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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 10, 1915)
STEDFORD MAIL TRTB1TN-R, MTCDFORD, OTfTCOON, SATURDAY, JtTLY 10, mr IIH Biggest Battle of Skies Expected When England's Monster' New'" 4i U vi Aeroplane Fleet Tries to Repel Threatened Zeppelin Raid by Germany LOSS TO CITY Of , - roOTC RTX. $4000 A MOM JL-, NG OW f Electrical Inspector Klntnnn In Re port to Council Analyzes Proposal of Rogue River Public Service Cor poration to Sell Electric Current to City at Wholesale. Tlio report ordered lusl nprinx li.v the city coiuieil from Klcclriunl In biecior Ilitunnn upon thu propoHiil of the IIukud River Public Service Cor poration to furniMli power to tlio city for distribution to coimiitiicrH Iiih liuen nccciileil mid iilcil. II smoun that aeeeptanco of tliu proposition will out nil a $1000 monthly loss to tlio city it ml briiifr little relief to con ftiiuicrH in tlio way of lower chiirnoM. The report rends iih folleww: IlliiiimnV Itoimit "Mci.fonl. Or., Muy 1, 1111ft. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of tlio City of Medferd: Gentlemen: I have 'tlio honor to present herewith n report outlining the resultH of my iiivcHtifntinii of thu proposal of tlio Ito'nio Hiver Public Service corporation of tlraiitH Phh, Or. and Cliicimo, III,, with power niton at Grnntu Phhh and Gold Hill., Or., to' ftirnMi tlio city of Medford elect lie current at wIioIchiiIo rnteH, the city to distribute to thu coiihiiiikth. Tliero are Nuvcrnl pointn in thu )roH)Hilion hithmittcd by (lie Rokiiv Jlivcr Public Hcrvlco corporation which would be undesirable from the city'n stand)oint, but an this proposi tion was tentative only, I hIiiiII not discuss theme here, as they could be corrected should (lie city deem it ad lHnblo to enter the field iih a re tailer of elect i ie current to its citi tfens. Details Cinslil-i'(I III this report I have nut attempt ed to cover the details of power plant construction and equipment of the power Hourcen of thu above-named corporation, nor tlio reliability of the, service mipplicd by them, nor their financial responsibility, for two ica sons, viz.: First Tlio power plants, equip ment and transmission lines at this time are not completed. Second Thu question of mcatest imporlanco for thu city to determine is, Will an investment of this kind be a profitable one for the municipality T If, lifter investigation, it were con sidered profitable, tlio questions of (en ice, reliability and financial ie hpousibility should ho caiefully de termined. Ilclow is given thu estimated loud data covering tlio vaiioiiH olassoH of bcrvico in tlio city of Medford. Monthly Income Itcsidenee lighting, JBI'J customers, 30,000 k. w. bonis, yielding .fj 100. ItusiuesH lighting, 18(1 customers, 'Jll.OOO k. w. hours, . 10(10. Power, 72 eiibtomeiH, M,!)!!!) k. vv. hours, .f lOJiO. Klectiic air healing, 1(10 custom ers, :i:i(1,-l8U k. w. Iioiiih, ,f7(10.10. Klcetrio cooking, 111 customers, in.KK) k. w. hours, $11(11.:. I. Water heating, 110 custonierH, 317.JOO k. w. Iiours, $:ltlil.02. City lighting, 18,000 k. vv. hours, Tolul, f",778.t!(. Itcproilurlloti Cost The reproduction cost now of tlio present distributing bystem, biibsta tion, equipment, etc., as given by thu Jiulroad coaiiuission of Oregon (see file, U-F-07) is us fullowH; Substation, lot find equipment, $17,707.01; distiibuting system (poles, lines, etc., jj.ll I.III'J.OIl; stoic, blioii, otiieu couipment and tooU, 'J8,811I.01, Tutiil, jrnil,(IOI.rM. I have taken tbo cost of repiodtu tion to bo i 100.000 (which 1 consider too low) as a basis for calculation, and the following statements based on this amount, give the estimated expenditures iur mouth, to maintain u distiibuting system, adequate to meet tlio demands of the city of Med ford. Monthly Kxpcnilltiiics Tlio cijM'ndituios per mouth to maintain the distriliutintr system would ho approximately as follew: Oliit.lUO k. w. hours of eurient at i?.0077fi per k. w. hour (see ltoguo Itiver Public Senieu eoi potation rate tsbeet), $7470.!:i. Interest on 1 00,000 at fi per cent per annum, .")