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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1913)
MICDKOHJ) MAFTj TfUnPNK WAWOUW OR KOI ON. WKDNKHUAY. JAN1TATIY I, foirt. rmn "" ''"'. "."". ,' " .". " ' "". '"." i '" '" ' . '. ...'" L- '. T" iT i ',.',. ,"" , , "m., Medford, a City of Fine Hotels, Attracts Touri&is ' jA,f c it H s. 3 . ft- u P-jf ,,, 2. r ' fc f - i - ! t folir-aiory hulldltiK of MIdhIoh h t y 1 Tlirouiiliuui u lutk twin filled fur the purposo of nmliliiK It liuivllk, Mild lt I)IiII4m wrjunlit woll. i'lfty mwii lr 'i.nr i.purtttiHtii nr ' anll tmiUi4 Mtid. Mil 'jelutf on 'lIllO I110IIII Wfh .11 (IIOllWII IIOIIWH- Iiim, ihoy art cartjtiii to artraet nml liulil trad. . Thin billot waa rii4alei( by I'nrtor J. ff and I A. U'('.ilttiliinil. ImiiIi liiiKliiiitt man uf iIih tlt; nn,llo.l Niili, the piurtsor holol Of ttio-olty loaMmioa to hold It own wltli to tvxio. detiiilt'- "i flirt I hut Mmlfofd In 1i In-H equipped clly nf Itii Mini In Orf'KOii In point of lit) loin, During I (ill tw'u Inrito. flrst utfTftH liuti'ln wern nmiiil4t(il- Urn Mi'dford mnltlm Holland nml Illomi, iiloxnmly fittiMi, rnimi n.md unut full 1 if III In (It). Ilnili urn iotnuutil i on' tint niDHt imnlnrn Hiimi nml ih.f llinii when luck nf nreninmnilHtlone ilniVo iinoplii In acnlt nIkiIIhi' In ii"ftr by towns Ih now In lhi punt. Tllli lloltil Medford wna nmnplnti'il unit n)iinil Miily In Hi') fall of ll'lj It lit ik'TiiiiKiilfli'oiil lintul nml n liimvy piitrnimno n ih iu nuinlrn itra linn ultiWttiil tlii'itipriiil(tilon fi-lt liy I ho ntntiltiiila of Mwlfpnl for tint man who llndr.i.'oil nml niinlu li potmlblo. . OiiihIiIo from lliw'o two now liutn'nl tnMrnl ollim nro In operation In the I (illy, TIimo urn the Mooin. lint Nmili. I llin IMliirn. tlm Pnrkvlow. aaldo frml imvOrnl m irtiMinit Hint roomnn , Tim llolfl Mi'ilfunl. fiimpli umI ilnr-j Inirtlin Miiniiimr of I0TI innki lilti ninoiiu tint li'inlliix lininli nf Or'X't I Inullnlliii'. llinii" of I'iiiIIiiiiiI. tin' iii"-, trnpnlln of lln tain, wlilli In in. i'itfiil In nIhh w I i 1 i Mi'ilforil It umhiiv ontrnnkM nil otlmr In llio wiit l otoiitlon wnH iIum to t ho ifforl m Innnl liimlnt'M iiiimi nml ortlmrll' i 'I'llo iri'lit'iil of tin Imii'l i'oiiiiiiiit Ik Dr. IJ. II. I'lokcl, who lum 'uhk ! nj lUoinlntint In thn nihuniKinuiit ori Mmlforil ninl lhii whulo vnll wlilli j Hmll .Molir IffiHKfl nml opouthw II j ilnlillnliinniil. I Tint llotol llotlmul In n uplftnllil, IK'trl Siikh, I'lnnnr llotti, I uiiiuiii ll Our llii-Couil. lnrKi'i Hinl now ImtoU Imvu lii'cn ori'ntml In thu t-Uv. Tim NnMlj for mMy rcarn wu tlm lundliiK liotot of tht nlty nml It lohliy wm it fivorlta NOtherlMK iilni'o for Hi" InulnnrH nioti ' nt Medford. 