Grants Pass daily courier., October 23, 1920, Page 2, Image 2

MAT! RD U. OCTOHKR U». UM».
PAGE TWO
Facts and Figures That the Taxpayers of Josephine County
Should be Acquainted With
The County of Joaephine 1« a corporation In which all the taxpayer» of the county are »tor¡»bolder» How many of tho
taxpayers and voters are familiar with the conduct of the business of tho county. Its financial «landing and tho future pros
poets of its business? In your private business you know where you stand. It you are a member of a private corporation
or company you are familiar with all its affairs. But with the county'« affairs you are more or l<■■•« at ••'« and In many In
stances indifferent, rely upon what someoue else says, and do not take the trouble to personally in*eeU(ate or take an in­
ventory of Its business or prospect«.
In 1916 tho financial condition of the county was In bad shape and all warrants Issued were being discounted 5 to 10
per cent with the prospect of the discount being more Anyone working for the county had to suffer that discount
If the
county wanted to purchase anything in the open market It had to pay that additional 10 per cent discount, and tho war­
rants Issued drew 6 per cent Interest. It w?* •nnarent that something had to be done with the result that a now ay »tom
was adopted and Instead of the General Fund" a "Current Kx|>eiiso Fund" system »»» adopted and a »Inking fund a»t«b-
llshed with the following result:
Quaker Heat is Quicker Heat
—and Cleaner too
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The county has <lnco been on a cash basis and able to pay face for all warrants, purchase In the open market the same
as any Individual and thousands of dollars In interest saved
The Quaker Pipeless Furnace is built of heavy
riveted boiler plate steel—and steel radiates heat three
times as fast as cast iron. That is why Quaker heated
homes are always so comfortable on cold mornings.
Just open the draft and up through the Quaker Register
pours an enormous volume of warm, pure, clean air.
Before you buy a furnace, fijid out about the
In 1916 the outstanding warrant indebtedness of the county amounted to $300,365.68
Up to dale under the "cash"
system 3117.364 04 of these warrants have been retired, tho Interest on tho sam« amounting to 149.90., 67, amounting
In all to 1197,369.71. leaving at present an outstanding warrant indebtedness of $153.001.64 which under the present »ye-
tern is bel uk retired annually and the Interest reduced.
Under the old system, which was an unbusinesslike system, the county was going farther and farther In debt,
thousands of dollars in interest piling up to which there would have been no end.
Not only has the Indebtedness of the county beeu materially reduced, tho affairs of the county been put on a »olid basis,
. ...
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. than
...... ever before been
......... made
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til . county h.is olio of the fln«»t court
but much
Improvement . . In fact
more improvement«
houses In the state, paid for and furnlahed. up-to-date and modern road equipment and paid for. better roads throughout
than the county ever had before, but the aid that has been secured from the state and government, which has only been
secured by persistent and hard work and wat<-hfiilnesa and constantly on the Job la an Important factor to take Into eon-
•Ideration. The following is a tabulation of the State and Government aid:
QUAKER
“The Pipeless Furnace
that is built of Steel ’*
Estimated
Josephine Co. Dec 1.1 91 S-Sept.30,1930
total coat
Paving—Grants Pass to Jackson County Line $138.685050
Paving—Wolf Creek-Grave Creek.................... . .... 141,908 67
Macadam—Stage Road Pass. Wol? Creek........
«9.31549
Grading -Stage Road Vasa. Wolf Creek........
St.054.15
Grading -Sexton Mountain Section
140.000 00
Grading-Graveling—Grants Pass-Pleasant Valli ry 98,000 00
8 3.000 00
Surfacing Sexton Mountain Section
Grave Creek Bridge
31,600 00
Hayes Hill (State)
.... 35,000.00
Hayes Hill (Government) .................................... ... 36.350 00
Graveling Hayes Hill (State) . ....... ...................
