Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1912)
PAGE K)tm arEDirottD mail tribitntc, medford', oktcoon, Thursday, January 25, 1012, Medford Mail Tribune r. am- -r-r.f - - -- AW INURt'KNDKWT NRWflPAl'Kll puiimhuku MVKiir aitjjunooN WACTl'T HUHHAT, IIY THIS MKPKOUD I'ltlNTINCI CO. . ThO Democratic Tlmo, Tito MetUArd ninii, iito Ainunra xrmunc, Tito Routh era OroKonlnn, Tito Anhlnnd Tritium. Offlcn Mall Trlbuna llnlltllnir, ntrcoi; phono. Mam Worth Kir Home 7r. 2R-ST-S? 3031; aiCOUClH PUTNAM. IMItor nml Manager m Kntrrml na nccoml-clns.i matter nt atalfnrit, OrpRon, under tho act of Mnrcli 3, 1579. Ofrlrlnl Pnnrr of tlio City of MeilforO. Offlclnl Paper of Jackxon County. BtmscnrPTioH rates. Ono yenr, by mall ...$5.00 Ono month, by mall so Per month, delivered by carrier In MeilfvwM, Jacksonville nml Cen Irnl Point K0 Pnturday only, by mall, per year. . J.flO Weekly, por year 1.S0 MEDFORD 'S WINNING RATE FIGHT. sworn cincui.a.Tiox. T)lly nvernuo for eleven month end Inic November 0. 1911, 1751. Xnll Stnitd Wire TTnlUd Ftttl Slipatohe. Tho Mall Trlbnno Is on anlo at tho Ferry News Stand, San Krnncleeo. Portland Hotel Nown Stand, Portland. Tlowman News Co.. Portland. Oro. W. O. Whitney. Seattle. Wash. KXDrORD, OSEOOK. Metropolla of Southern Orccon nnd Northern California, and tho fastest Emwlnp city In Orcpon. Population U R. eopuus 1910 SS40; estimated, 191110.000. Fire hundred thousand dollar Gravity Water System completed, clvlnc flnnf sunpiy pure mountain water, ana 17.3 miles of streets paved. Postofflc receipts for year endlnc November 30, 1911, show Increase of 19 per cent Banner fruit city In OrcRon Rogue Itlver Spltzcnberjr apples won aweep- Bt&Kes prizo una nun or "Avnlo Staff of tbe World' nt tho National Apple Show, Spokane, lsus, anu a ear or ixewiowns won rint Prix In 1910 nt Canadian International Apple Show, Vancouver, 11. -- rirst Priire In 1911 at Ppoknno National Apple Show won by carload of Newtowns. Rogue Itlvcr pears brought htchost prices In all marl;ots of the world dur ing tho past six years. Write Commercial Club. Inclosing 6 cents for postage for tho finest commu nity pamphlet ever published. JOLTS AND JINGLES By Ad Brown - r Supremo judges win their stations IJy tlic power of their wits; And tlicy win onr condemnations When they knock our schemes Jo bits. As for tho baby emperor of China, lie is 110 longer n two-foot ruler. Says the man who loves statistics, "Tito Jordnn is thu most crooked river in tho world uiul that's btmight." , Tho $20,000,000 collar (mst leaves 110 doubt as to where the public will yet it. "When our litlle bond olootion, Which we voted to n man, Met n bunch of supremo judges It just turned its (ail and ran. And the whole bond projioiitJon Ihii't nny good they say; Hut wo'll got the roads, Dod gnsl yo, For we'll find another way. King George got DO tigers in J3on gal, but whore arc the 00 cheers that should linvu gone with them? New York World. "I am not running," snys Mr. Roosevelt, "but I dare anyone to give me a shove." Tho Garden of .My Heart, Mv heart is u little garden Set in a desert waste; The walls are rough, the door is stnalj, And high (he l;oy is placed. Shnrlvt M. Hall. My hoart'is a little garden Whore foolish fancies grow, And every time a roso blooms thero A l'nwt doth lay it low. Hirmhiglmm Ago-llorald. My heart is a little garden Whore weeds have grown of late; And friends udvfco tho time is ripe Tor 1110 to oultivate. Anil .Mnybo Not. With Hook on tho supreme bench iimybu tho trust.) will got it. Grand Jtupidu l'robs. Hoosovoll's granddaughlor Jiovor been photographed. Too bhe iloohii't tnko after granddad. has bad "Ainorienuitis is the catibo of the divorce increase," says n Harvard professor. Mow likely ltenoitis and btago doorilis. Those Campaign Funds. J do not ask for office, 1 make no rash prolonsots; Hut 1 would really like the chance To handle the o.ponsos. Somo Medford man would have us pcriotihly believe that ttye only reason they are uo,t spending great sums to day is boonn&o the boiid issue was knocked out. VALLIJJO, Cal Word hns boon recelvod at Mnro Island that two fnsoB of moasles