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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Hhnwrni tonight nr'Htimlay,
Mm. NT, Mln. I'J
MIODFOHD, OHWJON, SATl'KDAV, JUNK 7, 3013.
Pnrly-thlnl Yrnr.
Dully -ICIkIiIIi Y"ir.
NO. CO.
KA
PROMSES
STATE AID FOR
Stale Hluhway Commissioner Says
Co-operation From State Will Be
Forthcomlnii If County Issues
Uomls.
California Highway Experts Promise
Co-operation In Constnictlnn Paci
fic Highway Over Slskiyoui.
fn. operation of llif Mnln hlghwnj
I'liiiiiiiiNNliiim ir Oregon uml Cnlifur
iiln ivmt pledged lit it gmid rinult lmii
iii't hero Friday night nttciideil by
UOII Icinlinit cillen ill' Sutitlii'rii Ore
gnu uml Nmllirrii Cnllfnrnlii mi (lie
Ul'Ollalllll llf tlllt Sl'lci'liul! of II HOW
mule fur tin' Pneifio highway over
tin SUkiyutis.
ritiile TriwimiriT T. II. Kiiy, iiicuibei
nf llir Oregon highway unmuiisHion,
definitely prumUod Unit tin' Hrt
hlgliwuy eniislruoliuii work dune liy
till f'llllllllilillll WUIllll lilt ill .llll'I.MIII
inly wlili'li wits lending Oicgon in
tl' guml Minis move, uml tlmt
.f'.''.IHIO Mould hit available under
tin' iii'iv law for (lint purpno im-sI
yi'iir.
CitlKuruIn CiMUH'riUri.
Tin' California ciiinniiNfliiii through
Knglni'or lli'ilfunl ami Chiiinniin
draw of Siki.uii unity pniiu'iHi'il
llii completion of tin ui'w hoitlowird
to tint ImiiiIit. A oniiipuign fur a
Jni'Lxnii iiuiiiily mini bund issue nf
f 7011.0(10 wiim launched, HiiiHirt be
ing promised frniu every i'irli'in nf
tin' manly, tin1 oxponditiin' In Im mi
ilur dinvtlun nf tln nniiity cuttrl mnl
tftnln Hiiihuny Knginoer H)Wjr,-
V. II, (Inn lli'lcil Its IniftlllltxIcT,
iitlrudiioiiig tin' vnrintis speakers In it
happy mumirr. I In dwelt iimui tin'
fur I tlmt hi' wns mined In Ashland
mnl was n Jaeksnii fiinnty pmiluol
mnl Hint tint interest nf ntic section
was lint inti'M'Mt nf nil. Ashland
Hpisikerw were plentiful nud pledged
tint fn.upi-riitlnii of Hie ('(immunity
fur n ImiihI cleotoinn fur good ininli,
pnuidicg AhIiIiiiiiI wits icii it sipinro
deal, which uinnbor. nf lint Jackson
funtity fuiirt present guaranteed.
Kay llnllniNlitHilc.
Tom It. ICny, m member nf tin
htitlit highway commission paid it
glowing trilniti' In tint vnllfy mnl
Mnlfuril. "Jackson loud Oregon in
development nlniig nil linos, mnl os
peeinlly in llm of foil to Imilil good
i-uiiiIh. Yon linvit Imilt ii tin' finest
lilllo oilii-H nit tho const. Your or
chards nnt unsurpassed any where in
tint win Id. Vuli deserve i'Virv on
eniirngomeiil, Tin slnlo liiislivvny
fniiiiiiissiun promises ymi tin' lirtirl
ki ou-uponilluit ill ynur offnils.
"luiiMiiuoh hk Jneksnn i-niinty wns
Hie first eniinty ill Oregon to vnlo
IiuiiiIh, which through no fault nf
yours, oro held Mogul, and an ynu
itii! tint fiiht county In fall another
liund eleelioil, Jiloksnu cnunty will ho
the first enmity In In' nlded ly Hn
htnto. Next year thorn will he u fund
nf approximately .fJW.OtlH availalili'
fur h tii to rnnds, and if ynu vote tin'
bunds, ynu will jjot tlif hIiiIii'm aid,
fur it Im tin) I'ominif-Hion'rt purpose In
tiHMHl tlnmn fiHinlien that lielp lliciu
hi'Ivck, mid the firm In nuk will kcI
tlin rirrtl nld. Wo will I'li-npi'intit to
iiiako JmikHon enmity n ood rnaiU
uhji'i't Icsmiii to OreK'uil."
