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MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNE, MRDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1015
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POULTRY
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FINE OPPORTUNITY
STATES VISITOR
H. L. Calkins, or North Yiiklmn,
Washington, loft on his return homo
this morning, after a few days' visit
In Medford and tho vulley generally.
Mr. Calldna Is not lool;!r-r for a now
location for himself, having extemilvo
Interests In tho Yakima valley In
Reed condition; but his son, Geo. L.
Calkins, rocontly married, would pre
for a homo In a more equable cli
mate. On his account Mr. Calkins,
Sr., stopped off hero to Rather a llttlo
data.
Tho Yakima visitor spoko partic
ularly about our climate as a poultry
region and of the poultry business as
being ono of tho best side-lines on tho
farm .devoted to diversified agricul
ture nnd a llttlo livestock. Ho con
ceded that tho cllmato of Southern
Oregon Is better adapted to tho pro
duction of poultry at nominal cost
than any region of which ho has any
knowledge, although tho chicken bus
iness anywhere is an excellent means
of Increasing tho farm revenues at
small cost of money and labor.
Tli Home Poultry Flock
"Mrs. Calkins nnd two of tho chil
dren have n llttlo flock of egg pro
ducers," said Mr. CalklnB, "nnd tho
results In profit on tho labor nnd feed
required have almost inndo mo Jeal
ous and 1 hnvo Wlnesaps and Spitz
enbergs! From a flock of 300 Huff
Leghorns they hnvo sold this past
ear $100 worth of eggs nnd $80
worth of dressed poultry. They also
hnvo n number of turkeys, but they
have only begun wltluthem nnd 1 do
not know what tho result was this
year. 1 know they sold 10 fat tur
keyH for Thanksgiving nnd hnvo n
few for tho Chrlstmns holidays.
"Thcso chickens nnd turkeys are
permitted to run In tho orchnrds nnd
tho adjoining nlfnlfa fields. They aro
great pest consumers. They require
very llttlo additional feed tho greater
part of tho year. Thoy hnvo n pllo
of crushed limestone to run to when
they want anything In that lino. This
Is not slaked lime, mind you. It Is
tho pure llmestono broken up flno or
ground coarpo.
"Considering tho money thoy had
Invested and the attention required
to manngn It, my wife and two of tho
chlldren-mado n larger profit this
year than I did on my investment in
fruit nnd liny nnd I am not com
plaining of tho results on my part oY
tho ranch, either," said Mr. Calkins
In conclusion.
Tlu Hen Takes Mine HIIiImmi
"If I woro Intorcsted In homo-mnk-lug
In your vnlley. I would certainly
tnko ndvantngo of your resources in '
climate and soil for the production'
of chickens nnd turkeys. 1 found
very llttlo poultry while looking over
your vnlley tho past few days. I saw
a few good flocks, well cared for, and
good reports were mndo concerning
tho output. Itut generally tho poultry
featuro of tho farm uppenrs not to
hnvo received much attention In this
vnlley. It Is a nourco of much profit
on small Investment. There Is great
demand for poultry products and It
Is a demand that seldom fluttuatcs
much. You can depend on tho hen to
produre n larger perrentngo of profit
on her cost nnd tho expense of keep
ing her on tho farm than any other
innrketablo creature on It."
RAILROAD
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AMERICANS
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MEXICO
CIIU'AUO, Dee. i. l're-Meiits oC
the four Brotherhoods of Hallway
Trainmen started work toilnv prepar
ing the ballot that is to be cnt to
the -100,000 employes of the 4,"8 rail
roads in the United States, asking
their approval of these demands:
. An eight-hour day with tho sumo
wages now paid for working ten
hours.
Time mid one-liulf for working
overtime.
These demands, eompleted lv of
fieiuls of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Fiiemen nnd Knginemen, Order
of Hnilwny Conduetois, Urotlierhood
of lioeomotive Engineers nnd Broth
erhood of Kuilwny Trainmen, will ho
mniled to every member of the four
organizations on January 1, it was
announced. They will be given nivly
dnys in which to vote nnd return
their ballots.
After all bnllots have been returned
officials of the four organizations
will meet in Cliicngn, probably in Ap
ril, to agree on a dnte for presenting
the result of the vote to the railroads.
