Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 22, 1911, HOMESEEKERS' SECTION, Image 26

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Newspaper Page Textfr , v - sm' ) J 1JIJ V 6 -- -jr -'r 't mkitford "mati trip.itnk, luumwm). "(, o..i ndw. ,iamai?v "2, ian 1 mj" - p . I,, ..I. .I, -i.ii - , Medford's Five Hundred Thousand Dollar Gravity Water System Finished i , - "'nf r-w 3FW1 ' : - - .- ' - .$rv 4 MKDKOIU) WATKU SYSTKM Mr L ' SMS&i . ' ' V V Wntr rlKht-dnlly flow $&' 'MfrMt '' ' 4,800,000 gallons. 4 Bf4f' X -." " Dlvortlng dam on Uutto ?14tP3&1 M ' - -8sP?KP orook- lj I ' '- f JSfe ' ' , - Twonty-Uiroe mllos 10-Inch 4 gg,g ' E, BP ' '' ' ' ' SSt M&Sr Twenty and Nv.n4.nth. 4 Wfe 44lW f r!lWIS ilK coiiBtiuinK wtimitonixait wmi&mfrjmimx&v;AmmmzMMWjwm . ' --ito r '-; '- .1 --;r 'szxTHsSSBra & -! 4 4- ,v?Mei Ei';:i lis 1 X 4nttiui ! 3BMdfe ISI1I ! iSmmPl '$$ fifk&$ ' ' 'l'i fatlon ... '53G GO lfl?vl ? vHiS8'iRl , iluneuuH, prlntlni'. 7i fifHT' 1 vi-rfcug-i ,, iOBISRTS, Englnoor.) Tfoore.nro tliroo points In tho game of municipal wnlor Biipply: Quanti ty, quality and coat. Medford won n all three points. Tho quantity dolivorcd at tho city reservoir o.vocdH tho original cali matp by n third; tho quality Is hot- tor than was originally proposed, nnd finally, tho total cost of tho gravity portion was $32,000 less than tho $300,000 allowed. An iBsiie-of $365,000 of bonds wns authorized In May, 1908, of which $05,000 was to bo used for cast Iron plpo within (ho city proper for dis tribution, hydiunts uud accessories, and $300,000 was allowed for tho Kinvityupply and reservoir. Tho report which was tho buals of the briiUl lggito uatlmntoil tho supply Bf 3,050. 000 jjallons dally, dlvortlna tho atliljily from the north fork of T.ittle Dtttto above tho Fish Lake company's IntnUo to their canal. As . i f.AW'nul, OS Ml'A)lOlU) HHlfJIITS I'Al'At 1TV -,000,000 GA LI.OXS, KLEVVl'IOX 2i0 VIMV AHO E III SINKS' SI.CTIOX '!-' cm, 307.00 JiAKK McLAGHLl.V (FISH LAKK), ON'K OP TMIO KOI HCLS OP MKI). POKD'S AVATKi: SUPI'M". Total Deduct . . ?74,7lS.l!0 C.200.00 carried out, tho supply waa actually diverted at n point throe mllon far thor up the creek, assuring better water for having gono ubovo tho two largo stock ranches of Jlunloy and Sllnger, and more water for tho ad ded 100 feet of oloVatlon. Uy this bettormont tho "gradient" becomes 23 feet fall por inllo, against , 3 feet per mllo proposed. Tho oxpondituroB on tho gravity uler system are an follews: Water rights Klght of way Telephone lino , Ueservolr allu (6cru0. Litigation (right of way) HuinUluul. coiuffhfction contraqt ,. . , IOxtrim KiiKiituurJiift; Hiirveyg, etc Invest IgatioiiB, Apple gate, etc .$15,000.00 2,00. SO 2',9Sfl.iB 250.00 1 ,629.75 Cost of gravity syetenb . $2G8,51S.20 Tho net proceeds of the sale of $355, 00"0 gravity bonds amounted to $337,198.20.' Ten thousand dollars woro never Issued! tno bonding com pany refusing that much as ncccs- 115.75 'S!iry lo cover Interest during tho time 9 586 20 ' construction. Tho distributing system paid for 239.800.00 -yj lIil fpWP H-V,- ! s tmvStKwkfi illBBrWk isM tPtS -Mf ri VtVfcN h ja,Wf rflJj'Jv;!W XSC1PR5 !x3J,'fijv W'&K aJ' TT.fvlrW ffl3W ?