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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1912)
page sicvto Medford Leads Northwest in Number of Telephones per Capita Medford Center of Timber Belt By M. L. Erickson TViEDFOPD TMA'rr, TRTHlTTO MEDFORD, ORIMOX, MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1012. t l I 'i -v k. ... 4 gft A n ywv Till! HUM. COMI'ANV. The li Ii'I'Ihmio growth IiiiiI dovalnp liniit of it community In usually run nlil'iit the mom ncciiriUtt iitiHhnd of (toiiiiiilliH' tho Rftiivrnl Inoronae In population iiiul piotpcilly nf n loiinj li mill In pi'-pnrlug nlHtlmicn, li net iiiiiiiiii lo rly In it grmil nmn. i IIK (III tile lOiMtrtli lit I III" telephone! loiiipnm net opt oil as representative) of tin' Industry In (ho community. To llitx imkI Tlm Mnll Tilhuiie Iihn round It convenient to oxnmlhw the Mniri.nl i fiords of lhf Mnrlflr Tole lilinito iiiul 'leli.graph romimny, and Is permitted to present tnnio funis mul flume Hlikli Mill lii good .roml- llIK I'MII III I ho inoit fHlllllllMlIC liiiuMcr rue Yfodroril Mini llio gr&tit ItuKlll ItlM'l' mi I Iny, III illf Cliri.'llt llHIIH of I III) Pa cific Tt li'iilmiii' Mngssluu li found n statement nf deu'lopiuoul of nil ox (lmiiK.ii in tin. status pt California. Oregon nml Washington mul tt In nujnilfliant m unto tlmt of the stiv (ml liuiiilrod exchanges operated II) llu I'aririr inmimiO', Modioli! standa second In mint of growth for the )fr lb 1 1, ImtiiK excelled only by HiiHta Crux. Oullforhla. The pur- mtHu or hhId In ubanibura' sla l on 4u Mftlford Iiiih I mi' n 2U.I3 por nit hIiion Juuuury of tho present ybar unit tin ttdophtino development Ih now 17. tit tolirtilioiioN to every I on llll - or, applying tlio figure to tlui usually uwupted niellim! of tie- IWrillllllllK l(lHlllltlOllt Mnilfotil Iimm H l'nt'llltl tuliniliuno lu 17.91 famllls Mil of oNory twtuity. Tliu moat op tltutslla Oregonlmi. Mini olllwii of tho lingua Itlvnr vsllwy In imrlloHlttr. would hardly hollsvo tlmt his com iituully IihiI Hindu such stride in dmolopiiiHiit mid progress Nit In ovl dnnunil lu ihn above figure. Not nlon lu tlio liicrwtno of sub mm ilium lu tlio city Of .Mud ford Im tho phoiioineunl Krowtli found, for HlO tolopllOIIH duVlllOpUtellt of tliu Oil- tiro Hokum Klvnr vtillwy Ims hlt paro wlti the tiititrupolhi. "Tom the miiuo amiro of Information It la found tlmt Ashland ha liuiroased If.. 10 pur Wilt Mild OtltS Vm, Cunt ml Point, .fnrkeouvllle, Tulnnl, I'liomilx mill tCrntlw Point' Iikyo iiihiIm uihhIIx ma unmt Hlrldtw. DurluK H yr vry iteulvo liiiirovniMt Iihv lioon uildl to tliu pUut of 'tho rouipmir lu Md finl mul inljrnt nonntry. hi the illy propor uiHiiy mllm of cnhlo Uhvh iuu lidded ihi1 tfiktnimlvH mldltlous SpHilv to tho HwltvlibiwrU mid mtuiiH itiiuit. Not thj Imat Uinfll to Mml- fiinl M tho trHitfr of. tlm tyltntmnli UfliilpiuitiU mid foron to thin pluco. wit kill adiU wvrl fiimlllue to lit popiihuloii of tho city mid inakMi or 3Unlforil the mlilwuy rohiy Htntton of tlm romiwuy ltwuiii f)nn Frnnclro mid I'orilaiid. I'rolmtily tho Kt'cutrat actlvliy for thu jnr Iihm liotfti mIiowii lu tht 1- vrlountPttt of lh? rural lliirn Mttd ex- t" -"'" "ity ' r Medf prd Healthy ipu iioltiton(t (iiiKw (lie pnWi lin Jivipi Kioto or Ii'h iiittkifttti(l in tlio nuliunil, liyifiii? oomlittoiiM mid iliyijQnl iiifvji'iu) ,ol' liH;iutuv wliciu llnoiljj yf.M)MiiniHnt Mtfttltoiieul whn lii'iliOfttwiiluiUil. No