THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. TUESDAY. OCTOllKU 5. 1!0).
Mbdeord daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published every evening except Sunday. I
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
HEAL ESTATE AGENTS.
George Putnam, Editor and Mauager.
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GOOD ROADS AND BAD.
The difference between good roads and bad roads is
the difference between profit and loss. Good roads have
a money value far beyond ordinary conception. Bad roads
constitute the greatest drawback to internal development
and material progress. Good roads mean abandoned
farms, sparsely settled country districts, and congested
populated cities,, where the poor are destine'd to become
poorer. Good roads mean more cultivated farms and
cheaper food products for the toilers in the towns; bad
roads mean poor transportation, lack of communication,
. high prices for the necessaries of life, the loss of untold
millions of wealth, and idle workmen seeking employment
Good roads will help those who cultivate the soil and feed
the multitude, and whatever aids the producers of our
country will increase bur wealth and our greatness and
benefit all the people. '
Good roads mean -progress and prosperity, a benefit to
the people who live in the cities, an advantage to the people
who live in the country, and it will help every section of
our vast domain. G6od roads, like good streets, make hab
itation along them most desirable ; they enhance the value
of farm lands, facilitate" transportation and add untold
wealth to the producers and consumers of the country;
they are the milestones marking the advance of civiliza
tion; they economize time, give labor a lift and make mil
lions, in money; they save vear and tear and worry and
waste ;". they beautify thecountry, bring' it, in touch with
.the city they aid the social and religious and the educa
tional and industrial progress of the people; they make
better homes and happier hearth sides; they are the' ave
nues of trade, the' highways of commerce, the mail routes
of information, and" the agencies of speedy communication ;
they mean the economical transportation of marketable
products the ma-rimum burden at the minimum cost iftKey
are the ligaments that bind the country together in thnit,
and industry and intelligence and patriotism ; they promote '
social intercourse ; prevent intellectual stagnation, and in
crease the happiness and the prosperity of the producing
masses : they contribute to the glory of the country,' give
employment to idle workmen, distribute the necessaries of
lifethe products of thev fields and the forests and the
factories encourage energy and husbandry, inculcate love
for our scenic wonders, and make mankind better and
greater and grander and broader.
Rogue River today is on the crest of the wave of groat
iiu.i.l...n-ii. iHUTpnsps not uroamou or a lew years
jago are under both consideration and consummation. Land
j values are, with the immense showing being made from
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n.v. muuiuis, uounu io increase, ana tne real estate agent
will play a very conspicuous part- Hence the great requi
site required is honesty or a square deal between
buyer and seller. Xo knocker can knock as hard as the
unscrupulous real estate agent, who tries to put his itching
fingers into the wrong pocket by overloading or padding
the price or hooking onto a deal with no right to exact a
eonuuission. tso flagrant has it become in northern nlnces.
Yakima and Wena tehee, that prospective buvers refu.se to
listen to any real estate agent except the property ' was
vouched for by the commercial clubs of those cities. Now
we believe that most of our real estate agents are honora
ble, yet there is some complaint against exorbitant com
missions and holdups. Once let it be known abroad that
the purchase of Rogue River property is liable to "law
suits," then goodbye capital. Every square deal real es
tate dealer owes it to himself and the community in which
he lives to see to it that the crooked ones are brought to
the light and exposed. Root out the crooked ones, or they
will be the means of rooting out the square ones.
GOVERNMENT BUILDING NEEDED.
They Always Lead
Lion brand Punts, pair $1.75 to $3.50
Best pants made for the money.
. The WARDROBE
WHERE THEY ALL GO
The postof ficel . j A .
The forestry service.
:The federal ;cpurt.
The land office. .
The fruit experts. ;
The w'eather-bureau station.
Uncle Sam should get busy and furnish Medford with
a government. building in which to house them.
County Judge Neil and Commissioner Patterson are
to be commended on their decision Moriday to appropriate
$100 towards fitting up an office for Professor P. J.
O'Gara, pathologist of the department of agriculture. The
office is as important as a school building, and similar in
many ways. There the orchardists of the valley will gath
er when seeking a better understanding of the manifold
perplexities which conf rpnt the successful grower of fan
cy fruit ' ' '
CRESTBROOK
10
ORCHARD TRACTS
20 Acres
OREGON
SELLING AGENTS
Adjoining H Merest orchard and con
tain unexceled deep, rich soli. Rea
sonable prices and generous terms.
ORCHARDS SYNDICATE
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
Dorothy Dodd
and Ultras
Styles for every dav in the week. For outdoor and
indoor wear. Exclusive designs, smart fashionahh
pipponrance. Judge them for yourselves. Court e
ous attention. Expert fitters and rcasonahh
prices. All these are found at the popular Kant
Side Shoe Store.
Edmeades Brosj
ME WEST SIDE SHOE STORE
Rings Rings
Rings
All Kinds All Sizes
at
Martin J. Reddy
THE JEWELER
Near P. 0.
in
Will Not Last Long
Completely furnished 5-room modern cottage, city water, sewer connections,
bath, electric; light, four blocks from business district,- only .
$2500, Easy Terms
28 acres, one mile from P. & E. depot, the very best fruit land in the Rogue River
valley, and a bargain at the price
$6500
What more can you ask for the money
Benson Investment Comply