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MEDFOTCD ISfATTi T1HBTTNE. MEPFOim OTCKCIOX, TUESDAY. JANUARY 11. IMfl.
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WEST PLEADS BUSINESS SESSION
IN MESSAGE 10 LEGISLATURE
Governor M;ikr.s nccnrmnciiilnll'iiis
lo AIioIIjIi Hoards, Consolidate De
liiiilmrnts ami Increase Efficiently
o( Stain Ailmlnlslrallon.
Dwells Upon Prison Policy and Fav
ors Law Dtforclnn Slrilllznlltin
(or nriirnrralus and Criminals,
KAI.I4M. Ore, .Inn. 13 The nv
iiiiiur'it iiiimhik In ihiI U iim follew:
Otmlleiiiitii: In HrcorilMiiui with
tlm nairnl custom, uml tint nituiiiiind
nf tlio Constitution. It twain liiMOiiKNt
my iiMiwnit tint)' to iniit for nir
InfwriiiHtlnu m lirlef iiHteiiiiMil of (In
etinillilon of mir puliUe uffulrti mid of
rr (ttr )our kindly rotmhleriitloh u
fV NIIKMHHllllllM Wllll'll, It HlMlirM to
iiih, winittl make fur IId kit rotor t
viiMiiiioiit of tlin Htnlc uml tin In
iwuwil noioiliy of Iht k-oiIi.
HM ltt'MIlt
liiiinrliiiit nuenlloiiK will Ihi tro
minimi for jour eonttldeiniliiii tit IIiIh
mmhIoii, iniiiiiiK tlteiir A 'oiiikiiwi
tliui nrt. it r IMmt of our Jtnllt'liil
MjMtPiu, mi liunirtiiico emln uml tlio
Jiiffnniu ntrit lovtt Mint tlio Culiim
tiln Hoiitlioru Irrlitnlton niullem.
Tlifi liiit Im'kii ImuiKlit to our nt
lniitloii uml quit" full)' iUmuiimk'iI
HiioiimIi himhIiiI ritrl wlilcli lnit
lii'ou niiillmt jnit from time to time.
'Iln SliiHN I'liiimu-
Tlio lHt' IliiHiM'iK tiro In a atitnii
illit condition Wo Iiiivk no ili'litH,
tiouilml or nllienUw, lo Moiry nn hioI
tltttro n'ro utiiilo fund on Imud to
iHtMt Mil current i'u'iim t'liox
IihhiImiI itiroirlHllonn timl Himttnu
Intuit riH'lita from llrti fem uml
ollmr iHiiiri'iti In mroM of h million
tlolliirn will It uvttllitliln for iiuiiidl
tnro during the iiiiIiik )iKtr uml
make tKTtHHtary u ntnto lux levy if
lint 11.01)0.000 ti twnliinl 13.000,000
limt year.
Tlo Stale lnlltiill"iM
Yiiii worn untwined two ynnrn nnn
Hint tin mttlntituiiurn uiirnirlnllnna
iuriIk liy yon for tlu tiiiKirt of our
Muto liiHtltutlomi would niiKWvr tlio
jiurinwo uml tlmt ou wonlil not bo
called tiiou to iiiuki' dcflrlctirleii kooa
I urn pliimcd to mltl-n oti Hint thl
promt linn been kept.
Our Htnln penal uml ellmnaynnry
luxtltutlniiK linvn nil iiiprolntiitc
ioinlMlon of 2700 intitule. Tlnlr
(ittrn Iiiin nccim-llntcd the lilro of 370
oniiloytM uml nn nvnriiuo miuuiil ex
iniiillturo dtirlni: tlio pant two nnri
or about $1,000.01)0. Thl In a vniit
Hum of money for tint lnxper of
tlio ulntH lo Im culled iiou to in
otirli )ir, )t It In ii roiullllon which
lui to Ik- met. TIhico luMltulloti"
uro ii proiltirt of tho tlino mnl tmc
out ilny norloty mnl until wo roimciit
to miiily tlio rntmoii whlrti (III thm
uml tuko ntup to rntuovo tliono ruiipc
wo mny oxpiH-t to In chIIimI upon to
tuitot. not only tlm pmnont ilomntulN,
lint Krontly InrnmioHl Iniriloiin In the
futnro.
