Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 11, 1910, SECOND SECTION, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextUNITE!) PIIK89 ASSOCIATION Fnll Leaned Wire Report. SE0OND SECTION PAGES 9 TO 10 Tho only paper In the world published In a city tho lia of Medford haying a leaned wlro. Hi FUTTH YEAH. MEDFORD, OHEGON, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1910. No. 149. AND ITS 1M GT BIG BUILDING Medford Mail Tribune Thriving City Where Five Millions of Dollars Is Being Invested This Year in Substantial Structures (Hy ClmrluH A. Mnlbocuf, innungor Medford Coininorciiil club.) M KDKOIID. lookn Ilka n city JtiHl ml, torn down nnd ro liullt again Strootu nro ro- torn up In ovury direction, hug" plluH of building material litork tho wny nnd hundreds of inon and horse nro at work laying 10 miles of mt phnll pavement. Frnmo utrticturcH stand nstrldo tho thoroughfares In tho cutuio of tholr removal, from tho bualnoHH dlHtrlct and caimo a fitlll greater detour of traffic. In ovory quarter hulldlni;n nro going up, eith er for hoslncHtt of rosldonco purpos es. Oarages aro to hu aeon on ntl nl den. Moro than 350 automobiles nro to ho enrod for, nnd nddltlonal iinlt'H nro bolng inndo d:illy. Energy nnd activity nro rnmpnnt. Tho Mod ford Hplrlt, aflur tho tremendous operations of tho hint yonr hnvo mor oly taken tho hccoihI breath, nnd gone at It iiKnln. Two nnd n halt tnllllonii of dollnm woro apont In 1000 for hulldliigH, IIiIh wnn thought enough for n city J tint passing tho 7000 mark, hut tho record la to bo exceeded In 1010. Five iiillllnnH will ho expended bo-, foro Docomhor, nnd tho dotnuud for npneo contlnuoo. Truly n em of nov, building hfiH boon reached, more be fitting tho ordinary city of 25,000, than ono that ban Increased from 2000 to nearly 10,000 In Ichh thnn throe year. Ono slx-utory hotel 1h being erected, nnrt nnothor four-story Htructuro Ik going up. Kach will cohI over $100,000. Fivo biiBlnosB structures nro ncnrlng complotlon. Four moro havo been Htnrtcd nnd moro 'contracted for. Tho aggre gate cout for thoso under construc tion todny Ib not loss than 1750,000. Nearly (1,000,000 In bolng expended In dwellings, nnd public Improvo inontH represent over $500,000 moro, Ilocrentlon Id not lont sight of. Ono of tho lnrgcat luttatorluniB In tho United States Ib nbout completed. It will coHt $00,000, nnd Hb coiiipohHo featured nro complete In ovory dotnll. Tho Bwlmmlng pool 50x100 foot re quired moro than ton enr loadB of cement, nnd vlll lcoop n Hinnll part of tho peoplo cool for n wlillo. Twon ty cnrloadH of lumbor no unod In thin Iiiiko building, nnd n wbolo enr lond of Hash nnd doorfl nro necessary tn give light, nccoss nnd ogroas. Tho dancing pavilion tnkeB n solid enr of maplo lumbor for floors nlono. HtmtlliiK Statistics Tho building, f n city upon solid modem linen presents aomo start ling Hlntlstlcnl facts Over 1000 enrs of lumbor will bo noceosnry In tho cojiBtructlon of buildings In Medford In 1010. Moro than 800 earn of co mont will bo utiod, Two cnrlonda of nulls nrrlvo each month, nnd tho coat of building hnrdwnro nnd nallJ In tho eoiiRtructlon of residences nlono will oxcood $200,000, Tho tranaformu tloi. of tho rough lnnd Into lawns of green linn nl ready caused tho sale thlB year of nearly hIx mlloa of gnrd on hoHO. Ono Btoro nlono will soU over 22,000 foot, It la nnfo to sny that tho solidity of Medford, as well as Its future pros poctB, woro novor moro uBsurod thnn nt tho pronont tlmo. Tho 50000 noreB trlbutnry to Medford of thom flolvoa coiiBtltuto on nron cnpablo of Biipportlng n city of 25,000 peoplo. Back of thlu rich cleared land Btand moro than 22,000,000,000 foot of of fir nnd plno. A groat portion of this tlmhor Is on Iqvol laud, making logging InoxponBlvo and after bolng oloarod will provide hundrodB and, thoiiBandu of ncros aultablo for all kinds "of cultivation. Ono thousand mon working ovory day for forty yenrs will bo Insufficient to mnnufnc B5r "T HkSrWlk KrmA B mF ill II Kffm1 VK7r?k.V4t?rav'7!HflK3'WVVK'V. 1 JHBHEmJlltSMVIflHHflBILB" ('LBW1 H. UC' 'BT'r''lTB,-' &&""'' ' HiiSEBSOt1 I B rosea that bloom nearly ovory month fflffitttftt 4---- - -, . , - j2jF In the year nro being vX out, nnd tho ''' ' "--'-i-ii - ?