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"'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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.