THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREflON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 190!).
Medeord Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published every evening except Sunday.
MEDPORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Geobge Putnam, Editor and Manager.
Admitted as Second-Class Matter in the Postof f ice at
Medford, Oregon.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
) month by mU or carrier.... 10.60 One year by mail 95.00
TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
' 4
Average yearly precipitation 21 inches
Clear today and tomorrow. Warmer.
A rare'nud salubrious climate soil , ot 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 the Rogue
, River Valley.
Average mean temperature... '. 55 degrees
Average yearly preoipitation 21 inches
'DISREGARDING? THE EVIDENCE.
The action of the Central Point justice court jury in
disregarding evidence arid returning a verdict of not guilty
in a case where the testimony proved conclusively that the
'defendants were guilty of dumping saw dust in Big Butte
creek, proves how difficult it is to enforce laws designed to
protect fish and game. Apparently the fact that the de
fendant was a fellow townsman outweighed the oaths taken
by the jurors to render a verdict according to the law and
evidence. ' '
" Prosecutions for these game law violations are usual
ly half hearted. No special instance of this is in mind, hut
as a rule the district attorney will he found dodging the
issue by appointing some deputy who does not care to cre
ate eneinies by vigorous prosecution any more than the dis
trict attorney does.
' Whafr avail is it for the pe6ple of this section to raise
funds to restock streams and work for protective legisla
tion, if we are going to permit the slaughter of the fry by
sawdust poisoning?
Gore Bartlett orchard' of 7 1-2 acres seven cars have al
ready been shipped, and three more are being picked. This
is a yield of 10 cars for 7 1-2 acres, or (5,000 boxes. At $3.23
gross a box, this represents a net profit of 1 1,400 ,or $1,520
an acre.
As the price is rapidly advancing, better prices will be
secured and it is not improbable that the Gore orchard will
net its owner 1 ,800 or $2,000 an acre this year.
The Bear Creek, liurrell and other orchards will yield
not profits approximately as large for Bartletts, and this is
but one variety.
Can any fruit region on earth equal the Rogue river
valley as a profit producer? No, because the finest fruit
is grown and groves are more prolific than anywhere else
under the sun.
RAISE $2,000 FOR
FORTUNES IN BARTLETTS.
Rogue river Bartletts are selling at record prices.
The first car brought $3.23 a box' in Chicago. This is at
the rate of $1,938 a car, and the Burrell orchard, from
which this car was picked, is running better than a car to
the acre. .
Assuming that thej output was a car to the ,at-re, gross
,ing $1,938, the average cost to grow, pack and ship is un
der 60 cents a box. The cost for freight and commission in
. Chicago is approximately 75 cents a box. Hence a price of
$1.35 in Chicago represents the cost to the grower and $3.23
gross means a net profit of approximately $1 .90 a box, or
$1,140 an acre to the grower.
Some orchards will do even better than this. From the
Coos Bay Commercial Bodies Will
Prosecute Work
Vigorously
MARSITFIELD, Or., Aug. 25. At
n meeting of representatives of the
commercial bodies yesterday it. was
decided to endeavor to secure stock
subscriptions amounting to $5,000 to
carry on the work of making n rail
road survey out of Coos Hay. Will
iam Grimes. Dr. J. T. Muformiek
and I. S. Knufmnii promised to give
$500 each provided the balance of the
$5,000 was raised. .
At a meeting of commercial bodies
Inst night the railway situation was
discussed. A district built railway
from Coos Bay to Boise wus urged.
P. A. Haines, the engineer who has
been ' surveying from Coos Hay to
Roseburg for a local company, re
ported what ho had done. C. S. Jack
son, of Portland, spoke in favor of
a district road and said he would
give $500 for a ticket on the first
train out of Coos Bay. Dr.. J. T.
McCormick said he would do the snmn
and others offered encouragement. -
. E. Ilofer said it wns time for ac
tion and that he would accept the of
fice of president of the Oregon-Idaho
Development lengne if the C009 Buy
people would continue their work.
...
