Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 02, 1910, New Years, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textf 6 THE AU2DF0RD MAIL TRIBUNE, AtlSDffORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, .19.10. Medford Mail Tribune PUBLI8HED DAILY EXCEPT 8ATUKDAY. 3EOIIOE PUTNAM, Kuftor and Mgr. Entered tin second-class matter No . -rembcr 1, 1909, at the postofflce at i'' WeOford, Oregon, under the act ot Miuh 3, 1S7D. .. SUDSCRIPTION KATES: On year, by mall. ........ .......$5.00 Ono month by mall or carrier SO - Weekly, pur year..... 1.80 .AN ACKU OR TWO OV FltMT. . -tO LIFE appeals moro to tho city . . 11 worn man of tho worm, to mo retired bus:no33 titan or to tho youth In tho raorntng ot lite, and to tho lover of out-of-doors than hor- .tlculture. In God's puro sunshine - ho can follow tho simple life, breath puro mountain air and lead tho life worth whllo. Thoro Is physical exercise a plenty -to rebuild tho body, retresn tno jaaoa mind and restore fading health, and train work sufficient to exorcise all the faculties, for tho successful or chnrdlst must possess those qualities that mak0 for success In the com mercial world. There is ample time for leisure, study and recreation fcenco fruit raising is the Ideal oc cupation tor tho man of culture tho gentleman. In tho Iloguo River valley, condi tions aro Ideal. Hence wo find tho lilghcst grade of Intelligence, men who have made names In tho pro fessions, on tho stock exchange and "In commerce, men from all sections or tho globe, among tho orchardlsts of tho valley and In lovo with their .occupation. No place In th0 world does finer fruit grow, apples, pears and peaches that command the highest prices In . all markets of the world, returns that net as high as J1000 an acre to tho Krowcr, and sometimes higher. Bart lett pears that yielded $2250 an . acre on' the Bear Creek orchard, Co rnice pears from tho Hlllcrest or- chard sold at U0.0S a box In Lon don. Winter Nells pears have netted -$15.50 a tree tho entire orchard, "Newtown Pippin apples averago the grower from ?2 to $3 a box at tho -orchard ana nearly ino enure croji i goes to England, and SplUenbergs j yield even morP and aro tno ravorue fruit of New York swelldom. Re turns so far received this season show that Spltzenberga havo netted $1500 an acre, Newtowns $1420 an acre. Bartletts $10S0 an acre. tl'AnJous 32O0 an acre, 7-year-old Howells $718 per acre, while even tho "despised Ben Davis has yielded $500- "an aero. Pleaches yield $500 -an aero and other fruits In propor tion. Nowhero ar0 apples and pears so prolific. Ono Yellow Newtown tree " In tho Mountain View orchard at Talent yielded 57 boxes this season, and from 23 acres 12,000 boxes were picked. The Norcross Central "Point Newtowns produced 592 boxes per acre. A yield of 540 boxes to -the acre was the record of tho Tron son & Guthrie Spltzenberg orchard -which averaged $1620 per acre. A -yield of 600 boxes of Bartlett pears to tho acre, of 435 boxes of Winter Nells and of from 300 to 500 boxes v an aero of Howells, of 500 an acre of d'AnJous and Cornice, Is not at all uncommon. Theso prize com mercial varieties, shy bearers In most districts, aro as prolific In the Hoguo River valley as tho cheap va rieties elsewhere, and orchards be come avenues ot props to support the tenormous yields. Iloguo River pears took all the Brst prizes at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. Rogue River apples won sweepstakes and flrst prizes on Spltzenberg and Newtown Pippins at tho Spokane appl0 show. Tho qual .'ity ot fruit produced Is unexcelled anywhere. Pear conditions are most favorable In tho world for high prices, as the yield matures after the California crop Is exhausted and be fore the local eastorn crop is mar keted, while the superior keeping quality enables fruit to stand ship ment to any point. As -not over 2000 acres of the 50, 000 acres planted around Medford aro In bearing, and as this fractional "bearing acreage Is iq most instances paying all expenses for caring for tho entire planted acreage and In ad aitlon making money for the owner, the above figures offer a suggestion of what the profits to local fruit growers will be within a few years, for fruitgrowing