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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
BEAR SENTIMENT
IN WHEAT MARKET
Factor of Change Seen i'm Latest News
About Purchases of Grain by
the Greeks.

ChlCago. sept. 1J.-SubSeQuentlv
hearish sentiment became more pro-
nounced, due largely to the fact that
recent purchases of the Greek govern
ment turned out 10 be only half as
large as was reported. Drought ad-
vices from Argentina later though
caused rally and there were signs
or a better export call. The close was
unsettled, Il to 1Ac net higher with
December at 1.4912to q and May at
$50.
Evidence that yesterdays late de-
preston in the wheat market was with
out adequate reason led today to a
rally. support soon gave out, how
ever, opening prices, which ranged
from 70 off to Sc up, with December
at l.49 to 1875 and May at lag TO
l.495s. were followed by a moderate
general advance and then a decided
reaction.
Fulfillment OF frost predictions car
ried corn prices upgrade. Liberal prof
IL taking ensued and the market eased
off. After opening 81 to 13sc higher,
values receded to some extent but con-
tinued to show considerable strength
Forecasts Of additional frOsts to-
night tended to bring about a new up
turn in prices. The close was strong
at Ia TO l sc net advance.
Oats paralleled the action of corn.
Trade was not heavy
Higher quotations on hogs gave
strength to provisions. Lard led the
advance.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Sept. 15.-Wheat: No. 2
red 1875 @15134: No. red 1850
1.49; No. . hard 1924; No. hard
Isl.
Com. W . ,.oIro-- CA n oc1g. y
4 yellow 81; No. white S16S3
( Oats: No white 4412 045.; stand
ard 45G46.
Rye. No. ,. 1.2301,24
/ Barley, S40116.
/ Timothy, 3.5O04.5O.
Glover, 1I0001400.
/ Pork, 27.90
I Lard, 1850.
/ Ribs, 1460615.00
I Chicago Provisions.
( Chicago, Sept Butter: higher:
/ creamery PIG 63214c.
J Eggs: higher; receipts 6.22S cases;
/ firsts rs a l2c: ordinary tirsts ESQ &c;
/ at mark, cases included 22G 29c.
Potatoes: receipts IS cars; IN
/ changed.
Toledo Grain.
/ Toledo. Sept. 15-CIover seed prime
cash and October 800: December 9.45.
Alsike prime cash and October 9.75;
. December 9.SJ
Timothy prime cash 2.35; October
( 2.32 p; December 80
/ Liverpool Grain.
/ Liverpool, Sept. Wheat 10. /
Manitoba las. sd; No. red western
winter las. Adj.
4 Corn: American mixed los sd.
4
Kansas City. Sept. Wheat: No
> hard 15Om1.6O; No. . red 1.5461.60.
Corn: No. , mixed SEA S212: No. >
/ white S46 IS; No. yellow S4GS5.
Oats: No. . white IGIa 6471k; No. 2
mixed 4604S.
Rye. 120M 1.22.
Hay, unchanged.
London Silver.
London. Sept. 15.-Bar silver, 32as d
per ounce, money, AZ per cent.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Sept Is Wheat: Sept.
1-61@s. December. 1879 %. hard,
. 1.671s; No, ! northern, 1872 = II 1641 :;
80 northern. 1915 a 1.62t
] Corn: No. , yellow. SOd Sic.
/ Oats, No 2 white, 43A a 12C.
/ Flax, 2.Os0212.
: Omaha Grain.
Omaha. Sept 15-Wheat: No. .
hard. 14SN1.51
I Corn No. = white. S0A mS1c, No.
l. yellow, SO$4 a S1c: No. ,. 1874 n soc.
Oats. No. white. 43d 43Ac.
Peoria Grain.
Peoria, Sept. 15.-Corn: No. = vel
I low. sac.
( Oats: Standard, 4434 645c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
RATES
1c per word first insertion. 14c wor'
each additional insertion.
Wanted-Male Help.


