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PAGE ETGIIT WIODPOIM) M A 7 Ii TRIMJNB, MKDFOitl), OUMXiOX. AVKDXKSDA Y. KM CKIMM, IfXJO Copco s New Medford Substation, One of Finest in West, Erected 1930 Copco Keeps Pace With Service Demands By In stalling Modem Sub-Sta- tion and other Improve mentsPower Dependable. EQUIPMENT INDICATION I GROWTH One of thu mom important con Htructlon project to be completed i in Huulhern Oregon durlllK the paHt year wiiM the nplondld new Medford HUliatutlon of The Califor nia orcKon Tower company. Thla new, modern auliatatlon which wan bulk ilunnB l!)30 to tuko euro of the incroatdiis buainewi In unit ubout the city of Medford nnd to i Innuro adequate ncrvlcu for thu future needa of thin section rep reaenta n large invcHtment on the purl of thin well known public norvlco compuny und hidlcalca the faith Copco has In the . ultimate development of this territory. The new Medford subHtution, which In olio of the moat modern properties ot lu kind on tho I'a clflc count, In located north of 'Jackrion atvoot und east of Bear creek, entirely removed from the businoHH and residence districts of Medford. '. Willi the rnmolntloll of the new substation It will now bo possible I means that many farmers who j to entirely remove tho two form- j huvo been unable to secure tho . er substations, ono of which Is lo- benefits of electricity wHI now be, catcd on South Hlvcrsldo and tho I 'n n position to enjoy the efflc other' on Oonesoe' near Jackson. ncy of electric labor-aavlne dc-, Will Improve Service "' Tim new Me.lrord ula.tailon will ereutly Improve service In this city and Hie surrounding territory, be- lnK tho dlsli-ibutlon center for ten 4000-volt feoder lines. Those (lis - trlbutlon circuits serve not only I no enure business and rosidclico , ceeaao durlnB 1030. ninny new sootloll of Modford but also tho ! ranees belnis added lo llio coin . uommunltles of Central i'olnt, uul,y'H Hnes. both in tho city und Jacksonville, Phoenix, Talent and ' founlry districts. It is InleicstliiB tho InlervenliiB area Including tho .' nolo that ouo out of every four important orchard districts. . residential customers In Copco Tho now station is supplied with ! territory cooks with electricity, n many sources of power, which as-1 fuLt "'' demonstrates the local sures continuous nnd . dependable Popularity of electric cooklnB due norvlco to Copco customers. It re- "'""V superior iidvantaBes celves uowor from the hlK new reasonable cookll.B rates Prospect .No. i! plant and the Cop- , offered by The California Oregon co, Cullfornla. plants through lino , PoM'or oonipiiny. 10, from I he Clold Ray and I'roii- During 11)311 the company. In poet generating stations through i cooperation with I he United Slntes lino U and from the Co pen No. 1. Copco Mo. 2 Hnd Knll Crock pluntH thioUKh lino 3. Thcso inuuy and varied sources assure a dependable power supply psonTa new uXrn ! nUfsion Hyntom with the old diiyn ' when Medford was dependent on on Hinull power plunc:of douot- fui efficiency und inaduguuto ch- purlty. ' Thu new Medford substation wan cuiofutly designed lo include ev very motlern Improvement und la . uh null nil with tho InHt word III electrical equipment inriuainR uut- MnmUv. controlM. The distribution , 'clreulii are undorgrownd, being wrun through u Hpeciul ar mured ,'cublo and no palna huvu buon aparod to Innure tho efficiency of this splendid new Copco prop orty. 5 Tho entire substation yard Is brilliantly Illuminated and pro iBont? un attractive sue no ut night fnn well un by day. The building 'uf thhi substantial addition to the Copco system represents a large investment on the part of The California Oregon Tower Compnny 'for local labor and materials Uur !lng tho past yeur. 1 Many Other Improvements i Although the Modford substa tion wh tho major construction 'job completed by Tho California Oregon Tower company during the past year, thorti were numer ous other improvements nnd addi tions mailu throughout "Copco land." The new Ctms Hay steam generating plant, of the Mountain St at oi Tower company completed July 1, 1U 30 ut North He ml. Ore., was