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a9CiWfc ? 4 Medford Mail Tribune FOUR PARTS 32 PAGES NEW YEAR'S EDITION lfnilyinriiriit Tir Ully Hnvmilh Yr. MBDKOKI), OUI'XION, WM)KSIJ. Y.J.l.WAUY 1, 11)111. " r i'i. .. r i... ij .wn.jiT, iw,,. tr,.,-,-. NO. 24 1. MANY LINES MADE IN 1912 Medford and the Rogue River Valley Sleadilydvanced During the Past Year -Coming Year Bright With Promise f UNIH! MAUL STEADY GROWTH IN PAS! YEAR Nineteen Humlieil Thirteen Finds City Well In Advance of Year Ao Growth Steady and Atonu Sane Lines Many Forward Strps Tnken Ytar Just Closlnn Was One Drvoted to "Unllnlihed Business" Future Is Hrlfihl. NlHrtoc.ii hundred thirteen Mud Mmlfnnl mouritly upon her way to ward rlvlo upreuuiey of tin Urge area lylnic between Portland on Hut north Hnil Hucrniiiiinlo on tin- ntuilli In the yeur Jintl cloned aim tinti made a !nd) mill certain K'onth. poMlhly it Htoro lumllli)' oil" than Otnl of three year ko when the fit) grew U tf lljr magic. Ilio rottr r.M2 win IIIIK (I'Tlltml to HIlfllllHllMtl hllnlltOlK ninl (or mi' flrl tlnii In llw wm her sin-Mi itml hI!h)ij were cleared. Invrni mill parking undertaken In .tort Hit jttiw completed no Unit tb illy looked more iflwlniitlnl lint imnttM during lull hum liiNrl.otl. N''w tH I lit In k wore r-reel- ml, rro alrri'U were paled to roil lirel long (OHliiliti paved illlttllK III rnli. water ninl ewcr nuiliu I.1I1I ho urt to ruiiiiil out n complete xyninm, Hllll lllilHy things IHT.U'l'li'il lirCIIIIH' of human limitation lo do till IhltifcH nt unco, attended to. Mcdfitrd I n liiMliT, clc.inor, mute healthful nml more cntufnrlnuto plnce In which to live, Ih'wiuho of It 1 3 nml It niton- lllltl tl) ' IlllfltlUllI'll lllltllieM." .Niiiniimt')' SiuprMng A retrospective vh'w of tint iiiimy iVHiita ami milestones of proeriM which mnrk tlm jcar li'li so far ax Modioli! nml the Itoguo rl.er valley urn coueoriiod, prow MtirprlMug Pronri litis been 11 1 11 ilp in tnr line of einloator whlls tin promise of f i lurn u brlghmr, more alluring limn nor. Not iiiirn has Mcdford's faith In hertwlf or the fnturi' of thn ml lit) which surrounds Imr boon shaken nml now as llio pendulum of time swings back to It yearly starting point, nn era of groat advancement nml iioKnitlty, Ik mien :it tlm Vcr) iwitcM of the city. Tlm building nethily In the city continued Hiroimlioiit llio yinr with IImiiiiImo of iniii)) mw Htrui'turi'M ilur- liiK I'JKi. contract hclnc lot for 11 nninlicr of tliom. Hivrnl IiiihIiichu IiIocI.h wore cnniplntml, uhllo .Mcil fonl tmnocliilly rnjolccil to ct opera tliiim Hlnrt on tlu urcctlon of 11 hiiml Hiiino i1u Iioiihi. to rcplncu tlin Imm IIKc Mlructiiro which Mtrvcil for o ninny inr. liiiptilvi'iiicnlN ('mil IiiihmI City Improvements rontlnneit nil throiiKh thn ycur. HtroclH Imlni! plncm! In kooiI comlltlon for truffle after ImvliiK heeit ileniornlUeil for threo yiiirn with tho laying of rlc nmliiH, piivementH nml the lllo. Worlt wiih Miirtcil on u ImmUome new con crelo lirhlKu over Hear creek on Main Htreut while a bridge. Hpanuuil tlm creek nt Jncmiu catiuectliiK the clty'K loiiKCHt honliivard. Mndford'8 IiuhIumk hotiBe report tmtlMfuctlon at thu miinnur In which trado wiih maintained. Lower nteH liromlMo to uphiilld Medford h it JulihltiK conlnr