Lots adjoining the city park of Medford, the most desirable in town, will be sold on the installment plan, and at very reasonable rates.

    For several years the firm of Hamilton & Palm has been identified with the interests of Medford and Jackson County; and are thoroughly conversant with the values of realty, both present and prospective. This firm makes a specialty of handling Medford property and also have a complete list of almost all the lands in the county for sale. These lands are suitable for fruit and cereals, and can be purchased on very easy terms. In city lots and additions they have some very choice bargains. Property at present is at its very lowest on account of the late stringency of the money market, and now is the time to buy. They look after property for non-residents, pay taxes, etc., and also loan money for eastern and non-resident capitalists at reasonable rates. Anyone having business transactions with them will find them thoroughly reliable and gentlemen who conduct all business on a basis of strict integrity and honor. Another branch of their business is insurance, and they represent some very strong companies. Anyone wishing information concerning lands in this and neighboring counties will receive good returns by corresponding with them. Mr. Hamilton formerly held the office of assessor, which undoubtedly gives him a first-class idea of values not possessed by others in the same business.

    The Palm-Whitman-Palm Cigar Manufacturing Company, which has been running full blast for several months in order to supply the rapidly increasing demand for their goods, has been compelled to close down for ten days on account of their inability to secure sufficient and suitable stock to supply their demands. Mr. G. F. Palm, their expert, is now in Chicago for the purpose of purchasing a large quantity of tobacco, and as soon as it arrives they will put on an increased force that will enable them to double their output. They have been running a force of sixteen girls during the last few months, and notwithstanding that they have worked late and early, they have been unable to supply the demand. At the present time they have only a limited stock of cigars on hand. Some idea of the magnitude of the increase in their business can be had from the fact that their first month's output of 16,000 has increased monthly, in the face of the keenest competition by eastern manufacturers, to a total of 60,000 for December. They intend to put another traveling salesman in the field as soon as they are able to meet their demands. They have secured customers in every portion of this state, and their next move will be to invade California. They are daily receiving letters from dealers commending their goods, which is invariably accompanied with an order for more of them. To be able to compete with eastern, or even western, manufacturers requires a grade of goods the quality of which cannot be questioned. This is just what they are putting up. Mr. Palm, who is an expert in the business, having had twenty years of experience in eastern factories, has a personal supervision over every article leaving their house, as well as every piece of raw material used in the manufacture of their goods. He has the reputation among leaf tobacco dealers as being one of the best judges of leaf tobacco in the country. It is safe to say that there is no man west of Chicago who understands every detail of the business better than he. This enables them to put an absolute guarantee upon the perfection of the manufactured article. Quality and cleanliness is their motto, and it has been a winner for them. Medford is to be congratulated upon having an industry of such solid financial and business integrity as G. F. Palm, J. A. Whitman and C. W. Palm.
Medford Mail, January 11, 1901, page 2


    The Palm-Whitman-Palm Cigar Company are preparing to make a thorough test of the adaptability of Jackson County soil for the growing of leaf tobacco. They have a quantity of tobacco seed, also plants, which they will supply to those wishing to make a test of the matter, and will gladly give full instructions as to its culture. They will supply government instructions, in pamphlet form, as well as personal aid in the matter. It is thought tobacco can be grown here.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, February 8, 1901, page 7


    The Medford cigar factory, doing business under the firm name of the Palm-Whitman-Palm Company heretofore, has been reorganized and incorporated into a stock company, the names of J. A. Whitman, G. F. Palm and H. M. Crowell appearing in the articles of incorporation filed with the secretary of state. C. W. Palm, one of the original members of the company, sold his interest to J. A. Whitman and his brother, G. F. Palm, several days ago. The experimental stage of this rapidly growing concern has been safely passed, and it will now become a potent factor in the cigar manufacturing business of the state. Since the establishment of the business they have been handicapped in various ways, one of which was the difficulty in securing a sufficient amount of leaf tobacco of the desired grade to fill their orders. Another difficulty with which they have been contending was the lack of room to work to an advantage enough employees to manufacture an excess of 60,000 cigars a month. Both of these drawbacks have now been removed. They have leased the Geo. W. Hamlin brick building on South D Street, and are now located therein. They now have two men on the road, at present, and will increase their force of cigar makers to fill the increased sales which they anticipate by reason of the employment of a second traveling salesman.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, March 22, 1901, page 7


    B. I. Stoner is now traveling in the Willamette Valley for the Palm-Whitman-Palm Co.
    Palm-Whitman Co. have incorporated with a capital of $6000, divided into shares of $100 each. G. F. Palm, J. A. Whitman and H. M. Crowell are the incorporators.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, March 25, 1901, page 2  Hard copy at SOHS.