is still In Its ln- . fancy in tho Roguo Rtvor valley. Fruit buyers all admit that there la an increasing demand for fancy fruit at fancy prices, and tho sections producing it aro so limited In area that there is no -danger of over-pro- ductlon. Despite tho Increased or chard area of tho Northwest, there Is an annual decrease In tho fruit out put of tho United States, and more orchards aro yearly abandored In tho East and Central West than aro planted in tho Northwest. Pear dis tricts ar0 tow and tho demand great. THE CITY OF MEDFORD. MEDFORD ciiollB progress anil mu nicipal advancement; It Is tho r-ost m ttropolli.fa Ein.ill city In tho world and Its population tho most cosmopolitan, a citizenship that has tho utmost faith In the city's futuro and works as a unit to realize Its destiny tho metropolis of that vast region between Portland and San Francisco. Medford Is a city of some 7500 in habitants whoro two years ago thero was a village with a scant 3500, wlth tho finest climate In Oregon, In the center of ono of earth's richest, fair est and most plcturesquo valleys. On tbn west the hills aro underlaid with gold, on tho east with coal. A little furthor back on tho one hand is an lmmenso belt ot timber, on tho other ono of tho world's largest cop por districts. Through tho valloy winds the Rogue, most beautiful ot the many beautiful rivers of Oregon, wasting moro iowor than Niagara In Its tumbling course to tho sea, Bo yond In tho hills at tho very summit ot tho Cascades, In tho burned out bowl of a gigantic volcano, aro tho liluo waters ot Crater Lake, tho greatest natural wonder In tho world. Tho plcturcsquo .. valley ot the Rogue, hemmed In by verdure clad hills, Is th0 greatest natural fruit bolt In tho world, whero soil, eleva tion, climate, combine to produce tho perfect product. Hero aro 50,000 acres ot commercial orchards that cannot bo equaled on th0 globo, whose apples win tho sweepstakes prizes at world's apple shows, whoso pears soil to England' epicures at $10 a box, whoso peaches take first awards at world's expositions, whoso products command tho highest price In tho world's markets orchards which yield $1000 an acre annually I tb tho grower. The piameu orcnaru area Is Increasing at tho rate or 15, 000 acres annually, and will eventu ally comprise a quarter million acres or more. Modtord Is tho railroad center of tho present and the future. Within two years it will bo tho only city in Western Orogon except Portland to have a competing railroad and will bo connected by trolley with nearby cities. Already Us railroad business, both passenger and freight, exceeds that of any othor placo in tho state except Portland. With tho comple tion of tho railroads under construc tion and planned, will como the lum ber mills and tho smelters, mo pay rolls and population. Tho Pacific & Eastorn railroad, on which 1000 men are now rushing construction to tho Cascades and be yond, will tap th0 largest ot the re maining sugar plno belts, containing eight billion feet ot merchantable standing timber, half of which Is sugar and yellow plno. To cut this timber will reaulre seven sawmills cutting a hundred thousand feet each nor dav for 300 days in tho year for a term of 40 years, equivalent to 35 carloads a day. or over 10,000 cars a year during tho entire year, Insuring labor for over 2000 employes, or a payroll In manufacturing lumber of S3.000.000 a year. As tno iimDor Is cut, the land can bo used for ag ricultural and fruit purposes, tho elevation and slope being Ideal, and the soli, proved by experiments al ready conducted, adapted to fruit of all kinds. Over $25,000,000 in placer gold has been taken from tho soil within a few miles of Medford and each year sees a substantial Increase In the total yield. Over a million dollars spent In developing ono mine In the aj.c.. m U.E.U,..U ........ Blue Ledge district proves It ono of me sreaieai. cuppi-i u" West, and railroad and smelter will soon make it accessible and a prolific ' producer. Within sight of Medrord's door are coal mines under develop ment, with an averago vein of 12 feet, estimated to yield 2000 tons per day of fine bituminous coal. Medford has spent within n year $350,000 for a gravity water system fed from the snow-clad summit of Mt. McLaughlin, $150,000 for 20 miles of cast Iron mains in a city dis tributing system, over $100,000 for three miles ot hard surfaced pave ment, constructed 25 miles ot sewer system, many miles of cement walk and other Improvements, a greater expenditure per capita than over made by any city In tho land in tho samo length of time. During the same period over two and a quarter millions havo been spent for build ing materials for private construc tion In Medford. Medford has moro natural re sources than any placo In th0 coun try, and tho Commercial Club offers $5000 for proof to tho contrary These resources aro many and di versified. Few aro developed, others are in process of development. Any one of a dozen that might be named, properly developed, Justify tho ex istence of a city larger than Medford. All together promise a certain future and the future has arrived. THE MAIL TRIBUNE. THE Medford Mail Tribuno lo tho largest dally newspaper In tho world l .-. city tho size of Med ford. It prints daily a.t olgbt-paro seven-colnmn paper, Its Sunday Issuo Is from 16 to 32 pages. It also prints a, weekly that has a large circulation. Full leased wire telegraph servtce Is used, an operator being Installed in Its -office. Tho Mall Trlbuno Is tho result of tho merger of the two Medford dall ies, tho Trlbuno and tho Mall, tho Somf-weokly Southern Oregonlan nnd the Democratic Times of Jacksonville. It Is the legitimate descendant of tho Table Rock, Sentinel, established in 1859, the first newspaper in Southern Oregon, and is tho heir ot all tho pioneer Journals. Tho Oregon Sen tinel, the successor of the Table Rock Sentinel, was absorbed later by the Democratic Times, founded in 1872 as a successor to the Democratic News. Tho Southern Oregonlan, es tablished In Medford in 1902, ab sorbed tho Times In 1907. The Medford Mall, founded as tho Southern Oregon Mall In 1889, suc ceeded tho Medford Advertiser, tho pioneer paper ot Medford, estab lished In 1887, and afterwards ab sorbed Its rival, tho Medford Monitor. In 1893 the property was purchased by tho rotlrlug publisher, A. S. Bll ton, who retains a financial Interest In tho new company. Tho Medford Morning Mail was established in 1908. The Medford Trlbuno was estab lished as Town Talk In Ashland In 1894, nnd some years lator changed Its name to Ashland Trlbuno. In 1900 the plant was moved to Med ford and tho Medford Trlbuno, tho pioneer daily of Southern Oregon established. NEW STATE OF SISKIYOU. R ESIDENTS of Southern Oregon and Northorn California havo started a movoir.ont for stnto dl vision and tho formation of a now state to bo called Siskiyou, after tho loading geographic featuro o tlo re gion, tho Siskiyou mountains. Thonow state would comprise eight Northern California counties and soven South ern Oregon counties form a common miles of coast, with several fine miles of seashore, with eovoral fino liarbors, and contain tho greatest tlinbor, mining, horticultural and sccnlo resources to be found In tho world. Neglect ot this vast rcglou and Us rich natural resources by tho two states, dissimilarity In Interest audi In chnrnetor of population, are re sponsible for tho agitation. Though the obstacles are great In tlu path of tho secessionists, they are not ' . ni.iin bora of tho rnn't ,ln it eluh. nnd cheerfullv expect to oventunllv realise I their nlins In leaa tlmo than It has taken Arizona to secure statet.ood To this etui a convention will shortly meet at Yreka to formulate plana and outline a program, THE Mall Trlbuno i indebted to tho courtesy of teo Portland Ure gontau tor the UB0 of tho cut used on the cover a picking scene In tho celebrated Snowy Uuttu or chard at Central Point. MEDFORD ICE & STORAGE CO. Mcdford'a progress has been marked along every lino characteristic ot a growing metropolitan center and ono of tho most conspicuous of Its thoroughly up-to-date Industrie that ndds materi ally to the comfort and convenience of Its clttr.cns Is the Medford Ice .1 Stor ngo Company, This thoroughly mod ern and superior establishment win erected nnd tho company Incorporated In 1907. It Is equipped with a SO horse power electric motor nnd a Si ton com pressor. It lias a capacity of 12 H tons of Ico per day and In addition rcfrlger ntcs seven cold storage rooms. Both plate tco and can Ico Is make, tho cakes of plato tco weighing ono ton and the water out of which they aro made Is kept In motion, so that thero aro no Im purities In plato Ico. Can tco Is made In S00 pound cakes and It used prin cipally for refrigerator cars. Tho seven atoro rooms havo a total spaco of 107x 147 square foot, giving theiu 157,290 cublo feet of refrigeration. Tho differ ent rooms aro used for storing fruit. meat, eggs, beer and for anything that anyone wants to Keep They nUo make In tho winter and store for uso In tho summer. 