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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
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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
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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
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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
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.$53,212.40
lUVI.MKNT
Hq. 'Yards.
Ultullthlo pavement constructed, prior to ; ' .'
Janunry 1, 1913 . .$, 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
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Sanitary bowers construrled prior to Jan. 1, 1013..
Sanitary Mjuors roustrtictod during. soason 1913...,
Totul prior to Janunry 1, 1911
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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.
$203,887.42
4,519.28
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$: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
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Total prior to January 1, 101 i.., , $36,000,06
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