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AILY
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDKOKD, ORIKJOX, TUESDAY, SEPT KM J Eli 28,
No. 164.
TO SUPPLY THE
LOCAL MARKET
BETTER FRUIT
Pniltmim to See That Local Stores
Are Furnished With a
I Higher Grado of
Fruit. '
MOST OF CHOICE FRUIT
IS SHIPPED TO THE EAST
There Has Been Some Fine Fruit on
the Market This Year, But Is
Not Uniform.
Local fruil men lire taking step
lo see Unit tlio local market in sup
plied with bolter fruit,- in order to
more advantageously net off the vui
luy in the eye.' of visitor. Jiy sup
plying better fruit to local morchuntii,
hotels and rcHtatirant!i will offer bet
ter fruit ut meal. The complaint
that Medford gets the worst of it oil
fruit in well founded. Thero'a no
doubt that most of the best fruit is
shipped East. There arc several reu
Hons why growers do this. Unc is
that they must ship their choicest
fruit to sell it when it nets there. An
other is that many of Ilium have n
special pride in having their product
consumed in the Lastern market.
grower's ambition i to first net into
the New York market ami if he cnn'l
maintain his fruit there to cater to
Philadelphia and Boston.
A third reason, and perhaps the
most important, is that the Pacific
const market would not consume nil
Hint is produced, that is, first-clnss
fruit. It must be shipped to distant
parts and therefore only the best is
shipped.
"With nil the talk of culls, how
ever, some mighty fine cherries,
peaches, plums, pears and grapes
have been on the fruit stands this
vear. Tho trouble is Hint it is not
iiiiifmnilv good.
. Local fruit men attribute tho whole
trouble to Ilia very fact that this is
a fruit country. the principle that
a prophet is without honor in his
own land, ho fruil is no pood lo the
populace. There is ho much of it
linniritic around on street corners
that the sight of it docs not excUo
tho Reuses. The surfeit has destroy
cd tho temptation. It is psycholog
ical.
. wn I snflN START TO
I PAVE WEST SEVENTH
t , 1
' "The. real work of paving Wost
Seven Hi street will begin just ns soon
ns all tho pipe, is lnid," stales City
Engineer Foster. All the rock is
ready to bo plncod on tho road when
tho work is done. i
For some time tho crusher over nt
Jacksonville hns been ' vu.nning full
' tilt, nnd what is probably tho best
rock for tho purposo is being shipped
to tho construction company's plant
: in this city. All bunkers nro full now
' nnd everything nwnils tho lnying of
tho pipo.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING.
Tho annual meeting of tho stock
, holders of tho Siskiyou Copper &
Oold Development compnny will bo
held this evening to elect officers for
tho ensuing year nnd to trnnsnct
other proper business. Very flntter
ing reports eomo from, tho property
nf the comimny Intely, nnd it is pro-
nnooil tn niish development work
from now on ns nover bofore. 104
TAFT PLEDGES
TO
THE FORESTS
President Delivers His Long-Awaited
Speech on Conservation to
Great Throng in
Spokane.
BACKS UP BALLINGER
IN EVERY PARTICULAR
Praises Secretary for His Interpre
tation of Laws Relating to the .
Nation's Resources.
SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 23.
President Tnft delivered his much-
hcralded conservation speech today.
As was expected he promised the
people that he would use all of his
influence to hasten the completion of
the irrigation systems now under way
or contemplated. He told them that
he intended to save the forests and
pledged his influence nguinst the
waste of water and the illegal gob
bling of water power sites bv cor
porations.
The president complimented the
administration of Secretary Bnllin-
vr r and said that under his watchfu
eva the laws would be administered
imparitally for tho best interests of
the people at large.
A great crowd gathered lo hear
President Tnft speak, but after a
few moments many left, being un
able to hear his remarks.
Tuft's conservation speech was not
given to the press until "O. IC.'d" by
Bollinger. It wns not prepared until
last night.
The train arrived nt (1:30 a. m. A
large crowd greeted the president
when he" appeared. Ho leaves for
Yakimn this evening.
STRIKE SITUATION IN
OMAHA GROWS TENSE
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 28. The
Omnhn strike will pass into history
at noon today," wns n stntement mnde
by President Wnttlcs of the Car com
pany. Wattles said: "We have
enough competent men to man the
ears nnd will no longer recognize the
strikers." Tho strikers maintain that
the company hns not enough nnd de
clare they will fight the company to n
finish. There has been ho violence
in several dnys.
PHOTOGRAPHING SIGHTS
OF ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
0. Weister, tho Southern Pneific
photographer, arrived in Medford on
Tuesday nnd is to tour the vnllcy plio
togrnphing some of the natural won
dors of the Rogue country. The work
is being done in the interest of the
publicity department of the Southern
Pneific rnilrond nnd the bnlftonos
taken will be mndo into cuts nnd
printed in tho literature sent out by
the transportation company. ;
WEST SIDE CONTINUES
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Thnt there will be no letup in the
program on tho West Sido is evi
denced bv the fact that petitions have
been filed for paving Fir nnd Orape
streets from Main to Eighth nnd the
nllev between, and Orange from Main
to Fourth. Most of the building done
Ibis year has been on the West Side,
SAVING
and nearly all tho paving.