1Z00 tons of plate Ice. As an example of what can bo dono In stor- Ing fruit Yellow Nowtown Pippins wero put In storage as soon as gathered Joys bears eloquent testimony to tho In 1308 and were sold the 4th of July satisfaction his goods produco and bIho following as perfect and pretty an they to tho competent manngemont of tho wero tho day they wero picked. Tho salesroom and tho attention accorded capital stock of tho company la $9,000, customers. Thero aro six employees but over $30,000 has boon Invested In tho who aro Imbibing Mr. DanloU' cordial, plant Thero aro nlno employees and conservative business principles. Ho la tho manager, Mr. O. It. Curter, has lived tho Exalted Itulor of tho Klks, a mom In tho valley alnco 1885. Ho took charge bor of tho Comrnorclal Club, and owns of tho plant In 1908 and his knowledge of tho needs of tho community and of tho science of refrigeration has carried tho business to tho high tide of suc cess. He was formerly tho deputy sheriff of this county and Is a member of tho Masonic order and the Commer cial Club. Ho has a fine fruit ranch near tho city. THE MERRIV0LD SHOP Among Medford'a now business enter- , mnklncr West Main street ... a center or trauo, me aiornvoiu mmi, '" tho latest corner. The Misses Marlon from Chicago, aro the proprietors and they aro at present occuplng part of tho Sherman, Clay & Co.'b store. Books, magazines, stationery and confectionery will bo their lines. They havo a largo stock of tho latest copyrights and standard reprints and know a great deal about tho lnsldo of books. All tho standard magazzlnes aro on salo and they havo a. flno lino of society and business stationery, They havo tho ex clusive sale of Whitman's Phlladeplhla candy that cornea to them absolutely fresh at stated Intervals and most beautifully boxed and wrapped. Wo aro sure that In tho Misses Morrill Medford has acquired a sterling addi tion to Its business firms and its society a charming accession. ROGUE RIVER VALLEY NURSERIES tii the heart -of one of tho greatest fruit producing region In tho United s,n,,, 1,10 k lUver Vnltoy, Mr, O. v- Cook establishing an equally fa- moos nursery by tho mumi name. lit this territory tho area devoted to hor ng y,,nr ho contemplate many Improvo tlculturv Is rapidly extending and tho meuta In his gallery. Ho Is a member lingua ttlver Valley Nurseries Is grow- r tlio Odd Pel town, tlio Knights of Py Ing with the growth of tho orclmTds thlas and tho Hedmen. He owns some and strengthening with their strength, tim city property nnd holds an lion High grade, homu grown, nursery stock or,.,i ,nC(, among the public spirited la what Mr. Cook handles and his kooiIh uwn who havo mndo Medford what sho are always reliable. Ho established tho s business four years ago and has 115,000 Invested, giving employment to four people. Ho has sold several carloads of trees this season, making f specialty of pears. Ho has considerable fruit ranch property on which ho demon strates his rock-ribbed reputation for tho high quality of his Htock and Its absolute reliability. T. E. DANIELS Tho general prosperity of Medford Is well sustained by tho flourishing condl- I.... ..... -...ill ...l..t.ll.l......t.lM , i Y " " T among which thoso devoted to clothing aro well In the forefront. Tho storo of Mr. T. Ii Danlols Is exemplary In thin connection. Established In 1907 Mr. Daniels has made rapid strides Into pub lic favor until the slogan "Daniels for Duds" Is synonymous with all that Is up-to-date and stylish In tho way of mon's wear from head to foot. Every thing from a silk tint to cowhide boots can be had at Daniels