THE MEDFORD MAIL TJirBlTNE, MEDFOKJ), OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 3910.
MEDFORD, MIDWAY METROPOLIS AND THE, WONDER CITY
MEDFORD AND ITS DESTINY
. (tiy 0. A, Mnlliomif District Freight
Agent HiiuHutrn 1'iiulilo,)
Tim cniidlllons that mndi. Ohlrngo thn
Hrimletit city In Urn Went, Kunsns City
Mm greatest packing center In tho
Mississippi Vnlley, and Portland tint
great intilropolls of tho Inofti North-
wmI. mist ill Modford. U I" not nlto
west, .x M M ma on . 'V"
gcllier tlm Mimmnhlonl location of any
I'"' mTu, Zlr V m y
npimrent resources. h w,,v. r largo my
la, Urn tributary not . ""V1 '
Um future, growth unit prosperity, or
Ulnar It mn Hint dlsHnct nnd
lv., basis which attracts NuHnnal nt-
tonHiin. A lownsllo cm, "
within any rrn. nnrt " "
many, possess rill the necessary iaim
callous for rapid progress, hut tho cor
tnlnty or mimsuro of lis ruiuro car. v ...
will .nly ho lpt.-rmlnl hy the "' i
Uh locution. Hh ail
- ,.r llitmt. ami tlm nctunt
v lopiimnt of rroiirco In thn country
which ll rVM, VMIioilt timi to in-.
t.lnMlon of nvcinwy comllt loim, r I
uro In. nimiirxtl. If tho tnuu I or m
Amnion !hl not ili-houc I ipon inn
lMunlor. tlH' IlirKCflt Cliy noutn
Amcrlcn would hnvu n '" "',,r1';
t.ut thn ..imrvntliiK ciimnin " ,",H" , '
,,( nnhln nny nuch poasllilliiy. ii "
pro,luclH of tlm Imnmiif. rtmUm lrMm.i
by tlm Krcnt'-m or rivorn nrr. iii
trnnnport.1 thoimnn.1i. of iiiIIpb I-."
ttmnnn mo-Ir-rn nn.l primitive, to llrnill u
ciipllnl. which In locntml on the bor.W
it tlm h-miM-rnlM toim. I'or ol.vloun
rrnnoim no un-nt city would thrive In
tlm Interior of tlm Hnhnrn.
nntnr T
. ... . ..... i.. tlio ma.
nntnr Tkn Kna
Nil urn lllKi,n n urn. nii" .- , , , ,V , .
Mellon of locnilonn d-tlimd to htomo Mi(lfinl. Tho lornl public hcIiooI
fi ...UN nd only tlm rmuiu of Imr Hyntcm ninltn with Hint of nny city
vrv brut fffortN enn compel for tlmt on tho Cont except In tho numbor of
nrlm In nil of lu HurroundlnB nnd chlldrt'ii nttonilltiK, ulro of btilldliiKH
!.0Nl'bllltlfN Mrdford Imn l.ri blnd nml othor fcatureii coiiBoqiicnt to n
by every ndvnnUK.! of locntlon. cllrnato Inrp popiilntlon.
mid unpiimllrled renourcm Hint, backed i In proportion to tho population, tlm
by tlm Intellect nnd eiteruy of mnn. will M.-dfnnl ntti'tidr.nru In Inrco. nnd tho
iilnce It upon dUHnct nnd cxclualv inonoy oxpomlod for ncliool liounon
inntn worthy of Nntlonnl nltnntlnn. (.'(pmlly no. Ill a. city whor0 tho popu
Atded by HirNA nnturnl condltlonri. nnd Intlon hnn urown nfl fnat uh lu Mod
rupporied by n "plrlt of proKrenr.lv.. ford It In only nnturnl Hint facilities
nrN nnd d..ifrmlnntlon on tlm pnrt of for hnndlltif; nml InntructliiK tho child
U clllrcnr.. the etiunl of which l ne. rjioulil Uo ronatnntly tnxed. It Ih ho
lom rteen, Medford nlready nli.nd In n horo. hut llhornl vIowh nntl ntrornj;
mlnlnlnre olnnn with ClilcnKo, Knnnjn Ipiihllc Hplrlt moot ouch omr?oncy.
City nnd I'orllnnd. It In not to bo nr.. nnd contliitio providing for n Hiirprln
numed Hint In nlec or population Med- ltK futuro.
ford Pn or ever will rrnch tlm nlnn- Thoro nro thrno InrRo public ncliool
.ir.i ..r oitlen. but nren connld-1 hiitldliiKH III Mudford tho Wont
ered. Itn renown nnd nttrnctlvcnoriN will
... ...in i
be none tlm lenn,
rlrt Dtvlopmtnt Blow.