nml now hnnlneH Ikiiihoh are he I hi; openud and wel comed. Now wllh the HtartliiK of a new year iu'OiiiIhph are made of Internrlmn trolley linen and inllroad cniiHtruc Hon. The valley ilurliw tho pant ear Iiiih harveHted IIh luruost fruit crop and orchardlHtH fared well. Fruit Ireea ludlcalo n linuntlful yield In 11) III. I'nijU'i'KH Iiiih lieim inn do In linen iihIiIu from IhihIiicbh and dovelopmeut Morn attention In 1913 woh paid to education, uultiire and soclnl ml vnncoinent. .In addition yita saw Hiuiltury cnniUtlnim In tho city het tmed and u" (ecreitHo In llio death rate. In fact, In nil Hiiuh, lOia saw profireHH u clty( and valloy, In fttct, front ovory nook and cor 9r of tho county coiuo stories of pronruHu, of dovolopmont, and Uiobo utisur well for 1U13. mm w FOR RAILROADS NOW AT HAND Nineteen Hundred Thirteen Finds Railroad and Trolley Lino Con struction in This Section at Hand Transportation Is Keynote. Franchises Are Askrd of City for Electric Lines and Railroad Build Inn Is AsMirrd. Tlm ru of railroad and elertrle trolley Hue detetopmunl U now iion Meilforil nml Houthern nreiton. Tho 0miiIiii: of the enr 1 9 1 n flmln four rnllromlH with n Mflli one rumored --nml llin liiterurhnii trolley llmm with Mi'ilfnnl an their tenter pro- Jeuti'd. In addition lo lln a third tiolley line, the l)re;ou lllectrle. U trrclwl to rutich Mi'dfoul h) the in.1 of the ytwr Itnllrotttl coimiructlnu talked or In rllliliM thn eMeimlou of the I'liclfle ,V Hiinifrii ut inent termliiiitluK at Mlltle FiiIIn to the eimtiau Hide of l i Cinonde wlii-rn It U lo rouiirct wMi tho OreRini Trunk, now npcmtei lar hi 1 11 III ax lleud; the ImllitluR uf the Medford ami Orrwent Clij mil roiul. which In now Muk Hiirveynl: tlm Paclfli' Interior to lie coiiKlrurl-d liotwecn (iniiilM I'aiet ami Crenrcnt City atom; Hie lm of the Drnper Kiir ver anil whlrhtitt coniiwt 'Willi M?M ford by the rotiMructlon or n 3D Vu Hpur; ami Hie KiikIo t'olnt-llnmlon line wlilcii Ih now blni mirvccd -mt reported in n iiiiint hopeful comllll in In Addition lo tticfie 11 niKlerl' 'i HurveliiK parly Ih In the IiIIIh kuiiIIi Went of Medford headed for Hie Kin ninth Itlver en Id to bo n Could outfit. Little Ik known Iiiiw.-mt, o' the IhnI uiiiiiimI. (iiKlern Cnlitierlloii The l'aclfle & I'nHtern nil'rwd now coiiHtructed iiorllieaot from Mml ford to Unite I'iiIIh, lm ;iiireai tor mliinl. It Ih projected and nurvred lo etOHH the liiniiMelim to coii-.cei with the OreKou Triml whle!) will KUo Medford on eanteru couiiueaial nmd. Work Ih expected to heme on the ehiHliiK or thlM Knp In the Niri"K. During Hut Hummer iiKlt.iHou Htnrted In .Mi'ilfnnl for 11 rnllioml to the lllue I.edKe copper mine -tl'- KrenteHt In the weal. TIiIh iikII'iIIoh ciilintnated In the orKuulxntlon of n local rallro.nl romimuy known n the Medford and Crescent City railroad company ami a Hue planned to t'Oe water from Medford. Money wnr HiibHcrlbed for a nurvey nml a new Ih now lit the field loontlnc, the Hue. The outlook Ih lirlnht for Its con Htructlon. Another Hue to the coHt Ih plan ned by (IniutH Puna aloim the lino of the Drnper nurvey. A branch road :iO milt In loiiKlh will connect Med ford with this Hno should It be built. The Cncle-Polnt-Ilamlon road In now Mm mirvoKd. Thin Ih mild lo bo