Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 01, 1914, NEW YEAR'S EDITION, MEDFORD SECTION, Image 38

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE. SEC wa ii;.1, 1'.ijt t, -iu EDFOt) MATT. TTCTTTOTO MDFOttn. OT?KOONt TriTTftSDAY, .TANUAKY 1. 19H, ' .iu'ii j u .1 . i .i'iu'l" jiia-tuiiL y Past;Year One of Steady Development in Medford Nineteen hundred fourteen finds Medford securely upon her way to ward clrlc supremacy of the largo area lying between Portland on the north and .Sacramento on (bo south. In tho year Just closed sho has made A steady and certain growth, pos sibly a raoro healthy one than that of thrco years ago when the city grew as If by mnglr. Tho year was n prosperous ono for farmer and or chnrdlst. The yields woro largo and tho prices good. Half n million dot- lnrs will be spent In tho county building tho Pacific highway, and t prospects woro never tairer, Progress during 1913 was marked. Now buildings woro. erected, cross Directs and alloys were paved to con nect long avenues paved during the rush, water and sower mains laid so as to round out a complete sys tem, and many things neglected bo cause of human limitation to do all things at once, attended to. Med ford ts now a better, cleaner, more healthful and moro comfortable place In which to live than ever Summary Bwprtslng A retrospective view of tho many events and milestones of progress which mark the year 1913 as far as Medford and tho Rogue River valley are concerned, proves surprising. Progress has been made la every line of endeavor, while the promlso of fu ture Is brighter, more alluring than over. Not once has Mcdford's faith In herself or tho future of the val ley 'which surrounds her been shaken and now aa the jtendulum of time awinga back to Ita yearly starting point, an era of great advancement and prosperity ts seen at the very gates of tho city. Among the structures completed thla year were a 140,000 viaduct across Bear creek, a $40,000 bonded warehouse, a $20,000 preceding plant, a $50,000 opera house, nu merous smaller structures and many handsome residences. Over a ratio of trolley Una has been constructed. 75-pound rails used and & crew of men Is busy pushing the lino ahead. At Gold Hill a largo force of men are. employed constructing a hugo cement plant Timber deals are un derway that promise a large lum ber sill at Medford In the near fu ture. v ,lBfroreBeata Coati-mcd City Improvements continued all through the year, streets being placed Jn good conaitloH for baffle after having "been demoralized for throe years with the laying of service mains, pavements and the like. Med ford's business bouses report satisfaction at the manner In which trade was maintained and report tho largest Christmas business on record. The. valley during the past year hss harvested Its largest fruit crop and orchardlsts tared well. Fruit trees Indicate a bountiful yield In 1914. Progress has been anado In lines Some of Medford's Large Business Houses k- ' annul : UmSMJ&m 'V, .j-aHsOTaHaHHsflanaMLsaV gsfflMfegir8 ' .tsasawPTTlfHsaaSsasaWsaKBsasaBsam. B&SJP --r , . i-a4sa4saWlTMltflissaVsaBsHHsasasasaK 5SMpW tlM-lBiii-yiflHasBlsaHBHsaHL S-W ' '- -tfBRTIiiyiHIHHBasasaW M-:';- HKBBaHlHHRSRaWiaiH .-Vsi4 'MKMKKWEBKMnBBfrfvFwW'tt, 314BJ'IbJbVJb"AvJbJbVJbI &vJ - aVjpPiHjBJBJBJ'K ..iSP1 'aWP''mKih.'W ' ' J9JbBJbJbVJbvJbVJbVJBJ ? HBXisaW i.' iattBaaaaaaLi' --SaaW-."'' 19-'BsUasaaaaWI lilllsal1 1" Hun Sal v;K3IlB iaaffsafJaflal -;-1' -T.. XaaaLlBMI i HHHHHHJa'BBBHBaBHjE''' " "fcaVaVaVB'BWHBVnanVBVHv' BautaVHHF BBVBVBVaV99BVBVB"B"B"aY hhhhhhhhhHdEEjBH LtiaawBBHHHHHHHHRjHHHKL avB9nvHMPVHHHHHHHHHHHHHHEa HHSfiMHbSy EBBBRmanaWaHBHH saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aa ".?-iJL ;'-a.' ''( smVHHla4bC3S '"- aZMaf! -v--J-TKiwVv-t ; aaaV ..1 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBaBaaaaaaaaBB - - :VU7 rtfilE-SikvT MHHilSiSMatian - ' MaSsW' 'c4HaKsflBVt BBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaB - JfeaMlaaWJaaWsiMsla HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHBHHHHHHHHHHHgil Map Showing the 20 Miles of Paved Streets in Medford !&... '' (;i:i:it.r, summary ok puiii.iu improvkmknt, jamiaiiv i, ton H. Yards. Pavement - - 386,64 4. t rt Water mains .. .... . sanitary sawnrw ...w..m........ Storm sowors Miles. 19. NS 2S.I6 I7.2H 1.33 Concrete walks .. Miscellaneous Gravity water .... Grand total i qm. ,. i.Mi..y ,.,.. lll-.l,1l ....,.,, "-"' ' miwin .,. i. ,.-. "'M t 1 .-,. First National Itank bulldltiK, one o the finest structutrs in the north- j west. aside from business and development, i More attention In 1913 was paid to j education, culture and social ad vancement. In addition 1913 saw ( sanitary conditions In the city bet tered and a decrease In tho death rate. In tact, In all lines, 1913 saw progress In city and valley. In fact, from ovcry nook and cor ner of the county come stories of progress, of development, and these augur well for 1914. Oregon a Land of Opportunities (By Senator Jonathan Bourne Jr.) In natural resources Oregon Is the richest state in the Union. In no similar area of territory In tbo knqwn world has nature been so bountiful In hor gifts. Oregon has 95,607 square mile of territory, of which, according to tbo official statement of the Oregon Im migration commission, 6,393 square miles are now producing, 30,394 square miles capable of productivity, but not under cultivation, and 68,820 square miles of territory incapablo of productivity according to present methods and knowledgo of 'agricul tural development. In my opinion a vory largo area of territory now classed as non-tillable will be found productlvo under methods of agri culture yet to be developed. Oregon is ninth In rank of all tbo states In aroa. It has a climate unsurpassed Given these unite of wealth and ' opportunities, tho desldoratum Is the expedition of Intelligent Improvement development and vitalized productiv ity. Tho development of tlut-o unlth Is of national and state Importance, equal to tho local InterctiU to be benefited. Hcenery and Climate Abo .Wet. Tho scenery of Oregon is another Important natural resource that ro-j quires thought, effort 'and expend!-1 turo of inonoy to make It a vitalized asset. It would seem paradoxical to say that wo must also develop the natural rcsourco wo have In our cli mate, yet It Is u fact that much re mains to bo done In thu May of pub lic Improvement to muko Orogon ell mato and hccncry thu attraction-, they should be. In this respect, the building of highways Is tho most of foctivo way of affording opportunity for our own pcoplo and visitors from YLiiC 'LsVaWMalk, ?PM&' V sasWasWasRPLj.v . sV '" "'" .JaWaVaVaVaVaVaVaVfljiBaVaW jHsVBaVswHLBaV' HEsVBHMBBH S 1 lsflaVaPVlfsrarifsVasffsB w Bm-m mrm .mrWmr.-W.. EM ii. W SAIBrHT'fHAvjrBVj Bw9sHsvt'HVAHr'V'VHkiB& jBVVM.bvMsB'svBbIibvPbVSMBHH iBBBB ' MikBW5'l-iL.' H llTflK-BvflHlaBSiHaVsZflMflHfHHJ L-iizflBBBBHlHV BU HPnsVv E wlflTHKSBsVslsflHHr BHi IHK-:-tBlBr-BIHHHHHHB-BH H HkisM Et 'flsvasir-flH b sL-rVsl alHssavBaavHB h IBib r -BiVH i v"s H HsiBBa4-)HSlfliBiM2Z?Pai-ttB 1 li vavJHHHHHHHHHHHHHfeJHHHHBftyHViJHHB-ki iP &.BHHEBb1 HttsBBiBB!I!S5W BBPBPBpBjBE2Cs''fi!KSi -""? "" - L.4-'i'iV' i x$ fjiimctt-Corey Martin nro (.'ompnny It ulldlng anywhere, au unequaled area of pro- abroad to enjoy to tho utmost tho ducllve soil, tho dlstintegratcd lava blessings nature has bestowed upon ash, In conjunction with alluvial. do poslu being recognized as capable of the greatest productivity whero fa vored by climate and water a po tential hydro-electric energy capable, according to some electrical eni;i- us. Roads within forest reserves and national parks should bo constructed entirely at national expense. I lit llevo, also, In federal old to highway construction as a means of hastening necrs' opinions, of 6,005,000 horse- permanent Improvement, raising tbo power development, a wealth of per- standard of highway construction potual. energy exceeding tho coal fields of Pennsylvania or the oil lands of any state in tbo Union. One-fifth, Timber In Country. It contains one-iltth of tho stand ing timber of the United States, est! mated. at 500,000,000,000 feet, which at 19 a thousand valuation means $5.04)9,000,000" of wealth in timber ateat, exceeding in that one interest the total assessed valuation of any ether state ia the Union with the ex eeptlea of New Yorfc. Ohio and Penn aylvaala. It Js tributary to ono of taewsrld'a greatest waterway sys ten,nawfly, the CIuaibia river, aad'ais Y"'o"B other fvorable bar kra like Coo bSy, TiMaawok, Ne