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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1913)
Misnronn MAm trttutnt), Mfinroiro. onrceiON, wrdxkadav. .tanitatiy i. mm. j " No Finer Public Schools Arc Found Anywhere Than in the Cities of the Rogue River Valley ' ft A . JSfllWTK '.r 'i ) I t PAGR TWO. ww,w ' '"'' ' " , , , , , , , :! . . . . t . fi t HI i ii ii i i i i - i - -. vm iMwiiMHiiMiHwnpww'W-' mmtmmmm All Cities of the Valley Show Progress During Year I I I I I I I I I I I I .1 I - Willi ' ' """""f""1 'WW" I II HI fa jWs &"w ' .frum'Ximk &&". , 'irjasff'Bi iiZlSr -7S?W" 't i 'm l . V. '"flfc. ' -, I 'fVI. BBBVK ; . -u.a nmi, BV M BBB1 ' B A WBSBBhSBB'-- F . V Bf'r Pluienlv Public School. All of tho towun of the Yalta iinvo tn.iMb splendid growth during tlio past" year nnd have Installed many modern clly Improvements Their growth hasi paralleled tlu Mrldes or development rondo hi lh" valley. KacVan'd all of them hno at traction to offer homiHcckura.. KarIo Polut Haglo Point and tho country trib utary to tho town nro the find faun flclarlcs of tho 1 1 til system of mil roads In Oregon, tho town hating been selected aa tho helper station, tho location for tho railroad nhonn nnd round houses, etc nud nltlmato ly will bo the? division ton it, when tho Pacific & Eastern road Is ox tended to n connection with tho Ore gon Trunk lino, now terminating nl Rend, Ore. livglo Point pirtlctilarly well sit uated for residence purposes on the. banks of tho beautiful Lltto Dutto creek, ouo of tho finest streams In tho west, and in an Ideal location for traffic, somo of the best fruit lands In tho Roguo River valley being with in n few miles. Not nlono In apples and pears, but also In peaches, apricots nnd cher ries, Is tho section to tho front There Is a quality about tho peaches pro duced here which Induces many to bo set In apple and pear orchards as fillers. Thcro is something In tho alluvial soil, deposited along Llttlo Ilutto creek especially adapted to tho grow. Ing of garden truck In a commercial way. Tho onions produced hero arc In u class by themselves In southern Oregon.-" Eagle Point 1 destined to play no small part In tho manufacturing fu- turn of the Rogue Hirer valley owing to tho water power mailable nnd to' bo transmitted or used direct from tho channels of Itugtic river and the tributaries nbovo Kagle- Point The mnnelotn timber belt at the head of these streams, as yet untouched l tho logger, is ono of tho main factors in tonnage producing, and Is ono of tho many reasons why tho Hill sys tem hna invaded tho valley. Central Point Unique In location mid environ ment. Central Point invwcssen ninny advantage not enjoved by other cc tlons of southern Oregon. Whllo In no way u rival of her sister cities, towns nnd villages in tho valley and with only good will for all of her nelghbora nnd their cherished hopes and ambitions, her peoplo aro strong In tho belief that their town has u bright futuro ahead. "Where only n few cars ngo was a straggling country villcgo "unknown, unlettered and unsung," without civic pililo or public Improvements, today stands a modern llttlo city of 1500 peoplo (third In population nnd wealth In Jnckson county), whoso progress nnd cntcrpriso havo made this change possible. A complcto and modern water system wltlf tight and one-halt miles of steel mains, sup plies every platted portion of tho city "with, an abundance of pure. Ice-cold water. A modern combination storm and sanitary sewer system with mains and laterals covering almost nlno miles, pro Ides perfect sanitary conveniences and makes possible, modern living conditions second to thoso of no city In the country. Paved streets have also been demanded nud secured by the peoplo nnd within the y&i bbbbbbbbbbbI I' .BBBVaaaBBBaBBBBTaaBBBMBBvaBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBaY' BBBBBBBBBBK BBWaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB (t bBHHH If KLflHIIElLHLalsLalsHLalslslslslslslslslslsislHl't salalalalalalalalalaHaT IslaBialalaHilalaiaVialalalBialalalaVialalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalalaELL Talent Public School, past few monliiK koiuu "0,000 siiunro a wltt (lowering II liloiks In tho class buxlness section) of first asphalt having been laid. Prosperity ban reigned In Central Point during tho past year Most of tho bur!ues8 flftus report up In creased volume of business over last year. In somo cases the phenomenal i increase of from SO to "o per cent, being reported. I ltutto 1'alN ' Dutto Kails, tho coming lumber center of Jackson county, Is tho pres ent terminal of tho Pacific & Kastnrn , railroad, a part of tho Hill system, , In tho heart of tho largest sugar plno, belt In tho world. Tributary to Dutto Falls Is eight billion feet of standing timber. Tho railroad will bo ot tend ed to a connection with tho Oregon Trunk, thus giving a transcontinental lino to tho cast. Dig Dutto river, upon which Dutto Falls Is located ii ouo of tho finest power streams on tho coast a power that U already being utilized to opor ato lumber mills, of vyhlcli there nro half a dozen scattered through, tho district. ' Opportunity beckons thor homo seeker and tho manufHCturor tq Ilutto : -!ii': ; . ?".". f P ' KIT- IL " jr -' TftMJSIllsllsMllllSlBSlBSlBSlBSlBSlBSlBSlH JnrLouvlllo Public School. w r S Falls. Tho adjacent region Is rich In natural resources. Tho cleared forest land ts tho best orchard ttoll In tho valley. Tlmbor awaits tho inllliunn, for sash and door and box fuctorlcs, for paper mills and for furniture manufactories. Utrgo deposits of clay nud flro brick clay nwu.lt utiliza tion for brick and Ulo fnctorles and quarries contain fine building storm, z-.it.X 1--. , , t , 4 f i i Large Cannery,' Completely EquippedEstablished at Talent .Duriag the past year tho Bagley Canning company was organized at Talent to fill a long felt need In tho valleyr 'The neuleua of this company was created during tho season of 1911, when with a small steam cooking out fk'loeated on Bagley ranch, over bercn hundred cases of fruit and vege tables were canned. This venturo more firmly Impressed tho first opin ion ot tiio great benefit to tho community- to bo derived from this in dustry. Hather Into in tho season ofl91-' a number ot public, spirited men united and formed tho present company, which wan incorporated in Juncand the process of canning and drylug was begun in August while tho mechanics wcro still construct ing tan plant. With tho idea Of nmk-iHg-merchautablo tho wasta now go lug an in connection with tho fruit Industry lioro, this plant was planned to lotublne in one, canning, drylug, elder making, and attendant products as pahteurUcd elder, fruit butters, viaegar, etc. Tills combination hus demonstrated its praetlblllty. The ill-) or department takes care ot much of tho fruit too rlpo for canning, and tho vinegar department, which is Just being installed takes caro of tho cull apples unused by the other de partments. 911,000 In etted The Investment to dato in tho Plant amounts to over tu.ooo.OO. bofcldcs thy land donated by tho citi-'j zona of Talent, which cost them 11,000.00. Vury soon now tho company will tart packing pruuen, this will be tho first prune proceslng and finishing plaut In tho valley, and tho product on hand will make early three cars. As' arranged at present the plant can produce 0000 filled cans, 1300 pounds or dried fruit and 1000 gal lons of cldor dally. Tho company huvo shipped to Pprtlaud five carloads of canned rrutr behldcs thu equivalent of nearly-tuo cars by local freight nud team to valley points, Ah a compliment tn tho puck, a well as to thu quullty ot tho Iloguo Kiver peaches, the company received US cent more por caso for tho whole . peach pack In Portland than the mar ket, offered for any othor punches of tho'wmo class. Thcbu weio gallon pwtcheti. ' - ,The-canning season elosed Dec. lfth,'; though if the market should warrant the cauutug of apples might be x$s,umep; atjer January lei. jL WrU ;rw v, . rif ' V-.yfc.-rf-.Vr- & fti " 1 fpt-v. . :. -fr' -m . i f z - "l-sifc . .'. kMiWf. ffisis x ' f 1 . 