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itaMnn QEESQISBgTiHEI. JACIOOSVll.LE SatBudat, August 22, 1885. THE 'TIDING'S" 'CISMS CBITI- In a late article -which appeared iu the Sektinel in regard to ibe railroad aad iti effect, upon the industries of the country the editor took occasion to lay, among other thing;, "that lands had advanced but little if any in val ve, that the acreage was not percept ibly greater than before the construc tion of the road, and that so soon as the road was completed business be gan to decline until at this writing it 'wan believrd to have reached tho bot tom with a more hopeful out-look for the future." To this the "Tidings" bjects and says: "If the Sentinel ex pcted to si-e the area of the country increased by the railroad it may hare reason to be disappointed in the result for it certainly expected qreater things! than did the rest ot us. Let it be vaM first that it is not the purjose of the Sentinel, in reviewing the criticisms of the ''Tidings" 10 en gage in an unprofitable control ersy witn that paper, or for that matter, with anybody, but to gather up and publish, from time to time, such fucts for the consideration of its readers and the public as circumstances may re pairs or the condition of buxkiess sug gest. The "Tidings" will, no doubt, be frank enough to admit that so far as the above criticism is concerned there is nothing in it and that it is aimply an attsmpt, and a very lame one at that, to beg the question by di recting attention to an absurdity and something that nobody, unless in the most desperate straights would have ever thought of, because it is entirely foreign to the text which was the effect of the railroad upon our industries. The paragraph could hare had but one ensible meaning that the cultivated acreage had not been increased. It is possible that even the Sentinel editor, whose appreciation of besom coming modesty forbids him to be pre tentious, may be safely credited with Knowing that the railroad, great and powerful as it is in many respects, could hardly extend tho limits of the country. No. It is sometimes the . case that even a bit;, solelese corpora tion, with it feeders extending all over the country, like the grasping arms of a devil-fiih, though backed by a blind pod, with millions in itr will occasion ally butt up against an impossibility and this is one of them. But the "Tidings" goes on a5 followsr "With the assertion of the Sentinel that tho price of land has not increased the "Tidings" will take issue and be sup ported by every observing citizen and by the record of real estate transact ions that farming property has been old at prics from 25 to 50 per cent, higher than it would Iiao brought be fore the lir.it reports of railroad ex tension wre circulated. The Sexti HEL will be compelled to admit this if it will examine the records." Though this is not a legitimate criticism for the reasorrthat it reaches back during, and prior to the construction of tho road, about which nothing wis said. yet the Sentinel is not on the stool f repentance and will not admit any thing. of the kind, but on the contrary will prove from tho tecord to which it is cited that the "Tidings" doesn't know what it is talking about. The only authoritite record w? hac of matters of this character is tho val uation of property as it appears upon the nfPOTtnout rolls of :he county, and . by th?s record the Sentinel is willing to Macd and be Judged. An exami nation of the assessment rolls from 1877-5 to l8i reveals the fact that tbere has been a wide difference in Talaa or valuations from year to year, the aggregate showing a marked de cline one year, and' an ustonisliicg ail Taste the next. For instance, after deducting the assessed valuation of railroad property from tho assessment ef 1864, notwithstanding tho "20 to KT per cent, advance of the "Tidings" the assessment of 187T exceeds it by snore than- $130,000 and the- assess sent of 187S is about equal to it. OTie only- way by which a