IoiikOI' iIuvh the fuinvuT UVJI HpililM (li'iiionic Ihwiry - t'Hlili oj.'llif lntiuor tliuoi'v ronlwil it' Ijliv. jnoolnuiionl or liMtiulnxiintI Hii'nlivfciitlHfv (he viviluotiuu of lo iliij. , LI'll" "iilit of (lie tiniWH in iilniii- 1,' I'Ofluv.toil ill Hll? Illl'lln o (lUtMUO pri'vullillj; mining tin umi1i-iii,v-lii-iil, iiiuuiiHtio nml NpiriliinlUlli' vifvv aiv viNiulo of tliu mi1 rapiillv iiiW JVtiy lu iiicoiimIiiiiIIv iiicimiiiim liitnuiuiuv mul' wrowimr iutoroul of tlm iHujiuUiih IJiii(.,tioiiitry hi thy Itiostj. ODitbljit limillli. ' liiivqjiQouiiU) JMfltkoiiud to llio fool tluil' ninny ilihiiinot -im ncoiiimn williiu llio coiiiiiiiiiuiv, louliniiiK hy wit iiiui'ttiitioii iiiiinlivtit of tlio inoKi inilonl mul I'n I nl inuy lie ulntoluMy )hii'iiltul, Tlu ltniii! ov vnllny ix Miii'I'iiiiuiIimI willi h!uu-('iii)mm iiioiiii IniiiH ii itivtit pin Inui of tliu yi'tir, liurtloruil with liiilHiiiiiio foionU vnry- i.UU in iuIimiI I inui All In 100 mile. 'I'Iio vulli'.v Iiiih mi I'lt'Mitiirli of from lil(H lo iillljl) I'ocl nml KoiiliiliiH not II, llllllll.V llJHtlil'l williiu ilx xCO, ('(iii()(umilly moKipiiUii'H nio prnc liuolly llliK'Uowii. Cliiiuitio (lomlilioiiM mo tlm liiMl." iii oxIruinuH ttf oiiiiii'hUiio, with nlil miiiiiihI iiiiiifiill of W lo VM hirluw Aodloul wild lu imvcit htitudx mul iuiiintvil huwui" Hynl(im Iiiih iimt1 Imnlly tjlimiiiiitdil llio hountly ct. Ill wutor miiily Im ttilsoii mini Iho itliiiiliiiiiM mul in funili'lifil in over IIHIUlllUC. TllUiO Iium not Ill'lOt -i Mijlii oiimo of typhoid foMJi' wilhli, U(o fM,v liuiilH of-li-iml rxirUti ili;iiliijj lliu piiMl fuiijt,iiiuuU.oiil Ww 1 1 liu i' odd don Hi ner 1(J 111) iuliiiliiU'iU from tuboi'uiiloU ilttriuH tlio piiKt yoftv. Tlio uiillro tnoiinlit'y mtc from nil (MiiiMott Im looti Hum nine pur HUM. II, U. IMCKI1L. Cliniiinuii t'oiiUnlnot? on ICiiiilumlc 'ICiiildinlc mul Coiiimuiikuililo li (iiism of llio Kliilo Huiu'il oMIuullli. .. . '. '..V'-:''' if . . jnoi. nmnv iioiihi win no voitioii m b- 4CtLwJwv.''-r "zT'm,'"''Y'7f'Qyli 7' IIllllM' I'lll.ll.' llllHllllIf, tniloii!. Alxtiit 'ill i"iat nii'iijilt n". mi iIh- I'lill' hh Ilntm hvn Imwii bwllt u iuv ma-! the p!iim or lylnu litrlctH mid tbvr ar how broNght lo llio IHnwlioW of tb trt ouit rltlo mul towiw In tbe Kofftt Itlrtr rAtluy no )& thn 50ft rnral tmullhw fpH rti rtfowtaMt banton of tko vit11ujr.Ni. IH do of II tt. rro inn irobJly h mrmltnt bond of oomniunlaUloit ot mkinl and baat nvaa InivrcKitiraa ip a like ai-oa than can ba found !ti Uny olhor otitma t'nHflf nlop. Iho contpnny m touipUU more oxtoiialvn loipror TmmU for tlio new yr than In tb Aaat and Tho Mall TrMnno It d vtwMt hy Mr. A. J. Vance, the man ar of tho cooaoany lu ih Ruauo IWrar irally. toat not until a telo. oltona U itulalkMt la rry homa in tlm valley wilt Uof wttalon of tho rampttny b cnmplot or Its effort X "IT" i. TIIH IHI rOAII'AM', Altlimigli U ha onl Ih'cii in oper ation n yf, tlia Horn.' Talaphona rompmiy Inai nifiila icr.-ut atrtdM duf Iok 19)1, allowing tii.it tba valley wa't rwuljr for two toll pliono sratatna, The Krowtl'l itlflil l Ihu llowa compmiy iluriiif the year wrta truly matTaloiii. On Janaary 1, 111. i bo wjiiipMtJ' liml tlxty lela growth made fyl "'" coWpaiiy waa truly imirrp. on JaHiiary 1, in l. tba tioinjXiwx had mxty lola phoiKii in unaattlon. Janamry l, inn, th.y Inira f0u phone wor)i ItiK out of UiH .JMHfonl vxchaiitfv, wlil. over ifQO. un- IMmI lu tho valh). thi'ra liOftUf "" cxchauMa fit Woiidvllh'. aolil. Ulll. Jttckaonvlllii Mint Anlilhiiil, dWft.il mlivr iwltit in tit" vnllay wfll hiv.) oxebmigaa StMllllnhfl wjthln tlm llttXt fW inuiiiliM iind H19 llouii' lomprtny will uiver tin' vHllujMirfcitl), The yn- ti'iu liiKi.illed Ir A Ittod.