Ashland
ASHLAND UTHW-SPRINGV ORE.
ISIi6, J?erJ? Yo? Grow Hatthy and
Sl??oaSrand,Bt Senery and CU-
ASHLAND LITHIA SPRINGS, ORE.
The Land of Delights. Where the
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wrn,5i. ye Savin Station" in the
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VOL. XXXVIII ASHLAND. OREGON,"THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1914 1 vu7r
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Lamb Building Big
Will Irrigate Sunset Orchard!!
One of the largest dams in south-, the center of the dam to carry off Hie
em Oregon is being constructed on water after the dirst has settled. By
Ihe L.-unb property with the objec t this hydraulic method the dam in ren
primarily of irrigating the Sunset tiered firm and solid as the water
orchard, owned by .Mr. Hunter, and i lays the dirt in the most solid niau
secondarily to furnish power for thener possible. The dam at present is
Lamb quart, mill. at a height of about ;!5 feet. .
It is one of the biggest dam j This project is but the beginning
projects that, has ever been launched i of the numerous water-conserving
in southern Oregon and represents
luite an engineering feat. It would
pay any one many fold to take a trip
to the property and see what is being
done. Strange to say. the work on
his dam has been going on for about
three years and yet it has reached
the attention of but a few of Ash
land's citizens. It will be one of the
biggest projects in orchard irrigating
that the valley has ever seen.
On the east fork of Ashland creek
Mr. Lamb tapped the water course
with a ditch and by careful and pa
tient engineering led the water over
the hill to where he could use it.
This comes over the hill at the ridge
about four miles back of the normal,
southwest. The water is then con
veyed by a ditch 3,500 feet to the
penstock and pipe line 575 feet above
the dam on the mountain side. The
pipe line has a clear shoot to the
works with a fall of 575 feet to the
giant, where the water is being util
ized. A tremendous force is gener
ated and sends the dirt flying as it
hits the mountain side. A big ad
justable giant, or nozzle, is provided
which can be moved in any direction.
The dam is being constructed on a
hydraulic process.
The giant is placed at a point
above the dam and set to work
against the mountain side to wash
the dirt and gravel. As this is ac
complished the water carries with It
es it runs down, the dirt, rocks, etc.,
into a sluice through which the dirt
laden water is carried to the place
where the material is to be dumped.
On the outside of the dam fir trees
and Iocs are oiled which hold the
dirt and let the water run off. At
present there are two lines of dirt
laden water being run at different
points on the dam, and the piles of
dirt increase rapidly.
The dam at the base is to be 2Qo
feet thick and at the top 10 feet
wide. The length across the ravine
will be about 400 feet. The total
height 75 feet. A cement core has
teen constructed to prevent washing. ,any one, even though he Is not an
From the dimensions one can read-1 engineer, w hen he looks over the
ily see that the dam is. going to be I proposition. What is the need of
a big affair, and can form a vague : building new dams when we have al
idea of the tremendous amount of i ready the beginning of a plant that
material it takes to raise it. When
one thinks of this they can see what J
a great saving the hydraulic process
Is, as it Is filling the dam with the
aid of only seven men at present.
The water will back a long way up
the ravine and the dam will conserve
an inconceivable amount of water.
Saturday, as one of the Tidings staff
was being taken over the ground, a
number of pictures were taken,
which will be placed in Whited's
show window.
In one cut, which was made on the
side of the dam to place the core wall
in, the bedrock was not struck until
a depth was reached of 75 feet an
exceptional depth of soil.
A large cement wall is erected in
Steam Shovels for
Crater Lake Road
That the work on Crater Lake na
tional park highways is to be rushed
this season with a vim is shown by
the arrival of three new steam shov
els to be used there, at Forth Klam
ath. These shovels are each fifteen
ton outfits and portable, so their re
moval from place to place where
needed will be an easy matter.
One of these big shovels will go
direct to the road in the vicinity of
the government headquarters; the
other two are for use ou the road
- being constructed In the Sand creek
' Rection.
