Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1915)
PAGE THREE W T. MEDFORD OlTO TRIBUNE, MEDFORD OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1915 r?P ? m V flv ex RANCH OWNERS I SECURE WATER Colonel Mutuly Points Out Way for Irrigation Farmers Can Build and Own Their Own System, But Co operation Necessary Needs of Valley Pointed Out. (Ily J. V. Mundy) I hnvo bono watchlnB with Brcat Interest tlio ninny editorials and other articles printed by tho Mall Tribune regarding tho Irrigation of tho Rogtio rlvor valley, nnd Inasmuch ns It has been a long tlmo nlnco I hnvo had anything of Interest to say to tho people of tho JIoruo river valley, I tlcslre to express my views on account of Irrigation. As to tho question of tho vnlloy needing water, I think ninety per cent of tho people ngroo that water must bo had to successfully rnlao fruit, alfalfa or other farm products Tho question Is how nnd by what method water can bo secured on reas onnblo terms and at a ronsonablo price. Whoro can sufficient water bo obtained? I bollovo tho ranch owners of tho Hoguo river valley could bo united It bo mo business proposition were submitted to thorn whoreby they, could obtain water on rensonnblo terms nnd for a rcason nblo price. For this rcauon I denlro to mako a xuggestlon. OMipcrntlon Ksscntlnt First, that tho ranch owners who really want to sccuro water get to gether, organlzo their own company, tinder tho water laws of Oregon known nH tho District Improvement net. Under this act any number of ranch owner may organlzo n stock rompany, ulcct their own officers, sign up such lnnds ns they desire to bo covered by wntor. This act provides for tho Issunnco of bonds nufflclcnt to pay for tho cost of tho cannls nnd lntornls. Under this method tho ranch owner cuts out all questions of mlddloman nnd graft. Thoy own tho ditch, manage tho company, they own tho land, tho water belongs to that particular tract of land, for which tlipy bIku for. and with each ncro of land tho landowner Ir entitled to ono voto. If tho owner owns ICO acres of land nnd wants to put wator on 80 acres of this land ho ran sign up for 80 acres. That wnter belong to that particular 80 acres of land, entitles tho owner of thlH land to 80 votes In tho corpora tion. Should ho Roll 20 ncres of this laud ho loses SO votes. In other words, tho water belongs to that pnr tlculnr land and that portion of tho debt belongs to that particular jilccc of laud. Costs Held to Minimum Under this method no ono Is forced to tnko moro water than ho wants, the company Is not forcod to build a larger ditch than they require to water tho land signed up, tho costs rnn bo cut down to n minimum, tho cost of maintaining tho ditches nnd t-nnnls nfter tho firt three years tdiould not xcced fifty cents nn acre. At any rate tho ranch owner only pays tho actual cost of maintenance h ho pays no profit to anyone. If tho ranch ownors of tho Rogue river valley will get together nnd organlzo their own company on tho above lines, tho enterprise can bo financed. Tho cost, however, per ncro would depend on tho number of ncres Included In tho enterprise, owing to tho long main canal which of necessity would hnvo to be well constructed, but If 40,00 acres could bo Included In this cntcrprlso, It would not cost to exceed thlrty-flvo dollars an ncro to 'bring tho waters from the Illgo Ilutto crook to tho Hoguo river valley and dlstrlbuto It over tho forty thousand acres of land. InveMlgnteil lllg Ilutto As most of tho readers of your paper no doubt aro aware, somo thrco weeks ago representatives of tho con tracting firm of (Irani Smith & Co., of Seattlo camo to Medford at my solicitation and Investigated tho feas ibility of bringing the water from Illg Ilutto creek to tho Itoguo river valley. They satisfied themselves that It can bo done at a reasonable cost, and have signified a willingness to take up tho negotiations looking to their taking a contract to do tho construc tion work for tho cntlro system, fin ance the entire doal and take 20 year f. percent bonds for their pay. Tho wrltor has made caroful Invos. ligation, has socurod facts and fig- uros which will satisfy tho mot.1 skep.J tlral land owner that If 40,000 acres can be secured tho total cost will not exceed $35.00 per acre, Including the interest and maintenance charge on the ditch during the construction period and one year thereafter, thus enabling the ranoh owner to secure M UNITE TO water and ralso ono crop before ho has any charges whatever to pay. Small Maintenance Fro Tho ranch owner under this aystcm would