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VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1914
NUMBKH 17
Private Sale Planned
For Development Bonds
Fruit Association Organized
For Better Operation
I Important Meeting
tor i-ruis urowers t
ASE
'Tidings
LAND:
The disposal of Ashland's Auxil
iary Water Bonds, recently voted in
the sum of $175,000 for Mineral
Springs development, will be taken
Up with investors direct and accom
plished at private sale it being evi
dent that more satisfactory results
will thus be gained, under present
financial conditions. This was decid
ed upon at Tuesday night's council
meeting, at which time a special
committee was appointed to have the
matter in charge. The committee is
composed of Councilman Cunning
ham of the finance committee, Chair
man Greer of the springs commission
and City Attorney Moore.
This action was deeded upon after
consideration of a stack of corre
spondence from prospective bond
buyers which failed to produce a sat
isfactory bid. The bond market is
apparently not overly strong at pres
ent, presumably owing to general
financial conditions and the further
fact that money is needed In large
quantities for the handling of the
tremendous crops throughout tne
country. At any rate the bond
houses are not biting very strong at
five per cent bonds though the In
dividual investor looks upon them
with favor, judging from the mass of
oorrespondenca received by City Re
corder Gillette. Par and ac
crued Interest is the least the bonds
may be sold for and the committee
has no doubt of ita ability to market
them at that figure. , At any rate the
general suggestion of bond speculat
ors, to the effect that a five-and-a-half
per cent bond would be more
acceptable, will not tre listened to at
present.
Ashland is In better financial con
dition than most apy town on the
coast. Her bonds are, gilt edge and
should be attractive .to .the investor.
The-sprlngs commission has a. favor
able offer on one hundred thousand
dollars of the bondB; and no doubt
local people would .be glad to sub'
acrlbe for the other seventy-five
Good Roads
Meeting in Medford
Medford is busy preparing for the
Trl-States Good' Roads, meeting
which is to be held in that city Mon
day and Tuesday. Banners and flags
have been strung and the bridge and
sark will be illuminated. As yet the
program has not been definitely de
cided upon, but the speakers will ln-
olude the leading bankers and busi
ness men of the three states. The
aaorning will be devoted to business,
hut the afternoon sessions are open
to the public, and every one is in
Tited to attend.
Upon Tuesday the Ashland Com
mercial Club will entertain 100 of
these good roads men in our city,
and a committee of ladies has been
appointed to serve them a dinner In
the park. The ladies on the com
mittee are: Mrs. Benton Bowers,
halrman; Mrs. F. O. McWIlllams,
Urs. Frank Jordan, Mrs. Winifred
Watson, Mrs. V. O. N. Smith and
Mrs. D. Perozzi. They will be assist
ed by several yoang ladles. The
Talent band will be secured and Ash
tend will do her best to make the
visitors feel at home.
Ashlander Bums
Medford Pavement
Cot Avent of tale tity was arrested
ha Medford Sunday night for speed-
tag. Cot was assayed of running
without a license ana taken before
Police Judge Gay. The following Is
taken from the Baa: . '
"R. C. Avent, Jr., of Ashland, ar
rested in Medford Sinday night on
a charge of breaking1 the speed limits
Mid running wltbost a license, and
who put up $26 boilde and promised
o appear before Police Judge Gay
Monday morning, fid not appear,
" thus forfeiting the lond. : This Is the
rst case in the city, according to
uthorities, In the past year that
ond has been forfeited. It Is al
leged that Avent was going forty
Miles an hour wtoeov'eaught. Un
doubtedly hearing of the hew restric
tions In regard to tie 'speed law In
Hedford, Mr. Avent evidently thought
it cheaper to forfeit the bond,"
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Saturday, speeVal children's hats
lor 98c, for one day only, at Enders'.
thousand. A recent statement of the
city's bonded indebtedness was made
by the recorder as follows:
Water Bonds.
Provided for by setting
aside the sum of $750
per month from the re
ceipts of water rent
als $ 68,000.00
Electric Light Bonds.
