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The Land of Deli f Ms. Where the
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World Today. , . ,
VOL. XXXVIII
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1914
NUMBER 103
The Core of the Opposition
-ILAND
Mr. Silver Will Not Be
Committee's Mouthpiece
When the committee first started their opposition might be not alto
to' figure on setting control of min-jsether disinterested.
. , . Mr. Silver and Mr. Bressler Called
eral springs tor the city it tried to .
! upon Mr. Greer Wednesday morning
buy the old lithia spring. Mr. Silver J nd askp(1 to K(J(, the detal,e,i ,ans
refused to make any kind of a con-j0f the project. No detail plans have
tract except for cash in hand. Alter yet been made for the reason that
the committee quit negotiating with the present committee are acting only
him and it was known that we had as a Commercial Club committee and
a development contract with Mr. Mur- had no authority to do more than to
phy, Mr. Silver came forward with work out the preliminary plans, look
a statement that he was willing to ins into the practicability of piping
give Ashland all the water it needed in the water and the probable cost,
to bring to the park. A committee t The preliminary estimute details have
of ten citizens met Mr. Silver to get been submitted to the committee by
his proposition. They utterly failed the chemical engineers; these details
to get to a satisfactory agreement are being checked by disinterested
with him. Then the committee tried engineers so that the committee may
to make a deal for some land just j feel certain of their ground. As soon
this side or the old lithia spring las this report is received it will be
which was owned by Butler Walker, j made public, 'n the meantime Mr.
Several years before Mr. Silver had 'silver, as far as this committee is
secured an option on
it, but had : concerned, may proceed with his
failed to carry out his payments. blocking tactics to his heart's cqntent
When he found, that the committee j without the help or sympathy of this.
desired the land for the city it is committee. It is doubtful whether!
stated he entered into an arrange-! any possible evidence could be pro-j
raent whereby W. W. Caldwell wasjduced to satisfy Mr. Silver,, for it is.
to supply the funds with which to the view of the writer that he Is pre-j
take up the Walker land and thus I meditatedly against the whole mat
head off the committee so the city iter and will continue to be unless he
could not get it for water develop-! sees a personal advantage to his old
incnt. Just at that time the commit-j lithia spring. We have heard since
tee discovered the new lithia spring. ! their interview with the writer Wed
Mr. Caldwell did not supply the funds ! nesday morning 'that they state we
and Mr. Walker is left with his land refused to give them the facts they
on his hands. The committee be-J asked for. They are perfectly right
lieved at the time that Mr. Silver was in that statement. We do not expect,
using Mr. Caldwell to hold the com-j and shall take no pains to satisfy Mr.
raittee up or block the project. A , Silver. The whole people are inter
little before that Mr. Silver and Mr. jested in this matter and the whole
Bressler had on some kind of a people shall have every fact and all
springs deal, presumably lor the old 'data upon which our conclusions are
lithia. It was stated that they tried
to interest Mr. Jennings, the wealthy
Portland furniture man who bought
the old Johnson place. In a private
enterprise to handle the old lithia
spring. Now Mr. Silver is fighting
the piping of the waters to the park
and Mr. Caldwell and Mr. Bressler
are his valuable allies in the fight
against the project. These gentle
men may be perfectly sincere in their
opposition, but on putting two and more than a taxpayers" interest
two together It looks to us as though . what they say.
based, tut this data will come from
the committee to the people first
hand, through the press or at a pub
lic gathering for the purpose, and not
through Mr. Silver.
-These facts are presented at this
time merely to keep the history of
the bond matter clear In the minds
of the public. Everybody should have
their gay, but the public should be
informed as to whether they' have
in
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Moose Have Big
Time at' Initiation
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TREASURES OF THE WORLD AT THE GREAT PANAMA
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN
SAN FRANCISCO IN 1915.
iK tre:iures of the world will ,1ns shown to million of vUltors at
Ibe preat ranania-l'acinc InternHtional Kxposltion in San nin
eteen in JJ15. Thirty-four of U,world ! great nations have nc
fited the Invitation of the United States, and their displays
will be among the nt elaborate ever shown at a world's exposition.
