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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 Jackson County Mental Health will begin White City appointments ... No charges will be filed in double-fatal crash on Interstate 5 ... Free well water testing for nitrate contamination offered in Central Point ... Jackson County Mental Health will begin White City appointments ... No charges will be filed in double-fatal crash on Interstate 5 ... Free well water testing for nitrate contamination offered in Central Point ... Mail Tribune 100: July 24, 1915 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago. Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 24, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Jul. 24, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News July 24, 1915 GENERAL SOOYSMITH IN SERIOUS CONDITION General William Sooysmith, one of the heroes of the Civil War, and for years one of the engineering geniuses of the United States Army, lies at his quarters in the Medford Hotel in a serious condition, from ailments common to old age, superinduced by the hot weather of last week. General Sooysmith was stricken Thursday, his 85th birthday. The patient was resting easy this afternoon, after a restless night. COUNTY TO BUILD BLUE LEDGE ROAD IF MINE OPERATES "If the owner of the Blue Ledge Mine will give the county court any assurance of operating the mine providing the road is put in shape, the county will proceed at once with the road work, even if we have to mortgage the courthouse," stated Judge Tou Velle today. "We stand ready to co-operate in every way and always have. But we have never received any definite assurance of operation, and we are not justified in making the expenditure without. "I do not believe that a $5,000 road expenditure by Jackson County is halting the operation of a mine on which a million and a half dollars has been spent in development work by a multimillionaire owner, especially with copper selling at over 20 cents a pound. Nor do I believe that such an immense prosperity can be profitably operated with auto trucks to haul ore 40 miles over mountain grades. "Jackson County stands ready to do everything in its power to assist in opening up the mine. Placing the blame for the do-nothing, shut-down policy of the mine owners on the county's poor roads is nonsense. We stand ready to build a boulevard if necessary to secure the operation of a great copper mine." In this connection it will be remembered that when the Medford Commercial Club two years ago offered to try and promote a railroad to the Blue Ledge, no definite promise of mine operation could be got from the mine owners. MINIMUM WAGE FOR HELLO GIRLS CHICAGO, July 23 — A six-day week and a minimum wage for telephone operators are recommended in the report of an investigation conducted by the federal commission on industrial relations into conditions of employment of telephone girls in Chicago and seven other large cities. The nervous strain attending telephone operating, the report states, combined with the rigid discipline, is exceptionally severe and is responsible for physical and nervous breakdowns of a large number of girls. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jul. 24, 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