Tint development of .Mrdford nnd tlm
Tnatchtrnn Hotsun Ulvtjr Vnlbty wn for
n number of Venm Blow. Tlini mm
ti number of yenrn niow. iiim wim
. c,Htlon of tlm jsrentcnt Itn-
Mnn wm iii t.- i.
tiorinnce nr... inriunn ...
blwhly renllied. The fruit Indnntry wn
commenced In thin necllon nt n tlmt
when the production of npple nnd penrn
In Hm United Htnten wn threo tlmen
ni. Krent n It In today, and tlm diffi
culty of nhlppInK fruit from the l'i
clflo to Hm Atlantic Connl, In competi
tion with that of tho Kant, created n
nrcenrdty for producing In tho Hokuo
Jllver nn nrtloln of nuch perfect qual
ity nn to compel Hint feature nolely to
entirety ovoreomn the rlnkn Incident
to n trnnnportatlon haul of over 3500
mllen, nnd the dmiK'r of ovcrnupplled
mnrkett.
Tho lntelllKnco of the horticulture
TIIO IUICIIIKer.cn .1. i.t" miiw.. ....v, hM.v ......... .
pioneer of Pouthern Oreijon who fore-, ncliool bulllmlK. built by tlm Hlrilern of
naw tho wisdom of mich effort, wnnltim Holy Nnmen. necommodnten 100
M.,i.1v. retv'nrtled
by tho return, nn.i ;
New York and London nulokly learned
the valuo of our high grn.io rrunn. -ipun
wan a new ntnndard established In
fruits, nnd Jho continuation of skillful
methods coincident with tho gradunl
decrease In Hnstrrn crops demonstrated
two-fold; Hint Hm ltoguo Hlver ns a
fruitgrowing district 1ms no superior,
nnd tlmt ns results proved tho demand
for a strictly choice nrtlcle, properly
shipped, would nlwnys bo n constantly
growing one. Tho valley was not rlpo
for development until threo yearn ngo,
It wns In n statu of preparntlon nnd
pertinent, nnd thn final results were
morn than commennurnto with tho rigid
tests npptled,
(treat Orowtli X.aWly.
Witness tho chnngo In conditions
slnco 1001 when tho settlement In tho
vnlley begnn In earnest In six yenrs'
tlmo ovor sixty thousand uores of fruit
planted, nnd nt tho present tlmo twenty
Hvo thousand ncres being not out nn
nunlly Hm elimination of tho mixed
orahnrds for tho bent vnrlotlcs only
the enormous ndvnnco In values, nnd n
clans of cltltcns of whloh nny com
immlly In tho world should be Junlly
prnud tlm hlgbest prices over paid for
fruit obtained by our growora tho
world's mnrkot records nlrondy hold
eclipsed by Hoguo ltlvcr annually for
threo succcsslvo yenrs tho prlto for
tho bent enr of npplen ovor produced
nwnrded to a Modford orchardlst in 1009
by tho Hpoknno. Nntlonnl Applo Bhow In
competition with every fruit section nf
tho globe Medford, tho llttlo city of
1001, with eight thousand pooplo In
Greatest Expenditure
-
a YUAit'a rRoaitnos.
During tho post year Medford
bus constructed threo miles of
bltulllhlo pnvemont nt n cost of
$160,000; iiourly completed n
gnivlty wnlor Hyntcm 22 iuIIoh lu
length nt n cost nf $300,000, laid
15 miles of wnter mains nt a cost
of $150,000 nnd let contracts for
flvo mlioH more; laid ten mllon of
sower iimliiH nt 11 cost of $80,000;
cmiHtrucled nlno mlltm of Hldo
wnlkH, Numbered every houso In tho
city nml placed street signs nt
nll InteiHeolloiiH,
0 railed 3 miles of city HtreolH;
expended n total of $709,000 for
olvlo Improvements, or npproxl
mutely $100 for uttch Inhabitant,
Lowered tho lux into,
-r-f -r4- -r r
(ny Hon, W. H. Cnnou,
Mnyor of Modford.)
Ono hundred dollars for onch mnn,
woman nnd child In tho city of Medford,
expend ml during tho yonr Just olosod
mod. with iirriHiii-titN for eleven t iiiniunml
In lull, tinil tweiity-flvo thousand In less
IIiiiii llvtt yenrs u ally of strictly mod
ern homes, brick buildings, four bunks,
onn of the best urgnnUed Cotnmerolnl
Clubs In tlm counlry, paved ilr,tM, rind
it four hundred thousand ilolliir writer
fiystt.m Iho city Hint showed tlio great
est Increaso In postal receipts In Oro-
Klin. Portland nlonu itxcepteu. during urn
; yenr-ono of tlm most lnu.ortrt.it
' ,,, wween j.Hlnnd mxl
H..n FrnclNco-ml tlm largest ship-
Ami yt Hm development lm scarcely
. '
m' H Jn,t arnn.