WANTED-Bellboys at Hotel Harms.
WANTED-Men and boys at Rock Is
land Bridge & Iron works on Mill
street
WANTED : Experienced automobile
statesmen. Apply 1928 East Fourth
street, Davenport. Phone Dav. 1926.
WANTED - Experienced automobile
mechanic; good wages: steady work.
1928 East Fourth street, Davenport.
Phone Davenport 1926.
WANTED-Men learn barbaring; few
weeks completes; more jobs than
workmen; can be your own boss.
earn while learning: our method will
help you; write today for free cat
alogue; Moler Barber college, los
S. Fifth Ave, Chicago.
WANTED-Men; we need several men
who can sell to the consumer; men
who can make good can later be-
come wagon statesmen or branch
managers; anywhere from coast to
coast; references required; salary
and commission. Jewel Tea COM
pany, 221 Perry street, Davenport.
WANTED-High grade salesman for
clothing and shoe store; must be
man of ability; must have expert
ence; clean record; able to give
bond and ready to assume duties at
once; attractive permanent PROPOSE
tiOn to statesmen who qualify; give
reference: none other need apply;
any other kind not wanted; L.
Franklin. Clinton, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Lost and Found.

LOST-Gentleman large ring, with
dark setting. Reward for return.
Call r. J. 1920.
LOST-Yesterday, in downtown dis
trict, small handbag containing $l5
to 500. Reward. Return to Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Legal.
Publication Notice.

-HUA1CCs
State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-ss:
In the Circuit Court of said county,
to the September term, A. d. 1916.
Harry Dowdey, Charles Dowdey,
Guy Dowdey, Roy Dowdey, Bessie
Dowdey Jefferson, vs.. Helen Palmer,
Fannie Torrince, and Robert W. Rank.
administrator OF the estate Of J. H
Dowdey. with the will annexed.
Affidavit OF non-residence of the
above named defendants, Helen Palm
er and Fannie Torrince, implicated
with the above defendant, Robert W
Rank, administrator Of the estate of
J. H. Dowdey, with will annexed, hav-
ing been filed in the clerks Office in
the circuit court of said county, notice
is therefore hereby given TO the said
nonresident defendants, Helen Palm
er and Fannie TOrrince, hat the COM
plainants filed their bill of complaint
in said court, on the chancery side
thereof, on the 10th day OF august, A.
ID. 1919. and that thereupon sum
mons issued out Of said court. wherein
said suit is now pending. returnabie
on the third Monday OF September
neXt az is by law required
Now, unless yoG, the said non-resi-
dent defendants above named, shall
personally appear before said circuit
court, on the first day Of the next
term thereof, to be hols "a at Rock
Island, IN aud for the SAL county OF
Rock Island. Oh the third Monday il
SeDteuber next, and plead, answer or
deInur to the said cOmplainants' bill
Of CCmp!oiur. the same and matters
and things therein charged and stated
will be tahen as confessed and a de-
cree entered against you and each OF
You according to the prayer OF said
bill. GEORGE w. GAMBLE,
Clerk
Rock Island. IN Aug. 1G. A D. 1915.
Nc Entry d McEniry. complainants'
solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Business Chances.

FOR SALE-The excellent stock of
clothes. hats, shoes and furnishings
of the Peoples Clothing and Shoe
house. Clinton, Iowa. New and up
to-date; fine location in best block
in the city. Stock invoices about
$4,000. Fixtures and two-year
lease, longer lease if party desires;
I can reduce stock if necessary. Also
a general store, lot and building;
Hayne automobiles for sale by same
party: has to leave on account of
health. L. Franklin, Clinton, Iowa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
For Rent-HOuses.

FOR RENT Nice fouF-room cottage.
Inquire 1891 y Fourth avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

FOR RENT-NiceIy furnished room
1919 Nineteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

FOR RENT-Modern furnished front
room: us Seventeenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Legal.
Executrix' Notice.


