The analysis given below as that of
the Ashland Lithia Springs is not the
analysis of the original Ashland Lithia
Springs.
VALLEY
ASHLAND, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, AUGUST 4, 1909.
VOL. XXII
ROGUE
RIVER
RECORD.
VALLEY
FRUITS
[By Chas. M eserve, editor Rogue
River Fruit Grower. j
MARKETING ADVANTAGES
The fruit growers of Rogue River
Valley have exceptional advantages
for profitably marketing their fruit.
The freight rate for this valley to
the Eastern markets is the same as
is had by all the other Pacific Coast
fruit districts. The rate on apples
to New York is $1.00 a hundred and
on pears it is $1.50 a hundred
pounds. This rate is but little more
than that paid by the Michigan, Mis­
souri and other fruit districts on
shipments to New’ York and it is giv­
en by the Southern Pacific in carry­
ing out that company’s policy of
building up a big fruit tonnage as is
being done in building up the freight
traffic from other industries. These
fruit shipments are given fast ser­
vice and this with the refrigerator
cars and the remarkable quality for
keeping and for resisting travel ware
enables Rogue River pears, apples
peaches, grapes and other fruits t<
reach distant markets in as perfect
condition as to nearby markets
Within another year a pre-cooling
plant will be established here and
that will enable the early fruits, like
peaches and Bartlett pears, to be
sent to the most distant markets oi
to be held when a glut in the mar
depressed
ket * has temporarily
prices.
Another great advantage that the
Rogue River fruit growers have if
the profit saving method that they
have for marketing their fruit. Thi-
is done by means of co-operative as­
sociations, of which there are four
in the valley, composed of the frv
growers of a district and which has
the entire handling of the fruit croj
from the time it is matured to the
distribution of the proceeds of th
sales to the members. This method
eliminates the local middlemen anf
their excessive toll, which in frui
districts where the growers are no
organised often takes all the profit:
¿•’■.d lea.’- aftir
but a ba’-e
Thes
inspectors are on duty for the entire
time and with the hearty co-opera
tion that the fruit growers are giv­
ing in this pest warfare there is ev-
ery certalnty that within five years
the 22 different kinds of pests now iD
the county will be reduced to half
that number and those remaining
will be so diminished that they will
cease to be a menace to the fruit it
dustry. The fruit growers being so
largely in the majority in the Rogue
River Valley will insure that the
pest laws will always be enforced
with vigor and this will make fruit
growing more profitable in two ways
for it will decrease the cost produc­
tion fully 10 per cent less than in
the pest-ridden sections and it will
raise the quality of the fruit anf
that will enable better prices to b<
had. One of the greatest menaces
to the orchards in the Eastern states
are the countless thousands of wild
fruit trees and shrubs that are p
breeding place and harbor for all
manner of pests. This danger does
not threaten the fruit growers o
Rogue River Valley for there are
very few wild fruit trees and bushes.
their jobs by political pull.
a
whose duty Tt 'is to enforce the assc
ciation’s rules for picking, grading
packing and loading, and he also has
full control of the marketing of th<
fruit under direction of the board of
directors. Through these associa­
tions, Rogue River fruit is put di
rect into the markets of all the prin
cipal cities of the United States ant THE ASHLAND CONCERT BAND
of Europe, Canada, Alaska, Siberia.
Ashland has splendid musicci tal­
Japan, China, Hawaii, Mexico and
other countries. Such good prices ent, and much of this talent turns
are had that the best orchards and its attention to band instruments. A.
vineyards are paying a net dividem J. CcCallen, the director, is a chip
each year on avaluation of from off of the old block, his father be­
$1000 to $7000 per acre. For the fore him having led a band nearly all
Ashland district the Ashland Fruit of his adult life, and organized the
& Produce Association handles the first band at Lakeview and was its
Young
fruit. This association is one of the leader for eighteen years.
leading factors in building up the Andy's system of keeping up a band
fruit industry in this section of in a town is to keep young men in­
Rogue River Valley and of making terested. as the old experienced play­
Ashland one of the most thriving ers will eventually drop by the way­
and prosperous of the small cities of side and become “lookers on in Ven­
ice,” and mu icians are not made
the Pacific Coast.
ready in a day, but are more of a
THE FRUIT PEST PROBLEM
Experts of the Department of growth. This policy is working well
Agriculture have identified nearly in Ashland and the director is al­
1200 different pests that are destruc­ ways able to get the proper mater­
tive to fruits, vegetables, grains and ial for state occasions from this in­
grasses in the United States. Of teresting array of members;
Cornets.
this great number but 22 have been
O.
F.
Car
on.
able to effect an entrance into Rogue
A. Dawkins.
River Valley.
