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T E L E P H O N E 39
th e g o v e rn m e n t sh o u ld aid a n d co-
Subscription P rice D elivered in City:
O ne m o n th ......................................$ .65 o p e ra te w ith th e b a n k s of th e c o u n ­
T h re e m o n th s ................................ 1.95 try to ta k e , if possible, b e tte r c a re ,
Six m o n th s ..................................... 3.75 ot th e d e p o s ito r a n d to s u rro u n d o u r
One y e a r ...................................
7-50 b a n k in g sy stem w ith g r e a te r safe-
M ail an ti R u r a l R o u te s
O ne m o n th ...................................
tikitit twiKüä
rtt««da>, tovtmber 1, itti!
One hian fold me on the pose had Mr. Dili been running the
s tr e e t th a t he w ould h a v e lik e d to city he w ould have re fu se d to p u t
h a v e . ? ad $5000 of th e bonds a t p a r th e c o n n e ctin g lin k of p a v e m e n t in
sh o u ld he h a v e h a d a ch a n ce to h av e th e P a c ific h ig h w a y on W a lk e r a v e ­
g o tte n th e m , in ste a d of th e P o rtla n d
n ue, o r h eld up th e w o rk u n til a
bond house, he being a taxpayer.
sp ecial e le c tio n could h a v e been
JO H N H. D IL L .
h eld . I su p p o se Mr. D ill w ould have
let th e s tr e e ts of A sh la n d becom e
im
p a ssa b le a n d h a d a sp ecial elec­
E d ito r F o ru m :
, *
As a ta x Pa >,e r of th e city o f A sh- tio n to buy a $1000 tr a c to r to Im-
la n d I w o u ld 'lik e to a d v a n c e a few j ppove th e s tr e e ts w ith.
I su p p o se!
su g g e stio n s a n d re m a rk s re g a rd in g M r- D111 w ould h av e le t N o rth M ain
th e e le c tio n to be held in A sh lan d to ­ s tr e e t betw een th e p laza an d W a te r '
s tr e e t re m a in in th e u n s ig h tly a n d
m orrow .
It seem s to m e t h a t in re a lity th e i a lle y "lik e c o n d itio n it w as a y e a r a g o .
IS
MEDFORD,
Or.,
T h r e e m o n th s ................................
j Jackson street bridge on the night of BIG BEND MILLING
, A u g u st 4. T h e s ta te c o n te n d e d th a t
COM PANY IS SL E D
1 W o lg a m o tt m ad e th e sale.
ON BROW NLEE SA Ltí
T h e re a re tw o m o re in d ic tm e n ts
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h a n g in g o v e r W o lg a m o tt, one being
M ED FO RD , Or. Nov 1.— T he eiv-
I sc h ed u le d fo r tria l th is w eek, a n d t{ su it oi G eorge F in lev a g U n s t
• th e o th e r n e a r th e close o f th e cal- Big Beild M m in g company> wa3
c n d ir
f
• ■
.. . .
, m oved up a case on th e d o c k e t a n d
S h in e E d w a rd s I 'p A gain
w as c alled in c irc u it c o u rt y e s te r-
Ja m e s (S h in e ) E d w a rd s, who w as; day a fte rn o o n .
trie d on a c h a rg e of s e llin g intoxi-
T he actio n is fo r $3000 a n d co sts
i e a tin g liq u o r la st w eek, in w hich th e of 'a c tio n an d involves th e s a le of
th e B u tte F a lls d is tr ic t
th e Big B end M illing
Six m o n th s ...................................
One year .......... ..........................
int a lleg es t h a t on F eb-
.
or 100 i Erf is a vote of u n d e rs ta n d - on Wltn aH tn e re s t ° r th e ite m s
n“ u u iea w h e th e r he w ill be trie d on a new-1 r u a ry 3, 1919, F in le y se cu re d a n
L
et
us
n
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t
d
is
ru
p
t
ADVERTISING RATES
o u r b a n k i n g 'j ng
co m p o sin g th e bond issu e.