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Now with tho rrantliiR of tbt tranohls In Oregon tho club trlJI beoomea more Influcn t'al body than over. Tho (Jrontor Mcdfonl club Is an organization of wonion that cxIstH for 'io iiurpoio of ntif rl civic Improve nrnt nnd front its beginning has uutlrluRly bonl Its onorglea In tho dircttloti of the "city beautiful Tho club btgah Itt labors at n tinio when thure wero no many pro'dems of 8trH't, of draliiuKe. of lighting nnd generally providing for this rapidly crowing city, that their ro operation with tna tidmlnUtrntlon .m grnuftfaly welconio,; at a tlnm. indeed, whim tho p runout clly parte was a potato patch; nnd It In largt 1' Jio to tbla club that tho park Is now what It In. and that many rows o' young nhado trcoa now lino our c '. . I'or thrco or four years the r'uu managed and maintained tho 1 1 ublic library. Itecontly tho club was divided Into departments which Includo civics. dimeatlc n-lence, culture and tho k. ... a SBslsBBBSBBBBBBlBBBBliJBBBBBBBBSSlBBBBn HB BBBBBalfSBB! 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The presbyter Ion and Methodist Episcopal churches were recently enlarged, while St. Marie's Episcopal church Is planning the erection ot a largo new stono building in tho rear ot their- storo block completed somo time ago. Medf ord Boasts Best Water System in State of Oregon a Wl I . a U- i j, Jtattbt' - VlfaaaBaBaaaaaaB MaA iWlaaaaaaaaaHaaH I' xtL r?rfBjMJlf I . I l f -'" I .lift i ii iiasMawaWirirT MAtjMMaaajBajhaaB 1 mmmauimmlllUtBtWtllmc::ES!P BBBBBBBBIBBBBBIBBBBBBBBBIBBBBBBBBBBBBBaVBBasBBBflCaVBlMBUBiGM . v5;.S'." -2 il. T -?!. J-i5tVl'0r.",WXt,j;St' BaaaaaaaaaaalBfyWaiajaMWMbEaa J''7W tM,t4&.WMtt-X'i;?. mSF119BIUMJ9aZFf'tfGWr Vtfitta&?ygW tVJJTl City ItcMuvo Wly V. J UobertB, C K ) Thoro nro tlirco potnts In tho gnmu of municipal wntor supply: Qunnlly, qunllty nnd emit. Mod ford won on till tli r no points. Thu qiiiiiitlty dollvonnl nt tlio city resurvolr oxcuuiU tlm urlKlnnl i'tt nuio hy ii tlilrd; tlm iii.tllty Id hotter tlimi wnu urlgluiilly jinipoiied, nnd mmmmm ilr, t!()0 lft Almvo I Hy on oillglitM EitKt of Jlodfonl -Cnpitclty t-'.OOlMHio (JuIIdum TLrvx- -fc. 'h. - L- IIZTm.---. " -3-rtrVm-V-IV 7. 1IK SSF3E5feS!?r Vt!? a " J LkK. !! W b "-V - wM -v. k. T. T JWBm . i.IVl . d. Lr-r- .. .w?gc?y-Hygg finally, tho total coHt of tho gravity portion wns $32,000 less than thu IIIOO.OOO allowed, An lxsiu or $30G,000 of bonds wan nuthorlxml In May, 1008, of which $05,000 watt to bo used for cunt-Iron pipe within tho city propor for dUtrlbtitlou, hydrnuta nnd nccoii boi'Ios, nml $300,000 wan u I lowed for the gravity supply nnd reservoir. Tho citizens of Medford may woll bo proud of tholr w-ntor supply. No bettor witor Is furnished any city In tho stato. Tho supply la ndequnto for 20.000 pooplo without restrictions, nnd fig urod upon such nvorages as apply In tho mlddlo woat, tho quantity dally dollvorod to tho distributing rcsenolr go n little lower and gn- Hy systems Is sufficient for 25.000 to 30.000 people. in thin counoetlnn It may bo In teresting to nolo that tho nvorago cost of 11 munelpal water supply for oltlos of this class U net far from $50 pur capita, l'uniplng nystums a llltlo higher. Medford's grAl'y supply lti cost less thnu $K0 per -Se.hb W 1 e V.tei JT" bf a. r 1 k.dRwte4,A3KnBBsaCXaiaBaBBBBBBaal 1 jT ' "N4 'tiiArAAMf"' 'T ueF ' v.vwbK -r.BBBlBBBaaMBj. SfaaaBBaaaaatl . aaj v tana && narksv v' y i'MJnLJBDBaaMHajt jMlBygBBaBBBBBBBBBBBB . 