()(). Depreciation at 0 per cent por jiu- niim, ouw. Insurniico at 'dVj per cent pur an num, $208,33. Sinking fund at 0 per eont per an num, $500. Operating cetH: Riipoiintendunt, flSO; ono lino foreman. $100, four linemen at $85 cneh, $.110; repiiirs, Muttirmls, etc., not estimated; me tor reading, $75; postage, $U0; Mil tionery, $15. , Offlee Wp ' One caeuior, $100 ; ono 2500 Planes Now Buzz About Lon don In Practice Flights Dummy Bombs Hurled at Makc-BcUcvc Zeppelins. 11V P. IIAItTIIAM TOWI.I'. (Formerly of the royal flying corps or Kngland.) NBW YORK, July .-VJ.ul the Kiibmaiino ban been to the dread untight the Hritish aeroplanes may bo to tlio ZeppeliiiH. Por lhro,o mouths I have walcbed and helped in Great Uritaitt'H fever ish preparations to win Hiipremucy of tlio heavens. When I left Houuslovv "iv brother Jliers were confident that wilh their Avros, Sopworlbs and HleriotH, makim; 100 to 120 miles an hour, they could in time sweep the Teuton bky dieadiiaughts from the heavens iin effectively as the U-hoiiln have eliased old Kuglund'H battleships to liaibor. A great white oval is painted in tbo iukiiiiu oi tlio 1 lying fiebl tben- at Ilounslow. And to my brother fly crs who botiicd daily in practice ignt, Unit oval meant just one thing Zeppelin I Prom all heights and at all angles thnl target is being bombarded with dummy bombs. Jty hiicIi praclico Hnglaiid'H grcatesl aeiial hero, War neford, iiequtred the skill by which ho bagged the fiist Zeppelin a fow wcoU ago. Tlio homb-bighlcr is operated by Ibo tdisenur, who accompanies the pilot on all but the racig scout plane. Tbo bigbler is composed of two iieitcatu iiistiumcul. With one of thein the observer detoriuines tlio billing elerk, $00; ouo hlcnograpbcr $110; incidentals, $.-)0. Total $1010. Transmission losses; Distiibuting lines, 10 per cent; distiibuting trans foimers, ft per cent; scrvieu linen, .1 per cent; meters, 'J per cent. Total losbes, !0 per cent of $7170$! 11)1. Taxes lest: A luuxiiiuituly 10 mills of $100,000, $8:i,;i:i;i. Total o.penditutoH per iiiouth, $11,7(1(1.111. Total monthly income, $7,778.0(1. Total monthly expondituiuw, $11,-7(10.10. Deficit, $:iD87.::i. Terrible Imltlo r tlio ale between Itrltish aciiiplaucs sent to tlostioy louiloo, as pictured hyAUM IMgKluy. and cppcllns ground siwed, or time it takes a sta- iiiendotis raid, attempted with a fleet lionary object on the ground to puss of Zeppelins, accompanied by Taubes two given points on the sigbter. Tito is considered inevitable by tbo tuili other is adjusted to this, to the clo-jtaiy authorities. i vation and to the speed, mid then thu Amusing tiieks are'iOMrtetl to to trigger is pulled whoa tbo object' protect the city from such night aimed at is in lino with tbo delicate raids. In my uniform of the loyal bights. Pulling the trigger releanes ' flying coins '(which, with its French cap, long overcoat and the "swank" stick we picked up, itiiidu us look so much like o Hirer that the iccrttits used to salute us), 1 was able to go where civilian JtcnsoiiN for Deficit Thu reason for such mi euoiinniis dulicit will bo apparent when the fol lowing faetH aro considered, vu.s Medford probably bus u larger beating and cooking loud in propor tion to population limn iiu cil.v on tlio Pacific coast, duo to the low tate nl ptcsenl charged for this clas ol botvicc. In order to meet competi tion, it would he uecessaiv for thu city to charge mi equivalent flat rate or propotttoiiato meter rate, to the present taiilTs, which aic as follews: Klectiic air beating, approximate ly, $.002; per k. w. hour. Klcetrio water healing, approu mutely, $.00111 per k. vv. hour. Kleetlio cooking, nppin.lmuel. $.0(i:i I per k. vv. hour. This eitiient would cost the eitv $.00775 per k. w. hour, her.o this deficit. While the city might dciie not to liitndlo this largo honting-niid cook nig load, it is my opinion it would hi uocoMmty to do ko for the following reasons; Must Handle All lliisliios Were ono corporation to haiidlr thu lighting load and another the heating and cooking load, this cottdi tion would requite either two separ ate distributing nvhtems with atbli tional unsightly pides on the