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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 3.1, 19.10, This department Is a regular week ly feature, dcallnn with all phases ot the fruit and produce world. IN THE FRUIT GROWING WORLD Conducted by Chnrlcs W. Wllmo roth, mnnnnor of tho Ronuo River Fruit & Produco Association. 13 1 i To Stockholders and Friends: In some sections of tho vnlloy peat lacking will begin tho coming week, -which mnkes tho season of shipping considerable earlier than former years. TJio pears must bo pioked nud packed wlion conditions demand; at the samo timo wo must delay all we can without danger to fruit on ac count of tho market conditions in tho east. Our eastern correspondent writes: "Por your information wo anticipate a pood jump in tho pear market next -week, and you will noto by Now York today that there is signs of it. You -will undoubtedly see Now York do "better tomorrow, and you will also see Boston next week in pretty Reed snapo. You will very likely sec the leading eastern markets in ten dnys .from now in Reed shape. Our wires ioday indicato that Georgia peaches are done, practically, and peaches -will be in Reed demand for tho next iwo weeks, and naturally, with the scarcity of penches, tho Bartlett pear market will do much better. The Sacramento river is now done, and Suisun will bo done in a few dnys. These, as you know, nro the two heaviest California pear districts. Of course, thero are pear districts through California to ro forward yet, tut 75 per cent of tho California pear crop will have Rone forward by Saturday." I have every reason to believe iheso predictions aro correct, conse quently tho lonRcr wo can delay hipping tho better, but in our anx iety to retard shipments, caro must 4 taken not to allow penrs to pass J ilhcir prime for carrying qualities. WICKERSHAM AND NAGEL SIDESTEP DLL RECEPTIONS Officials Are Not Exactly Popular in Alaska With Factions of Pro and Antit-Gungenheim Forces Many Are Disappointed. JUNEAU, Alaska, July 30. "United States Attorney-General "Wickcrshnm and Secretary of Com merce and Labor Nagcl, who are louring Alaska, are not particularly popular with various citizens of the great territory becauso the two of ficials consistently decline to take any part in tho bitter political fight between the so-called Guggenheim nd anti-Guggenheim forces. It is asserted that the action of "Wickcrsham and Nagel in refusing cavitations to attend receptions, din gers or to meet delegations wns in spired by tho fear of the officials that one faction or the other would Misconstrue their positions. At Ketchikan yesterday a citizens' committee, led by the mayor, at tempted to secure an audience with tko cabinet officers. The committee ,... wtucu uuu couic enurgeu wim mo mission oi to img or ttie alleged wxuiigs aone -aiusKn, uia not succecu 5a meeting tho visitors. Shortly af terward Wickcrsham and Nagel sent u message to Mayor Valentine of Juneau, in which they, stated that they could not ntatend the reception Juneau was arranging in their honor, owing to limited time. It is -whispered that the cabinet of ficers Rot wind of tho fact that some xed-hot Krievances were to be aired -at the reception. Practically all the coast towns aad arranged some affair in honor of the visitors and there is a general j feeling of disappointment over the inability of tho citizens of the terri- J tory to secure the official ear for a ( Jew moments. j " I PIRATES DfflSFI) ; inn no uiui uiuLU ; - -" . BY PORTUGUESE journals hero suggest that such an invasion of European sphorcs of in MACAO, July 30. -With Die cap- tore-it i strangely at variance with lure of tho Chinese pirate chief and tho Monroe doctrine. the disporsal of his men entrenched on Colowan islanad, tho Portuguese governor of Macao today announced tko successful termination of the campaiagn against tho sea robbors, CHICAGO. III., July .'10. Nineteen No details of tho fighting wero officials of tho Illinois Central rail Riven, but it is said that the com- mad have resigned as a result, it Is waudor of tho Portuguese gunboats hind, of the investigations of the al- oil colowan lost many men hoforo tho pirates- woro driven out. One of the places advertised for rent would mi.ke your kind of a home -puiiap. Wo will bo ready to recoivo pears for packing or shipping at our Cen tral Point warehouse on Tuesday, August 2; Medford warehouses by Wednesday, AuRUSt 3. Growers must notify us when to expect their pears for packhiR at association buildings. At Central Point the amount of penrs is limit ed and an effort must be mado to nil pick at a stated time, so