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Oregon Historical Society, 107 Second Si. Ashland SUNNY SOUTHERN OREGON IDING ASHLAND THE BEAUTIFUL VOL. XXXVIII ASHLAND, OREGON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1913 NUMBER 5G ASMIAP OSEBURG CONV OVER 500 DELEGATES AT MEETING Thursday, December 4, was THE red letter day In the history of Ash land. The work was done at the Roseburg convention to put Ashland on the map during the heavy tourist traffic in 1915, for the delegates finally determined that a state ex hibit, should be made here. Dele Kates from every town tn the line were enthusiastic for the exhibit. The plan grows on one the more he thinks on It. At first it looks like a local matter out of which more good ' would come to Ashland than any other place, but as the view broadens and the ramifications of the plan are looked into it becomes apparent that it will be a tremen dous advertisement for the state at large. While the state exhibit at San Francisco will equal that of any state in the Union and will result in much good, yet the fact remains that the Oregon state exhibit will be but one among forty-nine, besides being somewhat overshadowed by special exhibits from world points, but the exhibi at Ashland will stand out alone showing what Oregon has to show, and the stop bere will be long enough so that the sightseer can take it in completely. The Ashland exhibit, unlike the exhibit at San Francisco, will not be lost in the mazes or shadows in the multiplicity ot attractions. It will be distinctive, attractive and complete, centering tke thought of the visitor on what Oregon has to present. Each local ity will be represented with a dis may of the best it has to offer, with literature describing it, and a man in t charge, furnished by the state, whose business it is to see (hat the visitor gets what he wants, is In formed that he can get a stopover wherever he Is attracted, so that no particular locality will be advanced at the expense of another. In this manner the exhibit will be made, what It is intended to be, an Oregon state exhibit, and every locality in the state will get the same benefits as the other. The two big men in the convention were Charles S. Fee, general traffic manager of the Southern Pacific, and Tom Richardson of Portland. Tom demonstrated for the thou sandth time in his career his excep tional ability In bringing contending communities into enthusiastic har mony in a common cause. Delegates were there from nearly every town along the Southern Pacific road from Ashland to Portland. And while the enthusiasm of the Ashland delega tion was unbounded, because of the splendid recognition our city is get ting from the state at large, yet its enthusiasm was no greater than that of any other delegation, for all rec ognized the marvelous possibility in Proposed Pacific Highway To Follow Ancient Survey ' The writer, with probably a major ity, of the rest of the oitlzens of the valley, has often wondered why it was that the highway leading down the valley ever made the detour around over the hill north from the Billings orossing instead of continuing in an almost straight line down alongside the higher ground to the1 sulphur springs as is proposed by the high way engineers. A Tidings represent ative happened to Ret to talking with Welborn Boeson of Talent a few days ago on the matter and he gave a very interesting bit of history. Welborn Beeson, Sr., the father of the present gentleman of that name and of Emmett Beeson, was a sur veyor in Jackson county in the early days. He was engaged as engineer in .laying out the old county road and his survey was very nearly that of the present Pacific Highway survey except that it went above the springs ear the banq instead of below them, ad then nearly followed the present railroad grade into Main street. The road was laid put on that line, and the construction of the road was stopped by an injunction gotten out kfcr the then owners of the Eagle mill, G ETC HE the plan for the whole state. Never has a convention met composed of broader men, or one that more thorr oughly comprehended the magnitude and exceptional advantages to be gained in the undertaking. Mr. Fee entered enthusiastically into the project. It was apparent that it would result in increasing the rural population and development of the state along his lines and he expressed a desire to have a part ,in this great work. His assurances of the