THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1000.
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 fice at
Medford, Oregon.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
I month by mail or earrier. . . .10.80 One yer by ,mil 15.00
TODAY'S WEATHER PREDICTION.
Clear today and tomorrow. Warmer. S ,(':.
A rare aud salubrious climate soil of : remarkable ' fertility
beautiful scenery mountains stored with- cool, copper and gold
extensive forests streams stocked with speckled beauties game in
abundance a contented, progressive peoplo such is the Rogue
River Valley. ' ' .
Average mean temperature 55 degrees
Average yearly precipitation 21 inches
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PliOFlTS IN PEARS.
Under the above caption the Portland Journal com
ments as follows upon the result of pear growing in this
section: v .
"Rogue River Bartlett pears are selling at from about
$3.25 a box in Chicago to over $4 a box in New York and
Boston. This price gives a yield around $2000 a' car. The
average cost to grow, pack and ship a box of pears is stated
to be about 60 cents, and the cost for freight to Chicago and
commission is about 75 cents a box, so that at $3.25 a box
the net price to the grower is nearly $2 a box, and iu the
case of those sold in New York and Boston at over $4 it is
considerably more than this. t-
In the case of a recent shipment the orchard yielded at
the rate of 600 boxes per acre, and the net return to the
grower was therefore $1140 per acre."
Some orchards will do better than this. An orchard
of seven and one-half acres will yield ten carloads, which at
ihe Chicago price received last week would net $1520 an
acre. Another orchard may net $1800, or if the price ad
vances as expected, $2000 an acre.
"Several varieties of pears in that region will yield
nearly as much as the Bartlett. Presumably these orchards
mentioned are among the best, and many others will yield
lower returns, but any of them will doubtless be very profit
able to tlie grower. In a region throughout which soil and
climate are about the same, it seems to be principally a
question of right effort on the grower's part to get a profit
from pear orchards of from $1000 to $1500 per acre, at
present prices.
"These facts becoming widely known, it is not strange
that many honieseekers of some means are going into the
Rogue River valley to get fruit land. When a man in a
very few years can get $1000 an acre a year off a piece of
land, with easy work most of the year, it is natural that
many iDeojiie should seek the locality where this can be
'done."
GROWTH OF THE CHURCHES.
Evangelical Association, 2738; Reformed, 2585; Advent
ists, 2551; Jewish congregations, .1760; Christians (Chris
tian Connection), 1379; German Evangelical Synod, 1205;
Latter-Day Saints, 1184; Friomli, 1147; and Bunkers, 1007.
All denominations reported a grand total numbering
32,036,445 conmmnu'ants, or members, in .1006 and 20,
597,954 in 1890, an increase of 12,367,530, or 60-4 per cent,
The Protestant bodies reported 20,287,742 in 1906 aud
14,007,187 iu 1890 an iuyivasi; of 6,280,555, or 44.8 per cent ;
the Roman Catholic church reported 12,079,142 in 1906,
6,241,708 in 1800, an increase of 5,837,434 or 93.5 per cent;
the Jewish congregations reported 101,457 in 190(5, 130,
496 in 1S90; the Latter-Day Saints reported 256,647 in
1006, 166,125 in 1890, an increase of 00,552 or 54.5 per
cent ; and the Eastern Orthodox churches reported 129,006
or 21,501 per cent; all other bodies together reported 81,
S51 in 1906, 51,838 in 1S90, an ijicrease of 30,013 or 57.0
per cent. . ' . ''
The value of church property reported includes only
that 'of the buildings owned and ised for worship by the
organizations reporting, together with the value of their
sites, and of their furniture, organs, bells, etc. The total
value of such church property reported in 1906 was $1,
257,575,867, of which $935,492,578 was reported for Pro
testant bodies, $202,638,787 for the Roman Catholic church,
and $28,094,502 for all the remaining bodies.
The total seating capacity of church edifices reported
in 1906 was 58,536,830, an increase over 1800 of 14,076,-
767, or 34.4 per cent. The seating capacity reported for
fhp Pvot.pst.mt. bodies was ;3.282.44.) : for the Roman Cnth-
olic church, 4,404,377; and for the remaining bodies, 760,-
008.
BRIGHT -FUTURE
tended by u limited nunilyr. It now
appears tlutt in addition to milking a
public address nt tlio Armory on tlie
afternoon of October 2. he will luy
the cornerstone of the First Univer
salis! church on the following day.
Oregon Attracts Much Attention on
Part of Visiting Agricultural
Professors. .
"You enn get a menl to order nt the
Nash Grill any time between 0 o'clock
hi the morning and midnight. Open nt
all hours. '
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANTED Man mid wife want work
cooking on ranch or elsewhere, or
man can do general work and wom
an cook.-' Address 'Cook," cure Tri-
bune. . 141
WAXTKI)-A helper to, work in. a'
baker shop. uCII lit the Delicates
sen. . lit!)
PORTLAND. Or., Aug. .10. Iin
presscd, with the future of the Pa
cific northwest in agriculture, dole
gates to the national convention of
the Association of American Agri
cultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations have returned homo' after
holding a week's convention
land. Those iu attendance express
ed themselves ''as surprised' at, the
manifest agricultural wealth hero.