wo can have packers ready to put the fruit out promptly. Packing School. Our packinR school has been in operation for tho past week. We have turned out an avcrnRe of 20 . packers each day, and our instruct ors arc much pleased with the suc cess the packers have made. We will continue our packinR school next w-t. niul im to this timo wo have I applications from about 325 pack er. Your mauaRor is much pleased with the number of pnekers we have been able to secure, as well as their determination to learn, and the class of people cominR in to the work. Important. The packinR paper for tho entire Medford district is stored in oue warehouse here in the city, and your manager has been uneasy on account of the liability of fire. Wo keep a watchman in the wnrehouso day and night, but it seems very important that each crower should come for his naiier at onco and not take the risk of fire dostrovine our supply. Wo can keep this paper insured, butj wo cannot get another supply in BLAMES BANK FORJHIS FALL Assistant Cashier Who Stole $600, 000 Says He Took Money, as He Got Only $25 a week and Handled Millions. NEW YORK, July 30. the bank which employed -Blaming him for paying him a miserable stipend nud then allowing him to handle millions, Erwin Wider, arrested assistant cashier of the Russo-Chinesc bank, admitted that ho stole $GOO,000. Wider broke down in his cell and wept as he told his story. "Yes, I took the money and the securities," he said. "It was only what you might expect of a man Retting $25 a week and handling mil lions. It's tho bank's fault. The bank shouldn't put a man on a mis erable salary in charge of everything with no thought of the conse quences. "Wall street seemed safe. I de cided I would take a chance and play the market. I did not get reckless until I was in so deep. I believed the market would turn. It didn't, and here I am." Wider intimated his willingness to tiinc iuii uuiuiia uj. ma pucumuuua ma ..ii woioi n v i: M.k.inir.un wuen ,he proper t5me comeg He win be arraigned Monday. OVER INTERVENTION BERLIN, July 30. America's proposal to undertake a reorganiza tion of Liberian finances is attract ing considerable attention in German flinln, nn tir. sifrnlnc irlin,, ii id n arded as nn interesting innovation on the past policy of tho United States. Coming at a timo when Amcricn is endeavoring to solve the difficulties of the Nicaragnan situa- tjon without foreign intervention, it has served to direct notice to the nir;r ' " Uni,cd SMa Tll0 ,,,, TmWM ,, lh(1 ..,,-'iv.i., .,,t,u, t..u t jq v;- measures contemplated in Liberia 113 'enuivalent to the erection of a pro tectorate," and somo of tho other NINETEEN OFFICIALS RESIGN OVER SCANDAL leaed ear lepniring graft. It is predicted that wholesale ur-re-ts will be made. Tho authorities aro seeking Henry C. Oaterman, or ganizer of the Memphis Car corn puny, wanted as n witness time for this year's crop, and if it was destroyed it means that our crop would have, to ro without paper. I wish each grower would come to tho help of your manager in this matter. Havo you ordered all tho stamps, steueils, numberiiiR machines and other equipment for tins years workf 1 again ask you not to de lay in this matter any further. Yours very truly, KOQUE K1VKK FRUIT & PKOD- UCE ASSOCIATION. C, W. Wihueroth. Manager. Rains Benefit Apple Crop. Kochestor, July 22. From Sodus through the whole of Western Now York, particularly in tho great fruit belt of Lake Ontario, rains havo fallen since last week, and reports state that all fruits have been bene fited to an enormous degree. The rainfall was perhaps the most Ron ernl this season, and tho heaviest. It covered an area of several hun dred miles given over chiefly to or chards. Perhaps the farmer of Monroe, Genesee, Niagara and Orleans coun ties have the best causo of all to feel grateful for the precipitation. It is the general opinion that there will be plenty of apples, and even farm ers who have light yields are op timistic, feeling that there is not go ing to be n crop failure in this sec tion. It looks now that the general average of Baldwins will exceed that of other years. It has been the boast of Monroe county that there "has always been some crop and never a complete failure," and tho improvements which will result from tho recent rains and following warm BDOST LOCAL TROUTSTREAMS Pamphlet Issued by Southern Pacific Company Under Title of "Outings, in Oregon," Tells of the Rogue River Valley. The Southern- Pacific has pub- lished its annual booklet of "Outings in Oregon," and although it comes after nearly every one has planned his outing, it is calculated to be