    C. W. Palm and J. E. Bodge have been investing in a chunk of Medford real estate. The deal was closed Wednesday and transfers to them the business property on the corner of Seventh and D streets, and the purchase was made from T. J. Kenney, of Jacksonville, who has owned the property for the past couple or three years. The price paid was $5000, being an advance of $500 over the price paid by Mr. Kenney. This is unquestionably one of the best business locations in the city, it being central and on a corner where there is a great amount of travel. The place is now bringing in a monthly rental of $65 or $70. The present owners are not at present contemplating any change in the buildings thereon, but it is not improbable that a brick will be built inside of a few years.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, March 29, 1901, page 7


    C. W. Palm and J. E. Bodge have purchased the corner lot, 50 by 100 feet, on Front and Seventh Streets, from T. J. Kinney, of Jacksonville. Consideration, $5000.
"Medford Brevities," Morning Oregonian, March 30, 1901, page 4


    The Palm-Whitman Company are now working twenty-three girls and three men in their cigar factory, and their traveling salesmen are finding a market for all the goods the factory can turn out. This is by far one of the best business institutions in this city--and it is gradually taking on more help and thereby adding to the possibilities of its output. This factory affords employment to a class of labor which was previously unemployed. In short it has made many girls independent of parental support who were previously dependent. They are provided with a clean, large and light room in which to work, and the work itself is not hard. The moral surroundings are good and the reputation of any girl is not jeopardized when she takes employment to this establishment. The goods the firm manufactures are first class in every particular, and it is gratifying to the proprietors--and as well as to our townspeople--to note the large sales which their traveling representatives are making.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, April 19, 1901, page 7


    H. L. Palm, of Pendleton, is in the city this week visiting his brothers, C. W. and G. F. Palm. Mr. Palm has been engaged in the stockraising business in Umatilla County, and is on his way to Yreka, Calif. upon business.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, June 7, 1901, page 6


    H. L. Palm, of Pendleton, arrived recently to visit his brothers, C. W. and G. F. Palm, of this city.
"Medford," Sunday Oregonian, Portland, June 9, 1901, page 15


    Palm, Whitman & Co., cigar manufacturers, recently placed a large wire netting sign on top of their building, which shows off to a great advantage--it is the design and work of G. F. Palm.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, June 28, 1901, page 6


    The following complimentary notice of the Palm, Whitman & Co., cigar manufacturers of this city, appeared in the Roseburg Plaindealer, June 20th: "Roseburg lovers of a good smoke, with whom the products of the Palm-Whitman-Palm Co. at Medford are becoming decidedly popular, would create an increased demand for these cigars if they could take a turn through the factory. The enterprising company now employ thirty-one girls, regularly, in addition to several high-salaried men, and the sum paid out weekly for tobacco of the different grades used is something surprising. Bert Whitman, who is one of the firm, showed the Plaindealer representative through the factory last Saturday, and pointed to a bundle of tobacco about the size of a ream of wrapping paper, on which the import duty alone was $300. The company is now putting out a large number of different brands, for which there is a good and growing demand."
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, June 28, 1901, page 7


    Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Palm returned Wednesday from their several weeks' outing at Pelican Bay.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, August 23, 1901, page 6


    The Palm-Whitman Co., cigar manufacturers, have resumed work on their factory after a few weeks' layoff. They have nearly their full force of help at work and are turning out cigars at the usual rate. One of their traveling salesmen, R. U. McClennahan, has been ill for several weeks and is still unable to go on the road, but he is improving and will probably be able to resume his work in a few weeks. His route will be covered by another salesman until he recovers.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, October 4, 1901, page 7


