MB WiDVORl) MATL TttmtJNK, KMDFORD, (mttCION, SUNDAY, JAJSTlM RY 2, .1010.
Some Leading Business Firms of Medford j&
REASON FOR PROGRESS
receives prompt nnd export attention, tdepoalt limes will m for rent nrnl every
I Tim Jnckstiii Courtly linnk wnn ustnb- fnclllty extended coiislstmit with sound
Mucltont rnnkH mi tho most tiro- nw "IMl hnn " tM mM l"l,,kl"'
KriiMiilvo of tliii (iltloii of Oroitoii It '"l'""1 "'"ok "f HOO.OOO with surplus It Is characteristic of nil tho gentle-
Iiiih i-pent toward llio IciHt yoar ilioro "',d " vlI.l pronls of over $46,000. mm. at the head of this Institution to do
mutiny nor rnpltn In publlo Improvo- l;ininl, Issued November i, thoroughly w'yer thoy ""'rinko
iiiomIm tliim unv nllv ivni' linfrirn yiwml shows It nffuIrN lo hn In nri oxoond- fvnrl we know ttmt tho now bank will
iiii-mii uim 1111 i ll uy ii iivhii w iiiuiv, , .....,.ii i i.., ... . ,,,... f,,i ii, , ,, it,. ,,.
It lutu mm o I'ronlor hINiioh in nearly "" " ."" ............ ..
ovory way H olty cmi Im inrnutlrtul mImk Mlr; J"u "P"H nrc Ul nnd m1ui.trl.il llfu of tl... city
than lU.y lNielflo const town. This ?r:T,. ,?7.V00 """ Um l0U1 ruw,Jre"- a'"1 C0UM,ry'
nrm-rem- In iluu In two canHOt..' First. ',," ' " I
M,..lf,....l'u f',.......r,.UI r'lni. llt,,l,.i i. T' "" Of '' Institution In ono of
lV1l1' l It . Ill Mill I VIII villi' IHII"
MEDFORD FURNITURE CO.
Very conclusive avldnnco of Med
ford. commercial progresslvem; In f-
peer nmmiK llio commercial club, of l"',!"rLT!,l.,'?nvK "m""!
tin. fountrv and lior excellent cltv "l0 Mtai" uu W'riMy equipped
..... ..I . oxtoiiom CHJ f((r (flt)r uflolloMi Tm nmfnineont
'I'll r'uiiiiniirnlitl rinli In illrnHlv ennilltloii "' .iondy growth of till forded by the handsome riilall establish
....n.ll f,,r 1 1, A l.,l,.l.,l.r,.rl,.l. .if nilUICjl CM I 1I I Ml t IMOll t Id dUO t tllO IIIBntH tllflt Hllom tllO bUllllolHI UDOtloi
ith
.......... .,,,1.11.,
If A tlio v liar ; nto tl in rank fit to "fflc8r,l nn" l,lr-ol,'r' 11 '"v""f 'or ""Rr" " "obuiminK linn
i L .... i . ; "'..ii ...i J.. l''",'''r mnmtKi.iiint for a perloJ of f trritlfrlnf tone 1m tl.a Mfdfonl Kurnl-
Linen, mill bli; IMIII.MIin.iu.iuji . .
ruHiioiiHllilo for carryltiir out to mio
coMiiful noniptotlou thomi inoTOtiioiitx
lioKiin by tlm rluli,
Tho Mud ford Coinmorclnl Club
iiiiniliiHH prnctlrnlty ovnry tlvo nllUon
n limn t: 1 1 if iiioiuliorH. Tho licut IuuIiih
Li' lit Mm nllv i'l Vfi ' mini Int lni'lr thftlr
tlmo mill i-'iinrny to tho club. Formed
hoiiio Imlf loon yonm mjo by tv fow
of tho lomlliiK cltlroiiH It now niini
' born nbovo .100 inoinliitrM, und iiiiiiumI
ly I'ollcclii nml oxkih1m ovtr n thou
Kaml dolliini a month In publicity
work, ii urontor nmoiiut tlinn In npont
by miy other town In Own oxcopt
I'ortlnnil. In .Itnlco W. M. CoIvIk
tho oluli hnn " iinmlitout lilrnly ftttoil
for tho work nml he Ih nbly iiNiilNt'it
by u InrKo corpM of voluntoorH nn wnll
uh by Hocn'lnry Hal Conrml.
l.iiHt yenr tho Commnrcltil Club
prlntt'il nml dUtrlliuti-d nil ovur the
world Ofi, 000 Mmlforil pnmphlotH, tb
moMt olnbornto nml rontly liitJ by
nuy rommiinlty In tho uorthwoHt.