, b b (f fruU , on)y
nll Mn n p,,rt of tlm total area
f rrllU producing hinds. Tho shipment
(lf u, l0Mnntl cnr I)f frilt annually
mi(o1)J
ww(h t() ((o v- nn(, worM.wlH
,...,. .,, Mrlif,)r,,, Tlm .tcvelopinont
of thn riitlro fruit ocrotiKt. tlm oponliiK
within thn nrxt fnw tnontli of thn Int-
iniuinn It
Iflliutitry vmrt wnn nr forrHtu, m
l
0I.rBt0n of c0,p(,r nniJ u,flr wnvn
nniJ KVUerat ll0,viy n tlm .Invelopmcnt
()f U)(j ,nnun)ornjo rc0UrcCB wltlt
w )r) Mrdfon, , mlrr0uni1i'il. will n.1.1
oltv'n (rnminnrcliil I n I r-n-ll t mill
w,.th to nn ..xl-nt Hint ennnot Im fully
otmn(.)t, It li. nnf to mty Hint no city
of ,ho nMM tiM n ,m woHl, ,, ft
K(MV, fmuro thnn Modfonl
inoro Klowliur futuro thnn Mudford
tlm Wonder city.
SCHOOLS
Iti (tin iiinlimtrntii nf Tllnlnrldl II ro-
KntHH vli;ii lutont wonllh tomptn mnn
ii tlm tilitnt it tut tnMlm ilfllillfa.
............... ,
HchnnlK hiivn tint lionn fnrcotton III
.i,
Heliiinl tit.. VnrMi Helwinl nnrl Ibn now
lllKh ncliool Ixilldlnp. complototl Innt
yonr nt n rout of $40,000, nnd n
fourth ono In planned to ho oroctod
In Ifl ID. An nhln eiirtitt of Inntrnr-
tnrn nro omploycd nml nn nn Idon of
"
Itho tiroBr'n of tho itchoolH. nttontlon
enn ho cnlll to tho donartinoiit of
1.. .. . a . . . ....
ildomoHtlc Hclonoe nnd mniiunl trnln-
Inir. wlilrh nan rocontiv lioon-inniio
n pnrt of tho I If Kit ncliool cotirno.
In addition to public nrhonm tlio
fllntorH of tho Holy NnniMT hnvo n
110,000 Hrhool biilldttu; nnd conduct
ii day nml hoarding Mchnol; St. Mnry'H
nendomy, n yoiitiR lndlcn' nendomy, Ih
nlrto planned to ho erected In tho near
futuro.
CENTER OF CATHOLICISM
Medford In the center of Cnthollclnm
of Southern OrcKon. A hnndnomo
church of old Mlnnlon ntyle of nrchltcc
. .1 ..MMM it ...1 i a n....i..rt a tin Ann
iionnllni,- nml tiny vcuoinrn. j'innn nro
tin,1ii u'nv fnr n vnunr lnilleii' boardtnir
school to bo erected on tho bills east of
Medford, for which a slto has already
been purchased. A r-r0P",1,in Is under
consideration for tho establishment of
n 11:5,000 hospital, tho flrnt nno hos
pital structure to bo erected In South
ern Oregon, nnd tho finest Institution of
Its kind south ot rortlnnd.
Archbishop Christie, of tho dloceso of
Oregon, ban tho utmost faltth In the fu
turo of Modford, whoso many loyal
Catholics, as well ns tho public gener
ally, hull with onthuslnm proposals for
Increasing tho Investments of Catholic
orders In this section.
M. J. METCALF
v Thin Is nn ngn of decoration. Ono of
tlm most striking fentures In tho evolu
tion of tho commercial world during ro
cont yoars Is tho tremendous strides
Hint hnvo been taken In tho development
of tho artistic. Modford Is especially
fortunnto In having Mm. M. J. Motcntf
locnto hero last spring, becauso sho
camo to furnish tlio finish for our homes,
offices nnd stores, Artlstla wnll paper,
shades Hint bnrmonlxo In paints, stains
nnd wnll tints, nro her specialty, nnd
rho nlso handles brushes, glass, var
nishes, etc. Kffcctlvoness nnd tnsto nro
displayed by Mrs, Metcalf In nrtlstlo
coloring nnd nrnooful uffeots. She camo
hero from California, nnd bus 12,000 In
vested, She will doublo tbo stock In
tlm spring nnd linn sent cast for flno
display rucks nnd will hnvo tbo vury
richest sloro In southern Oregon.
In municipal Improvements nnd this
lu such a way Hint tbo tnx nttp for 1010
Ih lowor thnn that of Inst year. Such
Is tho record of 1909 In "inunlolpnl nf
fairs. Vnst Htrldea wero tnkon In clvto
Improvement work Hint hns trans
formed Medford from n vlllago Into n
bustling young city. And tho outlook
Ih for nn much growth during 1910 us
wns accomplished In 1909,
Oravlty Water System.
It wns curly rcnlxod that nmong tbo
llrst needs of n city Is n puro wntor
supply'. Investigations wore begun In
Modford nnd nflor considerable thought
tho city started work upon n system
which will supply tho city with t,000,
000 gallons of puro mountain wnter
ovory 21 hours, nnd which will cost
$300,000, This system, whllo not yet
completed, will bo cmly lu 1910, and
then Medford will hnvo n wnter supply
Hecond to none Tho wntor Is brought
through n grnvlty plpo line, 10 Indies
lu dlumotor nnd 23 miles In longth.
