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ri :Y A it .1 U M f F:' N PAGE STX mtcpfotct) matt, tktptoe, MKDPorm otoiox. Saturday, QUICK WORK BY I COMPANY AT ASHLAND At the Churches Catholic South Oakdalc netiuo. Tlrst mass Sitmlny ntS:00 n. in. Second mass nt 10:30 n. m. Henetllctlon after second mass. Fire nl Ashland nt 0 p. in. Thurs day night deMroyed the Kiih-Mntion ninl transformer of tlio power com- )iimy nt Ashland. Fiidny morning two spare trans formers of H00 horsepower enpaoiiy each worn )omlt!(l on motor trucks nl Mcdfoid nnd hhttltjd to Ashland. The transformer weighed four tons each and wore nine foci high; They were londed on two trucks mid n henw wngnii trailer, one trunk belonging t Will Itiirnum uiul one to tlie power company. It required llio combined efforts of Iho two Iieuvy trucks, four nutnnrj- biles nml two Irani of horses to haul this loild up the Hugh) hill near Ash land. The Iransformcru were delivered nt Anhlnnd, n teniorary suih-sintiou eieeted nnd sen ice resumed hy t p. in. Fridny, ju-t twenty -four hours lifter the fire. SUGAR BEET MEET AT NAT Ti MliiMoilnl Association The Ministerial association wilt meet Monday, January t, In the pub lie library nt 10, a. in. Each minister 1st urged to be present. Ion Lutheran Services at Zlon Lutheran, 512 W.J Fourth St., win lie coiutueted In nor man ami English nt 1 1 a. in. Ulble school nt 10 a. in. Co mo anil worship. lett streets. The pantor, J. K. Haw kins Is his own evangelist. Tlio music eaeh nlitlit will bo under the direction of Korost lid mends. Sunday nervlcetf as follews: Sundn.v school !;45 a. lit. Jlorulng preaching service 1 1 n. m. Subject, "Melius and Hlnilcrnnces In Hevtnls." Junior Epwoith League, 3 p. in. Miss Clnrn Wines lender. Upwortb league devotional scrVlco 0 : 1 f. it. in. K veiling preaching service at 7:30. Subject, 'Christ Seeking and Saving the Lost." Housing sen Ices each nliibt next weuk at 7:30 except Saturday night. 'All lire welcome. .TANUAHY 2. Win !5SICT5?5 THE ROGUE RIVER ODAY Kplsropnl Holy Coniiniinlon S a. in. Sunday school 10 a. in. Holy Communion 11 n. in. Kxcnlng prayer 7:30 p. in. 11. Hamilton, vicar. Win. Kreo MelliiMlNt Corner Tenth and Ivy. Sunday school 10 a. in. rreaculng at 11 a. in. nnd 7:30 p. m. Mid-week prayer meetliiK Thurs day 7:30 p. in. Como and welcome to nil of these services. J. K. nradlcy, pastor. Tho beet sugar situation today Is that everybody wants to seo tho es tablishment of a half million dollar fuetory In tho valley, but no one wants to do tho work necessary to the sue rewful production of beets. The commltteo In chargo ot securing acreage has ran afoul or this senti ment, nnd when they overcome It, so curo signatures from flvo acres up, Thcro will be a mass meeting of land owners, fruitgrowers, farmers and others at tho Nat this afternoon nt 2.00 o'clock, -when an effort will bo mado to sectiro ncreago directly trib utary to Mcdford. According to tho committee be tween COO and COO acres has been signed up to date, with an excellent chance that this nmount will ho trebled. A peculiar fcaturo of tho campaign is that nono are opposed to tho beet sugar factory, but everybody is waiting for others to tako the chnnco. There Is also the fear that tho beet sugar acreage will cut down tho hay crop and make feed for stock short. Tho factory would pro duce the best stock feed in tho world, besides thcro Is plenty of room for both hay and beet production. A good meeting was held at Phoenix- Friday and Quito an acreage signed up. The heel sugar meeting nt the Xnt ntorium this afternoon is well attend ed wilh icprocululivc farmers and landowners from nil sections of the valley in nttendanee. llefore the meeting George Carpenter nnd F. V.. Merrick nutoed through the business district megaphoning tho mooting. Speeches by lending business men, fanners, landowners nnd citizens nre being made at the meeting, after which nercngo will be signed. CAMPAIGN 10 BEAT NEW CITY CHARTER Itliptlst. Morning servlco at 11 o'clock, Nov. Thlmas Moody, a returned mlssloncry will preach. Kvenlng service at 7:30 o'clock, Itev. Mr. Ulackstone, of Ashland will preach. IllblQ school nt 9:43 a. m. II. Y. i U. at C:30 p. in. A cordial welcome extended to nil. FlrM Church of ChrM, Scientist Sunday service at 11 o'clock, suh- Jcct "God." Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at 7:30. All arc cordially invited. CivnIij lot Inn Tho commence of the week or prayer nnd self-denial. Preaching at 'It a. in., subject, "The Church To day." Solo, "The Lands of nreams" Tre velyan, Florence Htizclrlgg. Hymn, "Consecrated, Lord, to Thee." Preaching nt 7:3.0 p. in. Subject. "Now or Never." Solo, "Hold Thou My Hand." Urlggs, Florence llhielrigg. Hymn, "Thy Llfo Was Ulven For Me." Sunday school at 10 a. in. Klndergarden nt 11 a. in. Y. P. S. C. K. at 0:30 p. m sub ject, "Who Is On the Lord's Side?" This Is the commencement of the wei'k of. prayer. Meeting every night this week. Kery evening In teresting. Tho prayer and thought will bo on the "Kingdom and Its Need." All members of tho church will bo expected to attend ns far as possible, and tho people nil are In vited to Join with us In this week's sorvlec. pralso nnd study. We make It a self-denial week for the ned of Christ's Kingdom in nil the world. CliiMiau I wish you nil a happy and pros perous new year, trusting that you will tako advantage of every oppor tunity and make your life full and Sunday school nt 10 o'clock. All 'complete. Next Sunday will bo a under the age ot 20 are welcome Reading room In church edifice 212 North Oakdale, open from 1:30 to 4:30 dally except Sundays nnd holidays. JlenV Club The Men's club of the Presbyter Ian church will meet Tuesday night In the chapel of the church. Ran quet at 0:30 p. m. The new charter will ho discussed by able speakers. Whether wo vote for or against each should have as full an Undemanding of the new charter as possible. Every member of the club Is expected to bo j present. Every male member of the I church is n member of this club, and j every ono interested In the church Biibject. Please f:30 Opponents of the new city charier luivo bcguii n lioiiso-lo-linusu cam paign to defeat the measure, mid home of the chief foes of the charter luivo nnnoiinced Unit they will leave town unless it is defeated. Dr. J. It. Keene, unrelenting enemy of tho Or egon system, has labeled the propos ed charter tho "Now Thought' move ment." Candidates on tho Standstill ticket were active today cnnipnigniti" on tho street. It is reported that T. E. Pot tenger lias withdrawn his candidacy for councilman, third Viud, in favor of G. L. Sehennerhorii. All petitions for candidates must ho filed Monday. PLAN TOlilRK UPON POWER PLANT Jleginning Monday the lloguo 1 liver Fublio Service corporation will dou lilo its force of workmen at Gold J Jill and ruVli tho woik of installing ma chinery, mnking improvements, etc, on their now plant. This will bring tho force in tho neighborhood of 100 men engaged in construction wnk. Tho proposition of the l'ublio Service corporation to tho City of Medfoid to furnish electric, power nt wholesale rates, to lie retailed by tho city, will come up i'or consideration nt the council meeting Tuesday night. Onkdnlo Avenue Methodist Sunday school at 10 a. in. Preaching at 11 n. ni. and p. m. Morning subject. "The Power That Conquers." Evening subjoct, "The Missionary Spirit." Epworth lenguo nt C:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday ovenlng. Subject, "Missionary Study nnd Self Denial." This Is our annual week of prajcr and t-elf denial. All who do not ntteud church else where nro Invited to attend our ser vices. Let us begin tho now year with new faith and courage. II, M. Hranham. splendid time for all to start tho new year right. Morning sermon, "I was glad when they said unto me, let us go unto the house of the Lord." Service begins nt 10: 45, good music. i-voning service, 7.30, s "The Great Revolutionist.' make arrangement to hear both ser mons with your entire family. Sunday school at 9: IS. Wo are arranging a program that will pleaso your boys nnd girls. It will cultivate their minds, hearts and hands. We need your co-operation, pnrents. C. E. society meets at C;30 p. m A Hvo society, Join us. Mid-week prayer meeting Thurs day evening 7:30. Subject, "In the lleglnnlng God." den. 1, 1-3. C. W. II. M. society meets Wednes day, January C, with Mrs. Hnnby, 72f Welsh street. A flno program has been prepared, Let every mem- br bo present. Harry E. Tucker, M. A., minister. 