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Medford Mail Tribu New Year's Section New Year's Section NE Tweiitv-Kifth Year Charming New Homes Built in Medford During 1930 MEDFORD A City of Beautiful Homes viid 4rMS t&Mi:: , if. . Ll:tililf -ifbf lM nwPiTlilf feW f(pT . . Mail W lii lamHPl Scores or flno now rtslUiKts won constnictrtl by llfowl ko1u durltiff the J9U0 Hiiihon mid snvcnil M)pnlar sub-illvlsioiis oimikhI hjr rcJillors or iIiIn olty. 'This i-oii or photoffniplw hlio'w n fi'v i-inwiilatlvi honit'S rorcuHy 'niiiilrltl. Top Ipft Wellington liclflila homo of Mv. niul Mix. Morris It. Ijcoiuinl. Top i-cntw lniKsliijr now run Idol ice or Judftt) itnd lrs, II. II. N'ort(u at tho iii'iior or SUmtli Oakdulo Avotuio and Mlcvrnth hIhmm. Top rlcht Mr, and Mi-h, IC. T. Iturt'lNouN rtno linmo on Hiinieburjr lload. To tho rlfcht may Im wen a residence just eompk'led by (he Southern Oregon CuilsI ruction ComiMiny. Lower left Homo uf Mr. and Mr. C. M. Brewer on the llfllerst Hmtd. Lower center Mr. am! Mi-s. I.niest Smhlt's new Wellington llelhis home. Lower riht Mr. and. MrH. Wtlllum IL Flulircr's roHHieuco on wouniKKni iieigms. E OFBIGB Coming Year Will See Near! Million Spent Schools, Court House, Projected Office Building and a! Tourist Hotel Listed. ! . While the bulldum program fori 1!:!0 was HtihMfiiiithil. the antic -. I Mr on. Cm- Mixlfoi'd 111 11:: 1 Is expected to lciu'h the in j. i lion dollar mark mid will luclud tho constrm-tion of bcvoiuI puliiu: bulMlnBs. Uift your wIiiiosimI thu ls.uani:o of 3S7 vnnlta with a valuation of J :t 1 Ti.Tii. .t. ITrmitK for nv loiiKlni' lion 1"-tak-d Jjli.lilS, for -l.-ll 177 "tlo lFiicd. The sum of 4::.S!!:; was lcnt for allcralions u-IU: iuniiit. Mhilo S2 iiiMinils ir.. IsMUcil for rf.'jtalr work. nir''iit Ini; an ipoiHlltuo of Jl.ns. Ktllt lionsfH witc movrd tlurhit: the rourrie of til r iar at a erf of I'JSr.O. Tim ttMirliiB down uf llio old I'iik" lli-atio rnlim on Kant Main strrot and tliolr tnilif: forniatlon Into a modern loisim- liulldlliK for firol'Bi; linnl and .luliitH Wolfe whh one 'tf 111- l.rilil lilltH of Hie yeiir. Coo i Is Itllill. The eonstriii tlon of a new eo'irt on Taylor stre'-t ly (leoi-ue Iver kom eonlinoen underway ami modern in every reMia et. T h' eomplelion of .llldte II. 1 . Nor ton's" new home oil (nikdale ' nue Ih a l!'3l! note an is eolisltlle tl.m of rfeveral fine homes In Ih1' Vellinclon lleichts addithn und. r dcvi'lopinent liy Fred H' lieffel. l-'our fir rive m home?. hve 'een riinslrueted there. i oehol ilm a hU'Re one by V. M. I'Muhrer. Tile V. M. Ilrewer home Is aimthel outstandinB (1 wol 1 1 tit;. The imst yi.ar also wiliieseil the becinnini; of coiisiruftlon "I the firs ehnr. h on (he east sole. The Pt. Peter's lllhelan chureh will ultlmalely he completed not far fiom Main slreel. hnl at the pi'--ent time, it consists mly "f t'1" parsonaKC. w.lh a ehap.-l lo'-lde. The chureh liuildlnuo prop, r is 10 be constructed later Plan IMihlii- ltulltl lllK-. Frank Itodirers. city build'" IntfiM-lnr In li.nicincr fotWalfl t" .1.- f the. new coun.v er. house at a cost ; ft OoO and the' ON V 1 DinG of approximately ffi eunstrui'tion of now school build - ings with an expenditure hover-( urouiul tiie same figure. Tlicj construction of a new tourist hotel1 off the end of nouth UiverHide avenue 1m expected to add another; J inn. mm hi the tolal and the pi-s-I Hibllily of a new off lee bulldjm; - in Medford is In increase the total , to $sio,iMMi. The remaining amount ! is expected to be niiidc up of roil-' liiii- (-oiiNtriK-iiou sm b as new j j homes, smaller business true-1 j lures. alterations, repairs and ' o tiier improvements. !M03iUISI lcal hs from auto accident a In 1S revealed a decrease over 1929 as a result of crashes in Jackson county. v iKiires irom me omce of the county coroner revealed thfio with live in in pusi n inniitlm Other fatalities were listed follows: accidental Kunshot, l:j gunshot in question, I; accidental ! ilrownlnu. 2: accidental Injury. L': accidental electric shock. 1. In all there was a deereaso In violence. J with a notie.-ahle decrease In the suiclrle division. KEEP CLOSE EYE I n j , yl e IST Will i, nV Turkish children j who ib-n'l lteh..ve ..niside f.f m Iimm! will hve to t.i nl't'-r --ho.d. I A . ircul.tr fmtn tlic depariment ' of iMiMii- iic-t rii-t mn wirns that , -iMd beh.ivior "wnrihy tf one wlio aspires tn IcarniUK." must mark , ;i student not only In the class-; ron?n-but all the way from school! to the fflle of llollie. 