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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORROOSTOBAY. MAY If). 1910.
OUR CLUB. AND
WHAT JT MEANS
Somo of the Alms and Purposes of
the Greater Medford Club Its
Membership Is Increasing Rapidly
and Will Soon Include all tho Pro
nressivo Ladies of Medford.
(MRS. E. E. GOHE.)
Tho organization of tho Greater
Medford club was eliectea April -u.i
1903, nt tho homo of Mrs. . I
Vuwtcr, with n charter membership
of twenty. Tho club was organized
for tho purpose of raising funds to
adequately represent Southern Ore
gon nt tho Lewis and Clark exposi
tion and to act as an auxiliary to
tlm hoard of lndv managers. Tho
first officers were: President, Mrs,
L. B. Hubbs; first vice-president
Mrs. J. D. Heard; second vice-presi
dent. Mrs. Helen Haskins; secretary
Mrs. M. L. Alford; treasurer, Mrs
I. A. Webb. In 1904 the first work
of civic improvement was undcrtnk
en when Mrs. J. A. Whitman, now a
prominent club woman of New York
proposed that the dreary waste of
the park blocks should be reclaimed
and tho eround be seeded and oth
enviso improved. The details of pre
paring tho soil, the arrangement of
walks and the selection and instal
lation of the fountain were worked
out at much expenditure of time and
energy. The specinl work connected
with tho exposition having been ac
complished, tho name was changed
from "The Lewis and Clark club"
to "Greater Medford club," October
24. 1907. and one month later the
second characteristic effort of the
ladies was made, when the library,
supported by a coterie of general
readers, was changed from a private
enterprise into a public benefaction.
As jn any other work seriously
undertaken, tho principal difficulty
of the club has been to secure suf
ficient funds to carry on tho work.
Tho lenders in the clnb activities
have from the first been ladies pos
sessing executive ability and social
tact, and to say that every effort in
which the co-operation of the public
has been enlisted has met with sur
prising and overwhelming support of
the local townspeople does not over
state the case.
Tho dofinitn work of the present
Reaching Out for Business
Every effort to attract trade helps even if k
only draws a child's won for candy. Electric
light for windows and signs should be given a
chance to be usefuL Every merchant can now
get double electric light at no increase in cost
for electric current by using General Electric
MAZDA lamps. Made in all sizes. We have
them and will be glad to tell you about them.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
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and of tho immediate future is to in
crease tho efficiency of the library
and to secure more lands for park
purposes, both great undertakings,
and demanding patience no less than
business ability.
Many minor activities have engag
ed the club's attention during the
past seven years. Many thirsty
horses have been refreshed at the
public watering troughs installed at
convenient street . crossings, while
drinking fountains have been placed
on prominent corners. Block day
netted the Indies $375 and an abund
ance of flowers and apples were pro
vided for tho recent Portland busi
ness men's excursion. No little ag
gressive and effectivo work was doue
at the recent school election in get
ting out property holders to vote. All
this work appeals with especial force
because of certain humanitarian and
artistic instincts, to the feminine
mind and is worthy of the heartiest
support.
As tho town grows in wealth and
population the necessity for and the
scope of the work increases, re
sponsibilities weigh more heavily and
the opportunities to serve the town
Why Do People
Buy Dirt of Us ?
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BECAUSE We list only first class propositions.
BECAUSE We tell the truth concerning our holdings.
BECAUSE We will not handle anything which has in
flated values.
BECAUSE We have an established reputation.
BROWN & WAKEFIELD
107 East Main Street
are wider, all of which is a stimulus
to high endeavor and greater activ-ity.
