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THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1909.
Medeord Daily Tribune FEED GRAPES TO
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 fice at
Medford, Oregon.
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TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
Clear today and tomorrow. Warmer.
A rare aud salubrious climate soil oi remarkable fertility
beautiful scenery mountains stored with eoal, copper and cold
extensive forests streams stocked with speckled beauties game in
abundance a contented, progressive people such is '.he Rogue
River Valley.
Average mean temperature.. '. ... 55 degrees
Average yearly precipitation ....21 inches
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THE CIRCUS TRUST
Ringling Brothers, as the concern controlling the cir
cus trust of America is known, has absorbed all the large
tent shows of the country and reduced circus management
to a science, ,and the same results that have followed other
commercial mergers have followed. , Lack of competition
has made possible a general reduction in salaries, the eli
mination of -high-priced artists and the absorption and con
trol of the many side grafts that go with the circus. Every
thing about the circus is now made to pay a revenue to the
management, from the peanut, pink lemonade and toy bal
loon to the tatooed lady in the sideshow. Economy is pos
sible to an extent heretofore undreamt of in the show lousi
ness and profits are correspondingly increased. .
The all seeing eye of the monopolist watches every move
of its small competitors, as was shown in Medford earlier
in the season. ' "When Norris & R owe and later the Sells
Floto shows were billed here, Ringling Bros.' posters and
banners appeared simultaneously and were plastered over
the small shows' announcements. The same course was
followed all over the country, and as a result of this ar
rogance and unfairness Ringling Bros, were refused a li
cense to show in Denver.
The centralization of the business also has its bene
ficial effects. Many of the. evils which formerly affected
the circus have been abolished. The gangs of thieves and
; pickpockets that formerly traveled with the show have been
; largely eradicated. The system of short change and graft
has been abolished. The pay of the employes is regularly
forthcoming and there is no longer danger of the concerns
becoming bankrupt. Habits of thrift and economy among
circus hands are encouraged and a circus savings bank ren
ders practical aid in this direction.
Ringling Brothers' receipts in Medford will approx
imate $10,000, nine-tenths of which is taken out of the com
munity. The license to show costs $75, and a higher license
is justified. However, it is of undoubted commercial ad
vantage to Medford to be the only city in Southern Oregon
that the big circuses show in, yet a license of at least $150
is reasonable.
Central Point advertises "Population 1000; 98 per cent
American." What is the other two per cent? In the dry
town Klamath Falls "two per cent" stands for something
a shade stronger than near-beer. Is it possible that the
two per cent, has the same significance with our dry neigh
bor? ! ..
AFRAID NEW ROAD MIGHT jJEFF HEARD APPOINTED
; ENCOURAGE FARMING1 DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
KEXNKTT. Cal.. Aug. 28. A mass
mooting is to be bold today to take
up the oiiest'ion of a more direct wag
on route from Redding to Knnnett.
The new route proposed contemplates
crossing the Sacramento river at this
point, thus leaving Coram.' Copley
nnd Keswick to one side and across
the river.
The new road would shorten the
distance nhont five miles, but it is
being opposed by those who object.' to
the encouragement of fanning nnd
fYuit growing on the Stillwater and
upper Churn creek basins. They
take the view that the present is
hardly n propitious time to stimulate
these industries in the immediate vi
cinity of the smelter, nnd all agree
that the proposed wagon rond would
tend to produce, this stimulating el
feet. :, .. ' ., ...
j " SALEM, Or., Aug. . 28. Delegates
;to Die twelfth annual session of the
American Mining Congress, to be held
! at Cloldfield, Nov., September 27 to
j October 2. have been appointed as
i follows :
I J. I). Heard. Medford; Herbert
i Leigh, Kiigeue: If. M. Parks. Cor
;vallis: J. II. Marshall.. Portland; T)r.
George K. Wilson nnd 4- King Wil
son. I'nrtland; .lames A. Howard and
Kivd K. Mollis, linker City. .. Ii.
flilliison. Krwin: V. K. King. ye
I Valley; John Coffer. Jr.. and Kred S.
I'.allic. Snmpter: N'. Whealdon, The
Dalles: W. H. Drooke, Ontario.
! You can gel as good ut the Nash
j Grill as you can get nt the best grills
j in the cities at half the "price." Spo
' cinl music every evening.