HOOD RIVER APPLE
PACKERS ORGANIZE UNION
HOOD RIVKR. Or., Aug. 25. Fif
ty of the expert apple puckers of
Hood River met at K. of P. hall re
cently and organized an npplo pack
ers' union. Charles Stranaliau was
elected temporary chairman, and
Howard Hoover temporary secretary.
A committee of five was appointed to
draft a constitution and set of by
laws for the organization and report
next Saturday evening, when a per
manent set of officers will be elected.
E
FINDSACT VALID
Justice King Legalizes Measure
. Passed by Recent
Legislature
LOCAL CHAPTER
IS
N T T ED
SALEM, Or., Aug. 25. The ant of
Uio legislature, improved February
12, 100!), authorizing the incorporn-
uon 01 municipalities lor the im
piovemeni 01 navigablo bays, ports
nnu inlets irom llio sea, is found
constitutional by the supreme court
in an opinion written by Associate
Justice Will R. King. . , ,
The case involving the validity of
the special port act is that of K. K.
Straw vs. W. C. Harris, J. C. (liny.
iv. .uingus, v. J'. Kvans uiid Henry
Sengstackcn, constituting tho board
of commissioners of the newlv even.
...1 L P , mi
ivu pun. 01 voos jiuy. nin case
was appealed from the circuit court
for Coos comity und was heard bo-
...l.. r t 1 , ....
luio unlike j. , iokp. .HWlgc! J.OKC S
decree is affirmed.
The decision is important in us
much as a number of other ports ure
undergoing a procrcss of incorpora
tion similar to that of tho port of
Coos Bay, and the legality of tho in
corporation of llio first port has' a
direct bearing on the validity of the.
formation of all tho others.
Tho principles involved in tho case
go' back to stato rights. It wos con
tended by the plaintiff that by tho
creation of the, port of Cooa Bay tho
powers of tho' several small . towns
and municipalities that were, include
od in tho larger corporation would be
curtuilcd beyond tho privileges con
ferred on them by ' tho legislative
body of the stato. .Judge King holds
however, that should this nrincinle
become established. Oreiron would
soon be a conglomeration of small
stales instead of being one state.
Tea, coffee, beer or claret, with
club lunch, 30 cents, at tho Emerick
Cafe.
Crater Lake Chapter, R. A. M., In
stituted by Grand High Priest
of Oregon
1, ruler i.iiKk cliupim', l(. A. .m.. was
instituted in the Masonic bull Turn;.
day evening by Edward E. Kiddle
grand high priest of llio stale of Ore
gon, ami 11 very pleasant tune cusiieil
An elaborate baniiie. was served and
about 100 members of Hie chapter of
Southern Oregon were present.
()rnii!s Pass, Jacksonville noil Ash
laud wow represented,
The new chapter starts with !
members and is in 11 flourishing con
dition. Tho officers as insliluled
Tuesday evening were: C. L. Hciimes,
II. P.; V. V. McOowan, k; J. W
Luwtoii, S.; V. V. Isaacs, (!. 11.: W.
K. Love, R A. C; W. M. Culvig. 1
S.j It. C. Oarnett, M 1st V.; II. C.
Kentner, M. .2nd V.; h. B. linskins,
M. 3rd V.j -J. It. Woodford, Sec;
II. F. Platte,. Treas.j P. Lorengo,
Sent.
During the afternoon Mr. Kiddle
wan taken on an auto drive through
the valley mid expressed himself as
delighted witli what he saw. He also
paid a compliment to the local chap
ter stilting that it was one of the
most flourishing lie had ever instituted.
SENATORIAL FIGHT IS
ON IN WASHINGTON
SEATTLE.Wush., Aug. 25: Al
though Washington docs not eleel
another United Stnlcs senator until
1H11, the campaign for th.:t place is
already open. Die formation of a
John L. Wilson Senatorial Club in
Shuttle is the first gun to b,i fired and
it is taken as ..forerunner of an an
nouncement bv Senator Suiniicl Piles
that he will not be a candidate to suc
ceed himself. In fact the iicuutor
bus refused to discuss bis political
plans. Ijv-H. CI rn.v, president of the
King County Republican Club, is re.
sponsiblo for tho Wilson movement.