Man)1 Hpenlien Talk ItomN,
Speeclii'rt witro inndo liy .1iu1k Win.
(Cuutluuod on l'acn Knur)
TURNS FLIP-FLAP
rillOAdO, Junn 7. ChltMiKo
wi'iillinr, proveiliinl for iiicniiHlHti'iicy
did n flipl'lup hern within the liml
Iweiily-four limii'H wliitth iH it iii'itr
vi'cnril. Yi'storday tlin tlnrinoiuotor
fliuiliod In III nlnvvi) mid the city
Hwullered. Today it In -15 nlinvo mid
the fitizuim froze. In the kiiIiiiiIi of
AiimIIii Hiinw foil for ton ininiitoH lliin
innrniiiK' ()l1 tlio lakn u driving galo
is today foioiiiK Iiikh uml fldiiiiB
ImiitH In Hourly l Imrlior. Four
nii'ii won) iTmiod tndny i'nun u kiiho
lino imiiioh in which Ihoy luul boon
hiilTottcd all liiuht.
COUNTY
A
CHICAGO
WEATHER
WOOD CLEARED;
COLLINS GUILTY
OE CONSPIRACY
President of Wool Trust Cleared of
Dynamite Plot by Jury Atteaux
Acquitted on One Count, Jury Dls
ngrerlnu on Othrrs Collins Guilty.
Charges of Attempted Bribery of
Jurors to Be Prohrrt Next Wednes
day In Open Court.
1IOKTON. .hum 7. -Wlllliiiu Wund
wan nnpiltti'il liom tuilny on nil
couittH ilmrKltiK a ointilrticy to plant
ilvnnnillo to illhcreillt l.uwreiicc
HlrlkerH.
I'reilerleU AltcuiU wun (tripilttfi!
uu tlio rtrtti loiiiit. hut llm Jury dU
nut I uu tlio four oilier cuiinix. Den
til CoIIIiih wan rotiint koIII)' on tltn
tlrnt ln rniiiiU and not Kullty on
tint oilier three.
Wood wim limiiiiillnlnly dlKehnrKnl.
CollliiK mid Atieiiux p'uiiiliied In
their M'titii hn Attorney lltirlliurt re
leweil tliit rllltrK' or ItttfUlpteil
hrlhery.
1'elletler unlet ho already Imd
railed (or n Kninil Jury irolm (or
Mnnilny mid MUKK"i(rd Hint tint puh
llp liiventlKiitlon ko over to Wfdnen
dny, wlion, he mild, Int would lie lit
n poMltlon to ileiermlne wltnt In In
tlio ntury. Judu" ('rontiy arrepted
tint miKKenllon mid minuuiiri'd Hint
In would consider tint innttor In
open ruitrt WiidiioNilay.
All hut nlKht the Jury ntood 1 1 to
1 for Wood'n nnpilttnl. Htimnnn
was the only Juror IuiiikIuk out. At
f. o'clork thin nioriiliiK Im yielded
mid llm Jury ipik'kly derided Collliu'
full'.
Tim flmt ballot on Attoniu rnno
Htooil S to I for iirqitlttitl. l-'our or
tint JurnrM unlit limy helleved John
J, Dreen'H utory nud would not dl
roKnrd It In any rlrcunintnnroM.
Atteaux' linll wmi ronllmied nt
Hut prexeitt flKun, but It tx doubt
(ul l( Im will bo retried. I'olletlor
will not iituvo (or M'ttteiiro In be
liuponed on CoIIIiih and the cluirKo
nKulimt bint will not tm prcinmd.
'5
ON AMERICAN SOIL
NIAOAKA KAI.l.S, N. Y., Juno 7.
--Itt'tiili'iilK of NiitKiira rails wore
htill talkiiiK Indny nf llm demoornoy
of Prineo Albeit Frodeiiok" (Jooro,
Hi'onud sun nf Kine; (lentm of Kiik
tmid, wbn was n vinilnr bout yester
day. "Tbi- in the first limit 1 have stood
under tin stars and stripes on Ameri
can soil," I'riimo Albert told newspa
per men, "mnl I mu enjoying myself
iiuiiieiiholy. Wo tiro bit vine; uu o.
rollout trip."
COAL MINES ABLAZE
I
POTTSVIU.K, Pa., .luuo 7.
Willi 111 men onlutnbed, llm ooal
mines of llm Soolt colliery company,
near Mount funnel, eniiKlit firo at
noon today, Further rescues mo
Ik lleveil iniposiblo.