Too often tlioxo limtltutlnuii liavo
Im'oii iiioil iih pollllrul footlmllii. ro
Hint tliolr nffulrn mnl nroiU luivo
tunny Hiiiom fullcil to rcrolvo nt the
linuilN of tho limUlnluro tho nolior.
Hlnroro mnl unhlmo'il coiiNlilorntlon
which thoy inorllvil. Inmalon hnvo
hoon nmilo to Hiiffor throtiKh fnlluro
of tho loKlHliituro to provlilo iuliimito
fuuilH for thulr euro uml nuppnit -thlri
iluo ul I Ilium to luillfforomo on
tho purt of u toiporlntouilont ami ut
tithurti to u ihwlro on tlm purl of hoiiio
ono lu tho loKhtluturo to oiuliiirruiot
him In IiIh work. I'oIIIIih In not now
n rimtor hi tho tiiiiuiiKiiiiit of tlunio
InitltiitloiiN. Tho primout hoiinl oun
wiy, uml without four of contriullo
t Ion, Unit tliln Influ. mco Iiiih iiumt In
ii mIiikIo liutiinro illi'tiitcil tho hoIit
tloii of an offlcor or ouiployo nl ono
of tlmin.
Tint limt h'RlHltitnro troiili'il tho lit
KtltutloiiK with fair llhnrnllty, mnl tho
liimril. throiiKh clono nttuntlon to
tlinlr nffnlrM mnl tlio hourly rooporn
(Ion of offlnirti mnl omployoH, offoru
llioin (oilny for your limpoetlon In n
fur Hiiporlor ronilltlou thmi Iiiih ovtrr
Itofnro oxlHtml, Hhniild tholr iummIk
rcntlvo tho roitHliIorntlou which thoy
inorlt nt your IiuuiIh, ami I mn Hiiro
thoy will, tho honnl nut iromlno you
two yonrH Iiimico n Kroiip of liiRtltii
tloiiH, riinkltiK nnioiiK Hi" 1h. '
lint tlio I'ortt, In tho Uultoil HtittoH,
mnl IIiIh nutwItliBtumlluK tlmt many
of tho hitlhllUKH a to ohl uml out of
iluto.
Tlio Kioto Purchaslm: lloniil
Tho IMircliiwInK Honnl Iiiih provoil
ltn iiHoriilui'HH not only In HliupllfyluK
iho puiTliimo of HiippllOH for atitto n
HtltlulloiiH mnl nt moHt HiitUfuctory
prlcoH, hut In polntliiK out tlio ml
viintiiKon which wouhl ncciuo to tho
iiluto from n fnrtlior coiiHolltlntlon
In tho tmiuuHoiiioiit of nil Htuto IiihII-
tlltlOUR.
A KIiikIo lluaiil or rontrol
All Htuto ptiiuil mnl (ilconioHynnry
liiHtltiilloiiH Hlioulil liu plocud mulor a
lip jff" ZmI.
w.ol On
nIiikIo honnl of contiol nun to nvohl
i-iiiitltiK mw offtciHU uml oxpoiim
tlm miIiI honnl xlmnlil coiinIvI of tlio
Kittoriiiir. Mtrinliity or ktuto mill
Nliilo triwitniror Tho xlnto I'uichiiw
Iiik Honnl nIioiiIiI ho hikihmI with HiIn
honnl. Ily HiU urrniiRHUiitut the
inmiHKmiiKut of our NtHlo limtltutlouN
on ho Krontly Mlmpliritxl uml th
(IWt ll'llllll'll.
'Iho Oh'uom Ninio I'liiliciidiiiy
TliU limlltntloii linil.liM hlrlh nliout
forty )oam ntio. Aitiloit yi'iim mnl
populKlloii IiioiikIiI It iiihloit filth uml
uihli'il iiilihlnli. Kor two wholo yottrH
hnvo mIiovoIimI ami Kempi-il mnl
M'rnpt'il mnl hiiohi In mi ouitoiivor
In imiko tint lUNtltiiilnu uml uronmlH
I'li'iiu mnl tHitiltnry Wo huvo nimlo
tnui'li prof.toNM, hut xllll Iiiim fur to
Kit. I low in or, IIiIn ioiuIuk ynr "Ml
him Hiirh work pretty wi Inkcit euro
of uml tho ttiHi Ittit Ion mnl proportion
tnko on mi Nppoiirunin which will
loiupnro fHVomhly with IIih Inmt of
linllar InMltutloiiH In other nIiiIchi.