Provided for by setting
aside the sum of $730
per month from re
ceipts of sale for power
and lights $ 95,000.00
Bonds the payment of
which together with
Interest must be met
by taxation by the city
of Ashland:
Paving (street Intersec
tions $ 51,500.00
Septic Tank Bonds... 7,000.00
Fire Protection Bonds 5,000.00
Main Trunk Sewer Bds. 13,000.00
$ 76,500.00
Bancroft Bond for Which Proerty
Owners Are ResjonBlble and
Proixirty is Held for
' Payment.
Sewer Bonds $ 14,195.20
Sidewalk District No. 1 . . 8,746.34
Sidewalk District No. 2 . . 918.65
Curb and Gutter 1,785.00
Macadam 30i).ou
Paving (street) 178,353.27
Total Bancroft Bonds. $204,298.46
It will thus be seen that the city
of Ashland has but $76,000 of bond
ed indebtedness that must be taken
care of by tax levy. Her water plant
and her electric plant are taking care
of their own bonded indebtedness
without burdening her citizens with
high rates. Her people are meeting
their assessments under the Bancroft
Act in a remarkably successful man
ner. In only four instances has prop
erty reverted to the city through de
fault In the payment of improvement
assessments on the part of the own
ers. In view of these facts, Ashland
bonds should sell well and they
will. .
Big reductions In summer foot
wear at Enders' big sale.- Buy now,
Emerson Hough
Praises Rogue River
Ashland had the honor to enter-
tain Emerson Hough, representative
of the Saturday Evening Post, for the j
past week. He is In the west gather- J
ing data for a series of articles on
national parks. On Wednesday ofj
last week Ashland sent a representa-;
tive to Klamath Falls by auto, wnere
Mr. Hough was taken over as tne
guest of Ashland and conducted to
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thoroughly inspected, thence back to
Ashland where Mr. Hough was shown
our mineral psrlngs and park and
our watering resort plans laid before
him. On Saturday he was taken for
a fishing outing In the famous Rogue
river, where he landed four nice
steelhead. And, by the way, Mr.
Hough is some fisherman. He has
handled outdoor sports for his paper
for a number of years and his work
has taken him Into all parts of the
country fishing and hunting. He
likes the Rogue river fishing waters
better than any he has seen. Sunday
he was driven to Grants Pass and
turned over to a local committee who
took him to the Marble Caves Monr
day and Tuesday. He goes from
there to Glacier and Yellowstone
parks.
Mr. Hough expressed himself as
sure of the future of Ashland now
that ehe has determined to utilize
the tremendous asset afforded by her
mineral springs. He declares he hat
never visited a section presenting
such a splendid combination of assets
upon which to base a resort. He has
never seen tetter scenic settings for
the purpose, combined with fertility
of soil and equitable summer climate.
Mr. Hough has visited Carlsbad and
says that Ashland certainly has the
water and environment to make her
the Carlsbad of America.
Among the most noted of Hough's
writings are "The Mississippi Bub
ble,"' "The Louisiana Purchase,"
"64-40 or Fight," and "The Lady and
the Pirate," these being novels of the
most fascinating type.. Two other
well known and widely read books
are "The Way of the West" and "The
Story of the Cowboy," these two vol
umes being largely historical and bio
graphical. Hough has also proven
himself, a very popular magazine
writer, presenting stories and articles
of a descriptive character In some of
the leading periodicals of the day.
A meeting of the fruit growers of the Ashland district mem
bers of the Ashland Fruit and Produce Association and others is
hereby colled for Saturday night at the city hall council chamber at
8 o'clock. The A. F. and P. Association luts arranged an advan
tageous contract with the North Pacific Fruit Distributors for sell
ing the present season's fruit output, and nil details and advan
tages to the growers will be discussed. The outlook is satisfactory,
if united co-operation Is secured among the growers. Please co
operate by attending this important meeting.