and his Is th only exclusive men's storo that carries cloth ing, hats, furnishings nnd shoe. Tho cabinet system Is used for displaying clothing nnd only brands of tried merit aro handled. Tho Alfred Benjamin clothing Is tho leading lino and tho Itegal shoes aro a close second His stock Is without a superior In tho city and his prices In all lines prescrvo an equitable relation to profit. Tho gen- A YOUNO PLAIt TREE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY. erous sharo of public patronage ho on- .boih city and ranch property, COFFEEN & PRICE Moro and moro aro wo coming to recognize tho Importance of tho work of tho sanitary plumbor and today tho building Is a small ono Indeed that has no work for tho representative of this lino to do. Messrs. J. W. Coffcon and J. B, Prlco nro among our best Known i xnone; sof af piumbmg. steam flt ,nir and hot water nttlng. Thoy havo . i , nnst venr nnd i'" - carry a vory run stocK or an nceuuu 8uppllcs. They havo been vory ccssful In securing good contracts and melr work In characterized by finished workmanship, tho finest materials being used In nil cases and a Job onco dono, dUoes notaJeqCua,r:9an"ecoanrattent.on. . H. C. MACKEY Photography han now reached a high a largo and select patronago Is ciijoy polnt of development and today It Is ed. nesldcn a gratifying proportion of only thoso whoso work shows class, who tho best city trado, a largo country can hope to meet with any marked do- business Is dono throughout tho valloy greo of suocoflH. Tho fact that Mr. II. 1 and tho smaller townH which la rapidly C. Mackoy produces artlstlo portraits Increasing In Importance. Mr. Kldd Is nnd notlceablo views lias led to his a member of tho MnHonlo order, tho studio becoming popular nnd retaining , Commercial Club and Business Men's Its popularity, Mr. Mackay has Bcon , Association Ho has shown his faith In hero 16 years nnd ho has kopt In tho our applo country by his works around lead In his profession In this section hla fruit ranch. from llw very firm. Everything' In connection with modern protogrnphy I" done by Mr. Mnukuy, Ho linn given u lifetime of study lo all tlui branches of tlui business mid taken that personal In torest In everything that begets sue- WK, n ban a flno outfit nnd In an ,i,,,,t ,t ponImk people m nit to tirlntr out their best side or front, Tho com LEON D. HASKINS No lino of business can be considered of moro Importance limn the drug bus iness, dealing as It does In prescriptions that make for life or death, "Uasklns for Health" Is' a familiar sign In Med- . ford and tlio store Is one of our pion eer establishments, dating back Jo 1SIM. The present proprietor Is Mr, l.eon II. ' Hasklns. n graduate from tlio phar macy department of tho University of California In 1903 Ho has a beautiful storo and carries n full lino of drugs, stationery, toilet articles, perfumes, cut , ', ... -.,,, -.. ,,.,. class and sundries. There aro four employees nnd tho nnmo "Uasklns" Is a synonym for pure and fresh drugs and In tho compounding of prescriptions he Is as accurate as his scales and whatever he dors Is done right. He Is a member of the Masonic fraternity and owns city property and orchard tracts. HUTCHISON & LUMSDEN Among Modford's popular points of trade, ono storo which stands out prom inently us an Institution of reliability, Is that of Hutchison A I.umsdeu. They carry a largo nnd well selected lino of dry goods, furnishing goods, boots. shoes, clothing, hats, trunks, staple and fancy groceries, provisions, eto Kvery - tntng to eat nnd to wear Is handled by this ploncor firm that hnn boon In busi ness noro iwemy yeurn. mo iinn i compoHod of Messrs'. C. I. Hutchison, II. U. I.umsden nnd C, W Hullbrunncr, tho latter becoming associated In tho business n year ago. Thoy own tho prumluen thoy occupy and with tho stock, fixtures, etc., an Investment of S3S,000 Im made. Hoven 'iieoplo urn em ployed nnd they vlo with each other In ucolng that every miHtomor Is satisfied. In tho stock will bo found articles from tlio host sources of miuiiifactiiro and treat Judgment Is ijliowii J ri buying. Tho coming year tho storo will bo over hauled and now fixtures Initialled. C. M. ICIDD Tho prosnorlty of Medford pcrmoatca every