Estate of Sam Fryer, deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed executrix of the last will and
testament of Sam Fryer, late OF the
county OF Rock Island, state of Illi-
nois, deceased, hereby gives notice that
she will appear before the Hon. Ben
jamin Bell, Judge of the probate court
Of Rock Island county, at the probate
court room, in the city of Rock Island
at the November, A. ID. 1916, term, on
the FIRST Monday in November next, at
which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
quested 10 attend for the purpose OF
having the same adjusted. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
20 the undersigned.
Dated this first day of September
A ID. 1916. FANNIE FRYER,
ErwarrrfpF~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Wanted-Female Help.

Wanted-Female Help.
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WANTED-C Competent cook in small
family, at 1109 Second avenue. Mrs
G. L. Eyster.
WANTED - Girl; Crescent Macaroni
and Cracker company, Davenport,
Iowa.
WANTED-Competent girl to do gen
eraI homework; S3S Twenty-third
street.
WANTED - Experienced saleslady:
Abrahams, 111-113 W. Second street,
Davenport, Iowa.
WANTED-Girl for general house
work; apply at once; good wages:
2736 Sixth avenue.
WANTED-M Middle aged widow would
like the company of a refined lady;
references exchanged. Mrs. NJ. Irv-
ing, general delivery, Davenport
Wanted-Miscel laneous.
WANTED-To launder, all kinds of
curtains. Phone r. l. 4523-A.
WANTED-To trade. horse, buggy and
harness for Ford car. Phone 3264-k.
WANTED curtains to launder.
70 cents pair Ilot FoSNGAtCSLLIi
street Phone r. I. 4009.
WANTED Small furnished apartment
close to business district. Address
a. A. NJ" care Argus.
WANTED To buy good heating stove;
must be in first class condition and
reasonable. Address Stove" care
Argus.
WANTED-YOu to call r. l. 2646 for
the auto cleaning machine 20 come
to your home and clean your car
pets and rugs. GTiffe Vacuum Co.,
1874 Second avenue.
WANTED - To buy - Old clothes,
shoes. etc Phone US; we will call
for your castaway garments and
give YOU good prices for them,
Cheap Johns Clothing Store. 1928
Fourth avenue. r 7. 1899.
WANTED Ladies, attention: French
lace curtain cleaners. also fine bed
spreads. etc our methods used only
by the finest curtain cleaners in this
country. No machinery used. 14l0
Perry street, Davenport. Phone Dav-
EXPORT 3990-W.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Painting and Paper Hanging.


A. PARIDON-Painti1g and paper
hanging, 1927 Nineteenth avenue
Phone 466 X. 1.
PAINTING and paper hanging; o. J.
Ruud; prices right; 2416 Twentieth
avenue; phone r. l. 3462.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Supertiuous Hair.

SUPERFLUCUS Aafr, moles, warts, on
face and arms, permanently removed
with electric needle Address Miss
A. M. kittredge, l Argyle fats,
Brady street. Davenport. Phone S0L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
LOCAL MARKETS

Sept 15.-Foll0wing are the whole
a!e cuotstious on me TocaI markets
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Contractors and Builders.

]. II. STAPP, contractor; your patron
age solicited. SIS Fourteenth street,
Phone K. 4. lO4l.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Abstracts of Title.

ABSTRACTS OF title prepared or ION.
tinueC to date covering any real es.
tate in the County. Prompt and &C.
curate service a. reasonable rates.
Rock Island Title Abstract COM
pany; J. ]. ingram, president; w. J.
Sweeney, secretary. 209-212 Central
Trust and Savings bank building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

All the news all the tUNe-The
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

All the news ali the TINA - Tho
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Wanted-Sit Situations.

ANTED-Situation as housekeeper
by middle aged woman. Address
20. " care Argus.
WANTED - Work as ianitor; would
consider private residences; steady;
good references. T. w. Gray, 2504
Fourth avenue.
WANTED-Position by middle-aged
woman as ekeeper-companion
for elderly people, or where charge
of children is required; experienced;
references. Phone r. l. 39S2-Y.
Help Wanted Male and Female
WANTED-Boys and girls over 16
years old, at ". L. Gansert candy
factory, 221-223 Eighteenth street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Motorcycles and Bicycles.
For Sale-Farm Lands.