That so few pests
H. G. Enders, Jr.
have invaded Rogue River Valley is
Carroll Wagner.
due to its isolation from other fruit
A Folsom.
districts and to the enforcement for
Paul Guiley.
the past three years of the state fruit
Horace Provost.
pest laws which forbids the shipping
P< rry Smith.
of diseased trees, shrubs, plants and
Willis Bailey.
fruit. With the continuous chain of
Walter Bass.
mountains all around the valley a
Andrew McGee.
barrier is formed that prevents pests
W. Holmes.
from reaching here by natural means
i- .Lon Beagle.
so that the pests now here were
F. Jeter.
brought in on shipments of trees
Altos.
plants, seeds and fruit, they gettin;
Lloyd
Goodyear.
in her«^ before the present state pest
Harold Patterson.
laws ywere enacted and put in force
T. T. Provost.
From this on there is little likelihood
Bert Griffith.
of more pests getting into the valley
W. Herndon.
for they will be intercepted by the
Jan Mowat.
rigid inspection that is made on all
A. B. Anderson.
shipments of trees and fruits that
Cbas. Robertson.
are received here, but if a new pest
Kenneth Lilly.
does get in it will be soon discover­
A. O. McGee.
ed and eradicated.
Clarinets.
No other county in Oregon has so
Phil S. Rose.
large a corps of fruit inspectors as
Fred Rocho.
has Jackson county, or is doing so
W. H. Gilli .
thorough work in inspection both of
L. N. Kildahl.
orchards and vineyards and of im­
Frank Jordan.
ported trees. While other countie«
O. D. Caldwell.
rely on one inspector to do the work
Lloyd Casebeer.
this county has four inspectors, all
thoroughly
posted and energetit
A. E. Jordan.
men and not getting nor holding
Walter Herrick.
WEALTH
OF
MINERAL
SPRINGS. and other impurities.
Surface waters, lakes and streams,
Various Kinds of Potable and Medi­ and especially ground waters, wells
and deep springs, are often more or
cinal Waters—A Few An-
less charged with different mineral
alized for this Issue.
constituents taken up from the soils
and formations through which they
tBy C. Bradley, Chemist Oregon Ex- pass. When the salinity of the water
is more than ordinary the water is
périment Station.)
commonly termed “mineral” water,
Water is recognized as an almost
Mineral waters are characteried
universal solvent. Many chemical by a salty taste and are quite often
salts like common salt and sugar are associated with a flow of gas as they
dissolved quite readily by it and sub­ emerge from the ground, Carbonic
stances which are ordinarily consid­ acid, hydrogen sulphide, recognized
ered insoluble, like glass and min­ by its odor, and nitrogen are gases
erals are nevertheless taken up by commonly noted in mineral waters.
water in small quantities.
Gases
The character of the mineral mat­
such as air, carbonic acid gas, and ter which a water contains is deter­
ammonia are likewise dissolved by mined by the deposits of salts in the
water.
earth with which it may come in con­
All natural waters may be con ven- tact.
___
„_ ____________
Old
sea beds for example, fur-
iently divided into three divisions, j nish the salts ordinarily contained in
namely rain water, surface waters sea water. If the water becomes
and ground or deep waters.
charged with carbonic acid, which is
Rain water when collected in the often true of deep waters, it is then
open air is the purest of all the nat­ capable of dissolving lime stone and
ural waters, being free from dissolv­ becomes laden with carbonates of
ed mineral salts. It, however, con­ lime, magnesia or iron.
tains dissolved gases obtained from
The constituents of mineral wat­
the air by its passage through it. ers vary greatly both in regard to
When collected from roofs, rainwat­ the kind and amounts. Commonly
er is often contaminated with dust such waters contain chlorides, sul-
NO. 14.
ph$tes and carbonates of sodium,
potassium, magnesium and calcium.
Mcge rarely elements like lithium,
bojon, iodine and bromine are pres­
ent! The therapeutic value of these
waters depends upon these various
salts which they contain.
Thè Southern Oregon district fur­
nishes/
;s. !_
a ______
number ___
of _______________
excellent min­
eral waters, both from the stand-
point I Iof
of Dalatability
palatability as well as of
medicinal value, The following an-
alyses bi waters from this section
have been made at the Chemical
Laboratory of the State Experiment
Station. All results are reported in
“parts per million;” these values
may be converted, if desired, into
"grains per gallon” by dividing by
17.12:
ASHLAND LITHIA SPRINGS
Parts per million
Potassium chloride ............ 510.00
Sodium chloride ................... 3452.00
Lithium chloride .................
3.39
Ammonium chloride ..........
