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THE MEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1G, 1910.
MEDFORD MailTribune
I'UIU.lSHHD DAlItY EXCEPT SATURDAY.
A consollilAtlon of tho Medford Wall. established 1SS9J the Southern Oregon
tan, ctnlUnh-(l 1002; tlio Democratic Time, cstnbllohcd 1ST2; the Ashland Trib
une pstnbllshed 1SS, ami the Medfonl Tribune, established IJ06.
Official Paptir of tho City of Mcdford.
QKORQE PUTNAM, Editor nml Mnnnpor.
Entered ns etcond elms matter. November 1. 190 at the "po'stcfflce t MedforU.
Oregon, under tho act of March S, 1S.9.
' SUBSC1UPTI0N RATES:
JS.OO Ont menth by mall or carrier.... .10
n year, by malt.
THE OREGONIAN A CAUSE
RECOGNITION of the Portland Oregouian's baneful
iuflucuce upon the state of Oregon comes from Now
York. Indeed, knowledge of its blighting characteristics
has permeated the effete east, and has led the editor of the
New York Times to inquire pertinently if it has not been
the Oregonian vhich "makes the Mcdford editor mad"
and thus led to the move for secession.
It was.
One of the greatest, if not the greatest, of the causes
"which led to tho launching of the move to carve a new
state out of Southern Oregon and Northern California has
been the editorial policy of tho Portland Oregonian, in
opposing every move for a greater Oregon. The Oregon
ian has long been the brake which has retarded progress
of Oregon's car of destiny. Had its influence been great
enough the state's populace today would be housed in huts,
perusing its columns by the aid of grandfather's caudle.
TheOregonian has no one but itself to blame when it rises
in its wrath to heap its infamous calumnies upon those
"who advocate a new state one free from the blight of this
monarch of mossbacks.
The editorial of the New York Times follows: j
Wo have heard of lato with distress and anguish tho word "secession."
Our distress Is made not less acute, nor Is our anguish less excruciating, ,
because the word is used of a state that meditates seceding Into, not out of, I
the Union. For it Is no miracle of peaceable secession. Already we hear '
war cries and breathings of slaughter. Fathered by California, mothered '
. by Oregon, unflllal Siskiyou emerges with threatcnlngs and riolenco from
Its parental confines. A vast empire endowed with ocean harbors, with
mineral wealth, with scenic attractions and tall timber, is in rebellion. So
much was rumored and' we call for information. The Portland Oregonian
vouchsafes some:
The clamor for a new star In the gorgeous constellation of the Union gath
ers Its thunderous boom mainly from on e throat to wit, that of the literary
prodigy whose Inspired pen writes the editorials In a Med ford paper. This
.great man wonts to secede from Oregon and California because he Is mad.
His madness is geographical:
Tho portentous circumstance Is that -he has made up his alleged mind to
withdraw and take portions of the Rogue River valley and Northern California
along with him.
He has an arsenal:
He Is backed up by the Jackson County Press association, a powerful body,
composed of tho Medford editor, a, printer's devil in Jacksonville and an out
dated railroad passthe latter framed and hung on the wall as a perpetual re
minder of other and more glorious times. It Is said a supply of arms and am
munition has been laid In to be used If the base legislative caitiffs at Salem and
Sacramento resist the secession movement.
f CITY ASSESSINO.
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To thu Kdltor:
As the Umo for tho nstcttsmvnt of
property approaches taxpayers of Mot
ford will watch with Intorosit tho ap
pointment by Assessor Or loves of Ills
assistants In Medford, and It Is to bo
hoped that after .tho ridiculous fitrco of
last year that the assessor will find
soma moro competent und qualified as
sistant than tho welNdlgKer who under
took tho Job lust year. Tho Mall Trib
une has sufficiently exposed tho rotten
Incompetency of last year's appraise
ment, but tho taxpayers should seo to ;
It that some one' enpabto of seeing moro ;
than four out of the hundred or more I
automobiles In tho city will receive tho
nppolntment. A TAJCl'AYKK.
Mr. and Mrs. Hnl Plntt loft Sat
urday evening for Portland, wlioro
Mr. Piatt will attend tho annual j
meeting of the Oregon Hnrdwnro ami
Implement Denlers association.
xtra
Good Buys
One n-rootn cottage, pantry, hath
room ami woodshed, lot 55x104; flno
Investment at 1375; JS00 will han
dle It.
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Ono 6-room house, two lota, two
blocks from Main street, close In. A
snap for $2100.
Call and look over our list of lots
before you buy. WK CAN PL1CAS13
YOU.
Wright & Allin
12S East Main Streot.
THE,..
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NASH
LIVERY
GO.