Tho mtporliitouilont'N repoit pro
mnitN In iletnll tituch liiforiiiHllou In
ii'Kiinl lo tho affair or Iho limtltu
llou uml mrrllN oiir ntrefiil coiinIiI
erntlon Tho Itmtltutlou'N problem U
what to iln with It tiurplim Inhor.
TIiIh iiintlou in nut ho nmt. DiirltiK
tho pimt your wo hnvo lun nlilc. In
plto of ttnJiiNt rrltli'lim, mlHroire
uriitatlou mnl ninny olmtnclcN, to
keep tho men nil Inmlly eiiKiiKcil ami
nt ocrupittlottit which wvro of profit
to tho public.
I'poti takliiK office I founil iroreN
of lillo men In tho Inntltutlou ntnl
their rnnkM were mnhlenly nwelleil
by tho rnnrellutloit of tho xtnvo fiiiut
dry contract. NotwItliNtninlltiK the
ilelnpliliileil "tructuroK mnl tho filth
mnl ruhhl-h tunlly In ueeil of retuovnt,
inntiy of theno tit It men were, lt)cktil
)n their cell or permitted (a loaf
nroiiml tho prUnn ynrd.
To rellovo tho Munition, thono
whom It wit tlmiiKlit could ho triuted
were nout out lo work on the roiiiU
mid ut vitrlou Htnto Inntlttittonn. The
balnnco were kept tinny In mid nbout
the prUmt proiulnoM clenutni; ntnl re
pulrliiK tho lnilltlliiK mid In rleurlnt:
ntnl rirlnliuliiK wnto ami iitiiroilur
ttvo ImiiU.
The people of thin Htnto tit nur ro
rout election by a larne voto endorncil
the policy of working eonvlctN nit
county roitd mid nt Muto liulllu
tloim. It mn therefore bo taken mi
it fettled policy mnl otto which will
tnko euro of about one-third of our
PiIkoii impuhttlon. A Mmllnr num
ber can bo tilllltoil In tho ordinary
upkeep of tho prUott ntnl prl-ott pro
portion. Till Iouvch one-third of tho
population not provided for. Thono
men cannot uml mind not ho left In
IdlumvMfl. Tho liitUltutlon can work
out IIh own milvntlon If tho mnniiKC
mout Ih kIvoh tho rlKbt ntnl authority
to conduct It on biiMlmti prlnclplixt
ami iiko Imdltiitloual etirnliiKN to rov
er operiillliK iXieliHO, IiinIiiII llildl
llouul IniliiHtrtiiH mnl tnku caro or
needed luiprovouioiltH.
Turn to tho brick yard account of
KM I and you will find, uotwltli
xtmidluic over one-third of the. hrlck
tiimiiifnctuiod w'iin delivered to Htuto
liiHtltuttotiH at K)00 per thntwnnd,
tho tni m of $ 10,700 wiih turned Into
tuo Htuto trcuHiiry. Ton thousand
dolhtrH of (IiIh amount wiih profit
and tho total would hnvo been $!'.',
000 hud full vuliio been collected
for brick fiirulnhed tho litHtltittloiiR.
Thon eaino tho rrltlcn who nt
toutpted to provo that It was unlaw
ful for iih to tiiako money for tho
tnxpaycm mid wo worn obliged to
ceitHo, it wiih with difficulty that
wo found u way to uniniifiictiirn brick
to meet tho hoimIh of tho novoriil
Htuto liiHtltutloiiH ditrliiK 1012' ntnl
keep within tho law ih pointed nut
by our ctltleH,
Tlio total chhIi oiunlngH of Iho In
Htlttitloti diiiluK tho blomiiitii wiih
$IO,nr.ri.OI. KnruliiKH tlirmiKli labor
furnluhed Htnto luHtlttitlnus and conn
tloH, floured ut 7fi contH pgr tiny, but
nut collected, uitiouuted to $l!t,01 !.
