Historical Society.
Oregon
Ashland Tidings
SUNNY
SOUTHERN OREGON
ASHLAND
THE BEAUTIFUL
VOL. XXXVII
ASHLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY G, 1913
NUMBER 73
FRANCHISE GUARDS CITY INTERESTS
THE MINNEY FRANCHISE AS PRESENTED TO THE VOTERS PROTECTS
CITY'S INTERESTS IN GOOD SHAPE
Because of the fact that the first
draft of the franchise to be granted
to. the Minney people was too broad
to meet the approval of many of the
citizens there seems to be an erron
eous impression of the conditions of
tire franchise abroad. Among the
other statements made is one report
ed to have been given at the meeting
of the Civic Improvement Club to
the effect that the franchise permits
the company to cut down a street in
front of one's property if they bo
desire. This is entirely incorrect.
The franchise expressly provides that
the rails shall bo flush with the
streets where a srade has been es
tablished, and where a grade has not
been established it shall be placed
on grade when established, at the
expense of the company.
Another misconception of the fran
chise is that it gives the use of the
streets of the city to the company for
50 years, and that at any time dur
ing that period they can occupy any
street for the purpose of keeping out
any other company.
The franchise distinctly says, that
the company must select the btreets
that it wishes to use within six
months from the passage of the fran
chise, or by August 21. 1913, and
that it loses the right to any streets
ko selected if they are' not occupied
within three years of the date of the
passage of the franchise.
The franchise aiso provides that
upon the acceptance of the franchise
the company shall file a check of
$1,000 which shall be forfeited to
the city if they do not proceed to
build and operate the . road in ac
cordance with the terms of the fran
chise. Another misconception is that the
company, if it built a street car line
over the narrow pavement on North
Main street, would ruin the pave
ment. This matter was up before
the committee and was fully provid
ed for in a section which was in
serted by the committee which gives
the council the right to determine
the location of the line upon any
street which the company may select.
The committee, consisting of
Mayor Johnson, C. W. Koot, Attor
ney W. J. Moore, City Engineer
Walker, C. B. Lanikin, C. B. Wolf,
E. T. Staples and E. D. Briggs, ap
pointed pursuant to a motion made
at the mass meeting called at the
Commercial Club to consider the pro
posed franchise. Incorporated in the
franchise every objection raised at
BILLS AREALLOWED
City Council Allows a Large Num
ber Without Reading in
Ojmmi Meeting.
At the city council meeting Tues
day evening a large number of bills
were allowed by the city council
without their having been read in
the meeting. The bills had been act
ed upon by the finance committee
and were allowed together with the
salary accounts under one motion.
Major Johnson stated after the
meeting that in his opinion every bill
allowed should be allowed in open
meeting because the people were en
titled to know for what and to whom
their money was being paid.
It is to be hoped that the coun
sels of the mayor prevail in this
matter, as the sub rosa action of the
council or any part of them upon ex
penditures leaves a chance for a sus
picion of carelessness if nothing
more.
Hop King Blame S. 1.
New York, Feb. 4. Failure of an
attempt in London six years ago to
corner the American hop market was
Tecorded in the supreme court today
by counsel for the Oregon-Washington
Railway & Navigation Company
in connection with a suit against the
road by Paul R. G. Horst, the so
called "hop king." Horst is sueing
the company and the Southern Pa
cific to recover $30,000 for alleged
Iofs In the shipment of hops from
Oregon to New York in 1906. The
railroad's counsel declared the suit
was the outgrowth' of an effort to
corner the market.' Horst, the law
yer said, bought the hops and stored
them in London, 'waiting for the
market to rise. When the market
got away from him he concluded the
railroads were responsible.
-Clif Payne makes lap-boards.
that meeting, except the one of run
ning through the narrow part of
Main street. On that proposition
every available property owner and
every business man doing business
on Main street between Helman and
Oak streets was visited and just
three voted againBt permitting a
street car line through there. The
hauling of freight through Main
street west of Fourth street is
prohibited except by consent of the
council, this clause being put in to
permit cars to be ret in at the north
end of Main street in the night for
the purpose of loading them with
fruit from the ranches in that part
of the city.