BALL NGFR
VISIT CRATER
ON THIS TRIP
Reported That Secretary Will Leave
the Presidential Party to
Visit Klamath
Falls.
WILL GO IN BY WAY
OF FAMOUS CRATER LAKE
Senate Committee Are Also Planning
a Trip to Klamath
County.
It is again reported that Secretary
Hallinger will visit tho Klamath pro
ject Ibis fall. Ho is to leave the
presidential party and make a trip to
the Klamath country via Crater Lake,
as was announced on his recent visit
to the Pacific eons!.
Owing to tile conditions existing in
the Klamath project it is probable
that the report is correct and Hint
the secretary will go there to ac
quaint himself with the problems that
have arisen. Tho senate committee
is expected in October to make nn in
vestigntion of the project and to in
quire into (he complaints that have
been made in regard to the excessive
cost.
Should Secretary Rallingcr come to
visit Klamath project he will leave
the railroad nt Medford nnd go via
Crater Lake.
The company is making n number
if improvements at the Inke. Larger
nnd more permanent ncoommodations
are being built. A dining room and
kitchen nre now in the course of con
struction on the rim of the lake. It
is the intention of the company to
close down for the season the lat
ter part of October.
LADIES TO PARK
SAGE GIFT TO CITY
Greater Medford Club Plans Improve
ment of, Three-Quarter-Acre
Tract on N. Centra! Ave.
At the meeting of tho Indies of; tho
Greater Medford club, held Monday,
at the city hall, a committee was ap
pointed to attend to tho matter of
grossing and parking the three-quarter-acre
Sago donation tract on
North Coutrnl avenue into a park,
Menus for relieving the poor and
distressed of the city were discussed.
Owing to the fnet thnt no'nnnounee-
ment of the meeting wns mnde, there
was n small attendance nnd not much
business could be transacted.. Many
matters were discussed, however.
which will be taken up nt the next
meeting.
In the nbscnee of the secretary
Mrs. A. M. Alford, Mrs. Dr. Goble
presided.
PERRY BUYS BIG TRACT OF
LAND; PAYS $42,000
J. A. Terry has purchased 120
acres of land from J. V. Thomas, on
the Medford-Jneksonville rond. pay
ing $42,000. The tract is n splendid
one nnd will bo planted to. fruit. The
tract adjoins 40 acres already owned
by Mr. Perry.
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WORK IN THE
1
Contract Let After Driving Incline
an Additional Five Hundred
Feet Other Con
tracts Pending.
PUMPS START WORK
GETTING OUT THE WATER
Work Which Has Been Suspended
for Some Time About to
Resume.
E. C. Strumbaugh has secured a
contract to drive the incline in the
Cascade c&nl mine an additional depth
of 500 feet. Work will commence
next week and will be rushed- The
contract price wns $5 a foot.
For some time! work in the coal
mines adjacent to Medford has been
suspended, owing to a disagreement
among the owners, and later while
several matters could be adjusted.
Now matters have been so arranged
that work will be continued.
The pumps will be started this week
and the tunnel cleared of water, then
as rapidly as possible the work will
be rushed. The letting of other con
trasts are pending.
DUCK SEASON OPENS
" FIRST OF OCTOBER
Quail Season on Fifteenth of October
and Limit Is Fifteen in One Day
- and Ten in One Week.
Qunil shooting does not begin in
Jackson and Josephine counties until
October 15. The open season is but
two mouths. It is unlawful to kill
china pheasants nt nny time. The
duck senson opens October 1 nnd
closes February 15. Thirty-five is
the limit that can be shot.
The section on qunil reads ns fol
lows: "It shall be unlawful with
in the counties of Jackson nnd Jo
sephine to hunt, pursue, take, kill,
injure, destroy or have in possession,
except for scientific or breeding pur
poses, or to sell or offer for snlo,
barter or exchange any quail at any
time between the loth day of Decem
ber of each year and tho loth day of
October of the following year, nnd it
shall bo unlawful in said countiss
during the open season and when it is
lawful to hunt or kill the same, to
kill, capture, destroy or have in pos
session, any greater number than ten
of the game birds enumerated in this
section in any one day or more than
20 of said birds in any seven consec
utive days. (L. 1900! p. 417.)"
The limit is placed nt five in one
dav and ton in ono week.
STEELHEADS PROVE TO BE
RUNT JACK SALMON
Complaints thnt stoelhend wore be
ing seized nt tho government rneks
on tho Rogue below Bybee bridge
nnd given nwny by the contractors
have proved on investigation by
Game Warden Gay to be without
foundation. The "steelheads" prov
ed to be runt "jack salmon," too
small to bo of use in hatchery work.
RESUM
CO
MINES
FANCY PRICES
IN SIGHT FOR
SPITZENBERGS
Representative of Eastern Firm Deal
ing in Apples Says $3 a Box
f. o. b. Medford Is
in Sight.