Mudford wiih lli,i plonwr In tho liltsi
of tho community pnmphlntH for pub
licity purpoHi'M nod In lilon hnn boon
followoi by nil othor conimunltln.
Tho Crntor IjiIio hlchwny npproprln
morn tluin 21 yrnrit. Tho lion, W. I
Vnwlnr In tha prvililiuit; II. 1. Ailklns U
vlccprmlilcnti O. It t.liiiltny o.itilrj
C. V. MoDonnld nml T. A. Klfnr, n.
Mlnlnnt canblorii. Ainonir tho illrKlom
ii 1 1' A. A. Dnvlfl, It. II. Wliltolicnd nml
W. Ilulcliliign.
rrcclilmit Vawter li wlilnly known
throuKliout tint nlilo, IiiivIiik Hrri-il two
tornm In llio IcKlNlntunt II" Iiiin Immwi
(lie prlinn movi-r In inttny ' liupurlnnt
ritiittiolnt iimtrrtnklncn for city, county
ami Miulc, nml hold miuiy ooiiiirctloini of
Influmiro nml IruMl In (IiIn m-cllon, IwIiik
ri'i'Uoiicil nn oun of thv nhli-Ht Ilimnclorn
In tho' nlntr. I lo In nut' of Um morit
linporlmil fnotor In tlm ilnvntopinvnt of
IIiIm city nml ncctlon nml In rrcoicnUrd
liy no nrmy of frlrmU nml ncqunlnt
iiiicin nn it i.'ui tl inn n of brond Rnuk'n,
1 1 Ik' nil und iroi;rMnlvq tPiiilenclt'N In
Iilx lil enw nml iimthodH nml ImiImiimI with
h Jimt irliln nml pulille nplrlt In nil
nmHirn ttmt tend to ntlll further du
voloji t tin rio'iiircfH of thin mctlon nml
nxtrml Ita Inllupiicn ami pronperlty
MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
The crow III nml ilpvolopmont of Md
ford lo n olty of Krcnt protnlnrncn Inm
tur Compmiy. Tlny do n coinplota
houNA-furnlnhlntc liUNlnoim nnd enrry
Ih Try liMit KoodN thnt nionoy enn
liuy nml tho ln-nt iiHto ncloct. You urn
tlwy nun- of K'ltlliK tho licut auilttV,
th flnrnl workuiioiNhlp, tho Intimt atylcn
and pnllirn nml tho koo'Im nro wnrrnnlnd
to Ut Juki nn ri-iiri'dcnlcil or monny re
funded. Tim entlro houmi from cnllnr to
enrrrt oin lin furnlnlicd lay thin com
puny porch furnlluro In chiilrn, rock
fr. iwIiikh nml liamrnockn Included The
enrpet dfiwirtmenl In inont comploto uwd
up-tO'dnle nnd IncludoN enrpatn, ruvn,
linoleum nml inalliiiKn of nvnry kno'vn
rnak nml ntyliv flo-carln nnd hntiy
liUKBlfn, Jumtxirn ami wnlknra nrn nu
hand In tvrry vnrloty, nn nro nUo lirnii
nml iron tied, china clonal a, buffeti iid
aldciboArdn.
WE LEAD IN AUTOS
In tlio United StntoH the Consult
Iluronti lufonnn tin thoro l one auto
inobllo to evnry G00 Inluibltantn.
Furthor rcnonrcti nloriK this lino
iiIiowh that Medford lundu tho Unltod
Btnton, nnd, Muroforo tho world, In
tlon. They have rNtabllnhcd a thor
oUKlily up-to.dnl. modern, ronl entnte
cxchnnKf, hfivlnn; convenlencn for
hnndllnif nil kinds of Interrntu, both
city and country. They hnyo built up
ft very extennlve bunlncfin In all depnrt-
mnnia or reany, buyinjr. nelllnfr and
oxchnnKlnx both on tllelr own account
Ullltun, hum, iiivi i;i ill H llllj Wlirill, III ,! fnr !,... mu. ,.l. . .
tho number of automobile per capita ""l' "lB vT. u,. i''""1 P'"
of population, having one nuU) no- mr! '?or"J Tn ! ,h ftoUr,
bllo to orory 30 Innabltintii. For j Bu"d . P;"n""f t the manj
u.,.i ... I front advnntngen of tho city nnd coun.
mini jwim iminiuiiu uiiiiiiiuu nrnl. i ,.v .,,( ,..- t, ,
lintifira with ono nitmmMt,. m nnrv ' ,ry. ftn'1 ""owlnff whr proflUbl ln-
05 roBldcntn, and I'aiindnna In known
as "Tho city of mllllonalroH." In
Medford over 220 automobiles are
owned and denlerH report much ac
tivity thin winter, many mnchlncM
having been contracted for early
Hprini; oonvcry
venttnentn can be mad,
They nro part owncra of the Imperial
Addition to Medford, connlatlni? of 43
ncren nnd hare 700 ncrm of fruit lands.
