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WITHIN A 10-MILE' RADIUS, '. A 20-MJLE RADIUS, A 30-MILE RADIUS OR A 40-MILE RADIUS, AS MANY DIVERSIFIED RESOURCES
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edfoed Daily Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1909.
No. 155.
M
RUSH' CONSTRUCTION QM
i . ' ..--'- t .-
TO
NEXT WEEK HUNDREDS OF
WILL START AT WORK
MEN
1
REGULAR
WORK
RANDALL RETURNS AFTER
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS GETTING DOWN
FOR OBTAINING WORKMEN
Seven Cars of Rails, an Engine, 17
Flat Cars, and Other Equipment
Here Men Will Soon Begin to Ar
riveWill Rush the Work.
iui
Residents of Medford Must Install
Boxes at Their Homes
for Reception of
Mail.
SYSTEM BEGINS TO GET
DOWN TC BUSINESS
Carrier Window Will Be Put In so
Mail May Be Obtained on
Sundays.
Construction work on tlm extension of the Pacific & Eastern rail
road will opmi next week on a large scale, from 350 to 500 men being cm
ployed. These mon will begin to arrive at the first of tlio week, as II. N.
Randall, who is in charge for Porter Brothers,' ha made arrangements
with the employment agencies in Portland to forward all.tlio mon nvailu
: A ten-wheel engine and 17 flat earn for use in construction work ar
riv.td in Medford Friday, morning, together with ears of equipment. Tho
t-temn shovel is dtin Saturday from the north. To duto seven cars of rails
n . of grading plows rind one of dynamite are cither in Medford or out
on the line. '
Construction work in to ho rushed. There is no douht but that tho
Pacific & Eastern will noon roach Big Butte and from thore be extended
over the mountains in tho Klamath valley.
II. X. Kondall, who has oluirgo ot
Hie work of construction, arrived in
Medford Friday morning from Purt
lund. This nftenioon In in busy
pickiiii.' ui men and shipping thorn
out 'on the work, where they will es
tablish camps for tho crow, which
will arrive noxt week from Portland.
"It is a hard matter to state jufrt
how many men we will employ,":
Htatod Mr. Randall, "but whon they. par
uro strung out their number will rtiiigo ,
from 350 to 500. I mado urrango- (
mcnts in Portland with employment j ASHLAND, Or., Sept. 17. The
agents to have men sent '' " rap-; u, of lmli , 10 civi(J lm.
u nmiu Mn inul next week should
u i,ll nl..l.lished. We intend . provnmoiit club appointed to assist in ; George I. Wright, son of Dr. W
Jo rush construction work." i the arrangements for the forthcoming A. Wright, will engage in the practice
Tl. t.,P,m nn.riiin and 17 flat cars U,mn Uiver Valley Industrial fair of- , f medicine in this city. His offic
i,'ri,l nvn tin. iironcrtv of ' , will he located in the Worden build
uiLiviiifv 1 - r-- i - - xmtmiiiv tviiunil a lliu milium V.MlllJll , ... , r ttt i .
lhw.ifi,, & Eastern. They will be ......... 1 "ff with Dr. Mason. Mr. Wright s
, - - , - oi me nrsi ooiiiueru vnegon insinci , i , l,.
.w...utfw.i nn work hv Porter 'an Oregon boy, na
Brothers. The other equipment is Agricultural society, to bo' held at Jackson county, Ho is a graduato of
their property Ashland, October .., 7 an 8, have ; tho Northwestern medical school .'of
With tho arrival of tho steam shov- K1 that the headquarters of the Chicago, and spent last year in St.
el work will he started making the ' fr ' H exhibits should be at the ; Luke's hospital there. Since graduat
ed beyond Englii Point. The men, as ontruneo of tho new park, whoro a I ing ho passed tho examination before
fast as tbcv arrive will bo scattered : temporary building will bo construct-; both tho Oregon and California med
.,,. ,, -.;il( ( W11V nrf of them ! ed fr tho horticultural and agrieul-; ieal boards. Mr. Wright nlso bears
PLANS UNDER WAY
; FOR DISTRICT FAIR
Everything Points to Most Successful
Holding of District
Residents of Mcdi"'rd who are get
ting their mail by eiTi.fr -should make
hasto to . put up .la'o'.t ltmi' boxes
so the carrier ea i icae the mail at
tho residenco in caso the parlies are
away from homo. Otherwise tho enr-
rier must carry the mail back to tho
office.
