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Medfdrd Daily Tribune
MED FORD. OKI J OX, TUESDAY, OCTOBER VM).
DISTRICT FAIR
18 READY TO'
OPEN GATES
Southern Oregon District Fair Opens
Tomorrow and Will Continue
Three Days Everything
Is Arranged.
SEVERAL NOTABLE EVENTS
HAVE BEEN ARRANGED
Southern Pacific Will Give Reduced
Rates on Each of Three
Days,
Tlio Southern Oregon dint riot fair
will bo held on Wednesday, Thurs
duy und Friday of this week in Ash
lnnd. Each of tlio throo days will
bo likewise c Jacksnu nnd Josophino
county .event, without partiality or
fnvoritiKih, und I lie premium awards
run up to tlio extent of $11200. ,
There will ho no entry foes uh ro
gard tlio main exhibit), which can
lio entered at any time.
A. E. Imbler will have charge of
tlio vcgotablo mid fnrtn produet de
partment as welt nH the livestock
division.
Shelter furuidiod nil livestock.
Babies under two year old mny
compete for the handsome prize Fri
day nt 2 p. in. in the Elki' building.
The judge will ho n prominent citizen
in disguise. A prizo will bo (riven tlio
first (ino to guess his identity.
Fruit, vegetables, fann produet
will, be exhibited on liiiiiu n floor of
the Hulks' uem tomplo.
Art exhibit inn, relics, curios and
till nrlielos in tlio woman's depart
ment in another room, well limited
mid neeiire from Nlorins or vniidah.
Professor Roy Walliiee, tho world's
rhnmpion standing barehiiek rider,
will Rive n thrilling performance on
Thursday and Friday nt 3 p. m.
Thursday evening at 8 o'eloek two
sets of four gentlemen nnd four la
dies caeh will execute quadrille fig
ure on horseback near cntrnnco to
tho park.
Tho livestock pnriide will occur on
Friday at 10 n. m.
There will also be several uniqiio
utreot attractions which will bo free
to everybody, occurring during tho
tlireo dnys' cnrnivnl.
Tho Southern Pacific will mnko n
rate of ono nnd ono-third fare for
the round trip, nnd tho movement of
trains i such that their arrival and
depnrturo will nceommodato tho mul
titudo. Thorc will bo sovernl dining halls
for tho convenience of tho peoplo, ns
various churches nnd civic organiza
tions are making preparations to pro
vide ample aeennimodntions'eiich day
during the fair.
A "country store," Japanese ten
table, etc., have been added to the
attractions, and others for tho edi
fication of visitors may bo suggostcd
nnd installed before the "exposition"
m well under way.
Secretary Pottor lias nn office m
the Elks' building, nnd parties do
siring further information should in
terview him diroct on tho prcmisos.
Tickets tn tho pavilion will bo do
for adults and 10c for children un
der 12 years. Tho young folks, how
over, uiidor the stntod ago, will be
admitted free when aeoompnmed by
their paronts. . ,
P. N. Wheeler and W. V. Pembur-
.. ' r..A Tunntinn. Col.. nr0
sightseers of tho Roguo valley, after
. ..- ii. Collin fa r.
.a trip t'J
ROGUE RIVER IS
FIRST DISTRICT
TO GET EXPERT
Never Before Has Department Given
Individual Fruit District
Expert Perma
nently. OFFICE FITTED UP FOR
PROFESSOR O'GARA'S USE
Informal Housewarming WIN Be Held
Saturday Afternoon In1
New Office.
Roguo River valley is tho first in
dividual fruit district of the United
States to secure the undivided atten
tion of a department expert. Owing
to the incessunt demands mudo by
letter, delegations and othorwiso, the
department of agriculture tins sta
tioned Professor O'Oara here and will
Inter send on a soil expert nnd an
entomologist.
The committee appointed by the
Horticultural society to rent, und fit
up uu office for Professor P. J.