The mtistie nbaes of the Exposition will be especially notable.
The idiotoL'raidi above fhows a superb work. "The Fountain of Ores,"
by a famed woman sculptor. Miss Kvelyn Beatrice Logman. The foun
tain, which will be twenty-six feet in height, will be plnced in the en
trance upon San Francisco harbor of the Court of the Four Seasons.
To Springs Development
The writer has been investigating ( thousand dollars to Mr. Silver for the
the. opposition to the springs of late J old lithia spring I'roliably if it fol
with a view of discovering, if possi-i lowed bis advio in the future Ash
ble, from whence the opposition arose land would wind up one hundred and
and upon what the complaint seemed j seventy-five thousand dollars in debt
to be based. Investigation apparently ; and have nothing for its money.
discloses: '
That Mr. Harry Silver is the core;
of the opposition. j
That he avows his opposition is
i based on the assumption that the
waters cannot lie successfully piped
to the park.
His opinion, as far as we were able
to discern, is not backed by any tacts,
Speaking alone for Mr. (Irocr, wo
here slate that lie has absolutely no
inclination to follow the advice of
Mr. Silver in any particular. Tlu
committee has. employed what it con
siders the best authority that can hw
had to furnish advice as to how to
handle the springs work. The com
mittee are convinced beyond a shadow
only assertions. j of a doubt that the springs can Ijh
He has ugitated his view among ; successfully piped to the park; that.
the people and has gained a small the springs are Ashland's best asset:
following, among whom are Mr. '.that the successful piping of llio
Bressler, Mr. K. J. Edwards, Mr. 1 springs furnishes a solid foundation
Storey and a few others.
for one of the best watering resorts
A petition was prepared and circu-jin the country. It is convinced that
lated by these men asking that the i the successful carrying out of tint
! council defer the call of an election plans will be worth to Ashland many
for thirty days to give them an op-j times the cost Involved. And believ
portunity to gather statistics to prove I ing this, the committee is working in
their contention. The petiton was ! dustriously and conscientiously to
signed by 184 persons and presented j bring about that consummation,
to the council Tuesday night. As the! We have no doubt of the sincerity
matter had not been yet presented to I of those who are opposed to tho
the council no action was taken upon) project, aside from Mr. Silver. Our
the petition and it lies on the table, j experience has 'leen such with him U
The law is such that without such trying to deal for his spring that n
a petition the matter cannot be j very much doubt whether he is alto
brought up for a vote before the 1 0th gether unselfish in his opposition.
i of June. That will give these sentle-
men the time they desire to gather
information tending to show the prac-
ticability or impracticability of the
! plan.
i These gentlemen complain that the
I committee Is holding back informa
tion in regard to the springs. The
Mr. Silver has appeared to us to bo
very self-opinionated and but slightly
versed in the proper methods of
handling mineral waters. His inter
est has not appeared to us to be iden
tical with the city of Ashland in the
matter, and we have not looked upon
his advice as disinterested and sound.
committee is doing nothing of the Therefore, we are not following it.
kind. The committee is not publish
ing guesses. As fast as the facts are
obtained the committee is publishing
the facts. That policy has been pur
sued by the committee from the first
and will 'be pursued in the future,
regardless of the criticism of Mr. Sil
ver. Had the committee followed
Mr. Silver's advice In the pant, in
stead of having five splendid springs
at a cost of one thousand dollars It
would have paid some thirty to fifty
The details of the plans are being;
rapidly brought to a close. The peo
ple shall know all about it before
they vote on the question of bonding;
the city. It is a matter which 'hw
people will decide and, as far as this
committee is able, the data will bo
furnished the public? upon which an
intelligent decision can be based.
Those John Kelly pumps at lend
ers' are better, .
Cannot Agree on
Care of Parks
Dr. C. 3. Smith,
Oftnocrutic Candidate for Governor.
The T. O. O. M. had one of the
biggest lodge meetings Monday even
ing the valley has ever known, there j
betng close to out) attending. At
o'clock' a special train brought 300
people from down the valley, 200
coming from Med ford, 100 from
Grants Pass and a good many from
Gold Hill. There were visitors here
from Klamath Falls and Roseburg.