an extension of the Pacific A KiiHtern to the coant. ThU Hue now conncctH with Medford. (Continued on l'ai;o 3) Many New Business Houses Planned With splendid proiircsa made dur Iiik tho year 10 12, which camo to an end liiHt ovenliiK. In all Hiich of, developmunt mid bUBluesu In Mod ford nd the Hokuo river valley, ri'HldutH of city and valley nro to dii) ready to tnlto up tho work hroiiKht to hand by l'JKI and with innowud vlnor nml couniKO, liasuil on the pant, continue to build a city where a few abort yearn ao i;row chaparel uumoleHted by thn ploucer'H axe, and develop Intent resources, ho abundant In valloy mid 011 hill. Thn yenr 1912 woh mUlHfactory In many reiipeutB although It wiih a year devoted to tho completion ot "un finished buHliiuHH.' Tho year saw city HtrooU Ioiik blockod with mortar mid brick oleoarod and moto atten tion kIvou to cmnplatlng work Htart ml, In coiiBcijiionco Medford took time to catch hoc breath nml now Mutt and Jeff Wish WE A I N'T IOTr"!-!: qiv e you ALL SULZER NOW NEW AI.HANY. K. Y.. .Inn. 1. Former ('nnj:re.-.uiiiii Williiiiu Sulur wus .in iuiurntcd uovernor of New York here today, the ceriunonitM hclitR innrkcit by nn entite nliM'iieo of dU play. "I mix 11 plain mnn," Sulxor lold the imiiiKuriit committee, "mid I w-flnt my iuiuiurutinii to he us simple nml uuoHtcutnlintit us pos-iLtf," Mix rcitftrtt uk liccdtid. Suieer delivered hU iiiniiKtirHl nd dress from (lie enpilol steps uk tlinu niiuiIh were unnlile to ;uin udmittnmHi lo the liuildiui;. The Rovernor'rt voice wns stvjjjjg ei.oujjliif loo, lo carry to the oiit wkirls of he crowd. with tho advent of the new year tako up with renewed vlor the work of bulldliiK n city, HulldliiK operations totaling more than a quarter of n million dollars nro planned for ltia In tho city of Medford. Tlumo bulldliigH will In elude a $100,000 federal building, a ITn.OOO Hlk temple, a JKO.OOO MOHonlo tomplo, a :in,000 theater, n $2n,000 bonded warehouse ami a iiumbor of other tmsliiusa blocks. Work on these bulldlngis will start during tho yenr, mot or them In the Bprlug. 'llio outlook for building In dicates that Medford'H, building ora which roHiiltod In tho expenditure of R000,000 for now bulldliigH dur ing tho jiagt four yours is to continue unabated. A largo number of now IuihIucbh Iioubos aro planning to Invade. Med ford early In thn now year which In elude n number of jobbing bouaoa K EXECUTIVE Everybody a Happy QOT BUT WJ-L. HEAVY STORM IS CHECK 10 TRAFFIC SKATTI.i:, .Inn. l.-KiKhleeii feet of Htinw in the I'n.sendc. Tniffio on Xoiilieru l'neifie.5iuid Client Northern mid Chicago, Milwmi kue mid l'uet Sound lines dcmornl i.-d. Kloiuls on Siiolininioh river drive fnrmri fiu lowlundK. Two men deml nj. n result of the explosion of 11 snowplow. This i tho New YeurV xitiintion in the noithwukt today ns the result of 11 fio duyn ftorin. wliieli was follow ed this morning by free.inj went her throughout the btnte. . 