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VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, MONDAY; JUNE 15 1914
NUMBER 6
History of Birth and Growth
Of Southern Oregon Chautauqua
Chautauqua! What is in a name?
There is certainly something, but
more in the idea, and the Chautauqua
idea, to elevate, uplift and brighten
the lives of men, women and chil
dren, has become a dominant factor
In the upbuilding of humanity.
The Southern Oregon Chautauqua
started in September, 1892, by Rev.
J. S. Smith, then pastor of the M. E.
church at Grants Pass., Ore., has be
come a power for good, and now
when the second annual session is
soon to be held, a sketch of the or
ganization and growth should be of
interest to all and especially those
who have come among us in the last
few years.
Previous to 1892 a camp meeting
organization and grounds has been
established a short distance west of
Central Point, Ore., where the Meth
odists held an annual camp meeting,
as it was and is still in some places
the custom of that denomination, and
while that meeting was in session and
on the ,13th day of September, 1892,
the Southern Oregon Chautauqua As-j
soclation was organized with forty
five members. The officers elected
were: Rev. J. S. Simth, president;
Rev. T. L. Jones, vice-president;
Rev. E. E. Phipps, secretary, and
Rev. E. E. Thompson, treasurer. A
constitution was adopted and the
meeting adjourned with the under
standing that a session of the associa
tion should be held the next year at
the camp grounds near Central Point.
On March 9, 1893, a meeting of the
association was held at Central Point
and the place of meeting changed
from Central Point to Ashland, and
the trustees authorized to purchase
grounds and erect suitable buildings
thereon, at a total expenEe of not to
exceed $2,500, for which purpose the
bonds of the association were author
ized to be Issued in said sum, and a
committee, consisting of E. D. Briggs,
O. P. Billings, F. H. Carter, J. L.
Downing and J. S. Smithy appointed
to take general charge of the business
of purchasing land and erecting
buildings.
The officers and committee at once
went to work, purchased the beauti
ful grounds on Ashland creek.
Ashland Should
Have Good Band
Lawn Contest
G. G. Eubanks was elected treasurer.
Among those who as trustees have
had the management of the asocia
tion we find the names of J. L. Down
ing, J. M. Luark, T. J. Howell, James
Chisholm, B. B. Willits, E. D. Briggs,
Fred Hansen, D. R. Mills, Gus New
bury, J. B. Norris, D. H. Jackson,
C. A. Hitchcock, H. E. Kinney, W. A
Patrick, D. B. Grant, H. L. Whited,
G. W. Trefren. Elmer Patrick, E. E.
Bagley, C. W. Root, E. A. Sherwin,
Mrs. Ella B. Mills, Mrs. Lizzie Van
Sant and A. J. Hanley. .
Messrs. Whited and Trefren were
elected to the board in 1902 and have
been re-elected annually since.
About 1903 J. K. Van Sant was
elected as superintendent of grounds,
and the leveling, tilling up and plant
ing of trees, etc., under his direction
have made the grounds of the associa
tion more beautiful and desirable
than ever.
The Ladies' Chautauqua Park Club
have done wonders and almost per
formed miracles in keeping up the
grounds and beautifying them, and
not only the association but the citi
zens of Ashland as a whole owe this
band of faithful workers a mede of
praise almost beyond the power of ex
pression, and we only wish that in
this article could be enumerated their
names and the many things accom
plished, but they, each and all, have
the satisfaction of knowing thatthey
have done nobly the work they have
undertaken.
Among the memories brought up
by reviewing the years past there
stands out among the rest the strong
individuality of Rev. Selah Brown of
California, who was a powerful help
In the first years of the infant Chau
tauqua, and whose eloquence still vi
brates in the hearts of many; of the
coming of W. J. Bryan, now secretary
of state, and whose speech was heard
; by fnousands beneath the'.trges in the
park; of the" wonderful lecture by Dr.
Gunsaulus on "Savonarola, and partic
ularly ot. the time when the. initial
debt of the association was paid off
and the bonds burned.
Columns might be written that
would entertain.
