Ashland tidings., January 23, 1913, Image 1

Oregon Historical Society.
Ashland
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1913
NUMBER G9
DINGS
COMMITTEE AND COMPANY AGREE
COMMERCIAL CLUB COMMITTEE MAKES CHANGES IN FRANCHISE TO
MEET CITIZENS' OBJECTIONS TO FIRST DRAFT
The committee consisting of E. D.
Briggs, C. W. Koct, H. F. Walker,
H. L. Whited.. W. J. Moore, C. B.
Lamkin, E. T. Staples and C. B.
Wolf, appointed by President Briggs
of the Commercial Club to go over
the proposed Minney franchise, met
Tuesday night and went over the
objections as raised at the meeting
Monday evening. After getting to
gether on provisions which would
meet practically all of the objections
raised, the committee met Wednes
day afternoon with Colonel Mundy
and Mr. Vawter, the Medford repre
sentatives of the Minney people, and
the latter accepted the changes
made by the committee.
The principal changes made were
the exclusion of ttie tracks from the
Boulevard, also the exclusion of
freight traffic on Main street west
of Fourth street except upon special
permission of the city council.
There was some talk of excluding
the tracks entirely from that portion
of Main street between Oak street
and Helman street, but a canvass of
the business men and property own
ers of that district showed but three
--opposed to the tracks, while most of
the others held that it would be the
death blow to that portion of the
business section to run the street
cars around it, practically diverting
all trade from the outskirts of the
city and from the suburban districts
to those business places past which
the cars run.
Another potent reason for the de
icsion was the fact that when a
street car line is built nearly every
stranger who wants to look over' the
town will ride over the street car
line, and to have ii fail to pass our
beautiful park, and simply fchow a
stranger the back yards of the busi
ness houses, would give a very poor
impression of the town.
A nrovision of the charter an in
serted by the committee gives the
council full regulation over the lo
cation of the track upon any street
and over the traffic, and expressly
CITY'S WATER SUPPLY
Meeting Monday Night Considers the
Matter of Protecting It From
Pollution.
One of the important matters tak
en up at the Commercial Club Mon
day night was that of the protection
of the water supply of the city of
Ashland from pollution.
There were various schemes sug
gested, from patroling the canyon to
the closing of the county road up the
creek.
Mr. Briggs believed that it could
be done by extending the limits of
the city to the edge of the forest re
serve and then making it part of the
city park system and preventing the
hauling of timber down from the
canyon. He believed that the prin
cipal danger.
H. L. Whited stated that he had
been reading about the Chaldeans,
who 2000 years before Christ laid
everything to evil spirits and had
medicine me nto exorcise them. We
had progressed only so far as to
change from evil spirits to germs,
and had our medicine men to exor
cise them. The oi-ly trouble was a
case of fear. It was simply a case
of "bugitis." He thought that the
Ashland water always had been pure
and wholesome Ind always would be
without resorting to drastic meas
ures. A. M. Beaver declared against per
mitting any teams to go up the
mountain. He believed that traffic
in the canyon should be restricted to
automobiles, a sentiment which
aroused strong opposition ' and was
declared to be in the interests of the
rich, after which Mr. Beaver was
forced to explain that he had no au
tomobile and would have to hire one
if he went up.
It was also sugested that'the water
be piped from the upper to the lower
intake.
Mr. Walker did not agree with
those who would stop cutting the
dead and down timber.' He believed
that It was better to cut' it than to
let it accumulate rnd cause fires.
City Recorder Gillette stated that
the matter was under consideration
by the fire and water committee of
the city council and that they would
probably report Tuesday evening, and
the matter was dropped.
prohibits permitting cars to stand
upon the streets eny length of time
without the express consent of the
council.
. The permission to run freight cars
over Main street, west of Fourth,
under the consent of the council,
was inserted because of the fact that
It might be necessary to put cars at
the end of the end of the line or
elsewhere for the convenience of the
fruit raisers in loading fruit. It
will also, when tLat line shall be
built, permit the switching of cars
of wood, hay or ether supplies to a
place close to thor.e fruit ranches.