They own conaldcrablo city property
RECORD REALTY SALES
flalen mado by nurrymn and tl
maten by Horticultural Inspector Taylor
THE COMMERCIAL CLU8
The Medford CommnrIal rini
Waxed the way for a truMllnr. utrnjr-
touchca on the 'M brlek garace they
a. . .111 . a .
tm ...ni.M i. i.. ! "rw "'ok "r wie vauey Auto Com-
i 7t V. . t . V. . ' Pny. There are nlwaya half a doien
In tl.e ItOKUe Itlver valleyIt Ik a , KW(l prop0lllUonn on ,n7p wl fh. Tn"
tiPcoMlty. .oni,. level ron.U travern- dt.M0n.Orccn Company and' tVlr Mu
Ini; tho valley from one end to the ',,,! ,i.riii. ..." . .." L.." J
othor, make It practical. Hy Uh uc th, Wn v"" nau
tho orchardljt Ib enabled to Hppnd Mr. Oreen la' a member of the Ma.ona
much of hlB Jeasuro time In Medford , nn , Rlkl, om, Mr AluJeri!0nMof'th"
,.. n.u .,........ ,n u.muHTu in uw KnlBhta of Pythian. Uoth ar mem
ten or twenty ncren of fruit and by ,ra of th Commercial club,
nifaua of tho automobile, nuporln-1
tend It In perron during tho biiny
and nro Juat pultln the flnlahlnir Jonathan, Wlneaapa and a aeatterlns; of
v.. w......-..u v.o,..,s ,,, roTiowini; me growth nnd eUKftM
the Koo river valley thla wlnt.r, that th, achievement, o Jf'Sford SSmS
a larger acreage than ver befor will 'maker we have, by th verr fae -TT
be not out to choice varieties of fruit, forth In the dVerant nriiTu. !
and that tho Inability to obtain .um. (written! rifle' the ? L "Si
clont nuraory atock of th right variety enumerated the result, attained h is.
alone l.mltn the new fruit area. ,ff0rta of the CommVrcl. Club,
Of thcao million treea, approximate- organltatlon hat been and Is th for.
ly C cr cent are peara, with Dartlett moat commercial and ctvlo factor of tZL
In the lead. ECAnJou, TTInter Nll. and , community, embracing, as It does arlrJ
Comlco following In the order named, 'repre.entat It. bualnef. 'ni profiVtaSS
Thirty per cet are apple., with New- Intereat In the city. "J! in fh7SS
lowna ana opiirenDerg leaning, wun rord Commercial Club 1. Medrnwiw
KenHonB, without neglectlnf; his busi
ness in tn city.
ANDERSON-GREEN CO.
J. C. SMITH
As a manufacturer and denier In any
nrllchVa the hnrnesa and saddlery lino
Mr. J. C. Smith Is moat deaervlng of
mention. Custom work In the line of
horsa furnishing" Is his specialty and
ha nlao carries a large stock of harness.
Tht Incrensi) In population of South-
in Ihn bnrdwarn dnriitrl. ' crn Oregon hns been so rapid that I
ment ther nro nil kinds of aloviii. scores of new firms and corporations J "addles, collars, blankets, robes, whips
ranee. K'is ranges, chlnnware, granlU- handling renl entnto aro called Into nnd nil the sundries of the trade. Mr.
warn, glnsswure. cutlery, crockory, Mil- oeing ui supply ino necus or mo new- i nmnn irauunt wun nusiness insi .March
ware, garden tools, refrigerators, otc. comers. Tho Anderson-Green Com-land by his excellent workmanship and
There are 26,009 nrjunr feet of floor pny Is ono of these, being Incorpor- particular attention to tho wants of his
space, crowded to Its f ulli-Ht capacity ntcd In 1909. Mr. IVes. C. Oreen Is thw customers he has built up nn extensive
tlon wnM secured by tho ,.ffort of thi '.nA.i it fii.Vii.t VtVr r til na-nt f tinrtprtafcori' goods and hnvo n llcnnm-J tho lender. In promoting tho grow
!!!!:, "'.'i'"', ,tl,"r ,"l,h,,.c '"'"'llmittance nnd nmont tl. hl"ltcLs'"balmer and funeral director, T'.o and dovelopment of thla city and se
rii.Mi nun t-nirivii in u
nurressful conclusion throui;h the
club'rt work.
