Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1930)
I" raOE EIGHT HEDFORT1 WTTTi TRIBUNE, WEDTOKT), "Lost" Glister Pictures Aid Modern Highway Medford's State Champion Qrator Preparing For Final Coast Test SHOWS ORGANIZATION VITAL F Activities Extended Over Wide Field, for Mutual Benefit . L of Growers and Shippers Many Beneficial Irons in ; Fire Outline Future Policy Financed by voluntary , Assessments Upon Members. OREfi'OX, SATURDAY, 0M AY X, V--". . u ' TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION REPORT l - , u -7 FACTOR VALLEY RUIT INDUSTRY ; The annual report uf the Iiouiie 1 grower of Iho northwest to Klver Traffic Association, David 11. kot a greater ainuunt of fruit n lloscnberg, for 13a-30, reviews Its t,'.,H tonltory. , , , Slipay Ilewlduo Patent Litigation work. Jn behalf of growers and ft10 Mfi(lford districl , nmr en. ehlppors aliko, show the active uh- gaged In opposing an application fioclatlon was active In many enter- ' for patent on Hpruy residue remov- prises, notably securing and ma!n-lnK processes which Is lng re- 'taining of lower freight rates, and I JUCH.ted by, a f?1 firm ,lnt Cal. " Ifornla. and which, if granted, wtt t...m.-.ui.y u..niiiic jjiujuulv uiiu materially affect the cont of pre movements for th betterment of the fruit Industry. O They now huvo ponding an In terstate Com mercn Com m i.sslon hearing, for a reduction of refrig erate' and Icing rates, and a patent Oregon Htate paring local fruit for market. An attorney has been employed tii re view the briefs present! by the private parties, and Iho case will he presented to the proper courts supporting the contention) of Colli gc, and the the null attacking the present fruit spray residue wash. The report In full Is as follows: . .The Rogue Hlver Valley Traffic association, conceived In 1926 at the time of the Imposition of regu lations governing spray residue content on fruit by the United Statue Bureau of Chemistry, brought together for the first time the fruit shippers of the Uoguo Jtlver valley to sponsor a common cause that of u solution of the spray residue problem; this prob lem was solved so successfully by cooperative effort that the organi zation remained in existence and haa, during the past three years, brought about many outstanding leny(Us to the 'Hoguo Klver val ley fruH industry. Its activities dur 1h',the past-year have extended oven a wido field, the following being, some of Us outstanding ac complishments: . Spray Residue, Laboratories Ignited MtateM Department of Agri culture that these processes belong to the growers rather than to any private Interest. Publicity The Traffic Association Initiated end encouraged the shippers of the ftoguo Hlver Valley to 'have the name "MKDPOItD" printed In large letters on the sides of every box of fruit shipped from this dis trict. This has had a material ef fect, not only in broadly advertis ing our valley, but also In focuning attention upon Med ford and valley products. The Traffic Association, through Its Publicity Committee, encour i,'Od a large majority of the ship pers lo the district to print on their fruit wrappers, pear recipes designed to Increuse the variety of uses of Medford fruit, and Inviting tho users to write for -the County Agricultural booklet, including the pear Industry, which 'has beetle Since the Imposition of a definite J complied, and Is now being-printed tolerance on spray residue content on' fruit by the United Htates Bu reau of Chemistry, the Traffic as sociation haH Installed and main tains v six spray residue testing laboratories for the convenience of growers and shlppors; This sor ylce has been given to growers at actual cost, the Traffic Association operating the laboratories on a non-profit basis, thereby effecting a material saving over the com mercial - prices throughout tho valley. ' ' .. Freight IUU) Reduction The Traffic Association, through a Voluntarily self-imposed assess by the Jackson County court at the request of the Publicity committee of the Traffic association. IIoho Pear Cnniiuiiffii This organization has cooperated with the Fruit Qrowers League with Its Rose pear advertising cam paign during tho last year lit sev eral ways: . ",: Firstly, by providing a channel through which the funds for the promotion of the advertising cam palgn could he obtained; and, Hocondly, by offering Uh collec tive suggestions and ideas to the Winter Pear commltteo of the Vrult J rowers League - On their mont of fifty cents on each carload marketing und advertising proeod ui.iiuiv omipeu oy us , mvmourtf, uro;. and,- naji financed its share of the cost Thirdly, by with holding the fruit oi presenting wio catie or mo uoguo 0f Its members from tho market itiver vaney tor , a reduction or bslng uovoloped by the Winter transcontinental freight rates on VcHr c.0iumltteo; and. . pears ana app.es. Tho rates asked, irnhiv., iv iinrvla,nir the for were from $1.78 to $1.50 on mcklng of 'fruit to be sold under ifr...iia i.uin vo ti.w n lne iiuBC pettr plan to tho end that apples. Thbj action was taken in nothlng hut the best bo marketed vonju icuon w i me iraiuc as- ln lhU camPalgn. gelations of Yakima, Wonutclrto, .U,uwltOII (r shipping Weights no. iiooa niver, ana tne case nas ln llIlft puHt( Medford district has vcn .prenivu io nun arguoa uo- hwn handicapped In Us iihlpment fore the interstate Commerce Com- of frult by roaHOn of tl0 fuct that mlsslDn, and Is now In the hands of ,11Mir.. uvn nhiinrmi the that body awaiting final decision basla oC ono pound mora por UuX nu luiuiuviiiinK as buii lhHU h(l8 neen tno Cll80 ln calif or , ln 1 niIpa Mupremo vouri nlllt KoP tho Jm5t yCH1. the Trilffc nas aocinea a similar case present; -i Awi0(.Htlon naa .boon waging en oy groweri! ana snippers or eftmmiUtn to have these weights yauiornia. equullxed on the basts of fifty , immeaiaieiy jouowing tno pre- poundH, Tho association hus boon sentatlon of this case, tho fruit pro. ,n it..hinr iim inn duelng districts f the . northwest j aml HUpporl of tho Houthern Paciflt states, through their traffic osso- rnlimn.i in nres,.ntlnr this rnnunst elatlons, requested the transconti nental carriers to establish an emergency rate of $1.60 per hun dred, pending the decision of the courts on the requested reduction, which request was granted for the first time in IDitX, effccjlvo until May 30 of that year; Immediately following expiration of the emergency rate, the Rogue Rlvor Valley Truffle association, acting this time on Its own initia tive, presented facts before the Southern Pacific which Influenced that organisation In re-establishing the" emergoncy rate for another year, effective until June 30, 1930. This action on the part of tho truf-l flo' AsHoclntlon acting i conjunc tion with these other bodies hsy saved to the growers of the Rogue, River valley, during tho pout two years,.' approximately $250, 000. The entire cost of presentation of! the case of the Rogue River valley j wasgbftrne by our local Executive i Committee of Commerce and Agrl- culture; composed of the Traffic j association, Ahe Fruit Growers, league, and th0 Medford Chamber; of Commerce. The Tragic Assorts-j tlon's ehare of the cost was covered from Its own assessment, p . i, Kxiiort lUtttw v 'In order to enable growers and marketers of fruit to more easily compete with other districts in the export markets, particularly In thc rtoum American Anjou pxpona tlons, tho Traffic Association has repeatedly petitioned tho Houthern Pacific 6r reduction In freight rates' on fruit Intended for export from elan Francisco and Portland, the request being based on n de sire to more nearly approximate the rates in effect to seaports rom other producing districts. This has Resulted during the past year in causing the reduction of the ex port rates from Medford to Kan Francisco from 4 20 to 34c per hundred; and from Medford to Portland from 88 Ho to Jftc; and It is hoped that eventually the rates to 'Portland may be equalised with those from Yakima nnd Wenatrhee to the port of 8ene. ; MouthciftUrn Territory Hate Again working In conjunction With the northern fruit producing districts, the Traffle Association assisted In securing reductions in rates Into southeastern territory. Including Oenrla, South Carolin.i. nnd Florida, from $t.87H ptr hun dred to ft. to, thereby enabling tin to the Transcontlnente! Freignl Itureau, and It is expected that the case