Engineer Sparrow Is how on the
ground assembling tools and men pre
paratory for the summer's work.
Engineer Goodwin, who was In charge
of the work last season and who will
be again this year, is expected to ar
rive by May 15. Sparrow now hatla
half dozen men employed and these
are only awaiting a few more days
of good weather when they will be
able to begin moving supplies into
'the hills and establishing camps for
the various crews to be scattered
throughout the park this summer on
road work.
Reservoir
schemes which sooner or later will
be constructed near the orchards of
thf) Rogue River Valley to furnish
irrigation during the dry season.
There are many other small streams
I that could be dammed and the water
I held long enough to furnish arriga
tion to tide over the dry season,
j The Lamb mine is also an interest
ing work. A great deal of money
has been spent in development. At I
the lower camp just below the dam
the mill is stationed, which cost
about $5,000 dollars. The best
equipment possible is installed and
the plant is very complete. Farther i
up, on the ridge, is located the build
ings for the upper tunnels. Here can
be found well-built buildings, mess
house, bunk houses, assaying cabin,
etc. From here a well-graded road
has been built up to the upper tunnel,
which oes in the mountainside about
300 feet. Here a fine loading ore
dump is built so the wagons can drive
under and be instantly filled. A
compressor is located here with which
they run the compressed air drill.
Lower down the mountain on the
ditch line there is another tunnel
which is over 600 feet in length. Yet
another shaft is dug farther up than
either of these last, which is only
about 30 feet long.
The Lamb mine and dam gets its
water from the east fork of Ashland
creek, about two miles from the fork.
The creek here has a big fall. Mr.
Lamb has already constructed a ditch
along the mountain. This ditch at
one favorable and open place is 700
feet above the creek. Mr. Lamb
states that if. the ditch wan enlarged
and more water let into it. from the
creek above at the same place as the
present ditch intake is, with the fall
to the creek there could be 500 horse
power generated with an exceedingly
small outlay. Indeed, the only out
lay required would be for the en
largement of the ditch and the 700
foot pipe, the generator and a small
building. The situation is clear to
could
small
be built at a comparatively
cost? This thing should be
looked Into, and if Mr. Lamb ig cor
rect, it would give the city & splendid
auxiliary plant at a snull cost. In
deed, even If the ditch were not en
larged, this might be done, as the
city needs the power only at night,
and the Lamp property uses it only
in the daytime.
The Knights of Pythias castle at
Seaside will be formally dedicated on
the night of May 16, when members
of the various lodges in the district
will assist in the ceremony.
Judge Dunn spent two days this
week in Josephine county.
Enders Building
Going Up Fast
Excavation for the new Enders
block on East Main street has been
completed and the cement; stringers
and piers for support of walls and
floor are being laid by Frank Jordan
and his crew of cement workers. The
piers are being reinforced by a car
load more or less of old horse
shoes which are held to be first
class for the purpose.
The new building will be one story
high without basement, and will
contain several modern storerooms
and as up-to-date barbershop quarters
as are found In Southern Oregon. The
work is being done by the day under
supervision of Mr. Enders who built
the splendid block occupied by his
big department store, In the same
manner,
Mr. Enders has conceived the novel
idea of building on the roof at the
west end, where it joints bis present
store a sun parlor to be used by the
Columbia Hotel, which occupies the
second floor of his department store
building. Entrance to same would
be from the hotel lobby and with
walls and roof of glass and with slid
ing windows and screens It would
4.
No Springs Meeting Tonight
On account of the high school enter
tainment which occurs tonight the citizens'
mass meeting to consider the future action
of the committee as to how the springs
matter will be handled will be held at the
Chautauqua building at 8 o'clock
TOMORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING
Bank Makes Slight
Change in Name
At a called meeting of the stock- J Friday, May 1 . .Miss Ruth Wilson's
holders of the Citizens Hanking & j school of twenty pupils from Ander
Trust Company held yesterday, May son creek arrived at the Wagner
6, it was voted to change the name! creek school in a hayrack wtih colors
of the bank to The Citizens Bank of flying and school yells resounding.