A gus oxplusiuii ooourrod Ibis
mnruing mid entombed forly men
just us llm dny shift was ubniit to
enter, Kosouors reoovoroil two
corpse mnl twenty-five men, uncon
scious from blaokdamp, wore ros
oned. They nru oxpooted to recover.
LONDON, Juno 7. KliiK CieoW)
today outcjtnliiud at luuoboon at
UtickliiKlinm l'alaro all tlio llalkau
mid Turkbili unvoya today whoso do
llburutloim hero ulnsod tlio Ilftlkan
war. DurliiK tlio luncheon wlilto
plKooiiH woro roloasml and flitted
about tlio tablet), Kim,' fluorgo,
ummbors o( IiIh ealdiiot and Ho.vor.il
of tbu peneo dolegntca upoko,
ESOLA GUILTY
OF SHARING IN
BUNCO GRAFT
Jury Convicts San Francisco Police
man of Taklnn Part of Swindler's
Profits Refuses to Turn States
Evidence Against Other Officers. .
Detective Still Protests Innocence
District Attorney Jubilant Over
Conviction Only Beginning.
SAN FIIANf IHfO, fnl., Juno 7.
('mulcted beio eitily today of shar
ing in llm cnriiiiin" of Iti'limi bun
on ring wbioh is iillouod to liuvo
I'leillieil up mure tbllll .illOII.OIIII
uruiiud San I'raneii. l'nink W.
K-ulii, fur sixteen ears a inoinbo.'
of San FrmmisenV. Milioo fureo,
wits taken to the county jail in u
priMiti van Ibis afternoon nftor (urn
ing down it propoxilion to give in
foruiMlion ngainst seen oilier pa
Indiiieii, iiidieled mi niitiilnr charges.
"Frank," said Afxi-hint lli-tnet
Allnrney Itreiinuu, "if you bavc any
statement tlmt oo wi-b In liuikc or
uny infnniuiliuii that ynu care In de
liver to the pinscculor now is (lie
I into."
"My dud. llrounnn." wa the nn
.er. "I dun'i mint tu uel any olbor
man '.ntn trouble. 1 am ready to go
lo jail now fur u crime I dulii t cum-
not"
IVidn leecived tlio verdict calm
ly. "I luuo nliMilntcly nntbing to
snv," bo Inld llm nowxpiipcr men.
I list riot Attntney Fiekeri was jubi
Inn over I'm i la's conviction.
"Thi- is nuly tlio bfgiiiuiiig," In?
siiid. "Wo liavo u few morn sitr
pi fes in store fur Die fiituro nud
mo 0'iiiig right nlioud with the other
lllHOS."
AS
OF
ROOT'S CHINESE
Kim Yung, n fbinainan omplnyod
by J. M. Knot was bold up lust night
about llillll uu Oakdale nveiiue near
F. I. DeuelV rexidenoo mid robbed
uf bis watob uml money.
uug was on Ins way home nt the
lime of the robory and was so se
verely Injured by the highwayman
that be was unable tu give any lucid
noooiiut nf the n-Mtull. Ilis r-kull lo
lite left uf tlio loft lomple was frac
tured mid his left jaw liruken. After
narliallv reeuveriinr tlio wounded
f liimimnu crawled on bis bauds mid
knees to the home of Doctor ItiiMell
nearby, whore niedienl nid was sum
uioned mnl (he injured man removed
tu the hoxpitnl. Serjeant Mego mid
I'alrobuiin Only took up the case al
innst iuimediiiloly nud jHiiettrod evi
dence itiHin which Albert Mitchell, u
negro bootblaok, employed by Hates
biotlters, wiih urretod tins morning
mid upon which ho will bo bold to u
preliniiiiary boaring wliieh Is being
postponed awaiting the. outcome of
llm injuiies sustained by tlio China
men. Mitchell wiih seen following Kim
Yum? down Oakdale avenue within n
very short distunoo from the scone, of
the holdup and was positively identi
fied, by one witness.
Dr. Potter who uHondod tlio in
jured Chinamen states Hint Im has
a fair chance nf recovery nltbuiigb
his injuries uro serious,-
IE COOKE
FREED FROM WIFE
N13W YOltK, Juno 7. With bis
former wlfo holding a dlvoreo decroo
granted by u Connecticut' court,
Jerry Knodo Cooke, tlio unfrocked
clergyman of Hempstead, today la
froo to marry Klorottu Wlmloy, tlio
girl with whom bo olopod In 107.