department of 1 1 commercial ac- "vuy ana u. s .h nomirno.y oxemp i- "' "Kani snoo moro oi jur. n M. Mr. Kldd has boon n bus. - - , . " , halm t. . ii AnM(t ntiil la 4 I a t mi I nt I .. I.I. il ..1 oli.atl.A flnn.t " ' "hoo storo In tho state of Oregon. All 'o appointments are magnificent, the holvlng. scats, oto holng In op.ng .with the best taste A superb f 4 V V V V DllVIk I 'I VHIIIVU I It 1 1 V tho makes of tho bent manufacturers, thoso of recognized oxcollonco, aro dis played. Threo pooplo aro employed nnd GARNETT-C0REY HARDWARE COMPANY Adding In no small way to (ho reputa tlon of Medford an an up-to-data me tropolis, Is tho Oaruntt'Corey Hird ware Company which has Just been In corporated for (100,000, It Is out) of our prlnneer business establishments nnd the Incorporators aro If. C, (Inruetl, C II. Corey, U, C. Johnson, O, II. Johnson, W, A, AHIioii nnd IlonJ. Oar mitt. They do an uxtennlva wholesale ami retail buslnens In hardware, stoves, tinware, ropperwnrn, builders' material, paluls, tills, Mulling tackle, guns nnd ammunition, cutlery, etc. Tliey nrn agents for tho 1'elaluma Inmilmlnrn nnd brooders. (lo(den Onto cement, Anion plaster nnd Toledo rangen, Miners' mid luuibermeiin' supplies nrn specialties with them and an extensive tlnsliop Is operated In connection with tlio store. They aro building a mammoth now brick block t tin t they will occupy its soon ns completed nt thn corner of (lrapa and Main. It will tin three stories nnd basement and give them 31,000 square feet of floor spuco. Nine peo ple aro employed uud thn trade of this company extends throughout Houtheru Oregon nnd Northern California, MEDFORD FLOUR MILLS Tor SO. yrarM the Medford Plour Mills has been ono of our leading Indiistrlen nnd Its Importance to the city Is en hanced by the fact that It furnishes the farmer n market for his grain and whero tho farmer receives his money ho will do his trading, banking, etc Thn mill Is SO feet square and has warehouse additions on each end 50x50 feet each, ltn 'capacity Is 30 barrels per day nnd It has thn full roller pro cess machlnory It In most modernly equipped and manned nnd US. 000 Is Invested and four men employed, Mr. A. A. Davis Is the proprietor and Mr. u v. Dnvls tho manager. Their special t,rll nro ujUB ntem hard wheat flour, i Davis' best. Pride of Washington, corn- meal, graham, bran, shorts, rolled bar- ley, seed oals nnd seed wheat and a famous breakfast food, Oerlna. The Messrs. Davis havo largo Investments In fruit lands, Mr. A. A. having 1100 neres nnd Mr, H. V. SflO ncres, Mr. A. I A nvis aiso owns n ono-wuru nueres. In the Dig llend Mill Company, of Dav- lenport. Wash . which has a capacity or 400 barrels, and his timber (uteres are' (exceptionally heavy. lloth Kentlemen inro members of the Commercla Club . i nun piiwttu nniniLMi, iri'KT-""t" iiu'n MODEL CLOTHING CO.. , Medford Is a city of well 'dressed men and a leading emporium supplying ,lhls need Is tho Model Clothing Com- pany, which was Incorporated In 1907. Tho officers of the company nre 1. IC. leuel. president; W. T, Kcntner. vice- president; H. T. Jllrlinrdson, secretary ers riounsiii iwm yei mere is ran n ur nnd treasurer They nrn outfitters for In thn year when one cannot, If ho will, men nnd boy and the trolley system' wallow In a snowdrift SO feel deep, or of showing goods mnken possible a I seat himself on an leelwrg a hundred splendid display of fashionable nn I yards square, by climbing a few mile high class clothing of nvery description,! up some huge mountain side, which I nt nil times on vlnw mid gives ! This winter has been n howling ter space for four employees who nrn con-1 ror of frigidity nil over tho hapless ntantly busy Inking earn of tho endlesi. Knst with tho thermometer crawling stream of customers which Is passing down to 40 below xero, bllixards whlsl- ! In and out of this splendid emporium. ling at 0 miles nn hour, snow piled A. I3S.000 stock In carried, threo excel-' lo tho tops of thn lamp post nnd lele ' lent line of clothfng, tho exclusive lines I graph poes, whisky freexlng In tho of Knox nnd Imperial hats, mid Wilson's shirts. Tho prlcen nrn tho most mod erate known to tho trade, considering tho Quality and tho stylo of tho goods. Tho storo