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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
AH INDEFEKDEN NHWBrArEH
PUB&XBXED DAILY EXCEPT SATUR
DAY BY TRR MEDrORD
gKIHTXWCT CO.
A consollilnilnn ot the Midfoid Mnll,
oNtablliilioil 1S89, tltu Houtlii-rn Oickoii
liwi. -ntaljllnlirl 1002, tlio Oi-liiocrutlc
Time. -ntnbllnlicl 1872, tlia Aslilnn.il
Tillilinc, stubllshod 11108, ami lliu JIco
furdTrlburie, established 1800
(J nOHOi: I'UTAM.IiilUur mid Alaimger
" Untrroit ns upcond-clusiT" inntlcr No
iititir 1. 1900. nt tin- pontofflco at
Jlcdfortl, Ori-Ktm, under the net of March
3, mo
MEDFORD 'S BATTLE AGAINST UNJUST RATES.
THE NORMAL'S DEFEAT.
Official IMpor of tho City of Mcilford
" SOBHOKirTIOW KATE B.
Opi year by mnll . . 16.00
On- month by mall . . -SO
1'it month, delivered by cnrrli-r tit
Alfdfonl, Anhlnnd, Jacksonville
mid Central I'olnt .60
Mundny only, by mnll. per year i 00
Weekly, .per year 10
mil 7td Wlr United rreia
Dltpntolui.
Tlio Mall Tribune In on sale nt the
Terry Nhwh Htnnd, Han l'runclsco.
IMrlfand Hotel Nw Hlanil, Portland.
Iliiwmun Ncuh Co., I'ortlnnd, Oro,
W O. Whllliey. Heattle. Wash.
Motel Hnoltn nc Neww Htnnd, Hnukane
SWORN CIRCULATION.
Averne dully for ...
Nowmber, 1001 .., 1.J9S
I)cember, 10 l.JJ;
January, 1010 -.12;
Murcll, 1910 2,203
April, llilO H'??,1.
May, 1H10 2.J60
June. 1910 m ":
July. 1010, 2.02J
AUKUM, 1010 2.62
Hv'linlH'r, 1010 2,661
uciuuvr iiruuiRiiuii.
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2MU0
2775
2776
2776
2075
2700
2760
2760
2760
2760
2800
2776
2776
2776
2800
2860
2800
20001
207b
.1000
3000
30 , 3060
31,., 3060
17,
10..,,,,
20
21
23
24
26
"7
,00,896
3.
4.
6.
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7.
In
11,
12.
13.
14., 2760
10 2825
Total
Avoiniru drill v. 2706
UTATM OF Oltr.OON, County of Jack-
On 'th' first day of November. 1910,
personally appeared before im, (lenmy
i'utuum, mumiRer of tltn Medford Mull
Tribune, who upon oath nclinowledifea
that the above figures nro trim and cur
rent. M N. YOCKKY,
(Hen I) Notary I'ubllc fur Oregon.
KEBTOBD, OBEOOH,
MetropollM of Hoiitliorn Oregon and
Northern Cnllfornln, and tho fastest
Krowlnis city In Oregon. ,.
Population, November. 1910, 10,000
Five, hundred thousand dollar Oravlti
Water Kyntem completed In July, 1010,
RlvInK finest supply puro mountain
water. . .
Hlxtern mile of street boliiR imvco
nt a cost exceeding 11,000,000, making a
total of twenty miles ir pnveinenf, ,
I'oatofflcf receipt for year etidliiR
Juno 30, 1010, Nhow a gain of 26 ei
cent.
Manner fruit city In Oregon Uorui
Illver HplttenberR apples won sweep
fMuken prlsw and tltlo of
"Apple Xlnar of the World"
ut th National Apple Hhow, Hpoknne
1009, and a car of Nowtowns won
Tint Vriia In 1910.
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Where to Go
Tonight
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HlQh-Class
Vaudeville and
Moving
Pictures.