satisfactory conclusion carr be reached is to take a period of several years and strike an average and this method will let the Tidings" down easiertb'atr any other that could be adopted. Take the period from 1875 to 1879, fit e years mclu iv and the average valuation is $1,64JL392. This was during a period ct bard tiaaes and profound poaco when wa were- wholly undisturbed by the railroad or its-influences and maybe therefore set down-as something near a raasecabla and natural valuation of county property, always bearing in taind that property is assessed low. Now.take the p riodfrom 188fto 188, the tamo lcnsth of time, ard during and tinea ih construction of the road when the idv&c:e ought to be tome- thing wonderful to satisfy the "20 to 50" per cent, fallacy of ths "Tidings" and we find the ayerage for the period to be $1,754 283. The average diff erence, therefore, in these two periods is only $111,891. Now, deduct from this the natural growth of the county vdiich'mnst be admitted to 'be consid erable, and you have something near the advance occasioned by the railroad. Bab we will show another point in this advance which will bo completely knock the bottom of the "Tidings'" "20 to 50" par cent, theory that tbere will bo absolutely nothing left of it. Now more than 57 per cent, of the whole of tho adrance of the last period of Gve years over that of the first was beUeen the years 1882 and 18S3 be fore tho road was completed. This increase was the result of an anticipat ed boom, consequent upon the near approach of the road. Let it be un derstood here and now that this con troversy is upon the effect of the road since it has been completed and not during the lime- of its construction. Add then to this 57 per cent, increase between the jears nnmed, less the natural growth for one year, the in crease occasioned by the construction of the road from 1879 to 1882 less the growth of the county for this period and deduct the whole from the difference in theiwo periods and there will be nothing left up to 18S3 but the natural growth of the country. And this reasoning is perfectly fair because the argument is upon the in crease after the road is comp'oled, and any increase prior to that tiuio would be inadmissable. But now comes the worst for the "Tidings" yet. It is a fact that the assessment of 1884, after the road had been completed and in operation a year or more, after de ducting tho assessed valuation of railroad property which has nothing to do in this argument or with the ad vance in real estate, was 3,112 less .than for the year 1883. If the "Tid ings" ever belieed it had the shadow of a peg to hang a hope on it must non abandon even the idea of a shadow for the assessment o: 18S4 being less than that of 1883 must comp'elply dissipate it; and what makes it still worsa there is every reason to believe that tho as sessment of 1S85 will be less than that of 1S84. That some choice ami favor ably located farms and choice town property liavo nppieciated in value the Sentinel will not deny; but that the real estate of the county has advanced generally the Sentinel does deny and its denial is fully sustained by tho rsc ord. The "Tidings" can now put what is left of its per cent, iu its eye and with the new light it has received then see to write a good deal better criti cism than the one reviewed. It the "Tidings" would like to be educated in the reasons for the deoliue in business since the completion of the road and will "ee"us with a reason rUo tuition the Sentinel will engage to bring it up, from week to week, on the installment plan until it has mas tered the desired information. Judg ing, libwever, from its criticisms the small amount of ballast it must carry it would be unsafe for tho Sentinel to unload too fast lest tho unstable craft careen and swamp before it acquiro the necessary strength and d icipline to stand under the increased and unaccustomed pressure. Among the article.! received' by the state immigration 1 oard from Soolli ern Oregon