MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREOON, THURSDAY, .APRIL 31, 1910.
Medford Mail Tribune
Complete
Etorlcs! Thirty-ninth
ttMly, Fifth Year.
Year;
ARBITRATE THE WATER CONTROVERSY.
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aber 1, 1S09, at the poitofflee at
Bedford, Oregon, under ine
arch 3, 1I7S.
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Official Paper of the City of Medford.
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Xevember, 109 1.J00
December, 1J09 M
January. 110
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March CtvotiUMoat
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9 2.J50
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11 3.350
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It 2,216
It 1.150
16 3.3S9
Total
33 3.3S0
33 3.300
21 3.3S9
35 3.150
37 1.130
38 3.159
39 3,350
30 3.350
31 3.350
9.S59
Lees deductions 1.3 60
Net total 8.00
Are rare net dally 3,303
UatraDolta of Southern Oregon and
ortaern California and fastest-srow-
tc city In Oreraa.
tanirtiittnn. Anrll. 1919. 8199.
Banner fruit city of Oregon Rogue
lrer apples won sweepstakes price and
us ox
"Apple 30sffa of the "World"
t National Apple Show, Spokane, 1999.
egue River pears brought highest
prices In all markets of the world dur
tag the past five years.
irate Coms&ereial Clate for pamphlets.
Good evening! Have you sub
scribed to the now fruit exchange?
Pinchot is loaded for Ballingcr.
But Ballingcr has already fired Pin
bot : ?
Gold Hill is bragging of its new
railroad and its commercial development
Teddy is in gay Paree. He cau
dd the can-cau to bis accomplish
tncnts.
Not a real estate agent in Jack
sonville, the county seat of Jackson
county.
Woodville is on the verge of a
boom. It is one of the best spots in
the valley.
Central Point shows evidences of
great prosperity. t Every day adds to
its growth.
People of Ashland want a trolley
line, too. Of course they do, and
always have.
Shortage of labor is complained of
all over the state yet nobody seems
over-anxious to work.
Every auto owner is requested to
volunteer his machine to entertain
the Portland visitors.
Dick Croker says the day of the
boss is over yes, for an hour. T,
B. will soon be home.
Hand-thinning will be required in
the Rogue River vnlley so heavily
-are the orchards laden.
"Halloy's comet has reached the
flimit of its speed but what's the
uso; wo can't catch it.
A chance to buy shade trees cheap
is offered by the Greater Medford
club ladies. This is your opportu-;Jiity.
V Fourteen chances to build wore
offered tho Commercial club, but
somo of tho prices were fourteen
times too high.
Finland is again struggling for lib
erty by defying the czar. It is like
the independents fighting tho Stand
ard Oil only not so hopeless.
Medford is better and more favor
ably known among officials at
Washington than any small city in
the coast states Will G. Steel.
T. R. signalized his entry to Paris
by dooluring that tho New York Sun
bad printed an "unqualified false
hood," and olocting it to tho Ananias
club.
Don't forgot to see that your fam
ily and neighbors, tho stranger with
in your gates, and your ranch hands
are enumerated in the census. The
Comwwraal elub will supply you
with blanks.
THE wator question should bo settled and settled at
oueo. No mutter what rainbow prospects may be
held out as tiio result of further litigation, the experience
of a year in court has convinced tho most skeptical that
the law's delay would be far more costly than a com
promise. The Mail Tribune suggests that tho matter bo left to
arbitration, that Mr. Hanley select one of the arbitrators,
the city another, and the two a third, and that whatever
agreement is reached by these three be accepted by both
parties as final. .
If the water is not turned in the wooden main already
constructed by June first, serious results will ensue, and
the damage from this source alone will probably equal
the damages demanded by Mr. Hanley. In addit ion to this,
there is the constant loss to the city occasioned through
having an inadequate, poor water supply.
The general sentiment among the citizens is that time
enough has been wasted in the water controversy, and that
the 'wrangling should end. Every day that the present
situation continues means a loss to the city, and there is
no reason why it cannot be prolonged indefinitely through
one legal technicality or another. All danger of typhoid
epidemic must be removed before another winter.
As many of the citizens of Medford are new comers,
the following brief summary of the water case will enable
them to grasp the situation:
Two years ago, when it was voted to construct a wa
ter system, the council decided upon "Wasson canyon as
a source of supply, agreeing to pay M. F. Hanley $25,000
for 300 inches of water. At a special election, the people
of Medford by an overwhelming majority, amended the
charter so as to give the council the authority -to contract
for this water, it being understood that "Wasson canyon
was the supply. The contract with M. F. Hanley for thes
Wasson canyon was duly entered into and signed by
the mayor and recorder.
Investigation and a dry summer showed that, while
"Wasson canyon was ideally situated and contained the
finest water, the flow was not equal to the amount sold.