&$& "mbUXnrm CITY'S IXTA Ivi: OX lUTTi: (HliKK 15 MILI-S PHOM ll 1)1 OW. 322.05 out of tho so-called gravity water liiBpeition 1, SGI. 00 , bonds amounted to $G8,979.93; grav- i(y system, as nbove, $208,518.27; total. $337,498.20 proceeds of the i 'iula. What did Modfprd get for tho " 000? " Water right A perpetual water right to a dally flow of 4.8GO.00O l allous from a pure mountain stream wliote minimum flow fs at least ton times this amount nnd further guar anteed by the stored waters in Pish ' Luko and Four Mllo lake, on tho i uuunlt of tho Cascades. ' Pipe lino 23 miles of 16-Inch plpo Hue, constructed of machine banded wooden Btnvo plpo having a carry ing capacity of 4,100,000 gallons dally. Distributing reservoir A reser voir about a mile east of town hav ing .i capacity of 2,(000,000 gallons at an elevation of 2JQ feet abovo tho business conter of Medford. Reservoir site and park Plvo acres of ground for futuro enlargement of reset nlr or for citv park. Distribution Pipe: 312 1 feet 12 Inch pipe. 1162 feet 10-Inch pipe, "2010 feet S-Inth plpo, 23,015 feot G Intli pipe, S23G feet 1-Inch plpo; to tal, 37,877 feet, including hydrants, Tales, blowoffs and other fittings, .uul 6. S3 miles of castlron mains. During 1910. 13.21 miles of addi- i pre was actually recelyadan ponded out of ; gt aVt:itcVv " $7G,Bf tionnl mains viete laid, making a to tal of 20.07 miles of castlron mains actually laid. Contract . hau been awarded for a mile .additional and petitions are in for- several miles more of extensions. To tho $CS,979.fl3 fronrVh'e-gravity water fund expended for distribution was added tho amount rebated on freight by tho Southern Pacific com pany, a total of STa.TiT.s". thus mil cx- bonds or "uistnuuuon;" y,Ksu.ai.v Tho citizens of Medford may,' well be proud of their wntorsupply. No bettor water Is furnished any city In the state. The supply is ndoquato for 20,000 ooplo without restrictions, and.flg- 'r"d upon such, averages as apply lnj - Milddle west, the. quantity dally ,1 to the distributing resor- ' - "cient for 25,000 .to 30,0'00 t1 Is .oquectlon it may bo'.inter- ' it e that the average cost ;i cl:nl water supply for cities - i- not far"from $50 per fiMiiphtss systems go a little i ,.nl n.lly 'stvfits a Ilttlei I f,. Mi'lfurd'H gravity supply has 'ess '..' it $50 per capita of prcs- ;it papulation. and whon It is known . i ths- supply Is sufficient, for thrlco ho pronont population tho indobted- s pei capita Is among the lawest f the towns having a system as good is ours. ,,il ,(, 1H-IXCII MAIX TUNS. u . r VgK-U 2'sSsks , r: jSt. S . siv -- j SIS3&L issSS:-i; , t ,& vffiWtU i?, 7 VSSS.vV " Vi r.&-A i . eJLl jy i&i -. v M rw v. v. v, . " tr Sx.j y , " In one rt-hpect at least, Madford's "lulniB to superiority are not ques 'loiu'd. As a "show town," In the- ( atrlcal parlance, Medfonl Is known is tho best "cuo-nlght stand" -west jf tho Rocky mountains, when popu lation and seating capacity of Its , i boater are considered. This is duo in pnrt to the marvol- ous development of tho surrounding Koru jhuj laKP ONK OP THH SOI IK KS OP MKDPOUD'S W VTI'.K country, but most of tho credit must Jjppja' PKI l 'I UK MKLTIV(J SXOWS OP