-rn noe In all 1 1 i.(." ; mid Djftx'Qoiiii.iuiy Uvea up '.. ii,. .iMK'fmontli.to glv lh public .t mi-Id nrn,orv.la9. I'lslilnj; .tin lloolliii;. Ih.' ltot;ii rfyor furuihea tho flu i,.-.t miKliiiK of any tn-am In tho inn Hi went, liy mi Itiltl'Uiv Ihw, ll wan lowd lo coiiiliiorciji flahliiK and It U IhIiik rt.Hl0di(t with nilnhow mid cul-tliroHt- trout. All of thu trlbutarlea uf iljfe.HUKtic ulao furnUli ttxcallont Mfiort. fc Tit lillla and ratleyc mirrwindliii? Medford fnrnlali kcmmI quail and uroinw ahoolfns, whll" duck and geaao can b shot lu uurubera dnrlna tho fall flight. CliltK pbeaaants har been liUrodiutod and ara in u Ill plying rapidly. t Wer ami litmr uppmnl in the moun tulna. aa wJl , ws-lf . cougara and bono la. Tba nnutw can wteuro neatly any klnd'Of game li deglrea. i ii . , i l)Telopttiaiil of the tfmfeor r. clroil orer 1-iSOO. Otirlrlpc lh proa- iftip(ioil to tho Illuo Liidso cotipor aottrcaa or aonthent Oregon In thnt 'mr ll W,JI ,eclr nioro, nnd lit mlnos will open up tho vtwt tlmboroil liaiida of tltf government will pro fninr" wt "tn of SO lo 0 Ihoti- region of tho fllcklyoit rtitiRO. mh.1 .....mm win w a low Hvamga- or TUI ni,IJInK of tho jIuljor from thaw tamaunt laobanti Artiiiilw tatfll f -i.- ...i. -o-.' J t:.Z lUMa 8rtnt foroHta will ho ruducod Proposed Masonic Building i '' ' - i s-ji'tV'V " T;:r" " T" ' u i mi . "- ii - ipn ""' H ' ' -i -.yii ., ... i-., -- -- i ,i I ably take plac rapidly within the nvxt ttw ywira, no doubt iuucb more quickly than the Untwr In poeaaaelon or private owuara. Of tba S0.000, 00,000 feet ot aundlna; timhra In Jaekaon coanty taor than one-half of It fa lu .the tianda of private own era. Yet the lumbering Indnatry ii .iMckaon comnty la In Ita infancy, wblle 11 Mhonld be forataoat among all In diiatrls, in tba county, in aomo ru laro tlmo It oartkinly will be, but anah ilevelopmeMt depnda on better trmiaportatliln fatTJUIea. Ownrra of large trticta of Umber have ao niacb CHplUI Involved Ik tho" acajnltotncnl of their bold in ga tbat they are re iHelant to Invent boavler in the eon UruaUon of raUroada In order to get IJielr timber to market. Iarket aluea for lumber bave tMHiatantly ifMit IncreiafflC and thvy ful it a food luveatwmt to continue holding ifteJr ll inner. Tko goverHtnent tt wlllfn to aell ita mature tlwlx-r at! tiny UniiF, aud Ita recently flr.Rlt ! tlinhar it it adverUalog far eato now ! at axtraonlinaiy low priooa. and In J jargo ouuugn uoinm 10 warrant me eonatriKtan ot railt;oailH to the Umber, I.lltlu Cnpltal NjuMleil. To buy timber from lb iiatlonal ; foruat iHvoirea a eomparaiively ninalij amount uf capital. The timber te puhl for by InaUHroenm aa etil And! laaraa tbe purchaaar froo to uso hlsj Hnllabla money lo loeUll lOKginR aquipmeut. Any bnaineas proposition whldt savet tying up largo amounts) of ettpital la tbe greateat inducemont . to Industrial, tt ie reaewHHbly cer tain thai the next taw years will bring about railroad oxtanaioas in ' wvoral parts of Jackaoa county to the Umber witklii tbe Crater Natkiual , forest, j Such development will tneaa muck for JapkBon county. It will furnish! trauaportatlon to