TONIGHT
ALFREDO,
Tramp Musical Comedian! '
Quartet Slnginn by Muslcai:4
. Solo by Mr, Vanners, i
Instrumental Selection, "-
3-REELS 3.
' Doors onon nt 7 i. nj.
riillilrcii 10-U-aO AilulltS
iMittitiiH) Kvcrv Satttnlity . lititl
Snturtlny 12:30.
THE SAVOY S
Mcdforil'H KxoliiRivo PiotttretTrio
iitor. Latent Liuotificd Pholo-nlnyn.
One Dime Ko Mom One Dime.
THE ISIS THEATRE
Tlio plm'o ulii'iv Mm I'ltii nl-.
ways KH'inl a pleatnt hour iuul
liavo a hourly huili Drop tn aiul
800
ARMSTRONG & HALLY,
Hoar their jokoi, sniiRh ami imiM
They will onlv ho with tin two
inoro nij:hts, I'loxiiiR Weiliu'silay
niht. U' you call ami oo us you
won't pi homo ilinploasi'tl. We
have for thit ehaiiKe of pioturo
1 The Tyranny of tlio Dark.
J--A Coixionn Vomletta.
II- Ilnuk and Lank (a ooineil.x).
llliiKtratiMl mmi), "Child
homl," b llattv Hlaiielmril
Maltuee. cvnrv Satimlay uml Sua
tlay at 'JIO.
KKATINO KVKRY AVTISKXOUN'
AND KVKNINll. lr iHH pan wnlk
von en lenni to takute.
Oest Music In the West.
"NAT" THEATRE
Very Intwt Moving l'ieturcs.
Kntlro chaiiKO every Sunday,
Tuesday and Friday.
Mutlnoo eery .Saturday and
Sunday, U;30 p. in.
A cosy theater nnod comfort
alio Keats.
I6C-ADMISSI0H-I0C.
TUB 0)iniiig buttle in the Alodford robollion against
rate discrimination lias boon fought, the talcing of
testimony being eoiu'luded yesterday evening, and the
ease has passed to the next stage of briefing, when it will
then stand submitted to the interstate commerce commis
sion for a decision.
Briefly, the complaint is against rates from Medford
fo points within 120 miles radius in California, which, be
ing intei-state traffic, is under the jurisdiction of tho fedr
eral commission, but primarily it is the preliminary bat
tle of a series that is being brought to-secure freedom from
rate discrimination against the southern Oregon and north
ern California communities.
The economy of railroading is to carry shipments to a
central point in carload lots, where the shipper loads and
unloads the car without expense to the carrier, and where
the full loading capacity of the ear is used thence distrib
ute it in small lots on short hauls to consuming communi
ties, whose consuming capacity does not permit of buying
merchandise in carload quantities.
Medford, being equal distance between Portland and
Sacramento, is ideally loeated from a traffic standpoint
for economical distribution of goods, both in expense, to
the carrier and a saving in freight charges to the consum
er, if the adjustment of rates were such as to correspond
to the ratio of expense entailed by the carrier.
The unit of cost used by the railroad is what is termed
the "ton mile," that is, to move one ton of goods a (lis
tance of one mile. The farther the distance the goods are
moved the greater the total cost, but a corresponding de
crease in the rate for the ton mile.
The initial expense .in the transportation of goods is
jetting the" goods into the car. This expense is designated
is assembling cost, which stands as a fixed charge against
a shipment, whether it moves one mile or one thousand
miles, and the ton mile cost is made up of this charge and
the cost to move the goods to destination. Dividing the
assembling cost by the number of miles hauled determines--tho
decreasing ton mile cost as the distance hauled in
creases, therefore the long haul with a full carload is the
economies of railroading.
