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Full leased wire Aitsoclnted Press dis patches. 4. t ,- 8- , , Subscriber falling to receive papers prompUr, phone Clrcu- laUoa Manager at 250R. t wwm WELL RECEIVED IN EASTERN LOCALITIES I.cltcrs -received Tiy joail tcoplc from jiersofls residing m tho cast to whom they sent copies of the "Mail Tribune's New Ycnr issue, show Hint the papers were wejl received, and tire proving fine ndvcrtiscmetits of this section. A letter received by Dr. J. L. Hill from Mrs. Archibald Johnson of Montrose, Colonido, reads as follews: "In looking over Ihe New Year's issue of the Medford Mail Trilimiv, I nm especially interested in Uie re port upon fruit, .wjiicu. certainly com pares well with Tfpbrts from other states where deciduous fruits are cul tivated. Judgng from tho illustra tions pars must thrive in the Hoptc llivcr valley and prices quoted sug gest exceptional quality, showing cure ful and ntclligcnt cultivation. In daw cone bwtrecs were planted nnd' "just growed," receiving but little nt-J Iciuicm, excellency cu quamy or me reverse being credited to tho soil or to the caprice of tho -clement. Xow, howver, this branch of agriculture V receiving ils due proportion of care-" fill ctudy and the frtiif grower who wal-s n. .success" of tlie .business i J Tic whi:nvnils himself tif 'every vtvec lion -or tlispovprj which ;raay Irnd'to produci- tho highest grade of fruit. Tjuit the Oregon jtcars, apples mid peai.'iie3 n);c fully up to date in nuiill-. ty pnri quantity is nltestod ly the crop returns, r.nd by Hie fact that they iiavo tittniucd celebrity. The inercnc in produclion" during llw !nsl Cvq yenrs is phcpoinwinl, nnd 'd Se ostimnlc of over a million hose for 1JU5 i fulfilled with n growing tn !rene jfnini yer to year the apples nnd ioars( ?Vam Jtj,'iie lifivpr y:iMey -will go 'far to supply the demand for tlicso fruits. "Apnin referring to lhoillus'trjitionH I note the wide spu'eo ' between tlie rows of trees, givinc nmnle room for hnulincr. snraying. etc., nnd obviating the necessity for taking out any of the tree's when they ueeomo Jarge. resdaucc. The story of thq stateoi rVi.-rim -nu told in the Xew Ven'r's K- kiiloT' the Medford Mil Tnlv'io msot. attractive and interesting; lb the: liumeseckcr and holds out nvonueriui pronpho of finnuciul success (o ihe, liVrt.i-esslVo. cnnicst worker of "uticktoitivc" clutraetcr. "Alt things come to those who wait." -"The -get up of tho paper is excep tionally line, the illustrations being dear und. Iho various wnteup-i ,in-'j teresting and to the point, Another from M. 0. Wilder of Bat tle Creek, Michigan, reads: "I have boon interested in looking over tho Nqw" Year's Kditiorf f lh" Medford Mail Tribune, grout icdlt is duo the editor. Medford ba uirnt )osKibili(eH. in lief uroducUve (iiiiilitiis and diversity of resources. '1'he scet oiy is beautiful wi h her forco f pc'tivo buHiness men Medford unci vitality has u great futuro. Hut''' Creek lqq is sflll pushing ulieiid n:.' coiitiimiiijy making improvements Wo lire having, an idoal -vyinter." KLAMATH FALLS LOSES BOTH tASKET BALL GAMES Tlio'KUmatii Falls liteh school bas ket Hll "tal l0Et t0 Medrord lit lost " nlglit'a gn'mo by a scoro of ,24-1, Tho Klamath Falls boys aro 'exceptionally fast but were unable lo play collec tively lit last uleUt's coiitost. A fea- - tura pt UiogaiiioVaa the tcanrwo'rk ,ot the locals. Medford won the girts jjatno H-l. Nellie Corum was easily (jthe star. Swoke Home-MMto Cigar. governor Johnson, Mt. PU ana La VitttitBt llw :. , , "Medfovd has every appearance ox n flourishing ci'y whoso climatic con ditions juuke it a desirable place of SIDESTEPPING: TltlD prohibition luvr ptissod hy llie ltotiso should he lalu'llod "rtn act to enable the liquor industry of out side states to flourish at t.he expense of local industry. and exempt it from taxation.'1 ' ." The bill prohibits the inanufaeturo and sale ofiiquors' within the state, exeept manufacture of sacramental wine.; It closes not only the breweries, but iorbids the tanner from making family wine, asihas been done around Jack sonville for half a century. It forbids the sale or purchase of Oregon made wine or beer, but permits every individual to import two qunrts a month ot spirituous liquor malt liquor made outside of Oregon in each twenty-eight' days, thereby making the home a saloon and stimulating, the bottlo-jaff. 3t