MT. MLrr.lllilX, go to tho hustling local manager, KJwvi'IOX 10,000 PKKT, SHOWN IV TIIK UACKOKOrXl). Charles D. Hazeltigg. i .V MH ATKftwfrws .M'i.'ir.T.s.ys :JsstK ' Tg." -"i w3ft:.v jf . -3r7xssrwnjmM Dairying Conditions in the' Rogue River Valley jg? jg? j7 jg? & By E. C. Gacldis Tit presentiiiK the eomlitiotiH mid op Hiitiinitit'i. that exiht, relative to dmryiiig in Houtliuru Oicmi, it ik nui tlie intention of the writer lo "paint with ruby line" the roaulti wliieli huvu liueti nltiiiiied in that line, hut , nit 1 1 or, to present lliu Hih.ibililieH of thin important lino of InnineKK to iIionu who milit ho intorcbtutl, ami nt the ttnitlu tiuiB giv h few I'iicIk hikI fiKuren nit to tho incoiue pur eow, Hint Iiun been rei-eivod by duiryinen of the I fugue Rt ttr valley. The oomlitiuim oiitiiig nl (he pres ent lime iu to the proeuiitiK of luial Miitablu for dairy purpohCh nru Htich that il Hotilil be tiiH'immi-y for the prttiKictivo (luirymiin to tteek a Ki-- lion, not in eloso proxiinttvlo Mud- lotd, but ruthtr in the outlying nee Inoik within a . to Jj liulex uuliu of our citv, at the Mitne I lino beuitf Nine to luvah near one of the main comity highway, o I ho iiuentioa of k'flliuif (heir pruducU lo nuukel would not be difficult to mIu, a iiui' im.hIk tire etmy to truvi-1 fu!l . 11.I11 niuiubH out of the I., Hint She uii.e . lant upprotu'hiiiK when they be exevlleut rottd lb year mad. WhiU the land in the imnwdiale vi cinity of Medlorri in very fertile ami ll re fore would be well adapted i diur.vittjr, (he u landu are beiutr ultl i.od for the appli- and Hnr orcluirt, lor nbk'h too Howuu rirr alley i i'iniiuii iwn.enm"iily, ;he ulue oi Mirli huidi. kuy ffoteu far above the in ne ilurt would Bale I hem profit able tor the purpoM d.iiryiuir. It is inn thi our ivtail milk deal ei have iheir (UtiHo. near the city, luit uvcii in thoN) cniMMk the majority tf llicin 1 uul it eheHpurjo keop their cou on a cheap tract oi laud, and b'i iln'ir li.ix a-ul grain l r feeditiK pui'l". -, Mi'ur than liav oevvrul hu !' 'l.i!'.!'- ur .icie ii') up iti II 'J i ' lot till I!IIMMI III I Ulhillg nD'ii.i ' I"' iii' u -lutl. There are two laiite Iienlt of mill h v- hi nl iiiiini'ii'iix '.mall JiimiK ili J limn. Ii the tl.nh Hulk and t'l'i-.tlii ii , ply ior Mm nl) ut Mullfiil, tn.il i . number of eow, in tlieo lieuN will total Hexeral hundred. We liae a iiiiinlier of kuuiII al leys adjat-eal to tho li'oguo river al ley where the pi ice of laud its more in kiwpiiiir with the price of laud (hat in umhI . for dairy pui'iRise vvliieh are eMielleul plneoH for the building up of n go'uil dairy liiuincsH -from the utauiliKiint of helling c i cam to the cmnerie and il u to thee HeettonH that we muwt devote our ef forts toward incroutiing the dairy bun-ions of southern Ortgou. The Utile AptIegate, Wig Apple Kiito, Little Butte, lliu Untie, Anti lope, Hniiii. nlley and l'ier Kogu.' liiver vhII.ms, kIhuiIiI proe intei liii to the iro)MetiM pun-ha-,'! f dam' faruiM, a tho ruuehes m ihev neetioni will produce all ah ami corn in nliutidmico, a a I i . imrcentnue of them are in-iuai roiu the wnU'fM of the . -eel .ioiiiiim theiu, lhu ii-mi il the era of lai'tfe crop of eii!lent U' for