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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1914)
arET)FOT?T) arATL Ti7TnrTXK mnvomY. okfipx. rrrTTTT7sn,T, .ttfat?y 1, mt. PATH3 TTTRTCR - - i i - i i - i i i '"" ," ' ' " : ': - --LLZ. : 1 Medford, a City of Fine Hotels, Attracts Tourists "' ' - I , HI,.,,. , ,, in,,.., , ' ! I I. I , ,.., ,.,. . ., -,-- ... , ... ,.. . I I I I I. I I . - - 1 j iHK&h,? 'V-. "' ' " '-- iMnj Medford In Itio bout equipped oty of Its kUo In Oregon In point of ho lln. DurliiK I I'll two Imgo, first i'Iiiiin ho to In worn completed- lliu Modfurd iukI (ho llnlliinil it n it these, Kmll Mohr k'lmcn ami operate (ho establishment. Tim Hotel llollanil In u splendid foncHtor; building of Mission stylo Tliroiutlioiil It linn benii fill. ill for tho elegantly fitted, filled n need loiiKjpurpoHii of mulling It liomo 1 1 lie, and felt In (IiIm city. Tint Moltil Mndrord nt romplolcd and opened early In tliu full of 11U1 It In n uiUKiilflccut liolol mid n heavy patronage since Itn opening day tin attested Hid appreciation full by tlnijniiil hold trade. Hit builders wrought well, fifty hovi'ii sleeping upnrtmoiit nrn oli-( giiully furnished mid, nil being out i ulilo iooiiim with nil modem conven I... .1. ... ..!.. ... ..11 1 imiLi'M, inn ii ru cvrmiii in iiuriu:i iimldniiU of Mini ford for tho moil who IIiihiicihI und iniidn It poktillilo. Outnldo from thimn two now liotnln ni'VrrHl othxrit urn In npi'rnllou In tliu iy, Thfmi nrn the Nimh, i Moorn, tho I'ulnro, imldo from bcVitiiI npnrt mriit And room I n i; Iioiihch Tu llolil Mi'dford, rompltod iltir liiK.thn noiiiuicr or 101 1 run kit IiIkIi h mo n i! Ill n IpuiIIiik lioti'U of OtcKon, InrliulInK thorn of I'ortlnnd. tho hid ((oprtlU of tlit ninto, whllu In cities itui In lii with .Mvdford It t'lmll) oiilra'nki nil otlirrn In tlm wit. IU rroriloii wai iluo to tlm nfforU of loinl liualiifM niKti nml oralinrdlut. Tho ptVHldciit of tho liotid compuny Tho llotul Nauli, tho ploncor hotol Of I III) City, COtltlllllllH to holi) lln DM1!! with tlm trndc. ilonplto thn fncl thnt Inrcor ntrd now ImtoW Imvo hoot i croctod In Hid city , Tlio NurIi for ninny yi'iirn wiih tho IcndliiK hotel of tho rlty and It lohli) wiin n fntorlld' KnthorliiK plnro fur tlm hiilniiiui nuin ' of Medford. It In whirl) known over the I'nrlflr roniil ThU hotol con llnni'M to ntlrurt n lurKu amoiinl ol trade a It him rernntl) heun reiuod ok'd throiiKhoiit. ltd Interior heliiR redecorated. A Iiuki' modern heal liiK plnnl linn heen arranRed. Tt.o Nnkh In operuled h) J I). Hell and .1 T Hherldun, loth experlencd hotel In l)r, 13. II I'lckel, who him ImiK heen men, prominent In the aiUmirement of) Thn Holland In lenieil Jointly by .Medfoid nml the wholo valley, whll.t the Medford NuhIi IIoIcIn. Medford Commercial Club Fraternal Orders Mnny frntcrnnl ordora ot world wldo fame nro rcprcacntod by lodRc I In Medford, to thnt tho 8trnngor In ho city, If ho ho ft intmber of nti order, inny find hlnnolf nmonit frlendn. Thcro nro 23 IoiIkcs In tliu city, all of thorn nctlvc. Thoy nrc A P, & A. Mnnonir, Itoynl Arch Mn gong Kanlcrn thai, A. 0. I' Work 'nin Dnsroe ot ::inor 1:. r. 0. ". Prntrrnnl HrothenooiJ KnglM, Krn tf rnnl Inlon. 0 A 11., V, II. Corps, Itcdmon, Degree of I'ocohontnn, I O O P. I'alrmrrliK Militant, Hohck. ah, Macc.'ihocR, Knights of Pythian. I'ythlnn Sister, Modern Woodmen Woodmen of tlio World, Women o! , Woodcraft, Moose and tlm Knlgh I of Columbus. All of the lodguit nro welt oqutp pod with Quarters, tho Oddfellow and Itcdmon owning thulr own build- lns. A Healthy City (lly V, W. Htrccts.) There it no iiRrnev wlin-li will or eiin develop n ellv or eouulrv in il mnny pliiihcn ii h a well Mipportt'il, oriiiii'il rnnl eiulipel fnuinn'reinl eluli. Km ulijeel in o Miinultito nml iiiiiiiiliiln iiiiliiMric, to nHit in pro euriiig ii innikel fur our proilueln, lo rni'iiuniKe lln- milking of onil niiiiU. Ihe fnrmiiiL' of nur liimU. llm ilevelopuienl