Imvo been roported on tlio crulBor Maryland. Tho ship wits rorontly cent from Honolulu to pcuuUor undor sccrot orders, nplIRKR important events for Medford lmvo happened in the past week. First, Jackson county road bonds were held illegal by (be supreme court, but a way pointed out whereby the county cannot only issue valid bonds, but change the en tire form of county government, placing it upon a business basis. Second, the Blue Ledge. mines have been patented, after five years' continuous effort, which insures the building of a smelter and the operation of this groat cop per mine. Third, and by no means least, is the order of the state railroad commission reducing rates to all points on the Southern 1'acific a second twenty percent reduction for Medford a result, secured solely by Medford enterprise and fighting abilitv. This calls attention to what Medford has accomplished in rate litigation since the Medford Traffic Bureau was organized two years ago to secure equitable rates a work just as important, perhaps more so, to the community as the work or the Commercial club. In addition to the cases brought before the state railroad commission are three others pending before the interstate commerce commis sion, which will probably cause still further reductions and enable the building up of a distributing center here. Business men of Medford organized the Medford Traf fie Bureau early in 1910. They each contributed a month ly sum to support the bureau in its rate fights. Frank 11. McCune, who won prominence by his work in the Spo kane and TJono rate cases, was secured as rate expert and commerce counsel. The decisions so far secured proves that the state commission has been convinced that Med ford 's claims were just. It will be recalled that the Southern Pacific company had two different scales of rates, one for Portland, the other for the ulterior. The same thing was in effect on tlie 0.-V. R. & N". companv's lines. Further, the O.-AV. R. & N. companv had a different schedule of distance of rates than the Southern Pacific oeinnauv: in fact the whole system was irregular. The. railroad commission on its own motion attempted to adjust tho rates out of Portland to Medford, Ashland and other points. In its opinion the first class rate Port; land to Medford was reasonable at $1.1S the hundred and to Ashland $1.23, and left the classes C. and E. the same as the 1887 rates and class 1). higher. Medford appealed for a reasonable adjustment of dis tance class rates and outlined a schedule for which she contended and supported bv evidence. Later Medford announced by resolution a plan for a uniform system of rates tor the entire state regardless oL person or place, ana by her untiring of tort secured the formation ot a league to prosecute such a plan to initiate rates on this oasis. immediately alter this announcement the state com mission inaugurated on its own motion a suit against the O.-W. P. & N. company and. the S. P. company and at tacked the distance class rates on both roads which were not uniform with one another. conic nine alter tins the interstate commerce commis sion issued its order in the Portland eastbound rate case and changed its former opinion of a horizontal reduction of 20 percent and instituted the mileage system exactly upon the basis and practically at the same 'figures which Medford contended for in its California distance rate case, and which also was presented to the commission in a for mer Baker case but not elaborated as in the Medford case. This same principle and system of rates was contended for before the state board. The interstate commerce commission Portland case did not include points on the S. P. company so that any order made in that case would not have given relict to Medford or S. P. company towns, hence if Medford had not been before the stale railroad commission there would have been "nothing doing." By reason of the reduction gained in the distance class rates the rates out of Portland have been indirectly ad justed, and the alignment is a step toward the uniform system of rates outlined in the initiative resolution in that for distance over 200 miles on the S. P. company and lo0 miles on the O.