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PLAN PROTECTION
OFTIMBERTRACTS
Government Officials mid Timber
Owners Will Unite on Plan to Keep
Forest Fires nt n Minimum Durlnu
the Coinlnu Year In Northwest.
THE GINGERBREAD MAN
Bl'OKANB, Wash., April 12.'
Uovurumuiit mid state forest officials
ilnd (lutbur owiiorn mid contiorvatloii
IhIm In Montana, Idaho, Washington,
Oregon and Cullfornln pori'eotod
jiIuiih to uaito those nuclides in a
oo-uporatlvo scheme for HyMtcumlio
forest protection In tlio l'ivo Hiatus at
tlio Hoiiii-anmiitl niuutiiiK of tho West
ern Forest and Conservation Associ
ation in Bpuknno. Thoso ol'fiers
wore I'luoludi
President, Alhurt L. Flu welling,
Hpokitno, royuotedj secretary, Geo.
M. Cornwall, Portland; trouHiiror, A.
W. J.alrd, l'otlatoh, Idaho; vioo pres
idents! For Montana, 0, W. Millott,
Knllspoll; for Oregon, A. C. Dixon,
' liugcnu; for California, E, It. Cox,
Madura; trustees, J. It. Toole, MIh
'ttotilu; T. J. llumhird, Bandpoint, Id
aho; 0. S. Loiiffi Tacoma; F. C.
Kuhpp, Portland, and J. 1 1. Qnenl,
, MoClond, Cai.
Incorporated in tlio association aro
' tlio Orogon Conservation, North Ida
Ho Forestry, Washington Forest Fire,
Washington Couuorvation, I'otlnteh
Timber 1'rotuotivo, Clearwater Tim
ber Protective, Fend Oreileo Timber
Protective, Conor d'Alcno Timbur
Protective, Northern Montana For
estry and Oregon ForoHt Fire associ
ations. President Fluwolliug emphasized
the impracticability of so-called un-
- iform legislation butwoen HtatcH on
A the Hiibpuot ot firo protection, saying
in part:
"You hIioiiIi! not lay too muoh
- ntross on thin kind of legislation, hk
you all know that conditions differ
ho greatly in different localities that
I a law for tlio dismsal of bnif.li and
ruhbish on out-over lauds which
would bo practical and desirable in
Montana would bo impractical and
undesirable in in Oregon, and vice
versa. Tint mime in true of the
planting and oaring for the new
growth on cut-over Iambi. CouditioiiH
ju Idaho nro ho different from those
in western Washington that what in
desirable iu one place is undesirable
, In another."
K. T. Allen,, forest r for the iihho
oliation, Haid after outlining tho work
of permanent organizations:
"I have been working for nomo
time on a hand-book on forcnt man
agement, dealing with tho question
from two Hides. It !h primarily an
attempt to nnswor most of the ques
tioiiH occurring to owners of timber
Inud interested iu roforostrntion. Tho
oli'inentary principles of forestry, ap
plicable to our conditions fromMon
tana to California, will be discussal
from a soicntifio'nnd urnoticnl stand-
A .1 Al A M . I
"l grow,,, a ,,, oh- tioI1( conservative logging method
n,. mCS ui scco,,, crop oi mo sov- Illld reforestation, and Forostor Allen
era spee.es wil bo given from thcLs nuthorkcd to arrange for tho
... ....... MI.IIIIIMIV Will iiu tMUJJl"
WALLY HELSTON IN THE BIG MUSICAL COMEDY HIT,
20 FEET SNOW AT
THE ARANT CAMP
Residents of Fort Klamath Retuai
From Crater Lake and Report That
Bullillnps Are In Good Condition.
FOHT KLAMATH, April 11 Two
readouts of this placo have returned
from n trapping trip within tlio Cra
ter Lako National park and lijivo for
warded word to Superintendent Arant
thai nil of tho IiiiIIiIIiikm In tho Aruut
OREGON TRUNK GOES
EAST SIDE OF LAKE
Engineers Reach Pelican Bay Where
Connection Is Supposed to Be Ef
fected with Pacific & Eastern.
KLAMATH FALLS, April 12 Fol
lowing out Hb special Bchemo of con
structing a hli;L speed railroad, tho
Orogon Trunk railway, It Ib now as
serted, will abandon tho idea ot con-
A SNAP IN ORCHARD LAND
One hundred and nxty neros of frco rod noil, 10 to 30 foot denths
two woIIh, about 2fi neies cleared; a very irrndual Houth hill slope;
oiio-half mllo from txtstoffice, lea than one-fourth rnllo from school
and Hoven nnd one-half miles HouthwcBt of Jacksonville. Only $30
per acre. Call on or nddreHH ".Six"''. , set.
