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About Jacksonville post. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1906-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1914)
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 1.3. 1911 T THE MILITARY ACADEMY Mass Meeting Held af School House Monday Addresses by Sooy-Smith Evening Gen. and Maj. Sargent. discipline enforced at military schools was a good thing. Superintendent Wells related a story of a Scotch minister and said that the audience could apply the moral. He thought that the establishment of the school here would bring other improve ments in conditions and that the oppor tunity lo secure the school should be embraced. Prof. Smith was called for and re sponded in a few words expressing his approval of the project. The following named gentlemen were elected by acclamation, to serve as governors of the school when establish ed, viz: John S. Orth, J. S. Crowell, F. G. Swedenborg, H. V. Carter, H. H. Sargent, F. L. TouVelie and Emil Britt. A motion was made and carried that a meeting for the further promotion of the enterprise be held at Medford, Monday evening July 6. MAY BUILD AUTOMOBILES Jacksonville Men Will Establish Factory and Machine Shops for Construction of Axles for Autos Invented by J. A. Marsh of This City A mass meeting called by the promo ters of the proposed Military Academy was held at the school house Monday evening. The Medford company of the O. N. G. arrived about 7:15 and march ed to the school house followed by a- bout al) the children ot the city and some of the older ones too. The soldirs executed a drill in front ■of the school house, which delighted the youngsters and at 8:15 filed into the assembly hall followed by specta- SENATOR CAMERON DEAD • tors. The meeting was called to order by Rev. Bandy, who on motion was chos en chairman of the meeting. W. A. Wellki.own Pioneer Died Burr was elected secretary. The chair Oakland Tuesday, funer man stated that the object of the meet ing was to discuss the establishment al Friday After- < f a Military Academy at this place. Mr. Burr, who it seems had been sec neon. retary of some former meeting, and w ho is said to be the promoter of the scheme, was asked for a report of the Hon. Theodric Cameron, (familiarly st ilus of the affair. In response he known a “Uncle Todd”) >.ied Tuesday read an elaborate “tatement from at Oakland, Calif, where he l ad been which we glean the following; that the for several ^months vis ing commercial clubs of various cities in Don. the valley had agreed to assist in th>- Mr. Cameron was a we kn establishment of the academy at this ¡leer of Southern Oregon, a d pl cj ; that Mr. Burr, had on March 6, ny years was prominent in leased the building and giounds former nd business affairs of the county a: d ly used by th; school of the Sisters of state. He was a member of Warren the Holy Name, for the period of two Lodge No. 10, A. F. & A. M. of this years with h th {he privilege . _ of . purchasing „ city and several higher branches of the the same for^$30i)0. provided that the Masonic order. purchase was made within six months Mr.. Cameron was born in June 1829, from March 6, 1914. It was stated in New York state and with his par that the sum of foOOO. would be neces- ents removed to Iowa in 1839. He ary with which to purchase the pro crossed the plains to Oregon with an perty and fit it up for school purposes. ox train in 1852, locating in Jackson We are reliably informed It is proposed to raise this amount by county; engaged in farming near Eag popular subscriptions. le Point for two years and several that Me sors J. A. Marsh and The chairman then introduced Col. years on the Applegate later on. Roy Ulrich, both wellknown II. H. Sargent of Medford, who spoke He was engaged in mercantile pur of the benefits of a military training suits and mining, near Uniontown f<r citizens of this city, will in and of the advantages of having a nearly thirty years, selling cut in If92 the near future open a fac Bchool of this kind in Jacksonville. Mr. and removing to Jacksonville where te tory for the construction of Sargent read several extracts from ar has since resided. ticles on the benefits and advantages Mr. Cameron took a great interest a new and improved axle for of military discipline. in public affairs and served several Gen. Wm. Sooy-Smith, of Medford a terms in the state legislature, first as automobiles. retired army officer was then intioduc- lep-esentalive and later on was twice The axle is the invention ed and entertained the audience with a elected State Senator from this dis of Mr. Marsh and for which | sketch of his personal history, begin trict. He is survived by one son Don, ning with his early efforts to secure an of Oakland Calif.; one sister and three a patent has been lately re education. brothers. ceived. The concern will be | Prosecuting Attorney Kelley, in a! Funeral services were held at the few well chosen remarks stated that Masonic hail in this city, Friday after tery on the hill overlooking the valley while he had been favored with a mili- noon, under the auspices of Warren where the deceased lived the greater tory education, he believed that the Lodge No. 10. Interment in the ceme- part of his life. (1 0 a IS 13 n III ÍÍ il ÍÍ Crater Lake Flour Anchor Flour (Hard Wheat) Every Sack Guaranteed ULRICH’S 7 he Pioneer Store Jacksonville, Ore. it il ■ffi 1 >1 known as “The Marsh & Ul- rich Front Axle Construction