Wnter Mains,
Tho city ndmlnlHti'iitlon saw tlmt ns
soon ns tho m.w nystom wns completed
that mntns woro needed In tho city,
Sp this wns undorlnkon, During tho
yenr 15 miles of additional mains woro
lnld nt u cost of $160,000. Tho early
UNION MEAT COMPANY
An ctvidittictt of tho nplnmlld reputa
tion Mndford holdn nn nn linportrint corn
morolnl center nt 11 11 ndvnnlriKtiouN
point from which dlnlrlbuto mnnu
fic tu red prtxIuclN, ,n find many lartj
concnrriN iriiilulnlrilnK nxlennlvn branclien
hnrn from which nrn hnmllfd Imn.etiNK
(liiciiitltlcN of kooiIn. I'romlnnnt ninonit
theNtt U tlm Union Ment Com puny, puck
orn nnd provlrtlon denlerN, wliono rimln
offlced nnd puoklriK plant nro In I'orl
hind, Htx montbn uko the company de
cided Hint their tradn In thin (lection
hnd Krown to .iucIi proportion an to de
mand a branch ut Medford nnd It wan
accordingly opened nnd tho firm 11 w
bulldliiK they occupy conntruct':d. Mr.
Charier. Kchnncklntli In tlm mntiHRnr nnd
a, M. WllllnniN the cnrdilor. A complulo
stock of the company' Columbia brand
KOVernmnnt (impeded rnentM In carried,
Including frenh tnentn of all klndn, unit
nnd Niuoked iiiimiIh, Inn! nnd everything
In tho Una of provlnlr.nN, frultn nnd vi.-k-ctubleN.
Without exception tho products
ninnufnotured and put up by thin com
pnny arc of the hlKhent Krndn, nnd are
no recognized by denlerN nnd connumrrtt
throuchout rm country. Tho capital
Mtock of the company In ICO, 000 dnd they
hnvo hero noven etnploycen. Mennrri.
Hchncckloth and WlllluiriN bnndlii thin
end of tlm compnny'n bunlnen to per
fection 'and thoy urn full-llvdncd .Med
ford boostern.
WEST SIDE LIVERY
Ono of the flrnt ennentlnlH of n grow-(
Ing city I a flrnt-clans livery stable
SH2NC ON'
nnd this Medford has In the one owned
nnd operated by Messrs. I'. I.. Knrlow
nnd V. F. Downing .and known os tho
West Side I.lve.ry. Iloth gentlemen nro
well adapted to tbo business nnd have
had long exporlenco nt It. Since taking
rburcn of tho West Hldo l.Ivery Inst full
they hnvo established tbo reputation
of novcr leaving a feeding of tbo slight
est dlnsatlafactlon among their patrons,
Ijind seekers nnd tourists find their
services especially satisfying nnd com
mercial travelers use It right along In
driving through tbo valley. They hnvo
fourteen horses and as many carriages,
bugglos, etc., having Invested ,000 and
employ four men. They own n 360 ncro
ranch nnd hnvo 300 bend of stock.
POWERS & REEVES
Medford presents nn extraordinary
opportunity for those gifted with tho
ability to design tho beautiful and
unlto utility with elegance, for beyond
any other city of Its slo Its people
havo tho btgh-soulcd ambition to mako
It tho most beautiful city In tho country.
Messrs C. O, Towor and It. IV. Reeves,
tho arcbltccts, hnvo been closely Identi
fied wtth Modford'a architectural beauty.
During tbo past yenr they havo drawn
plans for buildings aggregating In cost
$100,000, among them being rosldonces,
bungalows, and four brick blocks. Tho
chaste lines and splendid nrrnngement
of tho Taylor-Phlpps building nre theirs,
tho Qarnott-Corcy Hardwaro Co.'s now
building nnd tho now Talm building nro
nmong those. Tho preliminary plans
havo been drawn and final specifications
nro bolng prepared for Dr. Pngo'a new'
hotel nnd thenter at tho corner of Main
and Itlvoraldo. Messrs. 1'ower and
Hooves nro omlnently fitted to tnko a
lending part In tho structural develop
ment of Modford, ns they hnvo bad
thorough trnlnlng and yenrs of practical
experience. They nro members of tho
Commerclnl Club nnd owners of city
property.
A. H. LEWIS
Tbteo yearn ngo Mr. A. H. t-ewls bognn
tho manufnoturo boro of his famous lorn-
for Public
rains provontod tho laying of all tho
mnln" ordered In but sovernl additional
miles will bo laid In tho Bprlng nnd sum
mer of this yonr. AVhat this menus
In a cliy tho hIzo of Medford Is apparent
when ono romembors that this amounts
to 75 foot of water main for ovory man
of voting ngo In tho city, nnd nil In one
yonr.
raving.