of the reHoureen nf tliuj region, In iruuiole liiixiiirHt. iuterentH nml n m'hi i more prople lo none mid mule their Iiuum-m in our com. i iiiuuity. It iiiiihI lonrli out in even ilireetlou nml hriui; in)i iiliuiln, ' flitun, mmiufnclutiui: plnuH nml iu-i ilusliioH that will mill cnmmcn-iiillv I'ry ilollnr hrouu'it frmu wimci other Inutility ii uiMiiiK jut llmt i much iimru to vourx, nml exerv firm or faeloiy milled to mr oltv ih ii . eoulrilnilor to morn or Iom extent' to the cII.n'k wenl'li. So lo tlevetoti your city the eouimereirtl eluli mul ( go outhiile nml lirinu' in new life, new Ihouclit, new nmiiov. There lx not uiueli iilnod hv tinilmu' hetweei' fiiimelvrN. To jjrow nml ilexelnp j Mimrthlui; iniiMt lie oriuiunteil lo, wlmt we nlremlv hne. then we inuM " fun) n mnrket for wluit we produce nml funilxh n mnrket for whnl nome olhitr plnee proilueei. V miint huv us well n hell, nml (ratio our dot liir for our outnlde neiKhlmr' ilol- lnrii. 'I'lin Miulfnnl (iiriiiirri'inl olilli I U nn nrRniiixntioit of pronre-Hivei rolln, wo iimnt ntorct k1 on- liiiiinehi nml piofoMMniinl men whos ''ni in Meilfor.l mid nlle- Ion in. jiurpoK.i U lo piomoto hv join! mid." pl"' ' UuM ll"'"' f"' . eoncrrle.l uetioii the Kcnernl w elf niej ,ry, n hrmi.h, mi ofl.ee or vine or tho eitv of Me.lfor.l nml the hou.e for lif tnlntlioil of their prod ltoirup llUrr vnllny. Me.lfor.l lo.lav . u1h; we mtiM o out ufler Iihm Ih n eitv of milmtimtinl reuliticM; il- eH, tho Mime m. i .lone hv un rapid tleelopmcut U (he rcmilt of n ' concern lumnn tiulhiiitr of merit ( pincllcnl nro(jreni.lo effoil. mill m'H. Medfonl luih .oniethma to sell, with thin ilevelopnieiit the wink ofjVncnnt liutUtln loth, bulldinc- ill Ihe roinmeieiiil eluli heeonict more rciulv ereolccl, More, i eh faun Mined nml nceohhitiite ehiniKCH In liimN, timber, minrmlK.- 'Ihe hccro-( i(M tnocrmn. '"O icciien leltvri. eveiv iln.v fioni Thn new imluttrv piopimltlon i hpleiuli.l citirciiK m eAMein statchl Ihe ouo aim nt piesenl. nml n upe hu woik in fnetoiien. Thov hve elnl cffoit will he mmle inteicst renil our literature, seen our prod- inmnifiietiirint'. We must have pav-1 iioIh nt lliu liuul shown, eonumre.ll Hotel Medfonl At last tho minds of thn peoplo have become nwnkened to the fact that many disoaics are scourges within the community, realizing by wlno precaution numbers of tho most fWrrW ' MTiTillKTWTBsfMMMiia i TtW 1 Hotel Xnsli Hotel Holliin.l their elimutic eomlitious with ours, nml nre remly to come if we c fiirni-h emplovmeut. Mum noor. hut honest nml ilesiruhle futiner. from Oklahoma, Kau-as ami Ihe Da-, kotiid nre Jinxiiui-, .i ontuo if tluy coul.l Mint on limited capital, or lent lnml, rm-e xeetahle-. ami herriis. Hut before we can Miy come, m sliouhl have eannerie, cwiporuling mid pioklmt,' plants to use all that is cmwu, uml'iiu nrqaiiitation to sell, the fno lory products. , Tlio sjx'ciiil aim of the C'ommer-i einl.club now K secure these inlti trief, erenle payrolls jui as soon ns eossilile. The Hokuo lficr iil-. Uj's iltnnlo rcputn.ion i e-tah-lishe.l, the q(iulit of our fruits i unijuestioniyl; scenic henutv hii" hoeii fcn.i.re.l in monv leatlii'r tnib licntioiis fuiiiish umployuuiit to ili wane earner ami uo "fKiwer on rnith can hold the tbousnmK hnck wlu ! wnnt to como. The Pommoreial club is seiul.u' out larve iiutiulitiei of publicity Ii -nrnturo exery ii, "Mnny jhtsouu'i, lotteis nre wrillni, hut frepier.ll tho stranger has to he 'n.lie.l l.l postpone the eniniiiK until later. I'uhlieity nml pnss woik of th hioadest kind luc been eiur't.l out I b the MVtlfoul I'oinmerpinl club foi I the past nu jcars. The oigiiiirn lion has been well uppnrtcil by (he prcsrt. ami no community in the northwest bus mailo such efforts to further the city and country's inter ests through publicity vork. Med ford will lie n largo city ns soon ns her tiitrrotindins resources are de veloped nml he bocomes n shipp'nj; fnutor. The Commereinl olub has enter