1 Tea ' ll-'i.- ,iie olilered to jnete fill t ptiuihiuent t'i xtudentx i n l u II; i n c toiit-idc of "ihool in -turf and. 'deed IM-bcflttins the diuulty f ; schelrii." Cftrpiii.t! puiiibliicnt. j however, no lonuer is attoivrd In Ttirkish fcliooi.-. 1 - . .. - j Kcn-' !' n SprhiKM hluhuny : briilce panniiik Klamath rlv-j- at thi place completed at cost "f ; some Ita lian. ' li.ppner The .Morrow rounty I'lunnerv n.oed to n'w home at i;,.,,, t'enter and rhase streets. .'e:uiy million grosa tons nor ! represented In the vessel, arrlvinK i at Nw Orleans during November. Local Banker Advocates Railroad Entry and Help For Copco and Cannery By lelroy Oelehell J that the fruil-KToweis many of The Mail Tribune askji me what, whom are well-to-do, help to en tile oiitluok is for lUiil. We shall i lurnc our cannery by taking Btock assume that it meant tiie local i therein, to the end that it may outlook. Well, that depends on j store and can more fruit nnd other how and where we look and what ; produce, nnd hold Mime if neees wo do. sary until there 1m active demand W believe that 1!3I will be bet-jum! Kood prlc therefor, ter than I!(3U beeatisn we wltl 'Kuuene'H eannery, I am inform build biKf;'r and belter school led. has slored, canned and exported hiilldltms. and add to and Improve prodmis that have brought back tb more, modern and sanitary ones we already have; and in ad dition we will build a fine, large. beautiful court house. We also believe that 1931 will be still brighter and better: j lumber price are low and men If we grade, firavel, oil and ade- j need work. This man is In debt. rpiateiy drain all important mad.--,ut his credit Is $ I. because he in Jackson county; i is a Kood worker, honest and li 11 - If we build I'otlHtrc. street bridge, ' ma ne. nnd willliiK and wi.e onuimh and beautify approaches thereto; to wrawp the situation. If others If we commence nnd continue j follow piiit, Ihls alone will improve work on the new park in east' the local employment and trade Medi'ord and make it a dream of condition Immensely, beauty; 'e should cnrournKc and aid If we immedijitcly j;rade, ravel,and cooperate with the California drain and oil nil purls of unpaved j Oregon rower company In Its pro and occupied street In Medford; i justed program of vast improve- ir Wf' build a city hospital for 1 ',"'s'' WMo aro 111 11,1,1 linu,'le to ,l' f"r ) dical and nursliiK wrv- j 11,1,1 Il(hl fl w iiiff for contap-1 ions cases, to take the place of I IM,m' 'mo' iihuk uuu uini or some poor tiling that I calb d a pent house; I When Mdfurri was in the dol- I If we encourage the firenl, drums. Copco loealed Its home of jXorihern to oon build into Med-ifhrs here, and we have prospered (ford by the Kivinu' of a bonus If; ever since, until the nation went necessary. K the "!reat Northern ; KainblltiK mad. will build into Medford proper. j And even now we have n brjl- operate, and aree not to sell or limit JIM) ..11,) future -riKht in our iiicrw, and continue to operate. I will nlve to that corporation $1,000 in cash for my share as a prop rly owivr and ta x payer. No doubt many others will do the ."lime. Jf aj-ked ). In sa vim; this. I have no de.slre to injuie the Southern Pacific. The biiil'lini: of the (ircat Northern Into M'-oT'o-'l would so further de velop Medford and contributory terrli-ii..; that the freight and pas-; j sender traffic of the Southern ific would be enhanced Instead of limtnMied. I would respectfully kiL'S'"-! i Fl The Jackson County bank looks f-tr'VHnl to tiie New Year with the (Treated fueling or optimism a(urp f prosperity. new year with new upportuniti)ii. It :s irene rally conceded that we Delaware, which in only about aro p i'O'ng throutb n period of business depression. throuRhout . the entire world, and It U natural MEDFORD, OWKCOX, "WKDNKSDAV, DKCK.M BKU to that clly the sum of fl.riO'V.nm in one year. The other day a. farmer told me that he Is going to fix up his houe and barn rlnht now because nieiit. invidvin the expenditure of millioiiA of dollam. We have been told by one of Its leading men that this vast enterprise will take care ,(f uneniptoyed worthy men to the nunmor of i r.fiii. town hands If we rise to th i finer- Keney, and that which the spirit of i protfro.