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Talent was chosen for'jject to greater freight rates on all the first unit because of the variety I materials received or finished pro of fruit and vegetables readily ac- ducts shipped out than aro other can cesBlble. So much product was of-jncrlcs. In tho matter of fruit and vegetables, tho prices asked are In accens of thorn In other cannery dis trict Tin- vitrlut) of fruit, nud In tho liislnur' of poached, thu in out de sirable varlotltw uro not abundant enough In a given sectlou to make a lurgu and varlod pack. These nro real conditions which faro any can nery locating In this valley. 'Pint the) will lio, must he, modified Is n'rtalii from a cannery stand point. A U cent water rate to Portland from California points, and a 30 rent rnl rate from hero to Portland, must havo ns an offset at least an equal buying basis ot thu raw material. Tho moat ot tho matter Is this; till vnllu) needs cauiiorlOH, and allied Institu tions beiauso of their great eiuiuo mlc value and buuatuu many IIiiiok thev will turn tho tide of low to gain by saving thu crop. The tompaiiy is preparing to lake n fruit Lonsu-f of u largo of tlio vat ley, mid It is hoped I hoy will be given tho hearty co-operation of thu grovv nrH in this uiitlurliiMng as It Is Im portant In planning fur futuro growth This ouiiuiiit askii for locu tion, hill or bottom laud, ailuly, ngo and lontomplated planting ot thu vnrlous fruits and amount of irri gated land In fruit or other crops. The officers ot this company ure: A. C. Randall, president. It. H, Par sons, vlce-prosldout; Win. It Dagley, secretary and treasurer. 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Ilutto Falls ban a fine, puro moun tain walor 8)stom, an.up-to-dalo pub lic school system with nu accredited high school, and many of the ad vantages rommtuily secured only In turgor towns. 1 Trtleut i In tho last few )naro that tlio vul- ley butt bCLomu fiimous Talent has been taking on n gradual growth nud it Is now getting to thu place that It will tnk a faster nud more perman ent growth, t There iro oor 7G0 Inhabitants within tho town limits and tho Imme diate country surrounding It tho most thickly nettled rural district In tho Roguo river vullny. Talent wuh Incorporated recently nml nluco then a new interest lian been munlfetit nud all building that ban been done sliuo Is of n eredltablo kind, nud will aggregate f J 00,000, which Is an luc-reaso In building of a lurgo per cent. Talent has completed a water sup ply, nt u cost of J I r.. ono. which Is very roaxoiinblo for u good system, Talent is furuUlicd with boib g.is iind.tdnotrlclty ior Mitll healing ml lighting purK)KoK. Tho Koguu River (lau i-iiuipuiiy fiirulHlies the gun ituil tho .fankHoii County lllec.trlo Light nml Power company, with their null hIuUoii at Talent, do u geuuml light mid power biiHlnewt mid liandlo nil klndrt ot uietlrlisil nppllaneea for nil jiiirpoaefl, Tho school was reieutly plated In tho bust of Limdltlou, u pew building having been crautud at a tost or ?l'l, 000, nothing having been spared to inaltu ll modern mid sanitary, and the finish Is of high grade, liolng thu host finished school building, with tho o.xceptjon of one, south of Uu gne, In Oregon. Thero uro six nrroH In the grouuilH, giving plopty of room for playgrounds , hud ugik-ultunil training. (hdil Hill Gold Hill has a natural site for n dly, built ns It Is ouo thu banks of Itoguo river, ul tho gateway to the wonderful valley of the sutne name. Thu setting for a city Ih hero plc turps'iuo and iiiBplrliiK and if thu law of natural development works us It should, tho setting will Home day, nud that not far dlsluut, bo filled by v city hiicIi as southern Oregon iiiny pot boitut of at pre'sont. Tho town takes Its name from Gold mil moun tain, so Milled bucuiiHo nearly half u million dollaiu was taken from u ludgo ut n, point neur Its uummlt in tho curly fifties, Hlnco Its rounding In 1K81 Gold Hill ha grown to n population of six p- woven hundred, A handsome lulck and (oment high scliool building wuh recently completed nt u cost of fliO, 000, Tho school Itsolf, which Includ ed rompleto high school mid loudness couisch, la lit u flouilalilni; cuiidltJou. i I 'III- !w4i rir Ai'vbI i'ir i If Mi : , ...- -1 Unite I'altH I'oOlle N(e. mmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmHaeasBmBrzismwmmmtmm n m i imi u TS. . .. 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