7R, iiinklUK a total of 170,070.70 or
JiiHt about oiio-liuir nf tho tunttiton
nuco cost of tlio ItiHtltiitlon.
What OreKOirn prison policy Hliiill
ho In tlm fiitnro rents lnt'Kty with
you. Wo hnvo put forth our boat of
fnrlH In nn endeavor to hoIvo tho
prlHon Inhor problem ami fool that wo
hnvo nintlo mui'li luoBresH -In fact
rar uioro than wiih tlioiiBht posalhlo
In tho hoxliinliiK.
With tlio Installation of ludustrloa
and the tiiiiiiiifiicliiro of aitlclcM fur
Htnto liiHtltutloiiH omy, tin) prl'oii
can within it few yenrH bo iniido nelf
niipportliiK ImlimtrloN can bo Kiad
unity liiHtiillnil mid paid for out of
the liiKtltutlou'H (iirnliiKN If hiicIi it
coniHii In iiuthotlxeil, but If not mi
thoi lied then an appropriation or nl
leant 20,000 nIioiiIiI bo litnde for tho
iiho of (ho mmiiiKomi'iit In procuring
iiei'ileil iniichlnery,
Tho hint IcKlHlntiire niproprluted
$11,200 to IiimIiiII 21 new Htnel cell.
ThrotiKh favorable price" on tiintnr
IiiIh mid the iiko of our own labor we
were utile to IiinIiiII 4 8 roll, tllllN
fully HtippyliiK tho dumiimlH of the
iiiKlltiitlon.
IMiiiiitliiMiil ItiMlltitlnii
Our ItiritltutlotiN of hlKhor educa
tion urn either needed or are not
Heeded. If noeded they hIioiiIiI re
ceive llbeml Hiippott; otherwlNo they
-IioiiIiI bn iihollHlied. I'rovlHlon
Hlioulil hn nmile nt thin time for plat-
liiK them mi u mlllnr.e tnt IiiihIn In
unler Hint they tuny bn relieved of
the nncoHfllty of romltiK boci:lliK to
tho leKlHlalure each im'uhIoii
Oilier I'ioinisihI liistlliilluiiH
irtinkiiiir Home
Our JiiIIn and Htnto Innt Ittit totii aVe
rrowiled with nIiIIiiih or the drink
habit. TIiihui uufortiimiteH are it
coiitluiinl oxpemo to the taxpnyem.
A ttierllorlotm ronipeiiKittloii act
which niiikeM licit linliKtry provide
fot Iho fmullleH or Hn killed mid In
Jilted Ih belut; proponed ut HiIm hon
Minn. Ill View of tlllH. I euli Hee no
reiiKiiti why the burdei( or providing
for down and out "booe flKhlerM"
or their f.imllli) Hhoiild not be borne
b tlm liiior liaffle. 'I'liexn litdl
vldiialH bid nt; the ptodilit or Iho Mi
llion Hhoiild bo eared for by that In-
HlltlltlOtl.
A Itefortiiatory Neretnf)'
Hume day, nmt In tho nn dlntntit
future. (IiIh Htuto mint hnvo a re
formatory where tho better claim of
primmer may bo placed and limn
mold their beltiK thrown In contact
with tho confirmed criminal at tho
peiilteiiilHry. Hhoiild tlm rerom
memlntloii tttado nn to the Htnto train
ItiK Hehool bo followed Hint Inntltu
tiott could be unci) h n reforntntory
to nrromniodnto the Niild better clnn
uml overflow from the pri-ou. Tho
Initd HtirroutidltiK tho Initttuttnii
could he fanned throiiKh tlm ntd nf
thin labor mnl tho product dlntrl
bitted to Nticlt ItiHtltiitlon n might
he In need of Iheui.
Home I "iic the Aueil
I'lKiire obtained for the year 1011
hIiow S:3r,,'J7'.'.2.1 to hn been npent
by the evernl eoittille In till Htatc
In the Htipport of their poor. It I
oNtltuiitod Hint there nro nbout 000
of t!ieo iinforttinnte now bolttK
rnred for by the cotintlc. Thl num
ber could bo cnrcil fur ut n ituto Iti
Htltiitlon for nbout one-hnlf tho tnld
rot ntnl recelvo much better treat
ment than tunny of them nro now
receiving Should tho tiiberruloM
Miiilturlitm be abandoned, tho build
in K nnd Rroiind would nfford nn
Ideal local Ion for Htich n home. Tho
com or tnnliiliiltttiiK the homo would
be apportioned to Hip neveral conn
He upon the basin nf tho number of
lumiite clinrKed nRnltiRt each.