W. E. Newccmb
Ashland Booster
W. E. Newcombe returned yester
day from Denver, where he attended
the Grand Lodge reunion as a repre
sentative from the Ashland lodge of
Elks. He reports the Grand Lodge
reunion as being the largest and most
successful gathering ever held by the
order, and the reception and courte
sies extended to the delegates by
Denver Elks will long be remem
bered with pleasure. Mr. Newcombe
returns more firmly convinced than
ever that southern Oregon presents
more attractions for both tourists
and settlers than any section of the
intermountain country. While ab
sent Mr. Newcombe made brief stops
at Salt Lake, Colorado Springs and
returning stayed over two days at
San Francisco. Speaking of his visit
In that city, the Sale Lake Tribune
devotes considerable space and
among other things has this to say:
"As a booster fer Oregon, especial
ly the southern part, in which Ash
land is located, Mr. Newcombe is in
a class by himself. His glowing de
scription of the wonderful natural
! waterfalls, the gorgeous canyons, the
I crystal lakes and bubbling mountain
streams and the rugged mountains
surrounding, the thrifty little town at
Ashland would dp credit to some of
the silver-tongued orators of national
repute. All day yesterday he held
his hearers as under a spell with his
stories of the great northwest. The
chief regret of Salt Lakers who lis
tened to Mr. Newcombe was that he
could not snare more time here so
th t . , ht . t 0reon and
. f, d f d d oratorv t0
galt Lake and utabv.
Miss Ruth Whitney left yesterday
on her vacation. She will be gone
jlve weeicg
$10 ladies' hats $3.S5 at Enders'.
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In Baby Parade
Prizes are to be given for the baby
parade:
1. Best decorated carriage.
2. Mo6t unique carriage.
3. Fattest baby under one year.
I 4. Prettiest pair of twins under
; four years,
Fifteen entries have already been
promised and many other mothers
are to give an answer soon. There
is a lively Interest taken In this
night's parade, as many unique at
tractions are being prepared. Mrs.
J. J. Cambers and Mrs. Charles W.
Cbattln wil lanswer all questions.
Vllsses Susan and Mary . Homes
have charge of the horseback riders
for the first night's parade. Both
ladles and gentlemen are to ride.
This Is one of the best features.
The little girls will be interested in
the prises given for the doll buggy
parade.
1. Best dressed carriage.
a.
s.
4.
6.
Most unique earrlage.
Largest doll.
Smallest doll.
Largest family of dolls is one
carriage.
If everyone does something to help
swell the parades, surely Ashland
can say, "We do things right." We
have the name; let us keep It, and
bury old "King Grouch."
The dance Saturday night Is one
of the big events. A new stunt for
Ashland.
The latest craze, white satin and
white felt. hats, at Mrs. Simons', Sat
urday, 25th. Ten per cent or double
trading stamps on these hats. 17-3t
He will produce another novel during
the coming winter months. ,
Striking Match
Causes Fire
The home of E. B. Shaw, 154 B
street, was the sceue of no small
amount of excitement about 9 o'clock
Tuesday evening, when a Bmall fire
broke out in the dining room. The
electric lights going out for a few
minutes made it necessary for Mrs.
Shaw to light an oil lamp, and in
doin so she struck the match on the
plaster near a portiere, setting It on
fire. The portiere was soon a mass
of flame, and Mrs. Shaw, failing in
her endeavor to pull it down, cried
for help. About this time two young
ladies who are living iu the upper
part of the house came downstairs to
see why the lights were out and ar
rived in the dining room as Mrs.
Shaw called. They together pulled
the portiere from the. doorway, car
rying it out in the back yard. In
the meantime Mr. Shaw, who had
been asleep, was aroused by his
wife's cry and was approaching the
back door with the hose when the
young ladles made their exit with
the burning portiere.
While tihs was taking place In the
back of the hoube and unknown man
had entered from the street by the
front door, smashed the panelR of
Uhe locked door leading Into the. dln-
j in? room, reached thr6ugh tbe'noU?,
turned the key and entered, and was
but a short time In securing a wet
towel and putting out the remaining
fire.
