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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Medford gamer wins $6.6 million in e-sports competition ... Leveling the playing field for back-to-school supplies ... Making progress ... Medford gamer wins $6.6 million in e-sports competition ... Leveling the playing field for back-to-school supplies ... Making progress ... Mail Tribune 100: April 17, 1915 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago. Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Apr. 17, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Apr. 17, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News April 17, 1915 Professor P.J. O'Gara, former county pathologist and for the last year chief pathologist for the American Smelting and Refining company at Salt Lake City, Utah, writes as follows concerning his work: "My work here is progressing satisfactorily, and during the year just passed, a great deal has been accomplished. With the beginning of another year's work, we have increased the equipment and the personnel of the department of agricultural investigations considerably. We have during the year 25 men doing research work on the various lines of agricultural research. In chemistry alone we have eight men. The divisions of plant physiology and pathology, soils, agronomy, irrigation, entomology, dairy and animal husbandry, veterinary science, animal pathology, etc., are all well represented. i have chosen my men from among the best universities, such as Berlin, Munich, Boston School of Technology, Harvard, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, California, Leland Stanford and others. Much Work in Research "It must be remembered that most of the work is research, and for this reason men of exceptional ability had to be chosen, especially those in direct charge of certain fundamental problems. We are doing an immense amount of good on the effects of certain gases on vegetable and animal life, and the very interesting thing that struck us when we began looking up the literature and trying to coordinate it with our results was that other investigators were in error all the way from 100 to 1,000 per cent.  As a matter of fact, no reliable qualitative or quantitative data were at hand. We sought the best European authorities, and found them woefully out of accord with the facts. It must be understood that our facilities for doing careful work are not limited, and this is one reason we can do work which the other investigator cannot do, because he has to beg for a dollar. Designs Apparatus Much of our apparatus for research work on the effect of certain gases on plants is of our own design. In making certain gas analyses we are able to measure accurately one part of gas in 10,000,000 parts of air. The rapidity with which we can do this is wonderful, less than two minutes being required to make such a delicate test. Furthermore, we have constructed apparatus which will continually measure a flow of gas where the concentration is only one part in ten million. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Apr. 17, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501