1'nt.bcnger trains nre lenvinj: on sehedulo time today, hut tho officials are not proini-iin; how soon they will get through the mountains.. West bound trains due in Seuttlo yesterday in:iv get in nomeliino before night. The (Iron I Northern which escaped sei ions difficulty during the fiit four days of the slorm wns lined hit yesterday, mul may not lie nblo to move freight for 11 week owing to slides. The Milwaukee line is still blocked by the nvnlauehe which bur ied n ft eight train near Lnconiu. CONTINUE TO FIGHT HKI.0RADK, Jan. 1. -Continued fighting uroiiud Suutnri between Montenegrins mid Servians one one Hide mid Turkish troops on tho other ih reported in n dispatch received hero today from Alessio. The Turks, tho vcpoil said, were driven uoio (lie Dtin river utter losing cihl linn died nicif. New Year ls' . . ' W corr jcigwt xoia. tr AR co!; PEACE ENVOYS ARE UNABLETOAGRE LONDON. Jan. 1.--After heim? in scaioii an hour and a half without coming to any ngrcemeiit, (lie Htilkan mid Turkish ponoo cuom iiiljotirued their conference here todny, tippar ently ns fnr ns ever from tin under- ktNlldillg. It i believed to be prehahle that a fonnnl ending of the negotiations is near. The allies nro ind-tont on the cession of Mneeiloiiia mid Salonika and nro believed likely to break off nil negotiations unless tho Turks ooiiM their dilatory tactics. To Consider Franchise Thursday For the purpose of considering tho application ot the M, I. Mluuey Realty Company of Oakland, Oil., for a trolley Hue franchise in tho city, tho council will hold n special session Thursday evening. A spe cial session was held Tuesday after noon for that purpose hut postponed owing to a request also being re ceived from V, S. Ilnrnuni, owner of tho Hogiio Hlver Valley railroad company for a frnnclijuo. After a short session an adouruinent was taken until Thursday night. The Mlnney company Is applying for n franchise putting up a $2500 certified check to start actual con struction work within 90 days and complete 10 miles ot toad within eight months. They own -1000 acres of land In tho valloy nml bollovo that a trolley Huo Is essential to the pro per development and sale of theso tracts In small holdings, llai'iiuin's Claim Unrnum.'a application was made suddenly, lie bused his claim on 20 Iii!i YOUNG AT FRISCO L SAN FRANCISCO, dan. l.-The effect of a combination of inleiv-h by which the Hill line.', mnv enter San Frnncico and the Witerti Pa cific railroad tup Portland., Oregon, i the rea-oii as-igned today fur the presence here of Joseph II. Young, prosideut of the Hill lines in Oregon 1 and the Spokane, Portland mid Seat tle railroad. The plan is Miid to in volve the joint noqni-.itiim of the Neuida, California nml Oregon road, which connects with tho Western Pa oifie nt Doyle, Nevada, connecting it with the Oregon Trunk, now operat ing to Rend, in Cent nil Oregon. years' residence hero and offered to meet any proposition tho Mlnney company might mnke saying ho would build "as needed." Tho mat ter will bt disposed of on Thursday night. "It was Medford's paved streets, city Improvements and Its air of wide-awako ptogresslveness, thnt first attracted us," states Charles S. Morse, secretary ot tho M, p. Mlnney Realty company, which by way Is 0110 of tho largest of Its ktud In - tho west. "W liked the city and bo llovo that It will grow many times Its present slzo. So wo Invested hero In 4000 acres of land. "Wo are planning for tho future. Wo bollovo in doing things 011 a broad, first-class, big scale. Wo plan to spend not less than ? 