THE MEDFORD MAIL TIMBPjEHS, ACEDffORD, OREGON. SUNDAY, FlfiKKUAKY , .1910.
Medford MailTribune
1UUL1SIIUU IAU.Y UXOHIT SATURDAY.
A eonsotUUllon of tn. ModforU Mat I, cstnbtlshvd IJS9; tho Southern Ori'Kon.
too, cttlnbllalKHt 190S; the Democratic Times, atnl)Uahcd tSJS; thn Aahtaiul Trib
une. witabllMicd 18, and the Modford Tribune, cauuiianea its.
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Official Paper of the City of .Medford.
nv.nnOR PUTNAM. Editor and Mtuiairor.
nit wond claaa matter November 1, 10. M the r-oitlotflce. at lcdfont
Oregon, undor the net of March 3, 1S7.
oe year, by matt.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
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SOUTHERN OREGON SETS THE PACE.
Southern Oregon sots the paee for Oregon. Tt is devel
oped far ahead of any other section of the state outside
the metropolis. It has more enterprise, more uusne ami
more orocrrcssiveness than any other section.
In municipal improvements and growth, Medford has
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set a pace hitherto unequauca. us pose oinco uiiuu
showed an increase, of over thirty-three per cent in .1909
and in January, 1910, the gain was 54 per cent. In hank
deposits, the increase in 1909 was 49 per cent and in Jan
nary, 1910, was 4S per cent over that of the previous Jan
uary. In 1909 three-quarters of a million-was spent in
public improvements in Medford and in 1910 nearly as
much will he spent for paving, approximately lf miles of
street paving having been petitioned for. . , .
The buildings planned for Medford in 1910 include two
four story hotels at a cost of $75,000 apiece, a $75,000 four
story office building, a $50,000 three-story department j
store, a $60,000 apartment house, a $40,000 Masonic tem
ple, a $50,000 railroad depot, a $40,000 hardware store and
numerous smaller structures.
The year 1910 will see the completion of the Pacific Jc
Eastern to the timber belt and the extension over the ( 'as
cades underway. It will see timber manufacture com
menced upon a large scale. Construction will be begun
upon an interurban trolley line to connect the various cit
ics of the valley. The erection of a smelter for the Blue
Ledge mine will be begun and construction commenced
upon the projected railroad to the mining district. Work
will be started in earnest upon the Crater Lake boulevard.
The famous old orchards, whose products have won
world-wide fame, are being subdivided and sold in small
tracts, so that many families will have their homes where
a few now live in luxury. An immense irrigation enter
prise .is under construction to bring into cultivation thou
sands, of acres of uncultivated lands. Coal mines are being
developed within sight of the city-and a revival of goldj
mining is under way. .... . .
In puhlifspii'it-anrl enterprise, the citizens, of southern
Oregon lead the state. Ashland started the movement for
a greater commercial club by securing a membership ol
412. Medford followed with a membership of 572. Rose
burg has caught the fever, and is aiming at 500. From the
energetic south spreads the fever, inoculating the north
ern mossbacks as it travels.
From Medford has come an initiative petition to amend
The obsolete constitution so that counties may issue bonds
for a good roads system. Ashland and Grants Pass have
each mapped out a paving program for the coming year,
setting an example for the rest of the state.
hi every line of improvement and development, south
e'rn Oregon leads, and is far ahead of the rest of the state.