Ashland. T,is action was necessary .A short program was first held, the
on account of a law passed at the last chief number being a dramatic court
session of the legislature, making j scene, "The Trial of the Fly," which
special requirements of "trust" com- had been cleverly originated by Mr.
panies and of banks doing "trust" Wheeler, principal of the Waener
business. The "trust" feature was
included in the original articles of
incorporation of the bank with the
Intention of the bank's some day en
tering that field, which, while closely
allied to the banking business, is in
reality a separate business. The Cit
izens Banking & Trust Company has
never engaged in any regular "trust"
business .and is therefore simply
changing its title to conform to the
provision of the law which prohibits
the use of the word "trust" by any
not complying with the provisions of
the law. There will be no change
whatever In the business conducted
by the bank, the commercial and sav
ings departments being operated ex
actly as heretofore. Notice of the
action of the stockholders has been
sent to the superintendent of banks,
and the change will take place as
soon as the necessary legal steps can
be taken, official announcement of
which will come later. 99-1 1
Plans for City
Park Fountains
At the Commercial Club meeting
Monday night the springs develop
ment committee showed some sugges
tions worked out in colors of plans
for the fountains for the park. The
drawings were executed along the
line of classic architecture. These
drawings came from landscapers and
architects merely as suggestions with
out cost to the committee. More
Ideas will be presented from time to
time with the object of showing what
Is possible in the line of these devel
opments. At the Commercial Club
meeting some present suggested that
the scheme be carried out on the rus
tic Instead of the classic order. Oth
ers have suggested that they be
worked out on the Swiss type with
the idea that order conforms best to
the topography of our park and gen
eral environment, and if the general
schome was carried out on that line
Ashland could be made what she real
ly is, the Switzerland of America.
The committee welcomes all these
suggestions. It is a matter of edu
cation. No decision as to the style
of fountains will be adopted by this
committee. That will be left for the
proper persons who carry out the
work to decde. In the meantime the
present committee desires every sug
gestion possible on all matters per
taining to the successful carrying out
of the park plans.
Under our contract with the en
gineers who are carrying out the pre
liminary plans they are to supply us
with landscapers who will work ottt
the final and practical working plans.
That will not be done until the mat
ter Is thoroughly discussed and some
definlto determination Is arrivel at
as to the general scheme. The park
board will be freely consulted on that
matter, as well as other citizens, be
fore any definite action is taken.
make a magnificent place for sun
bath and lounging purposes, summer
or winter. Mr. Enders contemplates
also a balcony enabling users of the
sun parlor to view Main street activi
ties etc. - The Idea seems an excellent
one.
Scale receipts at Tldlnes office
Anderson School
Entertains Wagner
creek nehnni nt n..
found guilty and sentenced to be pub
licly swatted to death. A boy dressed
like a huge fly was thereupon swat
ted. An oral arithmetic match was won
by Wagner creek, while in a written
match that followed, Anderson creek
scored the highest, Miss Pearl With
row carrying off the honors. A Dab
cock milk test by Supervisor Chase
was then given and eight samples of
milk were tested from as many dif
ferent farms. Mr. Peterson enter
tained the crowd for a few minutes
with stories for the little folks and
then a track meet followed. In these
events Ruel Hall was easily individual
winner.
It is believed that congress will
manfully stand its eround in Wash-
j ington. at least until a Mexican war-
ship threatens the mouth of the Po
tomac. Mining Congress
Here in July
The Southern Oregon and Northern
California Mining Congress will le
held at Ashland in thj ea;'!y part of
July this year Ashland having been
selected as the meeUi.g plr.ee when
the congress was held at Redding
California last year. In consideration
of this selection the Commercial Club
appointed a committee some months
ago to handle the details. The com
mittee is composed of Judge Watson,
E. T. Staples and F. G. McWilliaias
This committee has selected the
early part of July specific dates to
be announced later because of. the
Chautauqua being held in Ashiand at
that time. The idea is to select dates
on which there will be good func
tions at the Chautauqua Assembly ii
order that the visitors to the Mining
Congress may be the better enter
tained. The committee made report
In accordance wlththe above ac the
Commercial Club meeting Monday
night and the club pledged its sup
port to the committee's efforts in be
half of the congress.