HOGS; PRICE LOW
Wine Grapes Will Rot Before Grow
ers Will Sell at Prices
Offered
WOODLAND, Cnl., Aug. 2tS.-Cloo.
Heveridgo, of Fresno, a ropresenta
tivo of the California Wine Associa
tion, was in Woodland yesterday aft
ernoon mid arbitrarily fixed the price
ot wine. grapes at $5 per ton That
is not nil! the first payment, $2..r0
a ton, will not be made until Decern
bor. a'd the second payment not un
til next March. In tho mountinio the
cost of )icking and hunting the
grapes, which is about $2.50 a ton,
must bo advanced By tho growers.
At such prices, it is claimed, the
growers cannot make a cent on the
whole season's work, and many have
already announced their intention of
allowing tho griios to rot on the
vines. Others who linvo lions will
turn them into their vineyards.
The local winery, which is a mem
ber of tho, association, has made no
contracts, and will be governed
wholly by tho association's actions.
There are two or throe vineyardists
here who have contracts with outside
vineyards, several years ago, when
fair prices prevailed, nnd they are
likely to bo protected.
As an excuse for fixing such a low
price for grapes, the agent of the
association declared that there are
14,000,0(10 gallons of last year's
wines in the cellars of California for
which no market has been found.
The facts arc that practically all this
wine is in the control of tho associa
tion and prices for grapes' were not
fixed until the association had pur
chased all the big lots.
famSus grove is
threatened by fire
YOSKMITE, Cal.. Aug. 28. The
famous Merced grove of big trees and
the Hotel Del Portal, at the gateway
of .the Yosemite valley, arc in grave
danger of destruction by n forest fire
that is sweeping over that section of
the country. I'liable to make any
headway against the persistence of
the flames, troopers stationed at the
hZ tree grove notified Major Forylhc
of the situation and additional troops
from the valley were immediately dis
patched to the scone.
The employes of the Del Portal arc
doing their utmost to save the hotel
from destruction. They are being as
sisted by the guests who have formed
a bucket brigade.
WASTELL GOES ON
FORESTRY BOARD
SALKM. Or., Aug. 28. A. V. Wns-
tell, of Portland, was this afternoon
nppointcd a member of the state
board of forestry to fill the vacancy
caused bv the resignation recently of
E. P. Sheldon, secretary.
Because of matters that must be
attended to at once a nicctiim of the
board has been called for Tuesday,
August 31, at Salcin. The other niom-
;crs of the forestry hoard are Gov
ernor nnd Secretary of Stale Frank
Benson, State Treasurer Steel. Mas
ter Fish Warden II. C. McAllister,
State Game Warden U. O. Stevenson,
S C. Dart rum, Roseburg: L. S. Hill,
Eugene; E. It. Lake, Corvallis. At
the meeting Tuesday a new' secretary
of the board will be chosen. There
is no compensation to any of the
duties devolving upon the members
of the state board of forestry.
MANY INJURED IN AUTO
RACES AT BRIGHTON
TJtlCHTOX BEACH. Motordrome
V.ig L'S. One man is dead, one dv-
nnd six are seriou.-lv injured as
the result of a series of aoeidi -i:ts
during the first leu li.nns of ihe
twenty-four automobile race n;-w on.
Granulate Sore Eyes Cured. '
"For twenty years I suffered from
a bad case of granulated sore eves "
says Martin Uoyd of Henrietta Ky.
In February, JOO.'t. a uenllemiin ml:.
ed me to try Chamberlain's Siilve.
I lirouglit one box and used about
two-thirds of it and tnv eves hae not
(riven mo any trouble, tiinee." This
salve is for sale by Loon P,. Has-
kins' J'hnrmncy. ,
See Prof, Anton Romanoff, for
merly court violinist of Austrian em
peror, for lessons on violin, guilar
and mandolin. Leave orders at Nash
hotel.
Th Summer Clrout.
BIG ECUALYPTUS
Mabel How loim do vou c inert to
be at the iteaHhoro this summer?
Stella Oil. long cuoukIi to play a
three rim; cni;iii;ouicnt. Philadelphia
Tress.
An Opportune Arrival.
The Mimkev Itn flii ntirctintnel Ah
Mr. Quills, you've arrived Just In time.
I need a toothpick badly.
Land In California Being Devoted to
Raking of. Ecualyptus Trees
for Timber
So Shy!