Home for Wnyiwird ClrN
There I n crylm; need for a homo
fur wnywnrd RlrU mnl n request
which will be made at thlH tionHlon for
Iho oitnhll-hmcnt or ueh nn Inntltit
tlnn nierltH jour oarneHt rontildern
Hon.
(tooil KoiiiIn
Wo Mill need Reed road leglMn
Hon. The people Indicated throuRh
their vote nt the lnt election that
thoy wero oppohed to nny but eon
Hervatlve notion nlmiK Hicho linen,
Wo huvo tundo Home headway dtir
ItiK the punt two yearn, uml tho way
Ih open for further pronrena HiroiiKh
the patwiiKO of ItiKlNlatton not Incoit
HlHteut with tho voto of tho people at
tho Htild election,
Tho ocean bench from tho Coltini
bin rlvor on tho north to the Califor
nia Htato Iluo on tho Houth Hhoiild be
declared public highway.
t'sehH OfflivN
Tho tuxpayorH aro bearltiK the
burden of ninny UFolesH officials and
npproprlntlottH and Hhoiild bo Klven
rollof. The Codo cotttnliiH mnny out
of-dato mid unelosa Iiiwh which
Hhoiild bo repenlod,
Approprlutloit Hills
The praetlco of tho past of sub
inlttlitK for your coiiBlderntlon blank
et npiiroprlntlon ItUU Blioitld ho
nvolded. TIicho bllla Hhoiild ho re
duced to tho HiiiullcHt pructlcnl unltn
In order that tho nionihora tuny huvo
a better opportunity for conMdorliiK
tho nierltH of each.
Our constitution should bo nmotnl
ed bo hh to portnlt tho isovornor to
veto nny Itom In nil appropriation
bill. As the matter now stnnda use
less upproprlntlons nro nllowed to
slip HirniiRh for tho renBou that thoy
aro Included In n bill carrying nppro
ptluHous of merit.
TtiMitloit
Tluco tax niuendinonts approved
by tho lPRlslaturo woro submitted to
tho peoplo at tho last olectlon, Of
tbeso two wero ilofoated and by n
vory Himill vote. Their dofout wna
not duo'to nny particular opposition,
tyut hocmiso of tlio Krcnt pumbor of
tax measures upon tlio ballot and
tho Inability of many voters to dls
tliiKitlHh thorn from other which
they went niixloti to defeat,
mUiit
Moot Jmpoilmit uiiiour tlio mitiH
HotiH which affect til tj Interest of tho
laborltiK cl(i(H In this xtule tho
proiioHud componNiitloii net. Just
(ompotiMutloii lo mi Injured workman
or hi family In HkIiI In principle.
Tho measure proposed wn drafted
only after palnMnkliiK luvrstlRnHoii
by reprenentatlveN or tho tllffumrtt
InlerestH Involved. Themi different
IntercHls each had to clvo ntnl take u
little In order to construct a nieittire
which would work for tho common
Reed. It Ih easy to find fault with
it inenNtiro of this kind, but ho long
n It I rounded upon nound principle
minor objections should ho waived In
order Hint tho bill tuny becomo it law
nnd kIvcii n trial. Its HhortcomltiRN,
Hhoiild tiny exist, will develop nnd
can easily bo taken rnro of In the fu
ture. A minimum woro bill will nlo be
presented for your consideration.
Tho hill In nltned primarily to pro
tect tho working Rlrls of HiIn stale lit
a IIvIiir wane. Hitch a law would
fill a lottR-felt wniit mid would ro
far to remove coudlllous which often
drive deservltiR, hut helpless, RlrlN
to Hvch of shame.
It nppenrH that tho elRhl-hour law
passed nl the 1nt election was with
out mi emictltiR rlattso and will
therefore he of no offer t. t would,
Ihorefote, HitRResl that n new bill
coverlm; iho elRht-hoitr realuro or the
said Idll bo pllHSeil nt this hchhIoii.