luuhod by the Copco concern In order to provldo nucessary hi earn stand-by service. This new plant Is Interconnect cd Willi tho Copco tmusmlHtdon :sytttem by means of line Jo, a 110, 000 volt power lino, OS miles lung, extending from Dixonvlllu to North ltonil. Ovii. A njw 11,000 volt trumniilssion lino approximately JO miles In length was recently completed from tho town of Spray no Klver to lieatty und Hly, Ore. Tho com pletion of tills now project will mean an uhundunco of power at reasonable r'ltes will be made avullaldo tor the residents of tho -town ot tfeaiiy as wen as iuu many farms and homes In thu t ISpraguo Klver valley. Tho lying In of Hly to tho Copco transmission system will also menu I m p ro ved se r v I ce at 1 o w e r rat es lor the resident of that thriving community which wus formerly served by niimtis uf a small Diesel plant. Another Important Hue v. lentUun In tac Klainuth division has been constructed from Uon , unrji south Into Langetl valley, a distance of ten mites. Many 11111111 EMc-islon -A large, n timber of rural exten sions wereustructed In- JfJfti throughodt ihtf entire territory, served to bring the comfort and cor-v?n icncc of electric service to local farms and rural districts. In order to extend present power 'lines to serve as inuuy rural dis tricts as possible nnd give the farmer the same service as tho city customer, the company put Into efiect during 1930 a new exten sion policy. This new policy pro vides for a considerable additional investment to serve new rural cus tomers and Is based upon tho estimated annual revenue. It rep resents u substantial Increase over1 ft y- .- v ... tlio former extension policy and i it . ' t v - " 7 . r" 5 --, ' I I 81. we f IHtf ' Ljv -wiSeaBsl men. mo new "n ' approved by the public serv- commissions us of Juno 15. j I'"- : ; Wwlrit- Ctmhlii tialns h The widespread use of electric , cooking showed n salisfa. tory In-1 pleled-several new lino extensions to serve ulr beacons and cmerR- ',W landing fields located on the aeirio Airway in (Southern ore- nJ fltni lndlnic- floltln, n well hji tho larwo iivw imn.1 i. tiiiJun ni "io'ii"iUi arc now holue aerved l)y Tho Cut- ifurulu OroRon Power company. Many Copeo Slot-kholderH Tho wcll-Known hIukhh of Tin.- ('Hltrnrnta thCKtii Power enniimny, "A nnr 1'iirt iiki'm lit I'i'iitri'KMn . Ih exam pilfien by eantlmioim devej "i""- " . ;mmunltie In worthy clvlu activities and in preferred stock offers In which local ctiMtnmerH aro given (lie opportunity to share in the company's earnings. Thu fact that over 11000 people In this territory are shareholders in Tho California Oregon Power compuny Is evidence thnt this company is' actually In partnership with the communities which It nerves. IMuns for l:ll Plans for Ihe coming year In- elude the completion of u new subslatlun ror (irantH Pass, the building of a regulating dam at Keno nnd tho construction of new lino extensions In tho rurnl ills- trlcts ns well as necessary Im- provements to the presenl tys- tem. Application has also been made ror permits Trout llio red- oral ami nlate authorities lo pru- coed Ininiedlately with Ihe con- sliuetlon of a new $4, Olio. lion. 0(1 liydro-electrlc power projeel, funds for which have already been ail - tliorlKcd In tho Copco tntdget fur 1931. L klU LONlHiN (A) London' County Council Ui planning to spvinl ?Ui&, ooo.ooii for hitter homes in tho next five yearn. Many of t he.e ml llio lis will be I'pciu in re-hou.cn whole aieaa of Lomlon'N fetid liims. I' or a deeade London has hi on overcrowded, tjoth tinder-houtied urn) poorly hoiuu-d. Not only Lun don but oth r KiiKtlsh cit es are puhliiK atalo huUMt hulldinti l" iia mtt. In London, excluding the sec tion knowu us "thu City," thu uu llioritle plan al.tilO new dwrlllnKS within tlie five yearn. In addition metropolitan boron h eon noils plan it. Out) add'tlomtl new holmes, brinit itiK the total by 1S.' to 43.t;o. The liou.