"Where do joti live, my lass?"
"Tee liee: No. 411 Steoiitli street, but
muinuia don't allow gentlemen to call
on me jest yd."
Don't Bother Him.
WILLOWS, Cul., Aug. 28. E. C.
French, manager of the Forest Syn
dicate tract of land, north of Wil
lows a. few miles, has been in Wil
lows this week, and says that things
will hum on their holdings this win
ter; in fuel, as soon as the first rain
falls lie has niadn an inspection of
tho million oovalyptus trees planted
on the Douini'. .1,,. ranch last spring
and is iihi.- il- u t-'i-nscd with the
growth. Most oi tin- trees ww
between ibn-i- nut! 1 i. I eel high, nnd
a very nil ih-iv ' -. of them have
died, lie lilies flu.; Ihii growth i
far bin "' mi clod, ami si ; s
tlin six hui i'' -vl a planted to eu
calyptus tree- p.vnontn a heanlih.l
sight. ;
This six lmndrcd-ncra grove is
nothing compared with the immense
amount of land to tin planted later.
Tho Domonoskn tract alone still has
seven hundred acres which will be
planted to seedling1 e-ieiiliiiiiw as
soon as possible. iV.idos ill'-' tract
the company now ovs VJ70 ;.:ros of
land just cast of Qi : .: 'to- , kv.iwn
as tho Dcvcnv farm, and l" fuiv an
other eight months th'-: b 'V body
of laud will havo been planted to
seedling oueulyplns. , ..
tl is estimated that it will take sev
eral millions of trees to cover tho
ground,' but the company cares little
for the amount, aud is trying to se
cure more hind upon which to plant
trees. nX time will bo lost, and if
it were not that the ground is too
hard to plow they would be at work
at present. Just the minute filenn
county sees its first rain this season
the whole of the company's bind will
bo turned over by plows and a big
force of men put to work in placing
the trees in tho ground.
A grove of 000 ncres of eucalyp
tus trees is a novelty to most people
and every day sees a number of pen
plo driving to the farm to view the
sibbt.
Just what the intention of the com
panyy is in aplnnting so many trees
cannot he learned. Some slnto that
the land will be sold 'in small tracts,
while- others think tho company will
in course of time erect n plant for
the manufacture of lumber, etc.
CALIFORNIA'S COPPER
VALUED AT $7,000,000
SAN FUANCISCi', A ::. '." Stale
Mineralogist Anbury, in hi . ndvnnco
statistical report on (he mineral
wealth of Ihe state, given out today,
slated that California's copper pro
duction for thu year was -HI,Kli7,872
pounds aud its valuo was $7,000,0110,
approximately. This is thu greatest
amount of copper yet produced with
in tho statu for ono year. Most of
the copper was mined in Shasta coun
ty whoro :i-l,H7H,U77 pounds was taken
from thu earth.
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Suthcrliu Terrace. Oak Grove,
Mountain View and Woodlawn
Heights additions. Few blocks from
City Park on Interurban service. Buy
now. Benson Investment Co. l.ln
If You Want lo Spend
never. 1 1 nt' the plcuujitcst half
hour ii vim ever put in get the
Scpuii.licr KV FRY BODY'S
and read in tins order: " I l.ippi
nri," " The Mclliiwdrainnirr"
ami "What Shall We 1)
till the Old?"
After that - re.! whrrc you
will you'll say,", ' . -...J
niugu.iiic." Try it mui v.
SEPTEMBER EVERYBODY'S
On Display by Medford P.ook Sloro,
Russell's Store nnd Ilolel Knsh
New Stand.
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Summer Hoarder I thought you said
nioKipiltoes never bother you out here.
Jason Ktuhhlcllcld They don't, piird
ner. Tliey alius leave me alone to
feed on you tender skinned city fel
lers. Kansas City Times.
What's the Uit?
MEDFORD THEATRE
fcgpSM 01 fine Regular Season
PplfigMH The;iBio3 New York Success
SrlSll "THE, GIRL,
mm!0 RECTORS"
Wi ""os :
WM A Amman, ' - -
fvl Wednesday Sep. 1
mmmm .m prices sog, 75c, $1.00, $1.50
"Vou have hud nine boliles of my
famous .tut Ii restorer. Now. you Jnsr
take three more and I'll make you tlio
dozen price on them." lirowiiliig'H
MaKUKlne.
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