prohibits advertising by Oregon ptipers, billboards, letters or circulars in Oregon, but of course permits tho papers, letters and circulars printed and mailed outside the state to circulate in Oregon, thereby helping to send the money out of the state. v It forbids druggists from handling anything but pure alcohol and requires druggists and common carriers to keep complete records available for public inspection, and permits individuals and organizations to employ prosecut ors, who shall be recognized as assistant district attornoys thereby creating a reign of espionage and busybody meddling with private affairs, decidedly un-American. Physicians cannot sell, lint may administer liquor, pro vided they'are willing to go into court to prove that it was necessary. .It provides methods for the abatement of places where -liquor is soldor given away, suspends doctors and druggists' licenses, removes district attorneys and provides jail penalties for all violations after the first. It forbids club lockers and the use of liquor in hotels and restaurants, but everyone can have all the booze they desire by patitmizing mail-order booze houses over the border have it on tap all the time, not in a regulated license-paying place, but in your own home. This is not prohibition. This is not what the people voted for. Prohibition needs no involved law, no interpre tation by self-appointed committees of one hundred or others who love their toddies. Prohibition means the pro hibition ot Ihe manutacture. sale, purchase or transporta tion of liquor. To prohibit the manufacture and sale and permit tlic purchase and transportation makes the Ore gon variety of prohibition a revenue-destroying joke, leaving .the evil effects and removing the redeeming feat ures of the liquor industry. It looks as if the legislature is not acting in good faith, but seeking to prevent real prohibition by a hypocritical pretense that removes the outward shell, but 'leaves the vice kernel undisturbed. .If a special referendum election is held in the fall and a referendum on the prohibition bill sustained, a special session of the legislature will be necessary for a new law. This also will be refcrended, and the matter put up to the jpeople at the next general election, and prohibition fail to go into ericci; j anuary a, .ituo, Tiirougii ihck ot an ciiauinig act. Perhaps this is the legislative intent. YOUTH IN EVANS4 CREEK? GOLD UILW Or., Fdi. C Tat Chester Xclnon, a youthful trapper, went down in tho cold tprrent of Evr nns creek, wliile attempting to ford tlie stronni, is Jie t.neory advanced oy searching parties which have sought him iiinci; dis disappearance last Similar afternoon. Nelson is 21- yen rs old and an orphan, cared for in bpyhood at the Portland orphanage. Hcecntly he returned from Wyoming and secured employment at the l'a-' tillo ranch, near (he forks of Kvan$ creek. Tho big wobds appealed tp !hirn and ho set out a Hue of traps. Sunday afternoon Nelson set out to investigate his trap,-. Sineo that time 1 nothing has been seen of 3iim, nor any clew secured to explain his ab; pejnee. Monday morning iv search was instituted and tho lack of any 11". i i ? ..I. t.t ;. i rvfdcnto to the contrary leads to the ' belief that he attempted to crux tin 1 swollen creek nnd was carried to his death in the chill waters. Krom the ( fact that his best clothing and ninny personal effects remain nt tho ranch, ' iis urgued that his continued b- sence is not n voluntary one, and , only to bo explained by accident or ( denth. "M m I SALH&Pr., t'eb. fi.r-J.y a vote qf 21 to 0 the sciiiiito yesterday after noon passed IJutlpr's resolution U submit to the -voters a constitutional amendment providing for a divided session of the legislature. Senator Wood served notice (hat Senator La Folic! t would move to reconsider tio vole. The proposed amendment provides Hint the legislature shall meet the second Monday in nJiiuary of each lqgislativq year, and continue in sqs pioii for not liioro t lion twenty days, jvjion a recess of not less than fif- teeu dnvs shall bo taken. Upon to iissemblihg tho second hulf of the hpssinn'is not to be for loneer thlili 1 twentv cIhvk. The amendment pliices a ymfi ( fiv0 j, tmt j, lt,ouiljr l of tho legislature, may introducJo. i I ' . DIED SESSION FOR LEGISLATURE MEDFORTT SrATt) TRIBUNE. PROHIBITION , ami twenty-tour quarts ol mm in hi SALEM, Feb. fl.Tho .house fUli