    Harry Palm, a brother of C. W. Palm of Medford, died recently at Redding, Calif., where he has been following his avocation [sic] of barber. He was 51 years old.
"Medford Squibs," Democratic Times, Jacksonville, November 21, 1901, page 5


    Chas. Pierce, the gentleman who is arranging to establish and fruit and vegetable cannery in Medford, has purchased W. S. and H. M. Crowell's interest in the Palm-Whitman cigar factory in this city. Mr. Pierce is a hustling man of business, and the Mail is heartily glad he is to become a permanent resident of our city. He has progressive ideas on business lines and as well a determination to carry his projects and enterprises to a point where good is sure to come to himself and the people generally.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, November 22, 1901, page 6


    C. W. Palm was called to Redding, Calif., on Thursday night of last week by a telegram announcing the death of his brother, H. L. Palm.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, November 22, 1901, page 7


    The Palm, Whitman & Co. cigar factory is overrun with orders just now. Last week they were over 40,000 cigars behind on orders, but have managed to reduce that to 30,000 at the present time. The company has a force of from 28 to 32 people working, and expects to increase the force to 35 or 40 during the present rush. The factory will have to turn out 100,000 cigars this month in order to catch up with the orders now filed.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, November 29, 1901, page 6


    G. C. Miller, traveling representative for the Palm, Whitman & Co., cigar manufacturers, came in last week with a goodly number of big orders. His territory is eastern Oregon and eastern Washington, and while these sections are practically new to this firm, he did a splendid business. The quality of goods these people put up makes work easy for their traveling salesman, and when is coupled with this the fact that Mr. Miller is a hustler and is a gentleman well liked all along the line, there are really no grounds for anything but success. The company turned out over 60,000 cigars last month, and the output this month will reach over 100,000. It is expected that more help will be put on after [the] holidays. If Medford had a few more institutions of this character there would be a noticeable increase in the wage-earning capacity of our townspeople. Practically all the money paid for help comes from outside towns, which fact makes the institution manyfold better for Medford than it would be if the sale of the goods depended wholly upon a local market. A fruit cannery would be upon these same lines and would be in a ratio equally as beneficial to our immediate locality.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, December 27, 1901, page 7


    D. F. Fox, deputy internal revenue collector, was in the city this week looking after matters in connection with his office--the same being the taking of an inventory of stock on hand at the Palm, Whitman Co.'s cigar factory.
"Purely Personal," Medford Mail, January 3, 1902, page 6


    Messrs. Palm, Whitman & Co., cigar manufacturers, have put in a gasoline engine for operating machinery in their factory.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, January 24, 1902, page 7


    G. F. Palm:--"You ask, can good cigar tobacco be raised in Jackson County? With reasonable care and cultivation, yes. Now, here is a sample of tobacco, raised by Clem Parker, on the edge of town. It is first class in every respect. Here is some more raised near Phoenix that is also of good quality. The trouble was last year we got our plants into the hands of some parties who would not take the necessary trouble, and as a consequence they failed to produce anything. Everyone who took care of the plants and understood the business made a good showing. There are only a few states in the Union where good cigar tobacco can be raised, and I think that Jackson County is one of the favored localities. Yes, we are going to continue the experience this year. We will put out several thousand plants ourselves and besides will furnish seed and a limited number of plants to parties whom we are certain will take proper care of them. I see no reason why the tobacco industry should not become a factor in the development of Southern Oregon."
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, January 31, 1902, page 7


    Messrs. W. T. York and C. W. Palm have formed a partnership and will hereafter conduct their real estate and insurance business in team harness. They are both oldtimers in these businesses in Medford, and the consolidation of their affairs makes a team hard to beat. Both have a large list of good property for sale and, as they are well and very favorably known, there are good grounds for believing they will do a good business. They haven't thrown up quarters as yet to determine the style of the new firm.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, February 21, 1902, page 7


    The Palm-York Company has fitted up office rooms in the rooms formerly occupied by George Kurtz' cigar factory. This is a very convenient location and a very pleasant place for prospective real estate purchasers to linger while the many virtues of the Rogue River Valley are being extolled by the proprietors.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, March 28, 1902, page 6


