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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1912)
' wA MICDFOU!) MAIL TI?1FUJNI5, MKDKOHT), OliiVlOX, MONDAY, JAMTAUV 1. 1012. PAGE MVE , t f j' w ft , r. 1911 Medford's Banner Year for Building Operations Juiiunry t, I HI 2, HikIh Modfonl iiuitutiilnliiK Km lci.n an tho Imiuiitr small city of Urn norlhwiut. I'nuinl receipts nhow n kmIii over u )nnr ami of ovor 30 per cent. Hunk cloui nncci unit dupuidti are Niihntiiutliilly tiroator, lloru it it il I'liHlllor hiilbllim liuvo been completed mid n r. tiiulur way than evur In tho city's h.idory. It allium) IiiihIiiuhh hag InerouHod In proptirttuu. Tliu eeinlni: ) cur pt otti lo lint lniivi'il niilu iiihI pour crop lit tliu vnlloy'n lilNtoiy, tliu Vfi.OOU ucrrH of youiii; orchards show u iiiomI i thrifty Krowth, ami n largo additional ucreano In bolug iiluiiluil. 'I Ho now yt'iir find it (lit 1'nelflo fc Uunlern rompMed to lltitto I'alU) and iirttjmrliiK for u 12-uilhi ixton nloii Into tho timber tint coming year. Other collimators ur rushing tint extension or thu On'Kon Trunk down I tho Dmchuti'H, neroNs thu Klninnth country und, me Uanndos to a Juno-i tlou with It, thus KlvliiK Modfvrd two iiaimcuuilnoiiiul rul.roudi und i opoiilriK ii nn luiiiioimo Umber dU trlcl to lumber timnufiicturlni:. Splendid Win it Hiiid. Tint now your finds Mmlford with , thu best municipal water supply of any city In tho west, with u gravity system brhiKliiK water 23 miles ironi, Itn source In tho tnow. capped sMitlj nels of the rnrmlt'K. with pure water aiuplo for a city or i&.OOO people, It fliidi Mcdford with a completed distribution system uxceedliiK 27 . tulle of cast Iron mains. I The new year riniU Medford with , 10.77 mllea of bltullthlo and asphalt' paved strettW With practically all tbtt duwuluwti district pbvud, Med-1 f6rd U to 47 th bMt paved city or It 'ftlM abyihr. Tfca atr year mm jBbenomanal bulUinr activity Is the bailneia and rildanc dlanfcU. In the cIoiIok )(tnr 000 niw huililliiRS wit erected, maio of thi'iii costly. Tho residence couMriictcd urit moult) on the bunga low nrdci, tasty und attractive This phi'iiomi'iinl building activity promlic n coiitlittiuiiro throughout t. Tho building l not cunfluod to .Mcdford, hut cxlsta throughout I he valley Modern striieiiirm nro ripluclun old (arm bonne nud u m.i tfTlul rhaiiuu In thn uppi'nrniuo or tho country l hi'lnK bronchi iiboul . Nru ItaiiU UuIIiIIiik. Tho now M'ar find tho lintidMiiuo ITR.ViiIii.VIihL N.nlonul tmiik hulldlui; nviirltiK coitipU'tlon, It flnda tho $t 40,0(10 HihtoiI Hoart honpltnl nl tiioil ready for patlont. It Iihh wit iiuniicd tin coiiiplolloii of tho $100. 000 Modrord I'urnlluro and Maid uuro -coiniuiiiy liullilliin. tin larKot Nloro hulldlnr. K'uilh or Portland In tho ntnto. It linn huoii tho completion of luo iiiaRulftronl lioivla, i-uuiil -to liny In tho atnti'. tho flvo.Htory Modrord, at a roHt or 1110,000, and tho rour-atory j Holland, ciwllnu INO.OOi), kIvIii Miilfou! I'limltiin and Jlanhtarc Con,p.niy HulldlnK. IjirKft Hi ore ( outh of Portland. N7:;lirWBHraHfflEE l samBM m IHWiW ilrfrt-Bllli (lii'shal anil Movant Nini Jloiuo of Hie P'liM Niitliuuil It.inl. Com tto.oiio. Spiirtn llulldin;;. Xir Carnt'Kle Library. Medford thu best hotel, accommoda tions of any city In the atufcv It ha witnessed tho completion' of ' 'tho Sparta building. Mall Tribune build ing, College building and numerous other structures. ' The new year will see construction of the new federal building, for which congress has appropriated $tl0,"u60, and the erection or n $rd,00t.