Mr. Wilson occupies 1111 '! influential
place in Rfrjniblican ranks' ns propri
etor of tho Post Intelligencer Seattle.
Ho'sorvcd one term in the United
States Senutn. Should Mr. Piles de
cide to retire, there is bound to be 11
lively scramble for his place, John
E. Humphries is the only avowed can
didate in te field at' this time and he
will run whether Piles does or not ; or
at least he says so.
If you are particular in regards
to what you cat for breakfast,' yon
should get the habit of eating at the
Loiivro Cafe. Their hot waffles and
maple ijyriip can t ue beat.
You'll like boxball. Try it.
CHILD DID NOT
LOSE ITS ARMS'
Young Child of H. 0. Wilkinson Not
As Badly Injured as Was Re- . .
ported at First
H. O. Wilkinson has returned
from a trip north and reports thai,
his lll-nionlhs-old child was not as
badly burned by falling into a tub
us was first reported. While the
child was severely burned on both
its forearms, it was not found nec
essary to amputate. Neither will tho
child loso the nso of its hands entire
ly, although it was badly burned.
Mr. Wilkinson intends to innkii
Medford bis homo and will probably
go into some new lino of busiiivs.
LOCAL OFFICER GETS
MAN WANTED NORTH
Deputy Sheriff Will Ulrich on Mon
day evening arrosted Ben Tucker,
who is wanted in Enterprise, Or., for
riot. Tucker was released on a $1000
bond. Tho trouble lu Enterprise grew
out of sheep grazing. W. T. Este.s
was beaten
number of
Ulrich that I
of the assail
jep grazing. W. T. KMi
m into insensibility by . '
men. Tucker admitted ti
: he was present at the titmi
milt.
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.DF0RD TIMETABLE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY!
Northbound.
No, 20 Hoscbui'fr Pass...
No. VilSlinstii Limited...
No. l()Orcgoii Express. .
No. l lll'oiiliniil Express.
Southbound.
7:41a.m.
9:23 a. m.
5 :2 4 p. m.
8:30 p, m.
No. HlSliaslii Limited. . ,
No. 15 California Express
No. 3S. F. Express...
Medford to Jacksonville.
5:.r0 a. in.
10:35 a. in.
3 :32 p. m.
Motor cor leaves
Train leaves
Train leaves
Train leaver)
Motor car leaves .
8:00 a. ni.
10:4.riu. in.
3:35 p. m.
6 :00 p. ui.
0 :30 p. m.
Jacksonville to Medford.
Motor leaves 7:00 a.m.
Train leaves , , . , , . B AHn.m.
Train leaves ........... 2 :30 p. m.
Train leaves .'. 4:30 1. m.
Motor ear leavos 7:30 p.m.
PACIFIC & EASTERN RAILWAY.
No, 1 Leaves Medford. .
No. 3 Leaves Medford..
No. 2 Arrives Medford..
No. 4 Arrives Medford . .
No. 1 Arrive Englo Pt...
No. 2lLeavos Eagle Pt..
No. 3Arrives Eagle Pt..
No. -tlLoavon Eagle Pt.. .
Northbound
Southbound .
Englo Point.
MAIL CLOSES.
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8:55 n. m,
9 :00 p. m,
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Seize
Ms Opportunity
140 acres black, sticky land, subject to irrigation; an ideal fruit farm; lying between the famous 401 orchard,
which sold for $110,000, the Vilas orchard and the Phipps orchard ; for only 9150 per acre!
Figure It Out For Yourself
Setting out trees, per acre, $25; care of trees, $10 per acre yearly for' four years, which makes a 5-year-old orchard
stand you $215 per acre expense, and at the end of thattime you will without doubt sell for $600 per acre, leaving
you a profit of $385 per acre, or $53,900 on the entire tract. ISN'T IT WORTH INVESTIGATING ?
BENSON INVESTMENT GO