hearty co-operation of his road in the matter of Btopovers and advertising were en thusiastically received. The interest of Portland in the pro ject is simply this: 'That city is be ginning'io realize that it has grown as far as it can without the general development of rural districts in its trade territory and it has set aboiCt to help accomplish' that development. The heavy traffic of the exposition year affords the groundwork for the needed development and every means at the command of Portland will be exercised to that end. It is refreshing to contemplate the alacrity and wholesomeness with which Southern Oregon neighbors are being brought into harmony. Talent was there with an enthusias tic delegation beaded by Dr. Bagley and Mr. Fuller. Medford was there with its best boosters, with Judge Colvig, Porter Neff and George Boos in the lead, and their enthusiasm for the project was no less than the dele gation from here. Central Point was there with the splendid band of twenty pieces. Rogue River was there, represented by that old war horse. Judge O. H. Gilmore. Cottage Grove was there forty strong, and Eugene, with her Radiators, one of the strongest organizations of its kind in America, with its catchy calls and songs-, was the attraction of the convention. ' There was no disposition on the part of anyone to "hog it." It was just the grand culmination of a state wide movement to put Oregon more decidedly on the map in big red let ters. The next meeting" will be held at Eugene on February 19, and later a final gathering at Salem or Port land. The movement Is a success one of the greatest ever attempted in the state, and which will be far reaching in its beneficent results. Ashland was there fifty strong, headed by ex-Congressman Reader, J. B. Ware, E. D. Briggs, G. II. But ler and President McCoy of the Com mercial Club. The following were among the Ashland delegates: Ex-Congressman Reader, J. B. Ware, President J. W. McCoy of the Commercial Club, which it would have left to one side of the main road. Mr. Beeson is strong in his advo cacy of the line as proposed by the highway engineers and believes that it should be used if the right of way can be secured at any reasonable price. Mr. Beeson characterizes the Billings crossing as very dangerous. Carl Beeson, his younger brother, was injured there a number of years ago when the wagon he was driving was struck b ya train, and there have been many narrow escapes. Nursery Co. Opens Office hf Ashland The Wagner Creek .Nursery, of Talent, one of the leading nurseries of the county, has opened an office in the building on Mill street owned by Emil Peil and formerly occupied by Mayer the tailor. They will keep a stock of standard varieties ready for immediate delivery. Carl Lely, one of the proprietors, is in charge. Buggies at Piel't for 139.90. A ROUSER Mayor O. H. Johnson, E. E. Bagley, Mr. Harris and wife, L. Schwein and wife, O. L. Young, Benton Bowers, E. R. Grieve, Jr., W. A. Freeberg, O. H. Sneed, W. R. Bagley, D. H. Barneburg, A. M. Beaver, W. B. Kin ney, II. G. Butterfield, Roy Davis, J. II. Dorhan, F. G. McWilliams, M. C. Edgington, G. F. Billings, E. V. Carter, A. Bert Freeman, E. L. Hos ley, J. L. Barnthouse, M. C. Bressler, J. X. Dennis, George E. Yates, J. J. McNair, W. E. Xewcombe, Mrs. T. B. Kinsman, R. J. Smith, C. L. Cunning ham, F. W. Acklin, James R. Crox all, Rose Brothers, J. P. Dodge, C. H. Vanpel, W. W. Caldwell, Mitchell and Whittle, W. C. Pickens, E. D. Briggs, W. E. Bolton, E. N. Butler, W. H. McXair, E. T. Staples, G. S. Butler, A. C. Nininger, M. E. Briggs, J. A. Lemery, H. 6. Enders, E. E. Miller, George W. Seager, Stuart Saunders, B. E. Whitmore, W. D. Hodgson, C. B. Wolf and Bert R. Greer. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted: "Whereas, The year 1915 will bring to the Pacific coast the largest travel in a generation, creating un matched opportunity for securing new settlers and capital, and "Whereas, The traveling public jumps from one large city to another without stopping to learn anything of the resources of the country sec tions, and this conuTUon is aggra vated in Oregon through the fact that 90 per cent of all the through travel stops only in Portland, and "Whereas, The Ashland gateway is the scene of great travel, is the place where trains make the longest stop upon the Pacific coast for the exam ination of equipment before and after a long mountain climb, giving ample! opportunity