-lo-soulc temple, and wltnera the- cp pletlon or the new Carnegie library. Hhkv Sum SjK'ii't. The aggregate cost for the busi ness blocks completed and started during 1911 Is not less than $750. 000 Nearly $1,000,000 was ex pended In dwellings, and public Itn- i i i . (Continued on Pane .) , .Two New Public School Buildings Constructed During the Past Year ; ' TIuto U m IiiMiliilioii of j.m''ii1'T iiioiiioiiI to our lico Anieiioiiii uoM'in incut limn tin Uihlio m-IumiI cyMem. It h mi iutllulioii tluil roitohi". everv hoiiie, ullVoU evciy ruiil: ami coiull (ion of MMtl-jty, srinU itn lnriiiuii"o into nil linen of 1mihIii-.m nnl lnl Uliil kIvi'h 'ii-t mill ooor lo eerv so ciill, oh II mill inornl Oiimlltton in life, j Tliu ycnr 1011 Iiuh liccn in many rcupccU ii HtuM'i'-o'l'iil one. The Hclioolii have liven imiiiitiiiiuil in tho tiNiinl wuy nnil no ililfipulticK lmvo uriiTii In niiu thou-ooil of (oiicIuth mill iii)IIh; mid till (lie umuuiIcH at work in llio t.VnU'in of noltoolrt lmvo iroccoilcil linhiioniouHly. MikMi.Iiiih lici'ii nooouiplihlicil in Hctmiinu' to tliu ttVHli'iii n lit'ltor iiliynli'iil i'(iiiiintMil mill n liiiilitT irofi'niloiml nplrit, Tho lioard Iiuh, (luring the your, ilono nioro in Hut ooiiHlnielion of oxlrn moIiooI InillilliiK und repiiir of old limn in niiy previoim yuitr. All tliix uuiki'x for beltor I'lliionlional oonilitioiiH in tlit' Hcluml mill mlilrt to lliu comfoit nnil limn-o lo llio offioicni'V of Hit t'oiicftliltf' limlv ' Till ilopiirhui'iit of Nupcriilidnilvul lias given lurHv 'f Itn tltne to thu Couruo or atudy re- eutjy.i'oimiili'jl and pitlillNliPil, Ihtin livf"u llio M oil fo I'll publio hcIioiiIh ii wiilcr und Hti-oiiger influi'iioo mnl nilil in Ip their iHelulncHH ill the follow ing' wii.vh.: ' . Tho unification of tliu work of tencliih(; bv ilcflnitolv pointing out tlm quantity unit kind of work eaeli tcneher iu'expeotiul o perforin. 2, To aid the Imixmnteuili'i't in Wfit . tifptc nnnir,i.'w. f n; it'' " n'i"- t-pijr. fnlTisst' -"-- i,s. .-.' i X for logical mnl wt'll-cuoriliiuited do-1 The Dometie Science ami Art ile-. seientific hiiMs, mid ti uftlird n pruo xulopiueut of the uliole iuiliiiltial, .i partinenf offers u full fonr-yenrl t'l'a' knowledge of the fmn7n men tul Immiler oppurliiiiitv for Mtnleiili toLogrse in eookiii" nml .-ewing ami 'principles of the various jiiIwMtrien "I i.l tl.e.u.elves" in tie ?eleelion ot Vllrillllj. iBtl S11,,il(s ,.,,. , "ineu tinner ino Keuernl tern. i iiuiiiig mm in ui'viii u ingiirr uu- ., i.,,..,,,,,,,,,,, ,..,),.. .... To meet th rquirsu)"iit! c,i tbi roe ot uritluess tbtin would other- visp ti ptfjbihle. A'l wrV jh so oprioultutv. Th UnnviiiK ilejiartmeut'pffra om udvuiived oour-f In e buitil liiil .ruiii.d ami prei uI n t ecura oonr-e iln deptirtuitit is nruvtdid m.htiiilal ilrhwun', ;rayop tnd a h RUtr atgree 1 1 untiuluvi ihtm with rion5 equipped win. wood, uouj, ',,,f color work, would otherwise be possible. j gas and cloutrie rangos, 20 individual I u conclusion, the Board of Ednen- The ConuueroiHl il.