-te tho authorities aro bulldliiK raiiKc from tiny work men cottaKcti of a few rooms to up-to-date apartment. Mont of the bulldlntis, howwer, aro Rich I blockit of flats. The Htiialler. Iofm einnfm table home rent for low a $3 a week, hut even Ihla rate hun brouKht some complaint. Ten ulten In or near the central n it hji of Lontlon have been ac quired for the bulldlnu of oloek dwetllnffa and In the five year 3.7V2 of thte are to be tmlhOit a total cot of $X.Tio,000. Jackson County Road Work Assumes Large Importance As Mileage and Traffic Grow IOxcIuhIvo of state hlghwuysl and dedicated public roads, there' nr0 ,,s0 2 mnPB 1)t rmxli )n jaclwoniin a separate hullcling. 30xiio foM, f "-co.- rvm Ihp county enff'n'er'n office tahui una fivc-t m crane witti.12 i v vnin. .Mninvx. lunnti iiut n,iieiiKo of 128.21. Tho enwImWs; ,,, , , . I wrfIt, 11 buH' mIn - "-. Impruvemrnt and nmv ruimtruirtloii work nnd the county I i .i i . t i... t n...1 regarded a having ono of th best road systems in the ituto. The mileages aro classified asiwllh an area of 4 iirres, hay U-im follows: Hltumlnoiis. K . I r ; oiled, , levelled and gravelled. t 1 1 .13 ; rock or gravel surface, Tho contemplated road program 404 (Hi: Improved erth roads.; Jllil.lS; unimproved, IS7.S0. The market ro;:ds are classified as fol - lows: Pavement, 8. 4 r; oiled, 1 1.03; Krnded, 1.18: un mproved, 37.24. I from tho old clly water intake to Iurlng 1 3fl. there were 30iKlsh lake. Construction will take bi Idees built and 28 '4 miles of new ' place on the Dead Indian market grade was constructed. Thirteen j road from Summ't toward Dead- i miles were smfared with ruck or' wood. The Applegnln malk-t Mad grnvel: lo'j mltei resurfaced and' t.x miles oiled. Aiiproximat' ly, o bridges were repaired and 960 nitles or road were maintained.! Figures on the number of the' bridges show there ore nine steel bridges In the county, four eon- crete In 'dges and 003 wood bridges, Largo Sum i:penilcil. ; The mum of $37 Mioo was expend- ed for road work, divided Into SNd.c , pppelal levies; H 05.000, general road fund; J 1 1'.VOOO, mar- !;'! road fund. ' Among Important projects of the year was the construction of a new i machine .shop on tho county rail1 ground!. It In unu or the mopt. modern buildings In the state, with ; Cilusgow-Talent road a main hop 100 feet by I2."i feetjKern Valley road Ill dlin.'iislons. The watts and floor llughivt road are of concrete covered bv a wood-j Wagner Cree4t road toll) en malposition roof. The work Anderson Creek nad i nom 'h I (tax 1 00, with one end containing office. Mock room, lock er room !ind lavatory. The main shop contains a ten' ton crane with a 3 1 -foot .span and j '.'0-foot lejirunc There are also tw' thre-tni trotlcys on each side ; f the bulUllnff. 'ARRAIGNED FOR sV T& N-7 d Nellon C. Bo', Portland. Ore., millionaire, and Ana L. Pjris, hit former oretiry, at thty wert arraigned on murder eharoet In con. 80. With I"., tubbing of Mrt. vfv, : Mir, o'jm"?: , c - y Shop Scpantte The likicksm'in simp l homed iuui CICUl'anCG OtH 1 I lOQt Rpiln. It i conneulfd to the nmchltie tihoi. ... w!th tteel rail IrarU. Thrro Ih alro an open siorucp tthd in -the yanl. Tho oil und gn.su 11 m- huiise ets 50 feet west of the office- Und Is tof fireproof construction. The yard, for next year Includes the constrm- lion of the Kama Vallcv market :road In the Dodge bridge section j nnd the Utile llmte market road wilt be oiled from Itiich to Provolt In cooin'rallons Willi funds from special road district No. 10. licvles Announced . Levies for the ensuing year, cov- ering construction and malnten- anro work during 1931, have been announced by Paul Itynlilna. eoun- ty engineer. They ni" us follows: Itir-lrlct o. I lieter i-uad lllatt road Hid ireen Spr.'ngs road ; Copco ro-td ! immigrant Creek road Total J3.900.oo District No. 1! S 5(10.00 2.000.00 ou. 00 1.'mu.OO L'llii.oi) hornis Jaek.mnvilie, , I Klnns hlway to Wn-. hle.s) I .owes to Pacific highway Talent to Corliss liellvlew 1 Tot (I $7.(100.00 MATRON'S DEATH l4 S' " mm oowice m oir.. r... . CHtU.O o 1.000. 00 olMI, 00 1 .000.00 i lllstrict o. 3 Meridian road aurfaclng) f G00.00 Ala Vista road (grad'ng and suiTncliiK) i 850.00 Nick Young road (surfac- '"Kl t, 000. 00 Agate-Dodge bridge (sur- ra'lng) 700.00 W llf'y road (surfacing.... 