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This department Is a ronulnr wock
ly feature, iloallnii with all phasos of
llio fruit and produce world.
IN THE FRUIT GROWING WORLD
Conducted by Charles W. Wilme
roth, manaqcr of the Ronue River
Fruit & Produce Association.
JVOSDffORP MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 3, 3910.
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CIIICAOO, .limn a I. It tultort
wide stretch of Imagination In form
an itiuuiruto conniption of (lit) miiiiii
llty of poiiolum maturing thin woiihoii.
Thorn tiro a world ol' them ami tlmy
aru iiiomliiuiil in iiiallty. Frankly,
it would Hui'ia thorn am inoru llian
will lin hauled. ElborliiH aro oxpuot
)d to give a bouiilonim oiop by July
fi, mid ourly Htook Is moving now.
ItiimorH havo it that there Iiiih
boon lotH of nloolc contracted for At
7f oontft per bushel, and it is not
too sanguine a prediction to Hay
that hoiiio will ho cheaper. Tlio can
i huh havu contracted for a groat
many ponchos, ho that thuru will not
ho iih many Hhippud iih had boon at
firHt nntioipulud.
Tho roiiHon that oiinnurH aro get
ting ho many of tho puaolnm Ih iic
ooiiiiIimI for ly tho fact that there in
a shortage of hiiHhol bunkoU. Wo
liiivn tho flint oar of Yellow rolling
from JaokNonvillo, and wo iindor
stand thoy aro liiHciotw and well-matured.
Vnt Virginia Apple.
ClIAIMiKSTCW, Vn., Juno 1!'.!.
Tho largest mooting of tho Joffor
hoii County Fruitgrower' umhooiii
tlnu wiih hold on Saturday. Ity
roHolutloii unanimously adopted tho
recently nrgnnixBil Virginia Fruit
Exchange wan indorsed, and a largo
iiumhor of fruitgrowerx, represent
ing at loiiHt 7f per cent of (ho applo
crop of tho county, joined tho ex
change. Fruit oxiMirtM from Now York,
Chicago, Pittsburg and olHowluro
addrehHi-d tho meeting. Tho coming
fruit crop in this Hootiou promises
to ho of exceptionally good quality.
ESPE PAYS
SI 8.000 FINE
FDR REBATING
Company Considers Itself Lucky In
Escaplnn So Unhtly When Thcro
Were Over a Hundred Counts
Analnst It for Japanese Trade.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cul., July 2. -Representatives
or tho Southern Pa
cific admit today that tho company
coiiHidors itself lucky in oscaping
with a fino of $18,000 for robating,
as thcro wero 122 counts agaiiiHt tho
company, and tho govornment was
prepared to prohccuto tho cases to
a finish. A compromise was reach
ed when the company consented to
liloml guilty to 18 of tho charges.
United StatoH District Judge Van
Meet tbon imposed tho minimum fino
of $18,000.
Tho charges to which tho company
pleaded guilty included nine counts
for rebates on HhipmentH of freight
from Kobo, Japan. Tho maximum
IKninlty for robating is $20,000 on
ouch count, and had tho company
been convicted on each of tho 122
oountH it would havo faced a maxi
mum fino of $2,800,000 and a mini
mum fino of $110,000.
Hotel Arrivals.
Tho Nash A. E. Liddoll, San
IVanoiuco; A. W. Durkee, St. Johns,
Mich.; G. II. Drown, Jacksonville;
W. E. Olivvior, Kiuihuh City; II. N.
Starr, Portland; J. II. Solium, Won
atchco; T. II. Sherwood, Sam Cohon,
J W. Chamborlain, Portland; W. A.
Schwarx, Englo Point.
Tho Monro F. S. Johnston, W. II.
.TamioHou, W. J. Grundig, Portland;
I). W. HoioHtou, San Francisco; 0.
C. Scoymuith, R. J. Draud, oily; it.
S. PohI, Shedd; Mr. and Mrs. R.
Driieniug, Chicago; F. Howard, Sao
rainonto; M. F. Gauiguo, San Fran
cisco; II. 1). Wagnoii, Portland; J.