The fertility of the soil mid the prog
ress made in agriculture aroused
much comment. The visitors were
enabled to sec various parts of the
state by special train as guests- of
the Portland Commercial club. So
highly .pleased were they that the
excursionists passed n resolution of
thanks to llieir cntertninors end, LOST Iron saw table, south Oak
spoke in very high terms of the j dale and Evcnth street. Finder 're
count ry inspected. Since the visi-. (,. (0 if. Kcichstciu or phono
tors are hard-headed scientists who j '408 jil
are not -riven to making unwnrmnt-! .
ed statements, their opinions of the ;
northwest and its future in ngricul-j
ture may be taken seriously. These
FOR SALE Or trade, for city prop
erty, new Huiek 5-pussonger. car,
used five months, all in good; condi
tion. Address Medford )slol'fice,
llo.v. 12. 105
FOUND A child's long coat. Owner
may have same by proving properly
imd paying for this 11 d.
That church membership is increasing more rapidly
than population, despite, the apparent apathy frequently
complained of, is shown by the census bulletin issued by
the department of commerce and labor. The total number
of .organizations increased from 1890 to 1906, 28.5 per
cent. Protestant churches increased 42,564, or 27.8 per
cent; Roman Catholic 2243, or 21.9 per cent; Jewish, 1236,
or 231.9 per cent; Eastern Orthodox from two to 411. All
other bodies increased 200, or 64 per cent.
In 1906 there were 186 religious denominations, 212,
230 local religious organizations, 32,936,445 church menv
hers, and 1,257,575,867 invested in church edifices. Males
formed 4.3.1 per cent of the total church membership;
eight new churches were erected every day during the 16
years from 1890 to 1006; in 16 states the Roman Catholics
formed a majority, of tlie church membership; the percent
age which church members formed of the population was
larger by 6.4 per cent in 1906 than in 1800; and of the total
number of church members reported 61.6 pet cent were
returned by the Protestant bodies and 36.7 per cent by the
Roman Catholic church.
The general order or rank of the principal religious
bodies in 1006 with respect to organizations was: Metho
dists, 64,701 organizations; Baptists, 54,880; Presbyterians
15,506; Lutherans, 12,703$ Roman Catholics, 12,482; Dis
ciples or Christians, 10,042; .Protestant Episcopalians,
6845; Congrcgationalists, .571 3 ; United, Brethren, 4304;
DF0RD TIME TABLE
were nothing short of glowing. The . "-
fertile soil, the favorable climate, or- I SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY"
ganizanon ami intelligence 01 me. Nnrthhniinri
fanners here aud their siicces! ul T ontii t
methods and rich opportunity for : No-12Shasta Limited'..'.'
those who undertake agnenllure No. lfl0reKon Express..
u s mo, mb N.14Portland Express.
Their favorable opinion is certain to-.
I Southbound.
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ho productive of much good for these! No. lllShastu Limited
men are intouch with large number! No. 15lCnlifornia Express!
of larmers who arc looking lor new , No. 13S. F. Express
locations, as well as thousands of
students who are studying scientific
5 :50 a. rn.
10:35 a.m.
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Medford to Jacksonville.
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agriculture and who are on the look-..; . ,
out for good farm lands. . , j ra!n cnveB
The senate irrigation eomniillee is j t,rna , eH ' .'
in Portland this week inquiring into ; .rft1in lcavc,8
.:,.,:.., :.. Motor car leaves '.. .
lliv niinilimim in. iiiiiiiiimi in iiii;.'
8:00 a. m.
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3 :35 p. m.
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Jacksonville to Medford.
northwest. Arriving Tuesday morn
ing. the visitors are expected to re-i Motor ienvcB 7:00 a.m.
main here a day, and sessions at Train leaves 8:45 a.m.
which inquiries will be made will , Train loaves 2:30 p.m
probably be held in the auditorium of i Train loaves 4:30 p.m.
the Commercial club. While here the (Motor car leaves . 7130 p.m.
senators will be entertained at a ! RAcTrTCEA STERN TaIlWAY.
Mim'iictm i iv inn nmmeH',1111 rum nun
MUM IHM'I! r IIH- . I FIIIIIHI Ifi I i:mw JIJJ1I i"
taken about the city and surround- , h' 1 I'envcs Medford.,
inn connfrv. . No. .1 l-CftVOH Alnillord. ,
Arrives Medford...
Arrives Medford...
Arrive Eagle Pf. . ,.
Leaves Eagle I't. . .
public address so .thai his admirers : "' 3 A,-rivft!j KK
here mav have an onnnrlnml.v ,lffn. 'ULcnvoB Eagln I't....
hear him speaki II was first arrang-
"Presidciit Tnf'l. who comes tn lnvt "
land October 2. has been induced to'"'''
cut out n olf game Hint had beeii 'j
planned' ior him here and make a 1
MAIL CLOSES.
8i00n.ni
2 :20 p. m.
lOflOn.m
5 :00 p. m.
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ed to have the big president kept 'Northbound .;
somewhat in seclusion, appenring j Southbound .'.
only at a bnnn,uel thnl could be ntwEngle Point..
8:55 a. tn.
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Mlijudgnd.
, Mainly vrTUher declared I inn lili
Civutcsl tixnsiii'i.
lliin-y lnile.il! Then um Imii'I
wealthy as I Nii;piii l.
READ THE TRIBUNE FOR NEWS.
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September KVKRYHOIJY'S
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and "What Shall Wc Do
With the Oldf
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First Term Opens Sept. 6, 1909
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THOEOUGHNESS OUR MOTTO
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