This Mr. Hanley agreed to remedy by surviving the ad
ditional amount of water required from Little Butte creek,
but public discontent with Wasson canyon forced the coun
cil to resubmit the matter to the people. Water propo-
fsitions were called for and several submitted. At an elec:
tion the people chose that submitted by the Fish Lake com
pany, and a second contract was entered into, whereby the
Fish Lake company deeded to the city 300 inches of Little
Butte water for $15,000. They also took the contract for
constructing the pipeline from the intake above the Hanley
ranch to the city.
As the city's pipeline must cross the Hanley ranch for
a considerable distance, 2Ir. Hanley refused a right of way
unless the provisions of his contract for Wasson canyon
water were carried out. He has been suing the city to
enforce this contract, while the city has been suing him
for the right of way.
The condemnation suit against Mr. Hanley was de-
laved a year ago until after the regular term of court.
Judge Hanna was petitioned by the city to call a special
term. This he twice refused to do. The city then appealed
to the governor under a law passed at the last session of
the legislature, asking that another circuit judge be sent
here to call a special term. The governor sent Judge Coke j
of Marshfield, who called the special term, at which a jury ,
gave Hanley a verdict of $650 damages. Mr. Hanley con-1
tended that this special term was illegal and secured an in- i
junction from Judge Hanna, who took the same view, re
straining the city from entering the Hanley premises.
Some six months later the supreme court rendered its
decision sustaining the injunction, and leaving the situa
tion just where it was a year ago.
The city has now secured a special term at which new
condemnation proceedings will be begun, and another jury
will assess damages for Mr. Hanley, but upon some tcchi
cality or other the matter will probably be again appealed
and another summer roll away with Medf ord's water prop
osition still in' the air.
Even though Mr. Hanley only receives nominal dam
ages for the right of way, and the city is allowed to cross
his premises, he still stands a chance of forcing the city
to fulfill their contract with him, and pay him $25,000 for
the Wasson canypn water.
If a compromise can be arranged with Mr. Hanley,
and he says it can be, the city will secure the 300 inches of
Wasson canyon water they contracted for from him, as well
as the 300 inches contracted for from the Fish Lake com
pany, and within ten years all the water will be needed and
will be hard to get at double the price! If Wasson canyon
water is used, it will save approximately $10,000 in pipe
line, considerably reducing tho amount of money tho city
will be out.
It is not common sense nor sound businpss to further
prolong the water controversy.
PORTLAND
MEN
EAGERJTO COME
Much Enthusiasm Is Manifest Over
Business Men's Excursion South In
Order to Know More of tho State
of Orenon.
PORTLAND, Or., April 21. (Spe
cial.) It's a long tlmo Blnco Port
land buslucHs men wero so thoroughly
oiitluiBcd as thoy nro now over tho
groat business mon'a oxeurstou which
will leave Portland Monday evonlnjr,
April 25, with a schedule that Is so
nrarnged that ovory sluglo point on
tho trip will bo vlsttod In daylight
nud 30 points aro vlsttod.
Uoth tho cast and west sides of tho
WlUantottu vfilloy. tho Rogue Hlver
valley, Klamath Falls and tho stir
rouudlng country, nud tho Umpqiia
valley are Included, and al tho big
Jumps that co .aumo tlmo nro travol
ed la the ulght.
Soventy-flvo representative bust
noss mon coruposo tho party, and as
a ro8iilt or this four days spent In
western and southorn Oregon thoy
will got a bitter Idoa ot tho unlrorsal
prosperity and advancement of theso
communities than thoy could gain In
a year from tholr office.
Tho development ot both tho Co
lumbia and Wlllametto rivers has
been tho topic of Important meetings
during tho past week ono at Pasco,
tho other at Albany and both had
splendid attendance.
A numbor ot prominent citizens ot
Oregon havo rccolved Invitations
through Hon. John Barrett, director
of tho bureau of Amorlcan Repub
lics, to bo present at tho dedication
of the now building nt tho nation's
capital April 26. Ono ot tho most
beautiful rooms In this attractive
building is finished throughout with
Oregon fir, tho mill work mado right
In Oregon from special doslgn and
furnished by the Orogon & Washing
ton Lumber Manufacturers' associa
tion. Distinguished personages to
Bpeak at tho dedicatory exorcises are
President Taft, tho secretary of stato,
ambassador ot Mexico, Senator Ellhu
Root and Andrew Carnoglo.
For tho laBtthrco years Orogon has
beon chief among tho states In at
tracting western Immigration, and
while It Is too early for comprehen-
Tree Auction
ladies oV the Greater Medford elub will on Saturday
ruing, April 23, at 0 o'clock, sell at bargain prices, at tho
Ladies
mon
Exhibit building, the shade trees ordorod for planting
along stroots, but refused after being ordorod and loft
on tho club's hands.
This is your opportunity. ,
People who havo contracted for trees must secure thorn
before Saturday. They will not be .hold aftor that dato.