of assistance in advertising the vaca tion and tourist attractions of the state. Medford outings arc describ ed as follows, Crater Lake being un der a special bead: "From Oregon's earliest histoiy visitors have praised the Rogue River 'alley in prose and verse, in speech ana story. rernnps tne answer made by Bishop Joyce to a question propounded at a dinner party in London, 'What to you is tho pretti est spot in the world?' when he re plied, 'The Rogue River valley ns seen from the Siskiyous in the spring,' is as perfect a commentary as one could wish. Tho valley opens out in a breadth comparable to the Willamette, though the general ele vation is higher. Medford, beauti fully located in this magnificent vnl ley, is a town of new growth, modern in all that spells progress, and am bitious in all that means improve ment. There is a sunny warmth and glow in the atmosphere, but even in midsummer days tho altitude fore stalls the possibility of enervating heat. The fertile farms about Med ford provido the most delightful country sojourning, the Rogue and Applegntc river., Table Rock and tho springs near by invite to picnics and jnuuts of n day's duration, while by stage or privnto conveyance you can make pleasant journeys to tho lake region eastward. "Rogue river is noted for its steel head and rainbow trout fishing. Many fly-casting experts from New York and other eastern cities visit Medford for n week's fishing on the Rogue, yearly. A movement is under way to build n mnendarnized road from Medford to Crater Lake, a dis tance of 80 miles, at a cost of half a million dollars, work to begin the present summer. "Before leaving Medford visit Jacksonville, one of the most inter esting spots, historically, in Oregon. This is tho Jacksonville of early mining days , " 'When cards wero religion And piotols wore priests' tho littlo city today resting on streets of gold. Here you walk in tho foot steps of men who made early Oregon, lifiton to tales of Indian lifo and legends, Indian peace and warfaie, of gold discoveries, of quiek justice and pioiic.T rule. "For details as to Rogue river or other outing points, nddrcsH Medford 1 Commercial club, Medford, Or," j weather will help tho district great ly. Growors and operators in this uitv this week from Western Now York contended that, all things con sidered, fruit conditions, especially lato apples and poaches, aro better thnu, reports would indicato. Pio neers asserted that up-stato counties havo seen infinitely worse seasons in the past, and have never failed to have a yield. A well-known apple dealer, who has just returned from a compro hensivo trip through tho up-stato ap ple belt, covering several hundred miles, stated this morning that a general improvement line occurred in fruit prospects and that tho talk heard early in tho reason of nn ap plet, fniluro is not now warranted by actual growing conditions. Tho only npples that aro really Roing to bo short, ho said, are such early varie ties as Twenty-Ounce, Aloxnndors, Spies, etc. Lato npples will bo lnrger than expected on tho Bnld wiu this season. Commenting upon the Baldwin, the mainstay of the Western Now York apple industry, this dealer's remarks are particular ly interesting. Vast Trade in Fruits. Washington, July 22. During tho fiscal year which ended Juno 30 last the value of tho fruits and nuts im ported into or exported from the United States aggregated over $55, 000.000. nceording to statistics com piled by tho department of com merce and labor. About two-thirds of this, or .30,000,000, represented imports. Domestic production, however, is rapidly supplanting eortain class-is ELECTRICAL COMFY WONDERFUL GROWTH Two Boys Start Electrical Office at Home and in Short Time Are Do ing a Big Business. Less than tbreo years ago two boys Parted in the electrical business, They had no office except their homo ' thoy had ao storeroom or ware house and very poor tools or sup plies. They wero first-class workmen and knew how to do work that would please. From the start they had all tho nork they could attend to. Thoy found that a downtown office was necessary, so thoy rented epneo In ono of the stores and displayed tuolr fixtures In a window. Orders camo thick and fast. All work was dono satisfactorily no dissatisfied custo mers ever put In an appearance. The FLYNX BROS, bollovo In be ing thoroug'i and doing everything In the beat possible manner. They com menced to keep n stock of supplies and In a littlo over a year thoy not only were doing an Immonso amount of work, wiring a great many of the very best buildings, but thoy woro furnishing tho fixtures for tholr work. A