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PAGE SIX MKDFORT) MATL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Omr.OK. MONDAY, DKCKMlSKIi P.I. 1!K!8. EARLY HISTORY OF POWER CO 'is indeed an interest ini; Ktory. ; to a point near t;.e plant on the lion were transferiort to the ItoKUe' through Crave irce anil Wait ; starting witti tin installation of (iiiMik side of the river und ieivcr Klectric company In 1M07, it-reek during the minnier of I'jH, the first small hydro-electric plum from ihut point wuh transported wlilrh company became a part oft In the fir't;(uiij: has been I sted at Hold Itay in lit 03 and ending to the plant ly barge on thQ oico at the name time the His- a major portion of the pioneering i with the construction of prospect pond formed by the dain. Work- kiyou Kleetric Power and Kight work that Ik to the organization i No. 2. the );Mt hydro-electric ing condition were none too good, company die when the California 1 of the 'alifinfu-lrcuu l'ower ; plant in tho entire Male. When At the beginning of the Job.'lu- Onun l'ower company wan In-; company the obi company. onQoiildcrs the fact that H of borers received 11.50 a day for corporated. Jtccords give Junu-: Copco No. 1 liuilt in nil 6. tliib progress hut been iw Q$ in!a 12 -hour day. working , wvi-n A 1. I!M2. as tho date of the' The rcorgaui.aiioii of i'a fi ll ess than n tjuarter century, it days a week. l-iter thin watrehnse. From that year until naneial set-up of the comp..Vy in a ml out um a truly remarkable raised to 2.Mi a day, and finally . I ! I T, development of what Ib in;'!t; the i oiistnietion of t'opo; arhievemeiit. The history of this the hour were cut to H hours a known a the iGogue Hlver divls- Su. i dam nidi g'-ne:ating plant. unprecedented growth 1h a Bioiy day. The town of Tolo was. In Ion included the construction of completed in 1 1 1 C ; the raising of of nutneroiiK little power compa- those days, a thriving village, hav- numerous substations, distribution this dam and Installation of a nicM throuiihoitt FoiKhern Oregon in- u navroH of some itiOO a day. 1 systems and the purchase of M rond unit, in 1V22; the Inicr- . Qand northern California that be- this payroll being supplied mostly others. connection contracts made pos-. Q-ume one, the present Copco" by the brick and tile factory, the' In this connection it Is of In- ill- through The increased gen- POWer DeVeiOPmGnt On the (The California uii-M power lumber mill and the rock iiuurry it-rest to note briefly the history , crating capacity of the company: TiAuinrv f. own- i,..in.. mmni i m i.v tti if:.v n oi the nrsi electric plant n me ttie wurenase of the pnysicai IJpgUt RiVer ReadS Like iMomt-r oiiMii.r.i.9, Difficult of inter. to note that all of town of f.lendale James H. prope.tie of the Douglas County .,. , HIP I "I K III I"' , J K' lH-lltl "I" I ... V. . ...... ....... j on Kokuo liiver, just below tlie n(i )(Ulu(,IK n this city, which rated a small el.trie KeneratlnR I'liiimua Uivision) in m:i these, present brblMe at tlold Jlay. "n ,.11I..J.i ,.i,(11.i x.w. uum nlant on Windy creek, about are ninom? the outstanding fftctom ' which lak(n f, om t,H rnc Miiurrv. ifour miles from filendnle. Ore., i in the ('open of today. To them, j i,uir..i c.miuu in dint 'from which nolnt. under the name 'and n vast amount of lesser de m oioei 10 fcet ine powei sue. .j Tnp (irlinai unlt at nny f Clendale 1,'nht and l'ower velopment. is Copco's present uam me present oiu j;ay aiu i was built in 1 !io:, also tlx IS THRILLING a Story Book First Hy dro-Electric Plant Estab- property Wan bought by r. lished . Here Only 25 Years Ago. boom liriiiino iniKlc'iinitf and in mininmy. li" m-rved the tiwn of, jirni-iioroiis l onillt on larct'ly 1up. tint: i uar mi x . r:limliilr. ThlH nlant and dis-. From l'i'J.1 tu l'f'K manv otheri power hoiiho, ami In linn the firm ( f ..() k w i niai:lty f:h wit.