"A PETITIONER" TELLS
OF HIS SIDE OF
THE SHELL RECALL
. ASHLAND, Or.. Feb. 4.-r(To the
lion projects which would put Ash
laud at tho head of the civic im
provcmcul column unions all the cit
ies of Oregon. IIo has made such
egregious blunders along these line
the past year, and by tho apioiii(
mcnt of committees lias outlined so
much more destructive policies for
Editor.) It would be hardly fair to tho current year, that all that scum
tax the patience of your excellent cd left to be done was to take step
paper to air the grievance of tho KJt rid of his incumbency. He
citizens of Ashland touching the pro- J" tho means of antagonizing
eeedings of Mayor Swell's recall, but or discharging the most competent
inasmuch as your correspondent -supervisors placed in charge of theHc
from here has not taken the pains miuneipul improvements, and in sov
to inform himself of the fueU, or has f nil instances has secured ho sory
wilfullv discarded them, it seems ' "hH '! incompetent help
only proper that the matter should hut cost the city hundreds of dol
be presented u it it. because their work had to be
The statement that a "large num- t" P 'lo,,, "' " nt Uo"
ber of Socialists, every welllmeau- hlo tho expense
ing but unenlightened raossback and It is not SoeiuiU.. "'iiiokwm
every avowed obstructionist" signed or lack of proirre- ' ,n0
thn netitinn ih far from the truth. part of these petit!- it i
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A SMALL INVESTOR
AND STOCK IN
LIFE INSURANCE
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Under the caption, "Your Savings,
the Suturdiiy Evening Pot in its last
issue gave some very valuable tulvioo
concerning life insurance, lu umt
it follows;
Nearly wory man with any sort of
income carries some to rot if life in
surance. If ho is uninsured it is not
the fault of tho agent, who is every
where. During the past 'J, yoitm vu
rious great life iliMira'tleo companies
have become rich and powerful and
have piled up vast reserves nun ur
pluses. Here, then, is a business, that
touches all the people and is, neoord
ing to tho general belief, very prof
itable. The question unturaJlyifisc.s,
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vuy suouiu i no iiisimincfntuooK
be a good investment T 1 no answer
not only explains a somewhat un
common mcnijs, of employing money,
but 1o provides, in view of certain
develoiniienls of tho past five years,
a helpful les.-ou for thu small invest
or with nivviin.
Von cannot measure the life insur
ance company as ait uivestmentfine
dium hv most of the standard foritrs,
ueh a. railroads and industries. An
insurance company is a sort of pub-
lie institution suxrviscd by tho state.
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ii cannot earn oiuucv use an (inn-.
nary corwration because in many)
states its investments are restricted
by law. Likewise, it is unable to dis-
tribute widely its profits because
tatntes provide that funds be. laid
aside for the protection of the policy-holder.
In addition to these di-
tinetious there is still another impor
tant one, namely, that there tire ilif
fctvnt types of companies; the inu
tunl companies, like the Mutual Lifcj
of New Vork. the N'ew York Life or
the New Kushuul mutual, whiftjl nre'
conducted for the profit of the policy-holders;
the stock companies, like
tho Prudential, the Metropolitan or
the Travelers', which are conducted
for the stockholder, and sonletimcs
apportion a share of their earnings
ninoiiir policy-holder: and the ' com
bination stock and mutual companies,)
like the Eciuitable. with charters pro-1
vidinir for nuitunlixation.
Uefore takini: up the stocks of the:
long-established companies it is more'
important and timely to consider lho(
present wide snle of stock in jnow
companies. The approach to it il in
teresting. Everybody remembers the
celebrated insurance investigation of
inO.", when abuses of oownr niiili al
liances -between certuiu old. coiupau-1
ies and Wall street interests were.. n
vealcd. These revelations provided,
an opportunity for the slick exploiter
of stock. He immediately began to
form or project life insurance com
panies and to unload the stock on the
public. Itetween lflOfi and 1008 near
ly 100 now companies were organ
ized, mostly in the west and south.
The apeal of the majority of the
promoters was the same, and it was
ycry effective. They ointcd to the
immense nmounts of money nmassod
by the old companies, to their stocks
which were selling nt bis prices and '
paying large dividends, and to the'
disclosures of the Armstrong hear-,
iuirs, mid aid: "Why send your good
money east to be abused in Wall
street? Keep it at home; have vour
own insurance company and gather
in us tu n in.- iney lioil out thei
promise ol dividends n the stock
which milled from l." to Id per cent.