During tbo yenr Central nvenue,
d'AnJou streot from Sixth to Eighth
streets, nnd Onkdnlo nvenue from tho
bouHi city limits to north Fourth
street, woro curbed nnd paved with hard
surface paving. A contract was nlso
lot for paving West Soventh street from
Laurel street west, to tho city limits,
but owing to tho dolny of tho contrac
tors In getting started with tho work,
nnd tho unusually heavy rnlns which
sot In enrly In Novomber. thU latter
work wns not completed, It will, how
over, bo pushed to completion ns early
In tho spring ns tho weather will per
mit. Noxt yenr much moro work will
bo dono on Medford's streotB, and In
threo years tho city will hnvo nt least
20 miles of pnvod streets,
Tho administration hopes to mako tho
year 1910 n bnnnor yenr for Medford
in tho matter of street ptivlng. Tho
onndo candy nnd nt hit. prominent loca
tion on Wont Main Mreet ntrcot tho pub
lic found It 111 out convenient unit plran
urnblo to center a InrKU trade. Tho nloro
filled n loriKfelt want to Hm Wrutrildcrnt
nnd niipplled 11 cl'-rin, lienlthful way of
npoiidlriK thn Iflnurtf hour nnd nlnckln
tlm thlrnl from the biautlfiil fountain, or.
tlckllnif tho piilati; with candy or lea
cream, cnnrcctionnry or all klniiri to
hiilidlnd, from the box of candy for the
hoHt Klrl to nll klndn of bulk eooda, but
nbovn nll In Mr. Lnwl' homemade, candy,
which comprint)!. Imlf of all ha uncn. CI
Karn, tobnecon and newnpapcrs nro alio
handled nnd Mr. I.wln ban 13,000 In
vented and cm ploy h threo people. Ho
given all bin time nnd attention to tho
bunlnenn, leaving nothing undone that
will add to the natlnfactlon of the trade,
t
BYBEE & HEIL
Pure food In receiving on every band
tho attention It deserve nnd Mesnrn.
I'rnnk Dyben and l.ouln Hell, thu pro
prietor, of the Went Hide Market, seo
to It that Medford ban tho purcnt and
tho bent and all kinds of first-class
products In fresh and cured meats, poul
try and nll seasonable delicacies. They
do their own slaughtering and all of
the by-products of tho market nro of
their own nmnufneture. All tho ar
rangements nre noted nn model points
of neatness nnd sanitation. The busi
ness was started Inst Kcbrunry and Its
ndvantageous location as well ns the
high class of goodH linn given them a
Inrgo trade. Five people nro employed,
Mr. By boo In a natlvo Orrgonlan and
MAIN STKECi , MEDFORD.
both ho nnd Mr. Hell own city nnd
ranch property. They bcllcvo In Med
ford and its futuro nnd always belp ev
erything nlong that will help their city.
INCREASE IN PHONES
Two yenrs ngo Medford bad 300
phones. Sho now has 800, nn unprece
dented Increaso among tho cities of thc
country- A year aga the system was
nntequated. Today It Is strictly up-to-
date, modern In ovcry respect and high
ly satisfactory.
The 1'aclflc Telephone and Telegraph
comirany hns spent 175.000 In the past
year In Installing a control energy sys
tem, placing new phones throughout tho
city, now poles nnd underground con
ducts. Another $55,000 will bo spent In
tho noxt fow months, material for
which Is now bolng exponded, nnd then
Medford will hnvo n phone system equal
to Hint of nny of tho largo cities of tbo
country.
The long dlstnnce wires from San
Francisco, Portland and otbor coast
cities pass through Medford. which has
recently been mndo headquarters of tho
(southern Orogon district embracing
Ho.'oburg. Grants Pass nnd Ashland,
I with D. H. Drewory ns mannger. 'The
new mnnnger, though hero but n short
...l.ll.. la mnblnn n n ,,,.nl,1n rnMnl Allll
WIIIIV. in i,iir. v. .,.... .v .vv.h
popular with tbo public
BUILDINGS PLANNED
Tho year 1909 has been n phenom
enal ono for building In Medford, net-
ubI expenditures, totaling $S,500,000,
but tbo coming year will discount this
' record, thero bolng already many busl
' ness blocks nnd residences contracted
for.
! Contracts hnvo been lot for two now
I hotels. Dr. Frederick K. Pngo will
'erect n four-story . $65,000 modrrn ho
jtel nnd thenter nt Itlvorslde nnd Mnln.
, Dr. J. F. Hcddy Is building a modern
hotel at Klghth and Central nvenue,
which will bo seven stories In height
nnd cost $05,000.
John D. Hoot Is nt tho bend of n syn
dicate eructlng a four-story $50,000 of
flco building. Tho Eplscoptil church
tsj erecting n $10,000 stono cathedral nnd
n three-Htory $.5,000 business block.