JOE THOMAS
222 SOUTH HOLLY STREET.
MEDFORD, OREGON
In Case of vSicRness
PHONE 3 6 4 1
MEDFORD PHARMACY
Near Foat 01 f ice A 11 Night Service Froo Dolir'
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All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable,
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Animal Insurance
We Insure Horses and Cattle Against Death From Accident, DIs-
east or Fire.
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK INSURANCE ASSOCIATION,
ftfrfssa.. E, Tull, Agent, Medfof d. . .
P. C. HANSEN
TOM MOfTM t
We make any kind and style of Windows.
We carry Glass of any size on hand.
MEDFOED SASH & DOOE CO., Medford, Oragoa.
Medford Iron WorKs
E. E. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor.
FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST
All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, P. umps,
Boilers and Machinery. Agents in Southern Ore
gon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.
camp aro evidently la i;ood condition jatructlnR tho lino down tho west sldo
nlthotiKh tliero la twenty feet ot snow
In tho iioIrI boihooil of tho camp.
The two men report that tho snow
In meltliiK vory fast and that I
another four weeku that It will bu
pOBaltilo to reach the lake.
On the rim of tho lako tho snow
haa dlDHniipenrcd but tho walls of tli
crater aro heavily covered. Tho lako
appeared to bo frozen over soino tits-
tii n co from a' ore hut deacent wns Im
poaslble.
moiit and clHowhoro, toethor with the
molliodrt necoHsary to nccuro repro
duolion." Tho oxtonsion of cooperntivo pa
trol was disciiBBod at length. It was
brought out Hint nowhero o!bo iu the
United States aro privnto timber land
ownojg ii8 proKroHHivo in forest firo
prevention na iu tho Pacific coast
country. Tho foroHt firo association
of WuHhiiiKton and Idaho Bpont near
ly $ 00,000 for patrol in 1000. Owu
orH in Oregon spent about $10,000
wiuioui lonnniiy orpuiixiut;, hut this
aeason it will do iiiuuli more throuel
tho OrOKou Forest Kiro Association.
Monlana has also orc;unizod nnd Cal
ifornia is followinir.
Thoflo systems aro boine oxtundcil
into unprotected ditttriots, and it wiih
nnonunccd that arraiiKcmonts will ho
mmlo lor closo co-oporation botweon
mo association patrols and thoso
niuiiiiauiod uy tlio slatos and Rovorn-
moiii. ino movement carried on by
tho Wostorn Forestry nnd Consorva.
lion Asabointion for evstomatio nro.
tootion on all forest lands, roRardloaB
oi ownorsnip, is unlquo in tho his
tory of tho Unitod Stntos nnd is bo
Iiir watched with much intorest in all
parts of tho country.
PlntiB nro also considorod for unit.
iiur, tho govornmont, stntos, timbor
ownors aim puuiio conservation or
ganisations in thoir oduoational prop
nRandn nloii fbrostry linos, so that
oonfliotiiiK or infyraoticril moasuros
will not bo ndvooiHod anil that any
prop6sod legislation win rocoivo pub
lid' confidonco. To tla ond it was
yotod to givo nil nffilh,tod nssbdln
tiona nn oqunl voico iu t)o affairs of
tho parent organisation, rewirdloss of
their financial Biipport, imii to havo
tho states and 'tho federal forost
sorvioo roprosontod by thoir" chief
forost officors in tho torrltory
It wns also votod to raiso fund W
collooting nnd diasomluating rolinblo
inronnntion rognrding firo provon-
pubhcation of a hand-book along
thoKo lines as ouo of tho first steps.
Discussion of pratical firo prevon
tivo methods, including pntrol sys
terns, dihposal of logging debris nnd
safeguarding logging and railroad en
gines, occupied much of tho time of
tho association. Iteprcsontntivos of
the forost service described a form
of contract recently entered into bv
Eovoral prominent railroads trnvors
ing tho national forests which pro
vides for clearing tho rights of way
of lnflamablo material, patrolling the
trade with speeders and handling pos
sible fires. Tho tiso of oil for fuel
by loggers and railroads was advo
eatcd.
Federal and stato officials in at
tondauce included Q. M. Ilomnus,
slate forester, and W. C. Hodge, dop
uty forester, Saoramonto, Cnl.; J. It.
Welty, stato firo wanton nnd forest
or, and C. II. Cecil, assooiato for
cstor, portland; and F. A. Silcox, as
soctnto district forostor, Missoula. It.
