THE MBDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1910.
THE PRECOOLING OF FRUIT
W illi! In Menu to (Iik I'riillgiovJiT mill Hit' Hplnnllil ICi-niiIIn Willi Ii
Have llci'ii Obtained In ('iillforiilii by llii- (invcriiiiK'iil.
A SINGLE HAIR,
II)' ItllfllH Hlei'lo.
Tint world ut dlnlnut:o In to Know
nt 1mI tint innttililo.ni flavor of Cali
fornia frultu when matured iiimui Hi"
trccM. No ntoio will Fifth uvenuo bo
HlitlNfloil wlll grnuon Hint wore green
wluui thoy lint California no morn
will lio Clilntjro 1)0 content with
licntilii'w that HoftniHMl tin iho wny.
Tim old muthoit Iiiih neon IIh end, for
onclniHirlng hUIII mid I Ii w Invimtinutit
of mi ouormoun num. of money buvci
abrogated Itit iiuroHHlty,
Tim now pio-coolliiK iilu.it nt Itono
vllhv Ciil., wliMi had IIh fjriit prac
tical dmnonttratloti early In Octobor
hint, iuiikoh It i.ohmIIiIo f r r Iho first
t nit) to whip "lio fruit to ti t Atlantic
Konl.oartl. AIho, H liiHnroH tint Call-
By PEnCY .Q. HALL.
ICopyrlithl, 1610, liy mrlcn Prom Ao-clnilmi.J
uriiin'f' nit; 1:1.500 larlondit of docldu- '''ho editor of tin KxcclMor Magazlin
on fnillM. InHi'dliiK fhurrloH, uprlcolH t hi" dek opening envelope con
plMU'llOH, IIIIIUH, pi II III IIl)l0M, graOH,
I'urKlniinoiiM, olc, (JfiOO carload of
vcKotahloH, Including colory, cabbage,
raullflowi'r, oii'.t iim, lottueo, tomatooH
and potatoes. All lluirn products woro
tmcoHKiirlly picked boforo ripening
wan complete. They hroiiKht $70,'
tabling contribution. Itunnlifg ovr
(ho wheels of one to dlHcovcr If It came
within thu prem-rHml length, bo found
between two of tticrn a Imlr, It wnn
too long for it idhij'm Imlr and Iw nbort
for n womnii'n. Hut It must ho ono
or tho other, and hIiico the mnmmcrlpt
wiu Kent In by n woninn ho concluded
fornla grown n bettor prlc. thnn ovor)
ho hnti received, (whlrli linn two .100-ton refrigerating
Twenty yearn ago only tho very jiniicliliicH (capacity In Ico-malclng ICO
hardh'Mt CnlTrrnln fruit might bn'tonn ach) and In much tho lnrgctH
000.000 In waul r ii innrkotB howtt It had belonged to tho latter. It
nnirh more might thoy havo brought
had It been powOljlo na It will bo
pOKnllilo to. lot thorn ma'uro on tho
ntom 7 Undoubtedly .tho California
Krowor may prepare hlmnelf for bet
tor retuniM than ever boforo, and loxu
through over-rlpenlng !u tho enr will
bo nbuted entirely,
Tho prn-coollur plnut nt Konovlllo
In it iiionL luternmlng plnco to vlnlt.
It hi combined with tho Ico plant,
.Hhlpped nH far im Halt Lake -tho
HhlppliiK ludtintry wnn nlmost nil,
Then eaiiio the refrigerator car nnd
with It nn iru of now omlbllltleH.