1 t T T t Y ? ? ? ? ? ? V T V t ? f T T X V T t r t t r i i i t V V r r Mrthodlxt Special gospol meetings aro now on at tho First Methodist Episcopal church, corner of Fourth nnd Hart- READY TO SERVE Velvet Ice Cream for Your New Year's Dinner The White Velvet Ice Cream Co. Phone 481 FARM INSURANCE Means Profectlnj your crops and slock from damage your pastures from outside stock preventing need less loss. PAGE FENCE IS THE BEST Insurance you can buy for your property Smoho lomcMudo Cfgnrs, Governor Johnsonj Mt. Pitt and La Vlbln arc tho beat. Its permanent Insurance against crop losses and rav ages of stock. It works for your continuously, year after year. It glves.ljetter protection than any other fence. It gives you good honest value for every dollar spent. Another carload shipment just received. GADDIS & DIXON i "THE PAGE FENCE MEN" 134 North Riverside Mcdford Y r f t t f t ? ? r v f Y ? Y V V t t ? Y t t T Y i t r Y ? f T ? T t t f Y Y ? Y t Y t ? ? Y t ? Y t t J rA PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION Hydro-Electric Power and Water CAPITAL $2,000,000 '-,' n I'O THI3 OITIZKNS OV MFAWQUfti Tito Konu Ri vci' Pttblti'Si'i'vit'o Corporal Ton has .suliiuilit;(l a busitip"s imiposition to your pity t'ouucil to rui'iiish cloctnc cunoiit. in wholosalts quau t it ios, to ho delivered at youreily limits, the city to acquire, own and operate the (list rilmtinjr system for the distribution of current to tins consumers. The proposition, if accepted, will place electric current on a basis whereby a reduc tion of approximately HO per cent may be had by the consumers in their liht iii and power bills. The rates on which electric current is offered to the city in wholesale quantities are as follews: 1120,000 to 15120,000 to .'100,000 to IfiO.OOOlo 000,000 to 7")0,000 to r, ' IC. V. Hrs. Consumed in One Month. Price per K. W. Mr. 80,000 to 120,000 01050 2120,000 : v OOHTf) :mo,ooo - ooucn I I 11 t lt iff , t . " ' M ' liMIl tlt ,, . ..,,., ,M$j. ,, " '" I tlf lfl , , . . , taaii4fta ' ' ' J)00,000 008 1)00,000 to 1,000,000 00775 Hased on these rates, the city will be able to acquire, own and operate a modern distributing system, anil retail electric current to the consumers on a sliding scale, with the present consumption of electric current in the city, with 5c per IC. V. In, as the maximum rate, which will reduce your lighting and power bills approximately 50 per cent. So that the layman may understand the difference in cost of electric eur rent at the present rates and the cost under this company's proposition, the following comparison of cost for operation of the various .electrical appliances is given : Present Hate JO lours' Service. IWax. Hate. A v. Kate. 10c. per (). per II. P. K.W. Ilr. K.W.I I r. .10 AVattLanq 10 .100 250 25 ( JO, ; .75 :i.7:i 7.-K5 .02f .01 .10 .25 .25 .10 $ .-10 2.1(5 1.85 .01'! .02U .005 .10 Kates that can be made 'for 10 lit. Service. .Max. Kate. A v. Kate. fin pg ll'icper II. P. K.W.lIr. K.W. Hi-. l k '7 k .l f) 1.87 1.21 io ...:..... :i.7 2.i:j . Watt ijamp 25 10 100 250 DKCOKATIVi-: LIOHTIXC! Mased on -l I Irs. per Day Flat Kate .0125 .0120 .050 .125 .15, Plat Jiate .211" ft 10-IIr. Kasis .(fel .011 .0.T25 .081 .00,75 V.l 01 J 110 Volt Arcs Magnetite Arcs . 