    M. F. McCowan has taken office room with the Palm, York real estate office and is following the vocation of locating parties on homesteads and timber lands and is said to have a good list catalogued for entry.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, April 11, 1902, page 7


    The Palm Whitman Co. reports that for the month of May their sale of cigars has amounted to over $4000. This is a slight increase over the preceding four months of the year and is a big increase over the sales for May last year. Their traveling salesmen are enjoying a splendid business everywhere they go and the popularity of their leading brands of cigars is growing in localities where known and new fields are continually opening up. This institution is the means of bringing much outside capital to Medford, and it deserves a good word and all patronage possible from every citizen of the city.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, June 6, 1902, page 7


    The brick block that A. J. Stewart is having erected on Eighth Street is rapidly nearing completion, and if no delays are encountered the building will be ready for occupancy about the first of July. S. Childers has the walls up and E. W. Starr is pushing the carpenter work with all possible haste and will have the roof ready in three or four days so that the bricklayers can put up the fire walls, after which the tinners will put on the tin roof. The building, which is 50x55 feet, is to have a cement floor, and it will be an ideal workroom for the cigar factory. Messrs. Palm and Whitman have leased the building, and they will move their factory as soon as it is ready for them.
"Building Notes," Medford Mail, June 13, 1902, page 3


    The new cigar factory building will be completed by the end of this week. The tin roof is on, so that completes the work above, and the cement floor, the last of the work below, was completed Wednesday by Childers Bros. The work of moving the cigar factory from its present place to the new building will be commenced next week, and Messrs. Palm, Whitman & Co. will have everything in running order in their new factory within ten days.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, July 4, 1902, page 7


    G. W. Priddy drew the fire Monday from a kiln containing 120,000 brick. He got a good burn, and they are of fine quality. He will commence in a short time to deliver brick for the new Palm-Bodge block. Mr. Priddy is having the brick molded for another big kiln which he will burn in the near future.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, July 11, 1902, page 6


    The work of getting material on the ground for the Palm-Bodge new brick store building was commenced this week.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, July 25, 1902, page 7


    The Palm-Whitman Co. report that they are unable to fill all the orders that come in for their cigars. They are working thirty-two hands on full time and would put on a dozen more girls if they could secure them. This is one of the very best institutions for Medford that there is in the city--and our people are fast awakening to this fact. Their payroll is no small item. It is cash in hand every Monday--and the merchants get the benefit. In this line it might be well to state that the merchants of the city are doing all they can to assist the factory owners. Those of them who smoke almost invariably ask for a home product cigar when they step up to a cigar stand. This little appreciation of the goods put out has much to do in encouraging the enterprise. Right now the factory is putting out a cigar, "The Little Medford," which is declared to be the best cigar ever put on the market. Mr. Palm, who has been engaged in the manufacture of cigars, says it is the best article he ever put out. Our townspeople can help the factory right now by putting forth an effort to secure some additional help.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, October 24, 1902, page 7


    When Fred Luy moves his barber shop from the place where it now is to his new room in the Palm-Bodge block the old shop room will be vacated for the first time since 1885. During all these seventeen years the room has been in continuous occupancy by a barber. There have been several different men at the chairs, but it is the only business building in the city which has been occupied continuously for any one kind of business. D. H. Miller, one of our hardware merchants, has the distinction of being the occupant of one building for the greatest length of time. He has sold hardware over the counters in the Hamlin block since 1886. It was Mr. Miller who occupied the first business house that was built in the city. The date was way back in '83, and the building is now standing on the corner of Eighth and D streets and is occupied by the Palm-Whitman cigar factory.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, October 31, 1902, page 7


    Wanted--Five or six girls to work in Palm-Whitman Co.'s cigar factory.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, November 7, 1902, page 7


    Jeweler Elwood and C. W. Palm have recently purchased fifty-five acres of the old Enoch Walker place and will cut it up into smaller tracts and offer it for sale.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, November 21, 1902, page 6