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STATE DEPARTMEN
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NKW YORK, Dec. 21. Americans
having commercial In Mexico aro pre
paring to resume tho operation of
their properties there In tho belief
that tho revolution headed by General
Villa Is ended. Engineers already have
been sent to Mexico by tho Mines
Company of America, which operates
gold and silver mines In northern
Mexico. The Monterey smelter of tho
American Smelting and Refining com
pany is said to bo Intact nnd enn bo
mndo ready to operate again by tho
first of tho year.
Plans aro being made to resume
operations of tho 121 Kayo mine In
Chihuahua within n short time, It Is
said.
It was Intimated today that tho re
building of tho National Railways of
Mexico will not begin Inter than tho
first of February. Its rolling stock
Is said to bo scattored and bridges
nnd nbuttments neglected.
lleforo Now York bankers advance
funds for rc-flnnnclng, tho Mexican
government may hnvo to demonstrate
that It can pay Its debts. Exchange
rates between Mexico and tho United
Stntcs Is now In tho ratio of 14 to
1 against Mexico.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 'Jl.B.iron
Hrieh Zwiedinek, charge of tho us-tro-Huugarian
embassy, called on
Secretary! Lansing today to di'ciss
the Anconu en so. Baron Zuiediuei:
hns been furnished a copy of tho io
,ond note of the Tinted States. It
wus believed that he desired informa
tion of mi infoimal churuclci.'. ,Thu
c'lnrgo is known to have received in
structions from the Vienna foreign
office regarding tho negotinMons.
It w:ih nuthoritativelv st'ltcd lod"V
tint Baron Zwiedinek iiitimnted last
week to Secretary Lansing that
should the second nolo be lo-- severe
his government might see fit to Miako
a roplj which would satisfy th-i t'rit
ed States. Today's eonftii'in'", it
was believed, hud to do with I his Mig-gestio'i.
PRUSSIAN
LOSE
TOTAL 2,287,083
LONDON, Dee. 21. "According to
the Neuwe RottordutnM'ho I'ournnt,
tho Prussian lists of losses numbers
:i()0 to :i!H) contain 2')0 1 names,
making tho total Prussian losses
2,287,08:1," nays the Amsterdam cor
respondent of Router's Telegram
company. Ho centinues:
"There nro besides 2.'M Snxoninn,
.'ll'i Wurlteinbzergiun nnd 210 Bavar
ian lists, fifty from the navy and
some lists of (Ionium officers nnd
non-cominissioncd officers in tho
Turkish nrmy. The paper udds thut
the lists nre published in the form of
small newspapers and comprise 10,.
1110 small printed pages. Printed .i
r. book they would form I5.000 pages,
or 100 volumes of .JoO pages eucli. '
BIG TRAVEL FOR
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The Hall Tai coiii)mu aie ul
read booking tourists to Crater lal;t
for next season. The first hig book
ii g eoi oists of tiftv people on July (1
from (iillespie, Kiuports & Hand.
The round-trip fare from Medford to
Crutu- lake is reduced to .l(5..0 for
next season. Tho end of the unto line
on the Klnmutli side will be Kirk, i
ten miles nenrer to Outer hike than
Chiloquin. Tho fine from Medford to
ICirk will ho $ll.2f; from Crater hike
to Kirk, $3.00.
The indications at prosont are thnt
the ('inter lake traffic will be very
leay for the lOlii season.
HapM:wji
When you want Christmas
slippers just bear in mind that
all of our slippers are on sale
at a liberal reduction in price.
Jt will pay you to look in our windows. Wo have on
display till of our slippers, so you ran .select any style
vou nittv want at about any price to fit, your purse.
The saving is worth while, so don't wait Until the last
minute to make vour selection act at once.
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LONDON, Dec 21. The reich-tng
Adopted today the credit of 1(1,000
0U0.0U0 murk askod by the govern
ment, the socinlUt minority of nine
teen opposing tho voto, according to
a dispatch forwarded liv Router's
correspondent at Amsterdam.
Tho socialist sH)keemnn, Friwl
rlnli Amnibt Karl Oevor. according to
the dispatch, deelared that all en
deavors for pence had failed beenuso
of tho annexation ideas of both sides. I
Slippers for men, women, boys,
misses and children in leather
and wool felt. In our felt
slippers we offer the "comfy"
brand, positively the best on
the American market.
At the
Sign of
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Store will be open every evening until Christmas.
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DANIELS FOR DUDS
MEDFORD'S LEADING CLOTHIER