Some seem to fear that it is the
intention of the rompany to come
j into the city by way of North Main
street. The fact that the company's
land holdings are largely above Oak
street on the east tide of Bear creek
should convince anyone that the
road will come in on Oak street or
south thereof, in order to tap that
tract. Besides, there is no chance to
get up from the creek bottom at the
north end of the city without pro
hibitive grades.
The Tidings believes that the city
of Ashland is today at the parting of
the ways. It must do one of two
things either advance into a live,
heaithy city of more than double its
present size, or it will drop back to
the stagnated village that it was for
many years before the era of devel
opment in the Rogue River Valley,
and it believes that one of tne im
portant questions which shall decide
this will be the vote upon this fran
chise. The defeat of tne franchise would
be notice to capital that Ashland
does not want it. That she wants to
remain a village and resents any and
all attempts to make her commer
cially prosperous. On the other
hand, even should this project comt
to naught, which the Tidings does
not believe will be the case, the vot
ing of the franchise will show that
the city welcomes enterprise and Is
anxious to push ahead.
There may possible be points upon
which every voter believes that the
franchise could be improved had he
or she been privileged to write it,
but only a very small fraction will
agree as to the wisdom of any par
ticular change, therefore the Tidings
believes that the Pleasure should re
ceive and will receive the hearty sup
port of the people at the polls upon
(February 21.
SALARY JS REDUCED
Recorder's Sulary Cut From $125 to
$100 Per Month by City Coun
cil Tuesday.
The city council at its regular
meeting Tuesday evening passed the
ordinance presented at the previous
meeting, cutting the salary of the
city recorder to $100, or rather set
ting it at $100, the ordinance fixing
it at $125 having expired by limita
tion on the last uay of December,
1912.
This action was taken over the
protest of Mr. Gillette, who holds
that the action of t he city council is
not only unjust, hut that it is in
contravention of the state law which
says that the salary of any city of
ficial who is elected by the people
shall not be reduced after he is
elected.
Revival Services.
Beginning Sunday evening, Febru
ary 9, the First Brethren church will
hold revival services, continuing for
two weeks every evening but Satur
day. Good singing, led by T. Isaacs.
Short, clear, straight-to-the-point
sermons, every one a message unto
salvation. All Christians, irrespect
ive of denomination, are asked to
unite in prayer for an outpouring of
the Holy Spirit upon God's people
and upon the unsaved for a convic
tion of sin. Everybody welcome.
7:30 p. m.
The wood business is profitable in
Ashland, especially when the timber
is available and roads and bunk
house built. W. D. Hodgson offers
his 200-acre wood lot with estimate
of 5,000 to 10.000 cords for $4,500;
easy terms. Now is the time to get
out 500 or 600 cords for next sum
mer. The land is worth $10 to $15
per acre for goat pasture when wood
is off. Phone 427-J. 73-4t
THAT FItOH BACH WAGOX.
The Long-Lost Wagon is Found.
That wa;;on which Mr. Frohbach
was hunting for iu his report of the
elect! ic light plant has been found,
and thereby haugs a tale, or at least
a bill.
A bill for over thirteen dollars
from Clark & Soas for repairs on
the said wagon, which had been put
in their shop for repairs for Mr. F.
E. Smith, who believed he had pur
chased the wagon for $5 from Mayor
Neil. This . Mr. Butterfield de
nied, and Clark & Son presented
a bill for work done. Councilman
Sherman stated that he had notified
Clark & Son not to do more on the
wagon, and he moved that the bill be
not allowed. . Motion carried
In Grip of Harvester Trust..,
Washington, Feb. 5. The vast or
ganization of the $140,000,000 Inter
national Harvester Company and its
important relation to the farmer
through the control of a substantial
proportion of the agricultural ma
chinery is disclosed in a report of
the bureau of corporations to be sub
mitted to President Taft in a few
days.
It tells of ti'.e br'nging together of
the McCormick, Deering, Piano,
Champion, Milwaukee and Osborne
companies.
It is estimated that 90 per cent of
the harvesters, 75 per cent of the
mowers and 50 pur cent of the bind
er twine used in the United States ishe wen of Woodcraft will meet
made by the International Harvester ,u n sauiruay even-
Company. Stock to the amount ofllns' Febr"ary S. Refreshments will
ls.45n.nno wn issnprt to .1 p Mor-ibe serve(l and a ?ao time is assured
gan & Co. in payment for organizing
the giant corporation.
