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"Unique in location and cnvihu
ini'Ut, Central Point pos-i m nn ,ul
Mintng-cs not enjoyed In oilier tui
tions of southern Drejn. AYbtie in
no wnv n rival of Iter sister eilie-.
towns nml Mlla-re in the vnllev ami
AMth only Reed will for nil of her
Jieishbors and their cherished hojw
ni.d mnbitioiis. her lieople nre troin?
in the holief that their Uwi Iihs
bright futuro hesl nml with n view
to providinp for that future they
Iine, within the jast two or three
yenn, inatipurntcd au era of nublic
inipmvemont that 1ms not been
cqunlcd bj mi- city of like jxijmla
iion in Orogon.
Where only u few years ago ias a
Rlrajrplnis: country village, "unknown,
unlettered nnd unsung," witliont oirie
pnde or public improtoniouts, toda)
Mnnds a modern little city of WOO
people- (third in imputation and
wealth in Jnckson eonutyj, whone
progreg nnd ontoriirihc linve nind
tins chnuce pocsiWe. A eomjdet and
modern water yteni wth eight and
one-hulf miles of stool .mains sup
plies every platted portion of the eit.
with, an abundance of pure, ice-cohl
"water. A modem eornbiuation storm
nnd sanitary sower Hystcm with
mains nnd laterals covering almost
nine miles, provide perfect nuitr
couvensencort and makes jwssihle
streets hae ao been demanded r- jrP improvement
...... . .1 nn,x lehnnhes
l.l- ll'tt I1K"IIS lllll" U(UUU
oii.ire
rds (lovernig 31 blocks in the
busiuiss section) of Jir-t clavs
nspinilt haung beu laid. What hn.s
.boon done hero alouif these lines has
been well done, l'laus embracing nil
future needed improvements weT
firt formulated and eer step wo far
taken has heei but a jart of thft
carrying out of that plan. It is uofc
intended Unit what wat accumptitidted
tat j-ear or thw 3ear tmt be lorn
out and rebuilt next vr or the year
following because of inadequacy or
faulty construction. Miles of cement
sidewalks have bean built and ordored
constructed and on the princiiml
streets nud steps liavo been taken to)
securo atreot lights, which will bo
installed next spring.
Prosj)erity has reigned in Central
Point dnriug the j)st year. Jlot of
the businofs firms rojort an in
creased olumc of busiuet over last
year, in some cneoe the j!:qiiomonal
inerofie of from 50 to 70 j)er ocnt
being- reported.
In moral tone and educational fa
cilities Central Poiht occupie an en
viable position. It has no saloons nor
dues and, unlike many other so
called "dry towns," it lias no blind
!. llic town has excellent public
lub, oti Ot n ','oa ' ,no witirc i wdli the inn'-
represented the llnpiiot., tU'licntio'i of preset t tvducttou b
Town
Methodists, Clm-difttis and t'hwinni,'" lle"i "'
Kcicnli-ts lme their own liuihlngs, ioti! hope to grow
.tt n1 titles can
i-. the - round-
It nl.io has a llc ucwhiiaix r the (Vn-
trnl Point llewlil, edited lv
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.ml with the
icuIiiMtiou of the imiratitiiit'.-
diram apimmutlv t neur Ceiilr.il
(I'oint can wull ufford a smtle of nat-
LifactioH ovor wlwt she hna accom
plUhed in thu pat in prmrMtion for
the glorioHb ilromiiu .if the future.
No othor. city of equal nopulatlmi
the latter liming ju-t eoqiplfted oueiing country prtper
of the jirettieyt church buildings in
the valley. The Presbyterians arc
arranging to build next summer. A
V. M. C. A. building has jiwt been
completed and dedicated at a cost ot
noarfy $10,000. The building is fully
equipped with reading ud louugmg
rooms, cla rooms, ladies' parlor,
kitchon and banquet room, gym-
nntiium, shower and plmigo batlw. etc
No other town ou the coast, or poHi-
bly in the counto', of equal opula-
uwii nas auoitipieii ana earned to
completion such tin undertaking.