to inspect an exhibit of Jennings to Make Big Improvements Henry Jennings, Sr., who pur-'el chased the Putnam place on Chestnut street last spring, is going to make extensive improvements on the place during the year 1914. Plans and specifications on a residence the equal, if not the superior, of any in the valley have been received by J. P. Dodge of this city with a request to have the local contractors bid on the work. The plans embrace the moving of the present residence and the erection of a handsome arched entrance, etc. Mr. Jennings in a let ter to Mr. Dodge says: "You will notice by the arches and trout pond, we will have electric lights pretty well fitted up, especially on the ob servation tower, so the same can be seen many miles from Ashland and be recognized by everyone as 'Jen nings Gold Medal Fruit Farm.' You will also see that I have not forgot ten Ashland and that I am boosting it at this end, and I see by the pa pers that it is getting pretty well boosted at your end. I may not start my building for a few months, al though you can get bids on the base ment of the old and new house and moving the old one to the other place. If satisfactory, we will let that part of the job as it is all con crete work and digging." Mr. Jen nings expects to leave December 30 on. a three months' trip to the Orient and may not commence work till his return. The Sunday Oregonian has a four-column picture of the place as it wMl appear when completed, and has the following concerning ft: " 'I have been to Ashland many a time, but last March I saw for the first time what I consider the beauty spot of the whole of Oregon, and I bought it immediately, my mind made up that there, if anywhere, was the summer home for me and the place where I could spend ny leisure after a strenuous business life, still having ample to occupy my brain, my body and my time." "Such was the brief comment from Henry Jennings, Sr., of the furniture firm ot Henry Jennings & Sons, in connection with the summer home he 1b building for himself near Ashland. "Mr. Jennings wished to retire gradually from the active labors of his business and yet he always felt that he must be busy. For a consid- (Cobtlaued on Page Five.) EMIT the products and resources of all Ore gon, to decide upon stopovers at such points as desired, enabling the home seeker, at least expense and greatest convenience, to find what he wants. therefore be it "Resolved, That 'this convention assembled in Roseburg, Thursday, December 4, 1913, with delegates present representing communities which aggregate more than 50 per cent of the population of the state, having for its purpose the develop ment of the state of Oregon, urges the agricultural, financial, industrial, commercial and other organizations of the state having an interest in the development of the entire common wealth, to unite in the installation and sustenance of an exhibit at Ash land, Oregon, during the year 1915, which will adequately present the products and resources of all the state, it being understood that the determination ot this convention is i that this exhibit not only be state wide in the showing of products, but also statewide in spirit. "That the newspapers are urged to give their co-operation and support to this movement until such time as public opinion throughout the state endorses it as a practical, common sense, result-getting undertaking. That universal public sentiment throughout the state is necessary be- Lfore the money will be advanced early in 1914 by individuals, corpo rations and others, with the full as surance that this advance of cash, in an amount not to exceed 25,000, necessary to make the exhibit a suc cess, be reimbursed through an early appropriation by the legislature In 1915, and "Be it further resolved, That we ask the co-operation and assistance of the railroads In helping the public spirited people of Oregon to actually get people upon the farms, ranches and orchards, and to interest capital in-jthe development of our waterways, mines, timber resources and other en terprises that will make Oregon a greater state. "That should It be proven advan tageous to have a validating office at Ashland, that such office be estab lished. Though t be a temporary inconvenience during the heavy trav- of 1915, that the railroads urge, through their instructions to agents, conductors and employes generally, that it is their earnest desire that stopovers at various points not only be granted but thst it be the policy of the transportation companies to insist upon urging such stopovers. "That we cannot have a prosper ous state and a really great Pacific coast if the bulk of the people live in the cities." Magazines. Any one who wishes to renew their subscription, or start a new subscrip tion for the coming year, for any one of the following magazines can sub scribe at the Tidings office: Cosmopolitan, per year $1.50 Good Housekeeping, per year. . 