- and neeeHHlly demand. I fMh'-r proKteaslve works could easily be naincfl which have be fore now been oft "II UKttCtci1( but thee will do for the moment. Ways ami ineaiif? If the cfpiitity and the city of fieials. ami ) he public Kene-;t , favor the currying nt of these uicitMircif, or others equally K"'id r belter, the wy ami incuiM tan Im- arraiiued for, ,..fs rise to the o--. n.vloii our old spirit of proureet. with ' I I male to expect that our Culled j would experience In many re p(T this depreKKiori. j ' The must Ki'alifyliiii feat lire of our expei jent' Iihm bin-n the con- tinuln friendship evidenced in I many ways by tho with whom' we come, in contnet. I We welcome the New Year in a. ..spirit of hope and confidence, and! uhh that It may brink- to all health, happiness and a full mea I"' nii!e lonu and averages about 3'i milea tn width, hna a shore line. Including rivers, of 490 mile. - -V ... INSURANCE CUT BY EFFICIENCY OF Hp Department Answered 136 Calls During Past Year Low Destruction Rate Shown in Report. . Ku miliary of Medford lire 1 de partment rncord for 19110 show there were ISG nlarms, resultinK In it loss of $47..t6ri.OL', on which tho sum of -l 9U.0J for insurance was paid. The value of the entire property endanuered by the fire i uSi rJo V., itr i .! .sura nee was can-led. I hesi- TIk ii res show that only & ',i per cent of the value of, tho property actu ally on fire was destroyed Activities of tho fire department included tho removal of eli?ht old buildings. (Mndemne, as flic baz a ids. Almost 1 f)Tt have been t-4--moved under the direction of Chief Ktllott during the iiast seven years, and their removal Im seen hh a par tial reason why Insurance rate a re held to such low minimum here. hemraiirr Cost Cut. A reduction of insurancr rateB last year will save property own ers uf the city approximately '', 'mo, an amount exceeding the bud- wi fluures allowed for operation of the fire depariment. Kfflehoicy of the department and I he IiiMhIIh lion of a new nillli'in dollar water Mil p ply are iveri tin coutiibiitlm; faclioM for the decrefiw, material ly affectlm; uuile a number or im iiiett struct ores, as well an d wcIIIiiks. one Item of inlercNt that had been ttte Kllbject of dlMeUMKloll at state fire chief conventions In I Oregon was developed during the. P-tst year, siiowlns nt what lime or Die day or lilKht most of Die iilnrniH are received. From local recmd for wven years. It u;ih re vealed thiil the majority of the alarms o'-cur In the afternoon 1m--twecn 3 and 3;:(a, Tralncl rircimwi. The M e il for d departnienl is I. ,.t u linliin.l t.t rir. I up of h (rained men with headquarter In Hie newlyeat. and that with Increased em- fi, smiion ,..Mn.ri. Third i.b.vmenl and a relurn to eonfi- street n year a" The ilepa rt merit Im toxd on f iiinrv liuswidl hh- ! -i,,.. m..r -iouii. Mt..vn. rim.! don Childem. William fiarritz, IM . canoose, Howard (ilascock and Joe; KrdorIfkjion. In addition to Fire! Chief KJliott. There if also a volunteer depart-' men with 24 mmbera. which holds, reguUr monthly aalon at the .19:50 hall, d ruling on tho use . of fire equipment. Tim volunteers have proved themselves worthy In a number of bad " blazes that have visited Medford. The most rosily fire of tho year occurred when Hie leiie building on 10 a si Main street burned, de stroy in I be fdock of the Itussell depiirtment stpre. The entire build inu was a muss of Mantes when the fire wan discovered, but against Krcat odds the situation was placed under control. (Julia a' iHimber of improve- menlH weiii eoinpleted at the Hue- red Hi-art- hospital durlnn the l . j past year, which also witnessed i tlm continued ralhiK uf the insti Mil Ion as a claps-A boapita by the Anierican CoHee of Kuikcoiih. The hospital installed complete ly new X-rny apparatus, wild to i bo equal to the best on tho coast. A new opgrulliiK table, replacing one that bad been In use for Home time, was installed, oh well iih new sterilizing appjn aliiM. Theru was c o n m I d c table redecoralliiK and palutlntf duritiK l!i.10 and such work In to continue duiiiiK The hospital maintains 7a beds and has maternity and Isolation wards. A Ira tnl UK school for nuracK Ih operated and at present there are 1 T students, the largest number for Home time, Two stu dentH are to bo Ki'iiduated within the next few weeks. Tho school Iiuh a IiIkIi stand InK In tlur