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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORFGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1911.
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Medford Mail Tribune
INFLATED RENTALS.
AN INDEPfiNDCNT NEWHPAI'KH
PUULIHIIBU DAII..Y KXCI2PT HATUIl-
day iiy Tin: isinoroiiD
1'IIINTINO CO.
Tho Democratic Tlmp. Thn Mpilford
aiuii, xno .icurorii 'iriuunc, Tne wotim
crn Orogonlun, Tlio Ashland Tribune.
aconau PUTNAM, ndltor and Manager
Entered ns fieconil-clnxH mutter n
Medford, Oregon, under the act of
March 3, 1879,
Official Paper of the City of Medford
uiiicim i'nper or jncKnon uounty
SUnSORIPTION BATES.
One year, by mall $6 00
One month by mall .CO
Per month, delivered by currier In
Medford. Jacksonville and Cen
tral Point SO
Sunday only, by mall, per year.... 2.00
vvecKiy, per year l.bu
SWORN OIROULATION.
December 31, 1910, 2721
United
Dally averoKe for hIx months ending
rail teased "Wire
Dispatch...
Pre
Tho Mall Trlbuno In on sale at the
Kerry News Stand, San Pranclico.
Portland Hotel Nuwh Htund, Portland.
Ilowman News Co, Portland, Ore.
W. O. Whltnoy, Seattle, Wnnli.
MBOFORD. OBSaON.
Metropolis of Southern Oregon and
Northorn California, and tho fastest
Krowlnir city In On-con.
Population U S ecu mi h 1910; 8840;
o&iimaieu, juii iu,uuu
Five hundred thoUHund dollar Gravity
Water System completed, giving finest
supply nuro mountain water and nlx
teen mllen of street being paved and
contracted for at a cost exceeding $1,
000,000, making a total of twenty miles
of pavement.
Postofflco receipts for year ending
March 31, 191, show Increase, of 41 per
cem. uuiiK deposits a gain or a per
cent.
Banner fruit city In Oregon Itogue
juvcr wpiircnuerg apples won swfep
stakes prize and title of
i' "Apple Xing' of the World."
at tho National Applo Show, Spokane,
1909, and n car of Nowtowns won
First Friz In 1010
at Canadian International Applo Show,
Vancouver, n. C.
Itoguo Itlver pears brought highest
firicos in aw niarKais or tna world uur
ng tho past six years
Wrlto Commorclal club. Inclosing C
cents for postago for the finest commu
nity pamphlet over written.
30,000 IS PAID
FOR 100 ACRES
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Butler artd Noo Ranch is Sold to Chi
cago , Man i Seventy-four Acres
Are planted to Pears Sale Made
by J. D. Olwell.
Another largo renl eHtato deal was
closed Friday when II II. Oialmm iif
Clili'iigoJuMcluiNeil a nno hundred ncio
- orchard fromJS. Il.niitlur nWLV Jr. Noe,
. thG Joint ' owners. "Tlio cdiialTlorutlon
bojng $30,000
Hovont)'fouf 'nerpH uro planted to
pcuiM and tlio li.iliinco to apples.
Tho tiavt In situated rpur onil one
half miles north east of Medfonl and
Is (pne of the finest yol(tig oii'lmnlM In
the valley, being planted with two and
threo j'c'ur old trees. Jo)ih I). Olwell
wuu Iiiat l"u mentjil In closing tho deal.
INFLATED rentals is a subject deserving the considera
tion of property owners not only of Medford, but of
other cities. The commercial prosperity and supremacy
of a city depends largely upon the ability of the mer
chants to carry larger and .more attractive stores aild to
undersell the merchant of neighborhood places. If rent
als are made high, the merchant must charge a high per
centage of profit to cover, and is undersold by competi
tors in other towns where less over head expense ob
tains. The result is an injury not only to the merchant,
but to the community.
The rent hog, the land lord who never docs anything
to upbuild his community except to raise the rent, who
will not improve his premises or sell to those who will,
is a familiar figure in all cities. He is the one who profits
most by unearned increment, who secures a profit through
the efforts of others. He is present in numbers in Med
ford. Jn this connection, some sensible remarks made by
the Portland Journal to Portland landlords can be quoted
profitably. They are equally applicable to Medferd: Says
the Jeurnal:
" Portland property owners ought to remain sane in the
important matter of rentals, inflation- of charges beyond
the reasonable is bad business policy. It has been extrem
ely injurious to many a prosperous city.