Greater Medford Club
stvo figures on this year's colonist
travol, It Is already certain that tho
total will bo tho biggest yet, Trains
havo boon ruuutng In from two to
four sections to nccotnmodato tho
travol, and owing to tho actlvo work
of tho Oregon Development leaguo In
furnishing advance Information
through tho commercial bodies In doz
ons ot Orogon communities, thoso
newcomors havo tholr minds doflntto
ly mado up aa to location, and buy
tholr ticket to that point.
HOW TO LIVE TO BE
NINETY YEARS OF AGE
CHINESE MAY NOW HAVE
THEIR QUEUES CUT OFF
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., April 21.
Tho recent edict issued by the
Clunouo government allowing loyal
Chinoso subjects to part with their
queues is to be applied generally to
all official representatives from Ho
nolulu to Washington, according to
information reaching hero today.
Tho first to take advnutngo of the
edict was Liung Kwo Ying, China's
consular representative at Honolulu,
who recently had his queue sovered
from his head.
It is predicted that there will be
a wholesale slaughter of the hirsute
appendages following the arrivnl of
Princo Tsni Tncto America. Ho h
expected to arrive in Sun Kruneiseo
Friday on the Chi Yi Mnru.
CHICAGO, April 21. "Young
man, it you would live to ho 1)0 years
old, observe the following rules:
"Keep tho Ten Commandments.
"Go to bod early and sleep eight
hours.
"Don't worry.
''Eat moderately of wholesome
food.
"Sloon with your window open.
"Avoid ill-tompur and all ex
tremes of emotion.
"Honesty, chastity, sobrioty -these
nro tho essentials of ti suc
cessful career."
Tho above is tho advico of Dr. D.
KV Pearsons, the milllouuiro philan
thropist of Hinsdale, who will cele
brate his 00th birthday next Thurs
day. Dr. Pearsons, who, according to
his own stntomont, hns given away
mora than $5,000,000 in tho last 21
years to -17 colleges and schools
scattered over tho United Stntos, will
die n poor man.
"Coffins worn not mndo to carry
money in," is tho aged mnu's epi
grnmuintio statement. Others are as
follows :
"I never wont to but ono horserace
and I nm ashamed when I think of
Hint.
"Monoy beggars nro of all kinds.
Somo in rags, somo in jags and somo
in velvet gowns.
"I hnvo found it harder," snid Dr.
Pearsons in couulusioii, "to give my
money uwny than to make it, nnd I
shall lie greatly rcliovod whou it has
boon portioned off to my siitisfan
tion." "PARENTS NOT RECONCILED;
SORRY," SAYS YOUNG KNOX
NEW POUT, April 21. "I regret
to say that the report that my par
ents nro reconciled to my marriage
is not true, would to gracious it
waB," said Philander Knox, Jr. "I
love my parents, but I lovo my wife,
and I nm happy with her,
".My going to Now York to mrot
my brother, Itecd, started tho falno
report," the secretary of state's sou
added. "I am soiling automobiles
nud earning big wages; ask my boss
if I nm not a star employe."
A big "nd" in tho Nowort Herald
announced Hint young Knox would
demonstrate and sell tho nutomobilo
for which ho is mi agent before that
newspaper's offico yoslordny. A
crowd nnRemhlcd; the blushing young
man seemed much surprised. Tho
auto firm makes nffitlufit that ho
has sold many cars.
"Hnsklns for Health."
You Can Be Independent
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Most Profitable Investment
TO BE FOUND IN AMERICA
Well informed business people from all parts of tho
United States and Canada are looking to tho Rogue
River valley for safo investments. Years of experi
ence in buying and selling orchard land fits us tho
better for su1nio investments that will yield largo
returns. Our properties.have proven worth. "Wo can
assure you that you take no risk when you purchase
one of tho 30 to 100-acro orchard tracts located in the
famous Eden Valley orchard. Wo sell tracts to suit,
planted to tho best commercial varioties of bearing
trees. You are assured of a splendid incomo the f irst
year. We can stato positivoly that this is tho best
chance for solid, sound investment to bo found in,
America. A high-class bearing orchard of provon
worth is certainly a moro profitable investmont than
waiting for trees to grow on land that never produced
fruit. You are sure of big returns almost at onco,
either as a grower or by re-selling. Como and lot
us show you.
Secure an Income At Once
PEOVIDE PLEASANT EMPLOYMENT
You can buy as many acres as you desire, build a
home on ground commanding a view of tho entire val
leyenjoy the electric light and power, telephone,
daily mail, and live within easy reach of tho business
and social life of tho metropolitan city of Medford. ,
A climate unsurpassed anywhoro.
Magnficent Homesites
ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS
I
A small bearing orchard, planted to tho best com- mont, and insures an incomo of from $500 to $1000
mercial varioties of trees, will provide tho most fas- per aero each year. Hero is solid investmont, and tho
cinating as well as healthful and profitable employ- incomo or profit from sale is sure.
John D. Olwell
EXHIBIT BUILDING
MEDFORD, OREGON
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