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FOUTY-JPUtST YEAR.
MEDFORD OKIttJON, HATUUIMV, H1OTMMBKK 10, 1911.
No. 152.
The Marble Halls of Oregon Furnish
Much of Interest
MeOfriril Hlioulil Take rentir luftiivNt in Marvel of Nature, hying Willi
lii Kimy Itourli of TIiIh Oil)' Only u l-Vw From Mcdroril Vlnlt Cave
Although 'llicy Am Iteatly Worth While.
Through it lack of advertising
Medford Im passing up nun ol' I ho
most Interesting iiiitural scenes In
IIki West, although it lien practically
ut her doorstep. Tim Marble IIiiIIh
til' Oregon, in Josephine ciiiiiily, hut
IH miles from this city, nni well
worth a visit. Yet this season but
I'luVI'll pi'Opltl ImVO visited tllO IMIVI'H
from this 'ity.
Tim I rip is mi hi ny out. Two
liourM in nil niitonioliilo will put you
ut tint head of Williams creek, n
triliutiiry of tlm Applegnto. Horses
run ho secured there for traveling
tlm 10 milo I mil through forest unil
iiiouutiiiiiH, Tlm entire trip can Im
made in a ilny, lint n day unil n hulf
im better, uiul excellent oeoonimo
ilutioiiM can ho scoured front tint
fanners of upper WilliiiniH creek.
Medford should j; i v ct heed to the
uattirii) wonder,
It was ill 1H7I (lint Klijiilt David
son, out It tin t tiir in tlm iiiounlninc.,
followed his dogs on a fri'Mh hum
Irark to finil tiiciii haying before u
ilark opening in which tint wounded
uiiimal hail tnki'ii refuge. From tn
cavern rushed a stream of limpi'l
water through which Mr. DnviilM.it
luti! to wndc ti enter in. A few 'Vol
inside tin' ln-nr was kilh'il, hut llm
discoverer hail seen enough to fill
liliu with wonder uinl ourinMily, nil
iim hooii nH neighbors rouhl hi enlM
cil in tlm expedition, Hid party re
turned. The country being thinly settled, it
whh some time before the ravi'M wn
Niifni'ii'iitly known to attrui't vlll
orn from uhroiul. Then u party of
Him r'rnneisen capitalists became, in
terested niul decided to iluvi'lop tlii'iu
an a commercial enterprise. Men
won? hired to cut a trail over the
uiouutaiiiK, others worked inside, en
larging MiiiBll-ittMHi'(CH " 'HiaTiey
might hit tuoru nsily tnmtrHod, u
big hott'l wiim plattiH'cl and all wns
hustle and activity. Tint promoter
themselves ciiinpcd at tint entrance,
spending many hours daily In the
oaves. Cards whili'd away tlm time
and Kami'' for princely stnkcH wont
played in u (thiiiiihcr Mill known
llm "gamblers hall." At tlm close
of tlm Hummer tint capitalists do-
parted, with assurances that money
would Im sent to pay tint worker,
Init tlm paymasters never appeared.
It wiim u great dlsnptoiutmcut to the
sturdy inoiiutnineerM, uud they Mill
lire talking of it, nearly every tour
ist hearing the story.
After several yearn had olapod 2
young men built them a cabin and
iiuiliirtook to establish (beir resi
dence there. Mi that by "squiilting''
they would be given a title to the
eliiiiii when tlio government stir-
veyed tbn laud. Several bridge
were constructed over the tnoiintuii
streams, more work wiim done on tin
trull, but fiunlly Hoeing that the sur
vey wiih Imlefiiiite, they abandimed
But finnlly Uneht Sam rceognUed
the enve.M ax unit of the neeuie nmr-
vein of bin doniniu and him with
drawn thu spot from entry and bv
deNiguiitiug It a national park, he Iiiih
provided for Km future a fitting mo
iiui'l lo itri roiuautlo Imitory
Tlm Arnrlilo Halls of Oregon lie in
tlm midst of Dm iuohI pleluresipu
mountain Hoeuery iumgiiiable. Do
Heeuding into a little valley ovoi
rugged granite boulders, yet along
u splendid mountain trail, thu for
est covered hills rising on every side,
one comes to Cave creek, which
bursts from the foot of a perpen
dicular granite wall 100 feet ir
height. Nature Iiiih draped the
white, faeado with luxuriant greet
moHses, in heiiutil'ul contrast to it
uncovered portions. It 1h like a
grand overture introducing the tho
litre of wonders to follow.
