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Monday, October 25, 1915 ABHLAXD Til) IN OS PAGE SEVEH FINANCIAL STATEMENT OP SPRINGS WATER COMMISSION, For Week Ending October 22, 1015. Date. Vr. No, 10-15 1217 1218 10-16 10-16 10-18 1219 1220 1221 1222 1223 1224 1225 1226 1227 1228 1229 1230 1231 1232 1233 1234 1235 1236 1237 1238 1239 Name of Party Issued to and Items. Provost Bros., plumbing for two comfort stations. .$ C. B. Lamkin, reimbursement for money paid for right of way on Main Btreet L. M. Eagon, 40 hrs. labor at $2 day B. L. Powell, painter, 16 hrs. labor at $3 day J. Galbraith, 48 hrs. labor at $2.50 day C. A. Shutts, 48 hrs. labor at $2 day R. J. Shaw, 53 hrs. labor at $2 day F. Babcock, 48 hrs. labor at $2 day 0. F. Click, 48 hrs. labor at $2 day 1. Bailey, 48 hrs. labor at $2 day R. Bailey, 24 hrs. labor at $2 day F. Hendrix, 48 hrs. labor at $2 day J. Kerr, 48 hrs. labor at $2 day O. C. Tiffany, 4 hrs. labor at $2 day C. C. Welsenburger, carpenter, 40 hrs. labor at $3 day F. Pennlston, 40 hrs. labor at $2 day ! . H. N. Stratton, 48 hrs. labor at $2 day R. W. Leonard, foreman, 12 hrs. labor at $3.50 day A. L. Lamb, on account contract for bandstand. . . T. Hill, 8 hrs. labor at $2 day H. R. Ling, inspector, 48 hrs. labor at $3 day Southern Pacific Co., freight on plate glass W. O. Dickerson 22 gals, linseed oil $19.80 116 lbs. chrome green 17.40 1 gal. white paint 2.25 5 gals, oil 4.50 20 V gals, oil 18.25 20 lbs. green 3.00 Amount. 175.00 5.00 9.95 5.98 14.94 11.94 13.18 11.94 11.94 11.94 5.97 11.94 11. M 1.00 14.95 9.95 11.94 5.23 200.00 2.00 18.00 9.35 65.20 1240 1241 $65.20 Jordan Electric Co., motorcycle supplies Crane Co ft. 5 in. 6 in. Matheson pipe $ 4.11 37 ft. 6 in. 6 In. Matheson pipe 9.62 69 ft. 3 in. Matheson pipe 12.08 15 ft. 1 in. black pipe 87 4.10 13.34 Less 50 per cent $26.68 . 13.34 10-19 1242 1243 1244 1245 1246 10-20 1247 1248 1249 1250 10-21 1251 1252 1253 1254 10-22 1255 $13.34 A. L. Lamb, blacksmith work Ashland Printing Co., publishing financial state ment, 10-18-15, 117 lines at 5 cents V. A. Bibby and team, 4S hrs. labor at $4 day. . . T. H. Simpson, GOO ft. of 1 in. hose Medford S?.sh & Door Co., 40 pes. 3-16 Pullman plate glass E. O. Hurst, carpenter, 8 hrs. labor at $3 day Floyd Dickey, auto hire for delegation from Port land Chamber of Commerce C. II. Metcalf, on account October salary as auditor P. H. Graves, salary for month ending October 20 as park supervisor C. F. Clary and team, 8 hrs. labor at $4 day C. C, Welsenburger, carpenter, 28 hrs. labor at $3 day W. S. Stennett, painting roof, base and floor of bandstand City Transfer & Storage Co., freight and cartage on two sacks grass seed Chester Stevenson, 4 photos 1.25 23.94 23.94 111.00 151.25 3.00 1.75 20.00 100.00 4.00 10.47 10.00 2.27 .80 Total , Park Improve- Fountain ment Fund. Fund. 1'alance last report $3,215.58 To reconcile with bank acc't .06 $4,328.09 Water Sys tem Fund. $367.06 .$1,102.30 Publicity Fund. $2,757.46 Disbursements as above. . $3,215.64 . 920.58 Balance this date $2,295.06 All other funds same as last reported, J. P. DODGE, Secretary. $4,328.09 165.83 $4,162.26 BERT R. $367.06 13 34 $2,757:46 2.55 $353.72 $2,754.91 GREER, Chairman. MMIItf I IH MM lt"l MM IHIIIIiHttM' IN S DAY RCTURN TO .a i ,11 I'ZZWs -'Ji3i' ' FAC-SIMILE OF THE GLASS OF WATER ENVELOPE THE TIDINGS OFFERS AT 10c A PACKAGE (25) rTTTTTTTTT FTT,rTTTTTTTTTFTTTTTTTTTTTllTTTTTTTTllf Sugar Beets for Western Oregon and the field again put into sugar beets. We need, in the Willamette valley, cultivated crops for our rota tions; yet there are but few cultivat ed crops that can be grown on an extensive basis that will yield cash and give deisrabie results. We have a few crops which are ordinarily eul- Some of the principal advantages, difficulties and conditions of sugar heet ernwine- fn weRtern Orecon are explained for the benefit of Oregon itlvated' and these lnclude corn- kale- agricultural and consuming Interests, by G. R. Hyslop, associate professor of soils and crops at the Agricultural College, somewhat as follows: High School Notes MUltHHIIHHIHUMHUH IIIIIIIIIUIMMIMUM One of the chief advantages of es tablishing a successful sugar beet in dustry in Oregon is that the use of another made-in-Oregon product would be achieved. Sugar Is an arti cle that is used by everyone and not produced in the state. On the basis of the per capita consumption of 82 pounds annually by Oregonians, the total yearly consumption is 55,166, 750 pounds, for which money Is sent out of Oregon. Keeping this money at borne would be a big advantage to the entire state as well as to the mangels and potatoes. There is only a limited use for each of these prod ucts, with the possible exception of the potato. It is, therefore, desirable to introduce some deep root crop capable of improving the physical condition of the soil and at the same time giving a valuable cash return. About the best crop that presents it- i self under these circumstances is the sugar beet. As a plant, it is adapted to rather warm, sunny sections that are well supplied with moisture. It