approximately $10,
000,000 will havo to bo spent to car
ry it to a successful conclusion.
Tho ability of Hawley, through his
I In rn man and Gould connections, to
furnish the necessary capital has nev
er been doubted, and the facility with
which Hammon finally closed (lie deal
involving .$7,000,000, for the purchase
of the Tnhoe and other rights dur
ing the last month placed him on an
crpml footing. -
The situation makes it apparent
that all rumors of immediate, com
mencement of operations by uny in
terests on the Clear Lake project are
without foundation, but that ultimate
ilcvclopmcnt of the project which will
mean much to central California is
assured.
E. P. Vandercock, general manager
of the Central Counties Power com
pany, admits that several largo in
terests are m touch with tho enter
prise, but declines to go into details.
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Dost 25-ecnt dinner in town served
every day at tho Spot Cafe.
Bargains in Real Estate
A few Investments; that will make money for you
40 acres fino fruit lund near ntilrond station, $80 per aero, cash,
easy terms on bnlunco at 0 per cent intcrost.
100 acres of tho host orchard land in the valley, ONE MILE FROM
RAILROAD STATION, $i0 per aero, ONE-FOURTH cash, easy
terms on bnlanco at 0 per cent interest.
10 acres of choice orchard land close to railroad station, $100 DOWN
AND $10 A MONTH BUYS THIS. You will regret it if yci
negloct to secure this ten acres on tho above terms.
4 largo city lots in Wost Medford joining Kenwood addition, $200 ta.
The owner of the above properties purchased them four years ag.
before the advance in prices and will sell at a very modcrato profit.
' Considering quality of land and location, these aro among the
cheapest buys in the market today.
J.C.BROWN
Office ii Palm Block, Upstairs
Medford, Oregon
BOND ISSUE VOTED FOR
JACKSONVILLE WATER
JACKSONVILLE, Or., Aug. 21.
The qiicstioa of issuing bonds to the
amount of $25,000 for tho purpose
of constructing a system of water
works nt Jacksonville was submit
ted to tho people at a special election
Tuesday. Only 102 votes were lull
ed, 01 for tho bonds and 11 against.
Mayor Shaw tins issued a proclama
tion declaring tho ordinance a part of
the city's law, and ns it carries mi
enicrgcincy clause, goes into immedi
ate eft'eut.
The council held a meeting tho
same night to consider proposals for
the completion of tho city well. As
there was but ono hid submitted, the
matter was laid over until the next
meeting. . -. I XA
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