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1MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY HO, JHVM.
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MEDFORD mail tribune
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MKDFOIID l'lUNTINO CO.
Tho Dnmocrfttk Timed, Th MedTqrU
Mall. Tho MedfniM Tribune. The South
cm Orctonlivn, The Atlilnntl Tribune
orncA mhii Tribune itiniainw. ss-27-:9
North Fir alrrt; tnleplicmn "6.
Orflclat l'aner of tho City of Medford,
Official Paper of Jncknon County.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS AHEAD, STATES DUN'S
Kntored n nrcond-clnss mutter at
McJfonl. Oregon, under th act of
Jlnrch 3, IS? 8.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One your, by roMl. ... .. f 6.00
Ono month, by mull . . ... .SO
Per month, ilcllvcrinl by carrier In
Medford, Jnclmonvlllo nmt Cen
tral l'oint.. ......a . . . .... .SO
Pntuntny only, by mall, per year. , 5.00
Weekly, par year-. . ... 1 SO
With Mcdfonl Stop-Ovcr
THE LAY OF THE KANSAS HEN
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(By V. 1). folmrn.)
Wo have rend of Maud on n summer
duj',
Who rnkcil, unrclootrxi, tho now
mown liny;
Wo linvo read of the mnid in t!ie
early mom,
Who milked tho cow with tho crum
pled horn;
And we've rend tho toys that Hie
poeU sinj
Of tho rustling com nnd tho flowore
of spring;
Hut of nil the toys of tongue or pen
There's untight like tho toy of tin
Kansas lien.
Long, loii" before MiuhI rakes her
liny
The Kansas hen has hegun to lay,
And cro the milkninid stirs n pec
The hen is up nnd hns dropped her
Tho corn must rustle nnd flowers
spring ,
If they hold their own with the barn-
ynrd ring.
If Maud is needing a lint nnd gown
She dbesn't hustle her hay to town,
But goes to tho storo nnd obtains
her suit
With n basketful of her fresh hen
fruit.
If the milkmaid's beau makes a Sim-
ttov call
She doesn't feed him on milk at all,
llut works up eggs in a custard pie
And stuffs him full of chicken fry;
And when tho old man wants a horn,
Does sho take the druggist a load of
cornf
Xot much! He .imply robs a nest
And to town ho goes you know the
rest.
He hnngs around with the cliques
nnd rings
And talks of politics nnd things,
While his poor wife stays nt home
and scowls,
Rut is snved from want by those
self-same fowls;
For, while her husband lingers thee,
She watches tho cackling hens with
core,
And gathers eggs, and tho eggs she'll
hide
Till she saves enough to stem tho
tide.
Then liu.il, nil hail, to the Kansas hcii,
Tho greutet blessing of nil to men.
Throw up your lints and emit n howl
Tor tho persevering bnniynrd fowl.
Corn may be king, but it's plainly
seen.
Tho Kansas Tien is the Kansas queen.
Gilbert appearing at tho
A ROSY view of tho future is taken for Oregon by R.
G. Dun & Co. in their semi-annual (ratio review oi
conditions in the northwest. Indentions tire tlinl n re
newal of activity hns set in throughout the country and
prosperity is nt hand. The following are conclusions of
the repert:
"The prospects for 191-1 in the Pacific northwest are
shown to he favorable by the tenor of reports received
from correspondents representative of the entire torritorv.
Conservative buying for the past two years has reduced:
stocks of merchandise. Selling associations have already
in some lines solved the difficulty of finding markets and'
in others progress is being made in opening up new fields
or regulating output. Tho increasing outward movement
of products is strengthening the demand for merchandise
and the incomng year opens with the promise of gradual
improvement-."
Conditions in Jackson county are summarized sis fol-'
lews:
Ashland Apples, pears, peaches, show increase of 13
per cent to 40 per cent. Hay and grain have increased
'ilimif 10 iirl irmf Tlw cmnll nitimmf ivf fnll.umvti m-'lill
ii i. ri- ii xi "" i. 'i ..i 'Star theater, In n clasmy stunlnc nov
J0'1;1,1 tVulltl0". PUV'J? tho year a oomont plant jolty nct MUi 0,im wcimiKBOm,
ai worn Jim ami an auuuiouai cannery nave ueen csian
lished. Tho general condition of fanners is good, except
in ease of those who bought small tracts at high prices nnd
are now very hard up. There is not much change in
amounts of money loaned on mortgages. Farmers arc rap
idly turning their attention to diversihed tanning. .Mer
chants are about in the usual condition financially, sound,
but not prosperous. There is some slight reduction in the
amount of hook debts carried and stocks are light, as mer
chants generally are buying cautiously. The outlook foi
1914 shows some sigus of improvement, and local improve
ment projects may help some.