pay nothing but a small main tenance chargo (actual cost), after tho first two years nothing but tho Interest of C per cent nnd small maintennnco fee for tho noxt ten yenrs, then one-tenth each year until paid, thus giving tho rnnch owners 22 years tlmo nt C per cent. If tho rnnch owners will nt onco get together nnd organlzo themselves Into a company along the nbovo lines tho writer will nt his own expenso find responsible contractors who will construct tho main canals and lntor nls, dlstrlbuto It over tho valley, con tractor to accept In payment bonds at $35.00 per ncro, no maintennnco or Interest to bo paid until canals nut laterals aro constructed, six per cent Interest paynblo seml-nnnunlly, to bo paid on bonds, from dato of completion of canals and laterals for first ten yearn, one-tenth of tho prln clpnl and six porcont semi-annually to bo paid for tho second ten yenrs. Can Do It ThomsoUcs Somo may say that this cannot bo dono. Tho answer to this Is, docs anybody for ono moment think that Mr. Welch of Roguclands company, Grant Smith & Co., or any other com pany would tlo up their own money In thlB cntcrprlso for a period of twenty years? They certainly will' not. They expect If they finnnco this cntcrprlso to get nmplo security for tho money Invested. If nmplo security Is given for tho money required tho bonds in thin cntcrprlso can bo sold to tho in vestors through largo bond houses In' tho mlddlo west. The rnnch owner does not need the services of tho write, Mr. wcicii, urnnt smith, or anybody olso to do this. Thoy can do It themselves, nut If tho ranch ownors deslro my services I will tin dcrtnko at my own expense to finnnco tho denl for them. I offer tho above suggestions to tho people of tho Itoguo river valley real izing that something must bo dono and dono quickly. Tho balanco of trndo Is largely ngnlust us In this vnlloy. Dlvct-idfitM Itai-mlug Tho ranchers of tho Itoguo rlvor valley cannot afford to put tholr eggs nil in ono basket. Tho raising of fruit Is nil right, taken In connection with tho raising of poultry, hogs, corn, barley, wheat vegetables, and other products, and tho sooner tho rancher gets on tho basis of diversi fied farming tho sooner tho bnlnnco of trndo will bo turned to our favor Instend of against us. Tho cntlro world Is going through apcrlod of reconstruction and It will tako sovoral years before) wo reach a firm basis, In tho meantlmo somo- thing must bo dono to hold tho bal anco of trado In our favor. Thcro Is absolutely no sale for land nnd will bo nono for several yenrs to come. Doom prices nro n thing of tho past, It Is ancient history. When tho fabric Is rccomUructQd It will bo on n basis of production alone. If you would wnnt to sell a pleco of land tho purchaser will ask what you aro producing, nnd he will offer you n prlco that will return him a fair Interest on tho Investment, and will pay no moro. ItccoiLitiiictlon l'erlorf During tho reconstruction period of tho next few years wo must not only look to tho reducing of moro products of the soil, but wo must look for a market for tho samo. Wo can scarcely hope to find much of a mnr ket for our fruits, which Is In n senso luxury, for tho next five years or more, hence wo must seek canning factories and evaporating plants to enro for this fruit. If this land was put undor n sys tem of Irrigation wo could ralso suc cessfully sugar beets, which could bo sold at a profit that would pay a fair Interest on $500 or $000 per ncro on tho lnnd. They nro doing It In Col orndo, thoy aro doing It In tho Jor dan vnlloy, and enn do It In tho Itoguo river valley. Tho sugar beet plant can bo had whenever wo can demon strate that wo can successfully grow tho beets. This test Is being mado at my request at this tlmo by tho Mormon people, who aro thoroughly In earnest In looking to tho establish ment of a sugar bcot plant In tho Itoguo river valley this fnll nnd win ter so ns to creato a market for one of tho valuable products of tho Itoguo river valley for tho coming yenr, which plant I nssuro you can boSe curcd .If this vnlloy Is put under water. Undewloped IttiMiiirren Jackson county has wonderful nat ural resources that aro undeveloped New capital mtibt ho obtained to de velop same. Wo have 'billions of feet of very flno sugar pine timber In this county and yet we aro shipping all our lumber from Huguno, paying) the Southern Pacific company a ten, cent freight rato or $2.80 per thous an,j on 8anie, Wo need a saw mill We need a box factory. We need smoko stacks to build a city In the valley. All of these can be