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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-
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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
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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.
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halm t. . ii AnM(t ntiil la 4 I a t mi I nt
I .. I.I. il ..1 oli.atl.A flnn.t
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"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,