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Road Expenditures
Tho cxpgndlturos of Jackson
counly highways end bridges diirinK
tho pact cloven ypnrs la( Klvcn bb fol
lows from figures complied by State
Highway Knulneor IJewlby:
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1U07 ,.- 17,7G'J.70
JUOS -,... 41.7J6.33
l'JOO 70.1S8.17
iaio tu ioo,3oa.7f.
JU11 258&B7.12
191 05,172.20
lUi:l 120.122.G3
1914 100.OUO.00
Total $847,830.12
Approximately oxclualvo of bond
leaue,
Itoad metal or rock Biillablu for lac
In bulldlni; roadn, is found In nearly
all parts of .Jackson and JJosophlue
but tho material especially useful on
account of ttts qualltleH and location
In found in tho Ashland, Juckfonvllle,
Gold UIU, and Grants I'uhh dlutrletu.
Good road metal, not at present as
accesllilo as other dopositH, Ik found
iH tho Upper Applecate dlutrkt, and
elttwlior. Tlui lavas and "Brecn
etonea" found In nearly all parts of
the two counties Include much mater
ial which after crushing makes very
good macadamized loads. Tho dls
Integrated granite at White Point
and neur Grnuls Pass Is n cooil
ralroad balliiHt iiA makes u suitable
urfaco tuutoilal for walks uud Uilvvs,
i Trollev Extension i "" 1 K ON COMMENCEMENT OF
, lroney intension rz , 4 sri - w- mig-hwav construction :
The Southern Giczou Traulon I TmZiM ' &iW' . KT 5
... . ,... , T-JPJUatAK. A. 'AW "t.-SfTZvJL.t m. '
company win uuiiu ai mast uuuwiur fu cwT'. jt j tt r.-ijuK&st'd r - - r
- .. ...... .- TVaSi7 )TV' :P.t iftJii-J.Jy.iFJi'-Ui ...ji2 tin-i- ulll in, l, ,11 mum.- Iml nyt pin I
mile oj Bireei raiiwuy ouring uiu 7 S J - fyvAvJTVlf ' 'feW,
.ntr mi. I.. ....!.. ...Ill -..,... . Ifc S-tZ-rJ t. Z-hrAjtJ I ' f - '"' f (' iStfe Pll'llltl'l' III tlln lllVIOI-V Of Illlll lllTII
... .i, .... .a t ii.i. MpnhiMni .feai43r3lirr . flf iir.A ' ' f . Umiuiii. ami navii ilin wav for dlvn-
iaack on .Main btretl, nar Central viiliWMii-i . - 'jjSA.V' .tT slfli-l .iKrlculiur.-, Inlnnlflnl f.triii-
1" 4s 31 javcnu, all'l wJ" extond ett on Main
ii'ir'i'rn stieet to thu city limits. It Is lm
1 1 , 1 0 .1 . ii 0 i i ii i
puraiiYU iiiui uiu cuuiiuii) ijiiiiu uiiu
mile of track within thu city limits
during the coming year in ordor that
they do not forfeit their franchise
with the city, but It Is more than
probable that there will be put In
and operated a considerable muro
track than tho amount exacted by
tho franchise.
The company now haB In operation
two miles of track, extending from
Central avenuo east to tho city reser
voir, and a half hour service is main,
taiued.
Overtures have been made to the
company having for Its purpose tho
pMonilon of the line east to I ho Mill-
crfut orchards und the coal mine, and
It is not Improbable that this oxten-j
sion will be made, or at least started I
within the next few mouths. I
Beet Sugar Factory
Kstabllbhment of a l)cet sugar fac
tory In tho Uoguo river vulloy rep
nentlng an expeuillturo of $iiU0,0U0
with revenue from allied ludUHtiy,
Is tho golden promise of thu Now
Year. A campaign to ncciiro fiOOO
acres planted to sugar beets In Urn
vullej sau launched the Just week of
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txHStfMllmJi'J' mKTi tfrnif ik CP! f"l", ",,"I,,K '"", ","'l' lalnhiB.
JZBlKBif-BWfl Mm $fr4i$'WS$m "" f,''-y
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CULVELR.T,
the year, and tho ultlmato micccss of
the enterprlso seeum assured.
Thu beet sugar factory Is fathered
by roprefcontatlvea of the Amalga
mated Sugar Heflnlng Co., a brajich
of III I'clf-iintl' I'tah and Idaho Ix-et
the ask id oiiuo acie signed up for
MTCDFORn. OKF.nOV. FRIDAY, .TAXrARY I, Mlfi
ON POSTAL
sugar Interests, whom plants In oper
ation lu tho territory adjacent to the
Itncky mountains, havo hi ought
wealth to arid lands, and prosperity
to hundreds. Thoro entrance Into
the Ilogue river vulley means tho do
vclopiiK-iit of many Idle ucics, All
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tho growing of beets, contracting to
buy tho crop at from $l,fi0 to ?r por
ton. Their export on soli, J. ty, Stor
ey, Is now In tho valley studying soli
conditions, giving udvlco, and aiding
lu the seeming of tho acreage.
Thu coming of thu buut suuur fac-
New Cannery
It. I). Hoke canniiry, CHlab
on n co-operative plan last
spring canned llfi.OOO cans or Itoguu
river valley fruit nnd producu In n
iiliort season with a small crop, nc
cording to repnitB filed at a dlrec
tors' meeting Inst night. Thu can
nery will pay ltd hIx per cunt divi
dend. Tho first year tho I'loallup
cannery the model canntuy of the
west operated, the output wan
dumped Into I'uget Hound.
The directors were highly pleased
with tho showing und broader plans
will ho adopted for next year.
To (Into thu cannery has sold
13001.18 worth of tho output ami
now has about $r0o worth of stock
on hand. Kor produce $701.07 was
paid, and for labor $021.20. One
grower (' H. Hlcbon icnllxod $310.85
for his lomaloes giown on two nuiljshnwu by tho (otnl cost, which nu
ll fiuctloual acres. All tho peats lurcButfa $1,820,110,30,
rauued buvn been sold, nnd there In
now n brink demand for them, which
cannot bu supplied owing to a small
output. Next ycur thu qutput anil
business will bo Increased twrlvn fold
according to .MiuiaKV Hoke.
Tho success of the cannery thin
ear, means that In' 1015 the acre
age In tomatoes, beuiis uud logauber
lies will be iuadruplfd. A rumpalnn
Mill be Inuniilied to Impress upon
gioweis the iiilvuulngo of pjuntlntf
loguubeiirrli'S for cuulng, raslern nnd
mlildln west dealers bring tumble to
supply tho demand from their custo
mers for this fruit, canned or fresh.
City Pavement
Medfoid's excellent system of paved.
slieetH was Increased In 101 1 by ad
ditional Improvements of 30IIS.8O
siiiuro yards being laid at n cnsl of
jn 1 30.(17, bilnging tho total uurfacn
pnveiueiil to (he 38a, 707.7(1 square
j in ds, or over 20 miles, of paved
streets. Tho total cost of Medford'a
paved streets Is $035,(100.13.
,MW unworn laid during tho year
lotaled 1 100 foot at ft cost of
$1200.12, bringliiK tho total of Iho
sewerago system to 27.54 mllea rop-
resenting uu outlay of $200,G00'.82
Tho u-totlatoncsH nnd complement
of tho city's publln Improvoment Is
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