"There are already accounts of advances in Portland
that are to be regarded as inadvisable. The prosperous
atmosphere of the city has tempted some property own
ers to go too Jar in their demands upon tenants. It is
an easy way to kill the goose that is laying the golden
egg-
"ft is bad business to lay on all the charge that the
traffic will bear. Rent is inexorable, and the merchant
or other tenant must meet it in fair business weather or
foul. It is a fixed charge that is as relentless as death
and as uncompromising as time. W it mounts to unreas
onable proportions, the tenant must go out of business.
Then and there a blow is struck at prosperity and the
influences set in motion to bring harm to the property
owner himself.
"The landlord in Portland is constantly garnering a
splendid profit in the increasing value of his property.
The holding that was worth $100,000 yesterday will bring
$200,000 tomorrow. This constant gain is result of the
prevailing prosperity, and an element in that prosperity
is the tenant's ability to conduct a prosperous business.
It is very foolish for our property owners to boost their
exactions beyond a reasonable limit.
"Portland's best bid for the trade of a great intcr
lan'd is ability to undersell competitors. It. is a factor of
enormous value to tho city's growth, prosperity and ex
pansion. The undue boosting of rents will gradually un
dermine Portland's ability to undersell and will to that
p.vt.pnt. nndprmhip Pnvrlnnd's fiit.nro. One of ihn chiof
causes of Seattle's present unsatisfactory situation Is the'
lnut ol mllated rents. Jt ought to be warning to Port
land landlords. "
tion with hosiery, and Avhile the many protest, yet they
gladly pay their money to see the chorus girls caper to
"the lascivious pleasings of the lute."
Meanwhile such actors as Frederick Warde have been
forced into the lecture, field.- Of late, there has been a
so-called reform in the theatrical world, and Shakespeare,
like Jeffries, Bat Nelson and T. R., is trying to "come
back."
Medfoi'd at present has two performances booked, and
the bills are upon the walls. "Julius Caesar," and "The
Girl From Rector's.'? Which shall it be? Wc shall
sec.
MANY LOCAL PEOPLE
VISIT IN PORTLAND
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Itepieseiitatlvu "Ollle" James (dein
oerut, Kentucky) still retaliiH tho piotid
distinction uf being 'the biggest man,
physically, In the houxo of lepresentu
tlvvn. Iteptesontatlse Penby (lepubll
can, Michigan), who was his foimldabln
competitor In the house of repieseuta
tlves Keprusontntho Donliy (lepubll
can, Mluhlgan), who was his foinihlahle
competitor In tlm Slt -flint coiikU'hh,
wum uiiuing thOHo who did nut letuiu in
tho Slxty-seuond
Tho west oorrldur of the second flour
of the House office building has been
dubbed "Old (luaid Lane." Hanged In
hiiccuhhIoii along this hall mo the of flues
of llepiiwentutlWH 1'ajliM (republican.
New Voik), u trio of standpatters Me
Call's advouuu) of OMimdlun leolptoclt)
Isn't partlouhiily plmislng to his two
coiiHi'i'vathn filvndrt.
Although "I'nele J oh" Camion Isn't u
minority lemlr. and hunn'l any claim
to HptKilal fuvoiltlsHi st the hsmls of
the new mttjoiltx, th democrats Imw
coiiMldeiHtvly allowtd Mm the lain fuor
of an office within onl u few slepi of
the house flooi The exspeakvi Islodgtd
In the quartets foimeily oeeuplvd by the
committee on pensions Minor!!) Load
er Mann, who oould lme had the phiue
gruuufully withdrew In fsoi of Cannon,
tilld took u loom on the flooi below
Itepresuntuthe Hamilton (republican.
Michigan), who was chaiinuin of thu
Iiouhu commuted on thtt triillorlfM dur
Ing the liiHt session, Hud reported the
enabling acts to admit Ailioim urn! New
.Mexico, whuiu ho was plaited by Minor
ity l.ouilur .Mann Hamilton uis he
fuels that he hus done his shaie of the
woik on the ten Holies' OOllllllltte
Hope hits Ix-eii pruclloully atNiiuloned
for any changes In the hall of the house
of rvpiusenlutUes Kor six or koeii
juits' linprnvenittnts have been plaiinud
with the Idea of making the iMml-r
smaller and the acoustlos better At tliu
, beginning of the Sixl) -first oougress, a
coiiinillln' imd arehUecls ill aw up plans
which conleinpiHltH) sh veiling changes
ii lid the i xptiidltur of tiiMilly u inllllon
dollars to to effeet these olinngos Now
that the dfinooruts art In power, and thn
rojroiichmnnt program on, it Is said
there wilt be no wxpudl(iii fur this pin-pose.