has long been known that the success of sugar beet culture depends to a considerable extent upon the sunlight of the local ity and it is therefore usually a good plan to grow sugar beets in sections The cast of the anniversary play has been working hard for the last two weekB. The play which was chosen is "A Rose of Plymouth Town." It is a little story of life at the time of Miles Standish. The characters are Dorothy Edwards, Leith Abbott, Prlscilla Carnahan, Gertrude Barber, Earnest Abbott, Louise Gillette, Elbert Farlow and Ralph Harris. Miss Merz is the di rector. The monotony of the spelling class was broken Friday before last by a spelling match. Miles Humpton and Dick Campbell chose up sides and at the end of the class there were three left standing on the side of the for mer and two on that of the latter. Miles Humpton's team finished In the lead on Monday, when the match was completed. There is another match scheduled for next Friday. Misses Ruth Schuler and Marie Hammond of Medford visited the Ashland high school last Friday as guests of Miss Alice Becroft. Mr. Hodge has given warning that there will be a trial in commercial law this week if a subject can be found on which they can agree to disagree. Messrs. Duryea, Norris, Colvig and Robinson visited the high school last Monday. They were boosting for the Oregon Land Products Show to be held in Portland. Voters' Lists Must Be Furnished County clerks must supply voters' lists to the election boards, says an opinion that was made public Mon day by Attorney General Brown in response to a request by District At torney Walter Evans of Multnomah county. The opinion is the attorney general's interpretation of chapter 209 of the session laws of 1915. The act is an amendment to the old law, although the old law relat ing to voters' lists was re-enacted by the last legislature in passing a bill cutting down the number of election judges. Attorney General . Brown says that the intention of the legis lature was to eliminate only one of the judges and that the re-enacted provisions are superfluous. Chapter 225 of the session laws makes provisfon for the permanent registration of voters and it also makes provision that the election boards be furnished with a list of voters, but the attorney general holds that chapter 209 governs be cause the pirmary intent of chapter 225 is to provide for permanent reg istration and the list provided for in chapter 209 contains more columns and is more complete in every respect. lnpolltv tn whinh fnptnrfpa WprA In- cated. This fund would be redistrib-1 wbere there ,is a ,arge amount of summer sunsnine. It Is true that considerable amounts of nitrogen and potash are taken uted among farmers and other pro ducers and again used in the various industries and professions. . . . . v ' away by sugar beets, but with the Another advantage of sugar beet;" 7 " b , ' t , m ... , . . iU l sugar beet pulp brought back from production would be the addition of i D B , , another cultivated crop for western ' . . .V.. . . Oregon farms, which need an inter- Get your watch repairing done at Johnson's Jewelry Store. 97-tf J.P.Dodge&Sons UNDERTAKERS LADY ASSISTANT First Class Service Moderate Prices Free use of chapel for funeral services State Licensed Embalmer Deputy County Coroner ASHLAND, ORE. tillage crop when long farmed to grain, as many have been. Success ful sugar beet culture means tillage and that the crops must be rotated, because sugar beets grown alone rap idly decline in yield, while on the other hand, various crops grown in rotation with sugar beets are usually greatly benefited by the careful cul ture which must be given a paying crop of beets. The fact that the land is carefully hoed and cultivated throughout the summer, that it is occupied by a very deep rooted plant, and that the soil Is deeply stirred in the fall in harvesting the beets, makes the crop a particularly desir able one to include in a rotation. Sugar beets fit into rotations very well. Systems may be used, usually consisting of sugar beets one year, followed by a fall-sown cereal, such as wheat, oats or barley, on which clover is seeded in February. The clover may be left one or, In some is little if any of this fertility lost. If sugar beets are grown In a good rotation with clover, it is very likely that the fertility conditions of the soil will Improve rather than run down as a result of the culture of this crop, The other and most desirable fea ture of the sugar beet crop, aside from its being a cultivated one, is What 1 iriAano a rnn a rlarn hi P. pnflh rft- turn for each acre of beets is that acre is properly handled. The yield of beets varies from 10 tons per acre up to, in some cases, as much as 16 to 20 or more tons, when grown un der very favorable conditions, and if yields of 12 tons or better are se cured there is money in the culture of sugar beets. On the other hnnd, there are cer tain obstacles to overcome and cer tain factors which may appear to be disadvantageous to this industry. In the first place, it requires a consid erable amount of capital to build