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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, aLEDJFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 10.10.
Medford Mail Tribune
Complcto Berte: Thirty-ninth
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THE BLIGHT SITUATION.
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A consolidation of tho Medford Moll.
Mtabllahed 1889: tho Southern Ore
ontnn, oBtnbltahed 190J! tho Democratic
Tltno. catnbllnhcd 1872; tho Ashland
Tribune, established 1898. and the Mod
ford Tribune, established 1908.
OEOnOB PUTNAM. Editor and Manager
m . . ..AMH.f .nln sia TTintt Nfti
wSrl, ISO?; at tho postotflee at
Medford, Oregon, under tho act of
March 3. 1879
Official raner of tlm Cltv of Medford.
UTrBtSOnXPTIOB BATES.
One- year by mall... J-
Ono month by mall :: ,60
Ier month, delivered by carrier. In
Medford. Ashland. Jacksonville.
Talent. Phoenix, Central rolnt.
Gold Hill and Woodvlllo .80
Sunday only, by mall, per year... a.oo
Weekly, one year.
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patcas.
Tho Mall Tribune la on salo at tho
Ferry News Stand. San tanclco
Portland Hotel News 8 and. Portion.
Bowman News Co,. Portland, Or.
W. O. Whitney. Seattle. Wash.
Hotel SpoktutoNowa Stand. Spokane.
Fostagv Batss,
8 to 12-paBO paper
12 to 24-pajfO paper ";;
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14 to 38-pntTQ paper.
SWOBK OZBOTTXJkTXOK.
Average Dally for ftQ
November. 1909 1.JJ0
December. 1909 J.
January. "J?... j'!2
February. 1910 i'JiU
March. 1910 . a.iva
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20 S.835
31 5'JJI
21 ;.92
25 2,350
26 .:
27 3.JB0
28 2.350
29 3.S60
1 2.300
2 2.350
4 2,300
6 2,300
C 2.300
7 2.3J0
t 2.300
10 3,350
11 2.300
12 2.300
12 2,300
14 2,300
15 2.335
Total 'lll
Less deductions - g0
67.515
Average net daHy. 2.301.
STATE OF OREGON, County of Jack
On this 30th day of April. 1910,
personally aopearcd before me, O. Put
Bim, manager of tfie Medford Mail Tri
bune, who, upon oath, acknowledged that
tho above figures are true and correct.
(Seal) H. N. TOCKKT.
Notary Public for Oregon.
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ZCESrOBO, OBSaOB.
Metropolis of Souuiern Oregon and
Northern California and fastest-grow-tug
city In Oregon.
Population, May, 1910, 9,000.
Banner fruit city of Oregon Iiogue
Klver apples won awcepuiM ""
title of
'Lnnla Klnfx of tie World"
at National Apple Show. Spokane. 1909.
JtiOgUO Oliver jeuro uiuueut. m."---
prlccs In ell markets of the world dur-
cents for postage on finest community
pampniei ever wi-iubm.
infeotion.
With tho lnrge norongo of tho on-
LIGHT infection in tho northwest is more serious Hum ; " "w ' h
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sincu tho foroo of inspectors from
tho month of Ootohor of Inst your
up to tho spring of this your lins
been only two num. During that timo
those two men worked nearly night
and tiny inspecting nursery Htook. It
will bo romemborod thnt n tloninud
was tnndo for inoro inspectors, and
n
-- in any previous year. Uiupqua, tYillninetto and
Hood River districts all report infectious, while in tho AVal
la Walla and other Washington districts severe damage is
being wrought. In tho Roguo River valley the. infection
is not as bad as a year ago. The situation is well in hand,
experience of tho past 3Tcnrs having taught orchardists
what to do, mid this region having tho advantage of til" f i""1!