    About Christmas time will see the completion of the finest brick block in Medford, and one which would be a credit to many towns of larger size. Everybody, of course, knows that the Palm-Bodge building is meant. After many vexatious delays the finishing touches are now being put on. The rooms of the lower floor are all plastered and the glass fronts and doors are being put in. Upstairs some plastering remains to be done yet, but that part of the work will soon be finished. Seventh and D Street corner, to be occupied by Young & Hall, is done and J. Court is now busily engaged in getting his bar fixtures, etc., in shape for the opening, which will occur in a few days. When finished it will be one of the handsomest saloons in the state outside of the large cities.
"City Happenings," Medford Mail, November 28, 1902, page 7


    R. U. McClanahan has taken a position as bookkeeper and shipping clerk with the Palm-Whitman cigar company. Mr. McClanahan is a capable man in almost any capacity--and he will not be found wanting in his present position.
"Additional Local," Medford Mail, December 26, 1902, page 6




    Ground will be broken this week at Sellwood on East Thirteenth Street and Tenino Avenue [in Portland] for the Palm-Whitman Cigar Factory, which is to be moved from Medford. The building will be 100x50, two stories high. A quarter block has been secured, so that more buildings can be erected as the plant is increased. The employees will be mostly girls and young women. About 20 skilled hands will be brought from Medford, who will "break in" the green hands. At first 50 will be required, but the plant in full operation will employ 100 hands. The work is perfectly clean, and is said to be healthful. Wages earned by the girls are said to equal those paid at woolen mills. Sellwood people showed their enthusiasm for this factory by taking $5000 in stock in the cigar company and in providing the ground and building. If the Portland Woolen Mills should move somewhere else, the suburb will still have a large payroll.
"Building Is Resumed," Morning Oregonian, Portland, April 11, 1904, page 14


    J. A. Whitman has returned from Portland, where he has been spending some time making arrangements for the removal of the Medford Cigar Factory to that city. He has rented a large building, which is being put in shape for its reception. This has for a long time been Medford's principal manufacturing enterprise, giving employment to quite a number and distributing several thousand dollars here every year. Its removal will be a serious loss to our city, which has none too many manufacturing enterprises anyway.
    Messrs. Palm and Whitman enjoy a large business, nearly all of which can be better accommodated by them at Portland. The change will also enable them to get a great deal of trade that could not be obtained here.
Democratic Times, Jacksonville, April 13, 1904, page 2


    Through the activity of the Sellwood Board of Trade that suburb secures the large cigar manufacturing concern of Palm-Whitman Co., of Medford, which will have a capital stock of $50,000 and employ when in full operation 100 hands. The final arrangements for securing land and putting up a suitable building were completed last Wednesday by J. A. Whitman and D. M. Donaugh, president of the local board of trade, and Mr. Whitman left for Medford, where he will arrange to transfer the business to Portland.
    The Sellwood Board of Trade took the matter up with Mr. Whitman a week ago, after the latter had made investigation of locations for the plant. Sellwood takes $5,000 stock in the concern. J. N. Nickum, A. C. Mowrey, A. N. Wills and other prominent citizens subscribed largely. A building site 100x100 was secured on the corner of East Thirteenth Street and Tenino Avenue, just north of the Firemen's Hall, and on the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company's line. Mr. Nickum and Mr. Mowrey secured the site and will put up the building, which will be 100x50 for the present. The people of Sellwood have begun to excavate for the foundation. The company takes a three-years lease on the ground and building with option of purchase.
    The company, which has been operating at Medford for the past four years, desired to get near the center of  business. It has turned out 900,000 cigars a year. In its new quarters at Sellwood Mr. Whitman said the output would be much larger. About 20 skilled employees will be brought from Medford, but the remainder of the help will be obtained in the neighborhood.
Democratic Times, Jacksonville, April 13, 1904, page 4


    CELEBRATE FACTORY OPENING.--Citizens of Sellwood will celebrate completion and opening of the Portland Cigar Factory in that suburb Saturday evening with a reception and dance to the owners and operatives on the second floor to the factory building. A considerable number of young women and young men, skilled hands, have come from Medford, where the concern was formerly located, and one object of the affair is to make them acquainted in their new home, and welcome the promoters of the enterprise to Sellwood. Ice-cream and cake will be served. All will be welcome without charge. James Mallett, Bert Lance and H. H. Carey are the committee of arrangements.
Morning Oregonian, Portland, June 16, 1904, page 7