New Industries tor Jacksonville.
The Sentinel is receipt of a communi­
cation from J. M. Stone of Petaluma
California, who wishes to buy or rent a
grist mill. Mr. Stone claims to be a
No Jar on the mar­
tirstclass miller and millwright ami able
ket can equal it.
to give references as to industry ami in­
Easily sealed. never
tégrité. While the Sentinal would la-
glad to welcome Mr. Stone to Jackson­
breaks. absolutely
ville ami to h ive a flour mill pul in o| er-
airtight, ami sold at
ation in this town vet this paper can not
lxdrock prices. Of
recommend
Jacksonville as a good
the hundreds of jars
location fora flour mill. Jacksonville
has a grist mill and there was a time
we sold last year no
when it did a good business but that was
complaint has been
when large quantitiesof w heat wus grown
made that th e y
in this -ection. Hut wheat raising is a
.broke easily or let
thing of the past in thi-> valley and will
never lie carried on to any extent again.
the fruit spoil.
W heat fields are giving away to orchards
and alfalfa meadows ami the dairy ami
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the line stock industries are alsoencroach-
ing on the grain industry. The change
in the agricultural conditions in the
Rogue River Valley make a creamery or
a fruitdrver a more profitable investment
than a grist mill and tin- Sent mal is cqji -
Handmade and soldered without
strained to advise Mr. Stone or other
acid so fruit cannot be poisoned.
millets to not invest in Rogue River
grist mill property, for it will prove un­
profitable. and lie but a hindrance to the
prosperity of tin- valley.
The Sentinel has received i
sition from a Medford man
worthy of consideration by the Jackson­
Hardware
ville Progressive Association at their
OrEgon meeting next Wednesday evening, and
Medford
I that is the establishment of a fruit dryer
in Jacksonville. The plan of this mnn
is to put in a small dryer at once, so as
lo handle the fruit of this vicinity this
a
o.
fall and then enlarge it as the business
w arrants. There is sufficient fruit in this
locality and in the Applegate to make a
O
dryer a self-sustaining investment for
the present and when fruit raising be­
comes a general industry in this part of
I
i Jackson countv, as it is sure t<> iavoine
It by re.i'on of Z the perfect
z k soil
*1 and climate
"sS?1 *
I conditions that are to be had here, it
will become one of the most profitable
industries. The dryer can be made the
forerunner of a i.nit cannery, an in­
dustry that will have a big payroll ami
bring prosjierity to both the town ami the
I country.
Canned fruit Never
Spoils in the
Sealing
fruit Jar
TIN FRUIT CANS
D. H. Miller
RYAN’S
JACKSONVILLE, - OREGON
FOR
Table Linens, Napkins
Towels and Crashes
Also stamped and plain
linens for fancy work
QUALITIES THE BEST
RYAN’S
PRICES THE LOWEST
Jacksonville
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THREE TRAINS to the EAST
DAILV from PORTLAND
Through Pullman stand.ird am! Tourist
sleeping cars dailv to Omaha, Chicago,
Spokane; tourist sleeping cars daily to
Kansas City; through Pullm in tourist
sleeping cars (personally conducted)
weekly to Chicago, Kansas City, reclin­
ing chair cars (seats free) to the East
dailv.
D epart
T ime S chedules
From Portland.
A rrive
Miss Ella Dodge, who taught a very
successful spring term of school in the
Lake Creek district, commenced a second
term in the same district last Monday.
Try City Drug Store for Soap.
SuPt. Daily returned Thursday from
visiting the various schools on the tipjx r
Rogue river and he will be at his office
in the court house for this week finishing
up his r< j»>rt to the state superintendent.
James McPherson, who has a fine
farm
on Griffin creek. 55 acres of which
Chicago
Salt Lake, Denqer,
is in fruit, was in Jacksonville Wednes­
Portland Ft> Worth. Omaha.
Special
Kansas City, St. 4:30 p m day. Mr. McPherson says that his fruit
prospects were never better, ami
as
‘.1:20 p. m. Louis, Chicago and
the outlook for good prices is certain
via Hunt- East.
he is quite certain he is in a very com­
ington
fortable state of mind. Mr. McPherson
Atlantic Salt Lake. Deliver.
is a member of the board of directors of
Express
Worth. < »maha,
the Rogue River Fruitgrowers I nion.
M:).»p. tn. Kansas City, St. 10:30 a m Mr. McPherson is very hof>eful of the
via Hunt- Louis, Chicago and
success of the Union and of the great
ington
East.
advantages that it will lie to the fruit-
men of Jackson county. Of theae ad-
Walla Walla. Lew-
vantages the principal will be the elim-
St. Paul iston,
Spokane,
inating of from two to three middle­
Fast Mail W’allace, Pullman,
6 p. m.
Minneapolis.
St. 7:35 a in men's profits, the drain that is now affect­
ing the Rogue River fruitgrowers more
v’a
Paul, Duluth. Mil-
than any other one loss, the securing
Spokane waukee,
Chicago
of lower freight rates by shipping in big
and East.
quantities, the buying by wholesale of
boxes, spray material and spraying
pumjis, and the securing of a uniform
grade of packing.
Mr. McPherson
thinks that it w ill be but a few years un­
til every orchardist in Rogue River
Tickets Eaet via all rail, or boat and rail Valley will be a member of the Union.
via Portland.
Miss Winifred Fleming, who with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Fleming
and family, when former residents of
FROM PORTLAND.
Jackson county, having a farm near
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Engle
Point, was in Medford ami
Central Point last w< ek visiting frie nds
• All sailing dates
8 p. m.
subject to change. 4 p. m. and Saturday she left for Newjxirt where
she will enjoy tne ocean breeze for a
For San Francisco-
time.
Miss Fleming is one of the
sail every five days
successful teachers of Lake county, for
her last school getting a salary of #05
jar month. Her parents reside at New
Daily ex. C olumbia R iver .
Pine Creek in Lake county where her
4 p. m.
Sunday
except father is farming.
Mr. Fleming was
8 p. m. To Astoria and
formerly school superintendent of that
Saturda y
waylandings Sunday
county, but he is now devoting his time
10 p. m. |
to fruit and vegetables. Of the Fleming
A. L. CRAIG, Gen. Pas. Agt.,
boys, Albert is deputy sheriff, Herschel
Portland, Oregon
is a successful m> reliant, Luther is study­
ing medicine ami will graduate next
George Force and Frank Silva were in spring at a San Francisco medical
Jacksonville Wednesday for confection­ college, William is a stockman, and
er* and other goods which they bought Walter and Theodore are prosperous
Dora, the other daughter,
of' Al. Learned of the Hoss Kandy fanners.
blit her
„
Kitchen for a stand which they will con­ was married a few years ago
duct at a dance to be given this Friday hnsbaml is now dead and she is at home
with her parents.
evening at the Palmer Creek grove.
for
from
70 Hours
PORTLAND to CHICAGO
No Change of Cars.
Ocean and River Schedule
MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAVER CO
MEDFORD BRANCH l>. I. IAWI0N. Mgr.
Largest Stock of hrm Machinery in South­
ern Oregon.
Complete line of Vehicles, embracing Idem
and freight Wagons, Spring Wagons, Car­
riages, Buggies, Etc.
Haying and Harvesting Machinery, Horse­
forks and Wire Hope.
A FULL LINE OF CENERAL SUPPLIES
Send the Sentinel to your distant rela­
tives and friendsand let them know that
1 the old town has awakened from its
dreams and is now once mon upon the
I map as one of the growing, hustling
I towns of Southern Oregon.