, ... , .',... , ., . ,,, , Tribuno will show tho sentiment thnt
skilled specialist m charge of the campaign. Had Protes-looted at thnt timo. Wo hnvo had to
sor O'Gara been permitted to complete tho cleanup of the I trust to tho very largo majority r
Kruur wiiu Hiiro win (.Aivriuu'U
own
tho
county last fall and winter, instead of being handicapped wh hm (o ,ook aftor (1;oi
to
by reduction of the inspection force at the time most need- 'orclmrds. Whon it comos
cd, tho present infectious would havo been few and far wint whoro wo can no Iohrop trust
betweon, and orchardists ahead many thousands ot dol- esj8 without imvinp nn inspector
m-gt foroo him to do so, tho situation he-
n . ,, , ., .. t1 .... iT' , J comes serious, not only for tho mini
Some six months ago, under the caption, "Penny Wise ,,. ,f but hia nc;K4ors ns wpll.
and Pound Poolish," tho Mail Tribuue printed an edito-it' is surprising to note tho blissful
riol conmienting on the reduction in the force of inspectors ; tenomnco of pqopIo whom you would
& x I expect to havo, at least, common
as follews: 'senso in this matter. It is a curious
"The action of tho county commissioners in cutting off Mc ihai ift'becauso they do not
.. . . - ii i i xi J.- understand tho explanations Riven of
iruii inspectors ior uie saKe 01 economy at tins umu is ex
ceedingly ill-advised and brings the fruit growing interests
of the valley face to face with a grave crisis. The cam
paign to eradicate blight is only half finished. Much they win tnko tho trouble to look for
work must yet be done to free the valley from pests and,"1-
, ,, . ... , , , . ,, , We also find some who, unwilling
a dollar spent now will save a hundred m the future. to bcKovo whnt hn8 been toW thoIIli
"I'riut growing is the principal industry of the Valley, havo been caught experimenting with
and upon the thousands o acres of orchards is based the "5 " lZZXX'JrjS
explanations giv
tho blight, they arc unwilling to be
lieve. It seems, to mo thoro might
bo a numbor of other things to be
found that they do not understand if
commercial prosperity of the region. Land not worth
$50 an acre for farming is worth $500 to $2500 an acre in
orchard. It is therefore essential .to the prosperity of the
county that full and ample protection be yiven the horticul
tural interests.
lifo of tho vnlloy. Our horticultural
lnws nro not sufficiently stringent,
but it is to be hoped thnt they will
bo mndo so.
In closing, I wish to sny thnt tho
Next step: Decoration day.
Astronomers arc now doing most of
their, sleeping In tho daytime.
Still no rest for tho poor man. We
noto that seal coats are rising In
price.
That fellow who married tho two
headed girl Is going to become a Joy
to tho milliners, anyway.
Now thnt tho price of salt has been
reduced 50 cents per ton thero should
he less excuse for people getting too
fresh.
Pugilist Tom Sharkey Is developing
marketable humorous qualities. Al
ready he challenges the winner of tho
Jeffries-Johnson fight.
An Ohio man has gone Insano from
worrying over the comet. Occasion
ally an Ohio man is found with some
thing on his mind besides politics.
it seems to bo a nice academic
point whether Mr. Jeffries has enough
endurance and wind to last while he
is punching Mr. Johnson's head off.
The railroad bill has at last passed
the house. Now let some enterpris
ing person start a popular guessing
contest as to what provisions It carries.
'That Pittsburg millionaire who as
trustee for .sn cstato has filed a claim
for 52 cents evidently is beginning to
fool the pressure of tho high cost of
Jiving.
'Caleb Powerb is to bo a candidate
lor congress in Kentucky. Caleb Is
ranother of those individuals who nev
er seem to know when thoy have had
trouble enough.
The death of tho girl who used to
slng "Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay" 18 years
ago emphasizes tho marvelous lyrical
progress wo have made all tho way
up to "Oh, You Kid."
Discovering that Secretary Wilson's
cook book devotes somo space to tell
ing of tho tootboomeness of tho musk
rat when proporly cooked, wo are
coBUtrained that wo havo lost confi
dence in that literary production.
Tho balanco sheot of Trinity church
corporation of New York for tho last
fiscal year shows tho comfortable net
assets of $13,089,902 and a few cents.