and gnmo committee last evening completed a draft of a bill including all the suggestions for changes in the; gamo laws thus far made. Ono change makes the season on buck deer from August Jo to October 31. The pres- jewt season is August 1 to October 31. Tho bag limit is o temnin at threo deer for tho season. Jackson county, which heretofore ha been dosed on Chinese ; Chinese pheasants, is to be opened fronj OC'tobqr 1 to October JO. An additional open sqason is provided on ducks, geese and other ncpintic birds in Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow and Tmatilla counties, niakr . .. . . . nig tlie wliolu season irom hcpicmncr 15 to April J. In llitruuy, Mnlhcpir, Lake and Grant counties the season on llieso birds is fixed from Septem-n-t-1 4n December 31 nnd from March 1 .pril 15. The present scu'-oii in t1(li,e r0untitts is September l." to March Jo. Wasco county is to have , open season cm mairio chickens from .September J" to October J.'i. The reason pn blue or sooty grouse is ,0 0)n August lit, instead of Sep. tcnibc.r J, und extend to October 31, flie bng limit is to be increased from five birds to ten birds. An open sea son Is granted on fpinll oJ" all kinds every year from October I to Octo ber ill. AMENDMENTS ADOPTED- TO IRRIGATION CODE SALEM, Or., Feb. fl.-Threo irri gation bills were passed by the house yesterday, including one that had been defeated Wednesday. This -vyas reconsidered and amended on motion of Mr. Hunt of Clnchiimas county, Tlicso measures aro nil amendments to the 'prcsc't irrigation code, .do signed to make, the lnw moro in con formity with laws of, other states, that tho gepcral policy of the gov ernment may work out alike to all the stnles, T John A. Perl UNDERTAKE Ltly AHWul PbOBM M. 47 fto 4TJI KmmlamMnm GAMELAWCHANGES MEDFORD, OREO ON. SATURDAY, JiTORUARY fi, TIME FOR ACTION i . i i -V V It Is a Public Necessity That thVLuin ber; Industry Be Developed in Jackson County People of Jackson county wheii speaking of the re ives Of the count v always mention the undeveloped tim sour b( er resources as one of its large assets. Uut for what; pur pose, or in what way is it. an asset? The timber while pose standing serves no beneficial purpose from any standpoint, if builds no structures: itTurnishcs no market for loboV, and it is no medium for commercial exchange. Thorelore, timber is not worth anything to this generation (.so long as it is standing timber) except to the speculator. To the community at large, it is'a liability rather than an asset. This may sound unreasonable, but the facts arc these: Mueluif this timber Tias matured, is deteriorating in qual ity, and will steadily decrease in value until it is cut. The land upon which the timber stands is useless, but with saw mills in operation and purchasing logs, the owner can secure .funds to put his land under cultivation, and is thus enabled to make his property a1 steady income preducer: expenses such as fire protection, etc., are eliminated, and the property has even an increased value. TIMBER RESOURCES. There aro in .Jackson County, Oregon, today, as standing timber, more ih.au twenty bil lions of feet available for manufacturing purposes. This timber extends over an area of one million acres and when manufactured will produce on lumber to the acre. . N In order , to manufacture the matured standing timber into lumber at the rate of 2i per cent per annum, it will require forty years to-cut the present stand, and the in creased growth of standing young timber would offset a manufactured product of 2V! per cent per year. If there were 2j per cent manufactured per annum it would re quire fiOOO men working each day to turn out the product. At the present price of labor it costs $8 per thousand feet to manufacture standing timber into lumber. There fore in order to manufacture the available standing tinibcl' in Jackson County, it would represent an outlay in labor of one hundred and sixty million dollars. , SHOULD BE DEVELOPED. What Jackson County needs is to have the resources which we have here opened no. "Wehavc well earned the reputation of being a com munity that helps itself, and the necessity for a further .confirmation of this reputation is certainly present at this time. "We want new industries and we need new indus tries, and-the Industry that will bring to the community, and distribute in, the community more wealth than any other