THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1900.
Medeord Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published every evening 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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TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
Clear today and tomorrow. Warmer.
A rare and 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. j
Average mean temperature 55 degrees
Average yearly precipitation ...21 inches
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NOT FRIENDS OF SOUTHERN OREGON
Because this paper commented upon the Portland
Telegram's discovery of the Rogue river valley as a fruit
district and prediction that it would soon be as famous as
Hood River, the Telegram asserts "that its liver is wrong."
The Telegram insists that "at frequent intervals for
years the excellence and fame of Rogue river fruit has
been a favorite topic" with it. If it has, Medford would
like to know the "frequent intervals." Rogue river valley
- fruit has made world's records, yet the editorial columns
of the Telegram don't show it. In fact, it was news to the
Telegram's editorial writer that Ave raised pears.
The Telegram'has never done anything for Southern
Oregon, any more than the Oregonian has, though both
papers have had liberal and generous support here. The
first money the Medford Commercial Club spent for pub
licity was with the Telegram, yet when Southern Oregon
asked assistance for its normal school and for the Crater
Lake highway, the Telegram was silent, even hostile, and
the Oregonian killed our normal school.
Though Oregon posseses in Crater Lake what E. II.
Harriman pronounces the world's greatest wonder, neither
the Telegram nor Oregonian .arc apparently aware of it.
Neither are broad gauged enough to see the tremendous ad
vantage in tourist travel and advertising that the construc
tion of the state highway means to the state. Both are too
tinged with the blight of moss-backism.
- One of these days the Telegram, which is quicker in ex
ploration than its elder brother, will discover Crater Lake,
as it has discovered fruit raising in the Rogue river valley.
It may eventually dawn upon it that Southern Oregon, the
richest section in natural resources in the state, js entitled
to some consideration. Gradually the 'campaign of educa
tion may extend to the pig-headed Oregonian, but by this
time Southern Oregon will probably have seceeded and
joined Northern California in a state worth while.
NECESSITY OF CO-OPERATION
The sooner the fruit groAvers of the Rogue river valley
realize the necessity for co-operation, the better for them
selves. In no way can the price of orchards be advanced
more rapidly than by insuring both small and large grow
ers a square deal in marketing products.
An article,' in; the September Everybody's contains an
article on Coroperation Close to the Soil," Ayhich every
fruit raiser should read; It tells the history of various
fruit growers' exchanges and the beuefical results attend
ing. Among the illustrations is a p'ieture of apple packing
in, the' Snowy Butte orchard.
v In 1893 Avhen -but 4000 cars of oranges Avere groAvn in
California, "over production" Avas the cry. The growers
faced bankruptcy. The commission and middlemen took
all the profits. The groAvers received freight bills and the
"whole line of go-betweens had a strangle hold on the situa
tion from the packing shed to the Greek's push cart in the
hack alley of a distant city." Today 31,000 cars of oranges
are marketed at a profit, through co-operation, Avhich is
described as follows : .
"In each town the local association operates its pack
ing houses, and each member's product is credited to him
according to the grade Avhich it achieves. Representatives
of the association are in every market to protect its inter
ests. An army of inspectors is stationed along every route
traversed by its cars, and the system of diverting cars to
avoid overstocked markets and to reach, instead, those
needing oranges and lemons, is brought to almost as high
a point of efficiency as the operation of trains from a dis
patcher's office.
"One year of it's work saw production boosted from
4100 carloads to more than 111,000 carloads. Jt has reduced
the selling of citrus fruits to a science a good orange yield
in California today-moans good profit to the grower and
no guesswork about it. It has put. the speculator out of
the game, and the commission men and the private car lines
have to be very, very good, or they dont get any oranges.
It distributes this golden product in so scientific a wav that
the normal demand of every community will be-exactly
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suppueu ;uiu never oversuppueu ; and, noove all, it persis
tently plans ahead so that the increase of oranrre consump
tion shall always outstrip the increase of population. The
organization works as hard in cultivating citrus s-utiinent
throughout the western world as the growers work in cul-
tiA-ating their orchards."