Ico plant In California, Tho cooIIiik
procen Ih wimple. Two groat fatm
drive current of air through a hugo
, coll box of nminoiiln pipes and alone
The Introduction of thin Ice-packed, j delivery duett through regulating
nir-tlglit ear. povldltig rsfn trahpor- vnlveM, flexible canvas connection!)
tatUui for highly pnrlnh.iln frultH, j and a falno door Into the car, whoro
Iiiih befui repop-lble for the develop- defluctorM dlHtrlbute It evenly, The
inent of nn output which, In tho year air paHHo out through two ennvnn npnceit.
ll'Oti. reached r.bout (1(1,000 cnrlondH, connect Ioiih above the Ico bunlcem at. That ft pood nnine for MIkh Arrow
valued nt ovor $70,000,000. jtho end of the enr and back to tho nltli would be "the fair one with tho
Tim ....rruHlntf ..f imt-rnollnir. It In ' fmm nifnln. B"Me leU" cmdtiaD.V llllnuilted It-
licllevi'd, wl mean nluioxt n much
was not black or brown or red; It
wan Koldcn. And the nnmo of tho girl
on whoso head It had douhtlenn grown
wan Nnthallo I(05u Arrowmnlth. Mut
pcrhapH thin wnn flctltloim.
Tho I'scclnlor Mnnilno was pub
llnhcd In tho fnr went, where women,
being comparatively ncnrce, nre appro
elated, rottilbly It wai thin that led
tho editor to dream over tho golden
hair and Nathalie Hone Arrowmnlth.
lie wan a young iiinn of Ideal tnste.
I Ho wnn not the owner of tho period
ical, but an employee whoao bunlnetif
It wan to select nuch contributions n
would fit In lctwcfn certain other
staplo matter. lie ponncuscd literary
discrimination, but was aware that thin
delicate faculty was not considered In
fixing his salary, What wan expected
of him was to read the mmiuncrlpts
that came In to kco that there was
nothing In them calculated to ofTcnd
any of the imignzlnc'if pntrons. select-
lug tuote that would fit the empty
to the California fruit ludiictry an did
tho coming of the refrigerator car.
It will create for California fruit a
demand Impost Iblo of estimation at
I he two fans are each ten feet In , w , of ,Rr ,uc.
diameter and each Is capable of do- L,on na(K ,,. u .,,, ,,mItH
llverlng r.O.jOo cubic feet of air n nM(U for lim.,nnc,. C1IM0 it con
minute. The coll box Is 80 feet long, ' inliiMl iioibtntr oblecllonnlilo. Slean-
112 feet wide, and contains 80,000 j while bin eiH-ratlve mentality was on
'1
(his time. Tho tvorago tlmo requlr- feet of two-Inch pipe with more than i bin work, but bin Ideal fa"ultlcs-thoe
ed for a car of fruit to nial:o thu trip
to Now Yorl. Is nine dayn to Chica
go, ftevon days A car of grepes, fnr
Instance, lhou,h heavily Iced, would
12,000 nmmonln Joints. The box In'nkln to soul-were on -the fair one
made of hollow tile reinforced with 110 10CKH- , V me time
hteol. and has an Inch of asphalt ,,; ''''"' wn'HuT matiuHcrlpt he had con-
tut. I It u tt r mIh uohl Tli lu'V '
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aimiiui il up an 1111 nun , i nu uuii it it... ... i.. .
i i i ii in iiiiiijitii linn iu nre in ii iiii uiiu
tart enstwnrd with a tenipornturo of , lu two sections and tho air passes ,., ,irKrcu 0f literary merit. The Inn
70 degrees. Xhotigh tho Ico-bunkors f-om tho upper to tho lower. The de-jBunf;e was "plains" or gulch language.
wore regtilnriy ropieniniiei at rro- livery unci is mane or Mi, io gai- ami tno autiior una succeeded in glv
quent Int
tho fruit
Something to Investigate
and Consider
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00 acres of the best soil in the valley, lo
cated 4 1-2 miles from- Medford and 1 1-4
miles from shipping station.
5 acres planted to Bosc pears 5 years old.
2 acres peaches in full bearing.
22 acres pears and apples 1 year old.
13 acres alfalfa. "i
Balance of land ready for planting. No
waste land. ' U
THne building site; good water; splendid
location.'
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If this interest you, we will be glad, to give
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you full information and price. ,
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J. Dressier Agency
West Main Street.