Men and women with savings began
to buy this stock, and they arc still
bnyinng it. They have not. in most
cases, stopiwdl to investigate the
kind of company that was being
formed, il prospects or its field for
making money, or the charaoter. ln-
leirrity and experience of the men;
behind it. They have only seen thei
luring tiiitinisc of dividend, and lhus
they have violated a fundamental in-1
vestment rule. i
Now, when tho promoters of the
new companies used the argument i
that tho old companies hnd waxed fut
they were, of course, speaking the;
truth. Hut they did not and do not 1
say thai their present prosperity and
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Telephone Service
Wo have let I he contract for the erection of a brick
building in Medford, which will he used to serve our uh
seribors in Medford, Central Point, Jacksonville, Phoenix
and the territory adjoining.
We are ready to make contracts in the vicinity of I'laglo
Point, Hutte Palls or any part; of the Koguo River valley
on a definite payment basis, giving night and day service,
including Sundays and holidays. I t will uot be necessary
for subscribers to purchase telephones, build lines or care
for same. We do all that for a iow monthly charge,
We shall be pleased to explain our system, which is
modern, up-to-date, and of tho selective ringing typo, so
it is unnecessary to listen Tor signals, as tho bell rings only
for the party wanted.
Call or drop us a line, and we will gladly explain full
details.
The Home Telephone 8 Telegraph Co.
OP SOUTHERN OREGON.
Tomporary Office, No. 18 N. Grape Stroot, Medford.
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Arriving Daily
New
Spring Suits
and Cloaks
FOR LADIES AND MISSES
Also select lines of Silk and Lawn Waists and Silk Petticoats.
In fact our Suit Department is full of good things to -wear while our
shelves and eounters tire groaning under their weight of the choicest selections
t)f "Wool, Silk and Cotton Dress Fabrics and Novelties, with suitable trimmings
for each and every line.
Embroideries
We are selling more Laces and Km broideries than was ever before sold in
Medford. Why liccauso the line is complete ami prices are right. Come and
see for youi'self.
Pest goods at lowest prices.
MADAME ROOT
Portland - SPECIALIST - Oregon
Demonstrating tit our store every day next week, one
of the greatest preparations for beautifying the. .skin
Ploom of Roses the skin beautificr of the age. Madam
Uoot has met with great success while staying with us.
' Invitation is cordially extended to all.
Pull line of hair goods always in stock.
H.i C. Kentner Co.
The Big Department Store.
their rich record of dividends are the
I remit of long years of upbuilding;
tho major leagues
Younir wan at tho l'ulaeu hotel here
This correspondent had nocesH to ttie unprogressiveness unu incapacity (hat innnv of the neonln hcl'ine he Was discovered
tho petition nnd should hnve inform- i the present mayor to take up andjbir blocks of this very valuable old His name on the rog'iHtor, "D, T.
HoHton," coupled with hi six
two hundred-odd pounds,
statements open to tno eiiarge 01 noxious provision, hwwh 10 nave.ment. in other words, liko nil oilier
really good things, tho nverago man
tho petition nnd should nnve iniorm- 01 me proem mayor to tune up anujini; inooks of this very valuable old His naini
ed himself without going to Muyor carry forward hi a practical way any stook got in at tho ntnrt. had faith ' Young, H
Snoll's friends for hih information, improvement of magnitude. in the company nnd hacked it through fet and
This of iuclf would surely lay his Tho recall. iiiBtond of being an ob-(years of loss or financial embarrass- suggested
statements onen to tho ehnrce of noxious provision, seems to haveiment. In other words, lit-n nil n... i,nu,.i,r.n
prejudiee. Ie n blessing in disguwe, obtruded,
The writer has been in Ashland s it wero, upon the citizenship of
fiovornl years and personally known Oregon. While the petitioners and
did not get in on it, and it was not
hawked about, Tho rmmn fl.!,...
every signature on the petition. There those interested in tho movement ro-jmibht happen in time with n corn
nra three sin.' Lures of mon who grettcd to hnvq to resort to this ox-'pnny nroioctcd todav; l.ni ; iu
elniiii to bo Somlisfs on tho petition tremo measure, thoro is no fear en-'speculation at the present time ....)