Nominations for State and
County to Be Voted Upon
Republican candidates before the
primary who will be in the race for
election next November:
National Committeeman R. E.
As the special train pulled into the i Williams of Oregon City
Berries Wanted
For the Fair
city station they were greeted with a
flourish of trumpets by our local
band. The Moose people of Ashland
Tnet them at the depot and together
they formed in line and marched up
the street, making a parade over two
blocks long. Ed Staples got a bunch
in his Stanley mountain wagon and
came along quietly in the rear.
There were over 450 in the line of
march.
Forty-three candidates were put
i through the degrees, and the Initiat
ors had a great time. The initiation
was held at the armory, because of
of
of
United States Senator R. A. Booth
of Lane county.
Congressman, First District W. C.
Hawley of Salem.
Governor James Withycomhe
Corvallis.
State Treasurer T. B. Kay-
Marlon county.
Justices of Supreme Court Thom
as McBride and Henry J. Bean and
Charles L. McNary of Salem and Law
rence T. Harris of Eugene.
Attorney-General Geo. M. Brown
of Roseburg.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
Pnrsuant to a motion by Council
man Ashcraft at the council meeting
I two weeks ago, members of the coun
cil and the Chautauqua Association
and the Park Board met Tuesday af
ternoon and discussed the request of
the Chautauqua Park Club for city
in caring for Chautauqua grounds.
Members of tlie council who at-
Democratic candidates before the
primary who will be in the race for
election next November:
National Committeeman H. M. , tended the meeting were Messrs. Cun
I ningham, Ashcraft and Ware. The
E. ! Chautauqua Association was repre-
Esterly of Multnomah county.
United States Senator
In order that the Jackson county
display at the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion be complete, the ranchers must
be on the lookout for perfect specl
' mens of agricultural and horticultural
products.
The perishable products are being
processed by Mr. Frohbach, who de
sires to be notified whenever exhibit
specimens are produced. These, how
ever, must not be overripe, therefore
notify him. that he may have an op
portunity to Inspect same before
picking.
Specimens of alfalfa are wanted.
These are also to be processed, as It
In more advantageous to display this
in its natural color and form than In
- a dry state. Grains will be wanted
,and ranchers should save their best
,for this dispplay. At present siraw
: berries ande gooseberries are matur
ing, and If yon have large berries,
notify Mr. Frohbach.
All products to be displayed in the
Jackson county exhibit at San Fran
cisco will have the grower's name and
district where same was grown at
tached to same.
the incapability of their hall to ac-ti0n J. A. Churchill of Baker county,
commodate the crowd. Refreshments
were served at the Moose banquet
room.
After the lodge work was over thy
went to the armory, where the rest
of the evening was spent In dancing.
While the work was being put on
the ladles w?re entertained at the
Dreamland Theatre, which was rented
for the evening by the lodge.
Mining Congress
Here July 9 and 10
Mrs. Ed loosley and her llttlo son
came from Montague yesterday.
They will visit at "the G. V. Loosley
borne.
President Luce of the Southern
Oregon and Northern California Min
ing Congress has notified the Ashland
Commercial Club's special committee
that July nine and ten are satisfac
tory dates for the mining congress
to be held here.
The gathering will occur during
the meeting of the Ashland Chautau
qua Assembly, and this city will at
tend to the entertainment of the dele
gates in a manner commensurate with
the importance of the event. Su
perior California will he represented
by prominent mining operators frojn
points as far south as Sacramento.
State Engineer John H. Lewis of
Salem.
Labor Commissioner O. P. Hoff
of Salem.
Railroad Commissioner Frank
Miller ofSalem.
Superintendent of Water Division
No. 1 James T. Chlnnock of Multno
mah county.
State Senator Sixth District H.
Von der Hellen of Wellen.
Joint Representative Ninth District
W. I. Vawter of Medford.
Representatives Eighth District
! F. D. Wagner of Ashland and W. P.
County Commissioner F. H. Mad
den of Central Point.
Sheriff W. H. Singler of Jackson
ville. County Recorder Chaunccy Florey
of Jacksonville.
County Clerk G. A. Gardner of
Talent.