Improvements Ever
LAKH Mel.ArOUl.lX. SOl'RCK OF MIOHFORIVS NEW WATER SUP
PLY mt. Mclaughlin in the distance.
THE CITY OF MEDFORD
Located In tho hoart of tho grontcst
fruit flection Jn tho world, with un
told wealth In mines and tlnibor sut
roundlnK her; with n clltnnt- that
favorably companm with ih-it ot nti
roslon on earth half wtvy dtenn
San Fruncloco nnd I'arUund, liw
Modford, a city of over 7500 Inhabit
ants, growing rnoro rapidly than nny
other place In Orogon, und ! kilned
to ho tho metropolis of n vast Inland
empire.
Modford'B growth Is shown In Hs
bank business, In its building record?
In Its postal receipts, In its fruit ship
ment n growth that has steadily
pushed it ahead of other cities and
n 1 n rwt1 If In I Yin ffr n t-n rt Lr nt tn
bust ng cities of tho Hoguo river J'""''1-:u '7,'" T, i: t , T.i
vtlj0r tend that tho city shall fall bohlnd tho
Tho men who selected tho original country In tho matter of dovelop-
townslto chooo wisely, for hero every D1S?" , , , , ,
natural condition favors the building ,c dford Commercial Club, one
of a great city. Because or its cen- of the 8 ronBeJ3.t .n m08tkactlva
tral position, and being located on commercial bodies In Oregon, has ev-
tho main railroad In the southern bu " man and cltUen of tho
half of Oregon, all the Immense agrl- cUJ oalloted on Its rnomhershlp roll,
cultral, horticultural, timbered and nnd ls J cnlof r,aclor ,n iP new
mining wealth within a radius of 100 enterprises and promoting th0 pro-
mlles Is tributary to Medford. Here K1 interests of the town and
the treasuro streams empty, and must counir.
always ompty. Its citizens are build- . ,, An -"" aT"'"'
Ing with an eye to tho future the 1A'llor examrp1?, f, th publlc
brllllant. unmistakable future des- "?LrIt0ne.s .f "e.? fon,'J citizens was
lined to make Medford not only tho "hown,n the budnB. by a number of
most populous, but the place of great- ? .c,t,1fc1n,!', ot..Ja exhibit pavilion,
est commercial Importance In south- T.h exhibit .building 'Is of unique and
crn Oregon i attractive deslfm, Its stylo of arch
Is fiupplr I'olnt 'tecturo being patterned after tho
It is at present a city of 7600, but oli-Ume Mission. It Is situated near
I the depot. In full view of passing
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$100 per capita
public Improve-
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Medford laid 75
feet water main
per capita. I
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of automobiles per
capita, ono to ev
ery 30 people.
Medford leads
Oregon In phones,
per capita.
Is tho supply point of a territory with
a Donulatlon of 40.000. It Is a city
of well-kept streets, of beautiful
homes, of handsome narks, of church
i cs and schools. Its solid brick blocks
besneak thrift and permanence,
' Medford ls located on the main lino
of tho Southern Pacific rallrqad, 331
; miles south of Portland and 442 miles
north of San Francisco. Its altitude
' Is 1374 feet. It Is tho western term
inal of the Pacific & Eastern rail
road, now under construction, tho
first 39 miles of which will be com
pleted early In the spring, and which
will ultimate!) be constructed to an
j eastern connection. This railroad
makes Medford tho point of concen-
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upper Rogue river, tho gigantic for-up the stock of a variety store Is car
ests of which cover an area of 4000
square miles. Medford Is tbo eastern
termlnnl of tho Rogue Rlvor Vnlley
Railroad, connecting this place with
Jacksonville, tho county seat; and
will bo tho eastern terminal ot tho
proposed railroad from tho famous
Illuo Ledgo copper mines of upper
Applcgate river, on tho Oregon-California
line. This great copper camp
Is located but 35 miles from Medford.
Heavy freighting is dono between
Medford nnd all the mining camps of
tho tributary districts.
Coal Mines Atljacent.
The coal mines, five miles east of
tho city, aro proving of such great
commercial importance that a rail
road connecting tho piopertlca with
tho Southern Pacific at this city has
boon projected. Tho entlrq lumber
output from tho sawmills ot tho sur
rounding territory ls hauled hero for
ynrdlng, sorting and shipping, and
tor manufacture into boxes,, sash and
doors by tho planing mills and factor-
I les or Medford. Abovo all, Medford
ls tho trading point for practically
I tho entire fruit and farming section
of Roguo river vnlley and Is llko-
; wise tho shtpplng point for tho whole
j output ot this Immense district.
Commercial Activity.
I That Medford Is a placo of great
' comniorclnl nctlvlty and Immenso
trndo la evinced by its having four
banks, nil In flourishing condition,
with nggrognto deposits of 12,000,000
and with n pnld-up capital of $300,
000 nnd n nurpluR of $100,000, Tho
banks all occupy handiionio itruc
tutCB, built nt a cont of $125,000, and
are equipped with tho niont modern
vnltits and hurslar-renlBtlnK devices.