Tho passages In tho scripturo rotating
to tho rich man and tho camol and
the eyo of tho needlo nro not read in
loud tones from Trinity pulpit.
havo also covered up cases so thnt
tho inspectors could not find them.
Any one who will do a thing of this
kind is certainly nn undosirnblo citi
zen, but such we havo had to contend
with. Fino and imprisonment would
bn lUtln rmnislnnnnt for nn itiilivliliml
"A successful campaign against pear blight has been who would causo the min of an in-
wnrred fnr thft nnsf. vPnr rnifW tlin dirnnfion of P. ,T. dustry which may well bo called the'
O'Gara, pathologist for the department of agriculture.
The remarkable showing made in controlling and eliminat
ing pests has attracted nation wide attention. It would be
little less than criminal to drop the campaign when the ' situation at this time is well in hand
battle is but half fought, for the sake of saving a few dol-; f-J 0hJ nnt$&ta $!n 0
lars on a penny wise and pound foolish policy." bo feared, but, with caro and ntteu-
But the campaign was permitted to lag, and the fruit t5on to business, it can bo controlled.
. ,. ,, .-., ,, iTi, (has been controlled nnd will bo cou-
growers are now paying the penalty. All the blight nowtrolIcd m tho RoKU0 nivor vnUoy In.
existing can be traced to holdover cases. There is too crense tho inspection, look out for
much money invested in orchards to permit of any chances IrTSS J,S
being taken. Jackson county cannot afford to stop the (Report promptly anything which de
war on pests for a minute.' The county cannot afford to '"nnd8" insPtor'8 attention, nnd
i 4. t Ji i i i. i ,j i i i do not fear that you will got into
let Professorl O'Gara leave, but should keep mm and give .trouble for doing so. Abovo nil,
Mm all the assistance necessary to keep the nrnliivlgtkeop a patrol in vourjorchnrds. es-
clean. Any other course would be unbusinesslike and ex-' IJllBaBaiBBBBllBaaBHIBI
tremely foolish.
Some people have so little intelligence that they cannot
grasp the importance of the situation, and the imperative
necessity for action. A dollar spent last fall in eradicating
the holdover cases would have saved hundreds of dollars
now. But it needed such costly demonstrations to convince
some mosshacks. All ought to be pretty well convinced by
this time, for those from Missouri have been shown.
In an article elsewhere in this issue Professor O'Gara
summarizes the causes for blight in this section this year
are follews: First, insufficient inspection, due to lack of
inspectors; second, wilful neglect by growers; third, if no
range; fourth, refusal to obey inspectors and remove in
fection. Perhaps they might all be summed up in one word
stupidity.
As Professor O'Gara says: "Blight is always to be
found, but can be controlled, has been controlled and will
be controlled in the Rogue River valley," and to this can
be added the proven fact that it is one of the few fruit re
gionsin which blight can be controlled, as is proven by the
experience of the past three years, including the present.
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For Store Lighting
MAZDA Lamps
Are Unrivaled
They enable any store to use
electric light at a cost which
is less than would have to be
paid for any other illuminant
on the market.
We Furnish MAZDA Lamp
to our central station custom
ers at very liberal terms. The
General Electric Company is
supplying us with the GE
MAZDA lamp in all sizes
suitable for all lighting needs.
Every merchant should look
into this question of more light
for his business. We have
several interesting propositions
- for merchants.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COMPANY
pccinlly during tho spring mid early
summer. Wnon tlio mil season
opons nnd tho trees becomo dormnut,
do not forgot to begin tho work of
inspecting most carefully for tho hold
over cases. Thcso removed will set
tle tho penr blight question.
COLLECTS FIVE CENTS
DAMAGES FROM MAN
Haskins for Health.
CIIEIIALI8. Wash., Mny 10.
George ItiiBher of 1 llottom col
lected r ccntH dnmngOH from Frank
, Tionioy, a uoighhor, today, bocniiHo
Tiomoy refused to complete a horse
trado.
