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aEEDrORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE .1, 19.10.
LEWIS DENIES
EXPERIMENT
Profess&r of General Horticulture
and Pomology at Agricultural Col
lege States His Force Did Not
' Conduct Irrigation Experiment.
Corvnllis, Or., May 28.
To tho Editer:
About two weeks ago you published
an editorial in your paper, entitled,
"A Costly Experiment." Your first
Statement is that "tho Oregou Agri
cultural college is undoubtedly doing
good work in many lines, but in their
horticultural offorts there is alto
gether too much experiment."
Tho principal function of nny de
partment in an experiment station is
to experiment and to investigate, ns
the name suggests. In fact, should
wo cease to experiment, we should
lose, to a very largo degree, our true
function ns part of an experiment
station. Practically all that is
known today about fruitgrowing is
the result of experiments conducted
by stnto experiment stations, by the
United States department of agri
culture or by private individuals. In
truth, if wo are to make progress in
fruitgrowing wo must continually
experiment. It is, of course, true
that the careful experimenter con
ducts his work in such a way as to
reduce the loss from experiment to
n minimum.
You go on to state in your editor
ial that "an example of some of their
work is shown in ono of the prize
orchards near Medford, whose owner
was persuaded to turn over n block
of his greatest producers for experi
mental purposes. As a result there
is no fruit on this block this year and
probably will not be for several
years, although these trees have pro
duced upwards of $1000 an acre in
fancy pears. Although climatio con
ditions and soil analysis proved con
clusively the inadvisability of irri
gating at a certain season of (he
year, the college experimentalists
flooded the trees with water at tho
wrong time, which brought up a lime
subsoil as well ns chilling the roots
during the fruit tyud formative sea
son, and it will be several years be
fore natural conditions are restored."
I wish to state, in answer to this
charge, thnt the Oregon Agricultural
college had absolutely nothing to do
with this experiment in any way. We
have a written, sworn statement by
, the owner of the orchard above re
ferred to that we had absolutely
nothing to do with the irrigation of
the block in question.
The third criticism in your editor
ial is that of my first assistant, Prof.
C. A. Cole, in which you state as fol
lews: "C. A. Cole, professor of hor
ticulture of tho Oregon Agricultural
college," in a lecture delivered re
cently at Sutherlin, said: T)id you
stop to think that the most famous
fruitgrowing sections are not largo
valleys? Take, for instance, Hood
River and tho Columbia sections.
Rogue River can hardly come in this
class as yet, as they have not gotten
down to fruitgrowing, and a great
deal of their land is still in wheat
and wheat fields, but these sections
are all in small valleys.'"
I might state that yon undoubtedly
copied this from a Sutherlin publica
tion, but that it is another one of
the glaring examples where public
men are so often misquoted in the
publication of their addresses. Tho
reporter who published this statement
made several startling errors. No
one knows better than our horticul
tural department the extent of fruit
growing in the Rogue River valley,
and no one is prouder of the stand
ing and progress of the Roguo River
valley. What Prof. Cole did state
is tins: lhat "at tho present time
fruitgrowing in tho Pacific North
west is largely confined to valleys
such us those in tho Columbia basin,
Hood River and Roguo River"; that
"in some of these sections nearly all
tho available fruit land has been al
ready planted, but thnt in others,
fluch as Roguo River, for example,
: Too Late to Classify ii
POll KENT Furnished rooms for
transients, No. 10 North Grnno
Btrect, next to Fnrmera' and Fruit
growers' Bauk. Coolest placo In
town.
WANTED Furnished housekeeping
rooms, 125 S. Oakualo Ave. 64
WANTED Position by young man.
Hnvo had experlenco ns material
clerk and tlmo keeper. References.
Address F. F. Hood, general deliv
ery, Medford, Ore. G3
WANTED A business woman with
road team and buggy Is at,llborty
for engagements. What havo you
to offer? Address, J. L., caro of
this office. 6S
WANTEDCady of business ability
also good housekeeper, wants po
sition In a respectable gentleman's i by a skin-grafting
home or some trustworthy place ! lnd is the ton of E
DYNAMITE IN
POCKET GOES OFF
Boy Blown Up Whllo Lighting Fire
Through Igniting Fuse Is Badly
Burned, But Otherwise Not Seri
ously Injured.