President Taft is now be'ng urged
by the counsel for the company to
withhold the details of the report
from publication until the pending
anti-trust suit against the corpora
tion has been completed. President
Taft will decide when the report
reaches him.
Even Exchange..
Eggs and produce taken in ex
change for dry goods, shoes, gro
ceries, etc., at the Ashland Trading
Company. . . . 71-tf
TO RE-ESTABLISH STATE NORMAL IN ASHLAND
9
Senator Von der Hellen Introduces Bill to Place Tax Levy lor the
School on Ballots at Next General Election
A bill hp.s been introduced in the
Oregon legislature . by Senator von
der Hellen, and in the house by Rep
resentative Carkins, to place upon
the ballot in 1914 the question of
reopening the Southern Oregon Nor
mal school at Ashland. The passage
of this bill will relieve the friends
of the school of the necessity of pre
paring and circulating initiative peti
tions and will enable them to devote
their entire energies to a campaign
of education throughout the state in
behalf of tho school. If the bill
passer, the alumni and other friends
should take up the matter at once
and the matter should be kept be
fore the people continuously until
the election.
A campaign commenced now and
continued consistently will result in
a great victory for the school be
cause of tho fa-t that it will be
firmly fixed iu tho minds of the
voters before the multitude- of bills
bound to be before tho people dis
tracts their attention and disgusts
them. When a voter goes into the
booth he or sho naturally will vote
for tho proposition with which he
has been made familiar rather than
vote upon one which has just come
up In the rush of the campaign. The
following i3 the bill:
"A Bill for an Act to Provide for
the Permanent Support and Main
tenance of the Southern Oregon
State Normal School at Ashland,
Jackson County, Oregon.
"Be it enacted by the people of
the state of Oregon:
"Section 1. For the support and
maintenance of the Southern Oregon
State Normal School at Ashland,
Jackson county, Oregon; for the pay
ment of salaries of its teachers and
employes; to keep the buildings,
grounds and other property thereof
in repair; for tha purchase of addi
tional land for tho campus thereof,
if necessary; for the contsruction of
buildings and additions to the same,
so far as necessary; for the pur
chase of library books, laboratory
supplies and apparatus; and for the
payment of necessary incidental ex
penses, there is hereby levied an
annual tax of one-twenty-fifth of a
LEONARD MJLLFJt, WANTED.
Former linmx Man Wanted
Claim Share of Estate.
to
The Tidings is in receipt of a let
ter from J. I,. Turnidge of Mill City,
Ore., asking it to tysist him in locat
ing Leonard Miller, who was raised
in Ashland. He was a son of Philip
Miller, who died near Climax some
years ago. Mrs. Philip Miller was
also raised in Ashland and her maid
en name was Ella Howell.
Leonard Miller is wanted as he is
entitled to a portion of the estate of
.1. W. Dagly, deceased, of Clay coun
ty, Missouri. Any information re
garding Miller or his present where
abouts will be thankfully received by
J. L. Turnidge of Mill City, Ore., who
is an uncle of your.g Miller.
Woodmen Are Active.
W. L. Spicer, district manager of
the Woodmen of the World, assisted
by J. W. Ling of MedJ'ord, who is to
take charge of Sharta district March
1, is in our city in the interest of
that order. The local subordinate
body of the order is known as Ash
land camp, No. 243, and has a mem
bership of 100, which is made up of
our most representative citizens. The
members of Ashland camp have not
been very active for some time, but
are now bestiiing themselves and
are taking on a new lease of life,
which is expected to result in a big
class introduction rlout March 1.
Both the camp and the Circle of
I to all who attend.
. .10 it uumiicu u: I lie Ul Ivi bt'flJI
to be partial to Oregon securities, as
they have invested their reserves in
tt"e securities of our state to the ex
tent of $1,097, 191. CI, $$$,000 of
which is invesied in Ashland bonds.
Their entire investments in Jackson
county amount to $214,215.
Junior C. E. Graduation.
There will be a graduation service
at the Congregational church next
Sabbath evening at 7:30, when six
members of the Junior Christian En
deavor will graduate into .he Y. Y.