County Treasurer F. L. Colvlg of
Jacksonville.
County Surveyor Alfred S. Tee of
Medford.
County Coroner W. W. Ussher of
Ashland.
Chamberlain of Multnomah county.
Congressman, First District Fred
erick Hollister of Coos Bay.
sented bv Messrs. Billings, Smith,
Trefren and Whited. The Park
j Board wns represented by Mrs. Van
Governor Dr. C. J. Smith of Port-jsant. Mrs. Vaupel. Mr. Taverner and
lnd I F. E. Watson. Mr. Cunningham was
Justice of Supreme Court William j made chairman of the meeting and
Galloway of Marlon and W. M. Ram- Mr. Watson secretary.
sey of Yamhill. j According to the report submitted
Attorney-General John A. Jeffrey (o tlle (.0,m,.ii meeting Tuesday night
of Multnomah county. . tjm joint meeting resulted In no solu
tion of the problem at hand
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Dr. Jus. Wltliycoml e, i
Republican t'nndidote lor ('overoor.
Representatives, Eighth District
Marian B. Towne of Phoenix
County Recorder
Medford.
County Treasurer S. I. Brown of
Medford.
Sheriff J. F. llittson of Medford.
County Surveyor A. T. Brown or
Medford.
CI I f Payne makes swinging settles.
Twenty-Five Dollars
For a Name
The above amount will be paid by
the F. K. Conway Company as a prize
to anyone suggesting the best name
for the new Conway apartments now
being erected at Marshfleld. Ore.
These will ho the finest, up-to-the-minute
apartments between San
Francisco and Portland. It should
be a classy name with a touch of
local color. Address all communica
tion to J. W. Motley, secretary
Chamber of Commerce, Marshfleld,
Ore., who will register and number
the names before delivering to
judges, the n it mo of the contestant
not being known to the Judges. All
names must be in by July 1. 1914.
F. K. Allen, mayor of Marshfleld;
A. R. O'Brlon. publisher Evening
Record, and M. C. Maloney, publisher
Coos Bay Times, courteously consent
ed to act as Impartial judges.
Chair
man Cunningham of the finance com-
Lee L. Jacobs of i nttl,n 0f ti,e rouncil reiterated his
statement that the city cannot legally
appropriate money for the purpose
desired. Mr. Watson presented the
suggestion that the city buy one acre
of land at the south end of Chautau
qua Pary lying between Hargadlne
and Mill streets at the Intersection
of Mill and Alder the proceeds to
be used by the association for main
taining Its park. He pointed out that
this narrow strip had little connec
tion with the main park and was of
little value to the association for any
purpose to which It could not be put
after It became city property.
The suggestion created a heated
discussion and brought out much an
cient history. The Chautauqua Asso
ciation argues that It Is not good bus
iness to sell land and apply the pro
ceeds to running expenses. It was
argued In rebuttal that the land
would he Just as much at the disposal
of the Chautauqua Association after
its sale as It is tinder present condi
tions. The association agreed to con
sider the matter further.
Save samples of fruit and produce
for exhibit at the fair next year. See
Mr. Frohbach for preserving.
Ashland Tidings wants ads bring
results, tf
Water Fountains
Along Main Street
The water department reports in
ability to commence work on the pub
lic drinking fountains thus far but
expects to begin Installing them next
week.
The city council met In regular ses
sion Tuesday night aud will hold an
adjourned session Friday night to
consider public market grounds ami
other Interests.
The water committee reported tfu
water meters recently secured as hav
ing proven failures and recommended
that the company 'from which they
were purchased be tiotified that sumtr
are held subject to their order.
The council will at once take m
with E. A. Esles the matter of re
inovlug the unsightly wreckage of t(n
old opera house building. This nmf
ter has been discussed frequently
the council believes It Is time that
something was done on this corner to
Improve appearances.
Chairman Cunningham of th
finance committee moved that f 1 00 1
be transferred from the street funiE
to the general fund thereby squar
ing up the Indebtedness of the one to
the other and obliterating the last
debtor fund. This Is the first time
this condition has prevailed in som
years and it speaks well for the cily'a
finances.