I'MTKI) IMtKNH ANNOTATION Pull LiNiHcd Wire Report. Medford Mail Tribun Tonight and Frlilny Partly cloudy. Wednesday's Tomporaturo -High r.fi, low .18, rnngo 62, Tint (inly paper In tho world published In u city tliu slzo of Modfoiil having n leaned wire. ikdi-(ii oijhdoxnirjiSDAyKioiiiavvitv 17.1910. No. 285, THIS WHATHUU, 17 500.000 PAID FOR RELL ORCHARD S JOHN 0. ULWELL COMPLETES SALE OF TRACT Suoknnc Men Arc New Owners Or chard Is Ono of Best In Entire Northwest Largest Deal Ever Consummated In Northwest In Bearing Orchard Property. t C. M. Spook of Spokane nnd u BOciutuK imvo puri'liiiKud tho 005. ncro orchard tract owimd by Cap tnin Gordon VoOrhios, a prominent clubman of Portland, known ns tho Uurroll orchard, paying $ftU0,HI0. The dual wan cIommI Into Wednes day uflurnoon. Tho new owners will tnku poHMUHtiion on or about April lf. For a month pn-t ncgu tinlions Imvo been under way. John I). Olwoll of thi city made iho mile. So far an in known, this is the largest deal over consummated in tho northwcHt in bearing orchard property. Tho Uurroll orehnrdH whip moro fruit than any other single or chard tract in tho Roguo river val ley or entiro northwest, and hold many splendid records for produc tion nnd quality. For tho pnst five yenm tho bookn of tho compnny show u net return of $700 an acre, while many of tho acrcH havo pro duced iih high "h 1500 net in a single senson. Ono block of Now townH is especially fino and is prob ably tho moHt valuable piece of or chnrd proporty in tho northwest, consisting of 80 ncres of 8 nnd 0-yenr-old trees situated on the rich est of noil nnd producing almost fabulouB rotnniH. Two Mite l'Vom flfril. Tho orchard is located within two miloH bf tho paved streets of Medford nnd iu ideally situated up on what in known ns tho finest noil of tho vnlloy. Tho orohnrd differs from moHt of tho pioneer orchards innHmuch as it was planted with an oyo to tho future Nothing but Iho choicest vnrioty of ripples nnd pears wore Net out, making it especially vnluablo to tho growers of commer cial fruit. It is known as tho pio neer commercial orchard of the northwest. It was to this tract that J. II. Stewart, known as "tho fathor of tho fruit industry of tho north wast," do voted much of his lime. Tho ideas hiid down by him Imvo never been dovinted from iu its care. Much of it' wns planted undor his dire at su pervision, To Hell Off TrnctJi. Tho Halo is ospocinlly of value to tho Roguo Rlvor valley inasmuch us the new owners intend to soil off n numhor of tracts and, thus are loud ing their aid to tho movement of cut tine; up tho Inrgor orchnrd proper ties and placing thorn on tho market in smaller holdings. One of Mr. Spook's associates in tho vonturo is II. Q. Nooly of Spp knno, known ns "tho father of the National Applo show." That Mr. Nooly should turn his attoution to tho Roguo Kivor valloy is an indica tion of tho attoution this section is attracting through tho world it t largo. Owned by Captain Vonrhlcs. Tho orchard was reeontly taken over by Captain Gordon Voorhies from tho Uurroll Investment com pany, who rooontly announced his intontion of spending a portion of onoh yonr porsounlly ovorsooiug tho .proporty, hut owing to its salo ho will doubtloss ohnngo his plans. Tho orchard holds many splondid rooonls, hut it is ncodloss to go bnok fiirthor than tho season just closed to gain an idoa of its tromon douB producing qunlitios. During tho Bonson'tho orchard broke all records (Continued on Pago 8.) , 'COMMITTEE COMPLETE , ITS LAB 0 S SB74. ONE DAY S SALE F REAL ESTATE IS 0 Mass Meeting Called for March l2,)Season 0pens With a Rush Many at Which Time Board of Directors! LarDe Sales Are Reported In Va of New Union Will Be Elected forj rjous sections of the Valley the Ensuing Year. -Timber Land Is Sold. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE PLACED ON FILE OVER $100,000 SALES ARE NOT FOR PUBLICATION' After Week of Work Committee Ap- 4000 Acres of Timber on "Foots pointed to Draw Plans to Form Union Is Ready to Report. Creek Sold for $125,000 Log ging Road for Gold Hill. IIAKVKSTISO TIM Fltl IT F'tOM Till rAMO OH IIAIlll f Ia f MrtUV?. CIIANOFn HANDS. 