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Medford, a City of Fine Hotels, Attracts Tourists
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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
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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
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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,
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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.
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