After dofini'tlng IiIh wife, Cooko and
MIhs Wlmloy camu to Han Knuu'lboo,
roturnlug oast two yeara ago, Two
children wore "born to tbu couple,
LD
NEGRO
WAYLAYER
'CHIMMIE" FAD DEN'S CHILD
BECOMES SOCIETY GIRL
c
u
i;rWv
I .. r ai x
WASHINGTON, Juno 7. --nihn-mlti''
I'lulden (iaUKiltor that In,
Ned TowiiHciiil' dauRlitvr ban beun
Introilurcd to WaithlnKton noclcty by
Mm. John HayH lluniniond. She U
oxpeclod to become ono of the bvlleii
of dm capital, wlterd her father In n
popular member of tlio hotiHe of rep
renontntivoH. (
NOLAN SITS TIGHT
SAN FItANf ISfO, Oil.. June 7.
Willie ititcbio. lisbtwcigbt ebampiou,
Jno Hivors of .IjaL?V!'lf.wi Ad Wol-
gast, uf Miebinn, Frisldic Welsh of
Fuglmul, Ilitd AiiderMin uf Medford,
Oregon, nud Loach Cross of New
York, the mx managers of the six
nforeiiid meal tickets,' and Promo
ters Kddio (Irnney of San Fninoisco,
Tom McCnrcy of Iih Angeles, Jim
Coffnitb of San Frnucisco mid fliot
.Mi'lntyn of Vancouver, II. f., arc
all silliiij,' this nflerunon on the sharp
edge of llm nnxious sent as it reMilt
of u deadlock on the Fourth of July
Fight situation, which bids fair to
continue till mnxt nf tbciit are good
mid sure.
Nolan, Obstructionist,
Never in nil bis well known career
its an nhtructiniiit has Hilly Nolan,
ltitchic's milliliter, succeeded in
framing such it mix-up in pugilistic
mutters as ho has done this time.
And this ufleruoon as he sits with
Kilobit' in bis lone ranch eahin away
up in the Lake county wilderness, bo
has in bis bands the sitings of a sit
uation probably uuiipte in i'ijjhl an
nals. Nulaii, perhaps knows who is
to fight Ititohie bore July I. Hut
it's u siifo hot thai no one else, not
oven flrauoy, the promoter, has a
hunch that is wottb while.
Willi Joe lit vers of Los Angeles
apparently out of it because Nolan
would not agree to let Ititcbio do bet
ter than JIIII S)iunls three mid u half
hours before the fight, the choice of
mi opponent, probably, bits nnr
nuved iliuvn lo Anderson, Wolgast
and Welhh. All throe nro eager for
the mntcli. Tom Jones,, for Wolgast,
is here offering to bet millions that
tbu Michiguuder is still the wildcat
who ciiii claw Kitchic. Hut Oraney
has small hope that Wolgast would
draw the crowd necessary to pay No
lan bis demand of $17,.r00, mid the
public! generally believes the Miohi
gandor bus slipped too far lo any
longer bo of champion class.
Afraid of Anderson.
More onger, even, than Wolgast is
Anderson mnl bis niitnager, Dick
Donald. They declare the yuro will
ing lo fight Kitclue at any old weight
mid to lot flraney cut the money ns
he sees fit. "Just lot Hud in the rinrr
wiih Kilohio," snys Donald. "That's
all wo nslc. Nolan mid Oratioy can
arrango everything elso ti suit them
selves." Dut Oraiiev is dallying with
this proposal mid the impression is
general that Nolan who is mighty
eloso to Orauey, has quietly told him
liilehie wants iiouo of tto rough Med
ford boy's game,
Little is known of the situation
us. regnnls Welsh. Ho is in Van
couver, U. 0., whence bo has wired
Griilioy uskiinr for a cbmico at llit
c bice's, title. Hut il is doubtful ifjio
would care to fight for the slim
uourUhmcut it is possible fur 0n-
iHKSII
HHBIBn 1 1 1
AT RITCHIE RANCH
OEAOL OCK I N
AR DERAILED
IN ATTEMPT TO
WRECK ESPEE
Enfllne and Four Coaches Thrown off
Track Near Salem hut Do not tip
Completely Over Spikes Pulled
From Ralls Pinch Bar Found.
News Agent Seriously Injured Tele
graph Poles Keep Day Coach From
Rollinu Over Embankment.
KALKM, On;.. Juno 7. A dastard
ly attempt to wreck the northbound
Willamette limited uf the Southern
Pacific railroad this morning near
the feebleminded perMins' school.
threw miles south of here, was tin
micceftHfiiL
A plnchbnr lying a xhort dUtmice.