(.^lib —
era tio n .
co u n t or given a re -tria l.
j o p tio n from V ernon H. V a w te r of
D isp la y A d v e rtis in g
system a t a tim e w hen it is v ital as',
Mr. D ill's a r tic le .in th e F o ru m of ; I th in k it is w ell to in v ite th e a t-
T he ju ry took fo u r b a llo ts, th e
S ingle in se rtio n , each i n c h .............30c a s ta b iliz in g in flu e n ce in th is na- y e s te rd a y rev e a le d th e fa c t t h a t M r, ;te n tio n of th e people to th e fac t t h a t
, T h e tria l of th e ab o v e c ases will M edford, fo r n in ety days from J a n -
YEARLY CONTRACTS
1919, for th e sale o f th e
(D ill h a s n o t sp e n t a s m uch tim e in ­ th e y h a v e ch o sen w ell In e le c tin g lr s t t i r e e s ta n d in g ten fo r convic-1 p ro b ab ly occupy th e a tte n tio n of th e u a ry 15.
tion.
D isplay A d vertising
i
on an d tw o fo r a c q u itta l.
On th e c o u rt a!1 thig week> a n d b rin g th e Big Bend limber> c o n sistin g of 7200
v e s tig a tin g th e p ro p o sed bond issue m en w ho h av e m ad e su ccesses of
One tim e a w e e k ......................... 27 % c .
a s he h a s in try in g to do aw ay w ith j th e ir ow n b u sin e ss a n d a ff a ir s fo r f o u rth b a llo t an a g re e m e n t w as, tria l of R aleig h M atthew s, c h a rg e d a cres, a t $28.80 p er a c re n e t, w ith
Tw o tim es a w eek ........................ 25 c I > ♦ <§>
<y
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th e m e a s u re m e n t of th e w a te r w hich m em b e rs of th e com m on council, a n d reach ed .
! w ith second d e g re e m u rd e r fo r th e Hie rig h t to “ add such a d d itio n a l
E v ery o th e r d a y ........................... 20 c j
TH E PE O PL E ’S FORUM
he is using. I su p p o se h a d Mr. Dill t h a t it is lik e ly th e se sam e m en h av e j
Local R eaders
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fa ta l s h o o tin g of W ilb u r J a c k s at price as they m ay filid n ecessary to
<$><$>&<&$><& <s> <g^, <$>.<•.■>
E ach line, each t i m e ...................... 10c
w o u ld have had a city e le c tio n e v e ry i nient in co n n ectio n w ith th e c ity ’s tioiif re tu rn e d to th e box a n d re ­ E agle P o in t la st S e p tem b e r, up th e : affe c t a sale of th e p ro p e rty .”
To run, every o th e r (My fo r one
tim e th e city h a d to fo reclo se on a n d b u sin e ss, w ith no re m u n e ra tio n to q u e ste d th a t th e te stim o n y of E rn e st firs t th in g n ex t w
e
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k
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A sh lan d , Or
m o n th , each lin e, each tim e . . 7c
Nov. 1.
ta k e in a piece of p ro p e rty w o rth I th em selv es.
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th
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C h in a w an ts to lead its ow n c a r-
To ru n every issu e fo r o n e m o n th
I w a n t to h e a rtily e n d o rse » T b e i J i J i L « 10° a,g a in s * w hich th e c lty
Be a BO OSTER in ste a d of a
o r m ore, each line, each tim e . . 5c:
T he only p lea sin g th in g a b o u t a e e r, w ith o u t o u tsid e in te rfe re n c e o r
— -
-
y e n a o rs ® i h e h ad d e lin q u e n t p a v in g a sse ssm e n ts, j K N O C K ER a n d vote 100 YES to- s ta te , be read to th em . C aples te s ­
One T h in g T h o u L a c k e st by M. C. O ver $4000 of th e pro p o sed bond i s - ) m orrow ,
C lassified Column
tifie d to th e sa le of a h o ttie of w h is­ ta x is a re c e ip t sh ow ing th a t it has d o m in a tio n . W hy sh o u ld it not ho
________
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R e ,d - I t is surely, th e th in g A sh la n d s u e i s fo r th is p u rp o se alo n e. I s u p - 1
One c e n t th e w ord e ach tim e.
! p e rm itte d to do so?
key to a m an n am ed L ew is on th e been paid.
WM.
M.
BRIGGS.
To ru n every issu e fo r o n e m o n th <*°es need in o r d e r to m ak e a city
o r m ore, % c th e w ord each tim e.