recently is a slab of yellow fir 3 feet, 8 inches wide which was cut from a trre'nt a point lt)0"feet from the ground; also a neat panel represent ing the different kinds of native woods grown in Josephino county. Among tho woods are black oak, laurel, yellow pine, cedar, fir, maple, sugar pine, ash, balm, nlder, and white oak. These specimens were sent from. Grant's Pass. o In tb- United Slates the national salute is oue gun for each state. The pt evident is saluted with twenty one guns; governors, cabinet officers and generals commanding with fifteen; United States foreign envoyi-, minis ters and nnJDr generals with thirteen; bngadier-generaU with eleven, and foreign ships receive gun for gun for all they fire in ealo'e. Fpeaking of "offensive partisans," it is worthy of special remark that Pres ident Cicvelitid'-i secretary of the treasury is stilt chairman of the New York democratic state central com mittee. That is to sar, the boss of the -rational treasury is also boss of the New York democracy. The returns of the late election in Kentucky have not been officially counted yet, but enough is knonn of the result to authorize the announce ment that the Prohibition caudidate for State Treasurer is defeated. - For Kent. Two good stcre room, six office rooms ond one good photo graph, gallerv, also well lighted and comfortable b.ment to building suit able for store or restaurant. Enquire of P. J. Ryan. It would seem that our cotem has, for the last nine years, been .enjoying that peaceful Eip Tan Winkle sleep referred to by tho Aledford "Monitor"' a few weeks ago, and waking up is surprised and horrified to find that R. B. Hayes had been elected president by an electoral commission. The manner in which he went for tho scalps of Hayes and tho electoral commission last fteek was truly alarming and would tend to lead an ordinary demo crat entitled to believe that that his torical event hacf but recently takon place. The policy of our cotem "has been to defend every measure right or wrong that has a democratic origin; this, however, is tho first exception to the rule we have noticed. Perhaps his ignorance of that important event has led him to believe it a republican measure, if so, we will endeavor to en deavor to enlighten him a little by re ferring to the vote on the bill author izing the commission in the senate and bouse. The republican vote in the senate were 24 yeas to 16 nay. Dem ocratic" vote, 23 yeas to 1 nay. In th house the republicans were 33" yeas to- G8 nays. Democratic vote were 158 veasto 18 navs. Now, Charles, how do you like the record. The great mistake wa3 that the commission elected the wrong man. Had the oth er man been elected the commission would have been strictly constitutional and would have reflected much credit upon tho wisdom of the American peo ple. Hain't that sol Charles. MARRIED. Gewt Suoemake in Uniontown 'pre cinct, Ail?. lGtli, 18S5 by E. IJ Jlc Kce, J. P., bam u el C. Geary and Miss Maggie J. Shoemake. White IV.teusox In this citv An?. 15th, 1883, by E. D. Foudray J. P., John W. White and Miss Lena Peter sou. Wiixey TnoitNTOx At As'aud, Aug. 12th. 18S3, by Rev. A. C. Fairthild, .1. L. Willcy and Miss Laura Thornton. Van Hokn Mooutw Near Ashland August 0th, 1833, by Itev. E. L. Prathcr, W. A. Van Horn and Miss 31. A. Moo maw. Cltxias Hdxs vket. In Linkvillc, Aug. 10th, 1885, by J. A. Bowdoin, J. P, Jas. I. Clyman and Miss Minnie Hun saker- Loth of Linkville. BORN. Geahy la Mcdford, August ICth, 18S3, to Mr. aad Mrs. Dr. Geary, a sou. Strong Near "Waldo, -iu?. 5th, ISSo, to and Mrs. W. J. Strong, a son. Pauses Near Asland, July 20th. 18S3, -to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Parker, a daugh ter. IIaskins AtSterlingville.Auj. 10, 1833, to Mr. and Mrs. Newt Hi'.skins, a daughter. died. Cox At the hotsprings on the Kiamalh river, Siskijou county, Cal., July lllh, 185, .-trabslla Florence, wife of T. V. Cox; aged 32 ye: rs VOII GAiV MB Tim AT E. C. BROOKS' New Drug Store, Jacksonville, Or. Oloolin'.