How Are These
For Bargains
5-room house on Cottage avenue, East Side, lots 100
xl20 $1500
1 lot on Grape street, East Side, lot 50x120 $400
2 lots on Palm street, 3 blocks from new depot, 56x
124, each $450
' lots on Hamilton street, 2 blocks from new depot,
56x124, each $600
2 lots on Fourth street, 2 blocks off Oakdale, 56x
100, each $$50
Fine residence lots in Crescent subdivision, close in,
Call and look over our list in fruit land. They are
some of the best in the valley.
SISKIYOU REALTY CO.
EOOM 22, JACKSON COUNTY BANK BLDG.
PHONE 3311.
tMltatl, Uiiillltivi " "' v t aiw w n( v im" (tvvvfvv -
ervnls, such wan tho heat In vnnlzed Iron, Is CO Inches In diameter Ing It ns correctly as If she had kept a
at tho time (ho grapes went nnd iOO feet long. cowboy's boarding house. There were
Into the enr, that perhaps five days
would elapse beforo tho tctnporaturo
fell In 10 Jogreen, and ripening, or
The first ntep lu cooling Is to ex
haust nil tho nlr In tho car by use of
a Hoy Hprnguu Intermittent 'vnlvo.
tho development of decay, was stop-( Tho exhausting process Is repented
pod. Naturally tho grapes had to bo every 15 minutes during the first hour
picked green enough to snnd flvo to rid tho car of nil gnscs given off
by tho fruit Itself.
The cooling shed Is 950 feet In
length. Tho 30 loaded enrs to he treat
ed nluiultancously nru run Into thu
Itattlesnaku Mill and Mexican Pete, as
"bad men as ever fanned a 45 or
twhttcd a bowle." Then there wan
Cactus Kate, not overparticular In her
loves, but "a heart as big an Table
mountain."
The story wa available, but when
the editor contemplated offering the
inn tin go me nt's limit of compensation
for such productions $2.50 his whole
Ideal naturo sickened. Yet what could
tA .tnl i . . .I1n...llnt ... MM nM - .
shed, ten at each end. Tho doom ro' " - ,,m
unlocked nnd swung open, tho false onIy mcct wlth n snnr, hs chlef
doors clappod Into place, tho. canvas and the remark that "wo ain't In this
connections iulckly made, nnd tho ycre business to edecate authors, but
process boglns, So perfect Is tho sys- for dust." lie concluded to soften the
days of rlpo'ilrg In tho car. Unfor
tunately tho full richness of flavor la
found only In grapen that maturo
upon the vino, and thus Now York,
white eating ripe California grapes,
novnr hns known how good n Call-
fr In its mi t f vl 1 1 it llfc I r iva
Tim samn condition has held true
with nraetlcally all tho other Impor
tant fruits and vegetnblei; raised In Item that tho tempornturo within the.Iow 'or the fair ono with the golden
' ... ... I lUtl.l. ...11.... I -4 . I
P. C. Hansen. Tom Mff,n
o Tiijiko anv kinii and style of windowa. We carry
trl- t anv size on band.
Medford Sash & Door Co.
tho orrhnnlu and gardens thnt border I cars could be reduced to zoro If do-
tho Pacific. Kor several years exper
iments havo been In pro.tror.M which
sought to roduco tho temperature of
fruit fresh nnd hot from limb or vine
ni It went Into the car. Most of the
ttystoms tried were found expensive
nnd Imprncllcnblo. From chilling bns
kets or crnten sopnrntoly, tho rofrlg
eratlon exportn turned their attention
to tho handling of cars after thoy had
boen pnekod. I3von whon It was found
sired. Kor prnctlcally nil tho prod
ucts handled, It Is believed thnt tho
Idenl tomporaturo will bo found to
vnry from 38 to 40 degrees Fnhren
belt, While the connections nro be
ing removed nnd tho cars scaled after
tho dco'red tomporaturo has been ob
tained, n procsslon of liugo Ice-blocks
locks by wrltlug her a letter of apolo
gy for offering her so pitiful n sum for
her production.
If he had stopped at this there need
have been no harm dono. All editors
kindly Insert feather bods under strug
gling autlioru before knocking them
dowu. It's a feature of the business,
nut the gold strand had stuck In bis
head, nnd he added some ""soft stuff."