Thereon 1 Akin s republlCHii, who was
elected by democmis from the Twenl-
fifth Now York district Is ncognUod
neither by tli republiuaiiu noi the dam
ocruts. lie did not uiiend the oauoiises
of ollhcr parly. Mmil ure conimnnt-
Ing on tho f"cl ,,ml sinee his piaoo on
tho aisle of tint reputillittn side, oppo
si to tlio "Panhandle strip' the overflow
of doinociats from the inujoiitj side
THE MONEY MAKERS.
RB, riLLlDR, traffic manager of the Southern Pa-
cific, once remarked that if he lost his job with the
railroad, he would retire to his Rogue River Valley ranch
and raise hogs, and that he was satisfied in his own mind,
that alfalfa and pigs would make any man in Oregon, par
ticularly in Southern Oregon, a fortune. If the market
for her hogs fell, he would put up "Miller's Home Made
Dairy Sausage" and become a millionaire.
Mr. Miller would doubtless get a great deal 'more out
of life if he followed his own advice and retired to his
Rogue River ranch, than he secures as traffic manager
of a great railroad system, for nowhere is life more en
joyable or are conditions more attractive then here. In
addition, he would probably be a financial gainer. For the
present he contents himself with advice to others, and
this has taken concrete form in a booklet jus published
by the Southern Pacific entitled "The Money Makers
Hog Raising in the Pacific Northwest."
This pamphlet on hog husbandry is written by D. O.
Lively and contains a concise summary of conditions
essential to making a success of the industry, the latest
scientific methods to he followed together with sound
advice covering all details. The pamphlet is for gratui
tous distribution upon application to the railroad com
pany. From a perusal of the booklet, it is apparent that
nowhere in the entire country do more favorable condi
tions exist for hog raising than in the Rogue River Valley
and that a source of much wealth is being over looked by
the comparative neglect of this industry.
CAN SHAKESPERE "COME BACK" IN MEDFORD?
kook for llm Huslness opportunity
lids that urn worth answering for one
of them, noniu iluy. wlH l l muke our
fortunol
Look for "wprOi-answorlng" mi ads
and answer tltm aU
Af 101) FORI) will soon have the opportunity to test its'
Ff-1 real appreciation of the higher class of drama.
Frederick Warde, dean of the dramatic profession, will
appear in Medford Thursday evening. He is, beyond a
doubt, the foremost exponent of the classic drama in
this country. Mr. Warde is a scholar, and an artist, and
is supported by a company of actors and actresses of first
quality.
The piny Mr. Warde appears now in ".Julius Caesar."
a drama that has stood like a stone pier in the river of
time through the centuries which have elapsed since its
first production. During all this time dramatic literature,
good and bad, has drifted by, and the greater part of it
is lost in the oblivion of forgotten vears, while "Julius
Caesar," "Hamlet." "Othello," "King Lear," "Richard
the Third," "Romeo and .Juliet," to say nothing of many
of the lighter works of the great master, have been given
a place m the repertoire of every great actor for centur
ies.
No artist has made a lasting reputatioli in the more
serious school of acting who has not been judged by his
portrayal of some one of Shakespeare's characters.' Hut
of lato years Shakespeare has come into serious competi ,1
POUT1.AND, Ore., April 22. (Spiclal
to The Mull Tribune ) The following
people from southern Oregon wero In
Portland .luring (ho past week:
Prom Medford Di It Gale, nt tho
Cornelius hetel: J. S. Vilas, A. K
Reames, Mr. und Mrs, William Orelg and
daughter, nt the Powers; Ira J. Dodge,
Mr. and Mrs. PreS N. Cummlngs, nt the
Portland, visiting with friends, I.. 11.
Hoover, Mr. and Mrs J, 1J. Corrlgnn,
and It. Hchol
Prom Grants Puns A. IlutlcY, nt tho
Cernelius: Mr and Mrs. V. A. Pettlson
and sons,' At tho Imperial, V. C'oUlg, II
V, niilott, Mr. and -Mrs. .1 A. Conner.
Prom Ashland J M Ilrooks, P H
16 HOURS IS
ON BEAR STATE ROADS
SACItAMIiNTO. Cal April 22. Gov
ernor Johnson touay signed the "1C hour
limit" bill, whtcli prohibits railroads
from allowing conductors, engineers,
firemen, brakemen, dispatchers and oth
ers In their employ from working more
than 1G hours ut a stretch, nor to start
woik again after such 16 hours stretch
until eight hours of rest lias Inter
vened, Wrecking and relief crows are
excepted from tho provisions of the law.
Carter, at tho Haton,
Prom Hosehurg W. C. Haw ley, M. S
Maxwell, at the Imperial: Mr. and Mrs.
1.. A HlckM, nt tho Portland.
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