The committee has worked faith
fully and conscientiously in the mat
ter and has secured a franchise
which the Tidings can heartily sup
port and which it sincerely hopes to
see passed by a large majority when
it comes before the people for action.
Tickets for Olga Steeb Concert.
Reserved seat tickets for the con
cert to be played by Miss Olga Steeb,
the world's greatest woman pianist,
are on sale at Lane's Confectionery,
the rrices being $1.50 and $1,
Miss Steeb is one of the world's
very great artists, and it Is only by
reason of her having one day's time
open between Portland and San
Francisco that will permit her play
ing in Ashland. The concert will be
the season's greatest musical offer
ing and social event. A brilliant so
cial affair and reception is to be
given by the club ladies for Miss
Steeb.
Miss Steeb will play at Elks hall
on Monday evening, January 27, un
der the auspices of the Sunshine So
ciety. If you want a good 1912 Over
land car cheap, eee E. V. Jones at
the Park garage. This car has been
run only 4,000 miles and cost $1,200
last year. It must be sold at once.
Car is fully equipped. A real bar -
gain for quick cash buyer. 68-2t
nnn a nm a mn rvif miT
FOR A STATE EXHIBIT
Tom Richardson of Portland Advises
One in Ashland and Also
in Portland.
Tom Richardsor, formerly secre
tary of the Oregon Development
League, in a recent address before
the Portland Ad Club advocates the
placing of a permanent state exhibit
at Ashland in addition to the one to
be maintained in Portland. In
speaking of the matter Mr. Richard
son says:
"The upper Willamette valley has
not given to southern Oregon the
recognition it deserves. All of the
leading state institutions are situat
ed in the Willamette valley and we
have practically ignored southern
Oregon and the great eastern portion
of the state.
"There is another reason besides
this for my suggestion thr.twel place
a permanent state exhibit at Ash
land. More than 8i per cent of the
tourists to the northwest pass
through Ashland on their 'way to the
northwest. Arrangements can be
made for a stop in Ashland better
than at almost any other place in
southern Oregon.
"The coming three years must be
busy years for Oregon and Washing
ton, for it is these states that are
to reap the chief benefit from the
Panama canal, and they must get
ready for it. California will benefit
from the canal, but in not nearly
the same degree that the two great
northwest states will profit. Oregon
and Washington huve got to supply
the tonnage from the Pacific coast
through the Panama canal. Califor
nia can supply some of it, but while
she is loading one ship we have re
sources in the northwest to load a
thousand ships."
SHEPHERD OFFER REFUSED.
Council Refuses to Purchase Tract
of Land in Canyon.
The city council on Tuesday even
ing approved the 'eport of the fire
and water committee declining the
offer of an' 80-acre tract .of land in
the canyon, offered the city by C. F.
Shepherd for $3,100, the committee
giving as its reason that there were
no funds on hand that could be
spared for that purpose.
Kit A LEY REAPPOINTED.
Council Confirms Reappointment of
the Street Commissioner.
Mayor O. H. Johnson presented
the name of C. W. Fraley as street
commissioner, at Tuesday evening's
meeting, and it was confirmed by
unanimous vote.
The inventory of city property in
the hands of the street commissioner
was read and approved and the com
missioner was instructed to have the
steam road roller re-examined with
a view to determining the damage It
had suffered while it was used by
the Warren Construction Company.
The mayor also named the fol
lowing council committees:
License and Ordinance Council
men Cunningham, Beaver and Sher
man. Sanitary and Sewers Councilmen
Sherman, Werth and Gowdy.
WOULD AIDJNIVERSITY
Commercial Club Unanimously Passes
Resolutions, Uurginj Aid to
State Institutions.