Tho Inhor commlHsloiier In his re
pott has tailed your uttentloti to the
needs or labor In thin state mid I hope
you may find lime to look rurefully
Into his recommendation
WIiIoh'h IViihIoii lllll
A measure provldlnit for the pon
hIoiiIiir of widows will be presented
ut this session. Tho bill appears to
ponkKHS much merit and deserves your
earnest consideration.
Auditor fir .Municipal Account
ThlH Htnto needs tin auditor of pule
lie accounts. A Reed man In this
position would enclt year save tho
cost of IiIh office many limes over.
A matters stand today millions of
dollars tire beltiR expended annually
by public officials mid practically
without supervision. This failure on
our part to throw propur safeguards
around such acpondltttre open tho
way for waste mid Rrnft. Legisla
tion provldlttK for n uniform sjstem
or nccotinls throughout the several
counties should be passed and meas
ures ttlotiK Iheso line will be offered
for your consideration.
Slnlc I'orost
Aided by the stnte land board 1
have been negotiating with tho Fed
eral government for Hie exchange of
all scattered school sections within
the boundaries of tho Federal for
ests In this state for a compact body
of timber. Should the trado now
under negotiation bn carried through,
It will result lit the statt securing
tltlo to some very desirable lands,
mid will go far In making our state
school of forestry rank with tho best
of the nation. A plan for tho ad
ministration of this state forest will
bo submitted for your approval.
Slerllnllon
DeRcnerutes nnd tho feeble-minded
should not bo allowed to reproduce
their kind. Society should bo pro
tected from this curse. Our asylums
nnd our prisons aro being populated
afresh through such parentage. We
confine tho vicious and tho Irre
sponsible for a while, only to send
them forth to blight tho future by
Made in
Your success and the prosperity of this city and valley do
Home-made Products. Ask for "Made in Medford" goo
the homo factories and institutions. Try this and in a
Office Puruituro
Library Furnittiro
Bedroom liirniture
Diningroom Ftirnituro
"White Enamel Furnitura
Built in Buffets, Seats
And Bookcases, Etc.
Store Fixtures
Iorch Swings
Cedar Chests
Cabinet Work Bono
in Oak, AValnut, Fir, or
Any Other Wood Besired
Cabinot Makers
Mission Furniture
Works
13. 0. Trowbridge, Jr., Prop.
113 S. Holly, Medford
the creation of defective children that
grow Into tho crlmlnnl or tho Irnbe
dle. Society Is crylttR for protection
mid thl protection should bo given.
Fnlso modesty, In tho past, has
caused us to speak softly nnd to
bundle this subject with gloved
hands. Itecent disclosures hnvo em
phasized tho tact Hint tho time hits
come to speak aloud.
Tho stato has befit shocked by tho
recent exposures ns to dBgetiorato
practices. Ilttt this Is nn old story
to those who deal with olir Jails nnd
our asylums. Should you gentlemen
desire to Investigate this subject I
would refer ydtt to tho superintend
ent of tho penitentiary nnd the
asylum.
Hut do not doludn yourselves with
tho Idea that theso conditions arc
confined within the walls of our
prisons or asylums. These degen
era to slink, In all their Infamy,
through every city, contaminating
tho young, debauching tho Innocent,
cursing the state.
Two remedies are needed one of
preventions, another of cure. We
have from session to session been con
sidering tho first. Wo should now
tut upon tho two.
Htcrllzatlon nnd emasculation of
fer nn effectlvo remedy, I would
recommend, therefore, that a statuto
bo enacted making It tho duty of our
state penal and oleomosynnry Insti
tutions to reKrt nil apparent cobos
of degeneracy to the state bourd of
health. It should be mudo the duty
of Hie said board to causo Investi
gation lo be ttitnlo mid, IT tho find
Ipgs warrant, lo cmtso such opera
tions to be performed as will give
society the protection It deserves,
l-'lro Anus
Tho passage of n law throwing re
strictions around tho carrying of con
cealed wenponn would do much to
prevent crime In this Mate.
Tho tnuii who carries u revolver
usually does so bocauso ho exjiectH
to hnvo occasion to use. It and If ho
continues to carry ono It Is only a
question of time until ho does use It.
To reduce the number of revolvers
carried menus to reduce murders
nnd hold-up.