S.'-C. E.
i .
mill on the dollar upon all the tax-
tible property within the state of
Oregon. Such tax shall be levied
and collected as other taxes are lev
ied and collected, and the fund aris
ing therefrom shall be paid into the
state treasury and kept separate and
apart from other funds, and shall be
known as 'The Southern Oregon
State Normal School Fund,' and
shall be paid out only on warrants
drawn by the secretary of state on
the utate treasurer against said fund
and under the supervision and direc
tion of the board of regents and
their successors in office. If any
portion of said fund shall not be
lined during any fiscal year, the bal
ance remaining shall be carried over
until the next year and added to the
fund for that year, and the secre
tary of state is authorized and di
rected to audit and allow all claims
otherwise payable out of such fund
regardless or tne date wnen con
tracted, but no claim or indebted
ness incurred by or on behalf of
wiid school prior to the passage of
this act shall ever ho paid out of the
fund hereby created.
"Sec. 2. The Southern Oregon
State Normal School at Ashland,
Jackson county, Oregon, shall be
controlled, managed and maintained
liy a board of regents and their sue
cesBors in office, appointed by and
with the authority conferred upon
ttiein pursuant to Chapter 189 of
ttie General Laws of Oregon, filed in
the office of the secretary of state
on February 25, 1907.
"Sec. .1. 'inis net shall not bo-
lome operative until passed upon by
the people at the general election to
he held in November, 1914, in the
same manner as provided for the
submission of proposed laws to the
people under the Initiative, and
t-hall become a law at such time if
approved by the majority of the legal
voterc voting thereon."
There are no bargains like real
bargains the kiii'i you find at End
er'. Phone No. 39 wnen in need of job
printing. Work and prlceB are right.
TO BOND STATE FOR GOOD ROADS
MOVEMENT STARTED IN MEDFORD TUESDAY TO RAISE $10,000,000
FOR TWO STATE HIGHWAYS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
A movement was started iu Med
ford yesterday to bond the state of
Oregon for $10,000,000 for the con
struction of two main permanent
highways.
According to this bill, one high
way will be constructed from Port
land south through Eugene, Rose
burg, Medford and Ashland to the
California state line. The other road
will be constructed from Lakeview,
Ore., north through Bend and the
Deschutes valley to Astoria, Ore.
It is planned to appropriate $7,
000,000 for the Portland-Medford
road and $3,000,000 for the eastern
Oregon road. The former will be
a hard-surface bitulithic with a con
crete base and it is expected it will
cost $15,000 a mile for construction,
while grading will vary from $15,000
a mile in the mountainous country to
a few hundred dollars on the- level
stretches.
This tentative plan was decided
upon after a two days' conference
between members of the local good
roads movement and Major Bowlby.
COSTS $4,000.00 EXTRA
Bear Creek Bridge at Medford
Cost More Than -the Original
Estimate's Called For.
to
Medford Sun: Detailn connected
with the acceptance of tho Bear
creek bridge from the hands of Con
tractor E. G. Perham will be cleared
away by tho county and the city
council this week, and the structure
formally accepted come time next
week, following the report of Wil
liam Gerig of the Pacific & Eastern,
who was appointed by the court to
Inspect the work. The report ia now
in course of compilation and covers
everything exceot the finishing
touches, which are uncompleted.
The county court, the street and
bridge committee and City Attorney
Boggs met .Wednesday at Jackson
ville and made arrangements for
paying Contractor Perham. The
contract price was $33,900, and it
developed that in the neighborhood
of $4,000 for extra work had been
necessary, making the total cost of
the bridge close to $38,000. These
extras were entailed by the installa
tion of additional safeguards other
than those specified in the first
plans, and the necessity o: going
deeper for bedro-.'k for the concrete
piern than first estimated. Also ad
ditional work wa; necessary upon
the retaining wail for the west ap
proach. Of this amount, $38,000, the city
has pnid $14,000 and the Pacific &
Eastern Railway $2,500, as per
agreement, making a total oT $16,
500. I'nder the contract between
the county court and the city they
were not to make any payments un
til the railroad an.l the city had paid
over $10,000 on their share.
Of the extra amount of $4,000,
approximately $2,200 remains to be
paid. The county to date has paid
about $20,000 on the work, includ
ing in this a part of the extras. The
city council and county court will
hold another session today and dis
cuss Medford's share in tho addi
tional amount to be paid.