Tho city's ndmlnlHtrntlon desorvoa
IiIkIi prnlso for tho efficient mnnner
In which It hns romliiet.il tho affnlrn
of tho city. The mayor and council
iiorve without pay and hnvo uimtlnl
liiKly itlven their tlmo nml rnnrgy In
tho public service. IIh membftrs nro
nn followH:
YV. H. Canon, mayor; It. W. Tel
fr. recorder: I,. U, .IncoliM. tronsuror;
nml W. W. Kf,.rt, p. K. Merrlrk, 11.
O. ortmnn, V. J. Knierlck. K. A.
e!oh and John Demmer. council
inun: Harry Foster, city etiKlnoer.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Clo.ely asiofllntnl with Medford's
growth ami n slgiitncnnt factor In nml
of ho same, tho Hrst National Hank
canjustly b0 considered na one of the
foremost ngencles In Its growth, it is u
banking Institution correolly divining
and accurately showing the growth and
dovclopmmu of Medford". business In
terrain nml tho extent of their expan
ion. It wnn Incorponited under the
rmtlonnl Ilnnklng Inws In IPOS and Its
career hns been closely allied with tho
greatest growth nnd development of the
city. It hns nttrneled deposits to the
amount of SI.I07.I(3 by a liberal mnn
agemont and sound and prudent banking
methods,
It Is n bank of Issue and deposit, dls-
mnnla . ......... . . "
..... ..,.,uir0u commercial paper.
makes loans nml collections nnd on
Kngea In transactions of overy kind that
come, legitimately under the head of
..-.miiiK. us in vestments are always
made with care and Judgment, while Its
ventures of capital nro nover specula,
tlvo but alwnyn nmply secured.
Tho cnpltnl of th bank Is U00.000 nnd
i2jrr,,,U" """J'v'Jr'l ProOI. nearly
.V" ,,n"" nml ""ourlllcs nre
IS15.000. tJnlted States nnd othor bonds
nearly $187.0000, real estate and cnah
over fS73,000-maklng the total r.
.ources We,m,i3, The statement, of
thl. bank Indicate a largo amount of
business transacted and that It. affair,
nro In .plendld condition
Tho following gentlemen, who are In
fluentlnl and prominent In financial cir
cles throughout tho valley and are
noted for their Integrity and ability,
are tho officer.: Win. S Crow.ll, pre..
Idnt: V. 1C. Deuel, vlce.preatdent; Oeo.
W. Dunn, vice-president! M. 1 Alford,
cashier.' Orl. Crawford, asal.tant ca.h
ler. Th director, are Wm. a Cro
well, p. K. Deuel, Cha Strang, K. v.
Carter and Oeo. w. Dunn.
Tho bank 1. a United State, deposl.
tary and I. the leading National bank
In tho Itogun niter Valley. Ita re
.ources are tweaty-sovon tlm. larger
than when It began bualna. In 190E.
The personnel of It. directing minds,
under tho conaervntlve leadership of
Judge Crowell. Include, men who have
been prominently Identified with tho ad
vancement of thl. city and Motion from
It. earliest Mttlement and it I. plainly
evident that th Flr.t National Dank,
both by It. actions a. a corporation and
by the operation, of It. Individual of
flers and directors, ha. contributed
largely to the development and up
building of thl. action and there I.
no great forward movement aet In mo
tlon hero In which thl. Institution has
not hy It. Influenoe been a prominent
factor
nnd over ISO, 000 Invested. They havo ft president and Mr Hort Anderson the
largo warehouso full to overflowing secretary. Mr. Oreen has beon hero
nnd a branch ntoro at Jacksonville. It seven years and Mr. Anderson two
Is one of tho pioneer business mule years. Krorn tho tlmo of establishing
llahmcnlH and they curry n full Ilin of their business they hnvo been among
th
sec-
nnd lucreatlve trade lie hnn S,000 In
vested and employes three men. Ills
plans for the coming year arc for more
room. He Is a member of tho Masons,
Knights of Pythias and Woodmen, and
ho has an enviable popularity aa a bust
ness man and excellent citizen.