In introducing the matter Judge
Watson and E. T. Staples spoke en
couragingly of the mining industry
as it now stands In Southern Oregon.
Judge Watson was out all last sum
mer with the geological survey party
under patronage of the national and
state governments and declared thnt
the mining Industry was taking cn
new life. He found many of the old
rines, which paid dividends witn
crude machinery twenty years ago
and which have been abandoned dur
ing the real estate and fruit raising
booms, being reopened and modern
ized, and he believes that the con
gress this year will be one of the
most important yet held and that
Ashland should show her apprecia
tion of the honor of entertaining it
Wasco county will have bumper
crops of all kinds, due to unusual pre
cipitation and the earliness of the
season.
The wild geese are particularly
thick In the Klamath country this
season.
I " " " '
Vining Will Be Opened
Thursday Night in Faust
The New York Opera Company will
open the new Vining Theatre Thurs
day night in 'Faust." This company
is composed of former stars of the
Pari:
lostoti and Savage
grand
fresh
! ceil-
i opera companies and comes
! from a triumphant tour of tli
tral west, and Pacific coast.
Tickets will !( placed on sale Mon
day morning lit !) o'clock in the box
office of t ho theatre and the prices
for the open iii' night will range from
two dollars up to live. This price
iias been fixed for the opening night
only, as the great cost necessary to
securing this famous company cannot
be met with the regular popular
prices which v.'ill be inaugurated af
ter the first night.
The tenor of the New York Opera
Company is the only pupil ever
trained by the world-famous Caruso,
and Is appearing on the Pacific coast
for the first time, and is said to be
a worthy pupil of a great singer.
The new theatre will be a great
surprise on the opening night. Its
beautiful Interior is a delight to all
who see It and on next Thursday
night will be shown to best advan
tage. Its beauty must be seen to bo
appreciated, as no pains or skill has
been spared to make it complete in
harmony and detail.
"Faust" Is considered one of the
most difficult operas ever produced
and is one which has won world-wide
Boys Discussed
City Affairs
The parliamentarians of the Boys'
Club told what observations they had
made of municipal affairs at the
meeting Wednesday night in the
Elks Temple. The officers and heads
of committees had made a study of
city departments and gave their views
of the conduct of a municipality in
clear and able manner. .
To hear these youthful fellows
talk of the water system, the electric
lighting plant and other matters
which puzzle tho heads of our city
dads was both instructive and inter
esting. The evening's business was intro
duced by a mandolin number by
Henry Enders, accompanied by Aleno
Domar on the piano.
Leith Abbott was the first of the
boys' city officials to give his observ
ations. Ho discussed the commission
form of government and public im
provements generally, giving as his
opinion that the city badly needs
hitching racks and a public market
He also discussed the lithia springs
from the standpoint of municipal
growth.
Fay Phillips, as city physician, out
lined a plan for the betterment of
sanitation, which brought out many
points for serious consideration.
Harold Frohbach gave his views of
necessary improvements from the
standpoint of a city engineer, show
ing he has given the subject mature
thought.
Edward Stannard, as water super
intendent, pointed out particularly
the misuse of water by consumers
and the best methods of curtaining
this form of abuse. He advocted
Helen Gardner in
Pieces of Silver
The production of "Pieces of Sil
ver" by Helen Gardner at the Dream
land Theatre Friday and Saturday
nights is being looked forward to by
all familiar with the work or this
great emotional actress, nud tlyi
house will be filled to capacity.