Of much importance to the future
Stock Raising
nll y proper, Set 1aii;i tarda of tat for mmiv c!ir, and tralulomt tlilp
tic, rniiKO mid dnlr nprcHcnt a ior-,mciiiH ot them from tho Jlcilford
tlon of Jiukpou rotiuli m wcullli Hit utorU ardn U au ouunloiml rmituic.
Mimt of tho stock raining part leu
Inrly in the ruac ot cattle. Im uiirlwil
mi In tho allo)n InlyrniH'lIng tho
mouiitalnoiiH dlntrlcta where water
modern Jiving condition second l and hish schools, five churches, a V.
jhoso of no city in the country. Paved M". C. A.. Commercial club. Ladies'
growth of Central Point in the irrum
tion project of the llogtiu River Canal
company, by which It is proposod to
covor some 5000 acres of rich hind
adjacent to trtid lying to the north
and west ot the city. I'armoro and
land owners arc cnthueitiBtio on the
subject of irrigation and nre mooting
tho enterprise of thu canal pooplc
half waj The ttltimnto success of
the project is uqw atianred and it is
confidently expected that water will
bo u nibble for the entire area b
tho spring of lflia. Thi will mean
the dividing np 0f many of the larger
trnets of land and intensive culthn-
and range aro plentiful. I.tttlo of
on the const 'con boaat of to cnmnmto ! "i" Industry la to bo neon lit tho
a water and sowar 8yem, a ovary :"" I""-""" f the Itogiic ItUor
jmrt of the city, luclndlng all of the!--
fttunllcr vallorf mcntl'tiicd aro
icptlomtlly well ntlnpteil to alfalfa
growing, and tho Imiueuno bodies of
rnitgn In tho vicinity of tho ('loirudo
mountains with the great oliimo of
native grnwes attract many people
who prefer this method of farm life
Hogs aro raised on many of tho
smaller farms and orchards, Kogiie
liver hogs hum been proverbial In
tho Han KrauclHcn nud other markets
nil in! r of Mori, farms aro nirtlii
talnml hero iniikliig a specialty of
pure bred homo, ami tho liuliutry Is
griulually growing Into noticeable
proportions. Tho open and Umbered
foothills In lh vlrlulty of Mmlford
afford spteiidld raiuto for shuop,
while the AtiRora "( Is being qulio
cxjnnslvely raised, and serve to
solve ono of tho economical problems
of laud Hearing where It Is necessary.
residence additions, is covered by the
two systuins.
The cost ot thoee improvements
was as follews:
WRtog Bystam extension .... $ 1 5.000
Sewer system hfi.ooo
Street jinvlng ..'J 40.000
Sidewalks . . . 3.000
It Is an up-to-date town, is lighted
by olectrlclty. Iiiih an excellent mu
nicipal wator system, good streets
and sidewalks. There aro sohools,
churchos, frntcrnsl organizations,
largo mercantile) establtshmonts nnd
manufacturos. a llvo commorclal
club and is tho distributing point of
(7lillC CUilU21 Itlllt UIIU 111 1I1U IIIlHIl
productive regions in Oregon.
Central Point has n prosperous and
progresslvo bank, the Central Point
State bank, J. O Isaacson president.
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AjT INVESTMENT IN A
DIAMOND
ic quires tnrcful tliotighl and tlio proper roiiflileuio In n firm
to warrant almoluto sntlsfartlon. To nolo tho proper coin.
pnrlMui )t niiiht liis)cct them from n largo nml well selected
Stock, such as I am ublo to Mom-. In this vvny )ti Iktcoiiio
tlioroughly famlllnr with values anil feci aiiurtttl of snfo and
economical Imjlng through my binding guarantee.
I'l.Vi: WATCH AND
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Medford, Orogon
MARTIN J. REDDY
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