- trihiitlon iiyisli'in wni piiri hnced ; liniiortant irojei tH have hoen eom- i ........... - installed IJni'H were Inillt Into l June, 1314, the old plant iiih- pieieu, inciiiiiini,' tno consiruouon in.. - ihl. i 11 1 I ir line iii-L'.'iniy.iMl ...... ... . . .1.1. . ... ..... . ... . .1 i Fin..- iiiuiiihm ledford and tiranlH i'uhm and inumieu ami iiieiiuaie wan nni ut ine . new r.ant Hioe inuni in The hlftory of ele.lrle ilevilop- Hie Condor Waler and l'ower coin- )thr llo(nll Ml.(fri waB eon-:ln with the l"t of the fopeo ! Klamath Kails, the l.ulldlm; of 'nient In miuthern OreBnn reuda pany to operate thlH .nl.rpiii"'. ne.1(1(, n ,'e,.,.jn)01. 19Ht. ,Urk-i nynteni nnd .rved with eurrent ; many miles of hlKh tension tranK- llko a Btory hoek. Thouijh oe-,lt i Inti-reminK to nolo Hint the B)nv,e n .)limlI1,.y' ;,5'. i,i traiihinltted over line 7 from Cold nilmimi lim-H and iliritriliutlon lines; 'ellliylllB hut a relatively short orlKlnal Intenllon was to eonstruet i :um .ie, ' Ilav. this line hnvlne heen ex-iand the eonstruellon of the Copco spaee of the lime well within Iho the power plant some IhreL-dUar- 1)(1. un( Allhnll(, )n H,.pteiuher. Uended from the (iieenlmek nilne'.Vo. I plant on the Klamath river .nemory of most loeal r.-sl, tu tors of a mil., further '" J!(05. Bv(.n wllh H. ,idltionalj - ' . - ----- Kiunj-i, I Ills ilevelopmeut ha:, made j u earn wnere a ,.,-,, , .. ..... ... (( nl u Mm.p lh I Kicnnur strines. not only KeepinK ; me,,., o. a " ,.,,, ,t(iy llnnl w overlooked j! n, i n..,.,,. s"""" r. IUK , i.,., ne neeessary to hulld pf this territory, hut also antlel- unit oonslsled of two verthal Dfc- a n(,w ))an( ,,.he proiM.,.t BllL. I'ULJIIf ttiiuie Iiet'OH wen 111 11(1" l"l iin-n, in (. nun .......... vunce of the dernaml. fcress Iiuh been due ti viKM una private imuaiive pi a in me ruimu ueuun i iom ji....... . , ,.(,iiHtriirtlon work A tern- few proKreHslve men of vIhIoii. i-s l true with practically all , or . ,nn, WaH nfttued above i ' Tho hlstorv of eler tili. uower . the old pioneer plants. Ma- ,, , , - in 1 This bic h-nera'.inK Mia-! lion ranks second in fe only to the new 1'ro-tpcct No. 2 plant, f bemjj 4U.IJ00 electrical horsepower caiaclty.. ! t'oncurrently w.th the construe- ! Ion of Copio No. 2, line 14, the! company's first 1 1 0.uo volt lin was constructed from Copco No. 5 1 to lJelta, (ul., u distance of ' 77 Si miles. This line pa .. -r! Iho Wi-slei n slopes of Mount Miastu and thence passes through tlie upper regions of the Ha era- j inento Hlver canyon. ' I ro-MMt No. '2 Completed in UK The continued increainjr dc- maiuN for service necessitated fur ther Kern-rating capacity ant) in, January, 1!'27, work w as com-; me need un the construction of a . lare. new hydro-elect rie projict near 1'rospect, Oregon, the'lai'Kestl iiydro-electric power plant in the! tstate of Orej,'n." This new gen erating plant, which is located on the north fort; of the Itoue river, adjacent to the f'rater Lake hiph way, wns completed in January, I'JS. The new 1'rospect project Is the largest )lunt of the entire Copco system, which now com prises a total of 11 different hydro-electric Kent-rat I im stations In southern Oregon and northern Cnlifornia. COLDS MAY DEVELOP INTO PNEUMONIA Coughs from colds may lead to ge iiou trouble. oil can blup tlirtn now with CreomuUioi an eniuUiiied creoRle tlut is pl"ant to tak!. CteaaitiUiun is a meiiicjl disco very tuo'fuld action; it soothes and heals the inilamed membranes ami in hi!)il perm growth. 