-mrtincnt offors'gus stoves mid n full compliment of 'ou have provided u broad course of u full tour-vear cours in tits fount- jiudixidual kitchen titeusiln, nnil $e- "tll.V thu,t enedurnges the instructors end ditterent makes of sewing ma- o discover and foster any speotnl chines. nbilitv or aptitude po.snetsed by n The object of introducing bortioul- PMI"'- Also in makiiu' tho best use hire nml agriculture into our publiu oE tlK !" neltool life of the pupil, schools is to endow the individual ,u,d "'" m Hecuring an ndequnto with a proper appreciation of the return for the outlay or public rupds superior ndvnntitgos which ugrioul- which have been appropriated for tbiifc tural life offers when reduced to a purpose. mentals of a business education I "Short Outs to l'rofieinicy" and j"Kn-v .Methods" are not offered. ae (tipartuunt is in cluirge ot u tlioi-oughly trained instructor, is well equipped with n battery oj l'i visible tpoirtors and nil neceosiiry njipli-anees. .Imksoii Silioul, in lackHon Street, Southwest Mcdfoiil. have yet i. do, to the end Hint they M'hools at tit" present time is far m'otis man. Whutmcr ninVcs for tlus may have mi uiubitioii lo complete cncoss of any previous vein. Tb is tin edueational good. Whntevev lunkes for part of Una nl tho o.p..'nsi thu entire work, umcui!1.v room of thu high solnml I. To give parouU n boiler Idea has been onlaiged to ucooumuidate jof the other is mi odiuuitionnl eil of the work thai i? being iloiu I'm the outI'Iow for tho nest iiu6U'r. Our suliooln nxowullv and itecesaril their ohildrcii that lluu on-opuriilioii Tlio library room has boon uddcTl, oek to do good - to build depuudi'blo hit work or HtiporvlHlon by enabling mv i,,, K,cMin(l, uilhonl which tin Uiiih mitking mi o.tni sealing cupaotty ""J1, """ m011 ' Wfiuou. him fo niiiol.'v detornuno wlintlier lieHr'roHitllH luiuuul ho Impul foi. for W htudouts. Tliu Ititont hiipitary ' Tbe eourse of si inly offo nnv given lonelier is doing tlm ro-l fi, Kinally l enable ull pupils h uppliuncoh have been installed this qufrcd work, thus avoiding nnneeos. tho dintrio, and also all in (ho sur- vonr, believing as wo do tlmt ho who Harv reptition in tenohlnjr nud no- rounding districts, who desiro butler !"' kuoWleduo nl the price of his ourjiiR ibo much dertirid reniiit of odiiontionnl iiihiii'ln-'s th-m lu health pays more for knowledge than, makinp oC the Rvorn (lepnrtmenlfl Rraded aohools olin sivo, to see that it is worth. ( one Bohool, working in harmony to tho'Mcdford sohools uftord as thor-1 Athletics 'is encouraged in our aoopjnpllpii, tko name -pqrpoBo, ouprli u practieal eoimnon buIiooI nud sclioola, but tho nthloto nlonu ia not it To ojjij pnpilfl to boo dourly iuat bigb sohool mltictition as tho Aineri ifi -wlial Imrt df th 13 yours.' work tjioy onn publio bqIioo) is onpablo of pi in have performed, aud also what tboyj The total cnt-olliuom of our public the product thu sohool seeks, nor id the genius, but tho man tho plum, substantial, resourceful, conscienti- ored in I lie high school is broad mid uompre bonsivo. llosido a I our-year course in Kuglish, Latin, Uonumi, Uistorv and Science, we lmvo well-equipped dopurtmouta in Manual Training, Do mestic Seloucu, Doumstlo Art, Hortl uulturo und Agriculture, and Draw ing Tho aim of tho work in Manual Training 19 to afford au opportunity . . fffSHt Roosevelt School, Queen Aune AddfUoo, East Mdod.