Tho growth of Mo-Jford during the ,
past year has been most phenomenal, 'city limits. A conservative ronl cs
nnd the fact that nearly 15,000 ncrcstt0 man has fixed tho ndvanco onch
of new orchards wero planted this yonr during tho past flvo at 25 per
past season In Ilogue river valley, cent.
with n corresponding development In Purthor, this annual Increaso l
nil linos of Industry, proves rlth a'n8SUred contlnunnco for yoars to
certainty that thin rapid growth wili;COmo. Its foundation ! solid, for It
bo maintained indefinitely. Exton-1 al,i In tho peerless rosourcoa that
slvo improvements nro planned for surround this city, tho conservative
tho future. This romarkablo growth business of tho community nnd tho
docs not mean that Medford ls huovnnt nnlrlt nt Mndford'a ntrnntr.
"booming;" th0 town is growing, as
nil Ilogue river valley Is growing, and
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ducts from
nrelifir.la forma
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lne aiversmea character of wblcn
most inrfH thA viHi,nr n hPii0 that
hc ha8 wandcred nt0 a world's fair
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i its iueai location on me oamcs ot
nmr rrpfk. H.irrniinilpcl hv nrnrrroon
Medford laid 50,feId8 and Dioomlng orchards, with
feet cement side- imposing mountains greeting tho vis
walk per capita. whorcvflr tl o v mnv turn, with
a 80,1 and c,,mato that pro'ducca roses
.i I..T. ' nno a" var,ei es 01 nowcrs in anuna- no densely populated. No more fixed
It .. ti rnn anoe ne;ir,' tho entire year; Its health i law of population has ever been pro
pirucuon '-w"".-, spiced Intoxicating atmosphere. Its nounced. Tho climate nnd soil that
excellent schools, Its well-stocked
. otnrna nnd Its nhnndnnrn nf fruit, nnrl
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1 v0(.iT(iriinfl nr nnt- 1 n r, nil ttnnenna
make Medford a most delightful place
la whlcu to live.
The rellslous and educational ad
vantages of Medford are of a high
order. There are nlno churches, rep
resenting all the leading denomina
tions, ail with strong congregations
and most of them having splendid
places of worship.
Medford ..lso has ono of the most
progressive and complete school sys
tem In Oregon. There are two fine
school bulldlnss built ot brick anil
modern in all appointments, and tl
$40,000 high school. The public
schools enroll 1200 pupils and offer
a broad courso of study, Including
drawing, water-color work and music
under a special director. Sloyd and
manual training are also receiving
some attention.
HUSSEY'S CASH STORE
Filling a most Important role In the
general scheme of Medford's develop-
ment whereby everyone can get every-
1 thing they want. Is Hussey's Cash Store,
A large and varied stock of the thou-
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ried by Mr. P. A. Itussey, who began
business here In 190S. Almost every
artlclo used In the household can be
found here, nnd wares of all descrip
tions, novelties for the home of every
ktnd and many special lines too num
erous to mention. It ls Impossible to
walk up and down the aisles between
tho counters and not see something
that you want Everything Is tastefully
arranged and prices range from one
cent to $10. A stock of $7,000 Is carried
and nine people aro employed. Mr.
Husscy has made a host of friends here
and ls a member of the Elks and Com
mercial Club. He has some fine city
property and ls Interested In everything
that makes for Medford's advancement.
W. E. G00DE
A most homelike restaurant with a
goood room In connection can bo had
with Mr. W. E. Ooode, the proprietor of
tho Star restaurant,, bakery and .gro
cery. One may always rest assured of
securing tho very best In all accommo
dations. Tho rooms are well arranged
and fitted up throughout most com
fortably and" tho entire establishment la
a favorite In Medford and the surround
ing country. The rooms are kept In tho
most orderly manner and tho dining
room accommodations nre first-class. A
flno lino of bakery goods nnd groceries
aro carried and Mr. Ooode leaves noth
ing undone that will ndd to the complota
satisfaction of his customers.
Made by
plan Is to lay out a full season's work,
which will bo not less than flvo miles
of paving.
Additional Sewors.
Another thing that Is vital to the
health and- convenience of a modern city
Is a good sewerage system. During tho
year seven miles of lateral sewors woro
laid at a cost of $70,000, tho city's sp
tlc tnnk was completed, and a now trunk.'
sewer wns laid out nnd ordored laid to
accommodate that portion of tho city
lying cast of Bear creek. Contracts nro
now let for tho construction of several
miles of additional mains. ,
Sidewalks. '
In tho matter of sidewalks Modford
Is proud of the record of tho past year.
Everyone In Medford who knows how to
lay n good cement walk has been busy
laying walks during tho past year. That
.more walks woro not laid wus duo only'
to tho fact that there wero not moro
contractors hero to lay them. Slnco
February 17, when tho present adminis
tration took chnrgo of this mutter,
grades hnvo beon established for no less
i than nine miles of cement sidewalk.