1.50 Hearst's Magazine, per year. . . 1.50 Harper's Bazar, per year 1.50 Motor, per year 1-00 Motor Boating, per year 1.00 Get your portable electric lamps at J. P. Dodge & Sons'. ' 56-tf W. H. ItlcNair Chosen Cashier W. II. McNair has been selected by the board of directors of the First National Bank to Hucceed L. L. Mulit as cashier. Mr. McNair has been a resident of Ashland since 1908 in charge of the McNair Bros, drug store. He was previous to that time for about fourteen years chief office deputy of the U. S. marshal for the district of Alaska, and during that time had entire charge of the dis bursements, etc., of the federal court of the district. Mr. McNair will re tain his interest in the drug business. His brother, S. B. McNair, takes charge of the store, having purchased the interest of J. Sid McNair of Ray mond, Wash. S. B., who has been with the store for several years, is a registered pharmacist and another one will be hired so that there will always be a registered man in charge. The many friends of W. H. McNair are extending congratulations to him upon his appointment to the respon sible, post to which he has been chosen. Death of Sirs. Fell B. Moore. One of the saddest deaths In some time was that of Mrs. Felix B. Moore, wife of the principal of the Ashland high school, which took place Satur day morning. Mrs. Moore leaves a little son only a week old, besides her sorrowing husband and other rel atives. The immediate cause of death was blood poison, which manifested itself in her arm. Her parents and two sisters were here from Eugene, railed by her crit ical illness. The remains were taken to Eugene for burial Saturday even ing, the board of eLducation and professors of the high school escort ing the remains to the dpeot. Mr. Moore had endeared herself to all who knew her, being an espec ial favorite with the young people ot the high school. Elk Memorial Services Fine The annual memorial services of Ashland Lodge, Xo. 944, B. P. O. E., were held in Elks Temple Sunday af- ternoon. The services were along the line of the custom of the order, the memorial address being delivered by Hon. Clarence E. Reames of Port land, Ore. W. E. Newcombe deliv ered a beautiful eulogy upon "Our Absent Brothers." The Elks Quartet gave a beautiful selection and Mrs. C. B. Wolf and Professor McMurray gave solos. The beautiful ceremonies of the lodge were performed in an Impressive manner under Exalted Ruler W. E. Newcombe. The following is the roll of hon ored dead. Charles S. Vivian, found er ot the order; Charles V. Her mann, J. A. Strobeck, Joseph V. Dewey, John H. Walbridge, William J. Virgin, Taylor J. Murphy, Theo dore B. Kinsman, C. ,11. Capeller, Hardman Horn, James E. Patrick. Henry D. Kubli, John. M. Hoey, Wil liam J. Darroch, Z. M. Gossett, E. K. Leavitt, G. W. Crowson, J. T. Nor man, C. B. Austin, J. N. Watson, W. E. Conner, Allen E. Cox, C. W. Jack son, N. B. Olds, H. Cross. R. II. Burns and W. C. Baitlett. , Candidates Are Beginning to File There have up to today been four filings for office at the coming city election. Louis Werth in the tirHt ward, B. E. Smith in the second and J. B. Ware in the Third and F. E. Watson for park commissioner have filed petitions of nomination already and several others will probably file for alderman. H. G. Enders, wfio retires from the park board, refused to run for another term and is sup porting Mr. Watson. Boos Goes to California . To Boost for Good Roads A few days ago George E. noos, secretary of the Pacific Coast Good Roads Association, left for Califor nia to take up the good roads work there, with headquarters at 822-823 Balboa building, San Francisco. Mr. Boos has completed a successful cam paign for the association and the good roads cause In this county and the adjoining counties in Oregon and the northern counties in California, and his purpose is to get central Cal ifornia in line. . r The purpose of his association is to continue the agitation and boost ing for