6,000 00
ToUls ______ __ ______________________ $799.713 81
It not only give* you quicker heat but mots
of it from the uae fuel. Every corner of every
room is wanned thoroughly. It's cleaner too be
like a steam
the erment
k.-ied with
Wont
Paul’s Electric Store
•JOB SOLTH OTH ST.
and
errore« gJUw 4ir*if«v«
• fair rwrPwwf«
PHONE 47
Expended
to date
$t»8k,«S5 50
141.908 67
69.315 49
51,054 15
1 19.333 58
356.16
3, 379 45
1 3. 163 *0
35,000 00
36.350 00
$587. 455 90
Cost to
completa
$
30,667
97.643
TH 630
9.336
4J
84
55
10
6.000 00
$212.167 91
The money for the uncompleted work has all been appropriated by the State and will be spent juat as fast as the con­
tractors can do the work.
e
Poker as Gias* Cutter.
An Ingenious metnml of cutting
glass with a poker Is described Make
a tiny notch on the edre of the glass
where you «ant to cut It Lay the
glass over a newspaper, so that you
have a printed line as a guide, heat a
poker and apply it where the uotch
la. There Is a faint dick, and If the
hot poker is drawn slowly across, a
crack follows. When the opposite edge
of the glass is reached It will be found
that It is in two separate parts.
Gave Hm* ij.a for Balloon.
The invention of the ordinary bal­
loon ts «aid to have had an exceeding­
ly «tmpfe or*gtn. though some anthort-
tie» gtve more than one Instance of
this discovery.
A linen shirt was
hanging in front of a fire and Stephen
Montgolfier, who Is sa^l to have In­
vented the balloon, noticed that as the
«arm air rose It took the shirt with It
Quite a simple incident, which led to
-etnarkable invention. — Seattle
Time«.
FIRST CLASS RANCH
Live Stock, Farm Equipment
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
For sale at public auction to the ' tioneer will offer the farm equip­
This
highest bidder, one of the best and ment and live stock tor sale.
most beautiful ranches of the Rogue I includes four horses, cow, poultry,
River Valley, conuinlng
91 5-7 I spray rig, mower, hay rake, wagons,
acres of fruit and alfalfa land, a fine etc., and all necessary equipment to
wooden dwelling house, three stories run the place.
and basement, containing nine large
No bids under $1,000 will be re­
rooms, sleeping porch, and large ceived on farm equipment and live
bathroom, with screened-in veranda stock.
about 12 feet wide around the house;
A first class foreman can be em-
Equipped with electric lights, au­
tomatic pump for water, furnace and ployed.
other modern conveniences;
The following opinion of the value
Bungalow, ’-rooms, shower bath of the property is given by the men
and open fire place;
who are or have been directly Inter­
Large barn, with packing house ested In the property and its produc­
facilities, pump house and modern tiveness:
pump, tool house, poultry houses,
"I think the above described pro­
•tc.
perty is worth very much more than
Foreman's house of four rooms; 335,000 now.”
Weil house, with engine, pump and (Signed)
3. P. BECKWITH,
reservoir tank.
Pacific Net & Twine Co.. Seattle. Wn.
The buildings are insured for $10,-
Ex-manager Rogue River Valley
000.
Fruit & Produce Ass'n.
31 3-7 acres in Bose, Cornice and
E. B. Thompson, Medford, Ore.,
Anjou pears, 18 or 19 years old and
appraiser of the California Land
in full bearing.
The rest of .the premises, except Bank Company, San Francisco, Cal.
Refer by permission to the First
the garden and the grounds imme­
diately around the buildings, and National Bank of Medford, Ore.,
about six acres of choice grain land, First National Bank of Ashland, Ore.
or E. D. Briggs, Esq., Ashland, Ore
is all in alfalfa.
The Medford Irrigation District, a
Medford is recognized as the best
State organization,
will
supply pear producing section In the coun­
water to the place for irrigation try. Its late pears cannot be equaled.
purposes, not later than May 30,
The ranch offered for sale above,
1922. This Is an aaaured fact. Con­ and now called the Black Oak ranch.
servatively
speaking,
irrigation , Is perhaps better known aa the old
doubles the alfalfa crop and add» at ! Stewart place
Mr. Stewart was the
least twenty-five per cent to the original or bardlst in the valley and
pear crop.
this place was chosen by him for
The sale will be held at 2 o'clock himself or his son to own. It was
p. m. on
laid ont under his personal supe^ls-
lon and care, and for this reason the
ranch Is favorably known through­
out the valley.
