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MICDFOU!) MAIL TI?1FUJNI5, MKDKOHT), OliiVlOX, MONDAY, JAMTAUV 1. 1012.
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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-
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.Two New Public School Buildings Constructed During the Past Year ;
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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. .-.'
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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
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Roosevelt School, Queen Aune AddfUoo, East Mdod.