THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MKDFORP OREOON, TUESDAY, MAROH 15, 19J0. 4 i 4 ' t M edford Mail Tribune PUUIiiaUED DAILY EXCEPT S,VTUP.DAY. A consolidation of tho Medford Mull. c.tublluhM the Southern Owonn. Mtabltahel 180S: the Demoeratle Times. caUbltshtd IS . .J; the Aahlana Tribune, tnbllahcd 1896. und the Medford Tribune, cuUbtltlied 1J0I. t Official Paper of tho City of Medford. GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor and Malinger. entered accond-olusa mutter November 1. 10. at the pp: Or ton, under tho act of March 3, l7. atofflce ut Medford. Oa year by mall. SUBSCRIPTION HATES? , $5.00 One month by mall or carrier.....! .50 CEASELESS EFFORT NEEDED. It's a habit with a great many of those of us who call ourselves Oregonians to approach new projects like a -crab. "We go sidewise, backwards, or crawl around any thing .but a direct approach. When it is desired to attain certain ends, we begin to figure how they cannot be at tained and find a thousand obstacles blocking the way. In hort, we figure how not to do things instead of how to do tthein. Persistence, courage and brains can accomplish almost anything. There never was a stone wall that could not be climbed or gone around. There are few obstacles that cannot be overcome if tackled aright. Desired ends that cannot be attained, if reasonable and proper effort is made are scarce. Nothing worth while comes without effort and sometimes long continued effort. The gamblers' gains theget-rich-quick gains are not worth the having, for they cost so little. It is the struggle for things, the battle to overcome obstacles, the long, hard fight against odds, rather than the actual attainment, that gives life its zest. We work "to win, but rob a victory of the effort it cost and the glory lias departed Any commiinity, ambitious to become something more than a country crossroads, has a struggle before it and the more ambitious the town, the harder the struggle, hard er perhaps in Oregon than in some other states, for con servatism tends to. impede progress and development is proverbially slow. There is no reaspn under the sun why Oregon, as rich or richer in resources than her siste.r states, should have so long lagged behind in development. Medford, a city of newer Oregon, has accomplished wonders for a small city, but there is still much work to do before ambitions will be realized. There must be no halt in the program of progress. The coming summer must see greater growth than the city ever realized before. One of the most important matters before the city to day is the building of the Crater Lake highwaj. The su preme court's decision was friendly inasmuch as it was a spur to drive southern Oregon into a greater striving. The tate watched for its effect and the answer came to them 'without hesitation Medford will build the road! Medford has the name of going after what she wants and getting what she goes after. She must live up to the name and play the game. No city is built without effort, and united, persistent effort at that. When an obstacle confronts the city, it must be rolled out of the road, for the path of progress must not be blocked, even temporarily. Medford's future is brighter today than ever before but it is so only because of the untiring efforts dl the jpast. To realize that future, ceaseless effort must be put forth in the present to do things so that Medford may in deed become a city in all that the name implies. So, Mr. Fighter booster of Medford, the Crater Lake Toad MUST be built, now that the movement has advanced thus far. THE COUNTY ROADS. To tho Editor: As there seems to bo no ond of controversy on tho road question, especially In tho outlying districts, would lllco to glvo you my vtows on tho subject. Tho troublo In this (tho Brans creek district) as In many oth ers, Is employing Incompetent men to supervise tho working and grading of tho roads properly. Tho majority of tho men having chargo of our roads haven't tho least Idea of how a road ahould bo worked, and from tho looks of tho roads In this section, don't care, so thoy draw their money. Road making Is a business, and wo caa't expect ovory Tom, Dick and' MINNEAPOLIS PEOPLE HAVE OREGON COLONY Dozens of Them Aro Now Helping Medford to Grow Minneapolis Paper Comments on Colony Hero. (Minneapolis Jaitr.m!. ) Away out in Oregon they onirlit to rechristen tho town of MotU'ori "it tie Minneapolis." Medford is a prosper.v.u li'tlo town of about 