Every citizen of Ashland and
southern Oregon has proved loyal to
Ashland, as one of the greatesUfn
ture resorts in America, should have
a city band.
A few years ago we had one of
the finest bands in southern Oregon,
under the leadership of a specially
paid leader. Of late years the organ
ization has drifted apart and we have
little interest at present.
Ashland has a large number of
men who play instruments competent
ly, and if trained and organized suf
ficiently would make a first-class city
band.
The value of a band to a city can
hardly be realized. We should have
a Sunday afternoon concert every
week. It puts a spirit of get-up-and-go
into the hearts of the citizens; it
gives them a feeling of loyalty to
their town. In the evening perhaps
once or twice a week we should be
able to sit out on the porch and listen
to the strains of martial music com
ing from a well-trained city organiza
tion. Talent has shown her extreme pro-
gressiveness in the way her townspeo
ple turn out and support the city
band. It has meant a lot to her as a
growing city.
We must devise some plan to or
ganize and sustain a city band.
Who'll be the first to suggest a
way?
Open to June 25
Many of the people of Ashland
have become slack in keeping up
lawns. Some, of course, are excep
tions to the rule, but many of the
citizens of Ashland are.
Organizing for Exploiting
Grandeur of Southern Oregon
Normal Alumni
Meeting Friday
The annual business meeting and
?e union of the Alumni and ex-students
of the Southern Oregon State
Normal School will be held Friday
evening, June 19, in the public
library at 8 o'clock. All members
are earnestly requested to be present.
FRED C. HOMES, Jr.,
6-2t President.
planned and erected the building I thia erpnt mnnnmt,nt . thfi naKt. and
which has been used as an auditorium j by the,r attendance at the coraing Be8.
ever since, and on the 5th day of . , h . . . th t tn , t
July, 1893, the opening session of the i hav,ng ,n QUr midgt an IntltutIon
founded on the broad principle of the
Association was held therein
The building of the Chautauqua
Tabernacle, as it was and is still
sometimes called, was accomplished
in the short period of five days after
the material was received ' from
Grants Pass, where it was prepared,
and from forty to fifty men labored,
energetically and without price, to
finish the building "before the date
set for the meeting, and under the
foremanship of W. J. Schmidt, a for
mer resident of Ashland, the almost
impossible was accomplished.
At the election of officers in 1893
Rev. J. S. Smith was re-elected presi
dent, Mrs. C. R. Minkler secretary
and Fred Hansen, who died in San
Francisco last summer, treasurer.
The session of 1894 was scheduled
to be held the fore part of July, but
a strike on the Southern Pacific tied
up travel until in August, when a
most successful session was held and
G. F. Billings was elected president,
which position he has held by annual
re-election ever since, and In fulfill
ing the duties of that position has put
in an Immense amount of time and
energy. Mrs. C. R. Minkler was re
elected secretary and F. H. Carter
treasurer, to which position he was
re-elected annually until 1913, when
on account of his removal to Eugene,
Ashland Accepts
Lease on Future
Gold Hill News: Ashland joined
the ranks of progress yesterday, by
a vote of 1,274 for to 308 against,
passed the $175,000 bondg for the
development of the mineral springs
fathered by Bert R. Greer, and
opened the gates of the coming of
hundreds of tourists. Never in the
history of the city was so much en
thusiasm shown over a local project,
and last night when the result was
known a celebration like unto a
Fourth of July. The campaign has
been under way for three weeks, and
closed Saturday night with a rally by
the bond supporters, and a meeting
Monday night by the foes of the
measure, that was converted into one
for the bonds by its adherents.
advancement of humanity, and whose
officers and members feel that in
doing the work necessary to make the
sessions successful they are helping
forward the day when the shackles of
mental bondage of mankind shall fall
from all, and men and women enter
into their birthright of universal
knowledge.
Ashland But Fairly
Started on Her Way
The bond election last Tuesday an
nounced but Ashland's start toward
a successful watering resort. Within
sixty days we start to build the foun
dation to the great structure the
successful bringing in of the springs.
When that is finished and the big
opening day arrives we will have but
completed the foundation and the fin
ished structure will be still to come.