iMltfw': Kjuslaw and Yaaulaa. and stimulating tho states to moro active efforts. Tho greutcht natural rctourco in Oregon, so fur us econery is concern ed, Is Crater lake, one of tho great natural wonders of tho world. Near by is Pelican bay, the best fishing and duck hunting ground In America. Ily tho adoption of my amendments to tho sundry civil bills In tho lastj congress, provision was made- for tho construction of un elaboruto system of roads in Crater luko national park. Tho government should also Improve the roads leading through the forest reserves to the park. Thero Is abundant Justification for coufldenco that in less than fifty years Oregon wll liuvo u populullou HHH 0 1 wf i 'ti i r uTaC MtntK" S-SZI mlsrwB BJg BUbH0bw iMH (. IT'SbW f-ww-! "TBaeja3kJaff'i!' H Mrdfonl I'lirnltnro & Hardwaro Company Hulldlnff or 0,000,000 und Cortland a popula tion of 2,000,000 Tho Orgcon elec torate has developed a more ad vanced and bettor system of vitalized j government for tho protection of per-: sonal und property rights than any other state or nation. United Hiatus who would prefer tho cllmato of Oregon to tho cllmutu of tho stuto in which tlioy reside If thu? know tho difference. There aro JO, 000,000 pcoplo living on tho level monotouoos prairies of tho mlddlo states who would rojolco If thoy Thero uru 50,000,000 pcoplo tu tho could llvo among thu rolling hills In sight of tho forost-clad mountains of Orogon. Thoro uro 10,000,000 poo- plo, living In ono-crop states wno would gladly exchange tholr homes for habitations In a land In which thrvo a largor variety of agricultural products than Is found In any other btutu. TOTAIJ4 1 Oil KHO.V OK 10114 Miles. Pavement ,M..M -. 1.24 Water mains 37 Sanitary sowers 1.02, Storm suwors .It Coucreto walks - 68 Miscellaneous , Cost, $ 9.10,161. Ifi 250.5:4.03 ;0K.406.iO 236.776.2S 99,516.05 36,000.05 275,000.00 .. $1,813,788.57 Coit. flO.9Sl.17 :. t6o. in 4,519.2.1 494.15 2,166.00 2,111.78 Totol i .$53,212.40 lUVI.MKNT Hq. 'Yards. Ultullthlo pavement constructed, prior to ; ' .' Janunry 1, 1913 . .$, 52, 175. 4 1. Oil macadam constructed prior to Jan, I, 1913 . ..." .. ... Asphalt macadam constructed prior to Janunry 1, 1913 Urlckollthlc constructed prior to January 1, 1913 MltVs. Cost. 2.S3 $142,916,08 1,669.55 308,235.7 4 H- 3,831,00 .11 3,451,40 15.94 734,611.81 H. 025.00 Totals prior to January 1, 1913 Asphnlt macadum (roncrnto bare) con iitriictfd ilurlng season of 1913 Asphalt pavement (asphnltlc hni), rou structod during simion of 1913 .. . .. Asphnlt'mncuilam (asphnltlc tins)) con structed during season of 1913 .' .' Asphaltlc oil macadam (penetration mothod) roiiMtrurtod during sonron of llflw h . (-1 . y ... - . Total constructed durlpg 1913 366,214.70 18.61 $889,601,29 1,203,01 3,239.28 7,365.36 .23 $ 9,250.87 .44 .57 8,622.58 20,430.26 1.24 16,00.1.86 15,706.41 40,961.17 Grand totul prior to January I, 1914 . 386,644.96 WATKIl MAINH wr 'fit .' Wator mains constructed prior to Jan. I. 1913 Wator mains constructed during Mvason of 1913 19.S5 $930,565,46 Miles. .7.79 .37 ToUl p'rlor to January 1, 1914 ! 28.10 ' HA.MTAHY HVICRH .. j , - .; Sanitary bowers construrled prior to Jan. 1, 1013.. Sanitary Mjuors roustrtictod during. soason 1913..., Totul prior to Janunry 1, 1911 CONCHKTK WA1.KH t Coucroto wnlkn .constructed urlor to Jan. I, 1913.... Uoncrcto wulht constructed during season 1913 Miles. 26.26 1,02. 27.28 Miles. 20.37 .68 Cost. $247,563.90 2,960.04 $250',524.03 , Cost. $203,887.42 4,519.28 ""t ' $:08,40C,70 . To'tal prior to January I, 1014 27.05 HTOIIM HtfWKItM '' Miles. Storm sowers constructed prior to Jan. 1, 1913 1.15 Storm uowors constructed during soason of 1913 18 . Cost. $ 97,350.05 2,166.00 $ 99,516,05 Cost. $ 23,282.15 494.13 Total storm sowors prior to Juu. 1, 1914 1,33 $ 23, MIHCKUiANKOUH 'Vt ', 770.28 t MlscolUneous prior to Junuary i, 1913 ; .?.;...'.'..?.'..."... $33,888.37 Miscellaneous during season of 1913) Drains ., ., Oradlug ..! L.1.... Ilulldlng ulid adjusting M. II.'h .', Kill, Bust Main brldgo.,.! ...,(.,.,...,......,....'.. Crossings and mlscolluueous '....... .','.'.. Tile drains .....,... 200.50 805.05 217.60 U16.13 65.25 217,36 Total mlscollaneouii during soucou 1013 2,111.78 . ' Total prior to January 1, 101 i.., , $36,000,06 V ti