Knloring u low passage by follow
ing the hud of the stroma, one grad
ually iiRooudH over rugged rooks to
thu upper levels, leaving tlm wntoi
htlow, A huiidrod foot and the rea'
bounties begin lo disclose thumselVes
The walls, are of oronmy whilcnosi
while slonilnr stalactites depend liki
icicles from tlm (tolling; stalagmite
rise from thu floor; fantastic forma
tion ut thu hiiiiio soft white abound
on every band. Darkness, absolute
and unpenetrable, is but intensified
by tlm candles as. onu iiiovuh through
tho large ohninbors. Sileueo as ir
it vacuum reigns no) n sign of lifi
uxisls in air or water, Kvory sta
laolito has its drop of crystal liquid
yet it uuver scums to full, and the
caves are in most plaoos remarka
bly dry. Tho air is pure and fresh
(Im temperature remains at (0 de
green the year nroiiud, One of the
first rooms Is thu "Queen's I'alare."
At tlm sides rising in tiers like the
scuts in mi amphitheatre, are shelves
draped with translucent stalactites'
couches hung with fairy tapestry.
It is a royal apartment in verv
truth.
Not so large iih some of the others,
but uuiipie in lis nil nidi venoms, !s
"The Organ b.ft." Down the cen
ter bangs u row of enormous slnlae-
iliM of different lengths. Struck
gently villi a hit of stone, they send
forth mellow sounds like deep tuned
bells, the pilch of the different pipes
sometimes ilitreruig iim much us two
octavos, yet no two alike. These re
verberating chimes give mi Indescrib
ably wlcril ami beautiful effect in
tho silent ebmnbers.
"The (lhost Chnmher" or "Dan
te's Inferno," us it is now known, m
modeled on the grandest scale of -ill,
though so irregular in its outline that
dimensions convey but little mcmiiug.
Mncrging into this great salon, one
is Mtartled by a gigantic shadowy
outline lost in the obscurity of tlm
further end. Unlike most of the oth
er rooms, the "(lhost Chamher" is
hollowed out of n brownish rack,
anil the stahielite formation only ap
pears in one place, where it -covers
the wall like a cryslnllied waterfall,
producing tin, hpecture effect that
names the room. The dome Is fully
100 Toot in height, while the length
Of the room must he as much or
more.
Scores of passages lead from the
"Ohost ('hnmht'r" in every direction,
yet ii single one leads to the outer
entrance gives an idea of the intric
acy of the caverns and the daugor
in attempting to visit them alone.
However huge black arrows have
HOiunpuJiited itisldo ho that' had n
man light ho could eventually reach
the surface. Without light however,
he would certainlv ocrisli. M U
slated that soon after the discovery
of the place the complete skeleton
of a bear was found in one of the
inner rooiin. mid if brute instinct
did not servo to liberate him from
the terrible miue, there would be lit
tle hope for n human being.
"The Golden Stairs," a wonderful
natural flight, lead out of the
"iiiinsj Uinmber" mid ascends for
many feet, sometimes through a pas
sage so small that one crnwles on
his stomach, or slays behind if in
clined to obonpoiut. Appropriately
enough the "Golden Stairs' lead to
"Tho Chapel," and hero is a charm
ing little lake of tho coldest, clear
est water, lying ut onu side of the
room, where tho wall mid ceiling ap
proach to within a foot of each oth
er. Hollow stnlaetites. like dear
Kdass reeds, eonneot them, mid where
hosc Imvo been broken away to n
W visitors to drink the delicious
vator, the remaining fragments cur
ry many n feminine tress us a re-
ninder of fair visitors.
On and on, now climbing a ladder
or tiosooniling hy clinging to the
rooks and stalactites, until the guide
startles his charges, by whispering
"There must bo some one else in tho
cave. Iur, far below in a seeming
ly bottomless m't, glimmers a can-
no. it is hut a stub left by the
Viiide in thu "Ghost Chnmher," and
wo are on an upper level, near its
dome, where a single misstep would
mean a mini aceiileut.