V. Douglas, Soattlo, roprosontod tho
Washington Conservation Associa
tion, North Idaho Forestry, North
Montana Forestry,- Washington For
est Firo, Oregon Forost Firo, Pot
latch Timber Protootivo, Cloanvnter
Timbor Protootivo, Pond Oroillo Tim
bor Protective, nnd Coour d'Alono
Timbor Protootivo AssooiationB.
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BIGS; that cover lire ccinfiy
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FOONI) A l THE
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WEST SIDE STABLES
PIION'E a81 S.-GRAPE STREET
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For Trade ortland
i ui iiuuu Property
FOR ROQUE RIVER VALLEY OR MEDFORD CITY PROPERTY..
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Three-story- warehouse, rents. for $150 month $20,000 :
Fine-room house on Main and 20th sta., rents for $50 montk-$750 ;
io iois, uonncu urost.... , .$20,000
Quarter block Portland Heights $ fyQQQ
Half intorest 3-story building, Union ave. and E. Morrison straat.
rent $300 month, $30,000. Se
G usick & Meyers
Rogue River Valley Depot, West Main Street, Metffertf; Oregon.
of Klamnth lake and adopt a routo
on tho enst side Instead.
Tho oaHt side of tho bit, lako pre
sents more difficult featuies of con
struction than tho west side, which
nro Increased by tho occupancy,
nlready, of n routo along tho shore by
the Southern Pacific's Natron exten
sion, Tho higher cost and greater
difficulty of constuictlon, however,
will bo offset by tho shortening of tho
proposed routo 10 or 12 miles. En
gineers and representatives 0f tho
railroad who havo been In this vi
cinity as reticent as tho officials In
Portland concerning tho plans and
destination o: tho Oregon Trunk rail
way, but tho stntomont comos fromi
them that "If tho road builds to'
K'lnmntli I.nlla Ir u-lll inna lltrnl.. (nl. '
low tho eaBt shoro of tho lake."
Tho engineers who havo boon work
ing through tho Klamnth Indian res
ervation havo reached Pelican, near
tho northern extremity of tho lako
nnd on tho west side. There tho work
of survoylng sauthwnrd, It is stated
will ceaso. Thoro aro Indications
howovor, that preliminary lines nro
to bo run westwnrd through tho
mountains, with tho plan In vlow of
securing a feasible connection with
tho Pacific & Enstorn, tho Medford
road which Is now oxtondtng from
Englo Point to Uutte Falls. Great
Northern equipment lins boon noticed
In tho work trnins on tho Pacific &
Enatorn, and as it is known to bo n
policy of tho Hill roads novor to lend
equipment, this fact Is takon na a
furthor confirmation of tho report
that Hill now controls tho Pacific &
Eastern, Tho road apparently Is to
bo oxtondod from Dutto Falls to tho
north ot Mt. McLaughlin nnd thon
down into tho Klamnth Basin, thoro
connecting with tho Orogon Trunk
lino near Pelican. A largo timbor
bolt will bo sorvod by tho road.
In a word tho whole railway map
of tho wost was considorod at tho
mooting of Itlploy and Lovott, and
tho omplro ci tho southwost has boon
divided botwoon them. If tho Gould
system attompts to build Into this
pnrt of tho country It will mooV wltb.l
cold rocoptlon nnd will Jind na
as posslblo closed to Gould's tratjo.
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11 North D St.. Medford, Ore.
Phcne 303
WANTED
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
FURNISHED.
CB. H. Harris & Co.
MFDFORD - - - - OREGON
Office in Jackouu ooimty Bank Upstairs $
RESOLVED
Th best resolution for yea T
to make is to come to us for T
your next suit, if you want T
something out of the ordinary, r
We do the best work and charge f
the lowest pries.
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THE FSOaSKKKIVX TAHrOB X
REAL ESTATE
Dr. Seely Going East.
Dr. E. R. Sooly will lenvo in
hort timo for Now York to tnko a
oourso in surpory. Ho would cront-
npproointo tho pnymont of out-
taudintr nccouutB hoforo ho loavos.
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HaskinB for Uoalth.
Farm Land Timber Land
Orchard Land
Residences City Lots
Orchards and Mining Claims
Medford Realty Co
Room 10, Jackson County Bank Building
Taint No Use Lookin for
Fiah, Honeys
under a 'lectrical cooker. I turns
on de switch and de 'lectricity
cooks de oatmeal I Cooked evenly all
over without no bother and no fuss.
De cutest lil cooker you ebah see."
'ff
Why should any housewife
drudge over a kitchen fire when
General Electric cooking utensils
as simple and inexpensive as this
cereal cooker cari"do the! work
for them. We will be glad to
show visitors how to cook with
electricity, .... .
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COMPANT
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