No damage was done other than a
slight burn on the carpet and the loss
of the portiere.' Mrs. Shaw's hands
were painfully burned In her en
deavors to put out the fire.
C. F. Tllton and D. H. Veo with
their families have gone up Rogue
river for their vacaMons.
H. C. Emery and family are camp
ing at Long's cabin.
Council Ground
On Regular Business
City council met In regular session
Tuesday night with all members pres
ent also city engineer and street
and water superintendents and citi
zens of prominence. Minor matters
attended to were as follows:
H. G. Enders asked permission to
install a drinking fountain In front
of his new business block aud to dec
orate a telephone pole as a barber
pole in front of a barbershop he is
putting in. He was given permis
sion to Install the fountain, but the
decoration of the telephone pole was
referred to the street committee.
Due to conflicting surveys aud re
surveys on the hills west of the city,
Kobs Ellason has been cutting wood
on city property nnder the impres
sion that he was on his own land.
Ho asked the council to get busy and
adjust the matter. It was referred
to the finance committee.
Eugene Walrad appeared before
the council and asked for adjustment
of the difficulties of building a ce
ment walk in front of his residence
on Factory street.
The street committee was ordered
to take the necessary steps for the
opening of the Bartow alley and the
widening and improving of Almond
street with the dirt removed in open
ing up the alley.
City Engineer Walker submitted
drawings of the proposed Glenview
Drive and reports descriptions et
cetera ready for the council to pro
coed with the securing of the neces
sary rights of way. These will be
donated by the several abutting prop
erties and deeds to Bame placed In
escrow pending early completion of
the drive. The city does not know
as yet when finances will permit of
the work being done.
On Saturday night and Monday
last the directors of the Ashland
Fruit and Produce Association held
a meeting, during which they had
under consideration, with a commit
tee of growers, matters pertaining
to the business and Interests of the
association.
Saturday evening the marketing of
fruit in carloads through the North
Pacific Distributers was presented by j
H. ('. Sampson of Spokane, Wash.,i
secretary-treasurer of that organiza
tion. After extended consideration
of the matter, Victor Payne, F. P.
Snyder and J. 15. Ware were appoint
ed to arrange a fair and advantage
ous contract with Mr. Simpson.
This was completed satisfactorily
and at the meeting Monday the con
tract was approved by the directors
and signed by the officers of the
Ashland Fruit and Produce Associa
tion. A meeting of all growers In
the valley was tailed for next Satur
day evening to consider the contract
and other matters relating to the
association.
The directors, upon Mr. Ware's
suggestion, selected the second TueB-
Queen Contest
Growing Interesting
Plans for the opening of the mid
summer carnival to be held for five
days commencing next Tuesday, un
der the auspices of tho local Ladies'
Civic. Improvement Club, are matur
ing rapidly and the indications for a
big success are becoming more mani
fest each day.
The efforts of the committee are
at present centered on the opening
night parade which Is expected to be
one of the gala affairs of the carni
val week. It is expected that the
fraternal organizations of Ashland
wU). turn out In force and the one
fortunate in electing its candidate tor
queen will escort the ruler-elect in
the' parade. It is the desire of the
ladles on the committee that every
I machine and rig possible turn out
whether decorated or not. Invita
tions have been sent to the local and
Talent bands asking them to partici
pate in the parade and a number of
special parade features are being ar
ranged by lodges.
C. -S. Bosworth, director of public
ity for the Foley and Burk Amuse
ment Company which is to furnish
the attractions for the carnival, ar
rived here today from Modford and
reports that a large aggregation of
residents or that city will be here on
opening night. It is expected that
they will form a Medford division in
tho procession.
It is expected that Mayor Johnson
will crown tho queen on opening
night at the close of the parade.
The queen's contest Is the center
of attraction still. Tho count stands
today:
1. Ferno Murphy 2747
2. Peryl Wumsloy 2409
3. Beulah Caldwell 2301
4. Hopo Burdic 2039
5. . Mildred Applogato 1835
Special Auto
Trip to Medford
A. S. Ames' big thlrty-pamenger
car will make a special trip from
Ashland to Medford promptly at 1:45
Saturday night to accommodate those
desiring to attend the performance
of "Omar the Tent Maker," play
by local Medford talent. The dance
at the Nat will also attract many.