Ilke C olo rad o S p rin g s o r a re s o rt
L eg al R a to
eq u al to E stes P a rk , C o lo rad o . W e.
F irs t tim e, p er 8 -p o in t l in e .......... 1 0 c ! k av e th e c lim a te , we h a v e th e w a te rs )
E a c h su b se q u e n t tim e, p e r 8-
a n d can h a v e th e a m u s e m e n ts if we
p o in t lin e ........................................ 5c will a ll g et b e h in d th em a n d boost !
C ard of t h a n k s ............................... $1.00 (I have a b s o lu te ly no u se fo r a I
T his h o tel p ro p o sitio n !
O b itu a rie s, th e lin e ........................2 % c k n o c k e r.)
is now la u n c h e d , and) if we perpet-1
Fraternal Ortk*rs and S ocieties
A d v e rtisin g fo r f r a te r n a l o rd e rs » ally keep p u s h in g it. we can p u t it |
o r so cieties c h a rg in g a r e g u la r in iti- acro ss.
It w ill ta k e a lot of h a rd ;
a tio n fee a n d d u e s, no d isc o u n t. Re-J w ork and U N IT ED e ffo rt. You c a n ) |
lig io u s a n d b e n e v o le n t o rd e rs w ill be I c o u n t on m e.
B ut ju s t now w h at
we
n
e
e
d
:
It
seem
s
to m e w n a t we a re !
c h a rg e d th e re g u la r r a te fo r a ll ad
v e rtis ln g w hen an a d m issio n o r o th e r a lm o s t co m p elled to h av e, is a place)
fo r o u r w in te r fa ir. A nd, by th e w a y ,)
c h a rg e is m ade.
w hy not m a k e th is a r e g u la r a n n u a l'
What C onstitutes A dvertising
ev en t a n d e n c o u ra g e th e d e v e lo p -ii
In o rd e r to a lla y a m is u n d e rs ta n d ­ m e n t of o u r n a tu r a l in d u s trie s . Such J
ing am o n g som e a s to w h a t c o n sti­ boys a s B row ers B ro th e rs w ith th e ir !
tu te s new s a n d w h a t a d v e rtis in g , H e re fo rd s ;
M acC racken witli
his
w e p rin t th is very sim p le ru le , w hich J e rs e y s ; F re d H e rrin w ith his sh eep , |
is u s e d by n e w sp a p e rs to d iff e re n ti­ a n d lo ts of o th e r good ones I could
a te b e tw e en th e m : “ A LL f u t u r e 1 n am e, to keep on w ith th e ir good
e v e n ts, w h ere a n a d m issio n c h a rg e ¡w o rk . B ut we ______
h av e got to h a v e som e I
HE cultivation ol peppermint is a new industry in the
Fourth. It continues to produce from 7 to 15 years with little
is m ade o r a co llectio n is ta k e n IS , place to hold th e s e e v e n ts T he \ r )
Klamath
region.
Owing
to
the
peculiar
climatic
and
soil
A D V E R T IS IN G .” (T h is a p p lie s to , m o ry w on’t do on a c c o u n t o f its size- !|
or no expense of cultivation, except removal of surplus roots.
o rg a n iz a tio n s a n d so c ie tie s of ev ery ( th e C h a u ta u q u a w o n 't do b ecau se of
conditions required, it is cultivated in comparatively few
k in d as w ell a s to in d iv id u a ls.
, th e odtor we w ill leave. L e t’s b u ild
Fifth. The oil always has a ready market and commands a
localities. The drained lands have proved particularly well
AU re p o rts of su ch a c tiv itie s a f t e r a place.
Of c o u rse we c a n ’t do it I
price which affords the grower a good margin of profit where the
th e y have o c c u rre d is new s.
adapted to peppermint culture and is yielding the growers large
rig h t aw ay th is fa ll, b u t we can
All com ing so cial o r o rg a n iz a tio n m ak e a s ta r t. W e can b u ild a sn iail
land is suitable for jieppermint. *
returns.
m e e tin g s of so c ie tie s w h e re no p avilion a n d sh ed fo r th e sto c k .
