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3 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 Local residents grapple with what a two-tiered minimum wage hike in Oregon would mean ... Since You Asked: Nearly 20,000 hunters still owe ODFW their $25 fine ... Mail Tribune 100, Jan. 15, 1916 ... Local residents grapple with what a two-tiered minimum wage hike in Oregon would mean ... Since You Asked: Nearly 20,000 hunters still owe ODFW their $25 fine ... Mail Tribune 100, Jan. 15, 1916 ... Mail Tribune 100, Jan. 15, 1916 The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jan. 15, 2016 @ 12:01 am Posted Jan. 15, 2016 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Jan. 15, 1916 WHY THEY DON'T INVEST Many prospective investors and homeseekers have visited the valley during the past year. Most of them are practical business men, successful farmers or prosperous stockmen seeking new location with more favorable climatic conditions. Few are speculators. This is the very class the valley needs. Little property has changed hands, few of the homeseekers have become residents. This is due to several reasons. First, because this is only one of several localities in view, all of which are being viewed, studied and compared; second, because of misrepresentation and inflation and knocking, not confined to any one region, but to all; third, lack of irrigation locally. These practical homeseekers know their business. They cannot be deceived. They size up a country's output from the railroad figures. They know from the yield the value of the land. They analyze the soil to determine its productiveness. Their observations extend over several years. They accumulate literature of all kinds, from the department of agriculture to the newspaper. Where there has not been a single request from Medford for a New Year's edition of the Mail Tribune this year, there have hundreds of inquiries from other sections — all from prospective homeseekers. The country is an open book to the intelligent investigator. Its record speaks for itself. Those who oppose irrigation are opposing their own best interests, retarding the development of the country and depreciating their own property, for without it many will come and few remain. SOCIETY Installation of officers was held by Medford Homestead, No. 232, Brotherhood of American Yeoman, in the Moose hall, Thursday evening. Mrs. Yetta Hines, chief overseer, of Portland, Ore., acted as installing officer, assisted by Archer P. W. Chelgren, acting as chief yeoman. The following officers were elected to office: H. Gunther, foreman; Geo. Freese, master of ceremonies; Anna Wolff, correspondent; Maggie Evans, master of accounts; Lena Gunther, chaplain; Fred Wolff, overseer; Nellie Turpin, Rowena; Lady Rebecca, Dora Frees; Marion Center, watchman; J. Wolff, sentinel. A banquet was served after installation by the members in honor of their installing officer, Mrs. Yetta Hines. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Jan. 15, 2016 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Terms of Service /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » 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. 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 2016 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