remote dlatrlcto. ' maaiiitho'ompleymont of hundreds of' men with a corresponditiK big payroll and mean mnnoy to tlio merchants of tka cities In the oounty who will ', furnish the. logging camps with tholrj enulpment and snppllae. ( Counties ItAnofitcd. Xot only this, but as ovaryoivc knows, 25 par cont'of all reoeipta from national foroaU go buclf to tho aunties in which the forests are lo cated. For tbe fiscal year ondlnp jnne 80, 1909, Jackson county ro- A HU ccle each year. This sum goes Into tho county's school and road rnnd The territory of timber tributary to Mid ford extends far hoy mid the limits of Jackson county. While the forest area of Upper Ilogit river is Immense, tbcre la an eflaaUy vast ares to tbe aouth and west, oxUtniltna into Josephine oounty, in Oregon, and Into Siskiyou, tbe mountain barriers being auch aa to make ll Imposetiilu to move tbe timber except from the Oregou aide, and through Medford, tba nearest railroad point. Kollroftil ISulll. Th I'acltlr ft Eastern railroad al ready tnurh th' tlmlwr 1kU of I'ppf'r ftogiK river, and the rsftro.td to minimum cost becnuso of tho un limited wntor power nffordod by Itogno river anil Ilutto oreok on tho one hnml and by tliu Apptogttlo, T.lt- tl Applegntc. .loa nd ISIIIott crr-ul on lh ruber. Alt tho merAfinutnlilo tlinhor ln-clud-'d in thU oatliimto Is of first ard. Th trt are long-bodied, towrrlng from 100 to 800 foot, tho straight brown trunks fr"o of limbs .for many fct up. Most of thosn trc" will cut flvo to eight 10-foqt loss and aro from throo to eight feet in dlarnTtcr on tho stumt Fully r pt cont of th logs aro sttrfaco rlmtr. frco of knots. THE JACKS0N COUNTY BANK For ite 2'lllr'miwessivt tunc wjslica one and all a happy and prosperous Now Year. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $175,000.00 , Big enough to serve you, Nol too big to appreciate you. r. I. VAAVTERPresidcnt G. K. LTNDLEY,vVicc President C. W. 2krcDONALD, Cashier Founded by W. T. Vawter. 1888. Tho Mfdford MaaoHjc nulUtng autoclaHoii Is iiluiintng to erect a siiO.OOU naw liglldtng on tholr lot at Mlg and Bnrl let t streets In fills' rity. ,,' - !! - --- -4 s .' "Ih, 'ijntd Tli.-' I' ' .. .' ' The Hotel- That Is Different" tHf cbnNen si'xtu'and Fin STS. ' JV1 i JTf t- - aarutus? ; s- flffiJiSKi 11 MW v' VI J t LOCOMOBILE, 1912 Jack Neff, Crater Lake Garage ' E2!ffi22o$ ."' ,ff ADJOINING MAIL TRIBUNE DLOG." , V,- I ' '.5)" 1 C Under. m . !ujjaS3smme&wSvmku&Aim?K2BsskaMysVmlMfia i .9smrL 4W i? fih u i-im mi vw'i'i; oxcnpi iiuoiil'ii Open for inspection January first, New Years Day, from four until eight p. m. , A real Home. Luxurious and comfortable. "-18V G Cylinder. SIMPLY 1?0JJR IN .OIL, WATER AND, EUHL AND RUN THE ;CAE. The lioeouiuiliUe does not newd to he tinUored with'; therefore don't do ' Ln a gtiiitil' 9pniH the iiioBta'impa'oqslvo'roaliLU'tf oftthwi.lij6umuobilods t dlieugth of (rtiash'uM4ou. The design iitfsuhstantiul, thu-quality uiljjiutei'ial is the bek, tho wprluun-uship is aoeurnto'ud Uff systqn ef: i eating is olhb orate mid thorough. These lU'ochuUious eonibiuo to mnko n motor that will keep mlihiug yeav after year !,lv ' " i '' 'i JAOK NEFF will tell yon all about the new- ones. Sou him1 at the ORATIuK. IAlvE GARAGE.- " .. -m. 'it,tM,,,Jmmyi-miMt' MiiM ittlviutUli'i,'. iMHfMMMf tttV tttt-ttv-ttttt-tvtt-MVVtti,tvtt-tt-Vt! tmmmmmwaftmmmam mrnmMMmmmmmmMmmwMmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