stteets. or the joint orcupunov ' otiu out of. pohs, with additional wires and tiaiisfonaing appaiatits theteon, an- oiner unsiglitly condition. Consum ers, of electric curt cut would, posydhly be adverse to dealiui? with wq dfhir cut cot point ions tor elect lie cm rent of two chibouk of service so cIom'I.v allied. "Satisfied cuxtomers" (ho key note to the buuoooh of any commer cial enterprise, ami it would seem itu wise for thu city to conduct the rc- ...:i e ......... . . iiuiiiii,- hi uiuciiiu current in siieit a manner as to Iomi the guod will and eonfideueo of its oitintuik and ctis tomors. Piotu my Investiiration of this mat ter, it appeals that eoiiditious aro not oxiHidlent fur tins city to under take, tlio totuil diktiibiitiou of oloctric current. Iteepeotfully uubmitted, l-VUKUV It ULVMA.W . City clvotuvul iuspcolvr." tlio bombs carried on a rack along side. Tito bombs used bv tbo Kuglisb weigh about 100 pounds, mid ate loaded either with shrapnel or with , without cbullcie petiot i or iii)!oiiiiitn;v purpo-os. , weio o.xcluileil. Dimiiuy bombs made of wood and lit night nituldes I finiiiill'retehes weighted aiv used in practice. (of doseited eountry road lit lilinntly It is not gcnomllv kitovvii that liultted with iowh of aro liehtn! I home of the untied aeroplanes nut! found n great vacant field illumined also using a wonderful rapid-lire gun ' brightly; while Buckingham palace, which is made in America the howls near at hand, was in dijrknoss. gun, which is so light that it can be) This was so that the Zeppelins lifted in one hand. It files fotty-1 would sail liaimlcssly over the nu niiie caitridges a minute. The ctiit-liglitcd towns and nublic buildings lidgcs icst on a icvolving plate or and diop their bomb on tbo vacant disc, and drop otic attei another into lots. the chamber. I My introduction to the service was Guarded bv al least 150 aero-jut South Parnboiiiiigb, where the planes (litis nimoil ami stationed, , royal mtcraft faelorv rover several ready for instant flight lit five dtf- acton of ground. Its sjiops aro going fcretit fields within a radius of 100 full bbikt twenty-fnur, bonis a day, miles from the metropolis, London is ami every day thice or four new nta considered perfectly safe Horn iln.v- clinics aic tiuudled out icadv for use, light attack. At lleudoii, Curti-s has a faetorv at Loudon will still suffer from audit jwoik turning out pl.mcs for the na nud eatlv moiniiu; uttacks, however, al branch. and I know po-ttivclv that one trc-' It was said when 1 left that Gient liritain had fully 2500 aeroplanes ready for active service. I' know that Groat Britain w form ing tifty air squadron. An air squadron consists of four "fliuhts," and in each flight there arc eight i machines. This would give a total of 1000 aeroplanes. Hut on an ayotage two machines in each flight me al ways laid up for repairs. Kach squadron has attached to it two motorcyclists for disnnteh car rying, four motor transports, a work shop in a big motor tiuek, two cop persmiths and various signal men. To each plane there is a motor fitter, two riggers and thu pilot. There arc at least fifteen men to a flight, all told, four of them being armed with rides, the test with reyolvets. At HoiiiihIow I had a teal tasto of the strenuous lifo Britain's airmen arc leading. At 1:110 in tbo morning thu orderly shouts, "Show a leg there, boys." Wo tumble out and assist at "ctuly morn ing flying." This early morning- flight is prac tically it patrol of the skies, in seat eh of Zeppelins, for it is figured that the raiders, after an all-night flight, would bo in the vicinity at about day break. Throughout the rest of the day there is not a moment when machines lire not buzzing about in the air. At night tlteto is always one fast aimed machine trundled out ready for an alarm, with a crew of mechanics and the pilot sleeping in the hangar, and at least one sentinel on guard. The night flying is the hardest of all.