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Mail Tribune 100, Oct. 3, 1922 By Alissa Corman Oct 03, 2022 12:00 AM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Oct. 3, 1922 MAY BROADCAST CROP REPORTS FROM MEDFORD Radio broadcasting station K. F. A. Y. of Medford, Ore., has been recommended by the department of agriculture, weather bureau, to the bureau of navigation to be granted a license for broadcasting of U. S. market crop and weather reports. This privilege is granted to but few stations and is assigned a special wave length for this purpose only, 485 meters. This service will start as soon as the license arrives. The Medford Mail Tribune was instrumental in securing this concession. The latter will also broadcast news items on 360 meters. A musical program was broadcast last night consisting of several numbers by the 23-12 orchestra of the Medford high school. The next program will be broadcast 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. next Wednesday evening. WORK ON ANNEX CRATER L. LODGE WILL CONTINUE The work on the new addition to the Crater Lake lodge is progressing nicely and Frank P. Salter, the contractor, says they hope to complete the stone work, ready for the carpenters this week or next and will then close the work for the year. Mr. Salter has part of the lumber on the ground to start the carpenter work early next spring and will not have to wait until July to take the material up. Few people realize what a job it is to get material up to the lake. The granite used came from the Watchman and the lumber and plumbing supplies are hauled from Medford, 85 mile or from Chiloquin, 32 miles, while the sand is hauled from Union creek, 23 miles. The new addition will be four stories and basement, will have 86 rooms of which 36 will have bath, toilet and lavatories, 23 lavatories and toilet and the balance lavatories only. All will have hot and cold water and there will be public tub and shower baths. There will be 52 of the rooms in the new addition fronting on the lake. It is also in the five-year building plan of the Crater Lake company to eventually put in a hydro-electric plant to heat all rooms. The plan also provides for rebuilding the old building after the new addition is completed, which will be for 1924 travel. The government has constructed this year, through Mr. Sparrow’s supervision, Mr. Salter doing the work, a nice comfort station west of the lodge that will be ready for the public next year, also three combination cook and bunk houses, one each at Anna Springs, the camp at Wine Glass and the Devil’s Backbone for the comfort of the laborers. The 61 tent houses used for guests this year have been taken down and stored. There are also 11 tent houses being used by the construction crew of Mr. Salter. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]