Continuing the article concludes: "Growers should
not deceive themselves; no amount of legislation will solve
the problem. They must work out their own salvation. In
telligent and consistent, cooperation among growers is a
constant and postgraduate course in real industrial eco
nomy and industrial education. Collective buying means
caretiU buying. The man who buys a little fertilizer for
his patch, a few packages for his little crop, will not and
cannot make that searching and intelligent investigation
into the merits of what the market offers Avhich is given
by the man who buys in a big Aay for many of his neigh
bors and knows that he will be held accountable for his
stewardship. Co-operation in a close, Avorking business as
sociation gives to the weak and the timid and the inexperi
enced the strength and cheer and courage that comes from
the knowledge that they are banded together in common
interest Avith the strongest and the most resourceful men
in their community.'- And the best judgment of the best
men in the local growers' association is available as a sup
port and guide to novices and to the least resourceful.
"A good, live growers' association is worth more, edu
cationally, to any rural community than a business col
lege. As a social influence it will do' more to weld that com
munity into a strong Avorking unit than many a more pre
tentious agency. Tt teaches the selfish man to consider his
neighbor's interest in common with his own, fosters the
spirit of give-and-take to the end of the common good and
educates the lax and the slothful to a realization that to
grow any crop successfully means to keep in step with the
march of progress. 'I . ' :
''" "There is only one final word for the American grow
erand that is ORG ANIZE, Get together and stand together."
Why Men's Hat Have a Bow.
A bow In always to be found on the
left side of a mnn's but. Tills In n sur
vival of the old days when lints were
costly articles. In order to provide
against toe hat being blown away In
stormy wenllii-r a cord or ribbon was
fustened around the crown, with ends
banging so that they could be fastened
lo part of the attire or could be
grasiied by the band. The ends fell on
the left side, of course, as the left
baud Is more often dlseneased than
the right AVben not required it was
usual ror the ends to be tied in a bow.
The bow became smaller and smaller,
but it still remains and is likely to do
so as long as men wear bats.
Transparent Rhubarb. 1
.To be made day before, using. Cot
rhubarb Into pieces oue-balf Inch longy
Spread on plates and sprinkle with
sugar, allowing one-half cupful of
sugar to each cupful of fruit. Let nil
stand overnight. In the morning pour
off the Juice and boil for ten minutes,
drop In the rhubarb, a small portion
at a time, and cook until tender. He
move from tlie sirup as toon as done
to preserve shape. Put In a pretty
dltb. Chicago Record-Herald.
Underweight.
Brown That coal dealer of ours got
Just what was coming to blm. Town
How? Hrown-Marrled a girl the oth
er day, thinking that he was getting
140 ponndSi slid eot onlv n si- ti.
Times.
Inquisitive.
"Tr hut.l,and Is of n studious tnrn
of mind, Isn't be?"
"Yes, Indeed. Whenever 'we ha
hash he Isn't sntlsflpd unless he knows
everything tlmt Is In lt."-I)etrnlt T'ree
I'ress.
In the Wrong Piece.
A one logged Welsh orator named
.Tones whs pretty successful In ban
tering nn Irishman, when the hitter
asked lilm:
"How did you come to lose your
leg?"
"Well." said Jones, "on examining
my pedigree and looking up my de
scent I found there was some Irish
blood In me. and. hemming convinced
Hint it was settled In the left leg, 1
hud It cut' off nt once."
"By the powers," snld Put, "It would
have been a very good thing If It bad
only settled In your hcud!" London
Mull.
A Skeleton In Every Closet.
The expression "There Is a skeleton
In every closet" is said to have Its ori
gin in the fact that 'a soldier once
wrote, to his mother, wbo complained
of her unhapplness, to have some sew
ing done for blm by some one who had
no cares or troubles. At last the moth
er found a woman wbo seemed to have,
no troubles, but when she told her
business the woman took her to a clos
et containing a skeleton and said:
"Madam, I trf to keep my troubles to
myself, but every night I am com
pelled by my husband to kiss Oils skel
eton, who was once bis rival. Think
you, then, I can be happy r
Sutlicrlin Terrace, Onk Grove,
Mountain View and ' Woodhiwn
Heights additions. Few blocks from
City Park on Inlorurban service. Buy'
ri t . , -
. jh-iipuu invesimcni t,o. Y.M
MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 5, 190!).