60 STRONG NEW GOLD HILL CLUB 18 Li POWDER WORKS BLOW UP AWFUL HAVOC WROUGHT PUNCHED Amid Enthusiasm, Gold Kill Com mercial Club Starts Upon Career of Usefulness Ladles' Auxiliary Also Placed Under Way. Four Men Are Missing and Fourteen Are Known to Be Seriously In , Jurcd Volunteers Working Hard to Prevent Spread of Flames I Hundreds of Persons Are Stunned Buildings Near ! Works Shattered Fire Adds to the Terror. Will' an Initial membership of M, nmld isroat enthusiasm, tho Gold H1U Commercial club was orgnnlzod Wcd- ncKdny evening at a booster meeting which packed tho opera hoitBo, At tliu snmo tlmo n Indies' auxiliary, tho (lold Hill Progress club w;s launched with a momboMhlp almost as largo. Aetlvo publicity work will bo under taken nnd tlio many resources sur rounding tho old mining center ex ploited, niul an era of progress and development Inaugurated. Organization followod a numbor of nddroHses by citizens of Gold Hill, Sums Valley and Medford, nnd mu sical numbers by Mrs. McDonough, Mrs. Potoinon nnd Mrs. Lnmpmnn. J. L. HnmmorHley presided as chalrmnn, and glowingly set forth tho nosBlbllltloa of Gold Hill. Ho rend a lottor from Portland capitalists promising speedy development or tn lime denoslts adjacent, stating that contracts had been entered Into to dollver several hundred carloads a year of this llnio, which Is pronounc ed by Professor Dlllor of tho United States geological survey to bo tho purest In America. . JiuIko W. M. Colvlg, president of tho Medford Commercial club, deliv ered tho principal talk of the ovenlng, tollltiK whnt tho Commorclal club had dono for Medford npd what nn Im portant fenturo It could bo made la ovory community. Ho urgod all cltl zons to Join tho new club and work toKother for Gold Hill's prosperity. .promising the active co-oporatlon nnd support of Medford. E. W. Coopor mado tho hit of tho ovenlng In a vigorous nppoal In which ho snoko for Bnms Valley, promising a largo membership from thnt sec-' tlon. n. II. Harris of Medford told of tho sale of a largo block of timber land on Foots crook nnd announcod tho Immodlnto construction of n log ging rond up tho canyon to tho tlm bor bolt. Ho told of tho vise of Grand Rapids and said thnt Gold Hill could havo a similar futuro, ns a lumber manufacturing contor. Other tnlks wore mado by H. D. Rood, Mr. Dodgo, R. II, Lampmnn, SAN LEANPRO, Cab, Fob. 17. ,With four men missing, fourteen known to bo seriously injured and a , score slightly wounded ns n result of tho terrific explosion at the Tro jan powdor works at Roberts' Land ing, hundreds of volunteers are working desperately this afternoon to prevent the firo from spreading , to other mngaxiues which are near ly and nro iu imminent danger of lotting go. Tlio known injured were conveyed to tlio county hospital in wagons, automobiles nnd somo were taken on 11 train which was stopped near the scono of tho necident. Hundreds Stunned Tho foreo of tho explosion was so great thnt hunddreds of persons who woro in .tlio vicinity wero stunned, nnd it was several minutes before any ono was able to discover the ex tent of the damage. The buildings in tho immcdinto vi cinity of tlio explosion wero shat tered, nnd fire, which immediately broke out soon wns burning. fiercely, omitting n great column of black smoke that could be seen for miles. Many windows in this town nnd in farm houses for several miles in ev ery direction from the powder plnnt wero shattered. Many Injured. A largo foreo of men and somo women wero at work in the plnnt at the time of the accident, nnd the confusion thnt followed was so great that it was impossible for the officials .to form any accurate esti mnto of tlio number of thoso injured. Tlio four men who nro missing wero beliovcd this afternoon to Imvo been in ono of tho buildings which wns destroyed. Tho first victims tnken from the binding buildings woro burned nnd maimed. Sovornl woro found ns far as 100 yards from the plnnt, having been .hurled through tho nir by the foreo of the explosion." ALL ARE WANTED AI COMMERCIAL CLUB MIGHT HIGH PRICE IN YEARS FOR HOGS IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, Fob. 17. Tho hog mar ket todny reached tho highest point that has been recorded In 40 yenrs, wlien tho price Jumped to $!M0 per hundred weight. Tho soaring of quotations was ono of tlu most exciting dnys ever known In tho Union stockyards. Today's prlco I? 5 cents nhovo tho high record of ISSa. Tho highest marl; was