8000 inhabitants, sU.uUetl in tho hoart of a rich fruit jmiwluj: and mininsr country. In somo mine. Harry to mako a Rood road boss any counab,0 , from M,aM. more than you can expect any common , laborer to know how to pave your,8' especially Minneapolis, have Uoi streets properly. The first thing to'ed to tha Httlo city and oIiohm it rs their home. Thoy aro representative Minnesota folk and aro leader of the do tn making a road of any kind Is to first drain tho roadbed. Wator Is the most accomodating thing tn tho world. It will got away at tho first opportunity. Hard roads may come, and wltl come all over tho county In time, but tho proposition Involve to much expense to bo sorlously con sidered now. Wo will bo confronted for some time to como with tho prob lem, how to mako good roads from the material we havo on hand. It tho water Is not allowed to got within at least two or throe feet of tho surfaco, It Is possible to make a good road; otherwise It Is Impossible, for tho simple reasoa that tho capillary at traction will bring up this under wa- oommunity. Pooplo liviiiR hi and about Mod-' ford who hail from tho Gopher state are organizing "Tho Minnesota Asso- cation," whoso object is to promotoj frntornal relations botwoeu tho now setttlors from Minnesota. A few of tho pooplo from Minne apolis who are working on tho now Minnesota at Medford and vicinity are: L. P. Hubbard and family, Mrs. I F. E. Rollins and son, AI Gluiok, Goo.) H. Daggett and family, John Gotoholl, S. E. Watormnn, George E. Kremor, Earl W. Huntley, Goorgo E. Maxwell, Orchard Bargain A Splendid Investment FINE BOTTOM LAND; WEST SIDE OF BEAR GREEK; SIX MILES NORTH OF MEDFORD; TWO MILES FROM CENTRAL POINT 90 ACRES; ALL UNDER CULTIVATION; 70 AOREO PLANTED TO TREES 1050 BARTLETTS, 55 COMIOE, AND 250 HOW- ter to tho surface, and your covering . James L. Spink and family, John M. will sink, no matter how much you put on. Ia some cases tho necessary dcalnago may bo Just opon ditches. In many cues It will require tile, not In tho center of tho roadbed, but on tho sides, sometimes ono sldo, some times both. There aro spouty places In hilly conatrJca where a strata of clay crops out, and this must bo rem edied by tile so placed that tho wa ter raised by tho clay will be led Into tho side ditch, boforo It comes to the surfaco. The expense of this Is very small, and the mudhole will no long er trouble yon. Tho next problom Is how to control tho" roadbed at any ono time. This should be harrowed and rolled, or It a roller Is not avail able, allow It to remain until travel has packed It, then put on a couple of Inches moro, and allow that to bo compacted by travel, Frequently It Is Koot mid famdy, J. E. Watt. E. M. Jnnney and family, Jnmea Campbell I ana ilex Lampmaa. Porter J. Neff, formerly of Duluth. who lives at Medford, is also an aotivo promoter of tho now association. Everybody who has gono out thero seems to be making money and en joying life. Thoy write back somo tall stories: Moro paving than in any town of its sire in the TJnitod Stntes; ditto on automobiles, one to each 30 persons; electricity so choan that its cheaper to let street lights burn all day than to turn them ont, and so on. So moro people aro leaving for Medford every day. They'll be start ing a Bridge Square out there and getting a raan named naynes for mayor novt, just to mako it seem natural. Through a misunderstanding, the name of Charles Nickell was left off the Crater-Lake subscription list Mon day and that of Mrs. Nickell substituted. Charles Niekell ?3s one of the best known of the pionper residents of Jack- Bon county, and his attitude on this question is typical of tthat of the more progressive of the pioneer citizens. " BARGAIN PRICES JN POLICE COURT Two Offenders Fined $5 Each Pool and Get Off With $9.95-0ne Man Gets Off Because He Was Licked. In the pollco court Monday Justice Canon fined Dan Galloway and John Connors $5 each for engaging In a itlght, whlcli, while It might have been tpartlally Justified, was contrary to --the laws of tho city. 