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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1914)
r AGE SIX 1 "fire Burns Down, and Fire Insurance BUILDS UP." One follows the other quickly when you hold a Policy in such companies as this office represents. No matter how much or how little Fire Insurance you need, from $1,000 to $100,000, let us place it. Do it now; tomorrow may be too late. BILLINGS AGENCY KEAIj estate and insurance. HSHLWND Storage and Transfer Co. C. F. lUTKS, Proprietor. Two warehouses near Depot. Ooods of all kinds stored at reason able rates. A (ienoml Transfer Iiusincss. Wood and Ibtrk Sprint's Coal. Phone 117. Office, 99 Oak Street, ASHIiAND, OKKUOX. IF YOU HAVE ANY Broken Legs, Arms or Backs r any Dislocations in yonr Fur niture, phone for the Chair Doctor CONSULTATIONS FREE PHONE 413-J. Ashland Billiard Parlor 10 East Main St. J. P. Saylc & Son Some Small ACREAGE TRACTS Eight acres; 2Vt acres in bearing fruit, 2 acres of young fruit and ber ries; 8-rooui house, nearly new. This place is two miles from Ashland and nicely located. Price $3,00Q. Part cash. Ten acres in the city, commanding a nice view of the upper valley; acres of fruit, acre of pasture, bal ance wood timber; 6-room house, large barn, woodshed, chicken house, nome personal property. Price $4,500. 92,000 cash. Two and tVeeMiuarters acres, all in berries, tore of strawberries; rood 6-room house, city water and ttfiUs; about 1 V4 miles from Ashland Bosroffice. Price $2,800. $1,000 ash, terms on balance. Cunningham & Co. .ASHLAND, OREGON PRINTING That Attracts The Tidings has one of the best quipped plants for commercial printing In Southern Oregon, and Is prepared to turn out first-class worV la the line of TVodgrc Placard Circular KnTelopea Hill Heada ifttfr Head (felling Card , -ItiialneM Card Dance Programs Wedding Invitations Wedding Announcements Tag, Ticketa, Lalwls Notes, Receipts, Etc., Etc. -Ashland Tidings Phone 39. Conserving Waste Of Farm Products Recognizing the importance of con serving the great amount of our fresh fruits and vegetables now going to waste in the northwest, and feeling the need of changing perishable prod ucts Into manufactured goods which can be marketed to advantage over a longer period of time, a committee with its membership from the four states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana was appointed by the president of the National Apple Show at Spokane last November to devise ways and means of promoting the fruit and vegetable by-products in dustries of the northwest. This committee has held several meetings and collected valuable data. From this data it is seen that the by-products industry of the northwest is facing problems which, as the vol ume of our fruits and vegetables in crease, will become more serious; one of the most important of these prob lems being the marketing of the fin ished products. For this reason the committee favors a central selling or-1 ganization for the expert supervision, selling and distribution of the fruit and vegetable by-products grown and packed in the states of Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho and Montana. The object of such an organization would be, primarily, to, in as far as possible, establish and maintain a uni form system of grading and packing, and to obtain for the manufactured products which it handles the cost of the product plus a reasonable amount of profit. To bring about this condition il would be necessary to: 1. Affiliate as many of the by product plants as possible in this movement in order to avoid ruinous competition, and, by handling a large tonnage, to be able to reduce cost of handling. 2. Buy supplies, such as cans, boxes, spray material, oil, sugar, etc., in large quantities and effect a saving thereby. 3. In so far as possible, establish a uniform system of grading and packing the fruit, vegetables and oth er by-products through this organiza tion, and to exercise such supervision thereof as shall insure to the pur-! chaser that all by-products sold through this organization shall be of the class and quality represented and marked on the packages. 4. Advertise northwest by-prod ucts more widely and efficiently. 5. Distribute more widely the manufactured products. The Panama canal will be of as much assistance to the by-products trade as to the fresh fruit. 6. Marketing direct through paid representatives as much as possible, and cut out as many of the middle men as possible. To further this end aid in every legitimate way towards the formation of consumers' clubs and associations should be given. 7. Have an agent to settle claims for losses Incurred in transit. 8. Have a committee of experts that may be called upon to give ad vice to communities contemplating starting by-products plants regarding organization, amount of produce needed, type of building, kind of ma chinery needed, management, saving of waste, water supply, etc. The ex pense of this committee to be borne by community employing it. 9. Have an employment agency to look up records of processers, man agers and bookkeepers and for rec ommending same to communities needing their services. 