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
Thre Is no better Index of the
financial condition, growth nnd prosper
ity of a city than lu found In tho num
ber nnd condition of the' bank, whloh
find It profitable to trnnsnct business
In thnt particular place. Their ma
terial Influence in the upbuilding of
Medford and the mirroundlng territory
hnn long been rocogntted and their no
.eta have lnorcnsod proportionately with
thotr over-lnoreaslng popularity with
the public Forcmout among these
rtimticltil Institutions for which It Is
noted, ono of tho foremost Is tho Med-j
ford Nntlonal llnnk, whose homo Is lo-,
ontril In It. own splendid building. This1
Institution, oxpresalng ns It does great I
commorclnl procrnsslvrncsa, maintain'
n standard both conservative nnd stable'
thnt commands the respeat of tha public!
and the banking world In general.
A-general Ixtnklng business Is trans
acted, along tho linen of tha conserva
tive, principles as laid dawn by the,
United States government. The hnnd
somel; furnished nnd commodious
quarters occupied by this bank nro In-'
dlontlvo of the business done, being pro
vided with overy convenience which
facilitates tho prompt ami accurntn
transaction of business.
Tho officials nnd directors of the
bank nrn men of high financial stand
Ing and tiulmpenchabln charater and to
thotr substantial, conservative nml pro-
gresslvo methods Is dun tho splendid
success of tho Institution. The prcsl
dnnt Is J. 1: Knynrt; vice-president. J
A. Perry; cashier, John H. Orth: nsslst
nnl cashier, W. 11. Jackson; directors.'
V. II. Oore. 1". It Merrick, Wm. M
Colvlg and Horace Pellon.
President Unyart has had a quarter
of a century of banking experience nml
hns filled vnrlnus Important offices In
financial and other Institutions, nlways
discharging his duties with eminent'
credit lo himself and tho entlro satis- THOXSON & Ol'THKIFS ORCHARD,
faction of everyone concerned Tho THAT GHKW PUI.H-YVINNING
bank which ho bends wns orgnulxcd un-j SPITJ'KNI113ItGS.
dor tho National Hanking law In 1906 - Photo taken In early HprlnR.
nnd ha. a capital of 160,000 with sur-' -' -
plus nnd undivided profit, of nearly company waa Incorporated In 1901. Mr
tli.vuv, ino loans nun uiscounin nro , W 0a ,)cnK ,p lrt,8dei,t; C . V .
over $:l.000, United States bonds near- conlclln. vlco-prv.ld.nt: J. if. n.ul.r,
ly $50,000, othor bonds, real estate, etc.. ,ccrotnry. n 0- Nci10i,,on, tron-ir, r.
$(C,000 nnd cash $33,000 making tho
totnl resources il,IR9.08. A comparn
tlvo statement of deposits shows tho
sternly nml substantial growth of tho
Institution and Is an Indication of tho
confidence which the people havo In It.
Iletwcon September 1st nnd November
10th of thin year the deposits Increased
$107,37: 01, the largest growth In tho
bank', existence.
The Medford National Hunk fully
meet, tho requirements of tha banking
public and 11. ample capital and un.ur-
pnaaed facilities enable It to promptly
render every nervlco con. latent with It.
well known policy of safe and con
aorvatlvo banking.
They do a credit and Installment Outli
nes.. Many of tho nnest realdenee.i In
tho city and country havo been 'i r
nlahcd throughout by thla company, ns
hnvo also tome of the beat hotels and
apartment houses.
FARMERS' AND FRIUTGROWERS'
BANK
financial Institution, stands Mm .Tnrv.mi
County Hank, both a. tho pioneer nnd ! lifelong experlonce of all tlioso gentle
Another bank In Medford give, the
Southern Oregon metropolis an event
to celebrate of the flr.t Importance to
thl. groping city and rapidly develop
ing country. The provision, of the
state banking law of Oregon, under
wnlch thl. bank In organized, render
eminently seoure the fund, entrusted
to their keeping. To the life of com
merce tho banking .y.tom I. as the
arterial system to animal llfo. Through
It circulate, the vttallxlng current that
sustains the brain of business and the
brawn of labor. All commercial trans
actions are facilitated and all the re
sources of trade are utilised through
the gathering together of the surplus
capital of the country, which can bo
loaned to those who need It, No part
of uninvested capital then remain, un
used; what I. not required by ono can
be used by another.