2, Viti.no Trail Crook road (surfae- i Inn anil grading) &oo.ooj j WeHl Koruc Ufvor (grad- we nnd aurfaclngj 5UU.00 Totul $ti.3-50.00 ' Dlfrtrlct o. Taylor road, grade and ' faurface $ TOO. 00 Scenic Avenue, surface .... 000.00 ; Old Stage Itoad. Heall I Ijune .Vorth, grade and surface J.OOO.OO Heal Lane, oil , 2. 000. on; Kunes Creek, surface ir.o.oo! j Cauls Creek, surface l.'iM.nn' ' Koenltf Koud. grade f.im.no; Tot-il J6. lino. 00 District No. II .South Fork Itoad, grilli ng 2,0lio.tl'J Lake Kill t road, grading and surfacing t 1S5.00 Obenchsin road, grading r.nd surfacing 1 50.00 Total $2.31.'.. 00; Dl.-trli'l Xo. 7 (llly road, surracing $;1.SII0 on ; tliiperi-l'ool road, sur- i.'.'OO.OO racing Prospect road, surfacing.. 7, Coo. oo Camo road, grading and ?ilrf!iehv- 2.500.00 Doubledny road, grading nnd surfacing 250.00 .lack Tungate road, sur racing 250.00 Kredenburg road, surr ie- y sao.uo I lug 500.00 Cook road, grading siio.oo Cornell Hinltli road, fiir 700.no facing 1.100.00 Hancheria road, grading.. lun.OO l.Oeu.0" :ioo.imi l.iMMt.MIl I ! Total $18.00.00 District No. H 1 inlelope Creek road ' Kast of .Modoc road 91.loo.oo sr.o.ou j r.ao.oo ' r.ou.oa ' 1.1 DO. 00 LTi0.no , ttumrick-Martin road A'it Tolo road 10 Stick Lane road I Yankee Cree.K road I Total $3. 7U0.no IltrU't No. 0 1aiirc lhur-l road for crad- Ini? and surfaeimr f6.0o0.po Hlk CreeU load from high way up, KradltiK and ( shale 3.000.00 tOlk Creek Koad from Truwtys up. grad.nt; and nlnle 3.0tin.nn l li-ich rttad. wldenini; tind fiirfaciiiK I . Mni.iin Kdmondon mad. radinjr and Mtn l'ariiii; t,.MMt an Moore. Morgan road, urail- 'n and .shale .. ,. 3.0'Mi.no Total US. 000. mi HMrh't Ni. Ill Taylor rial MIourt l'"lat road Thomson Creole road I.lltlo AnpVxate road .... l'Por Hip Applt catorond IlililtUiiK t't'ook road AtMdi'itato .Iarkot road. olllliit Apitli'Kalo-C'amcrou road . Total 112,6.' Ill-lrU l No. 1 1 I'PIH'.- Kvana Crc-i-k road near 'llyla'o !prlnys Kant isldo Uvant frock road Wi'at ido Evan Crvok road Koota Creek road Fielder eek road Ward.. Creek road IMOnant Creek road Wil liam malUwx up Hague KivQ-Orant pass I. ooo.no 2.000.00 s: r.o.oo "00.00 3. .0.00 700 no 4 . St lit in n a i mini ,oud 700.00 West Meadows Iload, Ravage Creek loud 100.00' grade and surface 1,000.00 )v road, surfacin,; ,100.00 Total $C, 600.00 Itamsay Canyon road, , I DKuiit o, 2 grade and surface .- JfiO.OO Upp:ir M.ailuw road, gi-ade t Springs road, grade and I and surface $ 700.00 surface 000.00 lo.isi Mudi..s roail, grade und surface I , Mill. iws 11 tit iini We Wish AH of Our Patrons and Friends a Happy, Prosperous NEW YEAR It will be a pleasure to serve you during 1931 as we have in the past 'wmW 180 w I'r.o.oa JP&fcjftw ."'00.00 .-.on.on rf'isk , j ii "a ""v Mir ( nlilorniii Oregon loM-r ( ouiHiiiy'K iifv Meilford MilMjitlon. on luisi ilnckson strwt, Is (xmsi tiered ono ot llio finest ir Us kind in f lie went. It's constinctloir 1m .sti'lrily iiHKlern in every pluise nnd lis eaimcfty Is suf rieient to in eel Mwlfortl s growth for many years - to (omo. Tho nectiiiian.vliit; itiotK:rii))lis show glimpses or llio fino new f'oK. project. Top left Portion of tnuisfornier structure hlmwlnjj hank of four 2001) K. V. A. Iran-former. Top rifflit Portion of tOOO volt Kwlteli Itiff striiettirt shouin nmp of antoinntlc km Heh houses. lU tiom (.ciiera 1 lev tf The i'pllfornia Oregon Power Company's Medford substation from the north side. 4 fas.; I.ane. grade and sur- 00 f;ire LT.O.lio Increase in Business 1930 Starling the New Year is like hopping off on a new flight to tstablish new records. That's our way of looking at the opportunity 1931 offers. Wc have charted our course. We have set our gosl. We are starting with a flying take off. Wo know our success will come from serving the ptoplc of this community in the biggest end best way possibb. So wc invite you to put our service to a test tc day . . , and every day in .1931. Carl Y. Tengwald Loans Real Estate Insurance HdJEL HOLLAND BLDO. Iff 'sf f ' Sweet Iinc, (jrado und surface Muft Hearle road, rado and Hurface I Sardine Creek road, grade, and Hurfaco Emergency 500 00 ii 00.00 Total Htt.000.no