10. Urge our technical colleges to establish courses of Instruction with the object of fitting students to be come processers, managers and book keepers of by-products plants, grow ers, associations, etc. 11. Advance money as fast as the business may warrant to enable grow ers to handle their crops before re turns are received from the manu factured products. The Oregon Potato Patch The Oregon Irish potato patch con tains 49,000 acres this year and the total production will be approximate ly 6,311,000 bushels. The condition of the crop is 92 per cent of normal and the price at the present time is averaging around 46 cents per bushel. In continental United States there are 3,708,000 acres planted to this product and this year's production is estimated at 360,614,000 bushels by the federal Department of Agricul ture. This year's crop will exceed the average crop of the past five years by approximately 4,000,000 bushels. The nation's production last year was 331,525,000 bushels, was produced on 3,668,000 acres of land and sold for $227,903,000, or an average of 90 cents per bushel. Phone news items to the Tidings ASHLAND Oregon Institutions Use Foreign Eggs Few Oregon people have any idea of the extent to which they have been partaking of eggs imported from China for their breakfast since the duty on this food product was re moved by the Underwood tariff bill. Records at the United States custom office in Portland show that from Oc tober 3, 1913, when the admlnistra tion's. tariff schedules went Into ef feet, until June 30 last, a period of only nine months, 259,511 dozen poultry eggs, valued at $32,710, were received at Portland from Shanghai and Hongkong. This quantity was more than 250,000 dozen more than the importations for the full year end ed October 3, 1913, when only 9,048 dozen eggs, with a valuation of $700, were entered from all foreign points. Neither do these figures tell the whole story, for the reason that the bulk of imported eggs for the Pacific coast market is entered at the ports of Tacoma, Seattle and San Francisco and distributed from those points by jobbers to their trade. Prior to the action of the democrat 1c congress last year there was a duty of 5 cents a dozen on all imported eggs. But in the Underwood bill this tariff was removed and eggs from China and all other foreign ports are admitted free. The Oregon poultry man feels that he has a legitimate complaint because of the removal of this protection, while the consumer is unable to figure how, with eggs quot ed at from 25 to 30 cents a dozen, the removal of the duty on this prod uct has reduced the cost to him. With the amended tariff schedules provided In the Underwood bill other farm products are finding their way to the local market. This is particu larly true of fresh beef and butter. For the year before the Underwood bill went into effect not a pound of fresh meat or butter was received at this port. But the importation of these products began simultaneously with the material reduction In the tar- iff as provided by the democrats. The duty on butter was reduced from 6 cents to 2 cents a pound, while a tax of 1 cents a pound on all fresh beef was entirely removed. The result has been that in the nine months ended June 30, last, 5,488 pounds of butter, valued at $1,391, were entered at this port, while for the same period the importation of fresh beef amounted to 154,637 pounds, with a valuation of $15,338. All of the beef came from Canada. As a direct result of the removal of the tariff on fresh beef the great bulk of this necessary supply for Ore gon state Institutions is now Imported from Austrilia. The meat is entered at Puget Sound ports and thence shipped In carload lots to Salem for distribution among the various instl tutlons maintained by the state. As Is the case with eggs, most of the fresh beef and butter imported for the Pacific coast trade is entered at either San Francisco or the port3 of Puget Sound. Powder Used In Pear Orchard il E. Cale has recently experi mented with powder In loosening the soil around the trees in his Hell '5at orchard. The soil is the red, and while not with hardpan subsoil had become compact and did not take moisture and cultivation readily. Two feet away, on two sides of the treeB, holes were made two feet deep and a half stick of powder was placed in each, the work being carried on under the direction of the agents of a powder concern. When this pow der was exploded the ground was shaken for about eight feet around, though the root system of the trees pears was declared not to have been Injured. Later experiments showed that the ground around each tree would absorb from 200 to 300 gallons of water, demonstrating how thoroughly the earth had been loos ened. The agents of the company who are advocating the method of "shooting" orchards say that the trees will make wonderful growth and will show greater health and thrift after the treatment. The trees In the Gale orchard, which Is of fif teen acres extent, are about five years of age. Big Fire on Keene Creek A big fire has been raging on Keene c-eek for the last six or seven days. Eleven men have been at work fighting the flames. It is now well under control, although It looked at first as If It was going to destroy a lot of valuable timber. Prof. Robert Peachoy, the fire warden, has the men In charge. TIDINGS. Flowing Well Spouts Fish Striking a heavy flow of water at a depth of about three feet sounds a little questionable, but add to that the water has a plentiful supply of small fish, and the incredulous per son is in the majority. We have the word of Captain O. C. Applegate for the phenomenon, however. The captain returned Sunday from a trip to Fort Klamath and other northern points with Hon. Robert A. Booth. On his way back he stopped at Klamath Marsh, and there the fish well is located. K. Loosley