~~>~~~~~~>~~~~~~~-~>~-~~-~~
FOR SALE-155 acres Of farm land in
township OF Andalusia $36 an acre;
"a acres under cultivation. VIII take
city property as part payment. Box
IS. Andalusia. III.
FOR SALE-Or rent, 200 acres on big
island; suitable for truck gardening
or dairy farm; in tracts to suit pur-
chaser or tenant. Write or telephone
e. S. Johnson, Davenport Iowa.
If you are interested and wish to try
farming in a good healthy location
with a mild climate and a beautiful
surrounding country. the best OF
water and one of the best irrigated
and dry land countries in the west,
come out to Wheatland, Wyo. and
investigate these propositions. Irri-
gated farms from $4,000 an acre up.
and dry land farms from $500 10
$4,000 an acre, unimproved and fine
improved farms from $500 to $4,000
an acre. One of the best grain, al
falfa, stock and dairy countries that
there Is anywhere. For full particul-
ars, address w. +. Range or A. L.
Taylor, Wheatland, Wyo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Dressmaking.

HIGH CLASS j Z Z S S II a K I n G
Miss Bean. hone r. / 3672-K.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

FOR RENT-Nice fouF-room cottage.
Inquire 1901 Il Fourth avenue
FOR RENTZFurnished or unfinished
lower floor or entire modern home,
at SIS Nineteenth street.
FOR RENT-Five room house and
garage; modern Inquire 1912
Fourteenth street.
FOR RENT-After Sept. q, partly
modern seven-room house. Inquire
Rock Island Woodworks
FOR RENT-Six-room house, all mod
ern; 2740 Sixth avenue. Inquire
610 Twenty-eighth street.
FOR RENT-Seven room house, all
modern but furnace. 2808 Sixth av-
enue. Inquire 1920 Fifteenth street:
FOR RENT-Nice modern home at
1921 Twenty-frst street. Inquire at
1896 Twenty-first street, or phone
r. I. 1901.
FOR RENT-Modern fve-room house
at 751 Twenty-third street; inquire
Of George F. Roth, 748 Twenty
third street.
FOR RENT = Eight-room house; all
modern; Fourth avenue and Thir-
teenth street. Inquire 1901 Fourth
avenue.
FOR RENT-Two new six-room mod
ern houses; located at Eighth ave-
nue. and Thirty-second street, Rock
Island; call r. I. 3451.
For Rent-Flats
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FOR RENT-Ffve-room modern flat
Phone R. I. 3O5. or 4605-L.
FOR RENT-Flat of three modern
rooms. TIA Ninth street.
FOR RENT-Modern six-room outside
apartment. Payne apartments
Phone 1853.
FOR RENT-Four-room fiat, upstairs
in modern house. Inquire 2739 Sew
enth avenue.
FOR RENT-Modern five-room heated
fiat, residence locality; party with
out children. Phone r. I. 1882.
FOR RENT-Six-room fiat; strictly
modern; second floor; at 1710 TWEEN
ty-ffth street; rent $26. Phone
3923-L.
FOR RENT-Five-roo modern fat on
Twenty-second street, near Tenth
avenue; $27 per month. Phone A. G.
Cramer, r. I. 264S.
FOR RENT - Three-room fat with
heat and bath, with outlook on Spen-
Ger square; 1918 Third avenue; for
rent Oct. Is. E. II. Guyer.
FOR RENT-A modern four-room fat,
both furnished or unfinished ;
phone; near two car lines; refer
ences. Rock Island 2877.
FOR RENT - Modern furnished two
and three-room apartments; 151l12
Third avenue; references required.
ROsenfield apartments.
For Rent-Misc ellaneous.
FOR RENT Store in good location !;
1918 Third avenue. Phone 16S2-k.
FOR RENT - Building suitable for
either shop, garage or barn; cen
trally located. Address shop" care
Argus.
FOR RENT-Complete furnished
camp east of Watch Tower; heating
stove; boat, close to good well; ad-
dress Camp" care The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
For Miscellaneous.