Climax of beauty mid graco is the
"Pond Lily Hooni" most difficult of
access, richest in its adornment The
aseont by long Judders uud slippery
walls is fraught with danger nt ov
ary turn, yet tho risk is well re-
pintl. Covering tho walls of this
Mcdford's Handsome New Hotel Building
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Eastern Editor Writes of This City for
His Eastern Readers
Hayn Medford PrewsnU One of Most Striking Ivtnmplcti of What West
ern Hplrlt, Kentcrprlac and Well Directed Kncrgy Can Do In Bring
ing About Itcfiiiltft.
Public Will Be Given Chance to View the New Institution
Tomorrow Will Open Next Tuesday
Next Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock
Medfonl's splendid new hotel "The
Medford'', will be opened for busi
iiohs. Following that, this city will
have n hotel second to none in ihe
state, and far surpassing any other
like institution on the coast in .i
city tho size of thin. Tho hotel
complete, including the furnishings,
will represent mi investment of more
than $200,000. The money has been
well spent mid reflects credit to a
great degree upon the men erecting
the building.
Tomorrow the hotel building will
be thrown open to inspection mid
doubtless the building will bo crowd
ed throughout the day. The hotel is
well worth iv vbulH4ifinniiy n citi
zen will l;e surpriscdHt tho simple
elegnnce to be found in the build
ing. It is mi imimrtnnt step in the
iovclopment of Medford. No expenso
has been spared to make the hotel
thoroughly modern and it is certain
to reflect credit on the city.
The exterior of the building which k'lchc"
overlooks the city park, is treated!
simply, good porportion and core
fully planned ornament being relied
U)on to produce a simple elegance.
The Main street entrance to tho lob
by ik sheltered, by an, .elaborate
marquees projecting the width ' of
the sidewalk, mid which is heavily
ornamented ami studded with elec
tric lights.
The main floor contains a spacious
lobby, men's lounging room grill
room, office, dining rooms, and c
The feature of the lobby
(Continued on Pace C.)
Short Talks on Proposed Road Bond Issue
There is a eomonm tendency to cling to old ways and methods.
Every new invention or discovery has to fight for its life, and every good thing has
been condemned in its day and generation.
The reason men oppose progress is not (hat they hate progress, but that they love
inertia and tho old way of doing things; in other words they hate to get out of the rut.
Change to tho manv is a verv pamlul process.
Even as great a man as John Kuskins foresaw that the railroads would ruin Eng
land by driving the stages out ol business and killing the demand for horses, thus ruin
mg the lanner.
m
ootu as though carved in wax. are
stalactites shaped us lily pods and
blossoms white from tho cellim.
hang immense fluted chandeliers f
the most delicuto formations. F.v
orythiug in tho room is of dueling
whiluess mid puroty. Ah though this
wore not enough to euohaut tho bo
holder, dainty murine shells uv
found in tho strata near the floor,
presenting an interestin.- problem to
tho geologist. "Holy of Holies" this
room has been called by later visit
ors, and cortainly it does inspire
rovoreiuio somewhat lessened when
tho guide gives his version of the
naiuo iih "Holiest of Holes."
Sonio of tho names bestowed aro
almost us pioluresquo as tho rooms
themsnlves"Old Nick's Heilionm,"
"Hell," "IJuueo Hall," "Oarden of tho
Gods," "fflinol'H Hack," ."Joaquin
Miller's Uoudoir," mid tho "Shark's
(Continued on pave 3.)
Thomas Jefferson tells us, in his autobiography of a neighbor of his who "was
agin" the public schools, "because" he said, "when cvovy one can read and write, no
one will do tiny woi;lc."
We tire advertising and advocating (he bond issue of $l,f00,000. Good roads and
prosperity.
Advertising is stating who you are, where you are and what you have to offer the
world in the way of commodity or service.
The only man who should not advertise is the one who has nothing to offer, and he
is a dead one .whether he knows it or not.
Over one hundred million dollars are spent in Europe every year by American
tourists and the only advantage Europe has over the Pacific coast in climate, scenery
or opportunities is good roads.
Twenty-five million dollars aro spent every year in California by tourists, yet Jack
son county surpasses California in climate, sceiieVy, opportunities and everything ex
cept good roads.
The farmers of Jackson county lose more than tho bond interest would amount to
every year, because of the delay, extra wearand tear on their wagons and horses in mov
ing their produce to market, due to lack of V2 mohths-a-year good roads.
Several years ago, Mod ford opposed good roads and paving, but now Medford is the
best, paved and most prosperous city in Oregon and its citizens favor paving and good
roads.