250-Watt Mazda n.fiO 2J70 J. 50 .81 iff STKKKT IilCIHTINTI. : fi.00 ' laWV" Three-Light Cluster .1.75 Sign lighting and decorative lighting rates arc based on tho same sched ule and the same reduction per watt of the consumption applies. By acquiring, owning and operating its own distributing system and purchasing current on the basis of rates offered, the city can pay the interest on tho bond issue necessary to install an adequate and modern distributing system, pay cost of operation, insurance, depreciation, betterments, sinking fund, transmission loss, incidentals, etc.. and still have a sufficiently wide inar gin to create a surplus, which in time will provide a means for a further de crease in your lighting and power bills or lessen your taxes. There should be no mystery eonneeteil with the buying 01 Hcllinjj of eleelrie eurieiil any more than any of the other commodities neeehMiry in our everyday life. Ah it hIiiiiiN, the layman in cirti filled by the rent number of technical teruiH and lie U not in u posilinn to determine, without nu c.xpeit in whom lie Iiiih nlnoluto confidence, nt heel, whether nuy change in bin electiieal ciuimcut or mode of supply will increase or reduce the cost of hi current consumption. While the individual can not have the benefit of sound, expert uilvicc ul lit h command nt nil timer), the citizens of u community can, through their organization as n city, maintain n competent electrical bureau in charge of mi cxpeit, thoroughly equipped in the way of technical electrical knowledge, nnd net mil practice to beep the cost of electric, current to the coiisiuuerrt down to u minimum, nnd thist is the only method whereby tho individual cnumimcr may have hm individual reiuiicinenln properly stuff Kiuinlt'il. In addition to reducing the cost of lighting and power Io tho prewent citizens mid iudiistiieit of your city, cheap elect rio power ineaiix new imlustiici nnd greater activity in the development of your -city nnd vicinity, uk cheap power is one of tlio greatest fuctont in the tlevclojiment of any city or stco.. lion of our country; the proposition made to your council by lliiH company provides that should tho city deem it ndvantageoiiH to enconrngo new indutrieti,hy giving nu extra low rale on power, Iho .company will stuud ';tn proportion of such reduction. Mr.VirjPAi, LIOHTINO Tlio prcHent htreet ligliling of your city cohIh you about -f-77."i per month, or over flflnOO pfr. nnniim. Ily puiclmsing curt cut in whnlesulo tpinntilicfli the city can make 11 1 eduction of approximately Tit) percent in the co-t of Htreet lighting and still have such lighting stand ilst pioportionato sdmro of mainteunnce and overhead charges, and further, cheap lighting 111 ten means mom lights, mid 11 well lighted city is Iho best udvertisement that can bo had. The company is the successor to nil of tlio offoit mado in the past by thirteen companies with an aggregate capitalization of $1-1,71 0,000 and nu actual cash cxpciidituio of approximately 1,000,000, in the generation of electric and liytlrudliu power and (ho providing of irrigation in the lloguo Itivor valley, west of (lold Hill, nnd on nocouut of this great ndvnntnge, coupled with lliq fuo.t.thai lt cap italization is exceedingly low nnd the further fact that its activities nro confined to. thu'.Hngu'o Itivor valley, thereby requiring no long and expensive transmission lines, it is in a positioli, lo'miinufn'eluro electric curieut at tlio minimum cost; nnd as its activities nro new in your Held, it' must necessaiily como to you with n proposition whereby you will benefit if it expects to secure any of your business; olherwiso it might us well refrain from ol feting yon anything in tlio way of elect rio lighting or power - l(lCri. The Company is prepared to carry out tlio terms of its proposition made to your city council, i,iiiiil wil) execute bond or give any othor reasonable form of giinr'nntce, . jjv ) . Very truly yours, ' The Rogue River Public Service Corporation v;'M'' ; ?&&&&&&g8 i f ? ? Y Y t Y Y Y Y X T t ?. Y Y ? ? r f y Y Y Y Y Y T T f Y ? ? Y Y ? V V Y V ? ? Y Y Y ? ? v ' . n s Xl