O. L. DAVIS, President L. E. WAKEMAN, Cashier
L. E. NEIDERMEYER, Vlxe-Pres. L. L. JACOBS, Asst. Cashier
Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank
"CXrrT. A L tjTOCK $GO,000
MEDFORD
OREGON
comes along tho platform lovol with " lP'oed the proprlotor'ii cbick for
thJcnr roofs on a chaln.cr.rrlor. and 'l0!.? 1
tho cars nro Iced with no additional
away with n lluttcrlng heart.
A few days Inter the young editor
posslblo to chl! o carload at n tlino' delay. Three hours after n car ar- heard n stentorian voice In tho man
no practicable results had boon oh
tnlned, for n fruit trnln could not wait
upon a siding while each of Ita ninny
rives nt HohovvIHu from tho vineyard I ngur's private room debating sotuo
or orchard whoro It wns filled, It may
be proceeding on Its way up tho SI
cars was separately treated. Andjerra. A crew of 50 mou operntes tho
then tho Pacific Fruit Exprens com
pany and tho Southern Pnclflc com
pnny copcelved tho groat pro-cooling
plant nt Kosevllle, 20 mllen north of
Sacramento, nt tho Junction of tho
Ogdon nnd SJinntn rnutefl, making uso
of tho "Intermittent vacuum systom"
controlled by h. A, Roj'.of Chicago.
Under tho direction of Arthur FngeJI,
consulting engineer, nloro thnn n mil
lion dollnra wnn spent In erecting n
plant which could havo no practical
demonstration until It was complet
ed, Tho plant wns built Ir. conjunc
tion, with tho Ico plnnt of tho com
pany, tho Itrgfst In California. Tho
'first tcHt was mado on Octobor 0 last.
This Initial demonstration' was with
a train of rofrlgerator cars loaded
with rlpo grnpoa brought from I,odl
nnd run Into tho cooling sheds. Ten
cars woro cooled simultaneously. In
two hours thu tempornturo within tho
cnrB fell from 70 to 38 dogroos, Tho
enro woro then dlspntchod to Now
York nnd Philadelphia with n dolay
of lesn thnn throo hours, Thoro wns
no rlponlny, no decay nftor tho cars
loft Rosovlllo, and ton dnys lntor
thoBo grapos woro oxposod In tho mar
kets of tho two Atlantic cities In pro
clBoly tho amo condition ns whon
they loft California. Tho capacity of
tho Rosovlllo plant Is 20 enrs nt n
tlmo, nnd tho tinnt will begin oporn
tlon nt full cnpaclty with the "first
fruit crops of this coming season.
Tho oroctlon of nn exactly similar
plnnt Is woll under wny nt Colton, In
tho southern part of Callfornln, for
tho hnndllng of cltnifi fruits nnd vog
o tables.
An Idon-of tho products to bo nf
focted by tho now pro-cooling process,
products which now may bo allowod
to attnln luscious maturity upon tho
otom, may bo galnnd froin an nnnlynts
of fruit shipments during tho Benson
of 1009, Callfornln shlppod to oast
orn mnrkots 45,000 cnrlnnds of citrus
fruits. Including oranges, lomons and
cooling plant. As this Kosovlllo Ico
and cooling plnnt standi) todny It
repiesonts nn Investment of over $1,
000,000. Thu fnmo nnd vnltto of pro-cooling
will go to eastern mnrkots with the
first crop which Is handled' through
tho sheds of tho Itoaovlllo or Colton
plnutH. A finer product will mean, a
wider demand, and a wldor demand
will menu a hotter prlco. It would
seem thnt tho California growor may
expect a Biibstautlnl boneflt without'
ntrotchlng out his hand.