C. Donovan, Albany; J. E. Ann
Htrong, Portland; J. S. Lormoy, San
Francisco; R. M. Kiolhuid, Seattle.
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BASEBALL NOTES.
This afternoon tho Medford team
and Ropor'H rejuvenated hunch from
GrautH Pass will moot for tho last
game of the scheduled hoiisou un
less the uuigiiutoH conclude to make
up another schedule.
In tho lino-tip for Medford this
afternoon will ho Eddio Wilkinson,
Htar hitler and in fielder for St.
Mary's college. Eddio is a Juoksou
county lad and learned tho rudi
moutH of baseball on tho Medford
streets.
Tho Medford lino-tip for Sunday
'I'lio counties of Jefferson. Horkolov.
i('larlv and Erodoriok will produce
approximately '100,000 barrels of
apples, oiiiial to 12000 cui loads, and
tho oiiftlorn piuihaiidlo of WohI Vir
ginia neatly IfiOO curlondH of
poncho, nnmoly, from IlainpMhiro,
Morgan and Miuural oouulioH.
Tho now exchange will arrange for
a moro ByHti'inatio iliHtrihulioii of
tho fruit of tho lowyr Kliouaiidoali
valley and oalorn pauhandlo, and
for tho ptirohuKo of cooperage,
Hprayiug tnatorial and othor HiipplieH
for itH momhorri in largo ipiantitiot
at wholesale ratoH.
Want Now Applo Utile.
Grower, HhipporH and dealer,
growers' iiHHociatioiiH, tho National
l.ouguo of CommiHHiou MorchitntH,
tho lutornational Apple-Shipper'
iiHhooiatioii and tho WcHloru Fruit
Jobbers' tiNHociatiou aro bunding lo
gother in a movement to necitnt tho
adoption by tho railroad trniiHportu
tiou linos in contra! and t runic line
torritorit'H of Htorugo in triumit rtilon
in car-lot Hhiptnoutu oast of Chi
cago and St. LoiiIh,
Thoio privilege obtain at preHent
on moHt of tho western Huoh on
Mliipments from all wcHtorn upple
prodttoiug Heotioim, and afford ud
vautngoH very cHHonlinl in tho diHtri
billion and marketing of that fruit.
Shipper mid doalora aro dccluriiii'
that traffio in apples in both eastern
and woHtoru HcctioiiH can bo moro
economically and moro oxtoiiHivcly
engaged in whon through tho CHtaba
lihmont of the privilogon donirod,
tho oxtrcmo high cost of Htorago at
x)lntH of couHtimption can bo avoid
ed. Tho applo iutorontR want to ho
SHERMAN
Whon you think of the highest art in pianos
the name
STEINWAY
IS LIKE MAGIC TO ALL
IF BETTER TMANOS WERE ItfADE, you
would find them at the house of
SHERMANvGLAY & CO.
134 WEST MAIN STREET
NEW PIANOS FOR. RENT
F.1N1Q TUNING AND REPAIRING
will bo; llonsohnan, third base;
Strain, Bccond huso; Miles, short
stop; Isaacs, coutor fiold; E. Wil
kinson, first base; J. Wilkinson, loft
field: Dlnokington, right field; Hill,
catcher; Dttrgoss, pitcher.
llurgoris will start tho gaino today
and Coloninn will likely finish it.
Moiulay morning; Hurgoss will
pilch against Grunts Pass and Colo
mttu will tnko tho mound in tho aft
ernoon, Tho fans will bo nssurcd of three
gantoH in tho two days thnt will bo
woVth tho time and money.
ablo to lake advantago of intermedi
ate, Hinall and Ichh oxpoimivo Htoriug
I'acililicH without tho nccoHiiity of
luoiirriiig, an at proHont, prohibitivo
freight ciimI, Ihrough tho iiko of local
ralcM to and from thoHu xtorac
poiulH, Thuy want iiiHtoad through
raloH from originating poiutH to final
dcHtiuation with tho Htop-ovor privi
lege. Tho National Iciiguu ban boon act
ively engaged in lliin campaign for
hoiiio time, and through itH branched
in tho vnrioiiH markotH in pointing
out to tho traffio ropnmcntativcB of
tho carriers tho need of thcHo privi
legi'H for greater operatioiiH in tho
applo lino and to overcome tho prcH
ent diHorimiiiatiou oxiflting in thin
rexpect between tho cant and the
wont.