(rom tho track and positive evidence
that a spike had been pulled from
tho rails were found. There Is no
clue to the criminal.
Tho train, consisting of an engine,
two day coaches, observation, mall
mid baggage, was derailed but did
not tip completely over.
Joo Landlord, news agent, sus
tained tho most serious injury. Ho
Rtiffcred n severe cut on the bead,
Mrs. Isabel lo Woods of Sweet Lake
was bruised but not seriously hurt.
KnRlnccr Montgomery saw the
kink In tho rails about 75 yards
ahead nnd Immediately applied the
emergency brakes, reducing the
speed nf the train from about -IS
tulles an hour to 20 before tho de
railment occurred. Tho engine stayed
upright after tho derailment. Tho
end coaphes landed against telegraph
polen and held the middle cars from
tlplng)ov'r.
The stool built cars again demon
strated their superiority. They
withstood the wreck with practically
no damago except to tho running
gear.
PORTLAND 10 IAC0MA
I'OUTLANI). Ore., Julio 7. With
Tacoma ns tholr objectivo point,
four passengers on board the balloon
'California" aro today sailing north
ward over central western Washing
ton. Tho balloon Is being piloted by 12.
Unger, who In company with others
recently made a successful flight nt
Hosebiirg.
Tho other passengers In tho bas
ket aro Tom McLean, his assistant,
and J. O. Knmmcrer and II. V. Kad
derly of Portland, who aro paying
for tho privilege of makings the
nnvel trip.
Ungor, who has had years of ex
perience ns a pilot, anticipated no
difficulty in making a successful
landing.
IT
IT
A warrant was sworn out this
morning against Charles K. Harland
charging him with obtaining money
under false pretenses. Harland, It
Is alleged, had been advertising fur
niture for Bale and collecting tho
money on same, promising to dollvor
tho furniture tho same day. Mrs,
a. M, Horbort, who bought S22
worth of llarlaud'H furniture, swore
to tho complaint mid as soon ns ap
prehended Harland will bo taken
Into custody mid given u preliminary
hearing.
AN OBJECT LESSON IN
ROSES SHOWN IN WINDOW
An objoct lesson In roses can bo
seen In tho Deuel company windows,
whoro N. 8. Dennett, the nursory
niau, has arranged groups of blos
soms of tho various varieties, labeled
so that ovoryono can famlllarlzo
thomsolves with tho nit mo and
bloom, Tho roses will bo on display
ovor Sunday,
liny to give after Nolan has out hN
big fat portcrlmiiso steak out of the
light ctuouss,
WILSON
OB
E
Senate Committee Will not Summon
President as Witness Townsend
Admits His Accusations Based
Upon What Others Said.
Republicans Invited to Summon Sena
tors Who Have Been Forced to Vote
Against Conscience for Patronage.
WASHINGTON, June 7. Charges
by Senator Townsend trial President
Wilson "Is tho biggest lobbyist In
Washington," will not result In the
chief executive being summoned be
fore the senate committee which Is
probing the existence of an "Insidi
ous lobby" against tho tariff bill.
Tho democrats declare tho fact that
Townsend admitted his Wilson
chargo was based on hearsay puts
the burden of proof on the repub
licans.
Discussing tho situation today,
Senator Heed, acting chairman of
the lobby Investigating committee,
said:
"Townsend's chargo was a serious
one to make on hearsay evidence.
Tho coramltteo docs not Intend to
summon tho president before It. Wr
are seeking to find the lobby and
bellovo we hate succeeded. It rep
resents mighty inTcrests opposed to
tho tariff bill. If any republican be
lieves that democrats havo been
forced to vote against tholr con
sciences through. tho exertion nt
party power, they aro at liberty to
call those democrats before the com
nilttce. If I hey don't, they can't
complain."
Thero was no session of tho lobby
hunting commlttco today.
FATHER GOOSE GOT
'AND LOST FIXTURES
Tho mannger of tho "Mother
Cloose" girls who showed at tho
Page In ono of tho vaudevlllo acts
Wednesday nnd Thursday Is more of
a goose than ho looks, for he took
about six dollars worth of portablo
electric fixtures at the Page and
nearly got away with them. Tho loss
was discovered Just beforo train
time Friday morning and a search
of his trunks by tho police at tho
depot unearthed tho missing fix
tures. No arrest was mado, the
theater malingers being contented
with the recovery of tho goods.