Ten men and several corporations pay tho greater portion of Jackson county tax
es; they all favor good roads; because it nieans greater prosperity and no increase in
taxation, as good roads will double tho market value of all taxable proporty.
Tn a fow years it will bo impossible to move the enormous fruit crops without good
roads.
Med ford's waterworks has mado a pay roll of several hundred thousand dollars;
Medford paving a alill larger pay roll; tho 1. & E'. railroad over one-half million dollars
payroll; tho Gold Kay Realty company and allied companies over one-half million dol
lars in payroll; the Rogue River Electric Company over a million dollars in payroll.
Other towns in Jackson county havo had largo payrolls.
Juridically all of theso improvements aro comploted an
3ractically all of theso improvements aro comploted and tho payrolls have noarly
ceased.
What is Medford and Jackson county going to without payrolls in tho future?
Tho expenditure of $1,500,000 in good roads in Jackson county in tho noxt threo
years, in addition Jo the benefits of good roads, Ayould moan tho most prosperous years
in tho history of Jackson county and would tido us over until tho enormous fruit crops
would continue tho prosperity.
Got out ol the rutj voto ior tho bond issue, good roads and prosperity.
C. E. Wise, editor of tho Mnn
knto (Minn.) Daily Review, who has
been spending a couple of weeks In
Medford, writes of the city ns fol
lows in his paper of Sept; 7:
This little city of Medford, in
which I have been spending the past
two weeks, presents in my humble
judgment one of 'the most striking
examples of what western spirit, en
terprise and. well directed energy can
do, is doing, and will do in bringing
ubout of results in this country of so
many wonderful nccomplishracns c
I am not jeopardizing rav veracity
in the least when I say that Medford
is the most talked of city on the
const. That's snying a good deal,
too, for the country is full of cities
large and small, nil striving for su
premacy in this land of opportunity,
some of which will no doubt take
issue with me on thnt statement. In
this case, I'm from Missouri, and will
have to be shown to the contrary'.
Medford Is Their Slogan.
Now, reader, it you have never
heard of Medford your delinquency
is no fault of Medford citizens, for
the burden of their song from morn
ing until night and from night jintil
morning is Medford, and it rcverbcr-t
ates back and forth through the val-'
leys and over the mountains, increas
ing in volume ns it spreads over the
great world beyond. Her people'be
licve in Medford ns thoroughly as
they believe in their Bible. They
know they have a good city and con
sider they are conferring a favor in
making it known to the outside
world.
Men, women and children vie with
each other in singing praises of their
little city, every note that issues from
tho throats o the birds, the fra
grance sent forth by the beautiful
roses. -that bloom hert -almost'- the
year around, the flavor of the differ-
cnt varieties of fruit that grows so
nbundnntly on the productive uoil
roundabout, all teem with that genu
ine enthusiasm that has mado Med
ford what it is and will surely bring
about tho ultimate result for tho city
that is predicted for it.
Wideawake Patriotic People
Without going into these details it
might have sufficed to say that Med
ford Is filled with a lot of energetic
wideawake, patriotic people, thor
oughly loyal in every way to their
city and her interests and being hap
py and prosperous and contended
with their surroundings, their prin
cipal object in life is to set forth in
the most glowing terms its many ad
vantages so that others may enjoy
the same pleasant conditions, '.'he
stranger who happens into their
midst is welcomed with open arms
and unless he be a confirmed tint!
hardened globe trotter with nothing
to do but just live, as soon it his
lungs aro saturated with this en
thusiasm permeated atmosphere h
becomes almost as rabid a boomer
ns the native Medforite.
With such force at work ard the
many opportunities offered Ly the
natural resources of the country sur
rounding tho city it is not very
strange that Medford made a gain of
393 1-3 per cent in population during
tho past ten years, tho third largest
mado by any city in tho United
States. On my own responsibility I
venture to sny that 393 per cent rf
that gain has taken plaeo within tho
Inst five years or less.
Changes Made In Five Years
Fivo years ngo I dropped off tho
train at tho Medford station and
looking about me saw only an ordi
nary villuge with nothing of suffic
ient interest to attrnot but passing
notice from tho traveler. The busi
ness buildings wero of tho most or
dinary character and in tho mam
street tho dust lay several inches
deep. I wns not sufficiently im
pressed to look over tho residoueo
portion of tho town. Inquiry de
veloped that the population was o.
timatcd at from 2500 to 3500 peo
ple, I thought '2000 would bo u high
figure.
