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Medford Mail Tiibune
MEDFORD
SECTION
NEW YEAR'S
EDITION
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MRDffORD, OUKCION, W 10 ONUS DAY, JANUARY 1, 1013.
NO. 241.
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"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 .
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