ELLENSBURG, Wash., Juno L
Blown into the air to tho height of
15 feet by tho explosion of dynamite
with which ho had filled his pockets,
Alfred Baldwiu, 10 years old, is in n
precarious condition from burns to
day. Physicians attending him stat
ed thnt tho boy's life may bo saved
operation. The
II. Baldwin, en
TEDDY JUNIOR
WEDS JUNE 20
Arrangements Completed for Cere
mony to Unito Miss Eleanor Alex
ander and Young RoosovcltOther
Weddings in Hlnlf Life.
where work Is not too hard. Wrlto gineer in charge of the Kittitas high
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or call, 414 North Front St. G5
GLACIER BRIDGE
NOW FINISHED
Alaska Engineering Marvel, Second
to Few in World, Completed Four
Months Ahead of Time Stands
Bombardment by Icebergs.
CORDOVA. Alnska, June 1. The
Miles glacier bridge, an engineering
marvel second to few in the world,
has been completed four months
ahead of time. The first train cross
ed the bridge Monday afternoon. By
the end of the week tho Copper River
& Northwestern railway will be with
in 23 miles of the mouth of the Chi-
tina river. There the river fleet will
meet traius and the through journey
from the const to tho town of Chit
inn, the gateway to the Chitina cop
per region, will be possible in one
day.
Engineers began four years ago
to conquer the river at Mile 49. At
this point tho stream runs between
two living glaciers and washes the
base of each.
v The channel is 1500 feet wide here
with an average depth of 35 feet. A
current of 12 miles carries a constnut
burden of great icebergs when the
stream is not frozen. These bercs
frequently contain from 50,000 to
75,000 cubic feet of ice, weighing
thousands of tons. No other bridge
in the world has to stand such a ter
rific bombardment.
The Copper river is subject to
rises of 20 feet or more in a few
hours. The problem was to plant in
this almost irresistible force three
immovable bodies to carry the 1500
feet of steel bridge.
The three pieces which have solved
the problem are the largest of their
kind in America. Eighty-sbt feet
through in their greatest diameter,
they go to an average depth of 50
feet from the bottom of the river to
bedrock. They are of solid concrete,
armored with heavy steel rails. Up
stream from each pier are great con
crete ice-breakers, also imbedded in
bedrock and armored with the heav
iest railroad iron.
line canal, under course of construe
I lion.
Young Baldwin nud n companion
i found several sticks of dynamite on
! the Milwaukee railroad tracks,
j The lads broke the dynamite sticks
into pieces and stuffed their pockets.
Yesterday afternoon thoy decided to
Iblow an old stove "sky-high."
j Young Baldwin put a large quan
tity of the explosive under tho stove
and touched the fuse. His clothing
came in contact with the burning
fuse and was ignited. Ho rolled on
the ground, endenvoring to extin
guish the fire. Then the dynamite
under the stove and in his pockets
letgo simultaneously. The lad was
badly burned, but otherwise escaped
injury.
NOW BRIDE OF C0NR0 FIERO.
(Continued from pnjre 1.)
parents In Medford for tho past two
years and Is very popular In social
circles. The groom beforo coming
here, was a popular clubman in Chi
cago, where his family Is prominent
socially.
NEW YOUIC, Juno 1. -Arrange-montB
for. tho wedding or Thoodor
Koosovolt, Junior, and Miss Eleanor
Alexander daughter of Mrs. Homy
Addison Aloxandor, which will tnko
place Monday, Juno 20, uro now com
plete.
Tho ceremony will So performed
In tho Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church. Rov. Dr. Honry M. SnuduiH,
a grent-unclc of Miss Alexander, will
offlclato.
Miss Elizabeth Uertron, who to
day will becomo Mrs. Snowdon A.