Thoro was an air of activity about
tho plnee, however, that was encour
aging and promised bettor things.
Ono enthusiastic citizen predicted
that insido of fivo years tho place
would havo 15,000 people, and that
manv wonderful things would happen
in that period.
In tho spring of 1009 I mndo rav
second trip to Medford and found
thut in tho intervening threo years
things had boen happening here
abouts. Tho spirit of the west had
been at work and tho landacnpo Imd
been transformed. Medford was on
the map and no mistake, with every
evidence of a healthy and coming np
petititc for fame. She had taken on
many metropolitan airs and wore
them gracefully. Substantial busi
ness blocks had been erected and
were occupied by merchants with up-to-date
stocks that would havo been
a credit to much larger city.
Had Population of 5.100.
And it was only claimed for tho
city then a population of 5,100 whieh
I saw no reason to dispute. Tho resi
dence district was buildincr tin rnrj-
idly und vacant houses wero more
scarce than hen's teeth. New .set
tlers were coming in on every train,
property values were ndvaucim? by
leaps and bounds, nnd things were
moving with a rapidity that took
one's breath away. Yet with all
these evidences of prosperity if Med
ford had any paved streets at thnt
time I do not remember of seeing
them. Besides her water supply wns
very limited, her hotel accommoda
tions inadequate, and there were
other shortcomings, not in keeping
with tho progress mnde along other
lines.
Some Cold Facts and Figures
Two years have elansed since then.
I am again in the little city taking
stock of my surroundings, nnd hero
is where I present a few cold facts
and figures for tho benefit of the
man from Missouri. I find a most at
tractive little city, full of life and
commercial activity, with many hand
some nnd substantial modern busi
ness buildings, beautiful homes,
paved street, sidewalks, etc.. a
splendid system of water works with
an abundant supply of good water,
and indeed all the assessories that
so to make in un.to.ilnt itv.nnli,-
I great fufu& VpVospecl7 . "? '"
ihe federal census of 1910 gave
Medford an official population of 8,
842, and the present estimate of 10,
500 is considered conservative.
In 1010 eight and a half miles of
street pavement was liad, and more
than twelve miles is being put down
this year, all asphalt. The astonish
ing thing about it 'is that this work
and all that goes with it has been
done without protest from the peo
ple who pay the bills. They are
simply hungry for public improve
ments that will add beauty to their
city and petition for them faster
than the authorities can take care of
them.
Within the last two years Medford
has laid eighteen miles of empnt
sidewalks and thirteen miles of water
mams at a cost of .$975,000, and tho
work is still going on.
Some of the Building Improvements.
A large majority of the Medford
homes nre bungalows very artistic in
designs and present a most attrac
tive appearance in their setting
among well kept lawns and beautiful
tlowers. No detail lookini? to tho
comfort nnd convenience of their oc
cupants has been overlooked.
Iu 1910 alone there worn 4ftn nw
residences built, besides mnnv !;.
ness houses, largo and substantial
structures, a $75,000 nntatorium and
a $50,000 passenger depot. Among
tho principal buildings this year are
a five-story, 100-room brick hotel to
cost $125,000, now nearly ready for
occupancy ; a 50-rooni concrete hotel
to cost about $60,000; a hospital with
additions to cost $110,000, two publio
school buildings nt $33,000 each.
Ground has jnst been broken for a
$20,000 Carnegio library and a site
has been purchased for a federal
building to cost $110,000.
Medford's Water Supply.
Medford's water supply comes
from n Inko twenty miles distant, is
pure and abundnnt. A gas plant is
located on the edgo of town and oleo
tricity is furnished by a power plant
on tho Rogue river ton miles distant
whioh supplies current to tho entire
valley.
A million dollar projoot further up
tlio river is being dovoloped and will
gonornto 25,000 hprso power when
complotod. There is an nbundqnco of
coal in tho mountains fivo miles from
tho city, but wood is tho priueipal .
fuol now used.
Tho city has four banks, a Rplon
did publio school system besides an
academy for girls conducted by Cnth-.
olio sisters. Almost every religious
denomination as well as fraternal or
ganization is represented hero. Two
companies furnish telcphono service,
there are threo railronds and twenty
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