PC EXPENDS
OVER 'M LLON
THIS DISTRICT
Tim' iinmiiil report of llio Califor
nia Oregon Power company recent
ly (llHt: IDutod to over 50110 share
holders shows that the local com
iay continued lis consistent rec
ord of development and p, ogress
throughout Urn year IH-8.
- Net cvonst ruction expenses dur
ing lild wore 11,212,44.!, lliu most
Important projects belns the com-
liletlon of the now 32.1100 kilowatt
capacity I'rosiM-ct No. 2 hydroelec
trie generating Htutlon on the north
fol k of the iiogue river at . Pros
pect, Ore., which was placed in
service ea.ly in the year, and the
high voltage transmission line con
necting tins plant with the copco
No. 2 station on the Klamath river
In Cnlltor.iia. Vailous Improve
snciitu and additions to equipment
were made in other plants and
substations in the company's sys
tem, and lines and service were
oxtonded to serve many new cub
turners.
In the water department,
000-galloii reservoir was construct
ed In the city of Klamath Kails, in
creasing the total reservoir capac
ity of the water system in that
community to approximately 1,830,
Mil gallons. The new reservoir
not only improves service to cus
tomers already on the Hues, but It
also provides adequate capacity to
take care of the rapidly growing
residential sections of this thriv
ing city. In addition. It was neces
sary to construct new transmission
mains and lnstnll additional fire
hydrants In the cities of Klamath
Falls and Hosehurg, Ore., and Duns
lnulr, Cal. Considerable additional
installation of pipes and mains was
alio required to meet the growing
demands for sorvlco In these com
munities. A new power telephone line, ap
proximately 40 miles In length, was
constructed on separate iiolcs be
tween Mcdford and Copcn No. 2
during tho past summer. The pine
ing of this new line greatly facill
tales tho operation of the vaviour
Copco power plants and transmission-systems.
' In line with the company's pot
lev of kecnlne step with tho devel
mininnt of the communities served I
inrsn new garage anil shop were
cnnnhuclcd In the i lly of Main
alii Kalln, ()ro. These Htruetiire!
liuvn proved of nintm-hil Imnuflt t
operatliiB n'l cmiHt ruction netlvl
tloU In tho rapidly kiowIiik Klainatli
dlvlnlon.
, In Roseburit. 0--e.. It was found
necessary to build a combination
Inirehounn and atnreroom In the
mar or the'tmi'lm" division office
Hti'.ldliiK to take care, of Increased
business.
A new load of approximately 1.
DO" horsepower wuh recently add
e(l at (ilendale. Ore., to serve lie
(ilcildalo I.uinbei' company's InrK"
hew mill which will enml'iv main'
tnen and provide an Impetus to
business In this vicinity. In con
hectlon with HunplyliiK service tc
this new mill a new substation wa
hullt and betterments were made
(0 the (ilendale distribution sys
tem, which was partially doKtrovne
In a disastrous fire during thu sum
nier of l!a8.
Indlcatlvo of Ibo company's
growth Is the fact that durln- 1!!-'
441.":!3.4!5 kllowntt boli'-s were
genornted at the companv'a bydrn
elctrlc u'nnts. an incense of 17.v
per cent over tho previous l'-i-moiilh
lierlod.
ltnln reductions representlnu; "i
considerable savlnis to reslileutlal
andcommerclal IHbtlui: customer'
became effective Oi'lidier 1. Tl"''
reductions applied to all 'urban
residential llRhllnE ciislomciH and
to both urban and rural commercial
llKhtliiK cuHtcViws. affeetl'iR a"
proximately lll.neo. or till per cent,
of all customers. In establish Inc
these now and lower rales which
are applicable In all communlth"1
nerved, thb company Is followlne
Its reKular policy of rcduclni! rater
wherever posslbln for thu benefit
of local customers and to encour
bku the greatest use of electricity
for .residential anil commercial mir
pu:'.CH. The new rates wcreanprov
ed by the proper autbnrllies In
both California and Oregon.
" Tho comimny'a policy of provld
Inp for tho future by additions and
Improvements to its properties will
roiititmo during 193. In order to
keep ahead of the growth and di
volopulent anticipated In southern j
Oognn and northern
t alllorilia.
tire C'alifbrnla Oregon Power com
pany has planned to expend an
proximately Jl.Ma.liUO for construe
lion puvposea to provide enlarged
and Improved facilities for serving
the public.