- A fine assortment of S-day clocks, willrantt without alarm. 'W ntcl3.es. Gents', ladies' and boys' gold ami silvei hunting-case, opcn.faco and skylisht watches, from $5 to $150. DSiTa-colota. A fine lot of ladies' gold band and bangle bracelets. Diamond and ruby rings, cameo stone1 cameos set with diamonds, cameos set with pearls, garnet and pearls, turquoise and pcarKand onyx rings with hidden mottoes, solid gold'lnnd and bangle rings, plain and solid California r'ngs. CTovwolx-y. Diamonds in everv hhape. Ladies' sets of Jewelry, from the 50-cenl black set to the $200 birdscts of diamonds. Gents' and ladies' gold chains, lockets and charms. Gents gold scarf-pins, scarf-slides, studs and collar-buttons. SUvcr' AA".s-. Silver and silver-plated knives, forks, spoons, napkin rings, Eilver sugar-spoons and tungs in cases SYXifitoollnixoo-ixs. Gold and silver thimbles: gold, silver and steel spectacles; and a' full slock of every thing in the jewelry line A full assortment of perfumery, toilet soaps, ctc A lof of steel engravings and pictures for children: In shorty a complete and first-classlineol HOLIDAY All to be so'd at the GOODS. LOWEST PRICE"! Also accortleons, violins, banjos, and the best line or violin, guitar and banjo strings. The best sperm oil for sewing machines. A lull line of Drugs and Medicines. SSS.I'rescripUons ircfullr compounded E. C. BROOKS. Wanted. Tea tioisand bnshe's of good, well filled wheat for which I will pav 50 cents per Kusiici delivered at niv mill in this n ace. To all those who are owin-sr me either by note, bonk or other accounts,- arc reiiies!eu to pay ins sams in wheat for which I wi 1 allow G3 ccntsper bush, el delivered. G.,KARBVSKI, JacksoaTllle, Au$. 8, 1685. " " JfLi Hi Jflflvs Successor to Bilger & Rlaegly Selling goods for Glory and Very Small Profits. tVe keep fa stock all kinds 61 Sheit Hardware, Store antf Tinware, Oils arid flows, Wagons, Harrows and Cultivators Lamps, Bells, Rope, Iron, Paint and other Brushes, Curry Combs, Tacks, "WinoW glass, Coal oil, Hinges, Blacking, Pad locks, Door locks, Powder and Shot. Fues, Caps, Sand Paper, Knives and forks, Cross cut eaws, Hand saw?, Planes, Nails, Traps, Grind stones, J3olts, Angers, Cable chain, and many other goods too numerous herein to mention. JLarges fttock of Hardware and Farm Imlpents in Southern Oregon. Caller write for prices. A. Lf . Maeglt & Co., Jacksonville, Oregon. CRONEMILLER & BIRDSEY, Jacksonville. LaBELLE WAOONS, BUGGIES AND HACKS, LANSING HIDING HARROWS WITH SEEDERS COMBINED, BUFORD CULTIVATORS AND SPRING TJOTH HARROWS, McSIJERRY GRAIN DRILLS AND BROAD-CAST SEEDERS, BUFORD PLOWS, ALLSTYLE1?, COLLINS CAST CAST-STEEL PLOWS, RANDALL PULVERISING HARROWS, CIDER WILLS, FANNING MILLS, CORN SHELLERS, HAY OTTERS. FAIRBANKS SCALES, COOPER'S ENGINES AND SAW-MILLS, CHALLENGE WIND-MILLS, CHALLENGE GRAIN CRACKERS, Etc. EXTRAS SERVED ON SHORT NOTICE- We would respectfully ask our patrons aiul friends to call and see onr line of floods before puichasing elsewhere, a? we ieel sure wo can . Sell As JLowIflSot Lower Than any first-clnss "bods wiu be sold for; and wo guarantee all our goo-s as i ejirescntciL CRONEMILLEE AND BIRDSEY. Jacksonville, Oregon, 3Iay 9, 1S84. fog Bnfants and Children, Castorlal3soTreIliiptedtoc3inilre4aiat B Caitoris ceres Colie, Constipation, treconaccJItoccupcnortoaaypreccriptioa I S0121 Stomach, Dian-hoja, EruttaUoa, towatomc" rr.A.A-- .nT. 1 Kfflsoros, eives alccp, aad preinotea dJ. Ill So. Oxford StiBrooHn.S.'X, YTlJousIajniiaB3 cedlcstlco. Teb Czrusz Coutast, 123 Faltoa Street. K.T. GENUINE CLOSING SALE. i Owing t'cTill health' and recent financial difficulties, tfic undeisfgntd fias coriclntl cd to rttiro i crmanenlly from the mercantile business, and thcrctore offers for sale his entire stock ot m At the Old Ashland Store, mm Francisco ot The Store and OFIPEBED FOB HJEIsTT. Ashland, Or., June 2G. 1S85. J. M. McCALL. Frankpothers Implement Company, DEALERS IN arm,-Hill BUFORD'S WALKING PLOWS, HODGE'S DOUBLE DRAPER Header