A careful oHtimnto of tho output
of tho NowIoiih in tho western box
applo diHtriot fori 1010 in as fol
io wu:
CarloadH.
f'alifornia 1000
Southern Oregon .'100
Mood Itiver ; 200
WaHhington Io0
Total 1700
I.owi'Nt Iowa Fruit Itccortl.
Frer Norton of Jfurray and
Washington streets returned front
Marlboro, N. Y on Jronday, and re
portH that tho hail storm of Satur
day last damaged 50 per cent of all
fruits in that Miction. Ninety per
oent of tho Htraw berries, ho said,
were ruined, whilo peaches, grapes
and other fruits suffered serious in
jurVj "The hnilBtoncs worn as
CLAY CO.
FOREST FIRES DESTROY
MIZPAH, MINNESOTA
INTWUNATIONAL KALLS, Mian.,
July 2. Tho town of Mlzpali, to
miles south of boro, Is in ruins today
as n result of forost ftrea which aro
HweopltiK that portion of tho stato.
Tho postofflco building was blown up
In an effort to chock tho advanco of
the fire, but a high wind carrlod tho
fliuuou through tho town and forcod
tho Inhabitants to floo,
Ilankins for Iloalth.'
largo as pigeon eggs," remarked Mr.
Norton, and it took u warm sun
nearly two hours to efface traces of
tho storm;
rjKAND JUNCTION. Colo., June
27. Tho latest estimates for the
Vailroads indicate that the Grand
Valley will ship noarly .'J000 cars of
fruit this season, instead of a little
over. 2000, as was at first fenred af
ter tho first frosts, although some
sections were hit by the frost. It
is believed now that last year's crop
of 2000 cars will be duplicated
again this year.
Hull Dcntroj-H Fruit.
DBS MOINES, la., June 30.
Secretary Orccno of the State Hor
ticultural society has compiled .the
report for tho first of May on con
dition of Iowa fruit. "It shows a
smaller percentage for this time of
tho year than over before in the
history of tho society," ho says.
Percentages: Strawberries, 38;
grapes, 20; black raspberries, 12;
reil raspborrios, 10; cherries, 0; cur
rants, f; npplcs, 8; blackberries, 21;
gooseberries, 4; American plums, 1;
pears, domestic plums, Japanese
plums and peaches, all Icph than 1
per cent.
Applo Industry Subject New Drnnui.
A play that is attracting quite a
bit of attention among Chicago ap
ple dealers is "Go West, Young
Woman," which is presented at the
Chicago Grand Opera house. The
piece Ls iwrmeutcd with tho smell of
fruits, and from seeing the perform
ance as prosentod in Chicago, due
can quickly understand how easy it
is to grow a big apple that is. tho
Exceptional Buys
Best Prices and Terms
A Home
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Fine Building Site
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Antelope Creek Ranch
way thoy do it in the Pacific north
west. A finer example of stage
Hccnory is not often run across than
tho one depicting the vnlley where
Thomas Latimer, Jr., has a ten-acre
ranch given her to attract her to go
west. (Thomas was a woman, just
tho same, named for her father.)
Tho keen rivalry existing between
Hood Itiver, Wonatchce and other
sections is obvious in the treatment
of the plot, and thore are some
broad hints of the extremes rcorted
to in order to "draw Tirst prize at
the apple show."
Tacking School.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis, Or., Juno 28. We
shnll bo very glad to conduct a
packing school at Bedford the com
ing fall. You probably remember
tho conditions under which the
school was conducted last fall,
namely, that we will furnish the
skilled heln that is necessary, the
local people furnishing the building,
fruit, and necessary lumber for
equipment. 1 will arrange to send
Professor Colo again, probably also
Frank Brown, the most skillful ap
plo packer that this institution ever
turned out. I could probably ar
range to attend the packing school
mvself for a number of the exer
cises. I should like to hear from
you concerning the date, length of
time, etc., for the packing school.
I will state thnt I now expect to
bo in Medford somewhere about the
middle of July and can arrange to
seo you nt that time to form more
definite arrangements.