CRATER LAKE HIGHWAY
IS BEING FIXED OP
Members of the County Court will
visit Prospect Sundny ns guests of
Cliurvhhill brothers of tho Cnlifoniin
Orognn Power company, in order to
inspect road conditions. Itoads are
in fair shape, but n little rough.
supervisor tlretvo is building n
new guide above the Kuyart much
and Supervisor Peneo is repairing tho
Hogtie river mad at the Scott place,
Hv the time the Crater Lnko season
opeiii. it is hoped to have all roads
in good shape.
I
OF
Gold Hill has u now postmaster,
Henry D. need, moro familiarly
known us "Johnny," who Saturday
succeeded John llmumersley, who re
signed somo months ago, to devote
his time to other affairs. Mr. Hoed
was democratic uomltieo for joint
roprcsoutntlvo two years ago nud
widely known In business nud polit
ical circles. Ho Is secretary of tho
democratic county coiunilttco mid
promliiont In political clrclos, He Is
proprietor of u cigar and confec
tionery store at uold mil.
HA
m
ON HEARSAY
$450,000 PLANT
SUPPLY OREGON
WITH CEMENT
Contract for Gold Hill Plant .Calls
for Completion of Immense Works
Within Ten Months Dally Capac
ity 1000 Barrels. ,
Oregon Now Imports 1,250,000 lar
rels a Year and Produces not a
Barrel Deposits Inexhaustible.
The Portland Jottmnl contains the
following account of the new cement
plant to be erected nt Oold Hill:
Una need by Portlund, southern
Oregon nnd middle west ttpitnl, tho
building nf n cement plant nt n con
tract cost of $450,000 will be com
menced within sixty days nt Gobi
Hill, Jackson county.
The plant will have n daily ca
pacity of 1000 barrels of cement. It
will be in operation within 10 months.
Seventy-five skilled operatives; will
be required in tho plant's operation,
and this menus additional Oregon
imputation of seventy-five families,
for nil the workmen will como from
outside the stntc.
To those interested in tlio devel
opment nf Oregon, the building of the
cement plant in sonthoni Oregon has
great imortnnce. This stale con
sumes ,2.")0,000 barrels of cement n
year nnd produces not n single,, bar
rel. Money for cement i sent out
side the state.
Washington, on the other band,
produces 2,-K10,000 barrels of cement'
a year, nil, or nearly nil,, of whichjs
consumed within the borders of the
slate. The California district, in
eluding California, Nevniln, Arizona
nnd Oregnn, west of the Cascades,'
produces 7,700,000 barrels annually
nnd in this district Oregon Ims been
the non-productive, consuming nren.
Hlg Deposits Discovered.
The nvernge freight cost linn been
75 cents a barrel, of which 50 cents
represents money sent outside the
state in addition to the cost of tho
cement.
The discovery of a practically in
exhaustible supply of tho particular
kind of lime rock necessary to tho
manufacture of Portland cctnout be
ginning near the railroad track nt
Hold Hill nud extending back in the
fnnn of n dike for twenty miles nr
more, indicated that Oregon tuny its
well be n cement producing as n ce
ment consuming stntc.
Organization for the mnnufneturo
of cement in Oold Hill has been made
under the name Heaver-Portlnnd Ce
ment company. Among the Portland,
men who hnvc invested aro Walter
lackey, 11. L. Glisan, Fletcher Linn,
L. II. Adams.
One of the heaviest investors is
Oeorge K. Nicholson of Kansns City,
Kan., one of the largest cement innii
ufucturers in the United States. Ho
is extensively interested in the Iola
Portlnud Cement company mid the
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MEDFORD OFFERS
That there is no plneo as good as
the Itoguo river valley is evidenced
Jjy tho snlo of the wood business of
C, F. lieiohstein to W. 1 Qunylo
who ias been a resident of Medford
for the last six months. Mr. Qunylo
emtio to Medford from Dulutb last
fall and bits carefully studied con
ditions in tho- Roguo river valley.
Heforo investing bis money liore. Mr.
Qunylo mado a trip to California nud
visited several sections thoro, return
ing to Medford nioro finnly convinced
than ever Hint Medford bus u greater
future than any locality that he vis
ited. It is Mr. Quaylo'd intention to en
large the business which ho has
taken over mu) ho will curry :i lurgo
supply of coal, coku nnd wood. '
He bus also secured trackage,
properly uu Nnrlb F fdret uiljoln
iug the Medford Lumber company,
which will enalilo him to unload oui'd
on Ids own property.
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