LaBELLE WAGONS, WALTER A. WOOD'S MOWERS, MoSIIEhRYDRILL ANDLEEDERS, REAPERS. TWINE BINDERS, BUFORD'S GA.NG & SULKY PLOWS, COATES SULKY HAKES, BUFORD'S RIDING AND GEAR, SCOIT & CO.'S Engines iThreshen., WALKING CULTIVATORS, COOPER i CO Saw Mill Machinery, RAN DALL W HEEL HARROWS, CARRIAGES, SPRING' WAGONS, THE CELEBRATED HOLLO A'TOOTH, BUCEBOARD WAGONS, HARROWS, Etc, Etc., Etc. A Full Line Of Farm Machinery; Write for catalogue Address cither' FRANK BROS, ttl P'L. CO) Portland, Or. Or, R. "W. PORTER, Agent, Oregon City, Oregon. ajr 113 m AUCTIONEER. ffavine taken ont the nccessarv licmc. LI otter my services to the public as a Geneial Auctioneer. All bnsiness in mv line will bh. prompt- irattendedtoat reasonable rates. Satis-J taction gmrantccd. For further particu- lrs enquire of or address, v it. A. OwmC CtatrehPfcint, Or. Jy & Co, & 9 Fixtures will be Machinery UNION HOTEL, Kcrbyville....... Ore;n, Mrs, M.-Ryder, ropr. First-class" accommodation can always' be bad at this house ar the mnu rcasona- olenites. . . . I SAn cxcellantatabU connected- whfa' tit fcUl- - i HEW CISH STGRE1I 12t CJlRdBROS Has just opened a fine stock of General Merchandise -i-AT His motto is Quidi Sales and Small Profit: And he feels assured that all who favor littn with their patronage will be satis tied with his prices and the quality of his goods. lie Keeps LET GOOD', GROCr.RIES, PCOVISION3. CLOTHING. ruusisiiixo OOODS, 11ATS AND CAPS. BO0T3 AND SU0E3, And everything usually found in a first class Gcnen.1 jMcrchandisc Store. He will give his customers the benefit of the reduced freights caused by the ad vent of the railroad, and will not be under aoMfcy anvbodr. M. A. &RENTANO, Manage?. Phoenix, Oregon, Feb. 25, 1884. JACKSONVILLE NURSERY A. S. Jolinson,Pro. As the demand for fruit trees is so great in this valley I have started a Nur sery in this place and will raise nothing but the finest varieties. This year I will sell from thelYoodburn Nurseiy as usual and also from the celebrated Alameda Nursery, Oakland Cal. The following are some ot the leading varieties I will keep: Fcaohos. Early York E. and L. Crawford's WaleV early Amsdcn Alexander Briggs Red May. Mump World. Balwav. Susquchannah. Harj-'s Choice. Orange Cling 1 etlow .Bergen. Lemon Clins and many more. SEtoxxos Qnd DE7Zi2Jra.!3. Pcttile Prune d'Agea Peach Plum. Italian Prune Yellow Egg. Go'den Prune C6c's Go (len Drop. Grosse Prune Bradshaw. tt Cathrine Prune Japan Plum. Cherries; Nectarine, Apricot, Qiuncc, t pple, French Goosberry, Oregon Cbam fagnc Berries, and all kinds of onument al and shade tree3. . N. BAKER, Merchant Tailor, Jacksonville - - Oregon. The subscriber takis pleasure in in forming the public that he has opened a Tailorshop. 833 TOE S0D KE FKOMIi Buildincr, and that lie is now prepared to do all kinds of work in his line in a su perior manner and at prices to suit the times. E"Clothini made after the latest and btst stjlcs. A large lot of samples al ways on hand to select from. R. N.BAKER. CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT OF, THE U. S. ISTEIL, Cor. 3d and California Sts., Jacksonville - - Ogn, HavinV taken charge of this' hotel the undersignt-d take pleasure in announcing to the public that a complete change will be made. Tiro Tfi,Trlo will be supplied with eveiything the market ffords, and a general renovation ot the BodS 12XC3. B.OOK1B will be made. The patronage of the pub lic is solicited. J DeRoboam. City Lunch House Fred Grot, Proprietor. Ilavfng moved to my new stand on Cal ifornia street opposite the Union livery slab'c 1 ask' my friends and the public generally to gie ine a'cal't I keep Beer. 