Hall's Texas Wonder, of St. Louis,
cured my daughter of a sevcro kidney
nnd bladder trouble ofter doctors
fuilod to give any relief, nnd I can
cheerfully recommend it. Mrs. L. I,.
Wilson. 135 Bnrtlelt St. Sold by
ITaskins' Drug Store,
There is no place like homo, but
the Louvre enfe cooking is so near
Uio kind mother used to do that
you'll forgot your troubles, especially
if you are eating some of their fa
mous hot wufLcs and maple syrup
for breakfast. '
Nature Studies,
The riiunullieuk Hlrd-liollol Who
nro you J
The other Illrtl Don't you kuow nie?
Why, I'm "the hitrp that oucn through
Turn's bulls."
The riiuiitillieiik Wrd (shortly)-Ob,
tut, till! You're a lyre! Tlml'a what
you are.
Delights of a Week end.
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The Muuduy morning gardener who
insists ou showing you over the place,
Harper's Weekly.
In 1850.
Recognized the Disorder.
"Why does I Me Imby cry so? Is he
tick?"
No; I think not."
Whnt Is the mutter with him, then?"
'Just n slight outbreaking of his fa
ther's disposition," replied the mother
sweetly.
Alphabetical Time.
An English firm. Higglns & Dodd,
finding Hint there were twelve letters
lu their name, placed a great clock
over their door with the letters on Its
face Instead of numerals.
They waited anxiously for days.
weeks, hoping for some return, but
not a soul took notice of the clock. At
last, a mid excitement behind the of
fice window, u man was seen to bait
In the street and gaze at the clock, puzzled.
Slowly be came to the dour, entered
and drawled, "Say, is It half past Hig
glns or a quarter to Rortd?" T. P.'s
Weekly.
Her Bargain.
Wide-Ob, this is awful! These cur
tains I got nt the bargain siile don't
match our furniture. Hubby-Iteturu
'em. Wlfle-1 should soy not-cheap as
I got tliem? We must have some new
furniture at once!--Cleveland Leader.
Greet Expectation-
"Who are these new people that are
moving Into tho house next door'"
"I don't kuow, but I am suro we
shall get along splendidly with tuein.
They bavo unloaded a wheelbarrow
and a hi wo mower."
flood Friends.
"Yvonne, I: vi. you been each duy to
Inquire after pior Mine. Trlnuefurt ,
since her dreadful HcclUf nt 7"
"Yes, uiadume."
"That's good, Keep ou going. "
i The Schiller Glee Club In Action,
TO
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DF0RD TIME TABLE
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC " RAILWAY:
I Northbound.
No. 20!ltosliiirg Pubs...
No. 1'JlShnHtii Limited...
No. lulOregou Express..
No. llilWtliind Express
1 Southbound.
7:41 tLta.
0 :25 . m.
5 :24 p. m.
No. lljSliiiHtii Limited...! 5:50 a. in.
No. .15, California KxprasnllO :'(! a. tn.
No. l.ljR. K. Express 1 3:.12p.m.
Medford to Jacksonville.
8 :00 a. m.
Motor cur leaves
Train leaves
Train leaves
Train leaves . . . .
Motor ear lenvos
10 :4 r a. m.
.1 :3 j p. m.
GOO p. m.
0 :30 p. n.
Jacksonville to Medford.
Motor leaves
Train leaves
Train leaves
Train leaves
Motor oar lenvos
PACIFIC & EASTERN RAILWAY
7:00 a. m.
8:45 a.m.
2:30 p. m.
4 :30 p, m.
7:30 p. m.
No. 1 Leaves Medford . .
No. 3 Leaves Medford..
No. 2 Arrives Medford..
No. 4 Arrives Medford . ,
No. Arrive Kagle Pt...
No. ' Leaves Kngle Pt..
No. 3Arrives Eagle Pt..
No. 4Lenvon Eagle Pt. , ,
MAIL CLOSES.
8:00 a. tn
2:20 p.m.
10:10 n. m
ft :00 p. m.
8 :45 a. m.
0 :05 a. if
3 :0T p. ni.
4:15 p. m.
Northbound .
Southbound .
Engln Point.
8 :55 n. m.
9 :00 p. m.
8:30
p. m.
3 :00 p. m.
2:00 p. m.
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