good roads. His territory covers the three coast states from the borders of British Columbia to the borders of Mexico. He says rela tive to the Pacific Highway, only whenjhe system ' is fully completed from these two terminals will the highway come to its best for the greatest benefit of our people on this coast. The Pacific Coast Good Roads Association's main work is creating sentiments for the promotion and construction of good lateral roads to the several highways. These "to the market" roads are as essential as the main and trunk highways. Mr. Boos says the whole country is life and soul for good roads and everybody Is doing his little mite to assist in this laudable enterprise. He is pleased to report, though only five months old, the association already is backed by over 500 'members. So far the majority are in California, but Ore gon is a, close second. Medford alone is represented by 108 mem bers, Ashland 26, Grants' Pass 23, Jacksonville 20, Roseburg 22, and every town in the neighboring coun BUDGET FOR TIIECOUNTY COUNTY COURT FI.XKH COUNT V AMI STATU LEVIES. FORMER 10, LATTER 12 MILLS Fruit Inspection, $12,000; I'atliolo.' Kist, $.1,MM); School Fluids, $T;t, 750; Juvenile Court and Widows' Pensions, $7,900; Poor, $13,r,00. The county court Saturday set Monday, December 29, as the date of the public hearing for the discussion of the estimated amount of money required for county expenditures tlui coming year, and estimated thu amount needed for both state and county at $559,041, of which $155,. 000 is for the state tax, the highest ever known. A levy of approximate ly 10 mills for the county and 5 mills for the state will be needed to ralso this revenue. The estimate is segregated as fol lows; General contingent and incidental expenses, including county builifings and institutions, $142,012. . County offices and officers, $70. 432. Courts, $19,200. School, high school and library funds, $73,750. Roads and highways and bridges and interest on road bonds. $112,647. State tax, $155,000. Total, $568,041. The probable receipts from sources other than direct taxation is $9,000. leaving as the amount to be raised $559,041. Advertising, $4,000; relief of de fectives, $600; wild animal bounties, $600; Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. $120; tax collection, $3,000; court house, $2,800; jail, $2,600; assess or's office, $10,750; clerk's office. $6,140; coroner's office, $520; fruit Inspectors. $12,000; lieajth office, $40; pathologist, $5,000; physician. $432; recorder's office, $3,900; school superintendent and depart ment of education, $7,190; scales of weights and measures, $1,650; sher iff's office, $5,600; stock inspector. $300; surveyor's office, $2,500; treasurer's office, $6,050; circuit court, $6,550; county court, $2,900; juvenile court and widows' pensions, $7,900; justice court, $1,800; elec tions and registrations, $6,000; fruit protection, $500; expertlng books. $500; indigent soldiers. $2,350; poor, $13,560; road bond interest. $25,000; road expenses, $87,347; school funds, $73,750; tax refunds, $5,000; warrant redemption, $103, 382. ties is on the list. Last month 52 mimes were added to the California membership from Redding, Califor nia. Every mail brings requests for membership and Mr. Boos says if tlu good work can be continued the mem bership by the time the association meets in 1914 at Medford should be close to 3,000 members. With this body of good road advocates the Pa cific coast should be in a position to accomplish much, not alone in our state legislatures, but in our federal congress as well. Mr. Boos is highly esteemed by our people and we know of no one who could have better brought this good roads movement to a greater success. He guys the good work is only begun and expects to return early in th spying to go down the . whole lino through the states of Oregon and Washington. During the absence of Mr. Boos the office will be in charge of Mr. H. R. Hance of the Rogue River Canal Company, and all local matters rela tive to the association will be prompt ly attended to. Knowing that Mr. Boos will mako good, this paper extends to him a successful business career and, a speedy return. Old Hute. Gentlemen: Get our your old hats and have them cleaned, blocked and retrimmed. Special price this week only $1; regular price $1.50. Orres Tailoring and Cleaning Shop, 71 North Main. . Phone 64. We guaran tee all our work. Phone news Items to the Tiding.