$Pfifyi$ ffr ' TJir..r .'sriiirnv w.1l",u ratMh n. "mjuiiiiiiiitywww rwiw " PEPOT COST 5 0,000" DOWODn lumber. Thl ono great resource will support .1 city of C000 peoplo. turo this caat amount of timber Into The timber Ih within tho range of vision from any part of tho vnlloy, Tho I'nclrlc At Eastern building by tho II1I1 Interest nlready pierces the heart of tho forests nnd commnnd 8,000,000,000 foot. In loss thnn six weeks the rond will be tn oporntlon after an expenditure of nearly $40, 000 n inllo of 33 miles. Construction will not bo stopped. Tho empire builders offlclnly announced that tho Pacific & Eastern must nnd will go to n connection with tho Oregon Trunk, uow building regardless of cost nnd ns fnr as men .can do tho work down tho Deschutes rlvor. Tho Hill lino crossing tho state cast nnd west will connect with tho Trunk system nlso, nnd Medford will bo tho terminus of two great transcontinen tal systems nnd tho moat Important city between Portland nnd Sncra mento nlong tho Southorn Pacific. The ncoulslllon of theeo rallronds Is of Immeasurable benefit to Medford nnd Indelibly stamps Its future pro gress. The Hill peoplo appreciating Itn great rocourroB, nro nlrendy pre pared to advertise tho Hoguo River valley fnr nnd wide. Men' producte, Including tho highest quality of ap ples nnd penrfl prod icnl, nro bolng shipped to tho Great Northorn peoplo at Portland for tholr Oregon exhibit cur, which will covor tho ontlro east ern portion of tho United States, dur ing tho next fall, wlntor and spring mouths. Tho problem of securing oqulpmont for tho moro than ,25,000 cars of fruit that will bo shipped In less thnnlO yonra from Medford and vicinity, Is disposed of by tho completion of throo powerful rnll ronda. Population Growth. . Tho fruit nnd agricultural re sources of tho valloy havo boon fully demonstrated, Moro than 05,000 acres of apples and pears aro now growing, nnd over 10,000 acres nro being mlded ovory year. Two nnd n hmlf million dollarB will bo oxpond- od In Irrigation purpoaos, which will covor every ncro In tho valley nnd onablo nonrly ovory aero to bo plac ed undor cultivation. Upon each 10 acres a family will bo supported Hloctrlo linos now fully capitalized and flimncod- will Borvo nil cornors of tho district and tho groat hand of transportation will bo. foromost In J dovolopmont. Twelve months ngo Medford had nn cstlmnto population of C000 peo plo. S000 was tho advertised popu lation at tho first of tho year, but tho census disclosed 9000. During tho past 19 months nowcomors havo sottled In Medford and tho Immo dloto vicinity nt tho rnto of ono per son every Hour dny nnd nlglit. HnnK landscape Is rapidly bolng trans uui.un.1. ..... .uwuiiM.il . imr com. foruUM, nt0 magnificent footwork of in luuD, iiirincr increnseii 40 per cent tho flrot six months In 1010. Postal receipts Increased 33 por cont In inOn. tint fnr 19 mnnHta nnrltni July 1. 1010, Increased 3C per cent, j cat,tm 'V?,1 V rdr im. 1 ...... 