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THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1909.
MedfordMailTribune
A consolidntion of tho Medford Mail, established 1889; tho Southern Oro
gonian, established 1902; tho Dcinoemtic Times, established 1872; tho Ash
land Tribune, established 1890, and Medford Tribune, established 1900.
1900. .
. Official Paper of the Pity of Medford. l
George Putnam, Editor and Manager.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
Ono year, by mail $5.00Onc month by mail or carrier. .$0.50
DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS.
Application will soon be made to the several towns in
the valley from Ashland to Grants -Pass for franchises
for electric railways. If granted upon the terms asked,
the road will he constructed, together with car lines on
the streets of the various towns to be as the population
would warrant the same.
The privileges to be asked for in the various towns
are such as will add to the value of property. The line
conunecting the towns will increase the value of property
along the line and rapidly increase the population sur
rounding the towns. Tho country to be traversed by the
line has at this time not sufficient population to make the
investment one that will bring any returns to the invest
ors, but it must be built with an eye to the future.
To be profitable an electric line should have a popula
tion of ono thousand per mile: -Those building a line with
less must undertake it with a view of developing the coun
try.
The granting of franchises in towns is of ten opposed
by citizens who do so conscientiously from an exaggerat
ed idea of the value of the same. The facts are that elec
trie lines in cities of less than fifty thousand do not pav
The street car lines of Portland, when its population was
much more, passed through several successive receivers
at great financial loss to the successive owners before they
began to pay operating expenses ana maintenance, .wven
with a population of 400,000 the car lines of Portland will
return no profits to stockholders for years, because of the
expenditures tor improvements ana extensions.
For many years Salem has had a street railway sys
tern wlich passed through the bankruptcy of several com
panies. Today in a city of twenty thousand people, this
system does not pay.
There are many Jnmdrods ol! fields more inviting for
the electric railway builders than this valley, because ot
greater population. Investors are seldom controlled by
sentiment. They look for dividends and profits. In cities
that have large population a car line as soon as put m op
oration becomes profitable. Such franchises have great
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value, but tnose wno compare tnc vaiue or a irniicmsu
in a town of ten thousand or twenty thousand with one in
Seattle, Portland or San Francisco do so without' a proper
understanding. Until a town reaches a population of
ono hundred thousand its inhabitants do not pass the
walking distance. The franchises in small towns possess
no value except as part of an interurban system. They
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are necessary to ma kg it a possiuiy prontame unaerra ic
ing. Operated without being a part of such system, they
liavo not been and never will be profitable in a city of
less population than fifty thousand.
No ono will pay for a franchise or submit to unrea
sonable restrictions lor a franchise m cities ot less popu
lation, for the simple reason that it is not a high-class in
vestment, and would be poor business sense. Tlioro are
too many communities inviting such investments along
liberal lines, and ollenng encouragement and assistance
Too of ton have honest investors been driven away
i'a'om communities that imagined they wero destined to
bocome great cities, and nover returned. Tho towns lan
guished when the proper terms to an investor, who was
looking to tho possibilities of the future, would have re
sulted in an activity that would havo bounded into an
inureaaiug and permanent prosperity.
THE ROUT AND DEFEAT.
Tho dofeat of Honey and election of McCarthy in San
Francisco cannot be Avelcomo news to tho upright citizen.
'it is not so much the defeat of lleuey as tho character of
thoso who provailed that must make decency and patriot
ism pauso and reflect. Civic honesty has beon run over by
tho offal cart. Tho result speaks in disparagement of the
standards and ideals of our voters, and proves that in
somo parts of tho country our politics is still of tho jungle
It is not only from San Francisco, but Cloveland,
whoro Tom Johnson, aftor years of solf-sacrifico that
took him from affluenco to povorty while he was making
tho best governed city in Anioriea out of Cleveland, and
Now York and other cities comes the news that tho barba
rians are still strong and powerful.
Tho result takes ono back to the conquests of tho Huus
and Vandals. "Was it not Macaulay who said that tho
Huns and Vandals that would destroy us would come
from our groat cities'? Are thoy to start from the Golden
"Gato, under tho leadership of Ruef and Schmitz?
Wo may look for raucuous timos in that country. Po
litical debauchory triumphing under tho conditions then
existing, may bo expected to turn upon thoso it calls its
SENATOR ROBERT MARION U FOLLETTE
CLARENCE EDDY
BENSON'S
BARGAINS
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE WILL LECTURE AT THE MEDFORD OP
ERA HOUSE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE LADIES OF ST.