"Where shipments move in carload lots the expense of
oading and unloading falls upon the shipper and where
in less than carload lots the expense of handling falls 01
the carrier in addition1 to providing temporary storage
Until the goods are removed from tho freight depot. ThiF
condition of transportation therefore entails a greater cost
on the carrier to handle shipments in less than carloads
than in carload quantities with the turther expense n
'ransportation by reason of having to move a greatei
weight of the car to the contents of the ear. A concret
example is taken from the testimony introduced by At
vorney McCune for the complainant, which illustrates tin
MirrieVs.cost of moving carload and less than carload ship
nents.
The average cost to move an empty car on the South
m Pacific railroad is shown to-bo four and two-tenths-'ents
for each mile the car. is hauled. Therefore, to move
in empty car from Portland to Medford would cost the
carrier $13.82, and to move an empty car from San Fran
iisco to Medford would cost the carrier $1S.(K). Xow loaf
100 pounds in the car and the total eost from Portland t
Uedford would be $18.8."), or a cost of three cents above the
ost to move the empty car, but. it has cost the carrie
U,J.85 to move 100 pounds of goods 329 miles, or at the
ate of $277 per ton, for which it receives 88 cents, or a1
Mie rate of $17.00 per ton or a loss of $250.(50 per tontc
'landle a 100-pound shipment loaded separately in a cai
rom Portland to Mcdlord.
To move a carload containing 20 tons from Portland tr
Medford would cost the carrier $31.85, or at the rate ol
i1 .59 per ton for the contents as against $277 for the 100
Otiund shipment. On the carload shipment the compam
Minis $310, or makes a profit of $284.15 as against a loss
f $259.00 on the 100-pound shipments. Less than car
'oad shipments average about five tons to the car a
igainat 20 tons to the carload, making the cost to the car
rier of handling less than carload shipments about sovei
Mines greater than the average cost for carloads.
It rlioi'iii'm'ii l"olliv tli'if tlwi ldiiii li ,i nl dicf t-ilini inn n
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'ess than carload shipments is neither economical nor prof
itable to the carrier, nor just to the consumer, when tin
idjustmeiit of rates is such as to create and protect a job
bing point remote from a natural center of distributioi
uich as Medford geographically holds. The Southern Pa
ific company can handle shipments into Medford in cur
'oad lots and back haul in less than carload lots to Duns
tiuir and save money as aaginst hauling consignments ii
'ess than carload shipments from San Francisco to Duns
nuir. Why does not the Southern Pacific company awak
mi to this fact of economy and so adjust the rates as to give
Medford the freedom ot the market upon an equal basis
with Portland and San Francisco and thus enable the con
sumer to get his goods at a less transportation cost thai
mow and yet save money to the carrier?
While the volume of tonnage actually involved in tin
issue is not large at present, owing to the inabilitv of ship
pers to meet the prices of San Francisco and Portland, yet
the principle involved is of such importance as to arouse
the Southern Pacific company to great effort to defeat
justice for Medford and the involved territory. The
swore eight witnesses who hold high official positions and
were represented by an attorney of ability, but it was evi
dent that their position in defense was made untenable
under the severe cross-examination to which they were
subjected by attorney for plaintiff, who secured from their
chief witnesses detailed admissions that the cost of sur-
Fmountiug the Siskivou incline was no rrcator fnrshmnuMits
moving from Medford than from San Francisco or Port
land. The meat of the contention of the Southern Pacific
company was that it was more costly to handle shipments
from Medford up the heavy grades than when moving from
other points up the same grade. It is clear tluni that the
defense of the Southern Pacific eounmnv hehV torn tn
shreds, that the claim of Medford has been justified and
ostahhshcu in tins preliminary battle tor eommeirial lib
ert .
. against the normals. The discrimination against southern
tUregon was maricou. xne spim oi uiu omn "", n.
'-plLtf three normal schools were located in the ihree wants no state institutions elsewhere, was strongly in ovi-
counties of Polk, Umatilla and Jackson. Onlv one, donee. .....