Since tho carrier service has been
instituted matters have been adjust
ing themselves and while work has
piled up in consequence, the local
office force are getting matters in
shape so that tho work will be easier.
As soon as a carrier's window is
put in, mail mav bo obtained-on Sun
days and holidnys.
Tho stseet letter boxes will be in
stalled in the near future, so that it
will not be uecessnry to go to the
office to post lottors.
JACKSON COUNTY BOY
SETTLES IN KLAMATH
GLAVIS 10 TELL MUCH ACTIVITY ;
COPPER MINING
HS REASONS
AFTER I
Leaves His Office Saturday, Turning
It Over to New Man Big
Scrap Is Expected.
BELIEVE ROOSEVELT
POLICIES AT STAKE
Glavis' Statement Is Eagerly Waited
by Partisans of Both
Factions.
i
clearing off brush, part on rock
work, part grading, laying track and
tho like.
Hovou cam of 70-pound steel have
arrived and others will bo received
daily. Oars of camp equipment are
hero and out on tho lino.
As tho work is to he rushed, the
more men that can be secured the
better for tho contractor. Mule
teams will soon he arriving. A car
of grading plows is already here.
We will charge you but one dollar!
per month to rout your houses, fur-
tho honor of being tho first graduato
from the high school before tho coun
ty was established. Dr. William A.
Wright, tho fnthor, is one of tho old
Klamntli
til nil exhibits, wliilo thu ladies will
assoinblo tho exhibits for their de
partments in the now f!. A. K, build
ing, in closo proximity thereto.
rverrlhins points to ono of tho j residents of this section
iiv.c jMini.u!r,l district fairs that Herald.
i p-i-v horn now, providing mo co
.merntion of nil Interested is forth
coming as promised. All of those hav
ing choice fruits for exhibit will ro
mcmber that there is no charge for
placing sanic in cold storage until the
date of tho opening of'tho fair.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 17. At
the office of Louis It, Glavis, chief
of tho Seattle field division of the
land office, that officinl is preparing
to turn matters over to Andrew
Christenson. chief of the Portland
div&ion, his successor. Glavis leaves
theWfiee tomorrow and refuses to
make a statement until then.
lit states that he may publish the
data which . caused him to prefer
charges against Secretary Ballinger
in order to justify himself in the eyes
of the public. Ho has received many
commendatory letters and telegrams.
President Taft's declaration sup
portiiiK Bnlline'cr and criticising Pin
chnt insures a continuation of the
fight for Roosevelt policies to the
hitter end. The discharge of Glavis
means the hitter's chargos will be
given to the public and the nation's
verdict as to . their -validity will re
suit. ;
The belief prevails among the fol
lowers of Pinchot that Mr. Taft's
declaration signals a break between
tho Rooscveltitcs and tho administra
tion, as it is well known that Bal
linger. opposes the Roosevelt ideas of
conservation. Tho Roosovelt contin
gent believes President Taft took a
political rather than a moral view of
tho Ballinger controversy.
TWELVE DIE IN
FACTORY EXPLOSION
Fireworks Factory In Italy Demol
ishedMany Persons
Missing.
Men Taken Out to Blue Ledge Many
Teams Hauling Mat-Busy on
Rogue River Divide .
A. B. Saling has returned from a
week spent on the properties of the
Bullion Hill Mining company on the
Rogue river divide, and reports much
activity in that section along mining
lines. Thirty men are at work in-
copper district indicating '.renewed
activity in that section.
Ninety teams are at present on the
road between Grants Pass and the
Takilma smelter in the Waldo dis-
stalling machinery and the prospects trict, hauling out coke and coining
are showing up in a splendid manner, back loaded with mat. The ore is
Mr. Saling and his associates are! showing up well.
now planning to incorporate their
company, when development work rout the mining districts of southern
will be undertaken on a large scale.