1.... i, 1.. rn ' UiiHdlnc Progress. Tho business district presents nl most n solid mile of frontage. Tho roBos that bloom nearly ovory month In the year nro being sec out, and tho 1 velvet green. Cluster lights aro be ing ngltnted for the main streets nnd i the acquisition of parks and beauti- Tho fluctuation of stocks In Wall streot havo no offect hero. "Confl-1 (Innro Is Hiinretnn nml iilinont fnltli ' In tho city's growth Is evident from j tructurcB aro new, neat and modern tho public improvements nnd build ing construction, Kvoryy accessory to tho need of a modern city Is bo lng din pi ay ed horo. Tho wntor sys tem, coating with the city mains, 1 nearly $500,000, Is second only to I Portland's f?.mous null Hun supply. ' 1 Pure cold water from tho eternal . Granite nnd pressed brick prevail. Ro Inforccd concrete Is coming Into use. Tho buildings now under erection will nearly nil bo of class A typo. Tho ihhv Medford hotel, six Btorlcs in height, will cover an area 50 hy 120 foot. Tho four story hotol will covor SS by HG foot, with bnsompnt. Uoth .1 ...Ill Un n..l 1 ...Iftlt snows of Mt. McLoughlln, reaches Ul ""'u H,u u" 'i'ii'u tho city by gravity lino 23 miles long Btoam ,,oat,n ,,anta and tol'hones will, n .,r.Kfl.,rn of fin rmn,!a Thn I "nil OlCCtrlC lights, OlOVntor OyStOlll system Is sufficient to nnticlpato n n population of 30,000 peoplo. Tho, now cowor system Is complotod. Tho throo miles of asphalt pavomont com plotod In 1909 nro bolng Increased by 10 miles moro this yonr. Asphalt will covor ovory streot In tho busi ness district and tho larger portion of tho rcstdonco section. Tho main thoroughfare will bo pnvod for n dlstanco of moro than two nnd n half miles long. Moro thnn 200 horses nnd 250 mon nro nt work on the ontlro contrnct which will bo conlplotod by Novombor. A Bccond telephone eystom will bo In oporn tlon In n fow weeks. A gnB plant undor construction will sorvo tho city for Illumination and cooking purposos, Tho class of Medford's rosldoncca Is vory nrtUtlc. Hungnlows gene rally provoll In tho amnllor struc tured. Colonial and many othor styles nro prominent, Moro than two score of residences nlrendy occuplod ropresont a coat of from $5000 to $12,000 ouch, Great care and prido Is being displayed In tho surroundings Natural grovoa of groat oak troos havo boon solectod In tho location for many of tho ninny most beautiful rosldoncos, Civic pride, following In tho wnko of construction, predicts n city of unusual boauty.v Shade trocB nnd modem grills. Dulldlng struc tures now range from four to six stories In helgth, with ono contom plnto nt eight stories. Stool, grnnlto, concrete, brick and atone Is being used. Tho new Southorn Pacific do pot, costing $50,000 will Vo tho larg est ono in tho Pacific northwest out side of Portland, nnd Indicates tho confldonco of the railroad people In tho futuro of the city. Interest from all parts of tho un ion cont In u b In tho groat fruit In dustry In tho Itoguo Rlvor vnlley. Tho typo of nowcomors nro of tho highest class. Chicago, Now York and othor groat onatorn cities aro represented In tho wealthy capital ists now taking up orchards. Tho man of moans Is apparont on ovory aldo, nnd building Improvements In tho orchnrds are keoplng stride with thoso In tho city. Evory nowcomor Is n boostor, man and woman, and aro untiring In their efforts to sur round themselves with tholr own per sonal frlondr from tholr formor sec tion. Real estnto values In Medford nnd tho orchard districts havo boon largest on record during tho past 12 months and an immonso Influx of pooplo Ib oxpectod aftor hnrvost. Cnrrying out Its regular practice tho Roguo river again stnndB pro- (Continuod on Pngo 12.) What September Finds in Medford El'TEMBER finds Medford inaintninintr its lend ns tho banner mimII city of tho northwest. Postal receipts show n Rnin over a yonr ngo of sixty-eight per cent. Bunk clenrnncos nnd eposits tiro nearly fifty per cent grenter. More nnd costlier buildings nre undor way thnn ever in the city's history, Railroad business hns incrensed in proportion. The heaviest pear crop in the volley's history is beina: shipped, realizing the highest prices of any fruit in the enstern markets. Double tho quantity of apples produced n yenr ngo will soon bo on their way enst, while tho 05,000 acres of young orchard show a nio.it thrifty growth. September