NEARLY ALL THE FANCY
APPLES ARE IN NORTHWEST
Large Apple Crop Throughout the
East, but Quality Is Inferior
Praises Valley.
"From $2.50 to $3 a box, f. o. b,
Medford, can be expected for fancy
Rogue River Spitzenberg apples, ac
cording to present indications,"
states W. F. Gwin of Crutchfield and
Woolfolk, producers sales agents oft
Pittsblirg, who make a specialty of
selling apples, much as Stewart does
of pears. The firm has branches in
Chicago, New York, Cincinnati,'
Washington and Jacksonville, and
forward fruit where the demand is
best. Fruit from some of the Wash
ington growers' associations was sat
isfactorily marketed last year by this
firm and from present indications a
pool of Rogue river growers will place
their red apples with this firm the
coming winter.
"Practically all the fancy apples
in the country will come from the
northwest this season," continued Mr.
Gwin, "consequently high prices may
be expected. There is a large apple
crop throughout the east, but the
quality is inferior. The northwest,
generally, has a small crop, but of
excellent quality.
"The Rogue River valley is a won
derful fruit country and destined to
be one of the most famous fruit re
gions in the world. A fine crop of
excellent quality is on the trees, and
prospects are that top prices will be
realized."
SERIOUS RUNAWAY ON
SEVENTH STREET TODAY
While J. J. Stuart was loading pipe
on his wagon preparatory to hauling
it to the mains on West Seventh
street, his team took fright at an
engine and fled. Across Seventh street
they went, upsetting the wagon and
dragging it across the sidewalk and
up to the very entrance of the bowl
ing alley, where one of the horses fell
and prevented the team from crashing
into the place. There the team left
the remnants of the wagon to take
care of itself and proceeded on to
gether until separated by a telegraph
pole.
Mr. Stuart claims that when the
train passed him the engineer was
letting off steam and the noise
frightened the team, causing them to
run away.
STOCKMEN MEET DEATH
IN TAIL-END COLLISION
CHICAGO, Sept. 28. Six stock
mcu are dend and n score injured
as the result of a Panhandle Cincin
nati flyer colliding enrly today with
the caboose on a Chicago, Milwau
kee & St. Paul stock special. The
two trains were running in the same
direction at a good speed. Tho stock
train rounded n sharp curve nnd did
not see the freight until 11)1011 it. The
caboose was filled with stockmen
when the engine crashed into it. Six
were horribly mangled. The flyer
wns derailed, but no pnssengers were
injured.
IS.fKINLEY
TELLS 0F"M1"
LAND FRAUDS
Says She Joined in Conspiracy for
$50 All Names Used to Se
cure Lands Were t
Fictitious.
PUTER TAKES STAND,
CORROBORATES STORY
Made No Attempt to Hold Back De
tailsThrows Light on the
Famous Case.
PORTLAND; Or., Sept. 28. That
she had full knowledge of the fraud
alleged by the government to have
existed in the famous "7-11" land
cases, and received $50 from S. A. D.
Puter for joining in the conspiracy,
was the admission made in the fed
eral court today by Mrs. Horace G.
McKinley, formerly Marie Ware,
Cnited States commissioner at Rose
burg. Mrs. McKinley was called to the
stand in the government suit to regain
title to lands near Eugene and Cot
tage Grove.
She testified that all the names on
the papers in connection with secur
ing the disputed lands were fictitious
and were placed on Hie papers by
Puter. who has been tried and con
victed of fraud, though pardoned re
cently. I The woman mnde no attempt to
I hold back the details. Puetr took the
stand and corroborated her story.
The case continues several days. - .
GOVERNOR SUGGESTS THAT
COMMISSIONERS GET TOGETHER
SEATTLE. Sept. 2S. -For the pur
pose of getting together on the ques
tion of rate regulation, Governor Bra
dy of Idaho suggests a conference of
the railway commissions of the three
states making up the northwest, viz. !
Washington, Oregon and Idaho. He
wants to see a common basis adopt
ed that will insure this section of the
country practical independence from
the railways and the interstate com-,
merce commission. By taking time
by the forelock now, Governor Brady
believes steps can be taken tp organ
ize commerce so that the northwest
will reap substantial benefits from
the Panama canal. This proposal is
of particular interest because of tho
coming sessions of the interstate
commerce commission in Spokane,
Seattle and Portland, early next
month. New York merchants have
filed a protest against the prelim
inary decision in the so-called Spo
kane rate case, which may be con
sidered further at the coming hear
ings. "APPLE DAY" AT FAIR
WILL BE GALA TIME
SEATTLE, Sept. 28. "Apple
day" October G, will see the Wash
ington apple in all its glory. Visitors
to the exposition will know that it is
apple day even before the carloads of
apples are distributed, for every ave
nue and walk of the grounds, to say
nothing of tho buildings, will bo doe
orated with hte luscious fruit. Direct
ly in front of the Cascades will bo
erected a pyramid of apples 32 feet
high nnd mensuring 16 feet square at
the base. Every county in tho state
that raises a pippin has offered bar
rels of apples, nnd these will be giv
en away to fair visitors.
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