The following resolutions present
ed by Homer Billings were unani
mously adopted at the meeting of the
Commercial Club Monday evening:
Whereas, The Pacific slope is rap
idly being populated with eastern
families and a large majority of
these people have been accustomed
to well-equipped institutions of high
er learning, and
Whereas, Oregon's chances of se
curing her share of these homeseek
ers are very much injured by any
thing which lowers the standard of,
or militates against the efficiency of
our educational institutions, and
Whereas, There has been a very
great Increase in the number of high
schools in Oregon, and most of these
schools are now much better
equipped comparatively than our
State University, which fact has
tended to increase the number of stu
dents each year to seek other college
training outside of Oregon, and
Whereas, We feel that as Oregon-
ians we ought to have enough pride
jn our 8tate to brine our fitnt. Vni
1 yersity and Agricultural College in
(the top rank the same as our local
j schools, and have always voted by a
' big majrity for educational appro-
Whereas, The people of our state,
at the last general election, under
what we believe was a mistaken im
pulse of economy, or else a misunder
standing of conditions, voted down
the millage bill, which seemed to us
to be a reasonable appropriation and
a good propositino for the harmony
and unifying of the work of our State
University and Agricultural College,
Therefore be it resolved, That the
Ashland Commercial Club does here
by petition the mombers of the state
legislature to make adequate provis
ions for the support of the University
of Oregon, and to provide some
means of settlement as to the differ
ences between the University of Ore
gon and Agricultural College so that
both of them may be of the greatest
benefit to the. people of our state.
Fine Klamath dry land pota
toes, the best on the market, $1.00
per 100 pounds at the Klamath Ex
change. Phone 4. 6S-2t
FOR NEW FIRE TRUCK1
Committee Appointed to Make In
vestigations and ReiMi-t to
tile City Council.
The mayor was authorized on
Tuesday evening to appoint a com
mittee of three, consisting of two
members of the city council and one
member of the fire department, to
consider the matter of the selection
of a suitable automobile hose truck,
with chemical equipment, for the use
of , the fire department, as provided
for by the recent vote to issue bonds
for that purpose.
He appointed as such committee
Councilman Cunningham and Gowdy
and Mr. Louis Dodge, president of
the fire department.
The appointment, is a good one,
Mr. Dodge especially having put
much time and thought upon the
matter of such n truck. It was
stated at the meeting Tuesday even
ing that it would be Impossible to
get a machine for at least three
months after the order was placed.
Remember, Jonah was "taken
In" by a whale. Trade at Enders'
and run no risks.
Glasses fitted in strictly up-to-date
methods at Whited's. 6 8-3t
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR.
City Ordinance Parsed for Inspection
of Electrical WinK by Ofticial.
An ordinance was passed at the
city council meeting Tuesday even
ing under suspension of the rules,
which provides that all future wir
ing and electrical repairs must be
made under the provisions of the un
derwriters' electrical code, and must
be inspected by the city inspec tor be
fore they are accepted and the juice
turned on. The position of electrical
inspector for the present will be at
tached to the office of superintendent
of the electric light plant and Mr.
Butterfield will perform them with
out extra charge.
This ordinance is expected to
greatly reduce the danger of fires
from defective electrical wiring.
iClif Payne makes tabourettes.
CHANGED THE SALARIES
Cityj Council Raises Koine Salaries
and Others Are to Be Lower
if This is Possible.
The city council at their regular
meeting Tuesday evening made sev
eral changes in the salaries of city
employes and officials. The salaries
of the chief and assistant chief of
police were each raised $10 per
month, making the c hief's salary $S5
per month and the assistant's $75.
The salary of Miss Gertrude Biede
was raised from $60 to $70 per
month, Councilman Cunningham in
making the motion stating that she
was at present indispensable, being
perfectly familiar with the affairs of
the office.
A proposition was read from Mr.
Butterfield, stating that in view of
the fact that thera was no construc
tion work in sight, and comparative
ly little for the superintendent of the
electric light plant to do, he would
serve the coming year at $75 per
month. On motio;i he was hired at
i that figure. This also covers remun
eration for the inspection of electri
cal wiring.
Councilman Cunningham intro
duced" a resolution fixing the salary
of the city ercorder, and moved that
j it be $100 per month for the ensuing
two years, stating that it would be
necessary to hire n:i up-to-date book
keeper to install a set of books. Mr.
Cunningham took occasion to take a
slap at former Recorder Hurt, whom
he characterized as a good bookkeep
er, but negligent because he did not
install a system of bookkeeping
which would show the value of the
city'u electric light and water plants.
He thought the books should show
that the city had some resouices as
well as liabilities.