I
m oney c o n trib u tio n is so lic ite d , in iti- <va n t to see th is tb ln g
‘ a n d am
SOIL REQUIRED
Figure for yourself a little: 40 acres of mint at 60 p o u n d s p e r
a tio n c h a rg e d , o r c o llecto n ta k e n I S î r e a d y to d e Iiver on th e g ro u n d a n y
acre sold at $3.00 per pound, and remember that the cost of pro
NEWS.
Peppermint requires, for the production of a profitable crop,
id a y t h a t th e C om m ercial clu b p re s i­
d
e
n
t
s
say
s
th
e
w
ord,
$50
w
o
rth
of
duction
of mint per acre is not much if any more than alfalfa.
a rich, moist, free working soil, a soil that holds its moisture well
W e m ak e a ll q u o ta tio n s on
'
lu
m
b
e
r
rea
d
y
to
go
in
to
such
a
b
u
ild
-
JOB WORK
up into the summer, and does not bake. Low bottom lands, muck,
I ing.
L e t’s fix up s o m e th in g tem -
If you can he assured annual net returns of $50 per acre, would
from
fp
o
ra
r
y
now
.
a
s
tim
e
is
s
h
o
rt,
a
n
d
heaver-dam and sub-irrigated lands are best adapted to it.
THE FRANKLIN PRICE LIST
you buy at $150 per acre, and would you sell at $250?
Sam e p ric e s— re a s o n a b le p ric e — 'n e x t y e a r p u t up a good fa ir b u ild -,
ing.
I
am
h
e
re
to
m
a
k
e
my
hom
e
to a ll
ROOTS
____________ ___ ______________
i th e re s t of my life a n d am rea d y :
If your returns per annum are $100 per acre, would your land
E n te re d a t th e A sh la n d , O regon, nt a n y tim e to h elp in m y h u m b le |
Peppermint
is
propogated
from
roots,
and
increases
very
be worth $500 per acre?
P o sto ffic e as S econd-class M ail M at-) " ’ay an y goort th in g fo r A shland a n d
rapidly,
an
acre
planted
in
any
season
will
supply
enough
roots
A s h la n d ’s people, an d I w a n t to
te r.
knock no one b u t th e k n o c k e r.
to plant from 20 to 25 acres the following season. The roots re­
H. P. M OORE.
j
ore About Peppermint Lands
WINNING INVESTMENT
; Yes, th is is l o v e - t h e s te a d fa s t
a n d th e tin e ,
• T he im m o rta l glory w h ic h h a th
n e v e r s e t;
• T h e best, th e b rig h te s t boon th e
h e a rt e ’e r k n ew —
«11 l.ie -3 sw ”e .” th e eery
» Of a ll lire s s w e e ts , tn e very
sw e e te s t y e t!
— C h a rle s Sw ain.
❖
Tq
"
D u rin g th e p a st w eek, th e u n d e r- 1
moved in the fall are immediately transplanted and become a live,
growing plant in the spring, or may be transplanted in the spring
' s jg n e d bag b a d n ia n y jn q Uj r j e s fro n i |
, v o ters in th e c ity , as to th e a d v isa b il- l
• ity of v o tin g th e $18,000 bon d s a t |
co m in g election,; a n d m y a n s w e r
♦
case
« « 1 « • « « '• * “
Was gQod b u s in e s s tQ d o R
•
T he p re s e n t a d ju s tm e n t of th e
<$>, p rev io u s bond issu e s b rin g s b ack to il
m em ory th e e s tim a te th a t th e la te !
J. G. H u rt an d I m ad e y e a rs ago,
w hen th e bon d s w ere f ir s t issu e d ,
Of co u rse , S a n ta C lau s is th e jol- w hen b o th of us w ere on th e city
lie s t a n d m o st lo v ab le of s a in ts to b o ard .
O ur e s tim a te a t th a t tim e
th e k id d ies, b ecau se th e h e a v ie r th e w as $2000 m o re th a n th e re fu n d in g
load he b rin g s th em , th e h a p p ie r he b o n d s th a t have been o rd e re d by th e
city council.
is.