Have the Best Turnouts in the City
You are treated right, tho price is right, tho team is
right in fact, evo rythintj is right. Come und seo.
NASH LIVERY CO.
Three Specials
For Monday at
HUSSEY'
S
60 Pair
GO pairs Men's regular
$1.50, $l.7f and $2 quali
ies in Gauntlet Leather
Gloves sale price
$1.25 Pair
Choice
Any Man's, Ladies' or
Boys'
-25c-
Hosiory in (ho store for
this ono day,
5 Pair for $1.00
3 OFF
ON ALL OITR RlSQUfjAR IIMS OF HAXD
PAINTED, FANCY AJsTD JAPANESE C11TNA TN
l
TITE STORE.
KYou Need Any
thing in SILVER
WARE I have it.
Martin J. Reddy
Ths Jewler
Near Post Office
The Above Prices
t
for Monday Only
HUSSEY'S
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Can nothing be done to avert the Impending conflict at two capitals?
"What makes the Medford editor mad, anxious to break off his piece of
Oregon and California, too? Is it tho Oregonian?
BETTER BUILDINGS NEW SLOGAN
fiPHE time has arrived when.there should he a local adap
tation of the Biblical injunction against building
houses on sand foundations. Not that this is a region of
seismic disturbances or that a kindly providence has not
tempered tho winds to the cracks of pioneer construction,
but property values and civic growth are demanding a
more modem class of business buildings, all of which is
evidenced by tho character of the structures now in con
templation and soon to be erected.
The builder in Medford who fails to appreciate the
city's future will soon find his structure in the lodging-
house class, a fact which will undoubtedly be demonstrated
by the advancement of 1910.
Ife who would keep abreast of the times in Medford
must indeed look into the future.
THE CURRENT TAX ASSESSMENT
TN another column we publish a communication from a
vigilant and indignant taxpayer, who suggests that the
Modford public keep a watchful eyc on the Jackson
county assessor's local appointees for the current year.
In the light of last year's farcical assessment, the sugges
tion.of the taxpayer is timely, but in all fairness to the as
sessor, that official has promised a more capable and ef
ficient assessment this year, and by co-operation with the
eity council will endeavor to arrive at more equitable
appraisement of Medford 's assessable property.
ZXAXSKZP ntOBZ.ZM
OBOwxsm xosa AO$fa
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 15. The
Pacific Mall steamship problem became
iqpre acute today when Secretary Dick.
Inaon announced that a new trafflo ar
Biigment had been made. Ha confirm
"d a report that under the new agree
mtnt the Pacific Mall company 1 to
roeelve 70 per cent of all freight trafflo
handled by way of tho government's
Panama railroad. A CO per cent rate had
been In effect formorly.
The government alee abolishes tho
charges for wharfage, lighterage, crane
grants the use of the government's J
basin and agrcvea to furnlak the com-
I HAVE BUYERS FOR THE FOLLOWING
PROPERTIES:
SO to 160 acres, partly planted to orchard.
10 to 20 acres orchard, producing or near that age.
Large unimproved or partly improved tract.
If you have property similar to above for sale call at ,
office.
FREDK C. PAGE
Room 209, Phipps-Taylor Building, Main Street.
EASTERN CONNECTIONS
YOU FURNISH THE LAND.
WE FURNISH THE BUYER.
Enable us to sell your property to the best advantage.
Write, telephone or call and tell us what you have.
HUNTLEY-KREMER GOMHANY
Real Estate, Insurance, Loans.
214 Fruitgrowers' Bank Building.
TELEPHONE MAIN 3491.
iSAY GOODBY
To Mental Wobbling'
Be honest ono; h . ith yourself to come to
our window d! h. compare prices, and
we will feel : m t . securing a good share
of your patrona n.
We find we have too many SHOES FOR
CHILDREN IN SIZES 8 1-2 to 2. To be
wire of cutting this part of our stock lown
wo will offer these at prices that will make
them go, but if YOU secure a pair you'll
have to decide quickly.
Our Deposits are
1
pany'o steamers with coal at coat. Tho
Pacific Mall will furthermore receive 70
per cent of all passenger trafflo north
of San Jose, Guatemala.
In return, the company promises cer
tain Improvements In service. The war
department stipulates that the same
agreement is open to acceptance by any
transportation company, and that It may
be terminated on 90 days' notice.
Secretary Dickinson stated it was only
of a temporary naturo and that congreHB
must settle the matter finally.
Judgo P. M. Stowart la making
8omo pennanont and attractive im
provements on It Is pretty resldonco
property on North Contral avonuo.
1 4,084.00
At the End of First Three Weeks
WATCH US GROW
Farmers! Fruitgrowers Bank
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