Mr. Gillette objected to the fixing
his salary at $100, stating that the
Oregon laws forbid changing the sal
ary of an officer after ho is elected.
The ordinance making the change
was referred to the ordinance com
mittee that the mater might be in
vestigated. The recorder now gets
$125 per month.
I During these long evenings a
pair of good reading glasses are
i pretty comfortable. Walk into
Wliited's optical rooms and get fit
ted. If you do not need glasses he
will tell you so. C8-3t
DAIRY IS ALL RIGHT
Sanders Dairy Complying Willi the
Law in Every Respect and is
Perfectly Sanitary.
The board of health submitted n
special report to the city council on
Tuesday evening, which stated that
the Sanders or Telephone dairy had
complied with every requirement of
the board regarding sanitation, and
that the product of the dairy was
now pure and wholesome in every re
spect. The board spoke in high
terms of the promptness and appar
ent desire for safety with which the
dairy managers responded to every
request of the board of health. The
city is now furnishing the dairy with
water for culinary and dairy pur
poses, and the infected well has been
filled. It Is reported that the dairy
is also sinking a deep well on the
premises wh'ch will absolutely pre
clude the possibility of any surface
contamination.
Troublesome to hold a paper
away off and not see It well then?
Better get a pair or those nifty spec
tacles of Whited. 68-3t
We are able to satisfy your
every want. Enders & Son, where
you do better. Try us.
CITIZENS DISCUSS MINNEY FRANCHISE
COMMERCIAL CLUB AND CITIZENS EXPRESS VARYING OPINIONS ON
THE INLERURBAN QUESTION
There was a good sized crowd out
to consider the Minney franchise at
the Commercial Ciub Monday even
ing, and while there was apparently
a preponderating disposition, as one
man put it, "to turn over the keys
of the city to the company," there
was a strong opposition to some
points in the franchise.
President Briggs read the fran
chise as presented and prepared by
the Minney people, and stated that
he had been informed that it was an
exact duplicate of the Med ford fran
chise, except as regards the Bear
creek bridge In that city.
Mr. Briggs explained some points
of the charter and said that in his
opinion it was very fair and that the
provisions that the use of the streets
would be under the "reasonable reg
ulations" of the council sufficiently
protected the city.
Mr. Staples and Mr. Frecburg
spoke in favor of granting the fran
chise. Mayor Johnson took the floor and
in forcible and well-chosen words
urged caution in safeguarding the
rights of the city. He stated that at
Garfield, Wash., and other towns in
that state franchises similar to the
one asked had been granted and re
sulted, not in street car lines which
benefited and built up the cities, but
in turning the streets of the city over
to freight traffic end damaging the
value of the property along the
streets which it cceupied. He be
lieved in electrical interurbans but
thought they should not be permitted
to usurp the streets.
Mr. Johnson declared plainly and
reiterated his statement that he was
strongly in favor of the road but
believed the city should carefully
safeguard both its present and future
interests.
Mr. W. A. Turr.er put in an em
phatic protest against permitting an
interurban to occupy North Main
street, while another gentleman said
he owned property on that street
and would give $500 to have the
PROVIDE SINKING FUNDS
City Council Provides for Funds for
.Maintaining Plants and Re
tiring Bonds.
The city lathers on Tuesday even
ing took a decisive step toward plac
ing the electric light and water de
partments upon a business basis.
The first move in that direction
was the passing of a motion to set
aside each month from the earnings
of the electric light plant thofsum
of $170 for the purpose of creating
a sinking fund to meet the deprecia
tion of the plant. The fund of $7.r0
per month was ordered to be set
aside in the same department for a
j sinking fund to be used in the pay
; merit of the bonds. It was also pro
! vided that the interest on the last
named fund be set aside in a third
fund to be known as an emergency
I fund, to be used for emergency pur
poses of the department.
It was order? I that $2,.r00 now
I in the waterworks fund be set aside
as a sinking fund and that $750 per
month lie added thereto out of the
receipts of the department each
month. This, Councilman Gowdy
stated, will be sufficient to redeem
all the waterworks bonds, though it
may be necessary to refund a portion
of one large issue.