. Plana are under way for the con
struction of a transmission ,lm'
from Dlxonvllle to Marshlleld, Ore . ;
for the nnrnose of a more exten '
Rive Intorchangii of power between
11m Conco svslem and the system
nf the Mountain Slates Power cum
iiarv. which la also tine of the sub
Kldlarv nubile utility companies of I
riu inlaid Oas Klectrlc Co. Marsh-' below nonual and It was expected
field Is ibo henduuartors of the to he several days before the 111
Copco bay dlvblon of the Mmin . undated ccntial pnniplng plant
tain States Power company. Con Icould be slartcil again.
Btriietlun of this line will linorove ! Most of the tiansporiatloii facll
net vice In the respective territories Ities, paralyned by the1 raging
by supplying a dual source of pow- j waters, were back in use, and traf
or through an Inter connected tncis tie was moving over many of the
nih'.Hlon nctv.'ork. IJetalled plans bridges wliiih had been covered
tt.ro now In course of completion 1 wltli water.
auU active construction will begin
In the near lutiire. It Is expected
lhat the II le will he ready for serv
Ice by fall.
Uefereuce lo the comparative
earnings statement which appears
In the first part of the report,
ttliowa that the gross carnlnt-'H of
the company for the year l!t-s In
.creased ft71.7K(i. Till over the otevl j
alii year's figures. rprenentlng e ;
Hi. 20 per cent growth. Net earn
Ingu Increased JI2u.l."J7.!'. or :' t ,
per Vent.. The l-tcrease In revenue i
from the e'ectrlc department
nioinited to I441I.W8 .4:'. or Hifi'l
4iei' cent, The biiliiticu of Hie In
,!Aii State Joins in Dedication on June 1 of
'Memorial Building at Oregon State College
HUM!!!
rtntVAiiiiM, tin'., Jimo 1. I';,inu 'war n i-nl win-.'
Tht memnriiil uiiinn liuihlliiK. Covi-riim I'alhTson wiir
rected on the Oregon State col-
lege campus by private, suberip-
lions at a cost In excess of $tiU0,-
000 was dedicated today with an
elaborate ceremony at which pleas
for universal peace were mingled ;
with praise for the valor of 2,000 j
tun of Oregon state who fought '
croase fn jrross urninKs rofleote'l
the growth of Mio watur depart-
mutil and uiniHinlt-il tt 2l,'.i.ril.l7, or !
Jl.l.i per relll. KarniliKX tif 111',-:
Icctrlc department constitute mote
i hull !l.i per cent of the company' ;
KroKs earniiiKH. i
Tho total milliner or customers. i
domi eieciiie 21 11,1 wnier, wrveu ny
the company inereased from Jii,-
4.18 to
IJfc to 2J. I.t.s cltiriiiK tlio year, a
Ulllllof 0.4! per cent. Hits In-
Ualn'of 6.41
cnidea a gain or users ot eiee-
trie Hcrvicu ami ill water custom-
el's- . ' M 'nlllni iiia. Oi en'-n anil Texas, and
I'he colnpany colllinucd the sale;Ms ueHeliliiK anil slnuiHK have al-
of its li per cent preferred shares ; ways been of tliu lilghest ordei'.
lo tile public under the citsluiner . The ,iiestlon box earh evening will
ownership plan of eipiity rinanc- i. ut,Mesling and helpful fea
ing du, Ing Hie year. Through tliujiurc. He uses no ineiiii.dH Hint in
cllstoiuer ownership plan, I ho nny way lake undue advantage u(
amoaut of preferred slock outstand- hv people. He is a sate ami sane
Ing increased I-I.B74 shares, repre- preai lier of the gospel of Jesus
seining a par value or $1,407, loo. ;rilrist.
A net total of 'il.i new amireliold- j He will designate certain nights
ers wail added to the company s I'm- special services, as family,
list. The company now lias approx-j y.ning people's, Kpworih J.iague j
llnately aiMMl prelerrcil sharehold- ntght,
el H, including Investors who are j , ,.u ai e very dlally Invllcl
purcliasiiig shares on the monthly:!,, atieml tiu-se services.
investment plan.
Itefcrrlng lo operallous duiing I.ONIio.W liooulas llacklne.