There will be a deal of bricks and
mortar to carry up, and a lot of hard
work to be done. In his congatula
tory telegram Mr. Sproule reminded
us that "there are features In such
enterprises that will test your cour
age and patience, but your knowledge
of these factors in advance will sus
tain you later."
Those at the head of the springs
movement are laboring under no de
lusion. They recognize the mineral
waters as a tremendous asset, holding
potency enough to warrant a great
watering resort the biggest and
best in America but ther also real
ize that splendid mineral waters have
lain dormant and useless for a thou
sand years in Bight of a city and have
nerer contributed one whit to its suc
cess. It is the intelligent application
of these waters for resort purposes
and letting the world know they are
available that counts. Ashland has
a big, hard pilll ahead of her, but she
will succeed. The medicinal merit of
her waters, her scenic boautios and
her fine summer climate are assets
greater than many cities five times
her population have builded on. The
question is, will Ashland keep force
enough behind the enterprise to bring
success?
Auto Stage .
Still Operating
Butterfield's auto stage is still op
erating between Montague and
Yreka, despite the opposition of the
railroad company. Some time ago
the independent branch line which
runs from Yreka to Montague threat
ened to take off their passenger
trains if the people of these two
towns persisted in riding in the auto
mobile instead of the railroad cars,
They brought out that the auto stage
could not run in the winter and could
not carry baggage, and so the threat
stirred up a good deal of interest
The railroad company has taken no
action as. yet, and apparently are let
ting the matter drop.
Butterfield is now running two
Thomas cars and one Reo on the
route, which is seven miles long. He
is doing a fine business and carries
nearly all the passengers.
He says that twice accusations
have been put against bis drivers, for
various offences. He states that in
all probability these accusations have
been at the instigation of the men
owning the branch. The drivers were
acquitted both times.
The people of Ashland voted the,
bonds by an overwhelming majorit;
voted these bonds with the idea of
making Ashland a great resort; voted
them with the idea of using some of
our wonderful resources.. They voted
them knowing that there was much
to be done after the bonds were is
sued. With this idea in mind most
of our people have overlooked one of
the most essential things that go with
the making of a successful resort.
Make of Ashland the city beautiful.
Do not think from this that Ash
land is not one of the most beautiful
cities at present, but she could be
made much more of a paradise by
the proper keeping of lawns and
yards.
The ladies of the Civic Improve
ment Club have Been this need, and
with the aid of the generous mer
chants in the city have put up a fine
contest for the purpose of making
townspeople take more of an interest
in the beautifying of their places and
gardens. It has seemed impossible
to get interest awakened in this re
spect. There have been some of the
finest prizes offered, such as a Cold
well lawn mower, garden tools, cash,
etc., yet people have gone right on,
and up to the present time there are
only comparatively few entries
hardly enough to make the merchants
feel that the affair Is a success. It
will be a success if we put our shoul
ders to the wheel and give a big
shove. We've got to work to accom
plish things. We must make Ash
land the cit of perfect lawns and
flower gardens, where vegetation
grows in well-kept and entrancing
beauty. That's what helps to make
a resort. Frequenters of resorts will
not patronize a place where dirty
back yards, unmowed and untrimmed
lawns abound. They will not admire
tni place where the garden has grown
up to weeds and is In unkempt un
sightliness. For this reason, if we
desire to make a success as a resort
ing city, we shall have to pay atten
tion to this fact in the future.
Even if we lay aside the idea of
tr: Ing to please the fancies of visit
ing peoplpe, we must not allow our
selves to live among unsightly sur
roundings. There is nothing that
adds' more to the social and moral
uplift of a town than neatness and
beauty. It has a psychological influ-
The permanent organization of the
Southern Oregon Scenic Boosters will
take place in Klamath Falls on June
23. At that time the committees ap
pointed at the Medford meeting will
report and steps taken to get the or
ganization into working form. Fol
lowing the afternoon meeting a ban
quet will be given the visitors in the
White Pelican hotel.