re corded In tho civil war period when nt one time It reached IS, In 1870 under great pressure, tho prlco was forced up to $10. Tho oxeltomont todny Is believed to hnvo boon mainly caused by tho agitation throughout the country J Georgo Putnam of Medford nnd oth ers. Offlcors elected by tho club woro: President J, h. Hammorslo; .vlce-prealtlont, Hornco Polton; socro- tary, R. H. Lampmnn. Hlabornto refreshments woro sorv- od by tho lndloa of Gold Hill at tho conclusion of tho speaking and danc ing followod until a Into hour. I BOB SMITH TO REPRESENT CITY Owing to tho illness of City Attorney Porter J. Neff, the city has employed Robert 0. Smith to represent them in tho now f anions water case, 1 which will come up in tho 1 supremo court on or about ""( February 24. SPLENDID MAP ISSUED OF JACKSON COUNTY Tho Medford Mail Tribune is in rocoipt, through the courtesy of the Jackson County Abstract company, of tho official map of Jackson coun ty, oompilod and published by the company, Tho wall map is strictly up to date, fl.4K feet in sizo, and shows the present ownership of all lands up to January 1, 1010, and is oolorod to show tho forest reserva tions withpi tho county. Ways and Means Will Be Discussed to Insure the Building of the Cra ter Lake Road Every Member Is Urged to Be at the Meeting. A special meeting of the Commcr cinl club will be held this evening to discuss the building of the Crater Lake rond. A full attendance is re nnosted. A number of different plans which will result in the build ing of the rond nrc to bo offered nnd the most feasible will be adopt ed. The Medford boosters never "lay down." They have determined to see thnt the rond is constructed, and tonight they will tnko tlio firt steps. As soon as a plan is decided upon the other Commercial clubs of tho valley will be asked to rally to tho support of tho movomont. Your presence is needed tonight Let nothing keep you away. The regular meeting of tho club wns held Wednesday evening. Ron tine business was transacted, after which short addresses woro mado by rrof. P. J. O'Gara and W. W. Eif-ort. Naval Militia Proposed. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 17. Tho first company in tho proposed state naval militia will bo organized to night nt n meeting nt tho Nationul Guard nrmory. Officers from tho Pugot Sound nnvy-ynrd will bo present to givo instructions. So fnr about GO men hnve npplied for mem bership. It is planned to establish companies in vnnous parts of tlio stnte, ns is dono in tho grcnt lake states. Seattle will bo tho hend quarters. Ono Doctor In Trinity. WEAVERVILLE, Cal.. Feb. 17. The examination of Abo Mnnsfiold by the county insanity commission will have to bo deferred until an other physician tnkes his residence in Trinity county or until ono can bo imported for tho purpose. Tlioro is but ono physician iu tho county. Tho law says that every one charged witli insanity must bo examiuod beforo a commission com posed of n superior judgo nnd two reputable physioians. Stewart After n week of deliberation the' six hundred nnd seventyfonr thoiu' committee of 15 appointed to draw;pandf f,vo hundred do,,a Jn iargo up plans and incorporation papers iorlmiI MlJtc dcaIs , 1C nogno Hlvcr a fruit growers' union of tho Rogue , vMoy cl)angC(1 Iinndj( on Wednesday. Hirer valley nas completed us moor Tl(J gca80 may ,)e to wvc opeH. nnd are ready to report. Much has lj. AMo from thews reported, over' been dono during tho week and all $100t000 additional sales havo been or tne discusions nave oeen 01 me practlca11y closCd Bnd W1U bo an most harmonious nature. nounced within a day or two. The articles of Incorporation taavoj Tho sales nnnoanced Wednesday1 been filed with the secretary of state, i were: . A mass meeting of tho fruit growers The Burrell orchards, 005 acreJ of tho valley will bo held on March 12 j for $500,000. nt at which tlmo tho work of the com-1 Four thousand acres timber land mltteo Is to bo ratified, offlcors of ; on Foots creek, $125,000. ' the organization elected and general , Twenty acres la Orchard Homff work gotten under way. In tho! tract, 0OOO. meantlmo each member of the .com-1 Fifty acres near Central Pobit, mlttee will take subscriptions to the $17,500. capital stock of tho union. Its Pnnoses. The new organization Is to be known