''that at Monmouth, was enelorsed by the people. I Considering the effort put forth in its behalf, Asu-
' Polk iriivn m lienvv vote for its own sr'linnl :ir. Mmniimit1i. ' lniwl's lim-mal miidc a yood showilltr. It diel not have the
land defeated the other two by heavy majorities especially I advantage of a strong alumni, as the other schools hacl.
the -Asniaml school. Only S700 was raised lor its campaign, mucn oi mum
Umatilla gave a heavy majority for Weston, and a: was spent to circulate the initiative petitions. Ashland
bare majority for the other two normals.
Jackson gave a majority of 2801 for Ashland, 1631 for
Monmouth and 1078 for Westoii.
That is the difference between the counties. Jackson
is liberal minded, believes in higher education, and is pro
gressive. Polk, supremely selfish, only. had its eyt oil
its own interests. JJad not it had a proposition of its own,
its vote would have been against all three.
An analysis of the unofficial returns show that all
Willamette valltn' counties, excepting Lane, voted heavily
nonnle. should have, raised several thousand dollars and
made an aggressive fight, but Ashlanders arc not used
1o,spending their money for the common good. They have
not learned to give freely.
GUIDED bv an earlv press dispatch, the Mail Tribune
stated that Minneapolis had elected a socialist may
or. Minneapolis papers at hand state that Mavor James
C. Haynes, democrat, was elected to his fourth term by
a plurality of -14.
L. A. GREGORY
Photographer.
Solve tho Xiiins prpxrtit ques
tion hy having sonio K""d
photos for tfift-. Very no
coplahlo .iuul not cxpoiiMU'.
Please uifih'& sillioji hy
poiutnicnt.
up-
ALL BIJ3INSS
HOUSES TO CLOSE
Every Jmstpeoa house In Medforil
will close tomorrow afternoon uo
'.weon tho hours of 3 ami 4 o'clock
In respect to tho memory of Warren
UoiIko, who was killed Saturday ovc
ilnR. when chondral wagon Xo. 1
collided with a telegraph polo whlli
uspondlup trrnn alarm.
Mr. llodjio Jiail boon a member oi
tho department aliout throo month
He was nt the station houso whou
tlio call came In ami died In tho pur
onnnnt-o of IiIh duty.
Tho funeral will ho hold nt ,"
o'clock. Tho firemen plan to attend
n a body. '
Charles J. (lay was nt Jacksouvlllu
ruemlay on official litmliunw.
Joseph K. rviilly was In Mud ford
rom tho farm Tuosduy.
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WASH THAT ITCi. AWAY
It Is said tH.it there are certain
springs In Hurope that elvu relief and
cure to Kiisina uud other bkln dU-1
vases. If you knew that by washing
In thesu uu orn you could b relieved i
from that nwful Itch, wouldn't you I
nialvo every effort to take a trip to I
Europe at ouveT Would you not bo '
nilllUR to tpend your hut cent to find
thu cure?
Hut jou need not lerve home for '
these dUtaut uprlngs. Utile! Is rlsht
here in your own home town! j
A simple wash of Oil of Winter- (
Krven, Thymol aud other Ingredients :
as compounded only la I). D. U. Pre-
scrlptlon will brlui; Instant relief to
that tcrrlblo burning itch, and leare I
the skin as tuioolh aud healthy as
that ot a child ' I
It you hne not already tried It, est j
at least a S3 cent bottle today. Wn as
sure you ot instant relief.
Medford Pharmacy, nnr pnstofflco.
to tii.i'h: on itrii.xoi:.
The fiiiiil(ui of a 4&-room hotol
u CMur d Almte. Idaho, One of the
try host t-ltles of (lie uorthwost, of
(0,000 ptypl. two railroads and ln
rurbAu lines, and two now rail
roads buiUlitiK In. Stonmhoats ply
ing rlwrs and lnkqs. For furniture
if h hotl or rooming hOM.o lu Mod
ford, or would trade for a flro In
surance ' $ or Intgrost In one
4Hil a hum tu Medford. This place
f ours in Cour d'Aleno Is A Xo. 1.
make 40 ir cnt a the inve.t
mBt Furultur and bulldlnK nu
aud modern. Our ohjeet lu wantlHK
to trade la to s-t further souU There
Is ho better city in tho u.rthst, or
oaai cU eu. where Qor aro so
jnny import ualilw to. wake money
as In Coeur d' A tone, Wuho. lmmoRse
rru lkw and risers a1. valleys
ill around Ooeur dhXlene.1 Four big
lumber wills, each sawUg SOO.000
fvet a day here.