The officer, of the now bank nrn:
O, I Davis, president) I, Noldermoyor,
vIco-prcBldcnt; V. E, Wakomnn, cushion
I Ii. Jacobs, assistant cashier. Of tho
president, Mr. O I Davis, it I. suf
ficient to any that he la nlso the presi
dent of the Dank of Jacksonville,
which will be hereafter n branch of
Farmers nnd Fruit Orowors, that ho
has lived hero 21 year, nnd beon In
business horo 10 year.. Mr, I, 13,
Wnkcmnn, tho cn.hlor, wns connected
for Bovernl years with tho First Na
tional Dank of St. Cloud, Minn., nnd
the nnslstnnt cashier, Mr. I.. I.. Jacobs,
was the assistant cashier of tho Jack-
.onCounty Dank for olght year.. Tho
s to capital nnd resources.
Thla Institution doe. a strictly com
mercial business, ncoopt. depo.lt., .ell.
men in finnnolal affairs demonstrates
In advance tha success of tho new bank
nnd the liberal policy adoptod will innko
drufts payable In alt part, of tho it one of the most popular institutions
country, ha. correspondent. In all th In the entire valley,
large cities, make, collection, every- Tho beautiful new building they oo-
where, discount, commercial paper, pay. cupy add. much to tho npponrnnco of
Interest on time certificates of deposit the business dtutrlot and Is very ad
nnd Is prepared to furnish depositors ' vnntagcously arranged for their pur-
every facility consistent with good poses. The cnpltnl stock will bo $50,-
banklng. Erory item of business in- 000 and a general banking business will
trusted to tho care of this Institution be transacted In all its branches. Safe
W. W. EIFERT
Tho dress of the average Medford
cltUen la above tho standard of most ,
American cities, a fact that not only be-
peak, progression and wealth n. re
gard, the city, but also of the presence
here of a tailor who Is the peer of any
In the country. Ills namo Is W W.
Etfert and he Is known throughout tho
Valley a. a maker of fine clothes for
men. In correctness of style, neatness
of workmanship and tho perfect fit of j
garments, Mr, Klfert has established
himself at the head of his art and tho I
pleaalng sight occasioned by th ap-1
psarane on the atreets of well and .
tyllahly dressed men Ih Identllled with '
th genius of the cutting department j
and the methods of tho workshop of thl.
establishment, Mr, Klfert has beon hem !
alx years nnd keep, five people constant
ly employed He Imports Scotch and
English goods and his nulls, overcoats,
oravnttes nnd dress clothes aro all
specialties. In tho .ample roam there
I always on display a largo number of
patUrns In jilrce goods and every cus
tomer gets the benefit of Mr, Elfert'n
life-long experience In tho selection of
the btst material and style suited to his
Inulvldual appearance Mr, Klfcrt wns
a member of the city council threo
yeara and belongs to tho Masons, K.
P.'., Elks, ltod Men, tho Crater Luko
Club and Commercial Club.
other varieties, and I per cent peaches.
There wm elso hn considerable acreage
planted o grnnes and some to chrrls.
apr'co. and plums.
Probably 10 per cent of the new tree,
will bo used In replanting, leaving the
estimated new orchard 13.000 acre. A.
tho planting season ha. Juat commenced.
II ts s"f- to figure that 18,000 .ere. of
new orchard will be planted thl. sea.on,
bringing tho orchard area of the Itogue
river valley to a total of 85,000 acre...
Thl. I. the first year that there ha.
been an extensive planting of large
tracts lor subdivision into five and ten
are tract, for .ale on tho Installment
plan.
Among the larger orders already
placed for this purpose are those of the
Oregon Orchards Syndicate, who will
set out 8000 treea In Crestbrook: the
Olen rtogue orchards, who will plant
7000 trees on their tract near Jackson
ville; the Palmer Investment Co., who
win plant 7000 trees on Modoc orchard
Tlay Bros., who will set out 10.000 trees
on the Orchard Home tract, near Tolo.
"There will be the heaviest lantlng
this year In the history of the valley,"
stated r. s. Bennett, tho nurseryman,
"and If sufficient stock could be .ecured
prohably doublo the acre.igo of previous
year, would bo set out All nursery
men report Increased sales, and I know
mine have almost threblcd."