will be decided at tho April meeting of that body; If granted. it will moan a saving of S.3a per car on all fruit shipped from this district, or a total of approximate ly $3r.000 per season, f Hlatisllctit Until During the past your, and for tlu first time In the history of the Rogue River Valley, shippers and growers have been able to obtain from the Traffic Association accur ate and timely data regarding ship ment jim it NtAi'UiFfi tt fruits, not nlitv In tho ftoguo River Valley, but also In the entire PtVlfic northwest. This Information htm been valuable in that it has enabled growers and maiftoters to mor efficiently dis tribute their fruit to the several markets, knowing In advance) the trend of shipments nnd the amount uf fruit remaining on hand. 0 Muiet Information During '.he packing and shipping season, the Traffic association ob tained dally market reports by wire, both from New York, Chicago ind the United States Department of Agriculture. This information was given to growers through the medium of the local radio station each day, and through the press of Medford. Rofrlgvratlon Rates At the present time the Traffic Association, again working through the Executive Committee of Com merce and Agriculture, has agreed to participate with the other north western producing districts In pe titioning the Interstate Commerce Commission for an adjustment of refrigeration rates, designed to place the Pacific northwest on a parity with California. At the pres ent time, refrigeration rates from Medford district are blither than from any other district on tht coast, end U is believed thnt by or gantiod effort. It will be possible to secure an equalisation of this rate. . Service Improvement Through conferences with repre sentatives of the Houthern Pacific company, many Improvements In service toave 'been secured; addi tions! I rack aire facilities have been Installed: nnd better work In ar rangements have heen perfected with the Southern Poelflc. to the end thai railroad service In Med ford and the Rogue River valley ) j i , r " DOUGHERTY IN ORATION FINAL ON MAY NINTH lip;, nyf J lost for Aft years pictures of G encral Custer's Indian expedition ine helping establish a mod highway (shown in map) through the country traversed by his army shown (top) In ean.p modci-ii iirhway (sliown in map) through the country iruvrrsea . V. """! ... tho maitrh Mower left). Willi the grizzly arc Custer (center) loony aime, n "Winn scout (left), Irlvatc Noonan, his orderly mid Colonel Ludlow. Above William Dougherty, Jr.. 16 year-old Medford high school senior, who won the stati orator) cal contest sponsored by The Ore gonian, with the co-operation of th i Oregon Bar Association, the Uni versity of Oregon and Oregon high Echools. Above (left) Young Dougherty receives the congratulations of his coach, Ralph R. Bailey. Belcw The state champion In action. The Constitution of the United States was the subject of the contest. will reflect Improvement In 1030. "Medford has an opportunity, by Members' of tho Rogue River working ubuig the plans adopted. Valley Traffic Association, repiv ! tit grow Into a city of beauty, senting the great majority of tho public buildings scattered and mis valleys apple and pear tonnage. : ). laced cannot be reassembled. It feel that only by pooling their ef-j Would be better now bad wo forts can there be brought about 1 adopted a plan years ago. It tho needed and essential Improve- i wm h( better for the future C incuts in traffic problems neeest-ary i wo m0,,t ft pnn nw. ' to keep the Industry abreast of the j ..Th, ,.mmj(;j((in nHtt ft)t.M that ever-changing situation. We realise, a n.1(H.tloll nf uh reeommendatlon's tuai ho cioseiy are me inieresis orj the shipper allied to that of thet fcwer. that anvthiuir tbU organi zation can accomitsh toward ef -! fectlng thuMe truffle William Dougherty, who last week won tho state oratorical con test on tlie Constitution, sponsored by the Morning Oregonian, will loave Wednesday morning for Portland, and will give his ora tion, "Our Task Is Not Yot Done," over station KQW. He will then go on to Seattle to take part Jn the Pacific coast finals, Friday, May 0. Ralph R. Bailey of tho high school