-W. R. & N. company the rates are the same for all points on these respective lines and the rates are the same on both roads. By reason of this reduction all towns on the Southern Pacific company south of Roseburg will enjoy a reduction in rates over the rates found to be reasonable by the com mission on its own order, resulting in a cut of 18 cents first class at Medford and 2,'J cents at Ashland, and all this has been done by Medford without the aid of a single town or the contribution of a single cent by any other town being done by Medford alone. Furthermore, the Washington state commission's or der is exactly the same as the Oregon commission. In this respect it will be noted that Medford and Baker asked an adjustment based on a 115 mile scale, which scaled up from the 115 mile point at 1 cent per 100 pounds for each live mile increase. By comparing the order with the peti tion it will be found that the order reads for "distances more than 115 miles and not over 120 miles flic increase for first class will be 1 cent for each five miles," which indicates that the Medford and Baker plan was followed by both the Oregon and the Washington commissions. Tt is clear that it was Oregon and not Washington which is setting the pace toward a proper and equitable adjustment of rates, and this has been brought about largely, if not wholly, by Medford. It js well worth calling attention to what Medford has accomplished as a beginning in her rate war so that other towns see the beneficial effects of a properly conducted and vigoroiiHly prosecuted campaign for just and enuil- awu rales. no BENEFITS EASY 10 SEE John M. Scott on Return From Southern California Snys I link ways Arc Great Attraction to Tourists. Principal luuein: Cnliforniu'n at tract ions Por tjio lourwt, suyn John M. Scott, xi'iiernl pflwointer ajjent of the Southern I'neillc, who bus jimt re turned from that Mule, is in the ex cellent rondg, and therein ties a moral tor Oregon, he declares. Mr. Scott left Portland with the party of Canadian excursionists and passed tho intcrveiihty; time in the rural districts of California, with the exception of u few days' visit in l.os AukcIcs and Sum KmneWon. Hi principle purpose w" to )jct in touch with eastern tourUls lo learn from them the reason-, for their fivtpieut pilgrimages to California nud to sludy u method by which the snine class of people tht isits the south ern states in the winter mouths can he induced to come to Portland in the sumpier time. '"Good roadp," ill. Scott believes, i the key to tho situation. He found that people on pleu-ure lriw like to kep moving and that they like to see new sihts. Travel over country roads affords thorn these oportuui ties. The nutoiiHtlalc has ki-owii to be the chief menus of transporting people on such hm trips. To make automobile travel attractive pod roads arc nouessary. California has them. "I found that hmiiv coplu who are denied the dcliftfctn of mitomohiliiiK in their respective home communities K) to California for tho purpose of iiiIuh;iur in these pleasures," said Mr. Scott. "Automobile owners in xnino northern states where the siiou and ice preclude the po-ibilty or road travel in winter time, take their machines with them to California. Others who have not tho time to use automobiles for ilcaurc at home nml who, consequently, do nol own ma chines rent cars bv the month whon they an to California. "While 1 realize that it mpiiros a jjreut deal of money to build llrst class public liihviiys, this kind of money would !J well spent in my it(inmlioii." v California Mo! owners, Mr. Scott rcMrted, arc -ratlllud over the heavy movement of northwestern people (o that state for their winter vacations. A reciprocal t-cutiment now i hum:: engendered with tho probable rcsnlt that Cnliforwn people wdl start to come to Oregon to pass their sum mers. Some of this business is al ready under way. NOTICK TO MINE OWNERS. All persons who arc- desirous ot Bocurlng space in tho Medford Mining Jublleo Book on tho mlnornl resourc es ot southern Oregon nnd northern California, to bo issued Keby. 1, 1912, should Immediately call upon or ad dress C. W. Patterson or Guy T. Thrasher, Kaih hotel, Medford, Ore. BENSON'S ARGAIN "We wish to impress you with tho I act that wo are Hasldna for health. 