the wiw. It will be iutererttiiig I" the il.i wen of the caul and middle i knou that the land of thee x.dlt produce these wtrieties of lecil. ' they realise the value of alia!' a pari of the ration for tin' .iIm the aliie of ureen eem tm i inif into in-iluue to piiide tli' Mth a ijond succulent food dm ilu lime ot .ur uheii l bey find ii , gmotenl need for it, i Another reeowuieud for theio al ' leve, from the dairyman's hUihUmiiii j is the eloseiiesH in a ivnt wauv in j stance, of outside muue. whn 'i I could be utiliied for enrly spiii puslurfi nl jiiht the time when lb tttnr would need buildup up at'tci her loiiir winter's work. There is a limited aiiiouni diiiiviiitr beinir u.rried on in lb M'citoiiN nl the prVM'iit liine, !, ouh on a siiiull scale, its in a m i jonlv of CUM' the dairies do imr I lo ur !' i IIHn i,, lit,, i ,, ' I'll X i "lllll I l-ll Ii iLjly till , Il i til il ill lulu I I I i V ! il I section lor the pr.ietu-.il d.iir.Miiiiu oHimr to the daily bii'.nu bein; practicalh new lo a lame majority of those eiigaued iu it at (he present time, and ah lliei populalinit of our alley has doubled up so rapidly, us aguuist a los, in the amount of dairy ing curried on, it lias, brought about a wry strong demand lor till kind of dairy product and has put the price up to a tiguro that should be of great inducement to tho dairyman who in up-to-date. When the price of butter-fat has ranged fioiu a pi ice of 'JO to 30 cents per pound hi past .M-ars, dur ing the pic-i-iii cir u has iuuumI limn 'J I in III i-iiii- pi p (i uinil, ami1 an almost unlimited demand for it at that price. That brings us thon to the ques ques teon: Whut will a good eow mini per month for her owner, in tiie Hogue Kivor valley' Iu answer to this question as (lie praelieul dair.Miiiin knows it de pends largely mi tlio gonurnl condi tions under which she is kept and the method of teediug and uaiing lor her, hut there aro some dailies here that the uiwi nro paying tlie'r owners from l(i to $." jter mouth, H.'r hcul, for the butter-fat alone, which thc bull lo the cream ci; there aie siine who claim to iv.ih'e Irmn . lli to IS jier head per mouth, and others who realize fro'n 11 (o $10 and ii might be 'aid tlu t tho iiicomu ranges from )." to iMO pt-i oow. Knelt dairyman is provided with n ereani separator the Hluirplja Tub ular Cream Separator i predomi nating and all the milk i ipar't right on tho fnrui, thus Ipsm-.hu " work ataehed to hauliag both :"! and etenm lo the ereumery, stud Ua iug the lie di skim milk at home to bi fed while warm uud weet, mtikins: 1' much huler for feeding pin poses. There aro three creameries ii southern Oregon, one at Mcdtord one ;'t Ashland, aid mie ,"t Prmoit. FRUIT EXCHANGE. (Continued from Pbo 1 ) W$S$wm ",r W- f- v4fe f I fSEial ihibi i . s . iSM bJi.aii sw rr-m v w i . k . I il i 1 in i ill ii i -. -- r i rvr ;m .m iri rx ms.. WwJ 4 W 1 1 8 8 u ffTt jl tH ;i RIBr kTM f ? ijni j , 1 a IS fi Pi B if SfS?r 5 Is ft !kir V . . . ..i.VAt U1V EK. i t.t.CWL-ft I-S "lM especially woithy of note. Every oj portunity has been given the growers to learn all that io necessarv to Fruit & Produce assoeiution organ- know- The tioublob which lo them . , , , .. , , 4t .. ,i soomod so dittieult to control huvo Mod solely lor the benefit ot he in- ,i0(,ome gjjnp,o Uo rmH dividuul grower, w bother lie be the thut thoy ,)avo loarned tho whv nud owner of an acre or a thousand (h(J hoWt Kn,itgrowers no ionger aores. The nssoeiatioii means much fid u I10L,0frfeurv t(J esperiment, and more than most of N us realize. . ilthlla wnfct0 valiuiblo timo as well as means co-operation and not compe- proM,r,y. At fftl. lls ,wilIe overy tibion. It means- Ihe buildtiig up provontivo is appi(,d (iincy as of one great unit in the l'aottie ofteetivelv. As a result, the or nnrthwest wiaeh. iu not so uiauy .,iin,..i. ,i. ,...,: i: ...- .. , I . . . , i j i '"""- "i iiiv- uiiiiu- iimu'ici .soow lyoaw, will be under a wngle hoad. , lt pt,ioIltino onio ,, ,,,, ivPU , mu-t look iorwurd to a uniuii ot tllum t5rowun theiiibelvos have ,dl thelmt inteteUot the lae.I.ej()ome ,0 m,0SHjw tllft( sc.luIltifil. , roast to effect a carehtl ilistnbu- lmo,h()ds miht ho ,.,n,lovejl iu ovm.v tion of the trutt product, and pre-UleU,u l , wWl , ,J(J ltlu,tl08,fuj vent all eoinpet.t.on. The KoB-ie TIy mUize mn thm ivw , u ,er rrmt Hn.di.ee assocati..,, 8L,imK,e ,im, suion(ifu, luot,01 mQm -Ii oe looked up,:, a- a tact.ir , lh(, oetim un,lentRIldillJ. nM(1 knowl. h reat organ.at., esjucrn l 0, ,0 ))f known ft vf ,,,"e ot i- "hJ"l' wid.- whiell is uut Mwitno j k vl. . m- nun and the character ot the a,jKe p ........ which it distnbu.es There T,; vaUev , PV0PVlh!ll hl ,. . in a tew wh hu. not joined tavw whi,h , )ld ;:s r;!i l t iwi year, wo . -....ur that the pnee they have 1)iwer boU ..b.aned for thou- trmt have been t01. t . , , equal to Uwo reeved by the mem- U,enet , JJ g iu die a-soc.atio. Ihts ,, true, wWch ,,)V(( , , -d it ha- alway been true. The famoUb. We , - Zn ?o I d mean', better disti-ibut i.m u-kH i...i- .. . . ""-'i luumjii . ' 7. ' . "wiwve mat there eim bo on v a . ..! i av; '' -RVTTPTitiH ffHW t ;'V hZk .MiMmMXWllU a 5 .. . r..l!M v . ikKJI t ,1"" .M v. , 4t ' Wr8wrWl1' il ; . means better prices. The i.-jk, -ti it , 7" than if there were no ... bf , ii IT,?8 ? " ? an the as.ocitiou i- in the fcl V2 ! ; 1 tl? lTrosU'" Uher means ,hat the individ- wh U are ahe. s ; , . ,,.,,. ., , u :. i. . i lluu aro ueau of us aro even -c uion ai ull iv j; 1 lWV Bnd wfMor tlm tl,oso w'",h I union Hi un. jiany a man ws WB iiav .,. ..i: .-i u , pr.q.rty increase iu value . it,! aZ ' i , . lf ,,,w Wl, i I- the fund nece-uirv f. ?". Xn"e w thl8 worl(l OY. It ., . v .., ,,.- ll lniAiiitMki.i ii. L..i t.. . -- ....wu,.t iuutii moi tllUKVe iaisrfderdsinir u L 1 wieiiigwit labor that iimke the pi i -hi J. .Vdr Nw'own wio nalional priies; l , urn J wellarc , j,,,,,,, ,ubup ,ha, 1n,rt 1 w J"! "e River peai-s blin th hiirh"t -- --., .i. . iiairuuti- sUMMINumI l i liu U UHtltM, ll DlXlllD'-S M I'll lll MISIMIM' UlSOItl'. Prices in the world's market. Por. be it known, that theso varieties of Apples and pears wera Imovii lm ' .. .i. . . ibfore the River valley had U tlie tlVHt-n nm T.i. .. .. , . the t'ruuirruwer help n u. rcinnzation for his own b.-i ir.irit, nude J i i.li.iu! .. ......,r, l4Vl i no -one owe inouai j ioi ine toamuflr jear ba. proro.