and cases, two years and then plowed up i to operate the factory and to provide T EXPOSITION VISITORS Stop at the Fine New Hotel Bray ton 50 TURK STREET AT MARKET CENTER OF BUSINESS AND THEATRE DISTRICTS San Francisco ROOMS $1 PER DAY AND UP PRIVATE LAVATORY TO EVERY ROOM ROOMS WITH PRIVATE BATHS AND SHOWERS SINGLE AND EN SUITE working capital for growers of the sugar beets. This large amount or capital is in active use only for a relatively short season as the sugar- making campaign does not normally extend over from 90 to 120 days. However, numerous factories at places where beets are produced suc cessfully have amply demonstrated that the Investment Ib a paying one, so the principal obstacle to be over come is that of securing a sufficient acreage of beets for a long enough perior of time that the plant may be assured of raw material on which to work. The difficulty is to secure enough farmers interested in the cut ture of beets on a small scale who will bring up the total acreage to about 5,000 or more acres for the factory. It is not advisable to have a few with extremely large acreage for the reason that the crop is one with which most farmers are not familiar, and one who has had no ex perlence with the crop is in great danger of failure if a large acreage is undertaken. Five to 10 acres the first year are enough while one is gaining experience. After having learned the ins and outs of sugar beet culture the larger acreages may be safely tried. The crop is an Intensive one, re quiring a considerable amount of careful hand labor, and this is a type of work which many grain and hay growers are not nccitstomed to. It will mean the securing of a consider able amount of transient labor for such periods as the thinning and hoeing and the digging and topping of the beets. In order to grow the crop successfully and without fric tion and labor troubles, It is neeea sary to have a considerable amount of working capital so that help may be paid off promptly. It costs usual ly from $33 up to, In some cases, $45 per acre to produce the beets and about $6 to $12 of this must be paid out for thinning and hoeing some time before the harvest time for the crop. Our climatic conditions In general are very favorable for the culture of sugar beets in that we may get them seeded rather early, and we have ex cellent growing conditions for them during the summer. It is true that our long, dry periods on the unlrri gated soils will limit to some extent the yield of beets unless very good cultural methods are practiced. How ever, in the fall It will bo necessary to get the beets dug moderately early in order to avoid serious second growth. The fall rains which come on are likely to Btart the second growth of the beets, which will lower their sugar content, and It this is car ried on to too great an extent it will make them less valuable for manu facturing purposes. However, It will be distinctly to the advantage of the farmer as well as the manufacturer to have the beets dug reasonably early. Our season by the middle ot September is cool enough that the beets will keep very satisfactorily, and If we leave them in the ground until It gets muddy, it will add ma terially to the cost of harvest. Un der ordinary conditions, the beets should be harvested by the first to the middle of October not only from the -standpoint of avoiding serious second growth but also to avoid the expensive digging in the mud. As far as climatic and soil conditions are concerned, I believe various parts ot the Willamette valley and the south ern Oregon section will successfully produce them, provided proper cul tural methods are used. 6e People's Forum oin mi Iliitliusliisl Over Sugar licet (rowing. To Prospective Sugar Beet Growers, Rogue River Valley: The Oregon-Utah Sugar Company Is offering you a proposition that you can not afford to let pass. Their statements are very conservative, considering results I have seen ob tained from sugar beet growing In Colorado. It brings a high degree of prosperity quicker than any other one agricultural product possibly can. I have grown 15 tons to the acre In a Bcven-year-old orchard, and you have here a much better growing season. From experience and ob servations I am convinced that the Rogue Itlver valley needs this sugar beet factory very much. R. T. STINNETT. Present conditions indicate that North Bend mills will operate all winter. The Warren Construction Com pany Is lushing Its hitullthlc paving contracts at North Bend. Grants Tuss Reports say Green back mine may be onerated In near future. The largest grain crop the north west has ever grown is now harvested. Free Bus On arrival In the city take I UNIVERSAL BUS direct to 1 Hotel Bray ton at our expense. Honesty is the best fire insurance pocy w FIR Insurance means more than honest INTENTIONS. Six out of every seven tire insurance companies organized In thiB country have failed or abandoned the business. To live and furnish real Indemnity a company must have abundant RESOURCES to back up its honest Intentions. 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