secured with united et fort. Will we mako tho effort? It Is for the people of the Rogue river valley to say. J. P. MUNDY. With Medford Trace Medford Made Mizza Hajos, Star in Savage Opera in Ashland Thursday 1ZZI HAJOS IN AI ,VSuri," the irresistible eonibinit Hon of melody, humor ami beauty, which was tliq mimical nennsntiou of Inst season in Now York, ooiiicm to tho Vinintr theater June 21, with Miz.i llujos in tho title part. "Sari" tells a real story with comedy and drama combined; its music is liv Km merich Kiilnmii mid is fiery, passion ate ami nppeiilin its songs get close to the heart ami its famous "lluz nzuu" dance is n rollicking delight. Henry W. Snvngo has given it a beau tiful mounting; and an excellent cast, which, besides Miz.i llujos, includes diaries Meakius, J. IC. Muirav, Gretehen Hood, Hurt Oilbcrt, II. V. Marsh, John Squires and other well known pjnvers. TACO.MA, Wnsh.. dune 21. Clour skies mid a refiechiiif,' nir marked the opening of the uniiual tournament of tho Pucitie Northwestern (loll" uso ciatiou. A brilliant field was proin ihed in the women' competition, op ening1 the tourney. Anion;; the iit inj.' women pructtcin yesterday, Mrs. I. M, heeler of Huttc, former metro politan champion, made mi impio. simi with her clever work. Several California ami eastern stars are here. Chandler Kgun, for mer national champion, and .luck Ne ville, present holder of the I'acifii northwestern tourniiiuoiit, drew u greater part of tho gallery in prac tice. Willie Ieith of the local club hud the best curd yesterday, striking 711 in (he morning round. Bob John stone, the Seattle (inlf club profes sional, had 7,'l for the ufteriioou round. David Findluv of the Spo kane club is fully recovered fiom a dislocated wrist and the wise ones predict Findluv will he a hard mini to beat in 7- hides of competition. R IN N PLAYING FOR CHAMPIONSHIP INSIST ON HAVING HOME PRODUCTS And thereby help the payrolls we have and help build up larger ones THESE GOODS ARE MADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME Medford Concrete Construction Co. Inc. Sewer Plpo Culverts Drain Tile Irrigation Pipe Valves and Gates Lawn Rollers Concrete Sand Brick Sand Plaster Sand Gravel and Crushed Rock Office and Wareheuse: R. R. bet. Main and Sixth. G. J. MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO. E STANDARD OIL SAN FHANC1SCO, June 21. -lie-sides awarding gold medals to the Standard Oil company (California) on practically all of its products, the jury of awards, I'uiuiiuu-I'ucifio in ternational exposition has awarded a medal of honor to the oil company on "its work and policies," and n special medal of recognition of the Stand ard's conservation work in the. Cali fornia oil fields, it was officially an nounced nt the Standard Oil building yesterday. Commenting on tho "work nnd pol icies" award, lv. If. Kingsbury, vice president of tho company, said: "That award applies specifically to the manner in which our company has dealt with its employes, its custom ers and tho public, mid for the meth ods it has developed in producing, transporting, rcfiiiiiu; and helling pe troleum." "Another award in which wo feel a deep senso of griltificatiou i the gold medal for oiir conservation methods in the oil fields. This com pany has nlways bent everv effort toward elimiiiiiting waste in the pro duction of petroleum and has initiat ed and placed in operation many de vices and methods tending toward conservation nnd efficient operation of oil wells." AT TOKIO, J . 21. Advices reach ing Tokio I rem Vladivostok aro t lint munitions of wnr intended for the use of Russia's armies nt the front lire urriMiig at that seupoit in great quantities. So licuw nro tho ship ments thai facilities to forward them by mil through Siberia nro lacking. It is in an endeavor to overcome this that the Hiissmii authorities have placed rush oiileis for ears and loco. GOLDM F MUNITIONS VLADIVOSTOK Investigate our products. You can't go wrooj if you use them. Plans and Estimates Furnished Free on your Irriga tion, Drainage and Road Construction Work. Cement for sale at Warehouse or Factory Factery: N. Riverside Ave. SEMON, Manager Buy Me This, George and rlii out our borrled old folding doors Thoy make tho room so dark and dingy that It gives ono the blues. Put this In rlKht between our parlor and dining room. It will bo over ho much butter." Ask us to quoto you a flguro on thorn. ZHiZl4lZ4HHZ t t t t t f t r r t T the CURTAIN NETS Short lengths of good qual ity scrim, plain or fancy, white, ecru and cream, sold regular up to 00o the