'BBM i'JLi M -i A'VCBlBBu ti Ml 9'HBsaBHBBHVXiBBTBBBBHEIIHaBBBBH S' aW'' l? j7 -JF T J: JBlSatt 'C!v'jikSRBBS'aSaBBBBBBBBlBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl iWvfles''! k" ' wv. . nKVaH1 JaCilKtobaaolWtBBTBlTlftalBBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat JfyWTfttJ'' fj iC-Mfc MBaWv . 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No other scopo of country In tho United States, uh gront tm that lay lug hotweeu Portland ami Snrramou now roiunltiH open without n Jobbing point, nnd If Medford liml luTon given tlio rocogultloii silo should luivo hud, not loka than ten largo wholesale houses would have their location In Medford, If yq wero on an oven foulng as mlddlo west cltloa nro to each otiior, wo could with n- fnlr profit, distri bute nu far north uh ltusohurg, us far youth an Nodding, Cnl thu whulo of Klamath county, mid to all tho mountulua towuu west of uh. Capital In rendy, mon of oxporlouro nro toady, tho poluta mentiouod nbove uro ready, but Portland and tho So ti thorn Paclflo railway nro nut ready, ami, until wo cm have ft mil ium! commission who will wiirk for tho peoplo Instead of favored locali ties or until our courts can soo be yond tho limits of Portland, our dreniUH ot being n successful Job bing eouter nro only drumuB, Utmohurg could mall nrdem on No. 13 which rvucheu Medford nt 10:30 t a. 111. Thosu orders filled nnd shipped tho somo day and early tho nuxt morning bo In Hosoburg, 2-t hours, whllo tho host they can do with Portland Is throo times u long, Wo could get goods out of Medford to KIninuth Fa II 3 In 21 hours whllo It takes n whole weok out of Portland. Tho mmuo would hnppon from Sacra mojtto. , ., Jobbing- centem aro always cities, or noqn.grow to bo such, Fifty years aim Ktimwa Olty wna.- only n whistling Btntlou with u.fow cross road Htoroa, today alio is tho largest distributing clly In tho United States, having growu from n vlllngp to n city of over 500,000 population. She b.e r:mo so without any wntor com petition, having only tho Missouri river, and It miYlgnblo part of tho year. Clnclnnattl, Ohio and Indiana polls and both large wholesale con tors with nothing but rail competi tion, Medford would nnd' could grow to be a very largo city If tho gateways! wero opeued and- tho op portunity clvou, With the first trnln that rolls tho Jlool to tide water will come at least a half dozen wholesale houses, then wo could go into Portland's limits and do business, but wo may not ex pect theso thlnKS to como tous with out a struggle, hut in tho near futu'ro wo think' these conditions will pre vail and Medford ta'.co on nuothor growth and' climb to bo tho Bccoud city iu tho state. It will tnko n lot ot hard work and eoiuo money to jiluco Medford In a position to become a Jobbing ccuter aud tUo'publlc uecd' not got ularniod when thoy.ar.o.atkail to hojp with thfs runttor, for It will ho broad cast upon th water to re turn a hundred fold, Portland U now making her last fight UKalaat us and has In a measure and tor a time checked us, but the spirit that drovo emigration across the desert t,o Inhabit thin tho garden spot ot Jtae earth, will-not easily Jtedown, but will cqntinuo until we vt that whlek Is our Just dues 'hud that, la rat eiw as to mako Medford'' a prrUwa Jobbing umtr, ' ' " 'T'