Putte Falls This district is entirely devoted to cattle
and timber. Paraiors are in good condition and morchj
ants are carrving heaver slocks on account of more busi
ness and have less on their books. Prospects for 19M are
very good.
Central Point Slight increase in wheat crop; 10 per
cent increase in corn and wool and 20 per cent in apples
and pears. Pall sown grain is in fair condition. Farmer
are in moderately good financial condition nnd rcducimr
their indebtedness. The condition of merchants is good
and their stocks and book account sare about normal.
Jacksonville Grain shows an increase of 10 per cent;
hay 20 per cent and fruit 60 per cent. About 2000 aero
of fall sown grain is in fine con'diton. A grape juice and
canning factorv started at Jacksonville this 3'car. The
good crops and good prices of the past year have enabled
tanners to decrease their mortgages and they are giving
more attention to diversified farming than ever betoro
Merchants arc well off financially, with usual stocks and
fewer accounts on their books than before. The prospects
for 1914 are good.
Medford Nearly 1000 care of fruit were shipped from
this point, which is a gain over 25 per cent over 1912. The
gross value ol rue output tins vear is approxininteij
$1,000,000. compared with $500,000 for 1912. Not much
attention is paid to grain growing. There is some lumber
and cenlent production. Farmers are reducing their in
debtedness and are improving their methods. Over thirty
carloads of hogs -wore shipped from the county during the
3'cnr. Within the past five years farmers bought their
bacon, eggs, butter, etc., which they now produce at home.
The conditions of merchants is much improved over that
of one year ago, owing to the better return for the fruit
crop. They are buying more conservatively nnd have
lighter stocks, and are carrying fewer unpaid accounts on
their books. The improvement in the methods of fanning
make the outlook for 1914 brighter.
Appearing at the Star
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Adams A
WHAT IS OLD AGE?
Some Ymiugor nt tin- limn OUicim
nt . ill
ill Y hi is
(tunning gowim nuil tho net clonus
with n few steps of tho popular tnnso
dance.
Plan Commission Form
of Government for Oregon
The East Side Hnsiness Men's
club of Portland hn- issued the fol
lowing call for a meeting.
The ipicstinu i repeatedly being
uked bv citizens all over Oregon,
why a .-late legislature f Take tho
hist legislature, with its political urn
e hint's; with the corporation and oili
er big business lobbies, blocking real
ly needful and meritorious legisla
tion; yet prompting nnd causing oth
legislation on a more catcful mid
scientific basis.
Kansas is studying this same ques
tion, us nrc nls Wisconsin mid oth
er stales which believe in progress,
Thev deem some such step is need
ful to wipe out corporation lohhvinu
and iiillueiico baneful in legislation,
imiiii stale mill national.
Sonio :i:il) cities arc successfully
using commission government for
cities, with more and more added
every week. And no cilv which has
art at in i ems
Old nun Is not uinrltod by years,
but by the Hllffciiml frame, tho lianl
ciiml tlmiuea ami arteries,
So ninny neoplo whom you uiivt
about tho time they roach to hei: In
by HiiyliiK "I enu't do this, nuil I
j enn't do that, becniiHo I'm witting old
' now," they lieulu to act old, feul old
nuil they are olilur In npiienraiiro
thnli tunny who nro much mora ml
nvueed In jour.
When you begin to (eel old, when
your client)' beclns to (nil build your
self up with our dollelotiit coil liver
and Iron tonic, Vlnol. It Is a won
derful blond'iiinldir and ntreinttliener.
. II. C. KI)co of Corinth, Miss.,
nays: "I am "5 years old and mv
blood win very pnor, I wu In n
run-down condition and felt (lint I
niUHt have a tonic. Vlnol wiih rec
ommended and It built up my
vtrength until I toll im titroiii; mid
well as ever."