3.388
Sodium sulphate ................. 450.90
Sodium bicarbonate ............. 2513.00
Magnesium bicarbonate ...1014.00
Calcium bicarbonate ........... 1120.00
Iron and alumina.................
10.00
r ’ W
rf
w-.rl L/C
Silica ........................
Potassium iodide .
Potassium bromide
Sodium borate . . .
Calcium phosphate
76.20
none
none
trace
trace
Total ............................... 9152.878
COI.ESTIN MINERAL WATER
Ammonium chloride .
2.138
Sodium sulphate ....
9.119
Sodium chloride ..........
26.48
Potassium chloride . .
802.90
Potassium bicarbonate
804.30
Magnesium bicarbonate
605.7
Calcium bicarbonate .
2542.0
Silica ............ ’.................
89.2
Lithium ........................
none
trace
Sodium borate..............
trace
Calcium phosphate . . .
Iron and alumina ....
none
Total ................................ 4881.737
Gas given off from the water is
carbon dioxide.
SODA SPRINGS (Jackson County).
29.83
Sodium sulphate ....
7.96
Sodium bicarbonate ..
292.50
Potassium bicarbonate
473.99
Magnesium bicarbonate
453.03
Calcium bicarbonate .
70.20
Silica ..................... ..
none
Iron and alumina ....
none
Sodium chloride .....
none
Lithium ................... ..
-v
Total .......................... .1327.41
ASHLAND SULPHUR SPRINGS
Sodium sulphate ....
Sodium chloride ..........
Potassium silicate . . .
Potassium bicarbonate
35.44 J
Magnesium bicarbonate
Calcium bicarbonate
Iron and alumina ..
Lithium
Potassium iodide
28.70
noue
none
none
Total
HELMAN
WHITE
SPRINGS
Ammonium Chlo-ide .
Sod’um chloride
Potassium chloride
Sodium sulphate . . .
Sodium carbonate . .
Sodium UV ai bonat«-
' Í
'-■’f’.gX-jl r.r) I
Calcium bicarbonate
Silica .
Iron and alumina . . .
Calcium phosphate . .
Lithium ........................
Potassium iodide . . .
A Jackson County Exhibit at he State Fair
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Lloyd Stratton.
S. Adams.
Otto Dyer.
Rex Stratton.
H. Sander.
Glenn Gulley.
G. Herndon.
Lynn Mowat.
Trombones.
K. P. H. Nims.
H. C. Beebe.
Howard Brown.
Jap Loomis.
E. M. Koenig.
Hiram Fordney.
Cedric Myer.
Otto Klum.
W. Morris.
Baritones.
I. F. Koenig.
R. V. Goodman.
H. G. Eastman.
Geo. Crawford.
Saxophones.
Fred Knott.
W. L. Morgan.
Verne Blue.
A. S. Thompson.
I. F. Porter.
Floyd Dickey.
Basses.
O. C. Purkeyqile.
M. E. Briggs.
F. L. Dodge.
Drums.
W. F. Loomi .
Kenneth McWilliams
Chauncey Casebeer.
Visitor’s Tribute to Ashland
.67
34.17
224.00
17.55
52.63
.14.00
10.56
49.20
none
none
none
none
Total ............................... 409.74
Gas given off from the water is
nitrogen.
matchless Garden of the Gods and the
migh y rocks and peaks that stand
I
as everlasting sentinels over -the Bow much to the comfort and pleasure of
I Written in July 19074
visitors and tend to inspire in others
V’here the rainbow tinted shells of der Assembly; but in all my wander­ what they each undoubtedly have,
the abolone play with the fern-like ings among Chautauquas I have fount Chautauqua zeal and enthusiasm. The
spray of the seaweed along the shore ihi spot where I have heard a sweet­ management have just cause to feel
' of h? billowry, blue Monterey bay, er voice or listened to a more per­ proud of their assembly, of their ex­
i I first caught the Chautauqua fever. suasive wooing than the music of cellent program, of the co-operation
' I caught
irom Bishop Vincent four- mingle waters in their joyous shout and interest of the citizens, and
I tee) years ago, as he stood on ’he as they dash and play through Ash­ their generous patronage, of their
' shores of the bay at the vesper hour, land canyon. Twelve miles of melod I 1 lie buildings and charming Chau-
' add e1:,ins an audience of some three and every mile filled with a grand, tauqua park so rich in nature s beau-
I thoisand, telling us with arms out- ae * song and a resonant chorus of ties as to be an abiding attraction as
' stretched toward the golden west, in praise to the Father of Waters. long as time shall last. A thing of
woris that the glory of the depart­ Twelve miles of ever changing, ev beauty is a joy forever.