. This means no loss than tlfty feet of
five-foot walk for ovory man of voting
ngo In tho city. Much additional walk
Is to bo dono along this lino during 1910,
CITY PROPERTY
Modford city property totfrty la a
better investment tban many of our
own pooplo roallzo, For the pnst
few yearn each year hna boon a great
bound unwnrd in vnlnos within thn
healthful, happy pooplo. Modford'a
.prosperity and growth will not
"pinch out." There will bo no now
plan of development to tnko up, na
tlio present wcrlth Is realized. Thin
city ls Just entering upon tho period
of growth that has no visible limit.
It Is joining hands with tho country
to aid In development ot tho coming
orchard of the world, of tho groatost
mining district of the world, of tho
finest timber region ever discovered,
tho greatest scenic attraction In the
world.
Medford realty Is ono of tho best
investments an Easterner can mnka
in tho state. This city has illlmltnblo
natural resources yet In tho shell.
Her location Is Ideal. Hor futuro
Is bncked by tho unmeasured, unde
veloped resources through which la
just beginning to throb now veins
of commerce.
If anything more were needed to
assure of tho permanency oi growth
there, of tho enhancement overr year
imuuo.oi reaus- values, or wo influx ot
. ' . . . i .
popu luiioD, we nave dul to iook over
al-ithe nast. Thcro has been steady
increase irom tro primitive group ot
huts that wore roared by pioneers to
thc present time, tho onv nrd move
ment has been steady, unobtrusive,
strong. If hbtory sives no comfort
to tho doubter, thcro ls a remaining
study which should- A country that
can feed an Imiaenso number of men
acd furnish them with healthful.
cquabl0 climate whllo doing so will
i produce tho world's greatest forests.
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farm yields will gather members of
the human family as honey doc3 flics.
Ml of which strengthens the baso
upon whlci Medford realty la vclued,
and will contribute In lifting tho
price upward and upward for several
generations to come.
GREAT GROWTH MADE
Perhaps In no better way can the
great growth Medford has made during
the past, be shown than by the great
Increase made by the receipts In tbo
local postofftce. In four years they
have grown" from $5,000 until this year
they will pass the $20,000 mark. With
out exception each month has shown an
increase over the same one of the year
before, and during 1910 the receipts, at
the present rate, will exceed $25,000.
In September, 1909, a free carrier sys
tem was Inaugurated, nnd now the
greater portion of tho city ls served by
carriers. Aside from this a large staff
of clerks aro employed In the central
office.
It was as late as 1890 that the city
of Medford had as a postofflce, an ordi
nary soap packing case In which six
compartments were made. This sool
in the corner of tho lone grocery noro.
Ard the future promises as much 't
the next 20 years qs has been seen in
the past 20. as regards growth.
GREAT GAIN IN DEPOSITS
Four hundred and slxty-threo thou-
Lsand and twenty-one dollars has been
the gain made by locar banking Institu
tions in eleven months nearly half a
million of dollars. Such a growth la
shown by the statements of the banks
as called for at the close, of business,
November 16, 1909.
In no other way is the growth of tho
city better reflected. 8lnco 1905, or In
fooe years, deposits have Increased from
$609,498 to 1,717,510. or over a million
of dollars. During the past year tho
growth hns been far more rapid, for
nearly as great gain has been made tho
past year as during the preceding threo.
All of the banks' statements show
gratifying growth. No doubt but that
deposits will increaso as rapidly or
more so In the future.
For five years tho growth has been as
follows: December. 1905, $609,493; Do
comber, 1906, $726,971: December, 1907,
$1,0S4,634; December, 1908, $1,231,498;
November. 1909, $1,717,610.
Medford. has four hanking Institutions,
a new ono being recently added, With
this deposits reach some $3,000,000.
On C. M. Kldd's ranch two hogs were
raised that were sold for $23 apleco.
Any City
Much Other Work.
Much other work has been done dur
ing tho year, among whloh wns tho com
pleto numbering of the city nnd placing
of street signs, which enabled Medford
to secure free mail delivery. Threo
miles of city streets were also graded.
Altogether It has been a very busy year
nnd those ontrustod with city affairs
havo given to the work much of their
tlmo and energy, And thoy can also
point with prldo to the fact that the
work has boon carried on so economic
ally that tho tax lovy for the ensuing
year is actually lower than it wuh for
tho year 1908, and this too In the facu
ot tho fact that thero was a reduction
mado by tho county assessor In tho
asssscd values of tho city upon which
taxes must bo levied.
On 20 acres Clins, H. Dolorleln cut
eighty tons of wheat hay whloh Is now
selling for $20 per ton. Ho had 10
sores In pears and 8 nares lu yellow
NewtnwuH just coming Into bearlnir.
Huh bud u number of buyers, but docs
not euro to sell an he litres tho country
and olliiuvu and do a pot know wh r. ha
could Invest lu real esiaja to butter advantage