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THURSDAY, MAY 14. 1925
1. THE P. AND E. SITE is
more reasonable in cost
and has practically twice
the acreage of the Holly
Street site. '
2. The P. AND E. SITE will
provide greater acreage
for future expansion.
3. THE P. AND E SITE is
nearer the center of popu
lation than the Holly Street
site.
4. THE P. AND E. SITE is
more adaptable to a school
building program because
cf the irregular shape of
the Holly Street site.
5. THE P. AND E. SITE can
best be used in conjunction
with the present high
school building.
6. THE P. AND E. SITE has
better soil with greater pos
sibilities for beautification.
7. THE P. AND E. SITE has
richer soil than the Holly
Street site which will be
more suitable for agricul
tural experimental work,
an important part of the
high school course.
8. m THE P. AND E. SITE is
more removed from rail
road and factory noises
and is entirely away from
the factory district.
A Statement by the
Better Site Committee
The P. & E. 'Site campaign has been
conducted on a dignified basis and the
members of the Better Site Committee
have avoided all personalities. The
supporters of the P. & E. site are glad
to "rest their case" and let the people
decide tomorrow at the polls.
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hy Voters Should Select the P. 6 E. Site:
The School Board Unanimously
Approve of the P. & E. Site
We are unanimously in favor of the P. & E. site. We have gone over many proposed sites, have
sludiod carefully the needs of our schools,' the condition of our finances, the ability of the taxpayers,
the best interests of the community,' and tried to weigh 'carefully and impartially every phase of the
situation. Three of us have children which wiH bo in high school for several years. We are all tax
payers. Our homos are here, our interests are here.. We want the best possible for our school and
our city at the least expense. '
WE UNANIMOUSLY FAVOR THE P. & E.'SITE.
I. D. PiriPPS. Chairman of Board
F. K. WILSON" v
A. II. MILLER
N. II. FRANKLIN
. HARRY I). MILLS r
9. THE P. AND E. SITE'S se
lection will eliminate delay
v and avoid the expense
which would be necessary
in condemnation proceed
ings on the Holly St. site.
10. THE P. AND E. SITE is
near both the Pacific High
way and the Crater Lake
Highway where buildings
could be seen by tourists
traveling on either road.
1 1 . THE P. AND E. SITE has
natural drainage and bet
ter water pressure than can
be had on the Holly Street
site.
12. THE P. AND E. SITE will
serve as one unite of a park
system along Bear Creek.
13. THE P. AND E. SITE is
endorsed by the school
board and by the majority
cf the students in Medford
High school.
14. THE P. AND E. SITE is
, well situated for athletic
grounds and will provide
ample parking space for
crowds attending athletic
contests. It is accessible
from both Main street and
Jackscn street.
A Last Word About
the P. &. E. Site
A accurate survey this morning
showed the level of the P. & E. grounds
but fifteen feet below that of the Holly '
street site.
City engineers are the authority for '
the statement that the P. & E. site has
ample sewerage facilities.
The new school building will be built '
three hundred feet from the banks of
Bear creek and one hundred and fifty
feet from Main street.
Investigation shows a firm gravel for- :
mation near the surface of the P. & E.
site upon which to rest the foundation
of the new building.
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Members of the Better Site Committee
W. F. Isaacs
Resident cf West Side
C. E. Gates
Resident of East Side
John C. Mann
Resident of East Side
A. J. Crse
Resident of West Side
John W. Johnson
Resident of West Side
Earl GacHdis
Resident of East Side
AC. Hubbard
Resident of East Side
C. T. Higdon
Resident of West Sid?
Til Adv.
J. O. Grey
Resident of West Side
T. W. Hollis
Resident of East Side
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