For Saie-MiscelIa
y--~-~--~---~-----~-~~~~~
FOR SALE - Bargains IN used cars;
Don Sales company.
FOR SALE Brown reed baby buggy.
Call 3992-X.
FOR SALE-Cheap; all kinds of fur
niture; 1880 Sixth avenue.
FOR SALE-Househol furniture, rugs
beds, tables, etc. Phone 2544 Ring 2.
FOR SALE-Will sacrifice new Over
land; extra equipments; phone Mo-
line 2607.
FOR SALE-Cheap Almost new ma
hogany player piano. Phone r. /.
$500.
FOR SALE-Good driving horse, har-
ness and buggy; 500; Phone r. 1.
3971-K.
FOR SALE - Remington typewriter;
good condition; SIG cash; 300 Safe
ty building.
FOR SALE - Chalmers speedster;
cheap. Apply Klockau Auto & Car
riage works.
FOR SALE - Rock Island hot blast
stove; good as new. Apply 426
eleventh street.
FOR SALE-S7, 600 worth of store fixt-
ures; horses, wagons, etc. Benson's
market place, Moline.
FOR SALE-Stock of small confec-
tionery and grocery store. Address
&C. g." care Argus.
FOR SALE - Eight-weeks-old male
Scotch collie pups. Inquire phone
r. / 886, ring one.
FOR SALE-Cheap; largest size Mon
itor base burner, in good condition.
Phone r. l. 3432.
FOR SALE-Harness and rubber-tired
buggy in good condition. Very rea
sonable. Phone R. I.-2454.
FOR SALE-A new auto tire, 34x31a.
Guaranteed $500 miles, at wholesale
price. Call R. l. 1920 after 6 p. m.
FOR SALE-Cart and harness for
Shetland pony, at a bargain; II. r.
Higgins, Young & McComb's tea
room.
FOR SALE-Saxon roadster, 1915 mod
Ell; extra equipments; excellent con-
dition will sacrifice for quick sale.
Phone 2258.
FOR SALE-Electric bar" sign; cleo
trio beer pump; large cigar humi
dor. PIT West Third street, Daven-
port, phone Dav. 6142-W.
FOR SALE-Ford touring car, 1914
model; all good tires; lots of tools;
will sell for SITS if taken at once;
$50 Twentieth street, upstairs, after
5 p. m.
FOR SALE-Five-pass so horse
power machine; used very little;
bargain if taken at once; will con-
slider electric in exchange. 500 Sew
enteenth street.
FOR SALE-Onions while they last, of
good keeping quality for winter use;
better place your order early; also
few Carolina poplar shade trees.
Karr, 424 Nineteenth street, phone
1897.
FOR SALE-Fifty cents a week will
buy you a bolt of muslin bleached
or unbleached crash toweling and
wool nap blankets. Phone Daven-
port 6576-W, or mail postal to
George MilIigan and he will call and
show you samples.
FOR SALE-Billiard tables. brand new
caroom and pocket, with complete
outfit, 1928; secondhand tables at
reduced prices; bowling alleys and
suppliesj easy payments. Cigar
store, drug, delicatessen and soda
fountain fixtures. Address I. G.
Sanders. The Brunswick Balke-Col-
lender Co, 219 Harrison street, Dav-
EXPORT. Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15
Civil Engineers.