HOTEL MOORE
If a city Is Judged by Its hotel accom
modations, Medford must rank a. pro
gressive and up-to-date and a notable
Instance of a model hostelry Is found In
the Hotel Mooro This hotel contains
every modern convenience, rooms may
bo obtained singly or en suite, public
and private baths aro provided, the
building Is lighted by electricity and
heated. It Is the only fire-proof hotel In
the city. ha. large sampto room, and In
fact every modern facility I. provided
for tho comfort of guests, vrhlle the
sanitary conditions aro perfect All
theso accessories may exist and yet the
hotel not be perfect for tho soul of a
hotel Is It. proprietor and manager, and
In Mr. Walter F. Itau, the Moore finds
Its perfection. Ho came here from New
York City six month, ago and values
his Investment In. this property at $35,
000, giving employment to twenty peo
ple, Upon entering the lobby one can
not help but be Impressed with the mis
sion settees and fine big canescat rock
era There I. a finely furnished and
stocked cigar stand and the most elegant
buffet In tho city Is found in tho rear.
Its finish and fittings being of beautiful
richness and a full stock of the best
liquors and cigar, aro kept on hand at
all times. The Mooro caters to com
mercial as well as tourist trade and has
large sample room, for tho use of com
mercial men, with whom it is a favorite
hostler'.
Mr. Rau 1. a hotel man of life-long
experience. Ho lived at one time In
Clarksburg, W. Va., where he was the
mayor and member of the city council
and had charge of three hotels. He Is a
member of the Knight, of Pythla., the
Elks, Eagles and Commercial Club. He
has thoroughly identified himself with
the city's interests, having bought city
property and taken an active Interest In
all public questions.
WARNER, W0RTMAN & GORE
As a city whose Inhabitants are up-
to-d&to and progressive, Medford Is
widely reputed as well as for Its phe
nomenal growth; and the strong de
mand for tho best to be had In all lines
of material, and supplies of every day
use ha. made possible the consplcuou.
success of the big double-frant store
owned and occupied by Warner, Wort-
man 8 Gore, They are purveyor, of
pure food. "everything to eat" staple
and fancy groceries, fresh and cured
meats. Their. I. a finely equipped and
admirably arranged store and I. on f
the ptoneer establishment, of tha city,
Mr. E. N. Warner having been in bu.i
ness here 14 year.. The consolidated
stores under tho present management
of Me rrs E. N. Warner, H. O. Wort
man and E. E. Oore, Jr., has been run
ning two years. Mr. Wortman has been
In business here 25 years and Mr. Oore
is a native Oregontan; $30,000 Is In
vested In the business and there are
fourteen employees. The meat market
has its own cold storage system and
offers the best In Its line. Among the
exclusive agencies they have the Chase
and Sanborn coffee, Burnett's extract,
and Blue Ribbon flour. They contem
plate adding another story to their
building in the spring. Mr. Wortman
was a member of the city council and
all the partner, are Mason, and Com
mercial Clubbers and owners of city and
ranch property.
ALLEN & REAGAN
SW13I5PBTAKE3 nANNER WON AT SPOKANE AND THREE-BOX DISPLAY OF SPITZENDEUGS THAT
CAPTURED ?100 PRIZE FOR REST THREE HOXES FROM ANY SECTION SHOWN AT SPOKANE
WORLD'S APPLE SHOW. THESE APPLES WERE SENT TO KING EDWARD VII.
Convenience of location and n reputa
tion as dealers In only tho best goods
has centered a flourishing trade upon
tho grocery owned by Messrs W. D. Al
len and W, C. Tteagan. This firm car
ries a very choice and extensive stock
of both staple and fancy groceries, fruit
vegetables, flour, feod, chlnaware, etc.
The taste of the most fastidious can be
suited. They make a sepolallty of fine
bottled and Imported goods and cater
to the finest trade In teas and coffees,
having the excluslvo sale of the fa
mous Golden Oate coffee and Pure
White flour. They have been In busi
ness hero four years and havo $10,000
Invested, employing several people.
Their store Is 20x130 feet and their en
ergetic progressive business methods
have made them a host of friends.
They are nlways Interested in Medford's
upbuilding and are members of the
Commercial Club and owners of city
property.
cause th. Influence, and th. energies
united and working through it, repre
sent the entire city. From th. rtrr
...... , w, ieau in publlo affair
and .erred to generate and stimulate
the ffrowth of the various element, of
the city, grer.tnesa "Let tha Com
mercial Club attend to it" ha. been th
expression when great undertakings for
the city aro being discussed. And th
Commercial Club doe. attend to It The
work for tho past year ha. been super
intended by a real lire wireMr. Vat
U Conrad, tho .ecretary. He ha. met
practically every newcomer and visitor
to the city, answered the . letter, ad
dressed to tho Club, collected tho dues,
wroto advertisements, sent out booklet
and Mrs. Conrad ha. written articles for
magazines, and prepared pamphlela for
publication. In the coming year It I.
the secretary's Intention to Install a
complete follow-up system, so that each
letter written In response to an enquiry
will be followed by lx or eight pieces
of mail matter descriptive of tho city
and It. re.ou'ce. and opportunities. Thl.