as tho Roguo River Fruit and Produce association. It bos been in corporated for $50,000, and Its In corporators are C. H. Gillette of Ash land, C. H. Hover of Phoenix, W. A. Sumner of Medford. C. A. Hamilton of Grants Pass and M. E. Calo of Mer lin. The objects and purposes of tho association as set forth follow: To pick, grade, pack and to buy and sell, direct or on commission, fresh ,and prepared fruits and other farm products of all kinds. To buy, sell nnd deal In fruit and other farm product, packing material, orchard supplies, sprnylng material and machinery. To buy, sell, lease, acquire and lm provo such real cstato as may be re quired In tho business of this corpo ration. To buy, rent, lease, build and oper ate packing housos, warehouses, of fices nnd other buildings, railroad Five acres opposite old place, $0000. Ten years ago I. J. Hanson sold 50 acres lying on the hlllsldo above tho James Wright place in Willow Springs district for $400; that was about all it was worth then. Yes terday tho deal was made whereby Alva Alkins sold tho same property to Randolph Manning of Cleveland, O., for $17,500, cash p and no growl ing. The land Is worth it, too; that's tho beauty of it. The salo was made through York & Co. Henry Pohlman, ono of tho original locators In tho Orchard Homo tracC has sold 2Q acres of land, ten acrcst of which aro set to Dartlott pears, to Henry Glover for $6000. Joe Brown, who made the sale, said: "If that man. didn't get a bargain, there aro none left." Tho Medford Pear-Apple Co., a cor- poratlon composed of Portland men, have jiirchased from, W. I. Vawter and others 1413 acres of land lylngr Just east and adjoining the Wester tracks and wagon roads, and to lease . iund orchards on the slope cast or or sell the same. this city, paying thorofor $50,000- To buy, rent, lease, acquire, build 1 This proporty will bo subdivided,, and opornto pre-coollng plants, Ice planted to trees and mado into beantl- actorles, cold storage plants, dryors, (Uj jj0mo places. One of the first canneries, and by products factories, things contemplated by tho company and to lease or sell tho same. To manufacture and sell Ico and distilled water, spray mntorlals, boxes and all kinds of fruit and produce supplies. To fix such charges, tolls and com missions on sales and operative work as may bo required to meet tho ex penses and other financial needs of tho association, Directors iu Charge. Tho business of tho association is to bo directed by a board of 15 di rectors, who shall elect tho presldont and other offlcors. Tho directors aro each olected for a period of one year. Each director Is patd $2.50 for each day's attendance at a meeting, as well as mileage. Ono of tho principal mattors to bo tnken up by tho now organization will bo tho establishment of standard grades of fruit nnd for Inspection. One of tho most vital matters in connection with tho association Is that any member of tho association may soil his fruit direct or through tho association, provided ho soils all of his crop of any ono fruit, such as apples or pears, but tho association will not hnndlo a portion of a crop. This distinction Is made to provont (Continued on Page 8.) Is tho construction of a macadamized road from tho prosont county road up to and through the property. B. H, Harris reports the salo of 4000 acroso t timber land In the Foots Creek section by Dr, Fowlor and associates of Cleveland, O., to John Baxter of Walla Walla, Wash., the consideration being lu tho neighbor hood of $125,000. The new owners purposo building mills either at the mouth of Foots croek or at Gold Hill and build logging railroads for tho , transportation of tho logs to the mills. The timber is pine and fir, with a preponderance of tho former, and Is of very fine quality, Mrs. C, II. Carey of Seattlo, Wash., who has already Invostod qulto heav ily In Roguo Rlvor valley real estate, has purchased five acros of land Just ncros3 tho road from tho J. H. Stow- . art place at tho Bouth ond of Oak- ' dalo avonuo from W. II. Mookor, for a consideration of $0000. This prop orty Is ono of tho choice tracts bor- ' dorlng tho city limits and Mrs, Caroy will probably build a home thoro in tho near futuro. Roy Doano loft Wednesday after noon for San Francisco to witness, tho Nelsou-Wolgast go. 1