Since Miss Gardner has taken up
playing for the moving pictures she
has been recognized as the foremost
woman In the field. She has been
cast for such plays In the moving
world as Cleopatra and the Shakes
pearean roles.
"Pieces of Sliver" Is said to be one
of the best productions secured for
the full expression of Miss Gardner's
wonderfully emotional work, and hor
pictures aro being played for tho sec
ond and third time in the largor
cities to standing room only. The
prices for thlfl production will be
only 5 and 10 cents, as Messrs, Hicks
and Angle are desirous of giving their
patrons the very best pictures possi
ble for tlie least money.
-CI if Payno makes tent poles.
approval. The s, nr.. m ,
snug till.
im-i.v in r.ngiisn.
The fourteen boxes for the opening
nklit havf. been s'.m.I :iikI the seaM
on tile floor and Kallery will ,
11 a!e on Monday mornin:.!,
and those who desire to attend nlllst,
go early to insure tiekets. Those who
have secured t he boxes for Thursday
night are: K. V. Carter, II. (!. lend
ers, liien lint lor, Gcorue Purvis, ('.
II. Vaupel, Charles Cliristensou. 1.
rvrozzi, C. F. Hates, J. It. Casey,
Kmil IVil, Me. Vair P.ros.. IS. It. Greer
and W. V. Crowson. A box has been
reserved for Mayor Johnson and
guests oi' Robert Vining.
Great Picture Play
In Five Reels
The production of Helen Gardner
of "Pieces of Silver" at tho Dream
land Friday and Saturday nights in
one of the best pictures ever produced
by this great emotional actress. Mis
Gardner appears in the tragedy and in
ono of tho foremost women in tho
picture world. The price remains ut
5 and 10 cents.
The prune crop will be shy all over1
tho state duo to late frosts and col 1
rains.
Billiard Parlor and
Cigar Store Sold
W. Lyman today sold his billiard
parlor and cigar store on South Main
street to Messrs. N. Natstead and H.
A. Gray. They took possession at
once and will mako extensive im
provements in the property.
The new proprietors need no intro.
dnctlon to the businesn men of Ash-
land and the public generally.
Orres sells tailored suits riht.
conservation of the water at night for
a more general use when needed.
Fred Payne, as the head of tho
health board, gave some astonishing
figures to the young minds on the fly
campaign und other kindred subjects.
Merrill Throne, as ciiairman of the
street committee, gave careful
thi tight to tho plana for a city beauti
ful, und has some exeolent ideus for
the civic improvement.
Vernon Carter talked on sanitation.
Otto Klu mon conditions about the
schools and Bob Spencer on policing
the town to bo governed by the boys
in the ideal city of the future.
Councilman Ware gave the boys
the benefit of some of his experience!
as a city guardian of welfare, espec
ially from the enforcement of lawn
and the necessity for co-operation be
tween councilmen and the citizenship
generally In securing the best possi
ble benefits for the people.
Professor Vining closed the pro
gram by telling the boys something
of the trials of the people of the
northland.
Tho last meeting of the Hoys' Culfo
will be held ou the 27th.
Do You Know?
Are You Coming?
Do you know what Hiinliurying is?
If you don't, come to the senior play
at the high school gymnasium to
night. Did you know that there were,
two Siamese twins in the high school?
If you want to see them act, come out
tonight. The general admission in
25 centB, reserved seats 35. Do you
understand the fickleness of woman's
love? Come to "The Importance of
Being Earnest" at 8 p. in. You
should support your high school by
your presence ut their graduating
play. You will enjoy It, and, remem
ber, It will be your chanco to see sucfi
noted actors and actresses of the class
of '14 as 8. A. Peters, Hurold Mer
rill, Walter Carpenter, Fred Garrett,
Oneita Barnard, Mildred Applogato,
Mabel Hanson and Charles Freeman.
The city council of VVheeleh has
authorized a bond Issue of $2,500 to
provide a dty hall and certain fire
fighting equipment.
Portland will have a land products
show this fall.