The house is admirably suited for
a country residence. The land lies
on the east side of Jackson CTeek
on the place, Ross Lane, about four and about four and a half miles from
and one-half miles from the Medford the Medford depot, and two miles
from Central Point. The roads to
depot.
either town are In fine condition
No blds will be received for le
Directly In front of the house one
than $35,000.
A deposit of $2,500 must a com­ gets a view of Mt. McLaughlin and
pany the accepted bld, the balance to to the right Mounts Wagner and
be paid in one week from date of Ashland.
Saturday
Nov. 13, 1920
Prospective purchasers are Invited
•ale.
Immediately after the sale of the to examine the ranch property at
auc-!®nX time before sale.
above described property, the Auc-
WALDO W. WILLARD
Medford, Oregon
It will be seen by the above that this county has received practically 9X00,000.00 from the State and Government for
permanent roads and bridges In the past 21 months, which according to population and taxable property Is more than any
other cunuty in the State has received
In other words to sum up some of the main points of county business during my administration
The county
built and furnished one of the finest court house« In the State; has reduced the warrant Indebtedne»» $147.364 04;
duced the interest $49.905.67; purchased and paid for modern county equipment; put the county on a cash basis;
secured for this county practically 3800,000 from the State and Government for permanent Improvements on our roads,
latter making It possible for more money to be spent on the lateral roads of the county.
has
re­
and
the
1 am a candidate for reelection and I wish the voters to study the present conditions of the county now snd when I took
office, and I assure you that If I am reelected I will continue to exert my beat effort» tn conducting the bitslnn»« of the
county In a businesslike, economical and progressive manner
I im familiar with the conduct of the county's business, am
closely In touch with the State Highway Commission and their program, am familiar with all the roads and bridges of the
county, and believe I can gtve the people of Josephine County the very beat of service and therefore have no hesitancy In
soliciting your votes at the coming election.
Your» very truly,
C. G. GILLETTE, C»unty Judge
I Paid Advertisement)
BASEBALL CLUB OWNERS CONSIDER
USE OF HEADGEAR FOR BATSMEN
FASHION GARAGE
& MACHINE SHOPS
PHONE I<13
BRING LB YOLK MECHANICAL TROUBLES OF ANY
KIND. WK HAVE THE BEST OF TOOLS AND EQUIP*
MK.NT AND OUR MECHANICS ARK THE BUST TO
BE OBTAINED.
WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF K1J0C*
TRICAL, TROUBLE SHOOTING, O.V K R II A U L I N G
LATHE, AND MACHINE WORK OF AI J, KINDR.
ALL KINDR ACETYIJtMK WEI,DING
WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF AICKHHORIKH, TIRES,
OILS AND GREASES, ALL GOOD FRESH STOCK.
AT YOUR SERVICE DAY OR NIGHT
C F. BURKE and E. KNOX, Prop».
Magistrate F. X. McQuade. treasurer of the New York Giants, states
that tho officials of that club and other big league organizations are consider­
ing adopting a protective headgear for batsmen such »» the one pictured
above, which was designed to prevent Injuries such ns were received by Ray
Chapman when he was killed by a pitched ball which »track him on the
head at the New York Polo grounds. The helmet Is like that of a football
player except that It has a visor like the one on a baseball cap. The Idea
Ik regarded as a good one by officials. It will he remembered that Roger
Bresnnhan was ridiculed when he appeared on the Polo grounds 15 year)
ago with cheat protector and shin guards, but these uro today taken as
a matter of course and necessities, as ure the big catcher’s mitts, so de-
■plsed a few years ago.
Cold weather with Ion« nights 1» just
around th« corner. NOW IS THE
TIME to have your Battery given a
good outside charge and * thorough
inspection for tho »train that Fall
and Winter will place iqion It.
HERE 1» the Mallon to do the work
—(lie station that place» SERVICE
FIRST and sales last» Brin« ns the
Handles anti we will Build a GUAR­
ANTEED BATTERY on them.
Al'ilB Elw trie & Ba’tery Shop
Phone (Ml
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•7.9B PER KM) IN TON LOTS
•7.BO PER 1<M> IN SMALL LOTH
WRITE FOR OUR PRICEH ON ALL FIELD SEEDS
MONARCH SEED CO.
MEDFORD, OREGON
PHONE ano
Ardencraig Farm
For Sale
Complete With Stock and Equipment
at $50,000.00