The sightseeing car will remain for
the convenience of the passengers.
This is an opportunity to enjoy a
splendid trip. For reiervatloss sail
Mr. Ames, phone 371-J-3. It
Pioneer Dead
At Jacksonville
Wlllard C. Deneff died at his home
In Jacksonville Tuesday of consump
tion. Mr. Deneff was born (T3 years
ago In Gormany and from there came
to Oregon In 1854. For 47 years he
mined, managed and owned mines in
the valley. He was well liked and
known for his honesty and Integrity
in business transactions.
-Big clearance sale at Enders.
day of each month for a regular
meeting of the board; also instructed
the manager to make a written re
port covering the previous month's
business, with proper details; or
dered that the association's books for
1913 bo audited and a statement
mado of the business for the year.
Matters relating to the cannery
and the business of the association
were considered and plans for sys
tematizing the same were started.
Mr. Prescott and Mr. Milner were
appointed a committee to investigate
as to the cost and Helling prices of
products handled by the association,
and make a report to the directors
at the meeting in August.
The directors certainly are to ho
commended for the businesslike and
effective manner in which the affair
of the association were handled at
this meeting, and the association'
outlook is greatly improved.
The Sunday school of the Baptist
church will hold a picnic on Friday."
July 24. All children and members
of the Sunday school will assemble
at the church at 8 a. in. sharp.
It is planned to cloie the context
on Monday noon in order to give the
successful candidate sufficient time
to get ready for her coronation on
Tuesday evening.
The committee In charge of the
baby carriage parado has announced
that no restrictions will be placed on
entries of babies as long as they are
entered in vehicles. Maids, children
or any other person may accompany
the children, the personal attendance
of mothers not being required during
the parade.
This parade feature has been one :
of the great successes of California
celebrations recently and vehicles of
every description aro entered for the
occupancy of the young hopefuls.
The baby carriage parade will be
held Wednesday evening. - .
The carnival company will arrive
here Sunday afternoon from Junction
City and the work ol unloading the
cars and erecting tho tents and rid
ing devices will commence early
Monday morning. Reports from
Northern Oregon towns where the
Foley nnd Burk Company has been
are very flattering to tha organiza
tion. No Bad Forest
Fires Raging
Although the forypt lire danger is
greatest now than fbt auy time this
year or last year, there are no bnd
fires burning now. Practically nil
fires are now under eootrol, accord
ing to a report of the efficlals of the
Jackson County Firo Patrol Associa
tion. The Humbug creek lire proved the
most serious, burning ever seven or
eight square miles ol territory. Lit
tle big timber wax destroyed, how
ever. The Willow ftyitngB fire and
the Foots creek fire veie both hard
to control.
Two new fires havo JnBt been dis
covered in the Bishop oreek section.
These are not expected to prove seri
ous. Fires on Tnllo Mountain and
In the vicinity ol Wellington Butto
are also receiving attaatlon.
Practically all fire ho far havo
been outside the natlosul forests and
have been com bat ted y the Jackson
County Fire Patrol Association.
Throngl) vigilant patrol ol watchmen
blred by the assoctntfea and forest
rangers It is thought that little dam
age will result front ftoes this year.
The lark of rata fca caused the
woods to be in a Vory airy condition.
so that fires start easily and are
bard to control when started. Camp
ers are warned to be especially care
ful. ; . -
Unless new fires srt or a high
wind somes up to make the smoul
dering fires already kwulng break
oat again, little trouble Is expected
this week.
The union service at the Chau
tauqua tabernacle woie well attend
ed last Sunday events?. The atten
tion of the Ashland people is called
to the meeting for neat Sunday even
ing and they are urge4 to be pres
ent. As to the speakos, the only an
nouncement Is that Mi. Douglass will
not be the speaker. ' I, , -.
Clif Payne make eamp stools.