0 Of all knon jlrups rrco?ote is tcc optiizcd by nirJiral antlinritirs aoiie of the preatt hejlinp asenries f;ir cnnlis from cirlds and bronchial irritations. Creorr.tilsion contains, in a'j'diben to creosote, other healing elements which soothe anil heal the inflamed membranes and stop the ir ritulion, whiUOe creosote goes on to the stomach, la absorbed into the blood, attacks the seit of the trouble and checks the growth of the pennj, CrforauUion i guaranteed eatW-Q try in tiie treatment of couphs from rnlds, bronchiiis and minor form of hmn'-hhl irritations, and is excellent lor building up the system after colds cr flu. Money refunded if not re lieved ofltr taking according lodirec- 1. .1 1 J riulle. A as. your urugisi. iuv,j FOR THE COUCH FROM COLDS THA THANG ON Fred Gottfried Amo Turnbo GOTTFRIED & TUENBOW Expert plumbing, heating and sheet metal repair shop. We specialize on service at reas onable prices. No job too small 219 N. Grape St. Phone 574 liliiill'' This pro-'ns fluid Itay plant No. 1. A wood tho fore-i many difficulties were experienced was selected and the Prospect Z Construction compuny wjm Ineor-1 I pointed for the purpoHe of dofiiR develop ment In sout h'-rn fireon chinery was transported hy nil HAPPY NEW YEAR A Business School Course Pays for Itself in Increased Salary '. Why continue to mark time in Hie same old job when a few months of business training pays for itself in your increased earnings I . Train yourself for a bettor job and you will . got it. C'ome in and talk tho matter over with ; us hoar what others luive done and what you J can do if von will. jf ACCBtDiTlol - , Sessions Begin Wednesday, January 2 the present Ironpect plant lit ap-i lroxlmately the location of the t ss; present concrete highway hrldKe, the purpose of this plant heinK to supply power for construction z purposes. In those days it whs a day's trip from Medford to I'ros-.r pect; one left Medford at 8 o'clock In the mornitiK by rail and traveled 30 miles to Derby over the I. & K. railroad, reach Iiik Derby ut aout U In the 5 niorn'njs'. Lunch was served at D e r b y and Immediately after : lunch the stuwe trip from Derby to prospect wris beKon. This was j a 22-mite trip and ended at Pros- !: pect about 11 In the evening. Thess stfiKt niacle. two round trips a tluyjss from Prospect to Derby, leavhiK , ; Prospect lu the morning nnd truv-JES eliiiK to Derby by way of the road ahum tho north side of the river. 13 The return trip In the afternoon ' wuh made by way of tho road ! Z alonK the south side of the river. zzz Tlie present brldKe nt McLeod was constructed primarily for the j puipoHe of transportlitK machinery , ss; to the Prospect Job. AM ma- j chlnerjf and other equipment for 3 the Job was hauled )n by team 'z and WHKon. The larKest piece of zs; machinery, the motor, was trans-1 ported from Derby to prospect ! ZZ? In a sieclally eoustruntcd wnjjon, Izs , tho wheels of which were cut ZZZ ! from the rent of a tree, ,1U feetjss ; lii ilhi meter. Kach wheel was I -1 U ; Inches thick and was steel bunded. SZj l'hirty-1 wo horses were reiiuired , to pull this wagon and as the jzg: trip vas nade during the mud- d'est part of the year. January, zz 11M2, the roads were bottomless zz i and on several occasions the wiik- zz; on would travel loss than half z m Mi n day. In spite of such In-, ZZ ' a demiu le trnnsjiortatlon facilities j z i and numerous other heart-break - hzz j Iiik haudlcnpH, work was carried on day nflcr day and the plant ZZj was finally completed nnd put zz Inlo operation on February 20, iz: I1HI2. .Th's was the first Pros-I--, pect plant, which Is now known jzz as Prospect No. 1. In connect Ion ,zzj 'with the new plant n hlnh ten-l siou lino was built from Prospect Mo tlold Itay in 1H11. This wuh the first liO.OOO.volt Une on tlie zz (.'opco system. j ZZj I All property, franchises nnd contractu of the Condor oru'anlza- m Greetings for 192Q iwwm Here's to all of our customers and friends! At the start of this new year, we desire to thank you heartily for your loyal support . which has been such an important factor in the success and prog ress of this institution. We wish you a brimming 1929 ful of happiness, health and prosperity! First 'National Bank Medford, Oregon j OWEN - O LUMBE REGON R CO. grr- BwVsaf-B- xircetr-m -iWSJiiv SftSw-faS! x., r jii.; cr n -miw i mi 1 n 7 n . - i n ....z. CRATER QUALITY California White and Sugar Pine Douglas Fir CAPACITY 100,000,000 BOARD FEET ANNUALLY