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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.
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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.
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Cliniiinuii t'oiiUnlnot? on ICiiiilumlc
'ICiiildinlc mul Coiiimuiikuililo li
(iiism of llio Kliilo Huiu'il oMIuullli.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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LOCOMOBILE, 1912
Jack Neff, Crater Lake Garage
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Open for inspection January first,
New Years Day, from four until eight p. m.
, A real Home. Luxurious and comfortable.
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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
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