comploto stock of fixtures was put In about sovon months ago" and a storeroom taken In tho now Palm bulldlns. Since that timo tholr business has grown wonderfully un til today they can show as neat a lino of elcctikal fixtures nc can bo found In Portland or many largo cit ies. Plyna Hros. certainly havo rea son to feel that their business Is successful. Thoy have always sold goods remarkably close and dono work very reasonable, and will con tinue to Jo 0. Every man or person who contom- pj lutes bullt'Ing will savo money by figuring with these lioyc, for any thing In tic electrical lino. Thoy havo .lio goods tho supplies, and turn out tho vory best work. GOVERNOR OF ALASKA IN STAGE ACCIDENT SEATTLE, WiihIi., July .')(). A Hpecinl from HninoB, Alaska, Hay Clovcrnor Walter E. Clark had a nar row escape from death and ono man wns killed whon tho Ilainy Hollow stage upset in the Klcheiia river, near Glncicr ereek, Wednesday morning, the news just reaching Lore. I'at Kennedy, brother of Dick Kennedy, a well-known Alaskan, was struck 011 the head by the plunging horses and killed. The horses woro drowned, The stago was occupied by Kennedy, Governor dark and a party of capitalists. All e.xcont Kennedy escaped. Tho river is vory high. The driver was nil experienced man and the accident unavoidable. The horses stumbled, tho stago car- cencd and overturned. Kennedy's body was brought hero today. of fruits formerly impovled in largo (Uiaiiltties. This is especially (rue o( raisins, prunes and oranges. Bui lo oul production is still unahlo to moot homo consumption in bananas, figs, walnuts, communis and almonds. In 181K1 tho United States imported mils nud fruitu worth 2 1, 000,000. Ten yours later these imports aggregated ifllUIOO.OOO. Now thev havo reach ed $30,000,000. Hudson Valley Fruit Crop. Columbia ville, N. Y July 21. I take issuo with tho report of tho Now York Fruit association, pub lished some timo iiro, which is far from correct, so far as tho Hudson valley is concerned. The association reports Bartlett pears light in some counties, notwithstanding tho fact that the Hudson valley has a bumper crop of ponrs of all varieties. I havo never seen a finer crop at this time ot the yenr than wo havo at present or the prospects for good quality better. The peach crop also is very largo and thoro aro twice as many apples as most growers admit. James A. Hayncs. Southern Applo Crop. Koehester, N. Y July 21. The southern applo country will have from 80 to 00 por cent of a full crop of apples in tho valley between the Blue ridge and tho Allcghniiies. This estimate is based on tho bumper crop of 1005. In ouo locality there are almost 50 miles of continuous apple orchards. About one-third is in full bearing. Wo spout a half day in a typical orchard of 85 acres. About one-hnlf of the trees were ma ture. The rost were !)-yenr-old HILL ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA Line to Run Along East Side of Tulc Lake, Thence in Straight Line Through Modoc County, Thence to Western Pacific Connection. The Siicrameuto Union snys: From Klamuth Falls the proposed road will run In a southcast'orly ill- rectlou nlong tho east side of Tulo lake, or ns It Is sometimes called, Rhett Inko, thence In n nearly straight lino through .Modoc county to tho lower end of tho Rig valley, where It will crosB Pitt river and climb nlong tho hillsides until It reaches tho tnbloland near tho head of Heaver crook In Lassen county. Tho lino will tl'on benr Bouth through Mountain MoadowB, nig Meadows, passing near Prattvlllo and ovor Wolf crook summit Into Indian Vnlloy through Grcenvlllo In Plumas coun ty . Tho lino will no down Indian creek to a connection with tho Wost orn Pacific at Keddlo station. From Keddlo In Plumas county tho Hill traffic will entor tho Sacramonto valloy and reach San Francisco ovor tho Western Pacllfc railway, a fact that is old news now and which was recontly confirmed by Western Pa cific officials In an Interview in Snn Fran Cisco. In this distance of about 200 miles thoro will not bo more thnn 30 miles of difficult construction. Tho ro maiudo or tho lino will run ovor prn tlcally lovol ground ns far ns rail road construct'on is concerned, nnd tho grado vill not exceed 1 por cent. Tho proposed lino for nearly tho on- tlro length will skirt or run through tho vast tlmbor holdings of T. B. Wnlker that will furnish much freight. It will nlso run through tho largo govor'.mont irrigation district south of Kl.'