IS AWARDED $100,000
AFTER LONG LITIGATION
SPOKANE, Wnsh., March lf. Ono
hundred tliouBand dollnra' damage
wiih awarded to Joseph 11. Ho. yd, u
pioucor) morchant of Spokane,
ngninst tho Nortliorn Pacific Hnilwny
oompnny, in n judgment handed down
by tho Unitoil States court of appeals
tor tho ninth district, acotding to ad
vices .1tst received from Sun Fran
cisco. The dociflion ia tho end of lit
igation started in Idaho '23 years ago
and Hinco (lieu tried in a dozen courtN.
including the liigliOHt fodorul trihudul,
Uoyd's olnnn ngninst tho Coour
d'Alono Railway & Nuvigatioti eom-
pnny wns for $17,000, which obliga
tion was nsHiimed by thu Hill corpor
ation, whon it uhRovbod tho property
following tho failure The claim wns
for construction work and wns as
siguod to Boyd by tho original con
tractor of Iho lino from Coour d'Alono
to Mullan by way of Wnllnco, Idaho,
built by D, C. Corbin, prosidont of the
Spoknno International Railway com
pany. T lio rood is now n part of the
Nortliorn Pnoifio system. The Hill
pooplo repudiated tho claim and suit
was brought. Tho enso wns fought
through nil tho courts nnd tho costs
havo nmonntod to thousnnds of dol
lnra, IlaskiiiB for Health.
questlou with nil tho Intensity of Inn-
gunge of Rattlesnake Dili or Mexican
Pete In the story. Then the mnnnger
called the editor Into his otllcc. Thcro
stood a strapping cowboy whose yel
low Imlr hung down under his som
brero, There were pistols aud enr
fridges In his belt nnd spurs big
enough for buzz saws on his heels.
He wns Hushed with anger: but. on i
scotug the editor, who was a dellcato i
fellow of Ave feet two Inches nnd n
hundred pounds weight, ho stood as
tonished for n moment then burst Into 1
a tit of uncontrollable laughter. 1
"He you the kid ns writ that?" he ,
asked, holding forth the editor's apolo
getic message '
Tho editor stood stupefied. I
"Waal, waal. I nju't on the blow
about lieeln big wonders, but this la tho '
blnrstedest observation I ever mnde. 1
So y took me for n gnl. And the hair '
ex got lu between the nbcots. A gold- '
en strand. And y' daubed lu somo
soft soup on me. I sure never see
uothlu' llko this beforo."
"Did you write the stuff?" asked the'
proprietor of Nathalie Rose Arrow
smith "Sartln. I read It to tho boys, nnd '
they Mowed It was tluo."
"What made you choose that name?"
"Why. pnnl, I was calletl sudden on (
a roundup and lef thestufT with a
young feller ex- Jlst come out to tho
Peters ranch froin the east to scud to 1
your uinguElno. Ho put on the name. 1
He wild he'd give it a uotn dcr plum." ,
"It Is a plum." reuinrked tho pro-
rirlAtn. .lAtltnliillhlnnaUt
"Waal, llttre one. I come up yero to
to see what kind of a galoot took mo
for n gal. 1 thort as If thero was ary
Insult lutended, though I aiu't much
on gun suddenness, I'd Jlst bore a. holo
In the man as did It. nut you nln't
big enough tnrget for my gnus, flood
by, Mr. Proprietor; goodby, little ono."
And he walked out to tho music of
his spurs.
Then tho manager turned to his edi
tor. "I reckon," ho said, "this ain't do
posturo for n moon calf like you? T'
hotter go east to some o' them college
magazines. Hero's your salary to
date."
A SNAP IN ORCHARD LAND
One hundred and sixty acres of free red soil, 10 to 30 feet depth;
two wells, about 25 acres cleared; a very gradual south hill slope;
ono-half mild from postoffice, less than one-fourth mile from school
nnd soven and one-half miles southwest of Jacksonville. Only $20
per acre. Call on or address JL ' "2. j m m
JOE THOMAS
222 SOUTH HOLLY STREET. MEDFORD, OREGON
$150 AN ACRE 270 acres, foothill land, about 6 miles from Med
ford; there are about 85 acres on this place now planted to fruit,
which includes about 26 acres in bearing. The bearing varieties
arc Newtown and Spitzenberg apples and Cornice pears. Thero
are 25 acres of Newtowns in their second year with peach fillers
and about G acres of Newtowns just planted; also 20 acres of
Jonathans nnd 10 acres of Bartlett nnd Anjon pears just planted.
