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"ft. i Medford Mail Tiibune MEDFORD SECTION NEW YEAR'S EDITION rorlr-MPoml Tr. i)llr Itavrnlh Tr. v u. MRDffORD, OUKCION, W 10 ONUS DAY, JANUARY 1, 1013. NO. 241. PAYED k f JnlL Jti 1 CA AxVmt MFNftDh THE BEST 7 MnflHBH m i wfi f Hi 'i ' Trr ' r 'n ASMIMWimH'"''' i -viCv:.,-;; . MSMr W & t r ry "KSr-T--?1 ''" rirvHEMCT ' 'XMW I ysf . - k. iJc"m "Hfci , J X. EiLltT IPVsVlk It '"WP .a y5 ty !?r:v':i, EKfcfPEy . orBfli It j-i . L "M i'd ford Ih thu liwt ucd illy In tliu woilil. Not only had It tlio mmu jmvod HtriMitH (or ItH ulio, but tho quullty of tliu imvumoiit Ih Hiiporlur to tlmt of any city mouIIi of It." mild Hum Hill, i'util(luiit of tliu National (liiodn Koud iwpoclutlim mid forn most Kood roadH udvucutu In tliu nu tlou, wliltu rocuutly vIbHIiik In thlu city. "Klnco I locturcd liciu In 1UI1," nalil Mr. Hill. "1 huvo liiHiii't'tod ull tliu now rondH und iiiuIiik coiiHtriic tlou unilor way In both lCuropu niul . Amur leu, uo I foul tint I know wlmt 1 inn tulklnu' iibout. I'Hvumunt und Kooil hotola huvo truuHformuil Mod ford Into a inont utti active city. Mod ford and Auhland aro fur uIumiI of uny cltlcij south to SnoruniontQ," Mudfoid Ih tlio boot lmvod city of Hh hIkii In tliu Unlled Stutim, und probably In tlio world. A city of 11,000 InliiibltantH, It liau aOU.ll Hiinuru jiirdH of navumpnt, or 1S.U1 llnoal mill's, or 'A Hiiuaru yartU iur cniiltn. Medford Iiuh morn imvi'd (it rout h today than Portland bad hIx )i'uih iiKo, und Portland at Unit tlino wuh a city of 150,000 Inhabitants Minn than ouubalf of tbn total amount of navomont lafd In Medford Iiuh boon laid dnrliiK tlio pant two yoniH. Tlio iiuvliiK huuhoii In ID 11 vaw 17n.uriU.tr uciuaru yurda moru than In tlio two ihiih provloiiH, which totahul 1 5,01! 1 mimuo yardn, Mud ford Ih by no iiiPium IIuoukIi with tho work of lniuovliiK luir Bt roots, iind additional contractu (or 1P13 are now bultiK oouti'inplati'il DnrliiK 1013 liD.uai) Bimaro yardii worn laid covcrliiic two iiilliiH of HlroutH. Ahpluilt L'miI With tho I'xcuptloii pf tliu first Buason'a work, nil of tho puvoniont In Medford Iiuh boon laid by tho Clark & Munory CoiiHtructlon comitany of Sarrumonto. Thin com piny la) a un iiHpluiltlo puvi'iuuut upon u concrete llano, which huvo inovoil very Hutla factory, whllo upon u fow rchldonco HlroolH an aapluilthl manidain Iiuh boon laid, TIiIh typo of puVcnieut was ndoptod by tho city uftur u tluir oukIi luvostlKUtlou of pavouuuits throughout Oallfornlu wau inudo by u commlttoo of city officials, ' Tho Clark & liunory Construction company begun onunttluiiB in Medford I lato In tho Reason of 1910, and Juu- uur) 1, 1911, found 157, 0U t so.muo yardrt of tho Improvement laid In tho city. In 1911, havlitR contracts nlumd of thorn, thoy Kt nu early Htart and laid 179,'.'5:t squaro yards. Tho company erected a huge plant in this city und rimhed tho work. Tho city has expended $81,07.20 for imvement. Threu years ago thyro was not a single biiimro yard of paving In the state south of Hukihiu. Then It was that Medford. an ambitious little, city of C000 souls, started on imitation for- better streets, Kach winter found her tniimiiKhfarcs impassible. Tho limitation row and a contract swits lot for U5.000 yuruX This was laid on tho piluclpul-street ot the city, mid so obvious were Its benefits that tho follow hit; season an mldl tlonal contract was let. In 1911 this was supplemented h a contract Kieator than the tlibt two toRether. Other towns In bouthurn Oregon huvo profited by Medford's oxaniplo und now are buying their streets sur faced. Tho kIkuiUIo task of innklut; Med ford tho best paved city In Amorlcu was In the hands ot tho Clark & Henory Construction touiiiiiiijwal bacruinento und Stoektoti, Cati Tj'hal1 Tho Clark & Houery Construction company Is a, California corporation, In which V. It. Clark und Samuel llonory were tho principal and con trolling stockholders, In charge of tho work being done In this city was Arthur Clark, who mude a record for hlmsiilf uud tho company by tho manner in which ho handled the, Job. Tho company is one of tho largest contracting firms on tho Pacific cous4 'And now has paving plants at Itoso- burg, Stockton, Sacramento, Ukluh, bttcruinento uuu HtocKtop, uuj ) uaw uurg, ioc.Ktou, sacrumouio, ukiuii. they a ro doing it good J')Vk4' 1V '?au xllltt'0' SlUl Joso Oakland und laying u superior paveinisifivlH, eyi: Ilurltngume. 'Hie ract that all of tno donced by tho fuct thntirthoyjl),ayo eUlea In which they have worked boon uwardud contract utter cputruc 'speak highly ot their pavement and for laying their asphalt pavement in ibu manner iu which It Is laid shows the city. . ty' 'that the. coiupuuy Uoes Us work well Tho company Is now warklug In tunny Willamette towns. The company lu,ya an asphalt pave ment which Is shown to be very suc cessful wherever It has been laid. Fleet thoy lay u couoreto base notue five Inches In thickness, then bin der courso an inch thick, and on top '. ot this Is laid tho wearing surface two irtches hv tblc'r,kj8. HshUure coutracts call (or fho laying of an asphalt concrete bane, tbn pnvaraett being lighter, It was udontcd owl'ii; to the splendid showing it has uiade in California cltlc. Medford s well satisfied with the pavemont being laid in the cty, fer. sho foels that she Is getting a "square , deal." And after all, that Is, the one big essential. . . . , v . 3 'j ' , .y