I th in k th a t th e call fo r th e $18.-
000 issue, w ith a g e n e ra l house
It does no m an c re d it to a d o p t c le a n in g show s good b u sin e ss a c u ­
m en, a n d sh o u ld be voted, b u t 1
rig h te o u sn e s s in th is w orld as a fire- w ould a lso give th e o ffic ia ls w a rn ­
escap e in th e n e x t w orld.
ing to keep th e h o u se c le a r in th e
fu tu r e , o r n o t to e x p ect a n y fav o rs
from th e city public.
C h in a h a s a s m uch rig h t to lead
G. S. B U TLER .
a n u n p e ste re d ex iste n ce as a n y o th e r
A sh lan d , O reg o n , Nov. 1.
c o u n try .
Mr. T a x p a y e r:
| J u s t re m e m b e r w hen you vote to -
All m oving p ic tu re s s h o u ld go be- j m o rro w th a t th e r e is a m ig h ty good
fo re th e people fre e from m o ra l b u sin e ss reaso n w hy th e b a n k s of
t .
th e city a re fo r th e bond issu e. In
th e f ir s t place, th e m oney t h a t Is
o b ta in e d from th e p ro ceed s o f th is
NO TIME TO DISR U PT RANKING m o rtg a g e t h a t you a r e a sk e d to give
on y o u r hom es, w ill be h a n d le d by |
SYSTEM
th em fo r th e n e x t n in e y e a rs. T his
m oney th a t goes back in to th e w a te r
a n d lig h t fu n d s, a s th e n e x t p a y m e n t
New leg isla tio n
in c re a sin g th e on o u r w a te r p la n t, is n o t d u e u n til
r a te s on sa v in g s in p o stal sav in g s 1929, a n d tw o p e r c e n t is a m ig h ty
little incom e on th e c ity ’s d a ily b a l­
b a n k s h a s been proposed.
P rim a rily ,
th e
p o sta l
sa v in g s an ce, fo r m oney th a t is o b ta in e d
from th e sale of b o n d s t h a t w ere
b a n k s w ere e s ta b lis h e d by o u r gov­ sold in, a d v a n ce a n d below p a r, w ith |
e rn m e n t to fu rn is h an u n q u e s tio n ­ th e o th e r big expenses in p u llin g o ff I
a b ly sa fe place fo r im m ig ra n ts a n d th e d eal. W h en you re a liz e th a t th is j
fo re ig n e rs , m o re o r less u n fa m ilia r s a m e m oney w ill be lo an ed back to
you a t e ig h t p e r c e n t you will catch
w ith o u r cu sto m s, to m ak e d eposits.
som e of th e re a so n fo r th e ir su p p o rt
A sm a ll in te r e s t r a te of 2 p e r cen t of th e issu e. A n o th e r rea so n w hy I
w as m ad e to e n c o u ra g e d eposits. th e y can a ffo rd it, a n d you can n o t, i
T h is did n o t in ju r e th e a v e ra g e b a n k , is th a t w hen th e ta x assessc/r com es
a ro u n d a n d fin d s y o u r hom e to be |
w hich paid in te re s t on sa v in g s ac­
w o rth $1000 a n d a sse sse s it a t th e
c o u n ts of from 3 to 4 p e r cent. If. sam e, you h a v e to pay on th e $1000.,
how ever, th e g o v e rn m e n t in cre ase s I Not so w ith th e b a n k s, T a k e a b a n k '
its p o sta l sa v in g s r a te to 3 p e r c e n t , i w R h say $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 a n d $20,000 su r-
it la u n c h e s som e 50,000 p o s t m a s t e r s '1)lus- You w ould ,t k In k t h a t th is
,
I sam e a sse sso r w ould say th a t th e
in d ire c t
co m p e titio n
w ith local b a n k >8 bUsin e ss s h o u ld be a sse sse d
b a n k e rs , a n d as no b a n k could have ¡ a t $12 0 ,0 0 0 , b u t h e d o n ’t; he c u ts I
th e s ta n d in g o f th e g o v e rn m e n t, it it in h a lf, a n d m ak e s it $60,000 in ­
s te a d of $120,000. T h a t is th e rea-)
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PLANTING
The ground should he marked out one way only, in drills
three feet apart and about six inches deep. The roots then planted
in a continuous string, should be covered about one and a half to
two inches deep. Planting should he done in March and April,
or it may he done in the fall.