1 It Takes Expert Work to Prepare a (lootl Ab stract. Yes It taken nioro than this It takes equipment capital tialulng, Tbnt'H why our nb Htracts nrn preferred by attor neys becauso wo make Abstracts That Are Absolutely Reliable When you buy or loan money on property If you'll lmvo us prepare tlio iibHtruct and lmvo It paHBcd upon by a rollnbio at torney, you need havo no fear rcgnrriliiK tho condition of tho title to the property, I Jackson County Abstract Company Corner )th nnd Ir fits. North Mall Trjbnno HIiIr. Medford, Oregon EXCHANGE HEAD QUARTERS Through us you can ex change! what; you don't want tor what you do want. 120 acres J) miles from Central Point, will exchange for California property. Price, $75 per acre. :15 aero orchard tract with in V, mile of iMedford. Some thing choice. Ask us. 1(50 acres level land all till able, G miles from Kaglo Point. Prieo $7000; $!f)00 will handle or will exchange for other property. 120 acres in Sams valley, 17 miles northwest, of Med ford, 7 miles east of Gold Hill. This is a good sidehill fruit ranch in the rough. Soil is deej). Some saw timber and wood enough to pay for place. About 12 acres cleared, cheap new house, barn and chicken house. Part of this can bo irrigated from spring and creek. Price $tt300. Will take half in city properly or sell on easy terms. " acres truck and berry land on Bear creek for sale or exchange. ibu acres timoer, will ex change tor lots. Price $3200. Will exchange, real estate for automobile. List 3'our alfalfa hind with us. Wo have inquiries. 8 room house, fine resi dence district, '1 bedrooms, each with sleeping porch, modern in every way. Price very low considering value. $1750 will handle. If you consider buying lots be it a high class residence lot, suitable for a mansion or something cheap, wo have them and you will find both price and terms right. Wo hnvo (tilto a number of trnelB ranging from 5 to 20 acres each within a rndltiH of mllo ot Mod- city limits. Considering tho past wonderful irrnwtli or .Medionl and nil signs Indicating a continuance of tho wnno, wo havo no hesitancy In rec ommending tlio purchase of ncruago adjacent to this city. I'or tho past tbrco yearn wo havo 'jiot only preached but practiced this policy wllli gratlfylug rottuMs, Our nxpo rleuco and advice aro at your dis posal, 10 ncros doop, black stick noil near Central Point, 5& acres ,'J yonr old orchard. Price, $21100; 1000 will handle. Will exchange. Submit proposition. 20 acres In cultivation 2 miles S. W. of Medford. Prlco $0000. oasy tonus. Will exchange. Submit your proposition. 120 ncros nlno ttiIIch from Central Point will oxchaugo for California proporty. Prlco $75 por aero. 87 ncrcH foothill fruit land, 8 miles N. W. of Medford, partly In young orchard. Can ho Irrigated, 0. room houuo. Will oxnhango for other proporty, not nnccssarlly local, Can puy cash dltforonco. 10-ncro tract within Vi mllo of Medford. C acres lu .'I year old peara lid acros hearing grapes; houso, barn, honnory. Prlco $0000; tonus. 8.1 acres choice commercial or chard, clouo in, ono half lu hearing; Ideal homo slto. You'll like this. Prlco $1000 por ucro. I )( acres Insldo city limits on paved stieot, room furnished hoiuio, barn, chicken houso, all kinds of fruit or borrles. Prlco $4fi00. For sale or oxchaugo. lfi-acro orchard tract within mllo of Medford. Something choice. Auk its, Wo aim to handle and ad vertise ony real bargains. Benson Investment Co. REAL ESTATE - MINES ilOt (JAHNWT.COUUV l!l'jf,IHN'tt A'Iioiich; Hell, 7001 j liopie, Mj.jf . Valley Second Hand Store 'Buys nml Sells Secontl-Hniul Goods, Copper, miiiiirr, urnss, tic, M. J. PILCKER, Prop. 15 North Fir Home an i itdi :to7u Clark & Wright LAWYERS WASHINGTON, l. O. Public Land Matters: Klnal Proof. Desert Lands, Coutesta and Mining t'asoa. Scrip. Awoclato Wok for Attorneys REAL ESTATE Wlllnmctto Valley Farms of nil descriptions Garden nml Fruit Lands, Timber