III2S and the oullook for lil.'ii, ' president of (he I'.nllsti Hoard of
O. Ciawford. vice president and ' Tiude. says Hail since t'oe Armis
gcneral innnager of the California "ee l!i liriilsli essels. with a ton
Oregon l'ower coniimny. says: I naue of 2 -I 1. have been sunli
"Thu year Jusl icnled was the
I most prosperous In the company's .
hlsloiy. A HI. Hi per cent g.owth
is indicated for the tcriitoiy serv
ed, u.:d 17.117 per cent in kilowatt
hour output is shown for the elec
tric system. In view of the salis
faclorv ImstnesH conditions which
prevail throughout the territory.
wo loiiK lorwniu id r.-a as a yeai 1
of even g. eater activity and pro J
gross. "
'the report Is prepared in mni.t
attractive form and in addition to
complete Information, of which the
the above account Is a summary,
coiilalns a map of the territory
serve! and a number of excellent
illustrations showing views of the
new 1'roHpect No. U power plant.
FLOODS IN TEXAS
ICOl'STON, Texas, June 1.- (,1'
While the watei'h of Houston's
most dliaislrous flood in the hod I
dual ter of a century continued ,
""''I" ""UhIO ,,,-sib , mum, ii
liitlf i iiviim uft'axiiiis In kiiiOlii.rd
.'IN'xas moved gulf ward. Inundating
additional thousands of acres.
lluflnlo Itayoil was fast draltiliu?
off the watershed above Houston
and was expected to he hack wllhlu
Its banks here before dawn.
As water rolled hack from homes.
business bouses, strees and bridges
Houston residents began counting
iston residents began counting i
liMsts which, wero esilinateit I
run Into Hie millions.
inugnr In case or lire here per-
ed tonight. Water pressure I
i Incleaslng, but It was still tar j
the
to n
Hanger
slst
was
KlIAHKoli' i.Vi Ckranlan
trade union headline! Icrs i cperl
tliat $,:.'. Ol'il was emlnr'leil freni
liu-ill unions In I !''.'. as c.miareil
wits JJiiT.mlo In Hi.'T. The locals
have been told tn keep a sharper
lookout for their funds.
HAVANA i.Vi - A humsiu'o mis-
lii'llilintj tlli -t1Mlw, Whir)) to
iVivo Iti-in tiiki'ti in't Vfjir, Im
tn miini-o iv 't 'til Tit (let -
hi ilo M n, hait t Mora Ir.
llh-v.Mi loill.li'n
tl nil hi l'ni4'i
ii 'ltMl.l 1 III J (M',
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ORfGOfl 7
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principal speaker and declared
that present events in the world;
indicate the ideals of t hosts fought!
to end war and make the world
nafo for democracy were not in
vain, but that these constitute not
empty phrases and attainable
goals for clvilizaion of today.
Revival Services
Begin Here Today
(Cult I'illllK-ll)
lt-v. John I. Itilll. cvaiiKclint, of
rkel.-y. ,'iilif.. arrived in Med-
i,til Snttinl.-iv
,M i,.as. IUI,
aml will remain
k.s in revival Ilieet-
11KM .,, ,. ,. mu, .Meiiiodisi
l!,v. Hull l .1 i-analde
al ,.M., i,.m,.,i ..vanijeiiM. iiav
in,r successful revivals In
as a result of striking mines h it
over
mthe war.
w ncnnin nur
HtDFORD. ORF ,
WE DEVELOP
Films Free
WpCr Vljlfl I'harPiafV
nvi, UIU(J I IIUI IllUtl
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YOUR REXALL STORE
Open Sundays and Evenings
All the Time
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em and Holly ST Psom 144
A Complete Cleaning amd
nvFiNc, service
KltU'ti-ollnTiipv (lilriinn't!t
Dr. IL P. Coleman
lh Sun ossful Yo:ir in Modi nil
! Tri'iidn 'ills by A m"1mi nwni
I Medford Center B!dg. Phone 965
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Hen S. Fisher, stuto commander
tlie'nf (i10 American I-oelon. snoke In
iM.imlf of all veterans and also
m-i.d tbo cause of peace.
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THEFT, VIOLENCE!
POiriXAND, Ore.. Juno l.-iT)
,
Four major indlelineiUH were ro-
turned today by the Multnomah
county grand Jury.