Thanking you for 3'our interest in
this mnttcr and your kind invitation
'to visit vour association wben in
In Nicely Located
Real Estate
19 Acres adjoining Burrell Orchard on the south.
5 Acres bearing poaches. 1 1-2 Acres bejiring pears.
1 Acre bearing Spits. 9 1-2 Acres 1-year-old Bartletta.
2 Acres bearing Ben Davis. 9 1-2 Acres peach fillers.
House 6 rooms; barn, good condition, one span fine mares, wagon, hack
and buggy; all implements, including spraying machine.
This is the best buy en the market barring none.
If interested, call for price and terms, which cannot be beat.
Proposition
19 Acres, 1 1-4 mile from Phoenix depot; soil slightly gravel; 6-year-old
apples and peaches; 2 houses, one built of concreto; good barn, some alfalfa.
Price, $4500; $2000 cash, balance good terms.
50 Acres of the finest hillside land in the valley, one mile from Jackson
ville on main road and every inch can be utilized. Sightly building spot.
Price $225. Good terms.
1160 Acres on the Antelope creok, in one body. This is a great
the price asked. You'll have to hurry to get this at $35 per acre.
Medford, I am, yours sincerely,
C. I. LEWIS.
LIVERPOOL, Eng., Juno 17.
C. W. Wilmeroth, Medford, Or.
Dear Sir: Mr. S. sailed for Now
York on tho Carmania on the 14th,
and in his absence your letter of
tho 3d, addressed to him, has bscn
opened and noted. It will bo for
warded to him by this mail. In the
meantimo wo will give you all the
information wo can, sending copy of
the prcsont to Mr. S., so that if we
overlook anything ho can supplement
it.
All that stands between your ns
Kociatiou and "first-class company"
is that its pack has not earned a
reputation for being even and reli
able. Sometimes tho apples turn out
very well, as well graded and almost
as good in quality as anything that
comes here. Last season, for ex
ample, dealers who bought your
fruit spoke well of it on tho whole,
and placed it second only to Hood
River's fancy pack. But it has not
always been so, and there has often
been much moro difference between
tho pack put up by the different
growers than there ought to be. The
remedy, of course, is clear, but
whether it will be possible for j'ou
to apply it or not, we do not know.
The standards of grading ought to
be raised if posib!c, and certainly
steps should be taken to seo that
every shipper who uses your brand
packs strictly in accordance with the
standards set down by your associ
ation. It is not customary to ship New
tons under ice across, the ocean.
Sometimes very Into in the season
that might be done, but as a rule it
is not necessary.
Walter L. McC&Jlum
HOTEL NASH
Wo imagine that your Nowtowns
havo always bcou shippod to Now
York and held in cold storage thcro,
being nftorward roshippod aa our
markets required thorn. At all
events that is what ought to bo
done, and although a refrigerator
car will as a rulo protect apples (if
tho vents aro attonded to) from any
ordinary frost in transit, wo think
that fruit should bo dispatched bo
foro thero is any danger of very sc
vero weather being encountered.
Wo know that somo Pippinn from
your vnlloy wore injured by frost in
transit last winter.
Tho sizes thnt sell best in this
mnrkot arc from 108s up to 144s. Of
courso wo can tnko tho smaller sizes,
too, but ns n rulo it sells to better
advantago in London.
Undor Normal conditions, it is not
advisable to ship your low-grado
Nowtowns to our markots. Thirt
country is chock full of California
Nowtowns right through tho Benson,
and your low-grado fruit has to bo
sold at low prices to compete with
these. Wo think you can find a
better market nearer homo.
We should never ndviso you to
refuse a reasonable offer f. o. b.
cars for your apples, because wo
havo not heard of any one who has
made money on them for the last
five or six vears; but if you como
to market your apples yourself, re
member that, with our houso in Now
York, and our commanding position
in London, Glasgow, Liverpool and
Hamburg, we stand supremo in facil
ities for distributing your fruit. Be
sides, wo all know- you, or know of
you, through Mr. S., and all onr
firms would tako a personal inter
est in trying to make this, your firat
year with tho association, as suc
cessful as possible.
bargain for
LOBBY