.matli FallB. New Stationary When you wrlto a frlond or send a IjiihIiicbh letter you nro Hiiro to want tho boat pnpor. Wo will bo plensod to havo you Inspect our lino of Station ery, newly nrrlved. Call hero for Chocolates and Confections Delicioiuly flavored, temptingly boxed FOH OALE UV MERRIVOLD SHOP Ifef grafts on 2-yoar-old stock, and tho latter woro loaded, and tho whole or chard carried 10,000 barrels. The red apples woro boginnliiR to color, Or chards from 300 to 500 acres are not uncommon. It would seem to mo that the West ern New York growers will make a great mistake if they do not secure the enactment and enforcement of laws, as in Oregon, for the control of pear blight, and plant pear trees instead of apple trees. Owing to fit vorahlo climatic conditions, the southern growers can produce ap ples much ohoapor that the Western Now York growors. On their old or chards they get largo annual crops without cultivation. When thoy bo gin to work those orchards properly their output will ho greatly increased. Shaft to Adam and Evo. Spokane, WiihIi., July 20. A. P. Crowcll, formerly state horticultural commissioner of Spokane ami Slov ens county, Washington, bus submit ted a proposal to tho national apple show to erect a mnmmnth monument to Adam and Evo in one of the apple belts of the northwest. Utah Applo Crop Short. Salt Lake City, Utah, July 20. Cachu valley -will havo about one hnlf of a crop of apples this year. Box Klilor county will have the larg est peach crop sho has over handled and about half of an apple crop. Weber county will report something better than hnlf of a crop of both peaches and apples. Salt Lake val ley the samo. Utah valley will not have much over one-half of a crop, but on account of the increase in THE WOMAN WHO SIGNS THE CHECKS is the woman that know how reli able, trustworthy and obliging the uianageuieut of the Farmers' At Fruitgrowers' Bank is. We loan money on good security ami are al ways ready and wilting to oblige de positors. When you want your rela tions to be perfectly satisfactory u your banking accounts, try doing business with tho FARMERS' & FRUITGROWERS' BANK. Splendid Business Opportunity For Party Absolutely Safe and Phone 4141 t Once Excursion Ratesto the East DURING 1910 Southern Pacific (LINES IN TO Chicago Council Bluffs Omaha Kansas City .... MIttMM at. Joseph St. Paul St. Paul via Council Minneapolis direct $60.00 Minneapolis, via Council Bluffs $63.90 Duluth, direct $66.90 Duluth, via Council Bluffs $67.50 St. Louis $67.50 Tickets will bo on sale May 2d and 9th; Juno 2d, 17th and 24th; July 5th and 22d; August 3d; September 8th. The above rates apply from Portland only. From points south of Portland, add ONE WAY local rate to Port land, to mako through rate via Portland. Ono way through California, add $15.00 to above rates. Except that fares to St. Paul and Minneapolis one way via Cal ifornia will be $2175 higher, and fare to Duluth $24.75 higher than fares via direct routes. Ton days provided for tho going trip. Stop-overs within limits in either direc tion. Final return limit throe months from date of sale, but not later than Oc tober 31st. Inquire of any S. P. Agent for complote information, or WM, McMTJRRAY General Passenger Agent, acrenge will ship more than over be fore. Nova Scotia Fruit Crop. Washington, July 22 The fruit outlook in Nova Scotia, according to a report received from American roiiHiil-Clenei'iil James W. BiigHilalc, is oNlromoly good. With favorable weather a crop of 1,(0,000 barrels of apples iiiiiv bo expected. An abundant crop of plums, pears ami all small fruit I- anticipated, Pajaro Valley Apples. Walsonville, Oil., July 8. Preccnt Indications arc that, with tho excep tion of thu Bcllcfloiir variety, tho Pajaro valley will produce a crop of apples of excellent quality and com paring favorably in quantity to th crop of tho past season, While then is only about (10 per cent of a full crop of Bclleflours, tho quality is first-clans, being of fair sir.o, smooth and hut slightly blushed. Early varieties, consisting of Gravoiistclns and Skinner ScedliiigN, will bo ready for shipment about the 20ih iiist., while Fall Pippins, King-. Alexander?, Violets and Dittouhcim th will he rcadv early in August. V me unable to quote prices of any of these early apples at this writing, but believe that four-tier Gravensteii: will sell at about $1.10 to $1.50, and four nud a half-tier at about 20 iv 25 cents per box less, f. o. !. Cali fornia. Woodall vv Co., Liverpool, cable: "Heavy rains causes English applo crop to be the worst failure for sev eral years. Consider prospects fa vorable for o.xnorl." WitH $3600 Fine Income Assured FROM ALL POINTS ON THE OREGON) RATES $72.50 $60.00 ' $60.00 $60.00 $60.00 $60.00 Bluffs $63.90 Portland, Oregon I . n n r