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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1913)
i" K&r OTrrronn uTr TiTmrwFi. MKirroim onrcnox. wkpxkkpav, JAxrAnv i. loin P'AflE TTVTJ. Medford's Victorious Fight for Freight Rates ft? H wmmmmemmmmm Iff"; '.v1-' .?.-" j , ii'M,TrJ''. - rttflff-4flL'BWf"f'iifc.J:"''''T1'. "? vssiiihM1 '"'''fillll li .Mitln SlrtM-i on n (lulu lltritolnii .Mi'dfortl it i lid r i miiihiti tl m in plUliiui lit iti nig I' I't-t Miir ) m lu'i'ii I(k mi i .-r nl f foi ttiwir mill more i i.Hiili' Mciniii raim wllll'll ullt l-llllili I' In l.ir.lllle a Jobbing mihI ilintiiimiiun rtntir fur tributary iirr.iiirj llirit nubxtnu- llnl Murt hmrr Ihh' citrii! i lltirlllK !' or, uhh IIiiiihkIi I hi- Mllllo rVlllllltll 1-MHIItllMlon Hll I HI) tlirtnich Hi" inU'taUt,- I'uinuirrr" i.im UiImIdii. Other am pen I mi uhlr.li will ti:i furl' er rUv it Mtiintliui A foiirtli victor). griMler i i tlmn Ihf iIchIIiim rt'prrtd to .m thit uMbinliiMiiH to tin pimple uf On Koii ut thi lnt Kioicrul vliM'ijoii I llllllnlltn pMlllOII nf H l'l.lll 'i rnln hill. providing uniform i linrK' on milium' tmU. unit lnprraliiK tl" uprrml lietwrnu rjr loml and lens I. ,m rnrloads. thus ditttroylug Hit Jobbing monopoly i'IiJii)ihI by I'urtlfttid n il ' eliaTillliK an iiiull town id ilu a J.ii. MiiK hurlm 'IliU lilll wan tli Ilrt att'injit i tit mudn to llv rMllruil niton li 1 1 i propl,. anil Is, li n u niBlttr uf rnurw li)li'lltl) mmnlloil lt nil nillril, anil iiir(iit( iHti-rratw. .i ilaiiKtT iiiih. nrfi" I'UI hhiI by tb I'tirtliitut jnliltlni; iiinnnMil n woll nm lhi nlntc riillroml comnilMlon which It ronili r niiiir(tiiin TotMimrHry liiJuiictiiiiiH limn hmii tiurtil In thu I'i'vl ril ruurtN iiKRliiMt tlin niHur .mil Itmr Iiir will liv litfhl In Jimunn In It flitlit nRtilmi thn ii'r iiil inuiininl). 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If Any railroad shall demand, charge, collect or recelvo a greater compensation or tho trans portation of carloads of property be tween points wholly within tho state of Oregon us provided tu sectluu '! of this act. It shall bo doomed guilty of a mUdemeauor and, upon convic tion t hereof shull be punished for each offeuso by a flno of ono hun dred dollars and thu cost of tho pro secution, Section 0. l'ach carloau shlpmont against which an unlawful charge Is inady shall coustltutu a separate of fense. Assailed liy City lie This bill was assailed throughout the primary campaign by the Port land press as well us tho railroads, but through tho vigorous campaign waged In Its behalf by tho Medfonl Truffle lluroau untl llaker City Com mercial club, carried by nearly 1U, 000 mujorlty, only two small couu ties returning a majority against tho measure. Its majority iu Jackson county wus 2300. Tho arguments In favor of tho bill, which Is similar to laws In effect In Iowa mul Illinois, aro that It will Un able an) community to build up a Jobbing Industry. Tlio hill does not affect commodity rates In effect low er than the now rates, but establishes u maximum rate. CHASD.HQY Reliable Real Estate Hank lloferoucos .Mdlioril, Ore. I AM THE "NEW TODAY" MAN. livery day throughout tho year you will find mv mi la tho Mall 'frlbuuo. offering either city or countiyik'o- porty. IUHQ IUW tUMlUI mill, ?u!l,l ami receivo. a list auu court tentlou. Am In touch with and thoso who waut to C. D. HO Medfonl, O Mi 4 13 m m 31 i3i to 'il .J 1! 3 M J 1 .J n , I - ' 4 .. . W 1 IM I fiuip, g lrj vhp uw a buyftftTyielU' fl Srn '" 1 iYbbT "x vWT J - fl 4 - i m ,leV?i-J''