Fnhnstock, will bo Miss Alexander's
matron of honor and tho bridesmaids
will ho Miss Ethol Koosovolt, second
daughter of tho former president.
Misses Jnncttn and Harriet Alexan
der, cousins of tho bride to bo, Miss
Miss Jcsslo Mllllngton Drako of Paris
and Mlsa Jean W. Y)elnno.
Tho best man will ho Elovyn Du
pont Irving. Ushors will bo Ham
ilton Fish, Jr., Francis Roche, E.
Morgan GUbort, John W. Cutler,
George Koosovolt, Munroo Roosevelt,
Kcrmlt Koosovolt and Cutler Graf
ton Chapman. Most of tho ushors
were classmates of Koosovolt nt Har
vard. A reception at tho residence of
Mrs. C. B. Aloxander. No. 4 Woat
Fifty-eighth street, will follow tho
ceremony.
Koosovolt will glvo his farawoll
bachelor dinner at Delmonlco's Saturday.
If You Are Looking for a Money Maker
INVESTIGATE THIS
50 Acres of tho finest hillside laud in tho vnlloy, ono inilo from Jackson
ville on ninin road nud ovory inch can ho utilized. Sightly building spot. Prico
Ciood tonus.
$1520.
The Best Low Price Proposition
1160 Acres on tho Antelope Creole, in ono body. This is a groat bargain for
tho prico risked. You'll luivo to hurry to got this at $35 por acre.
DERBY WON
nun
Classic Event of London Racing Sea
son Captured. by A. Fairle's Horse,
Though Not a Favorite Rose
berry's Neil Gow Finishes in Rut.
PAINFUL CONDITIONS.
(Continued from Pace 1.)
there is a considerable area of fruit
Jnud whoro they havo not ns yet
taken up fruitgrowing" not that in
any way you "have not Rotten down
to fruitgrowing" in tho Rogue River
vnlley, but that you havo yet a largo
area of splendid fruit lands being de
moted to other purposes, such as
wheat and alfalfa. I cannot see how
in any way such a statement would
oast nny reflections on tho Rogue
Rover valley,
I remain, sincerely yours,
C. I. LEWIS,
Horticulturist, Oregon Experiment
Station,
(Note Tho editorial was printed
upon what was considered Telinblo
statements by those in a position to
know, No reflection was intended
upon the experiment station, other
than a caution to inexperienced
vorkers. Editor,)
the fall there are thousands of fish.
Never before have I known what It
was for tho "waters to be alive." At
times so many were In tho pool that
thoy were piled crosswise upon each
other. And all helpless, obeylnc
the blind Instinct which bids them go
up-stream.
Was Itecvlvcr Joking?
When the receiver of tho defunct
Golden Drift Mining Company re
cently promised to remedy conditions
and build a flshway, his remarks
were taken seriously. Evidently ho
was Joking at all events, tho flsh
way built would bo a Joke, if the mat
tor was not so serious. A lumber
flumo flshway has been constructed
under order from tho master fish
warden. Ita lower end Is a box
threo feet squaro which stands three
feet out of tho water. An opening
eight Inches wide lets a tiny Btream
fall threo feet Into a quiet pool. For
an hour I watched but saw no fish
near this excuso of a ladder.
Disgraceful Conditions
Nothing could I find which les
sened tho disgraceful conditions. It
Is an nbsoluto impossibility for fish
to pass tho structure they must stay
below, to fall a prey to tho gill net
tors or beat their lives out against
tho the rocks.
Had the residents of Jackson
County . stood me yesterday
and gazed with mo upon this tragedy
they would have torn the dam asun
der oro returning homo.
LONDON, June 1. A. Fairio's
Lemberg, Dillon up, won the classic
English Derby at Epsom Downs to
day. Viscount Vilier's Greenback-,
Templeman np, was second and
Charles O'Malley, J. Howard up, won
third place.
Neil Gow, tho Earl of Rosebcrry's
famous 3-year-old, figured as the
favorite, although Lemberg stood
practically equal hi the betting, did
not show.