I. a period of marvellous development
for Southern Oregon and Mr. Conrad ha.
taken full advantage of tho opportuni
ties offored to keep Medford in th lime
light Kla resourcefulness and person
ality have stamped themselves upon tho
work of th organisation and of the
city. From his experience In handling tho
advertising and the correspondence of
the Club Air. Conrad ha. learned that It
1. not bo much a matter of Introducing
the word Medford and the Roguo Itlver
Valley to people a. It I. to keep them
Interested and for thla reason he lo
working on a complete follow-up sys
tem. The commercial bodies In the larg
er cities have Inaugurated them nnd find;
that they can more than doublo the re
turns received from the advertising.
Mr. Conrad expects to go to Portland)
very soon and confer with some of the
leading advertising men of that city
and on his return will -present the mat
ter to the executive committee of tho
club. With thl. .ystem Installed every
Inquiry will not only receive on per
sonal letter or a booklet but will re
ceive eight or ten pieces of mall matter.
In thl. way valuable Information re
garding the city and -valley can ba given
out that was not obtainable at the ttm
the booklet was printed. Thl. Is a pe
riod of wonderful development nnd as)
the Oregon Development League Is go
ing to make a year, advertising cam
paign, based upon "railroad construc
tion." Mr. Conrad ha. not been alow to
realize and grasp the benefit this will
bo to Mdford. Right In the heart of
the "railroad construction" movement
there Is undoubtedly not another city
In Oregon that will be so largely affect
ed as Medford. Medford and the Rogue
River Valley should retain at least 10
per cent of tho homeseckers that locate
in Oregon this year and the .ecretary
expect, to bring them hero If good.,
thorough advertising will do It
Following the Spokane apple .how
the correspondence averaged 65 letters a
day for about 30 days, and even now 1.
running 30 letter, a day more than ever
before. Since May 15, 1909, tiler havo
been 5,100 letter, received and a person
al letter written In response to about'
75 per cent of them and n booklet' sentt
to practically everyone.
Mr, Conrad report, that three larger
manufacturing concern, will have their
representative, here before the first of
February to look over tho ground In view
of locating here.
The Medford Commercial Club I. rec
ognized a. the most active and aggres
sive business organization of It. kind 1b
thl. section and It only need, that th
members attend the mettlngs regularly,
and that each member bring In. a new
member.
A. E. WHtTMAIT
The Eagle Pharmacy I. th center of
an extensive drug buslnas carried en
here for nearly two year, by Xr. A, K.
Whitman, no 1. a graduate pharmacist
from th Oregon Agricultural Collage,
finishing hi. courts in 1117. Ha has)
fitted up a beautiful .tor and earrles m
large stock of druga, medclnea, chem
icals, toilet artioles, stationary and gen
eral druggists' sundries. Particular at
tention is given to prescription work and
the care used in satisfying all the want
of the profession I. aiding- materially
In the success of th Mtabll.ament Mr.
Whitman ha. become widely known aa a
most progressiva us!ns. man and 1.
establishing another .tor In the Syndi
cate building that will ba opened soon.
He Is a member of th Old Fellow., ana
the Commercial Club, and never ha. to-
be urged to boost for Medford and Med
ford Is returning the compliment
ELW00D & BURNETT
Medford Is getting to b th home of
rich men, and this being o, It is the
most natural thing that dealers In
diamonds and other precious stones,.
Jewels, etc., should be well represented.
Twelve years ago Elwood Bros, estab
lished the pioneer business In this line
and four years ago they were succeeded'
by Measra. E. D. Elwood and O N.
Burnett They carry a complete otock.
of diamonds, watches, clocks, Jewelry
and silverware and make a specialty or
reaplrlng watches, clocks, Jewelry, etc
They do diamond setting and engraving-
and all kinds of optical work In flttlngr
glasses. Their salesroom is replete with,
the most costly and beautiful artleltaw
the finest Jewelry In gold and sliver de
blgns and in every way .how
elves to be complete ina.ler. of their
craft Mr. Elwood 1. a member of th
Masonto order and th. Elk. and was
on the city council for three years. Ne
ons stands higher In public esteem la
Medford than Messrs. Klwood and Burnett