O'Oara have secured n largo room
over the Med I'o nl Furniture company
and have inntalled office fixtures nt
a ecihf nf Homo $150. County Judge
J. R. Neil and 'Commissioner Putter
son were both in Mcdford Monday
and stated that tho enmity would go
ns high ns $100 in fitting up tho of
fice. Tho Medi'ord Furniture com
pany discounted the bill und Profes
sor O'Oara will have n large nnd well
fitted office.
On Saturday nfloriioou Professor
O'Oara will be welcomed by tho or
chard men of the valley. An infor
mal house warming will bo held in
the now office, where Professor and
Mrs. O'Oara will greet local orchard
men and their wives. All nre invited.
It is tho intention of Professor
O'Oara to send east for his library
nnd notes. He will prepare several
bulletins for tho department this win
ter. Tho men who niado tho arrange
ments for the new offico were Chnrles
Meservo, C. E. Whisler and Mr. Hoo
ver. Other members of tho commit
tee wore detained.
TAFT
THIRD
OF WAY HOME
Has Made 112 Speeches Has 188
More to Make on the
Trip.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Oct. 5.
When President Tuft arrived hero nt
12:1)0 p. m. today he had completed
one-third of his swing nrouud the
nntionnl circle Up until Inst night
ho had spoken 112 timos sineo lenving
Beverly on September 14. He will
mnko 300 before ho finishes tho trip.
His voieo is becoming husky nnd a
slight cold still clings to him.
Speaks In Berkeley.
BERKELEY, Cnl., Oco. 5 In a
spooeh before 7000 people in tho
Qroek tliQnlor nt tho University of
California today, President. Taft
dwelt upon tho relations of tho Unit
ed Stales nnd the Philippines nnd ox
prossod tho opinion ' that popular
government wns the best thing iinngin
able' for tho Filipinos. '
WILLIAM E. CURTIS
THE , FRUIT INDUSTRY OF THE
FAMOUS ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
Chicago Record-Herald Publishes Long Article Dealing With the Won
derful Resources of This Valley Tells of Medford and Her
Enterprise All Larger Orchards Named and Their
Records Given Article Should Do Much Good.
T Jli
SAYS FRUIT CROP OF OREGON THIS YEAR
WILL BE 1350 CARS; MEDFORD 865 CARS
Writes of the Large Number of Chicago People Who Have Come to This
Valley and Invested In Orchard , Property Figures in '
Detail Are Given!
(By William E. Curtis, Special
Corrcsohdence of the Chicago Record-Herald.)
MEDFORD, Or.. Sept. 28. Ac
cording to tho estimates of experi
enced men, the fruit crop of western
Oregon this season will bo about 1330
cars of npplcs nnd 640 cars of penrs.
Hood River valley will require 125
cars to carry its apples to market
nd six cars to carry the penrs. The
Grand Rondo valley will want 150
cars for apples nnd ten enrs for
penrs. Tho Milton and Frecwntor
district will require nn equal num
ber, while the Roguo River valley will
need 405 cars for its apples, 305 cars
for its pears and 05 enrs for its
lienches. The orchnrds in tho imme
dinto vicinity of Medford will fill 400
nrs of apples and 300 cars with
penrs.
The Rogue River penrs, like the
Hood Rivor apples, bring the highest
price. Penrs will not keep like np
ples, however, nnd nre sqjd by the
box nt miction immediately upon ar
rival nt market, to commission men.
A trainlond of iiears is made up here
daily, and hurried eastward on pas
senger schedule time. A car will be
dropped off at Omnhn; nnother will
bo run down to Knnsns City; others
to St. Louis; more to Chicngo nnd the
rest will go on to New York, Phil
adelphia and Boston, dropping off
a car at Pittsburg, Cleveland and
Buffalo by the' way. where the com
mission men nre notified and the auc
tion sales tnko plnec.
The bids nre governed by the stnte
of the mnrket nnd tho qunlity of the
penrs the old lnw of supply nnd de
mnnd. Early arrivals hnve sold ns
high ns $0 n box in the Now York
and Boston markets. This yenr the
Bartletts nro selling nt nn average
of $3.40 per box. One enrlond sold
for $3.70 per box in Boston ; anoth
er sold ns low ns $2.80.