Next year Medford should plan to
hold a local rose show and to this
end every propcrtv-owner should
plant mid cultivato a few choice
roses, seeking to bring tho blooms to
tho highest type of perfection which
soil and euro will permit. All resi
dence lots nrj of amplu size for small
roso gardens, tho climate, soil and
convenient fertilizer makes the work
easy and delightful, and success isf CharloH ForboH and wife, from Ft.
assured. Nothing nppoalH to tour- Worth, Toxne, woro guctKtt of K. It.
iatH more strongly than bountifully lOatman and family last Sunday. Mr.
kept lawns, nhudo trees and orna- Forbos is an architect and intmids 'o
moutnl shrubs and roses surround-'outing in this citv, as ho in eiitliiisi
ing homos thnt bespenk culture and nctis over Ilogtio Hivor Valley, Mud
taste, ford in particular. .
Land Buyer's Chance Gilman-Andrews Tract For Sale
"We are now sub-dividing and selling the famous Gilman-Andrews Orchard property,
consisting of 29G acres, situated four miles northeast of Medford, between the celebrated
"401" Orchard and the "Vilas Ranch" orchard.
We can furnish you with unset, cultivated land; one and two-year-old trees; four-year-old
trees and six and seven-year-old orchard just coming into bearing.
This property will be transferred in tracts of forty acres or more at a price that cannot
be duplicated in Rogue River Valley.
There is no better soil in Oregon than upon this tract and numerous features, such as
drainage, fuel supply, transportation facilities, irrigation (if wanted), general improve
ments, etc., combine to entitle it to first place as an investment.
ARTHUR D. COULTER LAND AND ORCHARD COMPANY, Owners.
See any of the below named accredited agents.
OREGON ORCHARDS SYNDICATE, JOHN D. OLWELL,
ANDERSON-GREEN CO., MILES & BIDDLE,
HUNTLEY-KREMER CO., R. W. NORTHRUP,
W. T. YORK & CO., W. M. HOLMES & CO.
IRA J. DODGE & CO.,
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KIYOU HEIGHTS
MedforcPs Only Residence Park
ADDITION NO. 1, TO MEDFORD, OREGON. A BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE PARK.
We have not been saying much about the improvements going forward on this prop
erty, but have been steadily sawing wood. A visit to this beautiful residence district will
convince you that within a" few months it will far surpass anv other section of the city.
EARLY BUYERS OF LOTS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO TAKE PROFITS.
NATURAL park whose beauty has been preserved by winding boulevards and generous
parking strips. The land is high and rolling, affording magnificent views of mountains
and valley. The perfect drainage and its elevation above surrounding country make it a
healthful location. The lots are broad and deep and so varied in contour as to afford an
unlimited choice of style in building.
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Here will be located the finest residence district in the city. Tho rich, loamy soil will
produce, in the greatest profusion, anything that may be grown in this climate. The luxu
riant growth of flowers, palms, shrubbery and trees will shortly make it a Residence Park
of great beauty.
The arrangement of streets provide for a forty-foot roadway, a twelve-foot parking
strip abutting the cement curb, a five-foot cement walk, and a three-foot parking strip
between the walk and property line. The broad parking strip will bo sot to shado trees and
shrubbery and the whole imrpoved to give a magnificent esplanade effect.
Reasons for Building a Home on the Heights
It is natuurally the most beautiful sec
tion of Medford.
Building restrictions exclude undesirable
neighbors and unsightly buildings.
You will not have to wait for street im
provements. All elements combine to make a healthful
location for your family.
Property values will increase more rap
idly in Siskiyou Heights than anywhere
else in the city.
Your family will not need to cross a rail
road track to get to stores or school.
The social and moral atmosphere will be
refined.
It is the only district in the city where
these conditions obtain.
Purchasers of lots will be fully protected by building restrictions and everything of
an objectionable character will be excluded.
If you appreciate the advantage of building your home amid a bountiful environment
where all improvements will be of a high character, where tho moral and social tone will
be uniformly superior, we invito you to make a selection NOW.
FOR PRICES AND OTHER INFORMATION SEE OR COMMUNICATE WITH
OREGON ORCHARDS SYNDICATE