faculty, William's coach, will leave Wednesday evening for Portland. Tuesday evoning, Dough erty and Cleorgo Wlnne will debate ln the Medford high school audi torium against the Corvallls team I for the western Oregon debate championship. llosldes being a leader in public speaking, Dougherty has passed the Stanford entrance examination, placing high among the Oregon applicants, and has been nble to keep his grades high enough to win the honor of being saluta torlan for the 1930 graduating cluxs. Inst year Doughorty placed fourth In the state contest, with an oration under the same title, but with different material woven in. Mis talk compares the Con stitution to nn Oregon fir, nnd shows in what manner they are similar. Young Dougherty gives much credit for his success to his coach. Mr. Ma I Icy, who has helped him In hts public speaking activities during the bust two years. Only two days following the HUdtlen death of hts mother on April 8, William entered tho dis trict finals for tho Constitutional contest in Roseburg, and won over the other contestants. Two weeks after iter funeral. Dougherty placed first In the state finals. MITCHELL, S. D. JP) A breath from the plains of the wild wost, of tho days of General Custer and the last of Indian fighting, has risen to aid the pro motion of a modern motor high way that now threads tho land where skeletons once bleached. Included in the exhibits being taken on a 2500-mile tour of the country in tho interest of Custer Battlefield highway is a group of newly found pictures of the great Indian expedition of 1874. camera clicked, have been lost or ; 55 years. The highway stretches from Dos Moines to (Racier National park where Custer's band pushed its way in the beginning or tne uisi light and now are in the iniiscuiiry important Indian campaign in u.-- r the Moutn uaKota state nistori winning of the west which ended, )CH society at Pierre.' They were recently brought t. V two years later, in tne massacre at the Little Big Horn that wiped out Custer and 300 followers. The pictures, which were taken by the government's official pho tographer with the expedition, on wet" plates that had to be sensi . W. D. Fisher, secretary-manager . of the Custer Battlefield highway N association, is In charge of the I tour of the country, carrying jiic tures and other exhibits In a '' tt;iecinlly constructed truck. ; With him Is Max Big Man, boh -j- tized in the field Just before the, of a noted Indian scout. la Medford on business Friday Klamath Falls. Construction morning. underway on First National Hank Jas. Marques was out to Medford i building at corner of Sixth and Friday to pay his taxes. j Main. Geo. McAnally and wife were out I to Ashland Monday. j Jewell Plans proposed for con- Marion Centers spent Monday i ! stvuetion of county road eastward evening at the Mays home. j from Jewell in Nehalem valley. Klamath Falls. Quarters In j , liopka bui(dlng being converted - into hotel by Mr. and Mrs. v, &, yf Grey. 4 g Hillsboro Bids will be opened p May 10 for construction of new Washington county Jail. ; I K'v. .-..m.u u...v , miH rmii'ci io mu K iieriu ncuitie ui the shipper. With this thought In mind, therefore, we feci that this orgaufc nation, in the acconiplistuyient oi the above slutcifenhjcvtivcs during the past yr, has fulfilled a much needed funetlonMn helping to solve our mutual fruit problems. on this Vital potnt will destroy Its iiscfulncpy and all Its plan. "Your selection of site Is not ....t.. r.. ..11., In , .f. moniies to' ,,,,'. ,., .. "t ,,., ,.,. STORY 1 (Obntinued from Pag 1) ATTENTION, GROWERS Grasselli Casein Spreader (Irasclli Casein Kmilcr luis Iiccm developed by eai-efid research and experi mental work. As the name indicates, Casein is the active spreadiiifi ajient. Practical use in the Northwest has demonstrated its efficiency, and you can add it to your spray schedule with confidence. 