tuined viitois royally, has donated liberally in the campaiii for good ivails and has always been ron.1v to a-jsi-t in any good cause. Now we nii-t go out nf er factories, conven tions, educational institutions, with tho detenu. oat on to win it'.s the spirit nml cm!iain"m whieb spurs coumittits on t suecens. To bring to Mciltui.l a faelory with nil itn irach tury. its eaitdoics nml their famil'cs, its bank deposits, trans forming into salable nr.iclea raw tnntcnnj, is a great stimulus to anv nty. To be called a convention city means much. They nre always meeting somewhere why not in Medford. Wo entertained 1500 Odd Fellows, three branches of the or der were able to hold separate meet ings nt the same time in ouo build ing it made a good impression. The State IlortVulturnl society has aecep.ed our imitation to b,)td its aunual meeting if threo days here in 1014. Let Mnlfoiil be known as a convention city. Kvery .Je'o gate spends some money wlule ha is in your oity if you wont to look nt tho finaueial s'.le of it outsid. money. Our city cai afford any thing its citizens go after. Djinr without thing-, the eiti ought to h.wo is too expensive. Unry your hammer and boost, ovcrjbody smile, join the Commere.nl club mid work for a bigger, busier, better Medford. virulent and fatal may be absolutely prevented. Tho Ronuo River valley 1 surrounded with enow-capped mountains a great portion ot tho year, bordered with balsamic forcits varying In oxtcnt from GO to 100 miles. Tho valley has an elevation of from 1000 to 2000 feet and con tains not a marshy district within its scope, consequently mosquito aro practically unknown. Climatic conditions are tho best, no extremes of temperature with a unnual rainfall ot -G to -S Inches Medford with Its paved streets and completed sewer system has prac tically eliminated tho bouse fly pest. Its wator supply Is taken f""n tho mountains and Is furnished in over abundance. There has not been a single cazo of typhoid fever within tbo city limits of Medford reported during tho past four months and loss than one death per 1000 Inhabitants from tuberculosis during tho past year. Tho cntiro mortality ralo from all causes U less than nine tier 1000. K H. PICKKK Chairman Committee on Epidemic, Endemic and Communicable Dis eases of tbo Stato Hoard of Health Medford's Splendid Gravity Water System Sufficient for 20,000 People (lly W. J.ltob.irls. C. i: ) There aro throe points In the game of municipal water supply: Quantity, innllty nud cost. Medrord won on nil throo points. Tho quantity delivered at tho city reservoir oxcoodn tho original esti mate, by a third; the quality Is hotter than was originally proposed, and finally, tho total cost of tho giavlty poitlou was 3'.',000 less than tho 1300,000 allowed. An Issue of fanri.OOO of bonds was aulhorUed In May, 1008, of which fCn.OOO wns to bo used for cast-lion plpu within tho city proper for distribution, hydrants mil uccch sorles, and $300,000 was allowed (or tho gravity supply und resorvolr, Tho cltlreus of Medford may welli bo proud of their water supply. N'oj better water Is furnished any city In tho state. The Mippl Is adequato for 20,000 peoplo without restrlitlona, nnd fig ured upon fitch averages as apply In tho nilddlo west, tho quantity dall) J dollvorcd to the dlMrlbutlug reser voir go a little lower, and gravity J systems U sufficient for 25,000 to 30,000 peoplo. In this eoniiortlou It m-i) bo Intei ostlng to nolo that tlio average cost of a municipal water supplv for cit ies of this class Is not far from $o0 per capita. Pumping systems nre a little higher. Medford's gravltv supply litis cost less than $C0 por capita ot present population, WSHpMjTOI $$ fe ,. MtVs? 4 - t-I- rjia urnn i hIim mH ZaBy tafct! )VMr -j(HmE I9iHmi JksiiliiiiiiH'rflSiBiiHBKiHiiB City Itostirvulr, liOO feet nbovo .Medford, with cumuli)' of 2,000,001) Bullous Sieiio at Intake on Little llutto Creek, twenty-five miles from Mcdfonl. 4 Hi , V