'Galloway did the fighting and Connors helped him out, and when It came to paying tho flno tho two men were pals ngatn. Between them thoy dug up $9.95. Tho fine was $5 -each, but Judge Canon, being as It tolb Monday and tho boys promised to bo good, gavo thorn a cut rate and Jet It go that that. The third man who was receiver general In the scrap, was turned loose -Sunday morning, as he boro prima facie evidence that he had about all that was coming to him. SNEAK THIEF ADJUDGED INSANE John Ambroz Green, who was brought to tho county jail last week under a chnrgeof petit larceny, was adjudged insane by Judge Neil Mon day and will bo taken to the asylum at Salem this evening. Green's ac tions after ho had been placed in jail led to the opinion that the, wheels in his head wore turning in the wrong direction, and nn examination devel oped tho fact. , Mrs. Carl R. Beeson, . Died In Medford March 14, 1010, Mrs. Olive Hearing Beeson, aged 10 years, 2 months and 5 days. Mrs. Beeson was born ' in Linn county, Oregon, and was n daughter of John Hearing of Talent, and three months ago she was married to Carl It. Beeson, youngest son of the Into Welborn Beeson of Talent, ono of the pioneers of southern Oregon, yith in a few days after lior marriage she was stricken with typhoid fover and in spite of everything that could bo done sho finally succumbed to the disease ,', Tho funeral will take place at Tal ent Wednesday morning nt 10 p'clock, Rov, Lenery officiating. ' Unwritten Law Again. FAN PEDRO, Cfll., March IS. George W. Jefferson phot and in stnatly killed Mel vis Alison sliortlv after midnight. The shooting occur red in tho front of Aiioii?h home. f wns tho result, Jefferson declared, of Anson's friendliness for his wife. Jefferson was arrested today. Ho ad mitted tho shooting, saying Hint ho had warned Anson repeatedly to cense his attentions to Mrs. Jefferson. not necessary to uso the road grader If you are a progressive citizen, nt all, a well constructed drag .you will find nomothintr to intoiwit being entirely sufficient and much yon on the top of page 8. ml . 1 ... . . . " ammm coeaper, incao ruaus win rm uii.i but a drag run over them after a rain will smooth them, and after a while they will become perfectly solid and , a heavy rain will shed oft Immediate-1 ly. Tho theory of road making ls difficult of application. The dtfflcul-. ty, however, lies mainly In getting our road affairs so managed that the: water, whother under wator or uppor water, will bo properly taken care of i Tho ranches of Jackson county pay j enough In road tax to have good roads. They never will have them , until they establish a system of drain-1 age, make permanent culverts and bridges, and employ men to supervise the construction of roads that know their business. Wo shall never have this done so long as we trust It to some man who can be persuaded to act as road supervisor. It Is difficult to persuade a first-class farmer to undertake this work on the township, becauso his work Is worth moro to him at homo, honco It Is usu ally left to some man who can afford to tako it. Some minor changes must bo made In our laws before we can expect to havo good roads all over the county. Tho efficiency of the road drag, when properly used, has been demonstrated as clearly as a math ematical proposition. What Is need ed now Is some legislation or In de fault of that, some understanding be tween farmers so the roads will bo drained, graded and dragged after the rains, not allowing them to got perfectly hard, and whon this Is done we shall have good roads, Until it Is done we will go on as wo havo In the past years throwing away four-fifths of our money. There Is enough lov led In ppll tax In this section of the county to drag tho roads effectively, leaving tho cash levy to be expended In draining, grading, where necessary, and In the construction of permanent bridges and culverts.- 0. P. LINXWILER. ELL PEAR TREES, ALL 2 -YEAR-OLD; 1100 NEW TOWN; 300 SPITZ, 300 KING- DAVID APPLE TREES, AND 700 PEACE, ALL 2-YEAR-OLD. ' 20 ACRES IN ALFALFA Six-room house, barn, 3 wells, all fonced and all buildings, in good condition.' $30,000 HALF CASH, BALANCE ONE, TWO AND THREE YEARS. Walter Hotel Nash Lobby, McCallum Medford, Ore. . t you ore ,n progressive citizen, you will find something -to interest you on the top pf pngo 8. Eden Valley Orchard is sub-divided in tracts from 30 to 100 acres. This is some of the finest land in the Rogue River Valley, within two miles of the city of Medford. The trees are of the best varities of apples andJpears, all in bearing at the present time. The age of the trees run from six to twenty years. We are able to supply people with whatever they may desire in the best bearing orchards in the valley, near the city of Medford For full particulars call on John D. Olwell EXHIBIT BUILDING MEDFORD Buskins for Health. Haskins' for Health. Haakins for nonlth. x