MARK'S EPISCOPAL GUILD.
prosecutors with the ferocity of the cave men. Revenge
will be theirs, and the 3rears ot famine must be retrieved
in great loot, tor the famine may came again.
THE WATER MUDDLE.
If it is a business proposition, the city council should
make a compromise with Mr. Hanley, if the right terms
can be secured, and so settle lor all time the water ques
tion.
Mr. Hanley has offered to settle with the city for $20,-
000, deeding 250 indies of water from "Wasson canyon and
Little Butte, thus doubling the city's available water
supply. The city council ottered $12,000,- and the offer
was rofused. Probably a compromise somewhere between
these figures could fe effected. ,
The diiticulty is that the city has no funds. The $12,-
000 offered was money -that would be saved in cost of
pipe by diverting from Wasson canyon instead of con
tinuing to the original diversion point on Little Butte.
But the city faces a serious loss if Mr. Hanley continues
successful in his blocking tactics through the aid of the
court, and the completion of tho pipeline is indefinitely
delayed, the unfilled wood main permitted to deteriotate
and the use of Bear creek water forced.
It is a shame that Mr. Hanley's case against the city
for alleged broken contract caunot be settled on its merits'
in tho courts and the right of way suit also disposed of in
similar fashion, and it is up to the city .Authorities to dc-
ido whether the city loses most by delay or by comprom
ise, and whether the extra water secured is .worth tho ex-
ra money.
If our supreme court had the control of tho publication
of lengthy notices of tax sale, perhaps the Oregonian
night relent.
Is Known In Medford find Over
Northwest as the Poet-Prospector.
the
BOISE. Idaho, Nov. 4. it is re
ported from Chnllis, in Central Halm
that Clarence E. Eddy has mado
very promising strike of three t
four feet of ore of Lost Packer
character high in gold and copper,
Eddy's now find is by tho roadside.
about two miles from Loon .Center
or Coleman's place, and pans gold
even better than the Lost Packer did
when he first struck it: The poet
prospector has been over there
good portion ot tho summer pros
pecting. After doing Nevada, Utah
California and Oregon, lie lias come
back to his first love the Loon
creek district and believes ho lias
found the mate to the Lost Packer,
Clarence Eddy, tho poet-pros
pecfor, is known in Medford, having
nt ono time been connected with
local paper.
NOTICE.
You must know by this time that
the Rosuc River Fish Co. lias all
kinds of lunch goods, smoked fish
salt fish, crabs, oysters, clams.
slmmp, dressed chicken always m
stock; also fivo different kinds im
ported cheese; also fresh mushrooms
shipped in three times a week. Tele
phono your orders for city delivery,
Wo want tho ladies to call and see
tho nice fish and other inviting lines
ol goods.
ROGUE RIVER FISH CO,
Telephono 3003.
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mn I ATF m m flRSIFV.
FOR SALE Hack and buggy; good
condition; cheap if taken at once,
103 Roosovolt nve.
WANTED To buy a gcntlo driving
horse. Call Saturday, Singer Ma
chine store, corner Main and Riv
orside. 107
WANTED Room and board in pri
vnto lnmily. Ucorgo bims, care
Medford Hardware Co. 108
FOR SALE About 300 acres of
choice fruit land, deep red soil,
small stream, no rock, quito free of
log and frost; enough wood to pay
for sumo; about 40 acres cleared or
partially so; houso, barn and other
outbuildings; on main county road,
io inilo to Woolf Creek station, 4
miles to Glendalo; prico $12.50 per
ncro as a wholo; subdivide on bnsis
of $10 to $25. Address Martin An
go, Merlin. Or. 211
WANTED-rAt Summorvillo's barbor
shop at once, first-class barber;
also porter. IPS
WANTED Tho use of borso and
buggy for about 30 days; no long
drives nnd best of caro given. If
you havo ono you can sparo, see
tho ad man of this office. '
WANTED Tho uso of horso and
buggy for nbout 30 days; no long
drives and best of caro. If you
havo ono you can spare, see tho ad
man of this office.
SPLENDID VIEWS OF
Lawrence Gregory Prepares Set of
Orchard Views That Are Mar
vels of Beauty.
Lnwrent'o Gregory hns prt'pnrcd a
sot of ten color photos nearly 24
inches square of orchnrd soenos in
tho Roguo River valloy, which will
bo watered at tho Spoknno national
pplo show to bo held this month in
contest for, a $100 pnzo. Ho also
ms prepared n largo viow of an ap
ple treo in boaring which will bo en
tered in n contest for a $50 prizo.
