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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1960)
o 8 A. Forest Products Week Discussed At SOCTFA Event Promotion of Forest Prod ucts Week and new state de ' partment ot forestry slash- burning regulations were dis cussed at a meeting of the Southern Oregon Conserva tion and Tree Farm associa tion Friday night. Special activities and win dow displays will be featured during Forest Products Week, Oct. 16 to 22, Bob Nelson, Medford, chairman of the lo- cal Hoo Hoo clubs wood prod ucts promotion committee, ex plained. Nelson said the lumber in dustry brings in an estimated $80 million annually to the Rogue valley as its leading in dustry. The second largest lo cal industry, the pear indus try, brings in an estimated $20 million, he said. When lumber products are used in local industry the money stays here, he said. Discusses Work Art Roberts, educational di rector for the West Coast Lumbermen's association, dis cussed his work with public schools and his teacher educa tion program during the last 10 years. Roberts, who start ed with the association in 1022, will retire at the end of this week. Curt Ncshcim, southwest district warden, state depart ment of forestry, explained new slash burning regula tions. A department represent ative will be on the grounds to Inspect tile area before the burning permit will be issued, Nesheim said. The Inspector will also check to see that the operator has all equipment re quired. Formerly, the woods oper ator merely had to call the slate depm ...:ut ui . ..jj.ry office and ask for a permit. Directions were given as to what fire-fighting equipment was necessary and the permit was issued. The inspector will also advise the operator on the grounds on how the slash bu. .ig s..uuitf ue done. "This .Is merely tightening up on slash-burning to make it safer," the district warden ACCIDENT DAYS Saturday and Sunday rate highest in traffic crashes. i, ' ; Medford . PLATING Copper, Nlckal, Chroma and Cadmium. Raplating of Plumb lug, Refrigaratlon. Hobbiai, Automotive Paris, ate. SP 3-6969 329 N. Fir Street Jackson County Federal SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION "Your Family Center For Savings and Home Loantl" Home Office)-126 E. Main, Medford Aihland Branch-337 E. Main, Ashland Medford Largest By GREG NOKES Mail Tribune Staff Writer Medford I960 is growing. New buildings are going up, the population is steadily in creasing and more jobs are being made available. The an nouncement on page one of f new department store here is evidence of this growth. But Medford 1910 , was growing faster. In fact Medford just 50 years ago today was enjoying the most phenomenal period of growth in its history. A Sept. 11, 1910, edition ot the Mail Tribune had this to say about the city's growth: "Medford looks like a city just built, torn down and re built again. Streets are torn up in every direction, huge piles of building materials block the way and hundreds of men and horses arc at work laying 16 miles of pave ment." -Buildings in Use Many of the buildings conr slructed during 1010 alone are still standing and are much in use. A partial list of these would include the Southern Pacific railroad depot, the Medford and Grand hotels, Sacred Heart hospital and even the Mail Tribune building The influx of new people was so great that instead of overestimating the city s pop ulation, as is the case today, the city fathers In 1910 actual ly underestimated the num ber of people in Medford. I'rior to 1910, the Medford Commercial club (the name has since been changed to the chamber of commerce) was advertising a population of 8,000, Yet the census disclosed 9,000 persons. By September the population had climbed to 10,000 and it was estimated that one new person was set tling in Medford and vicinity every hour of every day. Growing Slacks Off Had the population of Med ford continued growing at the rate of Just 8,000 every three years, as it did from 1007 1910, the city's population to day would be approximately 122.000. Had the population contin ued to increase at the rate ot 80 per cent every three years, as it did then, wcll-Medford would most certainly be the largest city on the west coast today, with the possible ex ception of Los Angeles. Medford fully expected to grow that big too, as is indi cated by the boom in building activity. The Mail Tribune in 1910 recognized the fact that the city was undorgoing a re markable , period of growth and it Invited Charles A. Mal- Per Annum Current Dividend Rate , ' ; Www No Puritans on te HAYaowER. Witch next wtek'i d for th antwtr BUT . . . YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT JACKSON COUN TY FEDERAI COME IN ANDTALK OVER YOUR HOME FI NANCING PROBLEMS ... THE INVESTMENT OF YOUR SAV INGS . . . MAKE YOUR PROBLEMS OUR PROBLEMS! STOP IN REAL SOON . . . YOU'LL BE SO GLAD YOU DID! (Answer to last week's adv.) All LIVING THINGS DO NOT NEED SIEEPI Fish do not sleep. The Bureau of Fisheries reports that while there that even the low forms of organisms, Including fish, require periods of do not close their eyes. 50 Years Growth boeuf, manager of the Com mercial club, to write ,a piece summarizing the city's growth. . Frame Structures Malbocuf said: "Frame structures stand astride the thoroughfares in the cause of their removal from the busi ness district. In every corner buildings are going up either for business or residential purposes. "Garages are to be seen on all sides. More than 350 au tomobiles are to be cared for and additional sales are being made daily." The Tribune of that day pointed out that Medford had more automobiles per capita in 1910 than any other city "in the world." Malboeuf continued: "The 'Medford spirit' after the tre mendous operations of last year has merely taken a sec ond breath, and gone at it again." Building Construction He pointed out that in 1009 a record $2'i million In build ing construction had been done in the city and commit ments had already been re ceived for more than $5 mil lion construction in 1910. This $5 million figure can be compared to Medford's record building year ending Dec. 31, 1959, when city building permits totaled slightly less than $11 million, And over one-third of that total was attributed to con struction of the Rogue Valley Manor. It would appear then that If inflation and rising costs were taken into consideration, the building volume ot 1910 would by far overshadow last year's record volume. For in- Coroner's Name Ordered on Ballot Corvallis - IUPP - Circuit Judge Victor Olliver Wednes day ordered Benton County Clerk