A jury in tho Lowia county Hupor
ior court nwnrdod thiu verdict, tho
Hinnllost in tho hlutory of tho county,
hint night. Tiomoy might bo fooling
rather jubilant today, but it happoiiH
that thu cotitH amount to $'J50 which
ho, an defendant, imiHt pay.
HnnkitiH for Health.
THE PRESENT BLIGHT SITUATION.
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By P. J. O'Gara, Assistant Pathologist, Department of Agriculture.
Fortunately, up to the present
time, tho blight infection concerns,
mainly, tho Spitzenberg apple, wifh
somo scattering infections on Jona
thans and Nowtowns. Pears have
withstood the infection, or perhaps
it should bo said that they havo es
caped it. There is no need of being
frightened over tho situation, because
the infeotion, while serious in par
ticular spots where holdover cases
of blight wore loft, is by no means
general. A good many, perhaps,
wonder why the Spitzenberg seoms
to bo tho most Beriously nttacked,
and why tho pears hnvo escaped.
It is very oasv to explain without
accepting tho thunder and lightning
theory, which is tho favorite hobby
of the man who does not boliove in
germs. Tho poars blossomed during
tho earlier part of the Beason wben
tho weather was much cooler and bo
foro any holdovers had oozed suffi
ciently to produco starting points for
infeotion. Besides, the pears havo
been so carefully watched that, with
only a singlo excoption, no holdovers
woro loft in them. In the Spitzen
berg wo havo a different story. Tho
holdover enses wero not so carefully
looked after, and had becomo well
developed infection points when the
trees wore in blossom; nnd with tho
rains following nuraorous infections
resulted. It takes moisture and
warmth to make the pear blight germ
grow, as it does any other plant,
and tho conditions during tho past
month hnvo been most perfect for
blight development.
Tho reason for the present situa
tion is that holdover cases of blight
wero loft. Tho following reasons,
which will explan the abovo state
ments, nre: First, insufficient in
spection, duo to the fact that thero
were not enough inspectors to do tho
work; second, willful neglect on tho
part of growers, who should havo
taken enough interest in their own
orchards to see that they wore per
fectly freo from blight; third, ignor
ance on tho part of many who, aftor
all that has boon said nnd done, did
not know that tho Spitzenberg np
plo would holdovor blight; fourth, ro
fusul to oboy tho instructions of tho
inspectors when ordered to romovo
The Pasadena
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People of refinement; people with moans; retired business men; professional mon;
college and university gra'duates, are coming to the Rogue River Valley by tho score.
Within the past two years almost a hundred Cliicago and Evanston, Illinois, pcoplo havo
purchased homes near Medofrd, and nearly every ono of them has a friend or two
whom they hope to induce to come and locate in tho valloy.
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and many other eastern cities aro almost if not
quite as well represented, while St. Paul and Minneapolis havo moro representatives
here than any other several cities combined.
Think these statements over and get your thinker going. Write to tho undersigned
or the Medford Commercial Club for detailed informtaion about tho country, and you
will never havo cauBO to regret it.
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Near Medford
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Most of the producing orchards have been held in large holdings until recently
0 few weeks ago tho Eden Valloy Orchard, containing 605 acres, was placed on the
jaarket in any desired acreage. We'havo boon authorized to offer the bearing apples
and pears for sale, and if you knor anything about tN country and want a dcsirablo
block of boaring trees, write or come soon. Puring the past week over $150,000
worth of tho property has been disposed of. It is located within two miles of Medford
at an elevation of about 100 feet above tho city and is ono of tho best kept orchards in
tho world. Parts of tho orchard offered for sale havo paid the owner over $600 per
aero per year for four years straight.
Do not como unless you are prepared to stay, for just so sure as you do como tho com
bination of fat soil, grandeur of scenic beauty and Italian climate will steal you, body
and soul. After ono visit hero you will bo miserable any other place on earth,
John D. Olwell
EXHIBIT BUILDING
MEDFORD, OREGON
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