ing day made at once a sermon, a er varying charm. A playground for
Sometimes our own Jonestown sun­
prajer aid a benediction. 'There is ■hou.iuds of the happy children of set seems to lack in beauty of tint
i a w?deue*S*Tu God’s mercy, like the the light and shadow that continual­ and color, our Jonestown creek be­
wideness- of the sea.’
ly play hide and seek among the comes common place, our growing
SJice'tnen, each season has found dashing waters and thick forest fruits and laden orchards ordinary,
me follow tng the blazed trail of the leaves, a vast botanic garden of our hills with their wealth of timber
Chattauqu# east, west, north an< terns, mountain lilies, trailing vines and changing shadows of ever vary­
south. 1 have gathered around the and delicate woodland blossoms. The ing color and yellow valleys that run
driftwood are off the beach at Ocean sweet musical call of the waters of 1 i to greet the hills, cease to at-
Grove ami enjoyed the after hour Ashland creek, the whispered invi tract our attention and lose their
stunt frsisToi the talent; have listene tation of shadowy firs of the hills, charm. We look across the fields
to the rung led music of the singing the snewery banner of glad welcome for pastures new.
We seek other
sands pt old Orchard and the chorus tation of shadowry firs of the hills, scenes. We talk up other Jonestowns.
class; ivirn equal delight I have re­ the snowy banner of glad welcome
I velled im the charms of Long Beach from th-: towering granite butte, the In our own little village, nestled
among the mountains were all the
;
subtle, sweet perfume of the moun­ elements of horticultural wealth and
and
G
C __
rove.
Tr < | ITyt e followed the zigzag tain lilies, will always remain in mem prosperity, all the golden apples
Chaut^igus »ay into the land of the .melody that will ever fill my soul above and under ground, while beau­
cotton and the corn, of the citrus ry singing a siren 6ong of subtle ty lingered everywhere.
Yet we
grove nd the magnolia bloom. to with longing to drink in again the prized it not for our eyes were blind-
wander back to ttie broad, level prai- charms of nature in Ashland canyon, [ ed because it was common place. W
I
pfát Northwest, where and listen to the feast of music, el­ I saw it every day. We do not know
t
ton stretches out as far oquence and song so bountifully pro­ , if there are such in Ashland. If so
n see—a billowy ocean vided by t’'e Southern Oregon Chau­ i wake up.
THE NEWSPAPERS OF JACKSON
Nature has more than
COUNTY
splendor. I have been tauqua assembly.
done her part. She has been lavish
usands of delighted au-
While nature has so well done her in al) her gifts. Let each boy and
Ashland has two newspapers—the
have listened to the part in making the assembly at Ash- girl and every citizen sing a song of
Valley Record and the Ashland Tid­
is at the Mother Chau- land attractive, the old time Chau- praise about your own fair city as
ings—both of which are equipped
:hed the shadows tauqua resorter cannot but help note sweet and constant as the music of
with printing plants that have no su­
X the^hall in the grove that man has not neglected his. The Ashland creek, and you will soon
periors in any small city.
DelevVns ake and Bay View, have auditorium is one that would grace make it what is now an apparent
The Evening Tribune and the :ist - my _______
the _______
tenters “on the any assembly in America. One can- reality, Paradise Valley, a home for
1c; with ___
Medford Morning Mail are published hnks. of the Wabash far away” and not but feel grateful to the archi- | theusauds of resorters, farmers, hor­
at Medford.
’hve added my voice of cheer to the; tect who designed such a well equipp ticulturists, students, beauty lovers
The Rogue River Fruit Grower norus o* praise over the winding, ed building for both seeing and hear- and pleasure seekers. Will you do
the Saturday Review and the Rogue uadowy, b’ue Illinois. I have sought ing.
The orderly and well kept your part? If so man may come and
Magazine are also published at Med­ ut the Chautauqua hiding place grounds with an abundance of fresh , men may go, but the sweetness of
nnung the Tt uasand Islands of the drinkink water appeal strongly to your song will go on forever.
ford.
The Central Point Herald is the It. Lawrence, delis of Wisconsin, and the stranger The kind and affable
Louise E. Francis, Chicago.
only paper at that place, while th«, he shaded gloves and cornfields of way in which the Chautauqua ma-
Gold Hill News and Jacksonvillqiowa, Kansas aid Nebraska. I have chinery is run by President G. F. Bil-
I Price of Special Edition Copies: 10c
Post occupy the field alone in theirneard words of eloquence and songs ■ Secretary T. A. Hayes and their able for single copies; three copies for 25c.
of sweet hai moe-y surrounded by the ¡corps of assistants contribute
so eight for 50 cents, 15 for >1.
respective towns.
’