Ralph P. Schlndler to put the name of Joe B. Mc Henry, county coroner, on the ballot at the November elec tion as an independent candi date for coroner. McHenry had filed a suit against Schlndler after Schln dler refused to put McHenry's name on the ballot. Schindlcr had contended that McHenry had submitted a petition too late to have the names veri fied. Judge Olliver said his order may be nullified by an Ore gon Supreme Court decision if the high court agrees with a Lane county ruling that the coroner offices no longer are elective positions. MEDFORD MAIL Ago in Its History stance, the Medford hotel cost just $100,000 to build in 1910 and the railroad depot cost $50,000. Residence Valuation The total valuation of res idences constructed in 1910 was upwards of $1 million, according to Malboeuf. The total value of residences con structed here during 1959 was $2,666,000. The pride and joy of the city at that time was the nearly-completed Natatorium be ing built at a cost of $60,000. Complete with dance pavil lion and swimming pool it was said to be the finest recrea tional facility on the West Coast north of San Francisco. It was located near the corner of Sixth st. and Riverside ave. and was just torn down sev eral years ago Mrs. Bash To Be Host at Session Portland - Mrs. Frank Bash, state commissioner for the American Public Welfare association, Medford, will be among prominent civic lead ers who will greet guest-delegates when the West Coast Regional conference of the APWA meets next month in Portland. Professional and lay lead ers in social services will dis cuss problems ranging from aid for ADC families and the aging, to medical care and changes that will come from the new health bill when the 600 delegates convene Oct. 10-12. Host is the Oregon State Public Welfare commission States will report on their special public welfare proj ccts. such as Oregon's rec ognized work relief program, Delegates come from Alaska, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho. Nevada. Oregon and Washington. Speakers and discussion leaders include Charles . E. Sprague, Salem, former gov ernor of Oregon and publish er of the Salem Statesman; and Howard C. Belton, Ore gon state treasurer. CLAIMS U.S. LAGS Chapel Hill, N.C.- (IIPJ) -The United States is at least five years behind Russia in mis siles and space development, Rod. Richard Boiling (D-Mo.) said here Thursday night. Sassafras was a medical ex port from Maine as early as 1602. It was then believed to be a remedy for almost all body ailments. is no doubt repose, fish TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORE. Enjoyed Railroad construction activ ity in the West was at its height in those days and Med ford and the Rogue Valley was receiving more than its share. Established Here the Southern Pacific was already well established here, and the Pacific and Eastern railroad In 1010 was just be ing completed from Medford to Butte Falls. Railroad interests controlled by tycoon Sam Hill pur chased the P and E from its local owners in August, 1010, and had announced plans to connect it with the Oregon Trunk which was being built elsewhere in Oregon. City Hall had also exhibit ed its confidence in the city's future by investing nearly $2 million in city improvements. In July, a new gravity wa ter system was completed to the foothills of Mt. Pitt, a dis tance of 22 miles, at a .cost of more than $500,000. It was anticipated that the system would be sufficient to supply a city of 3'0,000 people. City Streets Paved More than 20 miles of city streets were paved, curbed and guttered in 1910 at a cost of more than $1 million, and Medford could then lay claim to being' the best paved city on the West Coast. Sewers, water lines and street lights were keeping pace with the rest of the de velopments. Construction had started on a $50,000 gas plant in the city which would provide gas for the National Apple show in to Medford residents. The sec ond telephone company had been established in the city and more than 600 homes had telephones. Although construction had not yet started, the Medford city council in 1910 granted a franchise to a company that was going to build an electric trolley line from Central Point to Ashland. Federal Construction The federal government had also recognized the potential and growth of the valley and had recently authorized funds to build a new highway to and around Crater Lake and to build a $100,000 federal building in the city. Tile economy of the valley, then as it is now, was based on fruit, lumber and agricul ture. It was perhaps most of all the specuation in orchards that contribuated to the tre mendous growth of Medford, and also contributed to the ec onomic collapse several years later. Commenting on the inter est in fruit here, Malboeuf said: "The fruit and agricul tural resources of the valley have been fully demonstrat ed. More than 65.000 acres of apples and pears are now growing and over 16,000 ac res are being added every year. , "Two and one-half million dollars," he said, "will be ex pended in Irrigation purposes which will cover every acre in tile valley and enable near ly every acre to be placed un der cultivation." International Prominence The Rogue valley gained in ternational prominence in the fall of 1909 when its apples won the sweepstakes prizes at the National Aplle show in Spokane. Neither was the bcaulifica tion of the city being neglect ed in those days. The Greater Medford club,, comprised of civic-minded la dies, was planting trees along city streets the same as the city's street tree committee is doing today. In addition they were putting pressure on the city council to purchase prop erty for parks and had just been successful in talking the city into buying uniforms for the police department. Surpasses Others Medford was growing then, even more than other cities in the valley (in 1009 it surpass ed both Grants Pass and Ash land in population) and it con tinued to do so for several years. But it wasn't long before a combination of many fac tors, including over-speculation and too much valley land In orchards, caused the boom to peter out and economic col lapse followed. In succeeding years Med ford became Just another small town and people lost many of their big-city ideas, in addition to their money, but those days can serve as a constant reminder that today's slower but steadier growth Is much more valuable to the I city In the long run than a "boom growth" which usually stops Just as suddenly as it starts. Sawdust StH GREtN STAMPS Medford Fuel Co. 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