Addrees. a U flAH VM. rre Klite
IK.t. I Covui it .leuo. Idaho lo7v
I MM
DIAMOND
1 Watches Diamonds 1
A
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Clocks
RighV Goods
Sold at
Right Prices
Novelties
Cut Glass and Jewelry
115 East Main Street
A
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Diamond
To Examine this Sworn State
ment of our condition.
Growth since September 1, 1910,
$60,000.00
Growth since November 10, 1909,
$414,000.00
Growth Since June 151906
$1,100,000,00
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This Bank is 44 TIMES
LARGER
Xo.
ltKI'OItT ()!' Till
7701.
C COXMTIOX OF
The First Naional Bank
at Mi-itfiii'tl, hi tin- State of Oregon, at llir i-Ium of busi
ness XiixemU'i- III, UHO.
ItKSOrilt'KS.
Loans aud discounts r0.2,r. r, .r,!i
Ovordinfts. secuied and unseciiied 2, .10". 07
tT. S. bonds to secure circulation 100,0(10.00 ,
V. S. bonds to secure IV S. deposits 1,000.00
Pi miliums on U. S. bonds 7,fiG2.ri0
Ilonds. securitlt'H, etc 218,377.08
DankliiK houso. furniture and fixtures . . . SS.CQO.OO
Duo f i oni national banks (not losorvo
nRcnts) 440.01
Duo from stnto and private banks and bank-
eis. trm-t companies and savings banka. . 402.77
Duo from approved reserve audits 13r.,2M.09
('becks and other cash ttemH 4 '.'.S' 1.1. 7 7
Notes of other national banks n, fi40.no
Pi-notional paper currency, nickels and cents DC. OS
Lawful money ieBervo In bank, viz:
SpocIO Jfi2.G90.liri
lti'dempllnii fund with I'. S. treasuior ("i
per cont. of circulation) D.QOO.OO
Ttal 9M0 I,(i7D.C1
I.IAIIIIJTIIN.
than it was five and one-half
years ago.
The Strongest Bank
in Southern Oregon
fRpltal stock paid In $
Surplus fund '. . .
I'lidlvlded profits. Iik exnsotj and taxes
paid
Xatitmnl bank notes outstanding
Duo to other national lianks
Due to state and private banks and hnnkuri
Due to trust companies and snvlugb banks
Olvldends unpaid
Individual deposits subject to check ...'.''
nemaml certificates ef deposit
Time rortlflcatots of deposit
Certified checks .,..,'
United States deposits
100,000.00
27.500.00
12.277.37
100.000.00
1.841.77
C.231.10
7J..00
00.00
770.fill.91
28.687. 3U
Gl.392.10
100.00
1.000.00
Total
Slate of Oregon. County ef Jnchsan, m:
.$l,104,r79.Cl
El? v J str ihl,tUv "vb statement Is truo to tho
)totU t wy knowieilgo and belief.
M. I,. AU'OHIJ. CMliIer.
".l? Ji?.00 ,ne tkta litl1 t,(- or
J- W. UKItlllAK. Notary IMibllu.
aiirt.eniHHi ano s
XoMjivibor. 191
Correct Attest:
WM. S. CROWBLL,
V. K. DKl'Rh,
CI IAS. STHANO.'
Dlrwtors.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Medford
M S CHOWKL1. President
M I. Vl.FOltO Cskhl.-i
U tlUWPOlcD. Assistant Cashier
WE ASK YOU