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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. ....