Lord Roseberry's Neil Gow finish
ed in tho ruck. After acting badly
at the post and delaying tho race 15
minutes and spoiling a dozen at
tempts to start the field, Neil Gow
sulked along and lost all chance be
fore the race was half over.
Dillon on Lemberg outrodo Temple-
man on Greenback, although Green
back ran sensationally and caused
Lemberg to strain to win by n neck.
O'Mnlley was third by two lengths.
The post odds were: Lember, 7 to
4; Greenback, 100 to 80; O'Mnlley,
100 to 8.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt did not
appear as a spectator.
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Investigate This Before You Buy
19 Acres adjoining Burroll Orchard on the south.
5 Acres bearing peaches. .1 1-2 Acres bearing pours.
1 Acre bearing Spits. 9 1-2 Acres .1 -year-old Bartlotts.
2 Acres bearing Ben Davis. 91-2 Acres peach fillers.
House 6 rooms; barn, good condition; ono span fino marcs, wagon, hack
and bugtjy; all implomonts. including spraying machine.
This is tho best buy on tho market barring none.
If interested, call for prico and terms, which cannot bo beat.
How is this for a mid-season bargain?
How is This for a Mid-Season Bargain?
19 Acres, 11-4 milo from Phoenix depot; soil slightly gravel; 6-yoar-old
apples and peaches; 2 houses, ono built of concreto; good barn, somo alfalfa.
Price, $4500; $2000 cash, balanco good terms.
Walter L. McCallum
HOTEL NASH LOBBY
DUMBFOUNDS ENGLAND.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Hnckins for Health.
cussed subjects which were none of
his business.
The Standard terms the coloncl'n
speech as a "humiliating rebuke from
nn alien critic."
The Telegraph describes it as "bit
ter medicine, a brusque, blunt ad
monition." The Chronicle declares that tho
speech "outraged every conventional
ennon of international propriety."
Tho Graphic declares, "Even Soc
rates was poisoned for giving too
much advice."
The Pasadena
of Oregon
LONDON, Juno .1. Apparently
unaffected by his present unpopu
larity, as shown by newspapers and
general comment, Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt was in n jovial mood to
day. Ho spent nearly an hour rend
ing tho various comments upon his
speech relntivo to tho British admin
istration of Egyptian affairs and ap
parently tho criticisms did not strike
deep.
Colonel Roosevelt was a guest of
honor nt a luncheon given him today
by tho Irish members of parliament.
John Redmond, the Irish leader, presided.
People of refinement; people with means; ro tired business men; professional mon;
college and university graduates, are comiag to tho Roguo River Valley by the scero.
Within the past two years almost a hundred Chicago and EvaisUn, Illinois, people hare
purchased homes near Medofrd, and nearly overy one of them has a friend or two
whom they hope to induce to come and locate in tho valley.
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and many other eastern cities arc almost if not
quite as well represented, while St. Paul and Minneapolis have more representatives
here than any other several cities combined.
Think these statements over and got your thinker going. Write to tho undersigned
or the Medford Commercial Club for detailed informtaion about tho country, and you
will never have cause to regret it.
Bearing Orchards
Near Medford
.llcst of tho producing orchards havo been hold in largo holdings until recently.
9 fry,; weeks ago tho Eden Valley Orchard, containing 605 acres, was placed on tho
.ot in any desired acreage. We havo been authorized to offer the bearing apples
and pears for sale, and if you knov anything abowt tN- country and want a desirable
Work of bearing trees, write or come soon. During the past week over $150,000
worth of tho property has been disposed of. It is located within two miles of Medford
at nn elevation of about 100 feet above the city and is ono of tho best kopt orchards in
the world. Parts of the orchard offered for sale havo paid the owner over $600 per
acre por year for four years straight.
Bo not come unless you are prepared to stay, for just so sure as you do oomo the com
bination of fat soil, grandeur of scenic beauty and Italian climate will steal you, body
and soul. After one visit here you will bo miserable any other place on earth.
John D. Olwell
MEDFORD, OREGON
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