Appropriation of Properly For Public
Tho constitution says that private
projierty shull not be taken for pub
lic use without Just compensation.
Ily Just compensation Is meant the
value of the property. The law also
says that such property sholt be as
sessed at Its (till cash value. Yet wo
find the stato nnd municipalities
called upon In condemnation proceed
ings to pay for a needed pleco of pro
perty many times its assessed value.
This condition of affairs should
not be allowed to exist. The as
sessed value should be morn of n
gttldo to the prlco which tho public
should pay. It should not under any
circumstances be obliged to pay more
than double the assessed vnluo and
tho passage of a law to this effect
would result In a great saving for
the taxpayers of the state.
I'aualiui KvMdllon
The commltteo appointed In ac
cordance with an act of the last leg
islature to select a site for Oregon's
buildings at tho coming San Fran
cisco Kxpo<lon met with kindly
treatment at tho hands of the Reed
people of California. Oregon was
especially fnvorcd In that alio was
given the first cholco of tho offered
sites uml It Ih to bo hoped that there
will bo erected thereon n building
which will bo admired by all.
Medford Iron Works
E. Q. Trowbridgo, Prop.
General Foundry and
Machine Works
Pacific 401; Uomo 298L.
Ros. Pac. 5031; Home 227L.
For tho best of
EVERYTHING MADE OP WOOD
Seo us. Wo mako a specialty of
OFFICE FURNITURE and FIXTURES, MANTLES,
SCREEN DOORS and WINDOWS, Etc.
Factory Cornor South Fir and 11th Sts. Both Phones
MEDFORD SASH AND DOOR CO. , Z
PAPER RAILROAD
BLUE LEDGE
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POI.TLANI), .Inn. 14. --Ailiel-i of
iuenronitioii have been ni-i for Hie
Portland A Hnn FriinetMco Ilnilrord
company, tlm oprefl-tod pnpoe of
which is to build n trctclt it mil
rnntl from Mnrhfieil. Qrr , to Tnn
iiluil, California, eoimeeiiou to lie
made there witlt the Hint Pruueiseo
& N'orthwoMcrn Itailroad company.
Tlio ineorMirntorM tire l' V 'l:e
tnr, Portland, reprexontiiir, wistwii
interest; If. X. Tinker, president
First Trust eompnny, Po'llmnl; J. O.
Kiggs, banker. (Iratits Puss, Oregon;
Hciirv A. Davie, nttont-y, Ttrsl Trust
eotnpjiny, Portland. The new roinpntty j
is cnpiltilirc.l nt .f'.'.OOO.O'M, Moek lr- I
Iiir iliiiuVd into 20,000 share-,, of the!
nnr value of $100.
iiicnrMtnttinn nrlieles ttlso provide
lor u lirntieli line rond innn uriini.
Pnss up Applee;nte river to '.oJ J'lue
Idgn milling district.
"Tho Portlnml & Hntt Fntneiipo
Itailrond company ponliinplnle4 lite .
expenditure of nbout HMM,(M)0 in
construction work," hiiM .Mr. ( heater
this morning. "I iini not ut lil'rty
just now to nay who is bad.iu the i
itmirfimtniti. Ihoiii'li it is InrjrU cast- 1
ent capital. An order has been phic
ed already for n Miring deliwty of
steel, and preliminary siim-yiny nnd I
eleariiijr for the new rond it under I
way. There nre billions of feet of'
htnndiujr timber tributary to the coin
patiyV right of way, nnd the hnti'llitig
of this product will be made n fea
ture of the road's Derations.
"The branch line into the Itlu
lcdgp mining country it nlo planned
because nf the apparent rcturui
which would follow the oeuiii; and
development of Hint country when
transportation facilities are offered
it."
Mr. Chester says that the San
Knincioo & Northwestern line run
ning from Trinidad south, is within
80 miles of Snn Francisco, so that
completion of the proposed Portlnnd
line mid it connection with the Hnn
Francisco & Northwestern rond will
give nractienlly direct const line con
nections between Portland and Snn
Francisco.
Mr. Chester said that the proposi
tion is bcins undertaken itnleondcnt
of nny of the large railrond corpora
tions. to cum: a com i.v exi: n.w.