Councilman Cnnningham took oc
casion to congratulate the council on
this action, saying that it was the
plain duty of tho council as provided
by law, but has not been done in
the past. When asked as to the
reason of failure ro to do, he stated
that it was because the council
wished n full pocket in the water
works department to go to when in
need of funds in other departments.
A Rare Treat.
Miss Krikonun, a Turkish lady,
who was at one tir.ie associated with
Frances Willard, and who now has
a mission work among the Armeni
ans in eastern Turkey, will speak at
the Nazarene church Thursday even
ing, January 23, at 7:30 o'clock.
No doubt there are many who
would like to hear from this land of
war, and the triumphs of Christian
ity among her people, hence we are
glad to have the privilege of present
ing to the people of Ashland this es
teemed lady of tho far east.
J. T. LITTLE.
road in front of his property.
The question of whether the city
would get a street car line or simply
an interurban was discussed, the
general feeling being that freight
traffic at leaEt should be kept off the
pilncipal business and residence.
streets.
Editor Wolf thought we needed!
rapid transit so as to get out to the
cemeteries.
Professor Gilmore expressed a
wish that the road go past his place
on the Scenic Drive.
C. W. Root believed that the road
fchould not be perm it ted to occupy
Maiu street between Mechanic street
and the junction with the Boule
vard. City Engineer Walker objected to
the use of the Boulevard for street
car traffic.
There was much less objection to
the r0-ye.ar franchise than was ex
pected, it being explained that the
bonding or the roid would he impos
sible on less than a 50-year term.
The matter was finally disposed of
by the adoption by the meeting of a
motion instructing tho president to
appoint a committee of seven beside
himself, of which he should be chair
man, to consider the objections ami
endeavor to frame a franchise accept
able alike to the Minney people and
to the citizens of Ashland.
PASTOR RESHJNS.
Uev. S. A. Douglas to Icave Local
Baptist Church.
Rev. S. A. Douglas has tendered
his resignation as pastor of the local
Baptist church. He has not as yet
decided where he will go, but is con
sidering a call to Giants Pass. The
church has as yet no one in sight to
fill the vacancy, which becomes ef
fective February 1.
Special reductions in fall and
winter suits tailored to your order at
Orres' Tailoring and Cleaning Shop.
THE UNIONMEETINGS
Second Week of Evangelistic Meet
ings losed Sunday Night With
Increasing; Interest.
The second week of the union re
vival meetings closed last night with
a packed house at the Presbyterian
church. A splendid interest was
manifest throughout the entire ser
vices. Mr. Isaacs led a spirited song
service, followed by Rev. Sehwimley
preaching the sermon, on "We
Ought to Obey God." At the invi
tation presented there were hands
uplifted desiring to take the first,
step in a religious life. , ilev. Cliis
holm presented the invitation by the
use of the cards. .Many signified a
desire to accept Christ as Saviour,
while others expressed the fact that
they would bring their church let
ters to this city. The week, with
its strong presentation or the claims
of Christ on the lives of men, haw
had a widening influence. The
Christ life is a common topic of con
versation in the home, in the busi
ness house, on the street. The spirit
of Gcd is working in Ashland.
The plan has been perfected where
by cottage prayer nieetinns are being,
held this week and next. Nine dis
tricts have been made of the city.
In each of these there will be pray
ing bands gathered calling upon God
for the downpour of His Holy Spirit.
Arrangements are being perfected"
for two afternoon meetiugs on Sun
day next, one for men and one for
women. The places and the names
.of the speakers will be announced
later at the meetings.
An nou ncemen t.
Having sold my jewelry business
to Johnson Bros, of this place, I
wish to thank the people of Ashland
and vicinity for the work and trade
given me during my five years' ca
reer as jeweler in your city. I wish
to say In behalf of Johnson Bros,
that they are both experienced jew
elers and watchmakers and you will
do yourself good to extend your pa
tronage to them. AH repair work
that was left in my care will be de
livered by my successors.'
ARTHUR S. THOMPSON.
Verni Mills held the lucky num
ber which drew the suit of clothes
at Orres' Tailoring Shop last week..