THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREQOX, SATURDAY, AUQUST 28, 1909.
QUAINT LETTER ON
RAILROADS FOUND
Old Letter States It Is Impossible to
Run Trains at
Night
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. A letter
on railroading that is quaint and in
teresting in these days of Jim Hills
and narrimans was dug up in the old
records of the postoffice department
n few days ago. It was written at
Charleston, S. C, December 29, 1838,
by General P. T. Hayne, president of
tho S. C. & C. It. R., to George L,'
' Flitt, agent of- the "general postof
fice." Plitt had been trying to in
duce Hayne to facilitate transporta
lion of the mails by reducing from
nine hours to eight the running time
of trains between Charleston and
Hamburg, S. C, a distance tf attout
150 miles. The answer Flitt received
from Hayne read like this :
"Your favor dated 28tK, 9 o'clock
p. m., was received this day and has
been laiibefore the Committee charg
ed with making a contract for the
' transportation of the daily mail on
our railroad between Charleston and
. Hamburg. I am instructed by the
committee' to say that they cannot
consent to contract for tho departure
of' their cars at a later hour than
half past 4 in the afternoon. It
was stated to you frankly in tho be
ginning and has been repeated in nil
our communications, that lrom the
' character and condition of our road
and the nature of the country it was
deemed safe to undertake to convey
passengers upon it in the night and
that in the present state of the road
it would be impossible to make the
j-un with certainty so as to meet the
hours of 8 and 4 as proposed by you.
In particular seasons and under fav
orable circumstances it might be
done, .but we know we would fre
quently fail and we could not con
tract to do that which we knew be-
COOS BAY WILL
PROSPECT EOR OIL
Perkins-Mundy Company Entering
New Field Together With
Other Firms
MARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. 2S.
That there may be developed on Coos
Bay an oil field which will attract
the "tlivition of this part of the
country, seems not impossible now
that large outside interests are tak
ing hold of this particular resource.
Tho Perkins-Mundy Company, a firm
from Douclns county, nnd another
outside concern, all threo are figur
mi; on startine; honngo. It is an
nounced that work may bo started
beforo the close of September.
BIG VALLEY NEVER HAD
BETTER CROPS THAN NOW
having determined that the safety of
passengers forbids our running in the
dark, we have no alternative but to
forehand could )ot be performed, and adhere to the hours stated."
ADIN, Col., Aug. 28. The van
guard of the thousands of emigrants
headed for the Oregon Valley Land
Company's colonization lands 'near
Lakeview, Or., nro beginning to ar
rive, and those passing through Big
Valley universally nsk, "Is that coun
try as good ns Big Valley?" They nil
spcakly highly of the appearance of
the valley, and well they may, as the
alley never had finer crops, nor
were her people more prosperous. The
hay and grain prop is gathered, and
many are estimating tneir wnent
crops at from thirty to forty bushels
per acre, nnd barley as high as eigh
ty bushels per acre. The hay crop
was exceptionally heavy, yielding two
and a half tons per acre for natural
grasses, with two and a half tons of
alfalfa for each of two cuttings, with
a fine third crop for pasture. Tens
of thousands of acres of these rich
bottom lands lie within the boundaries
of the Bijr Valley reservoir sito.
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THE...
NASH
LIVERY
GO.
Have the Best Turnouts in the City
You are treated right, the price is right, the team is
i right in fact, everything is right. Come and see.
the NASH LIVERY CO.
GET AHEAD OF THE HOT
SEASON.
You can bid defiance to the heat
by having an electric fan put in po
sition. It doesn't cost very much,
either. If you haven't one, we can
fix you up i na short time, at the
least expense. We're general .elec
tricians, and do nil classes of work
in our line in the most thorough
manner. v Jobbing skillfully and
promptly executed at lowest charges.
Portable lamps in all varieties.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRICAL
CONSTRSfCTIOM CO
J. E. ENYART, President
' , JOHN S. ORTTI, Cashier.
J. A. PERRY, Vice-Presidejt.
W. B. JACKSON, Ass't Cashier.
THEMEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS $10,000
Safety boxes for rent. A general Banking Business transacted.
We solicit your patronage.
Bhe KEWANEE
System of Water Supply
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provides an absolutely afe and snlisfac
lory water service, equal to that With
offered by any city water works. tho
An abundant supply of water -'.'iy Kewanee
,J 7 : ujricm, y;n
ered under strong pressure an air-tight, steel, pneu- 1
.rougnouiiucnouse,iam fjr malic tank, called the. f
Affords '
Absolute
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Operation.
m
Also agents for White Steam
Cars and Fairbanks-Morse Gaso
line Pumping Outfits.
mane lanic, called the M
k'.u,..- P t.l K
is ulaced in the eellnr. Wlir vA
it Dumped into this ianlt and n
lelivered to. the fixtures by air
pressure. .
No Attic Tank
to Leak and Flood the House.
No Elevated Tank
to Freeze or Collapse.
100 pet cent better service and will laii a
lifetime.
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Ova NI... TL. J IT
UuttiU in Successful V ViA
E, A. Washburne & Son
Miles Block Medford, Oregon
Savoy Theatre
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WHY COOK.
These hot daysf When you can got anything you desire in the lino
of BREAD, PIES or CAKE, in addition to everything usually fomvl
in a Urst-tiass DELICATESSEN.
MEDFORD DELICATEESSEK & BAKER.
Wetzel & Hodges, Proprietors.
Why Not Be
Comfortable ?
and do away with that hot, stuffy
atmosphere in your store, office or
home.
Invest in a G. E. Fan
and get the best something that will last a lifetime with proper
care. Cost of operation only y2c to Ic per hour.
12-inch size $15.00; 16-inch siz$20.00; 4 Bid. Ceiling $38.0o'.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
Successors to Condor Water & Power Co.
LC.' Hansen. ' Tom Moffat.
We make any kind and style of windows. Wo carry
glass of any size on hand.
Medford Sash & Door Co.
THE ETERNAL
I QUESTION
How Many
Trips
Over the
Washboard?
'HTMIAT question wr.rriesyou when your nicer tliir.r s
L begin to r.how t'.ie wear nnd tear of rubbing.
Hut rubbing is bound to be hard. on clothes it
wears away the I;o;ud in a year!
Throw away your w ashboard I
Treat your cloihcs right!
Try the Collield Power Washer. It washes entirely
without rubbing. No imitation washboard inside, like
other machines. Nothing to wear or tear your clothes.
'avs for itself many times over by the saving on the
clothes.
Let us put it in your home and do your washing
for you. Examine it. Kxamine its workTTou won't
let us take it back after that.
City water runs it while you rinse and Aanr out.
, If you are still doing your washing by hand, wast
ing your energy and strength, or are using one of
the old style washing machines, we would suggest that
you call at once and inspect
Cof field
Power
Washer
You will find a pretty good cut of it in this ad, bid;
it docs not show the beauty and simplicity of the mo
tor which operates the machine.
No Labou on Your Part
It washes while you rinse and hang out, and the
expense is less than 5 cents a week. Sent on free
.trial if desired.
Medford
Hardware Co.