'Wine and Cigars and 5g A first class loach can be had at- an time for 2o cents. FRED GROB. EMPIRE HOTEL. IVTodforci, Oxv J. W. Cunnxnghan, Prop. This commodious and well arranged hotel is now open for the accommodation of goesls. and will be kept on the most approved plan. , The table will always-be supplied with the best the market affords: Especial in ducements are offered the traveling pub lic. , . . J. W.. CUNNINGHAM. Medford, Feb. 23,1884. GiTY BARBER SHOP California StI, Jacksonville, OrcgOB. The undersigned is fulty prepared to do all work in lite line in the best manner and at reasonable prices; OKMUOK sght:mpf. EITSCHARD, r. PftAOTICAL Watchmaker ad Jewelee, California Sreet, si1 AKES a specially oC cleaning. and rc nairiif? wafenes and clocks. Mr 1MXW are MasoBMie. tsive ma a call the Ladies , Of Southern Orcgon,"are hereby informed that In audition to a urge ana elegant lfne of millhstehht I have added to my stock the, following; clasi ot goods, of which I have a full liner ladies' Furnishing Goodff, Botlx Knit and MaJin. Inant's Wardrobe Complete, As cheap as" to be bought any place; alKf" CMLDREftS1 SHORT CLOTHES, Under 4 years old A beautiful line ot HOSIERY!' Consisting of Lisle and'&It. Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Corsets And manv other things too numerous to' mention. I have also secured tho services of siK FII22LASS DlSSllAKER, And am prepared to execute all orders in' that line in first-class style at reasonable' rate. Call and seo me at the buildin form erly occupied by A. L. Johnson on 'Call, fornla street. MBS. P. P. PRIM. SILAS J. JDAY, K Notary Public, Peal Estate AgU Abstracts mndc'of Titles to Lands. Xiogal "Dooiimonta Of all kinds drawn up, especially pertain ing to the settlement of estates.. Collector of Accounts Prompt Bemillances. Investment Securities a Specialty. Jackson County Scrip Bought and Sold. I have a complete set of Maps of all' Surveyed Lands in this county, and re ceive abstracts monthly from Roscburr f all new entries nude. I am thus pre. pared to make out Homestead and Prt emptioc papers, and can thus save to par tins the expense of a trip to Roscburg Und Office. Several fine farms arc in my hands tor sale. Prompt reply made to all letters. Charges in accordance with the times. Refers, by permission, to C. (J. Bcek man, Esq., B.iuker; 1o Hon. L.RVcb stcr, Judge of this judicial district, and to-" any business house in Jacksonville. Ufllceat south cast corner Ca'iiornia1 and 5th street, Jacksonville, Ore '-on. SILAS J. DAY. MAX MUJUL.ER, 2. O. Building, Jacksonville DEALEH IS General Merchandise. rpHE UNDERSIGNED TAKES' X pleasure in informing the public" that lie has purchased L. colomon's irv tercst in the POST OFFICE STORE. Vhicli will be kept stocked with a'rom-f plctc and first clnst assortment of general' merchandise. I will sell it Very Seasonable Hates. Give me a call and sec for vourselvea. MAX JltJLLER DAVID LiNN, GENERAL UNDERTAKER; ASD DEALXn IN corrrw THnvranrsiGS.- COFFINS FURNISHED ON THE shortest notice and cheaper than at anr other establishment in Southern Oregon. f urniture ot all Kinds Kept on nanq or made to order Jaclisnville Crcscont City ail Konte, P. McMahdn, Pr'opri'et'oi Stages leave Jacksonville every Monday Wednesday and Friday mordings'lit 3x jr. arriving at "Waldo in the evening; where' close connection is made next morning lor Crescent City. "When the new'wag&n' road is finished about January 15th throush tickets to San Francisco will bs sold for $18 by this route- Express and order business done at re dueeu rates. P.McMAHON Propriefor Miss S. Jouksos. Miss if. CaVeks. Dressmaking. "We are now prepared to take orders for anything in the Dressmaking line and' ask the ladies of Jacksonville Jo give ns a1 share of their patronage. "Wor Guarantee Satisadlibn' At prices lower th'an',cvcrr ak'cd in Jaclc. sonville. Rooms at the residence of A. ?. Johntbn: r-Giveusa'triar Misses Cavxiis & Jobssoh. For Sale. Owing (o ill health I offer for sale the property in Ashland known as "Marsh's Planing Jl ill, also the KTein Creek Saw Mill property. I wilt sell tho whole, 6r one half of either or both, properties, at a bargain to the right kind of a business' man. This s a rare chnnce for anctive' man to seciire tlie best business in South em Oregon. For parlicnlas apply to Ua' undersigned at Ashland, Oregon. L. S.P. Majms. Hi