ThoiumiiU of old people hnvo
found In Vlnol just the medicine, thev
need to tiulld up tho feeble, weak
ened system mid create strength. If
It falls, wn return )our money.
Medford l'lmrmney, Medford, Ore.
V. S. Stop scratching, our Hiuo
Salvo stops Itching. We Kunrntitee It
er big business mid specinl interest adopted the ct.mnil-sioii fonu has
Newspaper Duns
(Atditouii Iteeord.)
M'o presumo some people think
newspncr men nro persistent dun
ncrs. Let n farmer place himself
ill Ii similar position and sec if he
would not do the sum? thing.
Suppose that he raises 1500 bush
els of wheat nnd his neighbor conies
and buys a bushel. Supposo tho
price is only one dollar and the
no ghbor says, "I will pay you in n
few days." As the farmer does not
wnnt to bo small about the mutter,
lie snys all right.
An6ther comes, the sume way nnd
another ami another and so on, till
the whole 1500 bushels of wheal arc
trusted out to IfiOO different po.
out, mid not ono of the pineliascr,
concerns himself about it -thinking
it is a small amount to the farmer,
and would not help him any.
Don't you see what u hardship it
would work upon tlio fanner if all the
purchaser failed to realizo that he
had frittered nwoy his largo erop of
-wheat and that its value was duo in
lf00 driblets mid that he was seri
ously embarrassed in business be
cause his debtor treated it as a lit
tle inattor?
If all would pay him promptly,
which they till could do as well n
not, it would bo a very large amount
to tho fanner and enable him tu
onrry on his business without diffi
culty, The above comparison fits
nil too truly tho difficulties that the
newspaper man has to contend with.
,iiMni..mIM i ' '
Union clgarmaUora lBsuod more
than 80,000,000 pf labels In tho year
1913.
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Rogue River Too Fine to
Leave Even for a Visit
II. D. Patterson, tho Quaker Nur
sery man has set residents of tho val
ley a good example by writing
a boosting letter to tho newspaper of
his former homo, tho Tlmes-Itccord
of Aledo, 111.
Medford, Ore., Jan. S, 1911.
Tho Times Hccerd:
As my mind reverts back to tho
first flfty-flvo years of my life I am
strongly reminded that I was molded
into tho public sentiment duo to tho
environment of old Aledo, Mercor
county, 111., and naturally my thought
goes out Jn very warm affection for
the old place at homo, and Its many
dear memories. Hut tho time has
changed old man I'aterson somo and,
having boon five years away from the
old home, I now feel like I am better
able to pass ail unbiased judgment
than when I loft there, I guess tho
world is pretty big but not so largo
as I fancied In my boyhood days, and
alto that after all thoro Is somo
placo elso than your birthplace.
1 havo no reason whatovor to
chnngo my mind from my first con
clusions on seeing this country. It
Is making good In ovory way and tho
more I seo of It tho better I llko t.
Much of our hopes havo beon real
ized and wo nro suro looking for bjg
things yet to come. Tho permanent
developments duo to tho oponlng of
the canal and tho lmmedlato effects
of the big exposition at San Francis
co In 11)15 makes us mighty hopeful.
Tho more wo develop out hero tho
moro wo find wo havo to develop and
tho better wo llko It. Our records
for fruit, grain and vegetables aro
suro putting us on tho map to stay,
and wo aro beginning to feel llko wo
aro tho hub and all tho rest revolves
around us. Ono trip to tho valley if
suro to Inoculatu you; after two trips
you simply cr.u't help It, and after
a year's residence you don't want to
holp It. "Why should you?
A short rcsldonco hero Is simply a
poBt graduato course which proparoi
ono for a fuller appreciation of tho
next world.
Our weather this fall and wlntor to
far has been great. Tho coldect
weathor yet was 27 abovo and fall
and winter work Is coming on fine.
Our npplo and pear crop wero tho
best over and prices splendid. This
has been a great year for Oregon pro
ductions. Hops, prunes, cherries,
grains, vegetables, stock, apples and
pears havo all been top notchcrs, and
at good prices.