Hi ale. and draws its .HludMilS' from all parts of Oregon and California. TO BETTER YEAR N V. V Volt K M V - Tho reta 1 1 merchant, both Hie operalm1 of wldc-flom; chains and Ibo Individ ual hi ore owner, looks hopefully to I H3 1 to i-cKtiin tn n measure the business lie lost It) litiiO, Tho ueneral belief was Dial. 111' I HM IiiIU'IimI lifiltOlO fllllillir I 1W dence. tiie year l!t3l would seo a mii'l mi I return to the days when tla Ainerb-an nobllc with money In Its pocket freely npent it, A decline In sales volume over 1 wh Kennral In nil retail linen during the year, with food pro- duel probably lean affected nnd tho luxury lines piure nffoctod than others. i retaTlekslook GATES VISIONS PROSPER TY A HARBOR RESULT President of Northern Cali fornia Southern Oregon Development Association Optimistic. Ity . (ialcs rrresident Northern Callfurnia Hon t hern Oickoii eveloimnnl Association; V Mauuim; on i ne iM-esaoal of all ot her yea r, il on Id seem appro priate to forecast what. l!:il 1'as In store for northern California ami southern nn-n'Mi. At thb lime of the yuir in -ities all over the world, civic leader usually proph- v. : be expei ted durlni; mln months. Their point is generally oiimiMiic, rtotoct hues even ultra -optimist le, (and often limes their opinions are i basi'd on kuchh work, In foreeastiiiK what can bo ex- peelt-d in. Il Mi her ll talirorma. ami southern (ircni durlnu tbe Next twelve months, it would seem. JlldKllIK by developtlOiltS ' dUlilltf i In past year, that tns work can ! " 11111 I to a minimum, yet still maintain an optimistic tone Optimistic on January 1st l!t.in. I am still optimistic renrd Inff and I belh-vo that we are enterimt llm urealest year of devel opment that this section has ever experienced. Foundation Ijild While the Northern California Sfiulhern OreKon Development aa socbitlon has accomplished many IhlfiRn during the past year, a 1 'XI No. 1281. Season lurRO amount of tho work' dono bus been of a ."blue, print nature." 7 In other Word we hav bean nut'1 tintf our "nous in order" do oa to be ready for expected futuro devel opments, i , ,' Tho physical survey of Crescent City , harbor und the economic survey of tho, country contiguous to it will. In my opinion, event ually bring morn . prosperity to northern California und southern Oregon than anything elso which could havo happened. Our asso ciation is expoctlngt aa a, result of these survey, that congress, at this session, will appropriate cer tain sums .of .money for tho con tlnuanecH und completion of , tho opinion will bring; about a con siderable! reduction In freight tutes here and also cause a tremendous development to take, place along mineral, agricultural, and timber lines. . ni Government officials and others are bettor acquainted, too, with our resource than over before and t feel that the economic confer ences which wo sponsored have, to a certain extent, been respon sible for giving our resources audi widespread publicity. - Counties Cnltcd The counties of northern Cali fornia i'.nd southorn Oregon are nulled lb purpose and If wo all stand together next year as wo have done this year, I am suro that tho accomplishments of tho association can bo nioro pronounc ed during tho coming twelve months. We havo enjoyed an active year In our association work, but space does not permit u resume of our many activities. I can only say thin, however, . that I was never more optlmbttlu In my llfo regard ing the futuro than I am today, and I am certain that 1931 will be (he greatest In tho history of thla section. I alnceroly trust wo shall bo ublo to start tho yeur with an announcement that our major project tho vompletlon of Cres cent City harbor is assured. I appreciate tho valuable sup port which our program has heen given a no uvnim in mnw nun im portunity of wishing everyone who tlve In thin favored section a hap py and prosperous New Year. In speaking of tho prospects for the New Vear. H. H, Harder, presi dent of tho first National bank, had tho following to say: "The ye:tr of 1031 should bo ono of Improvement and advancement for Medford und southern Oregon. Tho crmdructlon of public build ings and highway Improvements outlined for Medford and southern Oregon, together with a general Improvement of business through out . tho entire country, should bring thts locality a prosperous and satisfactory year of business,