The purpose of the organization is
to systematically bring before the
world tile scenic grandeur of Jose
phine, Jackson and Klamath counties,
before congress, by advertising and
in every other manner calculated for
the upbuilding of southern Oregon
as a Mecca for the tourist.
It is the purpose to secure the nec
essary aid from the national govern
ment to properly develop the magnif
icent caves of Josephine county, the
great mineral waters of Jackson
county, the great tourist possibilities
of Crater Lake, Lake of the Woods
and Klamath Lake.
It is believed the national govern
ment will make liberal appropriation
for these national assets when their
possibilities are properly exploited
and made known to the lawmakers.
Ashland will be officially repre
sented on teh committee of perma
nent organization by Judge Watson.
He will be supported by a large dele
gation from the Commercial Club aud
citizens generally.
It is hoped to definitely outline
the work at this meeting, and to this
end it is hoped every one having sug
gestions to make will aid the com
mittee in getting started right ami
with the proper support.
Already plans are being formed iu
this city for a large delegation.
Colestin an Asset
To Ashland
As has often be reiterated, "Ash
land has wonderful natural advan
tages." We have springs, beautiful
and picturesque canyons and moun
tains, waterfalls, fishing streams,
forests, and every manner of natural
advantages. About twelve miles
south of the city we have another
wonderful asset that has reached the
attention of but few of Ashland's peo
ple.
Located In the heart of the; Siski
yons lies Colestin, a beautiful moun
tain glen, with a great soda spring
that comes bubbling up out of the
earth, clear and cold as crystal.
Ashland is now going to be one of
the greatest watering resorts of the
continent. That means we must fur
nish amusement for the thousands of
people who will come within our lim
its. In the big resorts numerous side
trips are mapped out for the visitors
and guests, such as mountain climbs,
horseback trails, and the like. Here
Congratulations From
High S. P. Official
The following letter from Mr. E.
O. McCormlck, vice-president of tha
Southern Pacific Company:
San Francisco, June 11, 1914.
Mr. Bert R. Greer, Ashland, Ore.
My Dear Mr. Greer: I thank you
for your courteous message of June
9 advising of the success, of the
springs bonds. Yon have a splendid
opportunity to present to the world
particularly to that part of it occu
pied by the United States and Can
ada a new charm among springs re
sorts, which, backed by the sturdy;
and indomitable courage of the
strong men of Ashland, will doubt
less prove a winner from the begin
nlng. We will watch your progress
In the matter, and help all we can
consistently.
All the members of our party who
visited you last week have held a
jubilation meeting over your success
with the bonds, and we desire to
thank you for all of the splendid care
and attention which we received at
the hands of your good self and all
the rest.
Yours very truly,
E. O. McCORMICK.
. V.-P., S. P. Company.
Kind Vords Prow Mr. Conway.
Marshfleld, Ore!,"J"une 13, 1914.
Bert R. Greer: Congratuplations.
I take my hat off to Ashland.
F. E. CONWAY.
within twelve miles of the confines
ence for good on the inhabitants of !of 0lir city we have one ot tne flneat
Booze! Booze!
And In Ashland
Booze! Booze! That sounds funny
in Ashland, doesn't it? It is funny,
all right. The writer was shown
Chief Porter's so-called "brewery."
It is quite a sight ,and shows how
efficient our police service has been
in preventing the obnoxious drunken
ness so common in other towns.
.In the back room is quite an array
of bottles and satchels of beer, whis
key and all sorts of liquors and sus
picious things.
The police department will the first
of the year give such a report as has
never been known. He will furnish
a complete record of all arrests, cases
of drunkenness and petty crimes. He
also has a complete record ot every
shipment of liquor that has come Into
the city during the year. During his
term he has inaugurated a system of
reports that will give some Idea of
the rases handled and furnish a list
that will mean better protection and
enforcement of the laws.
Hard facts in the shape of silver
dollars are always appreciated.
Tidings on sale at Poley's drug
store, 17 East Main street . '
the community.
The time for entries to be made
for the contest was scheduled to end
June 15. Owing to the comparative
ly small numbers who have shown
themselves interested in the competi
tive proposition up to the present
time, the Civic Improvement Club has
deemed it best to keep open for en
tries until the 25th of this month.