Tho big orehnrd men, who nre nble
to fill enrs from their own trees, han
dle their own business, but the fruit
from the smnller orchnrds is han
dled by nn nssoeintion. nnd ench con
tributor receives credit on the books
when his fruit is sold.
The world's record for prices is
held by tho Bcnr Creek Orchard com
pany, near Medford, which sold n
enrlond of Cornice penrs nt auction
in New York city in 1007 for $4622.80
The best previous price for n enrlond
of fruit wns nbtniucd by the Hill
ercst Orehnrd onmonny in New York
in 1006 for $3450. During January
Inst (1000) n shipment of Cornice
pears from the Benr Creek orehnrd
sold in London for $10.08 per box
wholosnle, which is about 20 cents
a pound. Tho highest prico ever re
ceived per box in America wns $0.60,
nt Montreal in 1008. The highest
price ever received in tho United
States was $4.60 a box for Bartlett
penrs. The highest average on record
stands, in favor of the Anjou pear,
WRITES OF
which sold for $4 a box during an
entire season. The highest record for
any orchard is credited to Mr. Hop
kins, formerly of Chicago, who sold
$19,000 worth of fruit from 16Y2
acres in 1907 to Rae & Hatfield.
It is asserted that the average
profits on Medford pears during the
lust five years have been $700 an
acre. 1
The Fruit Growers' association
furnishes me the following state
ment showing the maximum and min
imum prices received for f ruit by the
orchardmen in the vicinity of Med
ford during the year 1008. It is too
early to furnish a statement for
1909.
Per Box.
Cornice pears . ; $4.566.60
Bartlett pears ' 2.00(fT2.75
Anjou penrs 2.502,70
Howell penrs 2.00((?2.95
Bosc penrs 2.60(52.80
Winter Nelis penrs 1.75(5:2.90
Newtown' apples 2.50rt3.00
Spitzenberg apples 2.00(?3.00
Jonathan apples 2.00(52.50
Per lb.
Cherries 08(5) .11
Grapes .06 .10
Per crate.
Apricots 1.25(ojl.40
Poneh.es .60(51.20
Jackson county, in which . Rogue
River valley is located, forms the
southwestern boundary corner of
Oregon, along the California line. The
eastern boundary, with its length of
90 miles, follows the great Cascade
rnnge, over snow-clnd penrs 9000
feet :high. The southern boundary
follows the crests of the Siskiyou
rnnge. which are "about 4500 feet
high. The county hns nn nren of 3000
square miles about hnlf ns large ns
Massnehtisetts nnd ncross the
northern end flows Rogue river, n
wild nnd turbulent stream, rising
nmong the melting snows of the Cns
ende rnnge, enrrying water enough
to irrigate an empire, nnd power
enough to turn nil the wheels on the
Pneific const. It is fed bv mnnv
beautiful creeks nnd rivulets of cold,
pure water, which never fail. The
soil of Rogue River valley is nlluvinl.
much of it being blnck vegetnblo mold.
nnd the landscape shows gentle
slopes, rolling uplands, wide level
benches, and groves of trees skirting
the foothills. The soil is adapted to
nil crops, but fruit is the most profit
nblc, the npples nnd penrs particular
ly being of n quality thnt commands
tho prices I hnve nnmed.
The town of Medford, which is the
commercial center of the Rogue Riv
er vnlley nnd the fruit district, hns n
population of about ' 5500, having
doubed in five yenrs, nnd Jackson
"oiinty has about 25,000 people. Med
ford is located on the main line of
tho- Southern Pneific rnilrond, 331
miles south of Portlnnd nnd 442 miles
north of San Frnncisco. nt nn altitude
(Continued on page 8.)
MILK i
IS SOLD FROM 'f
FILTHYDAIRIES
Dr Pickel Returns From Attending
Meeting of State Board of
Health in Portland in
spected Dairies.
MEN WASH DIRTY CLOTHES
IN MILK CANS AND PAILS
Millions of Flies Swarm Over and
Around Milk Rooms and Stables
Must Remedy Conditions.