which might be established is the lumber industry. When the timber interests of anv section are opened ut, a large market for labor, at the is provided. The production cupation -which opens up new districts; brings employ ment;, transportation; clears the land; furnishes markets for the sett lei's and brings into the county new wealth upon which other industries are supported. A REGULAR'PAYROLL. ..Ask any Jackson County property 'owner what he considers Jackson County's greatest need, and he will say "a regular payroll." Then consider this, no other industry that can be mentioned, available for establishment in Southern Oregon, will fin nish employment for as many high class, intelligent, self respecting laborers as that of the timber industry. As. previously nientionc(l, there are one million acres of standing timber in the forests of Jackson County awaiting the Umbci-iimn's axe, and. on an avcrago, every acre of this timber when manufactured, will produce one carload of lumber, and a substantially accurate calculation of tho returns to the laboring man from this timber, if it -were- cut would amount to $1()0 per acre. In-fact there tire thousands of individual trees that will produce more than a carload ot lumber and return to the laboring man more than $1(10 for each tree when manufactured into lum ber. FINANCIAL DEPRESSION One of the caiiHes for fir IN JACKSON COUNTY. nancial depression in Jackson County iV'the grcht' volume of money that is actu ally sent each ycaV beyond its borders for tlie purchase of supplies, the inajorpart of which we should produce and develop t home. The Southern Pacific Company has furnished me with a statement of lumber and lumber products used for build ing purposes.'box shook, arid, wood, received at stations Rogne River to Ashland inclusive, November 1, J OKI, to October !H, 19J4, inclusive, not-including lumber, ties, etc, consigned lo the Southern Pacific Cempany: i.' I.umbiir Sblnifles'Hox Shook I.atJi Wood Rogue, Hivor Oold Hill ..;... Central l'olnt Medford Voorhlcs Phoenix Talent Ashland VW' .t I no .... ar. i....ic:t .... .1!) .;., ' Carloads :.'....,'....:....3H Total, IJ08 carloads of lumber, shingles,- box shook, and lath, and 449 carloads' of wood, making 847 .carloads of these products that originated outside and were shipped into Jackson County during that period. With tliis statement of funis for the consideration of the people of .Jackson County, I desiro to take this oppor tunity of asking the people of this county to co-operat6! with me and assist me in the establishment of a sawmill, and box factory in the City nnrnnt that tho solution of county .cannot, bo loft to individual efforts. neither onej an average, one car load of best wages paid in the world, of lumber is the pioneer oc ,H ''.. 4,. . , 1 i 4 11 IB 211. (I 57 at 2U0 a :t 21 15.1 T7o ot iMedtord, Oregon, J.t is ap-. tho local development of this' 1015 mall, nor one set of men, can accomplish II. There must be, ( a unity of effort by the people of the cities and the county, ' and each should do his share. Vhat makes for the good of one, makes for the good of all. It Is only Hv mutual as sistance that, any industry can succeed conuucivially. .It would be my purpose to organise a lumber company to be known as the Crater Lake Lumber Company, to .op erate a saw mill and box factory and do a general timber, logging and retail lumber business, with a capacity imhar mony with the needs for lumber products-.- We would whuf; to make this a .lackson County enterprise, conti'olledaiid operated by .Jackson County people, to first servo 'the needs of .Jackson County. CAPITALIZATION The capital stock of said cor'piira OP COMPANY. lion shall be one hundred and fifty thousand (sfeino.OOO) dollars, par value one hundred 100) 'T dollars a share. I desire to raise $f 1,000 of said sum in Jackson County for this enterprise. I will subscribe for $.r)0,000 additional, payable in saw mill, box factory, log ging equipment, ground for mill site and timber, all of which will be needed in construction and operation. I desire to make this clear by stating that the property which I turn in does not have to be valued at $00,000; the value to the company is to be fixed by the company. Only such of the equipment as shall be suitable, and which can lie used to advantage by the new corporation, shall become a part of the equipment of the newplani. The question of