Co.” The factory will be es- tablished for the present at the Chris. Ulrich planing mill, Mr. Ulrich having do nated the use of building and grounds for this pur- pose. The idea of the invention may be gained from an ex amination of the illustration given herewith. Several manufacturers of autoes in the east have examined a model of the invention and predict a good sale for the inventie n when placed on the market. The patentees have received several flattering ofFers from parties who de sire to buy the patent out right, but have refused to sell, prefering to manufac- I ture it themselves. It is the intention to man ufacture the axle tô fit any and all cars, new or second hand and if business condi tions justify, the firm will probably build a new flexi ble frame car which will e- qualize the weight upon each wheel under all conditions and on the roughest roads. the question of distance saved and ef- admit boats drawing fully tdn feet feet on travel and commerce both eatt more. The average size of the vessels i that passed tnrough Suez in 1911 were and west. To that end I give the following ta more than four times the aveaage in Strange Lands and People Meet ble: 1870. The promoters of the Panama 1 route were enabled to profit by this San Francisco: cn l/oyag? to the Isth.nus I knowledge and to prepare for future Magellan contingencies. Panama Going east by Suez we must cross as Recorded by the Saved the Atlantic which is always rough and Guayaquil: Ediloi of a Week 10,215 usually cold and disagreeable. Then Magellan 2,810 comes the picturesque Mediterranean, P,.nama 7,405 a delightful trip. Then comes Sui-c, Saved ly Newspa- the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. The I Callao: 9,6'3 latter part of the trip is hot, sticky Mogell in per. ?,363 and wearisome. Panama Via Panama passengers strike into 0,250 Save 1 warm weather in two days and from Iquique: Gateway to the Orient 9,143 that time on they travel in tropic or M- g Ilan 4,004 temperate latitudes all the way. The Pam ma 5,139 vessel will leave rough waters as soon Fared I have said that to me figures mean Valparaiso; as they have passed Hatteras and the very little. I believe that is true of 8,380 I entire balance of the voyage will be Magellan the average man. When I say that 4,633 i thlough waters that are proverbially Panama the total cost of the canal is computed 3,747 ' I calm and peaceful. The trip through Saved at three hundred and seventy-five mil the Panama canal is much more pictur Honolulu. lion dollars, it really means very little esque than through Suez; the route up Magellan to me because I never will be called the California coast will easily offset Panama upon to count that much. But an ar the Mediterranean cruise, and the vis Saved ticle is not complete without figures it to Honolulu on the way wll be a de Manila: and so I am going to put down some 11,589 lightful stopping place w here travelers Suez figures here "hieh will answer in 11,548 may stretch themselves before resum Panama a brief way the many questions 41 ing the last leg of the journey- In eith Saved which will come up during the next er route the Oriental terminal will be Yokohama: year. 13,979 the same, that is whether you go east Suez Total cost of canal, $375,000,000. 9,798 or west you will touch at Singapore Panama Th s is of course estimated, and in- 3,281 and probably al Hong Kong ana Yoko Saved ' eludes coast defenses and every con- hama. Hongkong: tingency which may yet arise. l ime and competition will fix the 11,02« Suez Length of the canal, including ch”n- in rits of the two routes. Development 11,283 Panama nel leading into either ocean, 51’1 245 of the countries affected will chan.-e Saved miles. conditions materially. It is impossible Melbourne; Width of canal it ho; tom 3 >0 to 500 I to for. see the full effect of the curnl Magellan feet. on the races of people who will be Panama Depth, 45 feet. I benetitted. Fa icy might suggest that Sav.-el Elevation 85 feet j the influence of American ideals may The above figures show at a glance Length of locks 1,000 feet. change geography t-> a greater extent the saving in distance which ti e new Wie'.t i 110 feet. during ihe corning century than m H the Length of larges' ship in the world. gateway will afford. yeurs gen« by. People from all parts Hitherto th- path to the Orient : h s (now being laid) 950 fe t. of the < arth will gather about thia During th a c tiling summer we are been east, by the way of Suez. TI..S narrow pass between contine its to to hear a lot abouc the tolls question route will now have to divide honors, learn so nettling i f the new countries and it is well to put down here the au the east against the west. In this mat through which they pass and while thorized tolls which are for freight, ter also we must consider the size of they gather Something of the atmos the Suez cam I, which will nut a.in it phere of the countries they touch per ton, $1.95, passengers, $1 50. These are figures which every stock bo its which w 11 para through Panama. h y will leave something of theirs. holder should remember and we are all When the new enlarged dimension» of Even today, before the waterway is Suez are completed the depth will per op.ned there is gathered about the s.ock holders. Then com“! another set of figures mit vessels drawirg between 31 and .,2 (Continued on Page 3.) which «houl 1 be remembered, namely feet of water. The ?»'••••'anal will ( COUNTRY EDITOR IN PANAMA