Dr. E. B. Pickel, member of the
state board of health, has just re
turned, from a trin to Portland, wh
he, in company with the other mem
bers or tne board, inspected the va
rious dairies furnishing Portland
with milk. He reports that the dai
ries for the most part are in the
most filthy condition imaginable, and
that severe methods are to be follow
ed in order to have them cleaned np
ana me milk supply bettered.
"Some of the dairies are very
filthy," states Dr. Pickel, "and most
disgusting. For instance, in one of
the larger dairies we found that the
employes made a practice of wash
ing their dirty clothes, .underwear,
socks and all, in milk cans and nails
used in the dairy. And in nearly all
of them millions of flies swarm about
the stables nnd then through the milk
rooms.
"The board plans to take some
drastic measures in order to clean
np the places where Portland gets its
milk supply. There is absolutely no
doubt that severe measures are war
ranted." 0(1
LDING SH
DS
0 SHELTER
The Pneific & Eastern will'stnrt
work in a few dnys constructing a
Inrge shed for use as a roundhouse
nt the junetiou. Four stalls will be
erected and the engines keDt under
shelter during the winter. The struc
ture wilt only be a temporary one,
nothing pretentious, but will serve
the purpose during the winter.
lhe work on the road is progress
ing, but not as rapidly as would be
wished, as men are not plentiful.
More are constantly heinw nrl.Lir) t
the present force, however.
YOUNG TREES'
PORTLAND
In Monday's Tribune appeared nn article hnving to do with
the yield of 7-year-old Howells and Bartletts of the Hillcrest or
chard. Following is a tabulated form of the returns:
HOWELLS FOR 1909.
342. 7-yenr-old trees 1393 boxes or 4.073 boxes to tree.
4.56 acres 1393 boxes or 305.48 boxes to acre
Average net returns from sales per box, $2.35:
1393 boxes nt $2.35 $3273.55 4.56 acres $717.88 per acre
Cnre per annum ;.. 150.OO per acre
Net returns after deducting cost
BARTLETTS FOR inno
440 7-yenr-old trees 1489 boxes or 3.384 boxes to tree.
5.86 acres 1489 boxes, or 253.92 boxes to acre.
Average net returns per box, $193.
1489 boxes nt $1.93 $2873.77 5.86 ncres $490.40 per acre
Cnre per milium 50.oo per acre
Net returns nfter deducting cost $440.40 per acre
L
PLANS NEARLY
Institution Will Be Essentially a
Bankers' Law and Will Not
Do Public Banking
Business.- ' ;'
WILL ACT A SA FISCAL
AGENT FOR 'UNCLE SAM
Through Its Note-Issuing Capacity
It Will Come to Aid of Banks
In Time of Stress.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Although
the plans have not been worked? in"
detail, it is possible today to give a
summary of the proposed Central
Bank of the United States establish
ment, which will be recommended to
congress by the monetary commis
sion. The institution will be essentially
a bankers' bank. It will not receive
public deposits or do any banking
business. Its main function will be
to act as the fiscal agent for the
government, and through its note
issuing capacity, it will come to the
aid of the national banks in the time
of stress. It will be organized at a
capital of $100,000,000. The stock
will be apportioned among the na
tional banks, and perhaps the state
banks also. These banks will be
prohibited from acquiring stock in
excess of their quotas. Advocates
of the bank claim it will give the
country's banking system nn organ
ization nnd cohesion it has always
lacked, and instead of competing with,
other banks it will flid them.
PRIESTS DE
ARE
A
HOLY" WAR
GIBRALTAR, Oct. 5. A holy war
of extermination has been declared
by the Mohammedan priests of Mo
rocco, who aided today in nn attack
by the Rif ftribesmen on the Span
ish forces. Thousands of fanatics
n-e pouring into the native camps
from the interior.
The Spaniards are hemmed in and
are in a desperate situation.
A. H. Simpson of Hombrook is
calling on friends and transacting
business in Medford.
SPLENDID RECORD.
,
$667.88 per acre
CENTRA
BANK
FORMULATED