Va aro expecting lots of people
through hero from tho cast in the
noxt year or so and If any of tho
friends from Aledo over go through
hero without stopping to seo Pat and
tho country they may get an Infer
nal machlno by parcel post. Tho
latch string Is out.
Enclosed you will find remlttanco
for subscription to tho Times Iteeord.
Don't lot that stop whatever elso you
do. It Is appreciated, bollevo mo. I
should like to visit old Aledo again
but It Is too flno hero to leave.
Yours truly,
II. U. PATTEltSON.
Ju'ew Telephone Directory.
Tho next Jbsiio of tho telephone dl
rectory will go to press February i
Any changes or corrections should bo
reported prior to that date. Call
phono No. 2, 20!)
THE HOME TEL. & TEL. CO.
mid special privilege legislation to be
passed, which is reallv a detriment to
the fanners, laborers mid people-at
large.
We should have less legislation.
We should have far leu.s freak legis
lation. Under present system great
floods of tiunecessarv measures dug
and cloud every session of our stnte
legislature, and the question "Why
n Stnte Legislature!" will not down.
What's (he answer Miinv well in-
fonued citizens say, the nnswer is,
"Commission Fonn of flovernment
for the Stnte." Mnnv citizens who
believe in progress in gut eminent,
advocate the abolishment of the stnte
senate as a first step. Others advo
cate going to a complete commission
fonn for the state, abolishing both
houses of the .stale legislature, and
substituting inMeud a commission or
body of nine stuto commissioners,
elected from and representing the vti
rious stnte districts to be formed, be
sides the governor, secretnr yof
stnte, nnd the state treasurer; tins
making a legislative liodv of twelve,
ami abolishing nil noanit. ami com
missions. The f!flttiuiUioii sitting
permanently, with xtufed legislative
ufeftings. Such ii plan, it ban been
suggested, would give ijiore time anil
study for carefully woiking out prop'-
er legislation. It would Iihcii freak
mid special legislation which is rush
ed through under prrsent nvtem, of
'von tickle me nnd 111 tickle you or
"trading svsiem," mid pluce our state
gone back to the old system. Less
officials with n direct responsibility
being the crv of the hour,' for citv,
state uul nation. This too, wll be
possible, lessen the cost of govern
ment ami thereby bring to lis n low
er tax levy.
The hast Sale Musuie.ss Men's
Club of Portland has been studying
this stnte commission government
ipiestiou. A committee has been tip
isiinted to pursue the study mid take
the necessary steps to have framed
mid submitted to the people for their
annroval commission fonn of stale
government, if deemed advisable.
It is deemed best to invite citizens
who believe in "going forward" mid
in progress to meet nnd go over the
problems in detail.
Pursuant to this n cull is hereby
extended to you to be present lit a
meeting to be held in the miditorium
of Mast Side library, East Eleventh
nnd East Alder streets, Portland, Or
egon, nt 8:11(1 p. m. on February 10,
1011, to consider the mntter of com-
mission form of government for the
stnte of Oregon. This (pumtiou be
ing deemed n matter of great import
mice to the entire commonwealth.
Yours reipeetfullv,
I)AX KKLLAIIKH,
Chairman.
M. II. McI'ACL,
C. (. HALL.
M. 0. COLLINS,
L. M. I.KI'I'KIt,
Commission Government Com.
Too Many Agents Spoil the Sale
John A. Perl
UNDERTAKER
Lady Assistant
2H 8. UAHTLMT
Phones M. 47 nml I7.J3
Ambulance- Service Deputy Coroner
To the Editer: I um u strong ad
mirer of the fearless way you han
dle your editorials mid city business,
hut there lire still some things I
can't yet understand. We all want
our city to increase both in popula
tion, wealth mid building.
As tHiiuiiger of the largest light-
housekeeping apartment house in
town (I believe) "The Colomnl
Flats" It has been a pleasure to .mo
to house mmiy homcscckcrs, both for
town mid much life in this valley,
but also u great disappointment
when, after earnestly for a week, two
weeks mid mnnv of them a mouth or
so, to see them pack up and leave
for California or IJaek cast. Now nil
these people had money, I know, nnd
all fume determined to stay, but
The commeicial club spends hun
dreds of dollars advertising our beau
tiful city nml valley, mid no doubt
you yourself furnish n lot of valuable
Miuce in your paper to the same
cause, unit it does not seem right thnt
it should go for untight. I know of
over twenty people since September
who went back, sorry) because they
could not stay, land too high, or no
factories to employ labor. Most of
them said, if luW yns put at its
proper value, wfih u fnlr profit t
the owner mid less to the real estate
denier, things would be different.