1'te (Irasseli Casein Spreader in connection with Arsenate of l,i ad sprays or Arsenate of I,ead and Summer Oil combination sprays, and secure better con trol of insect pests in your orchard. Sold only in one pound jilassine lined hairs, "0 to the carton. Full directions for using; arc printed upon each hay. Distributed by the following Medford firms: AMERICAN FRUIT GROWERS, INC. GROWERS EXCHANGE BARDWELL FRUIT CO. KIMBALL FRUIT CO. BIG 7 FRUIT DISTRIBUTORS PINNACLE PACKING COMPANY SGOBEL & DAY Join with your honorable j body In nsklng tlie voters to np- prove your selection. t '"Very rest pect fully. M KIlKOHD CITY PLANNING COMMISSION. ' By Larry Schade. chairman. "Attest: M. L. Alford, secre tary. May 2. 10:10." STORY 3 (Continued from Pag 1) STORY 2 (Continued from Page 1) the east nnd had ng enviable rep utation In that field. As a result of the employment of Mr. Crane the plannlnK commission has, for the first time, a concrete definite plan for city development cover ing a period of approximately 15 years, which plan was recom mended by Mr. Crane and which I came hack Into the house through the front door nnd steod in the doorway of the living room. I fired from the door. "Vter 1 fired I really didn't reallr.0 what I was doing, I put the gun in the bat broom. 1 was In a hurrv tn get away, so I set the gun 9 the bathroom. "After 1 got In the car I drove hss unanimously been approved ; throuuh Independence far as and adopted by the commission, monk's corner. , I stopped thero "The key to this plan is a civic and bought a quart of oil. From center. Mr. Crane reported and! there 1 ('rove to Salem and on to we believe that there is but onejoreon City, where I left the oj section In all the city on which ! I went to Portland by street ca. n nltln Knntuv ..u ni.i t.nll.l.i.l Tho ' it.l .... t, th A 1 hi nn ihmi udi.ii-a ' cornerstone for this civic, center' i found my father. I told him I Is the court bouse on the Wash-1 had been kidnaped by two men Ington school site, facing the pres. j who kicked me off at orison City, ent city pork and library grounds. I "This story was not true, but tho Much Pite Is near the center or! above are the fact of tne matter, population of the city. It is soon! My main reason for shooting her to be abandoned as it school nite.wm because he had been cr.tnky niySjj n" unsurmountublo problems with me. are presented In its procurement. 'The commission feels fh;tt n Owing to illness. Dr. (Icorge W. Dean i) resigned as president of the oruanlxation and Kilward W. Carlc tnn was elected to the place. At n meeting to be held in June, the final report of Prof. Ilartman will be Kiven, ai. David U. Wood will report on his observations made during an eastern trip he will start tomorrow. Krom these two reports a definite IH.tO pro gram V(j'l be evolved. It, however, will adhere to the tentative pro gram as closely as possible. O Big Meet In June. It Is planned to make tho .Tune meeting a largely attended affair. with every grower In the valley ( present. . Observations presented on costs of the Detroit campalKn were: Total advertising cost was 3, 904.37 or 38 cents per btW. Cost if whole' district Involved was sightly over one cent per box. C os t to n row e rs who a c t u a 1 1 y subscribed was 1 i cents per box. Difference between New York gross and Detroit gross figures was $696."s' slightly over 6 cents per box. However, a refund of broker age charges and label costs In the sum of $5ti0 6O, which left tut loss on the fruit of $136.18. u i i i . t " f . I L I" ' I failure to select the Washington school sltQWoutd destroy for nil time all piann for a civic center In Medford. In ur opinion such result would be deplonihli. The Seventy-sixth field artillery, once stationed nt Monterey. Cal., has been disbanded. Art treasures In the New YorksJ Met xditan museum are Guarded by n delicate alarm system. Q ANDERSON CfiEEK ANOKRSON C7RKKK. Ore., Muy 3 iPppclRll Afler a few daya of warm aim the rains atlll continue. The rropa on Anc-son Creek are ltNikiiiR their beat. V. M. Centera apent a Tew ilaya In the valley thia week. Mra. Jaa. Maya viaited the a-hool Monday afternoon. The children and Iho tencher were working hard preparing for the examination. I Steve t.nak la rawing wood for n. (?. Hale thla week. Jna. Maya and O. .1. 'ent 'r were THEY SAY: fSwim in Drinking Water'o A safe and sanitary pool for the con venience of yourself and family. Open every afternoon and evening- 1 p.m. to 9:45 MERRICK'S r'-I o t r i i i -JJ IV