CIVIL engineer-Walter y. Schroeder,
civil engineer, surveys, maps, plats.
drawings. 81 Safety Bldg. phone 63.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

FOR RENT Modern furnished rooms.
II IT'S Eighteenth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

/ FOR SALE - Bargains IN used cars;
/ Don Sales company
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Gold Hill Cement
Company Active

The Beaver Portland Cement COM
pany of Gold Hill is actively pre-
pairing to open plant for the pro-
duction of cement and limestone
flour which will have an output that
will rival the biggest plants on the
Coast. A complete plant is now in
the process of construction at Gold
Hill, a new limestone quarry is be-
ing opened and railroad spur built
to it.
A tentative contract has been en-
tered into with the California Oregon
Power company for power with which
to operate this plant. 1t will carry
a large payroll, for it will employ
large number of men in its several
departments.
The Beaver Portland Cement COM
pany is one of the institutions that
will help to build up the commercial
interests of southern Oregon very
substantially. 1t will be permanent
development in field of inexhausti-
bic resources, so far as raw material
is concerned.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Rogue Sport
Pictures Attract

\ Oregon State Biologist William
Finley, who is touring the east with
slides of Oregon game and lecturing
on the Oregon system of game pres
ervation by education, writes the fol-
lowing in a letter to a Portland
friend:
"It just happened that was show
ing these moving pictures of angling
in Oregon the other day to a lot of
sportsmen. Three of these follows,
who have angled in most of the fam
GUS streams in this part of the coun-
try and who have plenty of money
to travel on, told me that they were
strongly of going to Ore
gon next summer to try Rogue river.
When they saw the pictures | have Of
Kelly and Putnam wading the Rogue
up to their necks and fighting to
land some of these game steelheads
they yelled like youngsters and de-
,ided forthwith to go to Oregon next
summer"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
Fish Hatchery
At Butte Falls

Master Fish Warden r. e. Clanton
of Portland was up in the Butte Falls
region last week arranging for the
establishment of a fish hatchery on
Ginger creek near Butte Falls.
Buildings will be constructed later
on, but at present the fry will be
Matched at Elk creek and be feed on
the Butte creek feeding grounds. The
people of Butte Falls are lending
their assistance in building the plant
and cooperating in every possible
way.
A flume 1000 feet long, feet wide
and feet deep will be built to carry
water from Big Butte to overflow
about 20 acres, making the feeding
ground. The Butte Falls citizens
contributed 1876 days OF labor and 10
days labor with teams, which will be
the same as cash contribution OF
$3.50 or $500 as far as the state Is
concerned.
Mr.. CIanton has appointed ]. w.
Berrian of Medford as fish culturist
in charge Of the Butte Falls plant.
Mr.. Berrian has had many years ex-
perience, both with the United States
bureau of hatcheries and the state
hatchery, and his appointment is very
satisfactory to local anglers.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-03-30
MedfO1d May Vote
$25O,OOOR.R. Bonds

Prospects OF a railroad to the fam
Gus Blue Ledge mines, tapping a
wealth of agricultural, timber and
mining country and eventually a rail-
road extended clear down the Klam-
ath river TO Eureka, is stirring Med
ford as no activity of recent years has
aroused that city.
AS a result of agitation for a rail-
road to the Blue Ledge country, a
proposition was made to the railroad
committee of the Medford CONNER
cial Club by S. S. Bulls, owner of the
electric railroad to Jacksonville from
Medford and one of the biggest own
ers of the Blue Ledge mines, where
by if the city of Medford would vote
$250,000 bonds for the construction
of a railroad from Jacksonville, fif-
teen miles toward Blue Ledge, he
would guarantee the completion of
the road and would. buy the road con-
structed by Medford at the end of five
years.
A well-attended mass meeting was
held in Medford Monday night and
the proposition accorded an enthusi-
astic reception. Unqualified approx
al was expressed by a number of
speakers, including several prominent
bankers and lawyers, and only one
or two conservative" notes sounded.
The gathering passed a resolution
asking the city council to place the
proposition before the people at a
special election. If the bonds are
voted the handling of them will be
put in the hands of a railroad COM
mission, probably of three members.
The construction of a road from
the valley into the rich timber, min
ing and agricultural country means
great deal for Medford and the en-
tire valley. The construction of the
road clear through to the coast, as
seems to be an eventual certainty,
means a great deal more, giving the
valley an outlet which would mean
greatly reduced freight rates, and
would open up world of possibilir
ties.
The people OF the entire valley are
interested in Medford's op-
portunity and will watch develop
ments with intense interest.