Is most elaborately finished In Mission stylo, and lighted by four nro lamps of 600 candle power enuh nnd the whole effeot Is most ornnto nnd sumptuous. REX GROCERY COMPANY Ono of tlio most beautiful stores In Medford Is tho Hex droeery. "Il I dif ferent." Tho high shelving has disap peared and tho goods nrn attractively pllsplnyed In pyramid form, rising In norled rank from a broad bnso to tho a pox. Tho eyo can tako In a great deal nt a glnnca nnd you can always find what you want at Tho Ilex. It Is otin of tho pioneer business establishments of .Medford and tho present proprietors, Messrs. Win. It. Uwbnnk nnd J. H. Culp, moved Into tho now storo about a year ngo, Tho exclamations nro "neat est." "cleanest." nnd you will not find any goods on display outside, on thn street, whero dogs, dust nnd dirt uoriln. Thoy own their building and havo an $11,000 Block, giving employment to nvo people, Among tho linen thoy hnndlo ex clusively 'nro Closet & Dover's coffee nnd tho lied lltbbon ennnod good. Tlio most comploto satisfaction I given In nil departments nnd tho largo nnd in creasing trade consider Tho Ilex np-to-dafo, If not Just a llttlo nhsod of every thing In their lino, , KING & EVANS Mcdfurd'H Increasing prosperity Ims created a demand for vory luxury nf forded residents In othor cltlca nnd tho result In that many enterprises havo been established lo BUPPly thoso do mands. A recent ono Is tho garage of Messrs. J. King and I.oon Kvans whloh wn onoiiod threo months ago. Their garage Ih iv lino brick building and can accommodate twolvo machines. Thoy carry a comploto lino of nundrlcn nnd Huiirilloa nnd a most efficient repair ile tin r trtiont la maintained, Both gentle mon aro natural mochnnlcB and know tho automohllo business In ovcry cio tall. Thoy go about repairs with a vim and vigor that has placed thorn above tho averago In this work. p, M. WILSON You can't got In tho postofflco with out Booing Mr, V. M. Wilson' clgnr and confcotlonory fltoro nnd If you on tor his placo of business you will find It perfootly nppolnted In ovory particu lar. Everything Is arranged most hand ily for supplying tho needs of his ous tomors and no pains aro sparod to placo upon tho market tho host clgarn and finest candles obtnlnublo. Ills smokors' goods nnd Hiippllen, combined with hln candy trado, cruises this branch of busi ness to rinHumo much Importnnco and among tho notlvo dealers Mr, Wilson Is a representative loader, Ho Is a busi ness man of progressiva ldens and en ters only to tho hlghor class of trado. Ho has over $1,000 Invested nnd tho business glvos employment to two pco plo. Mr, Wilson was a mombor of tho city council two terms nnd Is nfflllatod with tho Masons, K. P.'s and Odd Fellows. H0QUE RIVER CLIMATE Thn average nltlludn of tho llogmt lllvur valloy Is 1R00. Tint averago rain fall 20 Inches. Thn menu temperaturo (7 degrees, Thn highest loinpornturn In miiumur In 100 degrees! tho lowest In winter HI degrees, Thero nro nlmost us ninny sunny days an In .Houlliwrii California, but tho winter Is bracing mid Invigorating. Thorn nro no sun strokes or deaths from freeilng. Many former residents of Houtheru Califor nia claim the ollmalo In superior to that of Ilia (lotden Hlnle, as It dons not drodiico tint lassitude nnd Inertia Which n few yearn reslilencu In Mouth em California bring about. The fall lalnfall In copious enough to cleanse tlio earth of thn remnant of a loo luxuriant vegatatlon, Tlio rainfall Is ubout half or that of New York, Philadelphia or Portland, ltaro ly does snow fall, nnd when it does, 24 houts later It linn gone. Tho sum mer heat Is not unpleasant, duo to tlio absnnco of humidity. Climate In not regulated by Inlltudn alone, Ocean currents and altitude nrn potent faclorn. The snows of untold ugitn Ho uumelled on the lofty peaks of the Cordilleras In Mexico, thn An des In Houlli America, nnd thn Hima layan In India, The Alaskan coast, In the latitude of Labrador and Orcon land, linn n cllmato Utile morn rigorous than thut of Maryland and Virginia. California, mi the siuiim parallel with Nebraska, Kunsas and Oklahoma, rnlsen oranges, bananas, plneappleN, figs, lem ons, limes and pomegranates. And Oregon and Washington, In thn Intlludn or hnrd-froien