About 200 acres of first-class fruit land on the place. There are
many springs on the place and considerable water could be de
veloped for irrigation; two houses, good barn and other buildings.
Would subdivide nicely. Easy terms. .
$2500 Sixty acres, 6 miles from Medford, about 15 acres cleared and
partly planted; small building!.
$250 AN ACRE 70 acres, about 4 miles from Medford, free soil; 25
acres planted to Newtown nnd Spitzcngerc apples, mostly 3 years
old; m addition, abodt 25 acre6 under cultivation, balance easily
cleared; good new 0-room plastered house, new bare; also set of
old buildings. Could be subdivided into two or three tracts nicely,
easy terms.
$5500 Six miles from Medford, good new buildings, about 8 acres
planted to NewtownB, Spitzonbergs and pears, 1 and 2 years old;
about 7 acres additional cleared, balance not hard clearing; good
team, wagon and machinery gocs w,th 4118 Plac0 s ,s a 40
acre tract.
$275 AN ACRE Seventv acres of level land -within a mile an 1 a half
of the city limits of Medford; first-class fruit land; priced at
least $50 an acre less than anything in the vicinity: good buildings.
Would subdivide nicely.
$12,525 Eleven acres in Cornice pears, 10 years old; 9 acres in Bart
lett and Anjou pears, 1 to 3 years old; close in; good soil; terms.
$12,000 Eleven acres in Cornice and Bbsc pears, 14 years old; these
trees are in full bearing and will pay a good income on the price
asked.
$7000 Thirty-fivo acres of black sticky, 3 miles from Medford, all
under the ditch and can be irrigated.
$13,000 Thirty-two acres, close to Medford, 8 acres in Newtowns
and Spitzenbergs, 5 to 7 years of ago; 14 acres in alfalfa, 3 acres
in peaches, 2 acres in berries; irrigated; buildings.
$14,000 Thirty-five acres; buildings; exceptionally fine place for n
home; 12 acres in apples and penrs 3 years old; about an acre of
bearing orchard; 11 acres in alfalfa; all fine deep free soil.
$150 to $200 PER ACRE Stowart acre tracts; 2 miles from Medford;
tracts nre from 10 to 25 acros in size; fine building spots on all;
enn nil bo irrigated; cheapest tracts in Medford neighborhood; easy
terms.
$300 PER ACRE Finest 5 and 10-ncre orchard and garden tracts in
tho valley; easy terms.
W. T. YORK & CO.
R L U IVI BING
Steam and Hot Water Heating. ; .
All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
I. P. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH
Old Tribune Building. Phone 931. ;
MORTGAGE, m LOAM
Money on hand to loan on Heal Estate. City and County
Warrants bought. Fidelity and Indemnity Bonds Furn
ished. Fire Insurance.
JAMES CAMPBELL
Phono Main 3231. 20N Fruitgrowers' Hank Ilulldlng
Haskina for Health.
RESOLVED
The best
to make is
resolution for you
to come to us for
your noxt suit, if you want
something out of the ordinary.
We do tho best work and charge
tho lowest prices.
W. W. EIFERT
THE raOQUfSSIVS TAJX.OX
For Sale - - - -
Splendid Bargains
Piecre, Shepherd & Co., 128 East Main Street.
A 5-room house, porches, plastered, modern, largo
barn, woodshed, new buildings; price $2500 and
$.1050 can remain one year at 6 per cent. Lot 50x168
feet.
Three-fourths of an acre, South Central avenue,
with building; easy terms, $1600.
A 6-room bungalow, modorn, maple floors, an extra
good buy, $2000; North Riverside; $1000 can remain
on place.
A fine bungalow in Queen Anno addition, $2100;
5 rooms, bath, electric lights, fireplace, cobblestone
foundation, corner lot.
Can also sell you two as fino homes as there are in
tho city, ono $5000 and ono $6000. Como to office and
lot us show you theso special bargains.
We also have good'buys in ranches and small tracts,
Pierce, Shephard & Co.
128 East Main Street.