2 THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MED FORD, OHKCiOX. FRIDAY. NKITKM MKU 21. 1!)). EXPERT LOOKS OVER ORCHARDS Apple Crop of Northwest Is Superior in Quality to That of Last. SPOKANE, Wash.. Sopt. 2- Su periiir in quality, though materiiilly redncei in quantity, is the apple prop e Washington and Oregon, actionliuj! to Ren H. Rife, secrolavy-manar the national apple show, who has just returned from an extensive tour of the large commercial orchards in the two states. He said: "Witwithstanding the fact that the crop is reduced in almost every one of the large districts in Washington and Oregou, the growers realize what it means to have their best fruit at the coming exposition, and that alone assures its success from the start. "So far as I have been able to learn, the districts reporting curtail ment in their better varieties are: Wenatchee, North Yakima, Cashmere. Ellensburg, Chelan, Hood River, Waitsbnrg. Dayton, Walla Walla. Missoula, Lewiston and points in British Columbia. These districts produced bountiful crops the sea son of 1908. Overbearing Last Year. "Most of the growers I met on my trip contend that the apparent short -age this season is due to over-bearing last year, and this appears to be borne out by the fact that younger trees which had onl ya small crop last year are fairly well loaded this season, while in nearly every instance the older trees, which were heavily loaded last year, are now making only a half crop. "Such varieties as Winesaps. Jon athans, Spitzenbergs, Yellow New towns and other high scoring apples are of splendid size and they are taking an excellent color, and the growers who are able to compete in the carload class will, I believe, bring exhibits to Spokane that will equal anything yet seen. High Prices Prevail. "I found, too, that high prices prevail in all districts and that growers are slow to make contracts, fully realizing that with a short crop the. prices must advance because of the unusually heavy demand for high grade fruit. Buyers are numerous and there is keen competition for the outputs of the large orchards. "Unfortunately the adoption of the rules of the American Pomological society by the National Apple Show. Inc., has placed a handicap upoi. some of the -best known and mosr popular commercial varieties in the northwest. Winesaps, Jonathans', Rome Beauties and Arkansas Blacks are givinir ratings which, in compar ison with Spitzenbergs'',. Grimes' Golden and Delicious, are not fair, according to statements by growers and buyers in various districts." CENTRAL POINT ITEMS. (The Herald.) ( Miss, Marguerite Holmes left Sun day to begin her term of school near Talent. Her many friends wish her success. T. M. Jones' new funeral car ar rived from the east the fore part of this week. It is of the latest design and can be surpassed by none in southern Oregon. Editor Pattison left on Wednesday of last week for Condon upon busi ness. John Baker of Dawson City was in town one day last week visiting with his cousin, J. F. Hopkins, and fam ily. Mr. Baker has been engaged in mining at Dawson for a number of years. R. K. Warrenburg of Marion, Kan., arrived Tuesday night, upon a short visit with relatives in this city. Mr. Warrenburg is an uncle of Mrs. Kyle, . IT. T. Pankey of this city has ac cepted a position ds foreman of the Bellinger orchards near Jacksonville, and moved his family there the fore part of this week. C. K. Wolvcrton was down from Butte Falls one day last week making arrangements to make final proof on his homestead. Mr. Wolvcrton says that the neonle of that section are feeling pretty jubilant over the pros pects of the completion of the P. & E. C. A. Beamnn, who for the past several months has been in charge of the Southern Pacific depot in this city, expects to leave Saturday for Woodburn, Or., where he will visit with his family before going into the service of the Northern Pacific, rail road. Mr. Bcamau will be succeeded by D. K. Hluekhurn of Woodville as nuent at this station. Mrs. Mark P. Welch has the thanks of the Herald office for a fine basket of peaches. They were placed in our windows tor cxninuion purposes, nui are disappearing so rapidly that we are afraid their mission will never bo fulfilled. The Herald office force was treat ed to a mighty fine watermelon on Monday of this week by George I.. Neale, Central Point's watermelon king. Yon can make n safe bet that it wasn't kept for exhibition pur poses for any great length of time. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hopkins of the Snowy Butte orchards motored down to Gold Hill Sunday mid spent the dav with Portland friends, who are visiting there. The Southern Pacific painter com pleted their work of repainting the depot in this city Wednesday. The new' coat of paint makes a decided improvement and should have been done long ago. W. D. Lewis & Son a team took a lively spin around town last Satur day morning while hitched to their butcher wagon! They became fright ened in some unknown manner and ran for several blocks before they were stopped. No damage was done to the wagon or team. .Andy Mn gra der was the hero of the occasion as he climbed into the wagon and secured the lines and stopped the team in their run. . The Rogue River band has again resumed their practice under the di rection of W. A. Moon. A few of the members are still away from town, but the band will soon be up to its usual standard. HEAVY INCREASE IN INTERNAL REVENUE WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. There was an aggregate increase of 100.037 in internal revenue receipts for last month as compared with the corresponding period of 1008. the re ceipts aggregating $20,284.E3.i. For spirits,, the total revenue was $9,- 319,872, hich is an increase of over $285,000 as compared with the 1908 receipts for the same month: tobacco receipts aggregated .$4,740,083. which is an increase of almost half a mil lion dollars; fermented liquors $6, 078.546. which is an increase of al most $500,000. Paul de Anna FIRST-CLASS GERMAN WATCHMAKER, JEWEL ER AND ENGRAVER. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. IN CONNECTION WITH MED FORD LOAN OFFICE, COR. CENTRAL AVE. AND SEV ENTH ST., MEDFORD. HEADQUARTERS FOR Harness Saddles Whips Robes Tents Blankets Wagon Sheets Axle Grease and Gall Cure ALL KINDS OF CUSTOM WORK J. C. Smith 314 E. "The Beast and the Jungle," Judge Lindsey's autobiogra phy is one of the biggest things ever published by any , magazine. It starts in the October EVERYBODY'S No believeMii clean govern ment and right living can afford to miss it. And don't let O. Henry's story get by you. It's one .of seven crackerjacks in the OCTOBER EVERYBODY'S On Display bv Medford Book Store, Russell s Store and Hotel Nash ATTENTION Those who are looking for good invest ments can do no better than to inves tigate this beautiful property Twenty-eight fine lots located on Main street, six blocks west of the business district. Main street is be ing paved, water mains are being laid, sewer is in, ce ment walks going in, cross street. 60 feet wide. Lots are 50x137, front lots 70x1-10. Always accessible, either on foot or wheel on account of paved streets. Building line 25 feet from front of lots. There is no question but what one will make 50 to i 100 per cent on the investment in the course of a j-ear. y Medford is growing very rapidly and without question this is the cheapest property within the same radius of anything in the city today. The price and the terms are reasonable. Come and look this over and be con vinced. "We also have a splendid business property, of large size, that will stand investigation. The present price will look cheap in a year's time. Also have 40 acres first-class fruit land that can be traded for city property. This is some distance out, well located, easily cleared and no .waste or steep land. Now what have you to offer ? - J. W. Dressier Agency West Main St. EE o o z z oo u o Id Ui EE o o z z o o oo bJU - EE o o z z oo oo Ld Ld - EE o o z z o o oo U Ld ' EE o o rc z oo. o o Ld Ld -- EE oo zz o o o o Ld Ld ECONOMY ECONOMY ECONOMY I ECONOMY ECONOMY i ECONOMY JUST A WORD To the Wise Housekeeper Is Sufficient Order Now And Be Sure of The Choicest Cuts THE ECONOMY MARKET ASHP0LE & NICHOLS, Proprietors. Opposite Postofflcc Phone 46! ECONOMY ECONOMY ECONOMY ECONOMY ECONOMY ECONOMY o o o o z z o o 3 3 - m m o o o o z z o o 33 m pi o o o o pi pi o o o o z z oo 33 - PI PI O CI o o z z oo 33 - PT PI OO. OO 33 The Last Word In Harness, Saddles, Bri dles, whips Robes, Wag on Covers, Tents, Blankets, etc., can befound in stock at HERMAN BROS. Successors To 1. F. SETTLE 317 E. 7th Street Medford, Oregon lJ. 0. Hansen. Torn Mnffat We make any kind mvl style of windows. We carry glass of any size on hand. Medford Sash & Door Co. THE ETERNAL QUESTION How Many Trips Over the Washboard? THAT question worries you when your nicer things begin to show the wear and tear of rubbing. But rubbing is bound to be hard on clothes it wears away the board in a year! Throw away your washboard! Treat your clothes right! Try the Coflicld Power Washer. It washes entirely without rubbing. No imitation washboard inside, like other machines. Nothing to wear or tear your clothes. Pays 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. Examine its work. You won't let us take it back after that. City water runs it while you rinse and hang 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 Coffield Power Washer You will find a pretty good cut of it in this ad, but it does not show the beauty and simplicity of the mo tor which operates the machine. No Labor 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.