yard at One-Half. PARASOLS ONE-HALF PRICE RIPPLETTE And Crepes in neat f ? ? ? t stripes, both light and dark patterns, nothing nicer for house, wear and requires no iron ing, special at... He WASH SKIRTS JL .Tust received by cxnrcss & this big lot of AVhito & "Wash Skirts, including ' linens, piques, poplms and gaberdines, somo arc slightly trimmed t with buttons and largo price it's simply a mat patch pockets at ter of a quick riddance, $3.50 to $6.50 taw uc, , rico. T t MUSLIN SHORT LENGTHS An accumulation of muslins, ranging 3 to 8 yards in the piece, a soft finish, good quality cloth, sold regular Qp to 10c, at, yard ,... " t M$Mg42Mg OF HUST llKitLlX. ia London, June 'Jl. -Professor James Adolf Israel, tho widely known (lermiin specialist, is at tljo bedside of Sultan .Mutinied al Constantinople, according to Dm TaRehlatl. Professor Israel is the Sultan's Kiit'st nt tho Vildir. Kiosk, where ho will remain until the end of next week. The nature of the Turk ish ruler's ailment has not been dis closed. William H. Rand Dead NEW CANAAN', Conn., June 21. William II. Hand, for iniiiiv yearn For GALVANIZED TANKS OIL AND WATER and IRRIGATING! PIPE do to J. A. SMITH 128 N. Grape St. Tolcphono 890 Medford Iron Works E. G. Trowbridge, Prop. General Foundry and Machine Works Phouo 401 j Res. Phoiae 0031 1 Final Clearance of r alioc Qri'njv GJo to ca uuvmo upiiug uuiw y.uxj x Only about one dozen of these Spring Suits remain to choose from. Uowevor, it is not our aim to carry over a single garment. Jn this lot are suits that sold two months ago at $35 and well worth it; among the selection are tho sta ple blues and black and white, check, your choice of dQ CA lot at. VVtVU TRIMMING BRAIDS Oikv big lot of Fancy Wash Braids, all colors and white, both scollop and plain band, especially good Lor wash dresses, at, each Some two dozen of these summer shades remain, somo black and white, others in most any combi nation of color you could wish for worth regular $1.75 to $7.50, Hats, Flowers, Feathers and Frames ALL GO AT ONE-HALP The entire stock of this de partment, included at this THE MAY CO. head of thu irintint; and publishing house of Wand, MuN'nllv & Co., died hero last niht at the home of his daughter, Jirs. Henry V. I'happell. Ho had been ill lor some time. NOTIC1J Notlco Is hereby given that tho un derslKiied will npply to tho city coun cil of tho city of Medford, Oregon, at Its nvxt roKiilar meeting on July G, 191S, for a UcotiHo to Hell spirituous, vlnoiiH and malt llcpiors at rotqll In iiuantltlon lens than a gallon at Its placo of biiHlncflfl on South Kront Htroet In snld city until January 1st, 191G. Dated Juno 19, 1915. HOTEL NASIf. With Medford trado In Modtord mado. 'A3 LET U55CEE EN YOUB HOME If they are made by us Home of Pacific Cedar Chest Pacific Furniture Patronize the Institution That Main-tains-the Largest Pay Roll in Medford The Medford Printing Cq. A The Best Equipped Job Plant in Oregon outside of Portland t i. ! t f t T T f T T V 7c tmmjr&pmiri K PARASOLS ONE-HALF PRICE . t T '4 i SCHOOL DAY CLOTH. Shown in a big range of colors, neat stripes and 11 cnccKB, laices tuc piace of galatca and washes better, comes 30 jQ in. wide, at, yd WAISTS Come in either Jap silk or embroidered voiles, t f y I t f in different designs, all sizes, a waist that is. mado to sell at $1.50 nothing nicer for sum mer wear, at $1.15, 9 t Who Will Got This Free Trip to Panama-Pacific Exposition? Save your purchase slips or ask your friends aiid neighbors to save thorn for you. Anyone can earn this trip. CHICHESTER S PILLS llN U4l.il Aikl'irllraiilalh. A tlw.aL .ibb.f'lll.iinn nar r i HUVONB HRANH I'lLL. lo. ta TMtlkrllKll.Blut.AIrlheUtl SOU BV DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Belmont School (For Boys) 21 mile i fouth of San Franciaeo m think that w irf to our boyt wht thougblful irrnt wUh. ()urrr1ulnlfr on rrroniinrniUtlimi lnttllultoo that ad lull ihi rrtlAt nl on rimlnlin (n tr tl of ourrUlovu to lUrvftnl, Tb MwcarhuKlta lnUlutof Tfhno(ony, M Vl. who d RiMlon rtutrbtf nlf tnntl ivrr. Mnd for utlfulljr lllutrirl fftUloirur hlti kIt not only vory rood lW o f lb ilrl i ami ir lof IboMhonl, titttqf ttutpmrnt snd Ita attractlva arhoAt horn. Nothing, tiowrvtr.iaa IMit lika ttta Ur u( a vltit to lb wUooi. W T ltfIO,Hf4UUr,lVo K , Summer Requisites Window Screens Door Screens Porch Swings Lawn Seats Cedar Chests they arc right and will please 113 SOUTH HOLLY & Fixture Factory I'lIU I K.4 ! UI4 MUlllcS.V hm, itl k HIim RIUw. V Tk a tlttr, Br r p V .. m Vw It III 'V .r s lU i:. ST f& & f- "Trtfo