Now Cnlifoiuiii can't begin to give
the hind values to be hud here, eon
seipiently those who drift there event
ually go back, and everyone doing so
is another knock to our Itogue river
vulley. Why nro such things so.
MEDFOUI) FLUFl'V ItUO
COMPANY
Ilugs and Carpets woven from old
carpota and sowed rugs.
Sll East Main
Phone OU.'1-It
I nui only one npuitmcut-hnusc
heeer, and 1 know there nro several
others who would he able to present
the sumo fuels.
I write this as mi undercurrent,
hecmise on the surfiice everything
seems prosperous, IoIh of people com
ing everybody knows they are here,
but they slip ipiietly nvvay mid no
body but their landlords know they
are gone.
Your advertising is paying, of thut
there is no doubt, hut ufler the peo
ple get here, for somo reason, you (I
menu the power hack of the adver
tising) cannot hold them.
It seems a crime thut after oyu
hnvu done so much, gone to so much
expense, mid better (hull nil, got the
people here, they should ho allowed
to slip through your lingers and un
willingly go back.
Is it not ii ensn of "loo mmiy
cooks (leal estate agents) spoil tho
broth?"
Your for a city, to bo waked in the
morning by factory whistles, clang
of street car bells, nnd importantly
strong enough to force the Southern
Pacifies to recognize us mid come to
our terms on rates that Medford tuny
soon he a westum Minneapolis, Chi
cago, etc.
Sincerely yours,
GKOIK1K HKHHHHT.
flood yoo(T,
If you want good wood, got It from
Frank II. Hay,
IE THEY'RE
KLEIN MADE
TITEY 'RE TAILOR MADE
Medford Tailors
ISIS THEATRE
l'Yldny nnd Saturday Prngritiii
THE THREE GAMBLERS
Featuring flroncho lllliy, In two Pnrtr
tiii: ppWaho w.w
Edison
PI.HTi:U DAY IN IIEI.P.VST
Hceiile
FRAYED FAULVS ADVCNTI'ltC
Knleui Comedy
Coming Sunthty
, dip i.v tin: nitiNV
Butter
65 c
for 2 lbs.
Phone
268
Rogue River
Creamery
rih
eat re
Friday mul Saturday Nights
Here two dns, at .Saturday Matinee,
edwin wirr.Moiti:. soloist
Formeily Director Oregon Agricul
tural College llnud
M)Vi:s scnslt
Featuring Mia Young mid Earl Wil
liams, a two reel VltaKrnph Spe
cial Feature
PHODI'CrS OF PALM, IIANANA
AND (X)I'OAMT iNDt'HTMKrl
TCACIIlNf! HIS WIFE A I.IKO.V
EdUnn
llElt WEDDING HELLS
Featuring lllnuchn Hweot
Violin nml Piano. Wn III Cents
KtftlAGHMHNT KXTRAOKHINAHY OF
A. B. BASCO
And His Din
Musical Comedy Co.
i C PEOPLE i C
ID And Lo(s of Girls ID
Fridiiy Night
"THE IRISH POET"
Saturday Matinoo and Night
Tlu KuUKhiiu; I'oiiU'dv,
"WHO'S WHO?" '
Sunday Matinoo and Night
ny bnccinl Ktwiucst
"THE BULL FIGHTER"
PRICKS, 10, 20, :jo
Two Shows Nightly, 7::J() find 9:00.
Star Theater
TODAY
VAUDIOVILLIO
ADAMS & GILBERT
A Classy Danuing mid Singing Novolty Act,
Introducing the Tango.
THE QUEEN'S JEWEL
'A thrilling and sensational four-part Photoplay, in
tensely interesting. A spectamilar production.
ANIMATED WEEKLY
Tho Latest News in Pictures
WOOLWORTH and WOOLWORTH
Tho IJest Music and Realistic lOITects.
Admission 10 Cents
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