value and Ihe suitability of the same for the new plant is to be left to the judgment of such parties as the stockhold-' ers'of this corporation shall select. With $i 1,000 subscribed by Jocal people, thus assuring the moral support of the community for the enterprise, there will be little difficulty.in disposing of tho $10,000 in ,.i,.i .....:..:.... :.. .1... .... : ....... I.,. ..,.,..:,.. .I Mtu'iv rciimiiuii hi niv- iii-iinuia , un 11 hum hi- i vijun i:vi. As an additional safeguard, to prevent any rival inter ests from acquiring a controlling interest in the corpora tion, which might result in a mode of operation, or lack of operation, to the. detriment of the local interests, I desire an exclusive option to purchase any or all of the stock at any time within three years from the date of the organiza tion of the company, tit .llif) per share, less tho dividends actually paid. This docs not mean that the original stock-. holders arc required to sell their stock to me within that time, but if ony stockholder desires to sell, that I shall have the exclusive option to buy the same from the holder thereof. PAYMENT OF Stock subscriptions shall be STOCK SUBSCRIPTIONS, payable twenty per cent; upon the organization of the company and twenty, per cent monthly thereafter; or those who desire to subscribe for stock oiid pay ten per cent monthly, may do so by paying seven per cent interest upon deferred payments falling due after the first four monthly pavments. PLAN OF OPERATION. 1 1 is my plan to locate saw mill and box factorv immediately south of and adjoining the city-limits of Bedford, on the Pacific Highway. Jloth (lib Southern Pacific and Pacific ic lOastern have assured mo a satisfactory log rate to this point from all stations in Jackson ( 'ounty. The plan is to erect a saw mill and box factory, each having a capacity of f0,000 feet, per day. It would be a pari, of my plan to enter into A contract with the b'orcst Service at such time as it is necessary, for a permanent timber supply. However, for the present .. would buy logs loni the timber settlers, who can log and haul their timber to. railroad shipping points, assuring them not only a ready market, but immediate cash returns for their timber. The plant would not only do a wholesale, but also a re tail lumber and box business, and would also have a local market for its slab wood and by-pvoducts. By locating its plant on the Pacific Highway, the com pany would be enabled to make immediate deliveries by auto truck to all-the towns in the ItogucKivor Valley, thus avoiding the overhead and operating expense of local lum beryards at these points. "Within a vad,iiis of ten miles from the proposed plant there are over 40,000 acres of orchards to which box shook can be delivered by auto truck, without the necessity of rail shipment. 4 Under normal conditions the valley should produce next season lf00 carloads of fruit, which will require IKK),-- 000 boxes. These, together with boxes used for other pur poses, will have a Value of approximately $100,000, and if these were manufactured by the proposed plant, it would consume half of the entire lumber output of the plant. The retail lumber business throughout the valley greatly ex ceeds this in value. laimbcr can be manufactured here as cheaply as in other lumber districts. The average freight paid to tho Southern Pacific on lumber shipped into the y alloy is $!1 per thousand feet, which w'ould givo this plant a great ad vantage over outsido concerns, and a.t tho samo timo mean a big saving to the consumer. ' . This industry, if established, will funlisli' employment for two hundred men, with a payroll of from '$80,000 to $100,000 ;t year, which will necessarily bo spent herofiind will keep at Jiome $200,000 or more, which we'aro now re quired to pay out annually for lumber products purchased elsewhere , I oHk; the hearty co-operaiion of the people of tliis coun ty in this effort of mine lo start this industry. If everyone will- help we will be able to chrry it through in good shap.oi . 1 feel sure n direct and indirect benefit will actruoHoyou largely in excess of the money you subscribe. "Wo have an opportunity o make a good investinont'for ourselves and at ihe siiino time establish' an 'industry of great benefit to ihe community generally.' 7, Veiy respectfully submitted,- -.'.' TOOAIt B. UAFER. - 'i i .. i . ' I r i ."jJikJ .iA. IJ .'-1!