Lands. Some excellent bargains In AI- MANY CITY PHOPKItTY. Wiilo or call on J. V. PIPE, J0!1 West Second SI.. Albany. Ore C. A. POE For your Repairing, of Plumblno nnd Pumpwork. Colls installed and guaranteed to give satisfaction. KsllmnteH given on Water Sup ply System and Plumbing. No job too hmnll or largo. ALL WORK POSITIVELY GUAR ANTEED. No. 24 Fir Street South. Pacific 3702. WOOD COAL ANY Ql'ANTtTY BURBIDGE FUEL & TRANSFER CO. UOTH PHONICS PLUMBING Stoam nnd Hot Wator Heating All Work OimrniilxniL 1'rlrt'M KruKohiiUte. COFFEEN & PRICE 33 Howard Slock, Entranco on Clli Ot. FacUlo 3031. Horn 349. Seattle Appraisals Bovornl Medford pooplo havo omploycd us to npprnhto Honttlo roal oHtato, Hnch nppralaal la usually worth moro than It cotn. Ira J. Dodge ot Medford wan fonnorly connected with thin of fice Other Soattlo and Medford rcforencea on rcquoHt. It. C. HltHKINi: .V COMPANV UOII New York Illk., Henttlo (Charter Member Hcattlo Heal Kh- tato Anmi.) Medford Real Estate & Employment Agency I'ou ham:: 280 acrco mllo from (lold Hill. 180 ncros Reed grain nnd otock ranch, 20 acrcB near Central Point S100 por aero. 100 neron d 'i mlleii out, SlftO por aero. Fiirnltiiro for -1 rooms, dlulioii go with thu deal, $100. TltADIC IIoiihob In Lou AiikoIoh in trade HtoeU of hardwnro in California, $70,000 worth of proporty to trade for ranch. 10 ncron near Contral rolnt for houuo lu city, MISGKhMNKOUH Wnnt from owner, ncroaRO to Irndo for I-o.i Angoleu proporty. Alt liludii ot Irailon lu California. Homoi! for nalo, Fiimlfdiod hoiiflcn for rant, Vacant houscu In all purto of tho city for rent. List your proporty with tin, KMPLOYMENTfl WnltroHB. Woman to coolc on a ranch. Cllrltt for gonorul 'housowork, E. F, A. BITTNER ROOMS 0 AND 7, PALM BLOCK Opposite Naflli Hotel I'liono IM1 1 Home, 14, rt0t- WHERE TO GO TONIGHT - ISIS T II E A T R E - TONIGHT WATMO.VH eitUTH nnd the HANTINU Ulltli Tlnw ThotiMlid Vn Picture of Motion If voil don't IiiiikIi you aro Mick. Three rcclx of tho lxt plelurcH In town alwayn on hand- Ono fen tiiio film. HmtIii1 Mallneo Kciy Hatunlay nud .Sunday, ii I'. .M. i:iiilii IVi'fonimino T 1 00 STAR T H IL A T R E Under direction of Pcup!o Annuo ment Company ALWAYS IN THIS LKAII 10(10 feet of .Mnti-hlcx l'llui dOOO "THIS KltONTUIU IMKTOU" Powerful Wcwlorii Drama "CAIMTHINO POLAU IIKAHS" OroMl BporlliiK Htory "llOVKIt IS JKALOl'S" Clear Comedy Drama "K.YAMINATION OP STOMACH IV AMtAY" lllxhly Kdncntlount "TIIK .MAID AT THU IIKIAI" A true lu life ntury of tho eihlUK Klo ami (ho hrlny deep. tiik YicvritiLogtriST'S TltPNU" Hide Splitting Comedy AL SATHISIl Tho Slider WOOLU'OUTIIS Tlio MumIcIuiih Vottr Otrn (JoihI Judumeiit Will ArktumlcilKU Our HiiW'rlorlly in K'r llcffitert AiIiiWnnIoii I lie. Matlueii ecry lay Noyes & Black IIOUSU AND KION PAINTINO Up-to-I)nto Auto nnd Cnrrlngn Painting, flold Leaf Slgnn nud Interior Decurntlng a Bpcclnlty. Shop nud Offlro K. (Jnipo nml lOlh St. Offlco Phono 7771. Hen. 7S12. All Work Positively Guaranteed. TUSCAN SPRINGS Mavliu; no rfjunl on earth In variety of mineral water) and curing dlnonnon that medlclucn will not roach. If ymi aro In need of health, como now. Wo nro open all tlio year and can gtvo tho bent of earn and attention now an well oh In uummer. Htago daily from Ited Illuff to tho npringH. Furlhur par tlcularH addrcDH E. B. WALBRIDGE TUSCAN HPUINjGS. GAL. EAGLE POINT LIVERY STABLE Tho uiiderHlguml having j tint completed u largo now livery ntnblo In Kaglo Point, wo Invito tho travel ing public to call nnd examine our rlgo, toamii, etc,, nil bolug In rirnl chiHii condition. Our motto In to Live nnd Lot Llvo, Phono nt utabto and roiddonco. Call central. H. 11. HAIINISII A SON. Props, - - ' Draperies W curry a vrry eomplnte I Inn of ilrnpiikH, lucn curloiiiH, fix tlircii. otc, unil ilo nil i-Iiihhch of iipliolMlcTlnif. A itp'vlul iiiiiii lo look nfier HiIh work cxi'limlvely nail will kIvh ii h itdoil iiorvlco tin IH IIIIHIOII! 1(1 IlirKI'Ht I'Ul'H. gel la oven tlio WI;I;I(S & NcGOWAN C8. IF YOU OWN A LOT Wo will build you a homo on monthly payments. MEDFORD REALTY AND IM PROVEMENT COMPANY M, F. nml II. Co, Dullillni) M. 4 A Alt