and Jack Pelton, who have about 400 head of beef cattle near the Len ranch, about two miles from Kokanalka creek, found this summer that their well was getting dry, so they decided to sink another. This was started a short distance from the old one. At a depth of two feet a heavy flow of water was struck, from which there bubbled up water and mud, with numerous small fish. With a pole, problngs were made to a ten foot depth, when mud was again en countered. For this reason the pump was Installed over a pipe reach ing a depth of a little over eight feet. "All are at a loss to account for the presence of the fish and the heavy flow of water," said the cap tain. "The theory mostly believed is that the well drillers struck an underground stream, which may have come down above ground from some mountain, sinking into the ground at some point, like Lost river, and ris ing again as springs, or in some oth er body of water." Klamath Falls Herald. Rain On Mountain Thursday Last Jack Peebler, who came in from his mountain ranch Friday, tells us that Green Spring mountain received a heavy rain Thursday. The roads over the summit are now exceedingly bad on account of the mud. They will dry out In a very few days, how ever. This is the first rain they have had for sixty days, as the summer has been exceptionally dry. Farmers wel come the deluge. 'Business! ! Attend a School COME TO THE POLYTECHNIC Be assured of a thorough training and a good position aErs BEST- ,ho,e wb -,o "rne" "d h-8 -s The Polytechnic Business College is, without doubt, the leading business college of Southern Ore gon. Its plan and policy Is to specialize in business and stenographic branches, typewriting etc and to train our young men and women to hold business positions at once upon leaving school'. All Ready for the New Year The third year of the Polytechnic Business College is now opened, and the prospects for a lar enrollment are very encouraging, a ge The management desires to express Its gratitude to the loyal citizens of Ashland and vicinity for their hearty co-operation and patronage, and hereby promises to strengthen its facilities and L J tain a high educational standard In all its departments during the coming year W slncerrn that our efforts thus far are appreciated and we pledge our earnest activity In building up an In.tltn tlon here that shall be second to none. ' up an ,nsttu- You may enter at any time. Do not delay, but enroll now. Polytechnic Business College FASHION HINT By JUDIC CHOLLET The dress that ives long lines to the figure is always u becoming ouo to growing girls. Appropriately the dress can be mnde from washable materials and from serge, checked and plaid wools, but in the picture linen serge is finished with collar and cuffs of white. For the eight year size the dress will require four und one-fourth yards of OIKL DItESS. moterlal twenty-seven inches wide, with three-eighths yard twenty-seven inches wide for trimming. This May Man ton pattern Is cut in size for girls from six to ten years. Send 10 cents to this olllce, kivIiik number, 8313, and it will be promptly forwarded to you by mail. If In liasie send an additional two cent stamp for letter postuge. When ordering use coupon. No. Size. Name Address jlj ' Educate for Business! that, has High Educational Standards ana a imputation Among Business Men ASHLAND, OREGON Monday, September ?, 1914 STOP SUFFERING NOW FROM ASTHMA Co to the druggist listed below and buy a package of Dr. Rudolph Schiff mann's Astlimador today and if it does not give instant relief, and even more, if you do not find it to be the very best remedy you have ever used, go back and your money will be cheerfully returned by this druggist, without any question whatever. No matter what else has failed, Asthmador and Asthmador Cig arettes will give instant relief usually within 10 seconds, but always within IS minutes. It docs not matter how vio lent the attack or obstinate the case is, or what else had been tried and failed, Asthmador will relieve instantaneously. If it does not, this package will cost you nothing. Go back and get your money refunded. You are the sole judge as to whether benefited or not. You run no risk in buying this remedy under this positive guarantee. Persons living elsewhere will be sup plied under the same guarantee by their local druggist or direct by Dr. R. Schiff tnann, St. Paul, Minn. For sale here by McXAIK BIIOS. THE LIFE CAREER "Bchoollnf in youth ahould Invariably be i itrected to prepare a perwn in the bet way for the beat permanent occupation for which he ia capable.1' President C. W. Kliot This Is the Mission of ths Forty-sixth School Year Opens SEPTEHBER i8th, 1014 Write for illustrated ico-page Book fct, "The Life Career," and for Cata log containing full information. Degree Courses AGRICULTURE : Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, DalryHus bandry. Poultry Husbandry, Horticulture. Agriculture for Teachers. FORESTRY, Logging Engineering, home eco- NOM ICS : Domestic Science, Domestic Art, ENGINEERING: Electrical, Irrigation, Highway, Mechanical, Chemical, Mining. Ceramics. COMMERCE. PHARMACY. Industrial arts. Vocational Cottr.t-Agriculture, Dairy ing, Home Makers' Course, Industrial Arts, Forestry, Business Short Course. School of Music Piano. String. Band. Voice Culture. . Farmer Business Count by Mail Free. Addreu TQH KHCISTRAK. (Iw-M5 to 1-9) Corrallla. Orena FOR REN T One of the finest houses in the city. Two blocks from Boulevard. CUNNINGHAM & CO. Iran ess! h "Ml w