CULTIVATION
Cultivation is practically unnecessary, as peppermint is almost
free from weeds. Peppermint can he cut from 7 to 15 years from
one planting. IT YIELDS A PROFITABLE CROP THE FTRST
'i EAR. After the first year, the roots will cover the entire ground,
and it is frequently cut the second and following years without
any cultivation whatever.
HARVESTING
The crop will mature the first year about August 10th, and
after the first year two or three weeks earlier. The first year it
grows in rows only. After the first year it grows up over the en­
tire ground and is cut with an ordinary mower. Tt is immediately
hauled direct to the distillery, where the oil is extracted by a very
simple process of distillation, a still being constructed in the fields
to take care of the distilling.
YIELD
The yield on this land will run from 65 to 85 pounds of oil to
the acre. Analysis shows the Oregon Oil of Peppermint to be much
higher in menthol content than the oil produced in Michigan and
Indiana, the latter ordinarily testing from 42 to 45 per cent, while
the Oregon oil tests 55 per cent menthol.
USES AND MARKET
Peppermint oil is a staple commodity, many hundred thousand
pounds being consumed annually in this country alone. It is used ‘
largely in flavoring confectionery and chewing gum, as well as for
medicinal purposes. The market has already been established and
the market price will be paid at station nearest the land. The
1. o. b. shipping average pre-war market price varied all the way
from $3.00 to $4.00 per pound to the grower. The European de­
mand is constantly increasing, which should materially increase
the price. Peppermint “ HAY,” after the oil has been extracted,
makes a very fair quality of feed for cattle and horses and is fed
quite extensively where peppermint is grown owing to its high
per cent of protein.
Because—
WHY RAISE PEPPERMINT?
I irst. It is of hardy growth and has fewer natural enemies
than almost any other crop.
Second. The crop (OIL) is not perishable, hnt may he held
for several years if desired. $10,000 worth can he hauled to
market in your Ford car.
Third. It produces a profitable crop the first year with a
small investment.
AM now offering several thousand acres of land located in
lower reclaimed district of Klamath County, Oregon, (»spec­
ially suitable to the growing of peppermint according to the
investigations of the most careful and successful peppermint
growers of the United States, and the actual cultivation of these
lands in peppermint. The most reliable peppermint growers of
the State of Oregon have recently bought land in this tract and
are now preparing for the growing of mint. The President of the
Peppermint Growers’ Association of the Willamette Valley, Mr.
E. B. Wallace, has purchased a large tract of this land and has
moved onto it preparatory to raising mint. A representative of
Mr. A. M. Todd, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, one of the oldest growers
of peppermint in the United States, stated, after a personal in­
spection and examination of this property, that it was the best
soil and the climat’w conditions were the most ideal for the produc­
tion of ])eppei’mint he had ever seen, and predicted that this land
would soon be the center of the peppermint industry in the United
States.
The growing of peppermint on this character of soil has
passed the experimental stage and is now a proven success as it
has been grown in Klamath County for the past 15 years and for
the past two years has been produced for commercial uses very
profitably.
W ater for the irrigation of this land has been secured from
the United States at an annual fee of 25 cents an acre for a period
of ten years, and after this period is free. Proper drainage has
been constructed and further additional drainage is being con­
structed so as to assure the purchaser that this land will always
be in a good productive state. The annual drainage cost per acre
is 26 cents at this time, and is under government supervision with
onlv 16 vears vet to run, when it ceases.
There is in actual cultivation surrounding these farms about
3200 acres producing profitable crops. This land lies adjoining,
or very near, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and has three stations
on it with excellent shipping facilities. Good schools, stores,
churches and fraternal orders near at hand. It is located about
eight miles south of Klamath Falls, Oregon, one of the most pros­
perous «cities in the State of Oregon.
The title to this property is guaranteed by a policy of insur­
ance in a reliable company, and the purchaser is further protected
by the owner entering into a contract with him to place the land
in a productive crop of peppermint and agreeing to pay the pur­
chaser one-third of the oil produced on his land each year for a
period of five years, in case the purchaser so desires.
A limited acreage of this tract is being offered on payments;
One-third cash, the balance payable in installments to suit the
purchaser, not exceeding five years, with interest at 5 per cent on
the deferred- payments.
For further information write or call on
Telephone 26
T. STAPLES, General Sales Agent
Ashland, Oregon