und either one of them owns more tertained as to the successful tonn-
taxpayiug property than your cor- mntion of it, nnd there is no doubt
respondent, nnl his chaveos as to expressed but that Ashland citizen-
the remainder tnt the petitioners bo-.ship will put in his plnco a mayor
ing mossbiickrf md obstructionists .whoso conduct of affairs .will soon
nro no more truthful than his statu- jenuso the pcoplo to bury these rocol
nient us to ihe Socialists. ;leotioiiH with the dond thin of tho
As to the atritude.of tho people . Int. Yours respectfully,
opposing Mayor Snell, thoy are not A PETITIONER.
only favorable to substantial and
permanent improvements, but ' their Just received a complete lirje.of on
chief chargo uguinst him is his lack amol ware, and kitchen furnishings',
of disposition and ability as an ex-' Compare our prjnes. Medford Ilard
coutive officer to carry to comple-; ware Co, , " " ' 277
the man or womnn with savings can
not nrtonl to tako this ehaneo.
cy young otfmmy
FRISCO TO PORTLAND j
BAN FRANCISCO, Pal,, Feb. r,. --
Donlon "Cy" Young, votoran of vet
ernn pitchers, loft San Frniieisco o
day for Portland, Or., whom ho will
visit a farmer brother who lives near
McCrcdie's town, before starting for
Hot JJprijijM, Ark., to got his arm info
shape for his twenty-second soasou in
suggested something to a scouting
baseball fan, and tho old man was
raked into tho limelight,
Cy foolB ns well as hu over did ut
any time in his baseball life. lie pre
dicts, with his usual modesty, that he
is going to have ono of tho most huo
(uthHfjil seasons of his extraordinary
career,
CORNERED BY POLICE,
MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF
WALKER, Minn., Fb. . Aftor
being besieged in a fortified house
for two days, Walter McDonald, who
shot and mortnlly wounded Howard
Sexton, committed suicide today Just
as a posso of deputies wore prepar
ing to storm his ha'rrioadeu.
The defenso of McDonald was
hpoctucular, Pursued by deputies
and police, McDonald fled to his
home, in which he took refuge.
After barricading doors and win
dows, hov stationed himself noar one
of the openings and kept his pursuers
at bay. For morn than '18 hours the
desperate mini fired nt every head
that appeared in range of hia gun.
Finally, driven almost insane by
lack of sleep, ho turned his weapon
upon himself, The hesiogors, who had
adopted a plan for storming the bar
ricades, heard a shot and reuonuoi
tered. Thoy diseoverod tho body of
McDonald. ,
McDonald is reported to havo shot
Boxlnn for refusing to buy him n
drink.
GARDEN HOSE SAVES THE
LIVES OF ENTOMBED MEN
SAN IlIOIt.VAItDINO, Oil., Fob. C.
-A gnrdon hoso which had boon
uRod In syphoning water from tho
Rhyollto mine noar Doblo, wan tho
direct nioanH of navJng tho Hvos of
notion Wade, aoorco Phllllns nnd
Henry OiimmliiKH, minora, who woro
entombed In tho mluo by a envo-ln,
according to iiowh reaching hero to
day. Tho men were ro-tlmborlug tho
uliaft whon several tons of oarth foil
niul bloekod the tunnol. Denth from
surfocutlou would havo boon only tho
matter of an hour hud not tho work
men outside forced fronh air through
tho hoso,
Tho men woro rescued uftor bolus
linprlBonod seven hours.
Don't fall Into tho rut or "tublo
monotony" In your homo, Nino
tontlis, of tho "grouches" or your
homo olrelo can bo pormnnnutly
cured by Introducing now Ideas and
now variations In "oatubloH." Study
tho ads lor a while,
Tho woman's auxiliary of St.
Mark's church will moot Friday aft
ernoon nt 2:30 nt 8t. Mark's church.
Vnlontinos, big and littlo, elaborate
and simplo, nt Tho Morrivold Shop.
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