Toko LAXATIVE HltOMO Quinine
Tablets. DntKRlits refund money It
It falls to cure. B. W. GHOVE'S sig
nature Is on each box. 25 cents.
Mcdronl A Good Town.
Medford Is a mighty Reed town,
worthy of the best of everything.
That's why wo hare joined the Amer
ican Drug and Press association and
offer to oir reoplo the Merltol line of
Roods, guaranteed in every way, with
preparations, made by tho associa
tion and sold only through Its mem
bers. Thcro Is nothing like theso
goods, guaranteed In every way, with
out an equal, made by experts. We
want Medford peoplo to have tho
best thero Is, so we offer you this
line. Ask to see Merltol goods at
Hasklnft" Drug Store.
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GRANTS
Altf
Medford
pends on Your Patronizing Home Industries and using
ds and insist on your contractor and builder buying of
few months we will have a "GREATER MEDFORD"
If it's mado of
Sheet Metal
I can mako it
JOHN SEPPLE
Home M.F.&n.CO.
Phone SOL Bldg.
A Niyitelaii'i Fifth In
TabercwlMls Meiklite
"IMrr nicd f.Vkrann'n Alttntl In
rxl re nf lnlrru.ir RlnmU or tlis
nrclr, with ricrlttnt rfull rrr I Imo.
In onf rs It col mn ), for tlm sltl
w put an It onlr nntll nils cnuM
rsnsn la lie oprrstnl, nnd In s short
Urns in nprllnn was not neilnt. t
snppo tour rrcotil ro Jiut ss (loo ai
of old. Yon know mr fslth In It."
(Original of Hit phT.lrtair Ifttrron HI-.)
Krkmn' Altnrstfrs Is ndlNi In otb
ft tiumn. Iltarl nhst Mr, (tiirrln fs-.
Iilslio fslls, Mshn,
"(lntl-mn! I hai xnlnril twfnly-ti
pounds lnr lnl Ktbrusry unit my hsliy
In prf-t hrsllli. I lm-n lrn waltlnir
alnen h( wn titn In how I would
ut nlnna-. I am now iloliu sll my work,
h"?p trtn ter lnr ntio wna fonr wMkil
old. anil I am atrmUtr ttalnlnr. I do not
roiiKh nr ruin anylhlnn; at all, I MIy
my lung Iroulil In rtirnl"
IHworn Afflda-lt) JlltM. M. II. OMIVIN.
Nflt tra. (IsfTln liai acfn ctdldrn.
Ikmn' Alt-rail I rTrrtlr In llrnn
hltla. Aaltima. Hay Kotrt Throat and
Limit TrouMra. ami In upt.tilMlnir th
j.t-rn. Dora not fonlnln nolaona, optatM
or liMf.lt fortnlnR rlrusa. Ak for hooklt
telllnc of rrrot-rl". ami wrlf In Ikkman
Ijtlioralnrr. l'hlladlnhlj I'a , for more "ft
drnrf por ail' I'T sll Irndlnic ilnisiltlf
lEROLEM
FOR
AUTOMOBILE
LUBRICATION
Zerolcnc leaves prac
tically no carbon. It
"stands up" under
any speed and heat.
Sold In i, 1 and C nallon
canti tho small cans flat
nape, caiy to handle Just
fit In the tool box.
For Snlo Everywhere
Standard Oil Comp'y
(Incorporated)
Be4t located,
and most
popular
hotel in the
City. Running dUtilled
ice water m each room.
European Plan, a la Carte
Cafe.
Tariff on Rooms
12 room -
60 room -50
room
60 room kit print itA
SO rooma itk KnU UA
91.00 each
I. SO each
2.00 each
2.00 each
2JS0 each
30 auitea, bedroom, par
lor and bath - 3.00 each
For mora than one gucat add $1.00
extra to tho above rates for
each additional gueat.
Reduction by week or month. (
Manmnmtnt CktiUr W. Kitlty
Draperies nnd wluaow sTindcs mado
to your order in our own
workroom.
Mt:i:iiom fuhnituhk
HAiunvAiu: company
R. A. Hicks P, M. Kershaw
General Manager Gen. Sales Mgr.
OREGON GRANITE CO.
Quarry Owuors and.
Manufacturers
Oregon Granlto stands the teit.ot
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