Maine nnd bllitanly Dakota whore It Is midwinter half tbn year, and a mixture of furnace. henlod dog-days nnd very-latn.ln.the.fnll dur ing thn other half mJoy a ollmato that, In mildness nnd equability, In unsurpassed on earth, nnd Is uurlvnled nnywhere elsn In tho United Htates. With tho Pacific Ocean laving It western shores for 300 miles with tho warm wnter of thn Jnpancso current, and with range on range of giant mountains, many of them capped with glaciers and irpetunl snoy. leavers Inr lis entire length, Oregon I cli matically a readied dream or paradise, ThM rn c,r,mrll f nmpratur at any nensnn below thn now.ln on ,h lnoun,n pp(,kpl, T,, ,WMX ,,. .,.,... f Mci,rr,t for s7 ynr. m(l h(Wh ,,,,,.,,, Tho ,,, nnui,i ,m ,,,, of , r,mt rPK0 , 6I iXplstv osmometer rarely rising ,,ovo 7V .legrees In tho summer, or falling hnlow 35 degree In the winter. In Coos county, according to the Uni te. I Htates weather bureau reports for January, thn coldest month, lias been January, tlio clodest month, has been . S degrees a total range for tho year of but 13 degree, 1 Kvery temperate xouo grain, grass. ! fruit and vegetnbln grows luxuriantly, j and many semi-tropical fruit and frow- glasses, and frigid dentil and hormr stalking everywhere. While hern In M ml ford. Ore., roses budded and bloomed nnd lawn-mowers worn running. In February, spring dons her fairest robes of lmf nnd flower. Last summer tho whole Knst nnd I Kouth seethed and sweltered, n they do every summer, with Intolerable linnt. From Maine to Texas, people died by hundreds of sunstroko and rnlorlcal prostrations. Prom Capo Cod to Corpus Crlsll thn whole conti nent was n vnst sliding hnkn-oven. with u sky of, glowing brass for a lid. and every brick and cohhlestona a gleaming conl. And In nil thn time, there was never a night when tlio thrice-blessed dwellern In tho llogun Itlver valley did not sleep under blankeln, Wo havo no btlsxurdH, no tornadoes, nnd no thunder storm. No hlnxtng weather In summon I'low era bloom and fruits nnd vegetables ripen In tho open air all tho year round, mid magnolias, oleander nnd jassa mlnes unfold their fragrant loveliness, as they do In far southern land. Troen nnd grass nrn green ns living emerald In December and January, And It Is ns healthful as It In de lightful. Tho nbsenco of 'nil sudden chnngen nnd trying extremes contrib utes much to innko It so. Tho United Hlates census figures nn lo tho yenrly number nf deaths to tho 1,000 nf population nro: Oregon, 8,78, and Washington, 9.(17 n compared with 10.10 for Massachusetts, 1 li.fi 8 for Now York, nnd H.73 for California. That In, In proportion to population, there nro about two deuthn In California to ono here, and threo to onu In Mnn chusutln so thn chnnenn of living nrn threo times an good out horn an In New Knglnnd, nnd twice uh good on In tho Golden Hlnle, with all ltn bonstod health rosorlB, Tho report of tho Burgeon general of tho United Hlates army places tho annual death rate among tho trnopn stationed In various partn of tho country at ono In 6S0 In tlio Pa ciria Northwest Unit Is, hero; ono In 283 In Now Knglaud; ono In 113 'In tho Central Mississippi valley; ono In 07 In Toxns, nnd ono In 0B In Now York. All hlcsscdncH of cllmato to produco health nnd vigor out hore. SMOKE HOUSE Orcntor Medford In tho companion phrnso lo tho "Hplrlt of Medford." "Oood Enough" In tho enemy of tho bent and holds no placo In tho spirit of Creator Medford, Messrs, E. C. Iro land and J. W. Antic, In their now Hmokn Ilnuso, nlm to give us tho best In a modorn, up-to-dnto anti-trust cigar storo with a handsomely lltted lounging room nnd pool parlor In connection, Tho beautiful now iitoro with Us mission furniture, show cases, eto., Is woll Mocked with a comploto lino of smok er's supplies. Everything In tobacco will bo found liro from tho finest Im ported nnd domoHtlo cigars to tho Mis souri morcshnum. A linn linn of con fectionery, nuts, etc, will also bo enr rlcd. Tho moat discriminating element In tlio city la finding Us way to tho Hmnlto Houso, Mossrs, Irolnud and Antlo nro members ot tho Masons, Elks and Eagles, nnd tho Comrnorclal Club Mr, Ireland has $10,000 Invested In city proporty nnd owns four frillt ranches In this vicinity,