sees grading completed on the Pncific & Enstern to Butte Enlls nnd the grndo into Mod'; ion! nearly completed. Construction gangs nro busy laying tho rails, while other contractors arc rush ing tho oxtension of tho Oregon Trunk down tho Deschutes, across tho Klamath country n"d tho Cascades to a junction with it, thus- giving Medford two transcontinental railroads nnd opening up nn immense limber district to lumber munut'ueturing. September finds rival railroad engineers surveying lines from tho Rogue River vnlloy through a ricli mining district, nnd tho largest redwood timber belt in the world, to a hnrhor nt Crescent City. September this yenr for tho first time finds Medford with tho best municipal wntor supply of any city in tho west, with a gravity system bringing wntor twenty-fivo miles from its source in tho snow capped sentinels of tho Cascades with pure water nmplo for a city of twenty-fivo thousnnd people. It finds Medford with n completed distributing system exceeding twentv-one miles of oust iron mnins nnd with work begun on nine miles of main extensions. September finds Medford with over ten miles of bitulithic anil usphalt paved, streets. New contracts totaling over 280,000 square yards of pavement, with curbing nnd ('.uttering amounting to ovor a million dollnrs, tho largest contract ovor mudo on tho const, is but forty per cent completed. When complotod, Medford will bo tho best paved eity of its size anywhere. September sees phenomenal building activity in tho business ami rcsidouco districts. It sees tho finishing touches being put on tho palatial now depot of tho Southorn Pacific, costing $50,000, tho lnrg-" est in Oregon outside of Portland. It sees tho grounds nroimd it being graded preparatory to parking. It witnesses tho near completion of tho $50,000 untntoriuni nnd its gnlnxy of amusements, tho finest institution of its kind north of San Francisco. September will witness tho cminlotion of tho four-story brick blook being oreetod by tho Oarnott Coroy Hardware company, of tho granite block erected by tho Epis-iopnl church, of tho threo'-story con crete building erected by tho Ray brothers, of the thrco-story wholesale store erected by tho Medford flrocory compnny nnd of tho now pressed brick Duvis block September sees construction well under way on tho Howard brothers' four-story reinforced con ereto block, costing $100,000, occupying u qunrter of n block, on tho six-story $100,000 Medford hotel, on tho four-story $100,000 Pngo hotel, giving Medford two first-class hotels nnd tho best hotel nccon: modntions of any Orogon city, nnd tho boginning of construction of tho Root building, of tho two-ntory 80.100-foot Muil Tribune buildiuf., nnd sovernl other structures, ns .veil ns innumerable residences. September will seo tho solootun of a site nnd construction propaiations under way for the now fed oral building, for which congress has appropriated $110,000. And now 001110 tho Sisters of Providence nnd offer to erect a $100,000 hospitnl at Medford, provid ing a bonus of $10,000, to purchase tho site, bo raised. Three-fourths of it hns boon secured. September sees tho completion of survoys, under supervision of tho government good roads engineer, for nn uutomobilo boulevard to Crater Lnko nntionnl park, tho scoiiio wonderland of tho world, nnd con tracts lot for tho construction of the most difficult portion of tho road, paid for from a fund of $30,000 raised by public subscription by tho patriotic citizens of Medford and vicinity. September nlso sees a survov for park improvements under way by the United States goornnient. Medford is growing bv leaps ami bounds. Yet rapid us tho improvements are, they cannot keep pneo with tho demands. Thero is not now nnd hns not been in five vonrs a vacant building or a house to lot. And Medford's futuro is orighter this September 'thnn. over. ....