I'nder the decision of the supreme
court in the injunction suit of Ben
ton Bowers against the bridge, the
county is responsible for all pay
ments, irrespective of whatever
agreement the city and county court
made thereto. Thus Jackson coun
ty, through the progressiveness of
Medford, is the beneficiary, in pay
lng but a share of the actual cost of
the structure.
Strayed or Stolen.
Tho lenses to the stereopticon ap
paratus owned by the Commercial
Club have been missing for months,
and rumorB are lo tho effect that
they have been s.ien In this locality.
The club has recently' installed wir
ing in the reading room necessary
for giving stereopllcon exhibitions,
but the machine is out of commis
sion miniiB tho lenses. Parties hav
ing the came in their possession will
do v.ell to return them without de
lay. Ladies of tho Christian church
will have a food sale Saturday, Feb
ruary 8, next door to Lamkin's real
estate office on East Main street.
Phone job orders to the Tidings.
A delegation of Medford citizens will
journey to Salem Friday to present
the bill to the house and senate.
The local enthusiasts were at first
inclined to object to the eastern Ore
gon highway, but Major Bowlby
quickly showed them that unless
some such concession was made to
that portion of Oregon there would
be no appropriation from the state
for good roads at all.
It is also planned to accompany
the joint committee from Salem to
Maryhill, where the good roads con
structed by Major Bowlby for Sam
uel Hill will be inspected. The local
delegation will thou make known to
the legislators tho widespread senti
ment here for the construction of
two permanent highways through
the state and the vast benefit such
an expenditure would be to Oregon
and the people.
A. E. Reames oT Medford is now
engaged in preparing the bill and
every effort is being made to have
it meet the wishes of every section
In the state.
RAILROADJP HERE
Two Automobile louN l.ook Over
the Route of Pi-oosed Inter
urban Railway.
Two automobile loads of gentle
men from Oaklai'l and Frisco were
in the city a few minutes Wednesday
afternoon. They made a brief call
on Attorney E. B. Hriggr, and upon
Mayor Johnson, hut devoted most of
their time while in this valley in
looking over tho proposed route of
the iuterurbtn lino for whii.h fran
chisee, have been asked.
It iR stated on apparently good
authority that at least two of the
party are gentlemen who appeared
before the county court a few
months ago in behalf of the Pacific
&. Eastern Railway in the MedTonf
bridge matter. It this he true it.
would seem to indicate that the
Rogue River Vail?.'' lnterurban is to
be a link in the Hill system. It is
to be hoped that this is so, as rail
competition would mean much for
this section of Oregon, especially if
the Hill Interests build to the coast,
either at Bandon or at Crescent City.
Former iirl Typist Runs $2,000,000
Company.
New Britain, Conn., Feb. 4.
From tlie humble position of stenog
rapher to secretary of a $2,000,00
corporation is the jump that Miss;
Martha A. Parsomi of this city has
taken in a quarter of a century..
The woman has been elected secre
tary, of Landers, Frary Pi Clark, and
succeeds George M. Landers, presi
dent pro ten), of the Connecticut sen
ate. When Miss Parsons went to work
in tho factory 25 years ago it was
not long before she was appointed
personal secretary to Charles L. Lan
ders, son of the late Congressman
George M. Landers, Sr., who was tlm
moving spirit in the promotion of
the concern. Since then she ha
climbed the ladder steadily.
Men's overcoats greatly reduced
at lenders'.
HOLLY STREET NOW
Montana and Coiigmity Streets
( banged to Holly Stvcet By
City Council Tuesday.
In accordance with a petition pre
sented to tlie city council at a previ
ous meeting It was ordered Tuesday
night that Montana Hf.reet and Con
gruity street be renamed. The two
streets are practically one, Congruity
street being a one-block extension or"
Montana Into a separate addition or
tlie city. Hereafter the street will
be known as Holly street.
Would Move Shod.
Dr. F. II. Johnson at tlie regular
meeting of the council Tuesday even
ing asked permission to move a
woodshed on his property at tlie cor
ner of Bush and High streets. Coun
cilman Werth wanted the proposi
tion referred to the sanitary com
mittee. Councilman Cunningham
stated that Dr. Johnson had the
right to move the shed without per
mission, after which Councilman
Beaver moved that the request be
granted and the motion was carried.