1,000, 000 of outside money hero for de velopment, bring In peoplo and In dustries nml help provide payrolls. "Transportation is tho key to tho (Continued on Page 3) ON RAILROAD DEA 1SI13 HtARTILY GREETED OVER ENTIRE WORLD Celebralors at New York Llnrjcr In Restaurants Until Lonfj After Day llflht Thousands of Dollars Worth of Plate Glass Is Shattered. iChlcano's Celebration Is Wildest Hriii. - In Years Portland Has Success ful Celebration. KKW YORK. Jan. .1. Colchrators Of- the iHeomin- IDL'I Rill I tlintn-cd the rumtmiraHt of the minor tender loin an hour after iliirfjjlit (dm inr ninjr. It is cxtimiilPtl Unit rt.OOO.IlOO New Yorkers welcomed the yenr in the MrveK tlianture nml retHuniiit.i of the mt'lrniMill-j, of wltoni eighty thoiHtiiiil SKtit; in the park nml I Hiiunrtt. rnt xmuoiit'', tour miooiiu, one nihility, thirty e:iow of iieulo jilr Imliitm ami Illh) urreotH wvn the eon? trihtitiou of IiDoilluinfi to the fcxtivi-iiu-. TIioiwiiiuIh of ilollurH worth of plute ylnr-rt ni (iiokvii jis Hie eiionu fliu crowd MincM up nml dun 11 llromlwnv. Noblemen Creuletl , LONDON, Jan. 1. New Year's gifts in tho ahftpo of two poermjes, .cveii Imronelcies tuul-ciBhtiVirkniglil' hootln nre conferred here today, ac cording to etisfnm, tiie-njivardsitho-hiff monopollzi'd by government offf rials, inanitfiiotiirerH nml merchant'. The nrtfi, literature ntnl Ihe ffugfl were ignored entirely. h Wild In Chicago CHICAGO. Jan. 1. Thtt New Year's celebration here wiw the wild ot in years, morn Hutu 100,000 eele hrntor staying in tint downtown unfes until daylight. There wan much rowdyism mid 3fl0 reform in vo.sl!gitors eourod ovidMico of many too-gv s(one, which will he iied in mi effort to impcuuh city officials. Success at Portland PORTION"!). Jan. L Tho city h today onierjring from the afterglow of the most Hiiooosaful New Year's oe celebration it low over witnessed, Uv 11) o'eloek there w jmt a a mint neat in tho prwiniuil ewfes, while every nviiihihte hull in towm was till oil with dtuicers hhiI uwrr.nnakor throughout thu cvouiut. With David Ili.dmiii ns soloist, a choir of one tuunnil voiuos, stnrted 11 concert at 10 o'clock in the busi ness ditnot mid this was hugely eu joyed by thousands who joined in (ho song. UNION MEN RECEIVED . AT U. S. PENITENTIARY FORT T.KAYF.NWORTU. Kmis., Jan. 1 The thirty-three union moil convicted nt Indmuupolis of unlaw fully transporting dynnmite, arrived nt the federal penitentiary hero nt 7 o'clock this morning on tho "dyna mite special." The trip wna without incident. The men immediately be gun borviug their sentences. BRIDGE FALLS; TRAIN PLUNGES INTO STREAM , M r m t Hl'NTINOTON. W. Vn., Jan. 1. Collapsing under prossuro of high water, a temporary bridge precipitat ed a freight train on the Chesapeake mid Ohio railroad into (lie Ouymi riv er Hour here early today, kijlipg F.n giueer S. Webber mid iiijuriig four others. Four perxous are also miss ing. FLEET LEAVES TO MEET BRITISH CRUISER NATAL NEW YORK, Jan. 1. tinder tin? command ot Admiral Ite(lnkd' tho squardoii of wurnhlps detailed to tailed to meet the llrltlsh Orulser Natal, which Is bringing homu ( the body of Whltolaw Rold, left here to day for tho meeting station off Nan tucket Shoals lightship. No wireless has yet boon received from tho Natal, it 1 H r' J 'o J ! J. , JU