This means that everyone will have
a good chance to enter their lawn or
garden for the prize, which will be
awarded in the fall.
Can't we, as individuals, make a
united effort to push this thing? It
will only take a little extra effort.
Interest the boys of the family,
everyone "from papa to baby." Re
member, get your names entered be
fore the 25th, without more pulling
and hauling by those who are trying
to make the thing a success. Enter
your names with either Mrs. C. B.
La m kin or F. E. Watson, Both have
telephones. ' Boost!
side trips that we could possibly im
agine. Here the sightseeing public
can go by foot, or auto, or by train,
and reach a mountain haven of com
fort and rest. Colestin Is going to be
one of the biggest assets that Ashland
has. What will we find next?
Normal Meeting At
Library Tonight
Tonight at the public library a
mass meeting will be held in the lec
ture room for the purpose of submit
ting to the citizens ot Ashland mat
ters in reference to the state-wide
campaign being planned, and every
citizen is urged to be present as this
matter is of vital Interest to the com
munity. The executive committee of the
Normal School Association has been
hard at work on the many details of
the romping campaign, and has now
brought the matter of statewide or
ganization to the point where It wish
es the attention of the entire com
munity as well as the members of the
association.
Their fickleness is
some girls interesting.
what makes
Phoenix silk hose at Enders'.
Unique Trip
By Automobile
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Rorho left this
morning on a unique automobile trip.
Mr. Koc-ho has rebuilt the body of his
Ford so that the back of the front
seat turns down, forming, with the
back seat, a berth similar to a sleep
ing car berth. He has rigged a tent
so as to cover the auto and extend to
one side to form an eating space;
built a grub box on the running
board, with the cover to form a table,
and they will carry bedding, gasoline
stove, etc., and camp out during their
trip, which will include the principal
cities and points of Interest In north
ern Oregon and Washington.
They drove to Grants Pass this
morning and Mrs. Rocho will stay
there while he makes the trip to the
Marble Caves, after which they will
Journey north, stopping whenever and
wherever they desire. They have
formed no Itinerary and plan to be
gone most of the summer unless they
tire of the trip.
To Aid Boys and
. Girls ol State
J. D. Cain, special agent of the
Boys and Girls' Aid Society of Ore
gon, spoke at the Presbyterian church
Sunday. He addressed the con
gregation on the work the society Is
doing, Its Importance and place In the
state at present. His theme was, "It
is wiser and less expensive to save
children than to punish criminals."
State Bankers to
Be Here Tomorrow
Prominent members of the Statrt
Bankers' Association will attend ii
dinner In the Chautauqua Park, given
by the Civic. Improvement Club, to
morrow at noon. It is expected about
one hundred and fifty will be present.
There are to be fifteen tables, with
ten at each one.
Ladies have been appointed to take
charge of each table, and these in
turn have chosen two assistants. The
affair will be held out of doors, if
weather permits, and the decorations
and the spread will be of the highest
order. There will be no toasts or
talks, and the Elk Quartet and Man
dolin Club, composed of Messrs. Andy
McCullen, Henry Enders and Harold
Huntley, will furnish entertainment.
The visitors will bo taken In auto
mobiles about the city and different
purts of the valley.
The association Is holding its an
nual meeting In .Medford today.'
Beard to Address
Mining Congress
W. A. Beard, the general manager
of the Sacramento Development Asso
ciation, will addresH the Mining Con
gress on Irrigation, reclamation and
use of the soils adjacent to the min
ing section of Oregon. He Is one of
the best posted men in California, as
well as the head of the great Sacra
mento association. Much of the
reclamation work In the Sacramento
valley has been doue through his efforts.
Actual Work in
Sixty Days
It will take about sixty days to get
started on the actual construction
work on the springs. First the bonds
must be sold. Then the detail plans
and specifications must be mad
Fifty or sixty days must necessarily
be consumed In these preliminary1
matters. It Is estimated the plant
can be built in about four months
after work Is begun, barring unfore
seen delays.
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