Tho photos are marvels of beauty.
Tho first work of producing tho pic-1
tnres was onrefully handled and
then onch photo was colored with
tho most painstaking caro. Tho ef-
foot is truly splendid nnd tuo views
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HIIUUIU UU IUUVII XUUll WIIIIU UU gg
hibitibn in Spokano.
MEDFORD THEATRE
DireGt
from
a Seven
Months'
Rim at
Hudson
Theatre
New York
The
Third
Degree
By Chas. Klien, Author ! lie Lion and the Mouse."
Wednesday, Nov. 10th.
Four-room shack, lot 50xlCP; a
good cheap homo and n bargain
at .$450
Good 4-room houso nnd largo lot;
a small payment down; balance at 6
por cent $10000
5 acres of land inside of city limits,
good 5-room house and outbuildings;
this is a genuine bargain and is
worth twice the prico asked.. $4000
Good two-room house, fine largo
lot, best location, near Oakdalo ave
nue; a snnp if sold at anco . . .$550
Wo have a number of suburban lots
which we will closo out in a bunch nt
n bargain counter price, or will trado
for ranch.
Small houso and largo lot on nolly
street, $550. Is this a snap?
Wo havo several incomo-nnviner
business properties for sale. If you
are interested in this clnss of invest
ment, it will pay you to sco us.
Wo are headquarters for business
properties of every description.
Ten ncrcs four miles from Medford
and iy2 miles from Central Point,
now land, 8 acres ready to culti
vate, now 3-room house, good new
small barn, situated on main traveled
road; tho very best soil in tho val
loy; fine fine shado trees nnd a beau
tiful site for a home.
Largo lot with 12 full boaring ap
ple trees on South Ccntrnl avenuo:
fino location and a beautiful si'o for
ha home; a snap if taken nt once.
Forty ncros, 1C miles from Med
ford, half milo from Bonglo; 8 acres
cultivated; 4 acres in fruit treo 2 to
10 years old, on two eood xonds:
small house, barn, ivoodshed, etc;
25 acres inclosed in woven wire
fence $2000
New 5-room house, hardwood fin
ish, new woodshed, well on bnck
porch, lot 50x100, corner Jackson
and Fir ; $1450
Ono acre, 9-room. houso, barn,
cbickon house, city wntor, only GOO
feet from Riverside nvcnuo .. .$3400
5-room moJovn bungalow on South
Central avenue ;n snnp if taken at
onco . SrfiUoU
Nine-room modern house, Bungn-
low addition, lot 50x100, corner 4th
and Oronge, near Oakdalo avc..$3850
28 acres, one milo from P. & E.
depot; a bargain nt the prico. .$6000
Rooming houso Best locntion in
tho city; clears $150 por month; long
lease $2200
27 acres, thrco miles from Mcd-
foro; $1500 house, good barn, all in
nlfalfa; tho best land to be found in
tho Roguo River vnlloy; tcrms.$l2,000
18Ji acres, closo in proporty, fin
est freo soil, 14 acres planted to com
mercial apples nnd pears 4 years old,
4Yz acres alfalfa; good torms $1 1,500
For solo or rent D-room modern
bungalow on Orange street, near Oak
dalo; rout $30; price $3850
Business location lot 50x100, right
in the henrt of tho city. Call at our
office for particulars $8500
5 acros insido city limits, high ele-
vntion; this tract can be subdivided
into building lots or would mnlco an
ideal orchard tract. It is- a bargain
$3000
5 acres adjoining city limits, good
orchnrd land and a beautiful sito for
a homo; in ono year will 'bo worth
doublo tho pripA asked $2000
10 acres, one milo from Medford on
mnin traveled road to Ashland; Bear
creek bottom land, sot to apples nnd
penrs 2 years old; trees aro strong
nnd vigorous. Hero is a beautiful
sito for a homo. Ensy torms.
Price $2900
3-room box houso and large lot
on South Ccntrnl avenue, completely
furnished: good well and chicken
houso; n genuine bargain; easy terras.
Prico $750
Some splendid business properties
for sale, close in, good inconio pay
ors. Call at our office for details.
Our charge is $1 por month for
renting and collecting.
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BENSON INVESTMENT GO
Opposite Moore Hotel
1 12 W. Main St. Plisne 3073 Main.