John (iilkynon. 32. former aec-
retary-ircaauror 01 inu (jregon
Auburn company, waa mulcted
on chargeu of obtaining' money
under fulne jiretenHoR. CiUkyson
wuh arretted March 28 on com
plaint of an official of the Ore
gon Jtund and Moitgayo com
pany. Tho Indictment chareH that
;ilkvson on March 1 represented
to Hurry Moyer that the auto -
moblle company was owner of an
auto sold to him under a wilea
contract. With ClilkyKon's arreat
a civil suit was brought in circuit
court against him by the Oregon
Auburn company to recover uh
neta and fundH which It 1h alleged
he had appropriated to hlu own
use.
Automobiles. diamonds, cash
and notes were omonK the prop-j
ertles listed as having been placed,
in Oilkyson's care and fur which,
be eoutd not account. i
Charles ('. Crallc, self-confeKB-'
cd wlelder of a hand axe which :
split the skull of Clarence Nor- j
dyke. May 12, was indicted on a
cbarRe of assault with a danger-1
ous weapon. Crallo Is nnld to 1
have attacked Nordyke during a;
drinking party. !
Freeman I'aullln, brother of tho j
Charles Paul) in. charged with j
mj ihk iiniij oiuiiviB ii nil
scure hotel, was accused in
grand jury Indictment as being
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nifn
niaimjic
MEDFORD
OK TJII'j woiulerfnl wplconic you liavc n'ivon us uptm our cniry into the
tlruj' store field in "Tliis Oreut Country." We are proud of tlie fact that
you came by hundreds to visit and inspect our new store and our merchan
dise, and liked them both.
We feel that vc have been here a Ion;;, lon.y lime, so cordial litis been your welcome.
We cannot: begin to tell you bow we appreciate the way you have taken us into your
community as a real part of it.
You may be sure that we sball .always endeavor lo merit the good-will you residents
of Medford ami Nmuhern Oregon on our opening day, have demonstrated you hold
for us. We are convinced that you know how to welcome a new business institution
and we shall always, in every way, try earnestly lo keep the faith you have ex
pressed in us. .
We have tried to please you, and our efforts along this line have just begun, We shall
endeavor to please you. We want you to make yourself at home in our store at all
times and we want vou to come and visit us again.
mag:
Medford's
"an aecoftNory to tho frlony of an- I
Hiiult with intent tl kill." Viva
niftn Puullln, it Im km id, drovo an
uutumuliilf In wliii h )) brut her
Hcapetl, lattr bun ondertng liiiri-
Hclf to pollc-t.
I. A. iJoni'lHon wan indiutoil for
unlawfully offering for aulc cor
portiti llqmi.
GROWERS VOTE TO WIDEN
(Continued from fane One.)
i ulnK tho whole matter with l ho
1 8 " s "UPOBltlon and Andoraon
Hald thai he was In favor of It, "as
, ,t waH fln eXjerim).nt by whieh Wft
j niy larn MumethlnK."
) Tho mote of th mentiiiR was:
por niajorlty reiKirt K
i rnr minority report 1
i For asnesninent Tl
Apiinst iisseHHinent 1
If. HoHenhorg and H. Von Hoev
onberg Hpoke in favor of the ma
jor My repoil . David Wnod wn
praised In both reKrts for Iiln la-
bora in connection with tho work
. of the cominlttot?.
.
1 ATHKNH. (P) T.io clawic rlver
M Athenn. the IIIkmuh, celebrated
ly nnd the pnets. ha been
I ewniiuien iih a orveuer ui hioh-
ultoPK by KJinitury engineers. It
will be maile over into a sewer.
A new iree bridge to connect
MiKHnuii and K annas will bo op
ened July 1 nt Kt. Jtisepb, Mo.
Sunday Dinner
Hotel Medford
Dinner $1.00
"The Food Is Better"
At the Medford
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Newest and Oldest Drug Store
JAMES STEVENS
jnnonii(?es lie will take a limited number of
pupils hi
Voice and Stage Technique
for the summer months
For information call at studio.
115 N. Oakdale or Phone 601-J
' HAND CULTURE
MUSICIANSHIP
MRS. E. E. GORE
Adults, High School Pupils, Children
Sparta Bldff., Rooms 11-12 Phone 1BI
Courses of 12 class lessons for children 8 to 14 years
who liavc never studied, begins June 10.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING GET8 RESULT!
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