- Thu machines usually go up with a "wnoicss" man ntiotiKi. no mis a brilliant little searchlight fastened to the plane, and carries on his back batteiies and a telegrapher's key. By means of flashe-, bo talks with his homo field or with other distant planes, in the Morse code. When the night flyeiv nigttal that they aic ictuiuiur tlio mechanics on the gtoiind arrange two great rows of flares, one running with the wind, the other down wind ami at right angles to the first. The descending pilot circles lower mid lower, and linallv heads into the wind and Hies to settle into the tingle ioiuic.d by the Hares. Weio it not for this aid he would surely cottto to grief by a bad land ing. Kveti then, he usually smashes his iindeieariiagc, mid wo mechanics go to bed after our long day's work with the thought, "there's unother darn machine to repair touioriow morning." Deafness Cannot Re Cured br locl pi'llratloni. llify cannot rmta tb lUroril irtln of th ir Th'ro l nnlr n ; tnrurr ilrafnr... ami that ! r fonalltiitlnn I rrnifillri. Drafnrw la rauird hr n Inflioinl rniifllllon of tbo inumMK lining of tin" 1,'u.larlilau Tutw When llila tut la luflamr,) jou liaTf t rumbling iund r Itucrfrrt hearing, and wbra It la (ntlrrlT rlosnl liafnr la Itu- riautt, anl unlraa thr Inflammation ran tx taken out and tlita ttit rvaturnl to Ita normal (fwlltlon, bear Ins will lw ttfUroji'it frfr. nln caaa nut l tm arr rauatil br Catarrh, nhlrti la nntlilnc bul an lntlanif,! rnnillllon of tbo ruurniia aurfarra, V will glv Ouo ItiimtrH IMIara for anjr ra of ISNifnpM Irauaril br catarrh) that rauimt I" rurrtl lij llall'a Catantl Curr. brml for clrcu lara, free, T J CIICVKY ft CO., Toledo. O. KM r Drucglata. T.V Take Hall a t'auillr I'llla for ronattpatlon. ty"Z"ZZt"lZ""l Why So Many Lee Tires? I Two montlis ago we announced the arrival of our stock of Lee tires. Today more than satisfaction. Car owners who drive over bad roads they are the ones wno ouy L-ee ures. i t ? ? v ? t ? ? ? ? T ? f ? f ? ? ? ? ? t ? ? V y v 200 car owners arc enjoying Lee i Y ? Y i , They are the ones we want to sell to. i We want them to give Lee's a hard .test-put them where other tires wont give service-show that a mountain road requires a mountain road tire-and that the Lee tire is built for the toughest service. rf Y Y Y Y i Don't Blame the Road, Btame the Tire. C. E. GATES Y Y Y Y A Come Here" For Photographic Supplies ' Our store is the Mecca for all aspiring amateur photographers. Our line of Ansco photo supplies is complete. Wc haVe the Ansco, the amateur camera of professional quality, $7.50 to $55.00. And there is the Buster Brown family, $2.00 to $ia.oo. Ansco Film, the original, genuine and perfect film. Cyko, the prize-winning photographic paper. And back of all is our unqualified guarantee. Come in today. v Look for the Ansco Sign. Medford Pharmacy HALL' TOURING CAR CO. For Country Service And long, hard trips. Competent chauffeurs, easy riding cars. Wo also operate the Crater Lake auto line from July 1 to October 1. Auto stage leaves Medford for Crater Lake on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Special trips can be arranged to leave on any day. Road information bureau in connection. Office and stand tit the Crater Lake Motor Car Co. Garage. Phone 100. COURT HALL, Manager CHAUTAUQUA ASHLAND Saturday July lOth 7:30 p. m. Nels Darling, the Town Expert and Community Builder; and Schumann Quintet (nothing better on the road.) Monday, July 12th Medford Day 2:30 p. m.Conccrt, Ciricillo's Ital ian Band. 7:30 p. m. "II Trovatore" by Grand Opera Co. and Concert by Ciricillo's Band. Fine Prognj i m Powell St. at 0 SAN FRANCISCO Hcai' lartcrs for nhni!iilttisitiiiK liUMmmV- WV' f.irrcll mil Cilifor- TJH I ho Lxpo- J1F PAGE WIRE FENCE Is the choice of every careful fence huyer. You can see It along nearly every road and farm In Southern Oregon and Northern Cali fornia. WE HAVE THE RIGHT STYLE FOR YOU. NU3WC" JUtorWHJv "-Jf-ilsi- V Our 12-bar 46-inch General Purpose Fence is a winner. It rcpre sents most value for the money. Will turn pigs, hogs, sheep and cattle. Every line wire is made double strength, stretches tight over rough and hilly nround. Gives you Just what you need In fence scr vice. WE SELL SUPERIOR FENCE SERVICE AT THE RIGHT PRICE GADDIS & DIXON "THE PAGE FENCE MEN" MEDFORD, QREG0N a.f-J J