More Men to Blue Ledge.
During the past week many men
have been sent out to the Blue Ledge
Much activity is showing throhgh-
Oregon,fi and-with the building of the
Pacific & Eastern-, with its probable
extension to the coast, a great era of
prosperity is sure to open up. .
WOMEN FIGHT AWFUL HAVOC
MEM'S BATTLES : BY EXPLOSION
Wives and Sweethearts of Strikers ! Magazine Near Market Place Ex
Severely Deal With Non- plodes, Killing Two Hun- r
Union Women. dred People.
NEW CASTLE, Pa., Sept, 17. ! TANGIERS, Sept. 17. Two hun
Several women of this city are suf-jdred are reported killed and twice
foring from injuries received when ' lhat number injured by the explosion
,. o., ...tl,..rtc f ihaot a Pwder magazine at High, in
striking tin workers of the Shenango
mills savagely attacked the women
who remained t work. Mrs. Fran
cis Locke, a- widow, is the most se
rious case, and is in a hospital after
being struck on the head with a pok
er. Annie May was severely beaten
by the Amazons. The strikebreakers
attacked the wife of a striker and
bystanders interfered. A bloody
fight followed.
the province of Tnraroult. The mag
azine was near the market place. De
tails are lacking. The authorities
are requesting outside aid.
FRUIT PRICES
MARKETS EAST
Furnished rooms and housekeeping
ED ROOT RETURNS FROM
TRIP TO THE STATE FAIR
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niNiinu or miiuiiii.ni. r... ...... ... ., . i .11 j t. j:j :....t:.,n
Benson ipor mnntn to noon ineni roniim. nun- a great siaio ami ner um um jm-u.
Edwin D. Boot bus returned from
a trip to the state fair in Salem, and
reports having n splendid time.
"The fair is larger and better than
ever." states Mr. Root, "and I am
glad that I made tho trip. Oregon is
waiting. Rents collected
Investment-Co.
157-53 son' Investment Co.
.157-53
to her many industries."
NAPLES, Sept. 17. Twolve per
sons arc known to be dead and scores
injured as the result of an explosion
in a fireworks factory nt Riace, Cu
lamria. The explosion demolished the fac
tory. Twelve bodies have been re
covered. A number nre missing and
are believed dead.
Bartletts Nearly All Sold d'Anjous
Will Reach East
Soon.
Mr. and Mrs. George West fall of
Houston, Tex., came up Friday for
n short stay.
Nearly all of the Komie niyer
Bartletts havo been sold and but fow
returns nre availablo until d'Anjous
reach the cast.
Following are Thursday's prices in
markets cast : . : J ' i
Chicago Malagas averaged 95c
Tokays, Lodi, 95c; IOtalians, good,
many showed decay, averaged uo
Elbertas, 80c ; Silvers, $1.10.
New York Florin Tokays, $1.40
Lodi, $1.15; Malagas, $1.55, average
$1.20 ; Placer Bartletts, $2.95 ; Win
ters, overripe, averaged $2.55... .,
PACKING SCHOOL- .
IS BIG SUCCESS
Forty students have - received in
struction an? packing 'from .the 0. A.
instructors and 3) more have ap
plied for places. As only 60 students
may be accommodated in the lime al
loted. for the work, ten of these will
have to be refused admittance.
The work, which consists in practi-
cal instruction in gradiiig,:: BOrting,
culling and, packing, is being; carried
on -under tho direction of.Protessor
Charles A,; Cole, an advanced stu
dent; F. ft. Brown of O. A. .C. These
men are handling two shifts a week,
each shift getting the instruction for
three days. . :
, Fruit packing, all the wajfrom 4.i
to 200 in a box, is accepted. Tho' 45
is a big thrco-tier apple. Two dif
ferent makes of boxes arc being used,
the. Oregon standard and the Califor
nia1, special. The special is a little
longer than the standard, but not
quite so deep and wide.
The college men will return to Cor
vallis September 23 in order to be
there in time for registration. '
The instructors have promised to
return next year and continue tha
work. .... '..
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