Thursday, December 31, 1914
Crafer Lake, One
ASHLAND TIDINGS
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Crater Lake, one of the marvels of nature, comprising 21 square miles of water surface, whose rim rises more than a thousand feet above the water.
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(By Will G. Steele, Superintendent of
Crater Lake Park.)
Time was, pnd not many years ago
either, when Crater Lake was looked
upon as a gigantic joke; but that was
because few had seen it, and such as
had been there were ignorant of the
world and its wonders, none of which
they had ever seen, or, more likely,
they had not seen it at all, and could
not comprehend how it were possible
to have a great natural wonder in
our very midst. They were skeptical
because they knew no better, and
were noisy in their demonstrations,
because their ignorance was so dense
as to make them really believe them
selves to be smart.
Then scientific men and women
came, who had been all over the
world, and their enthusiasm knew no
bounds. They declared it without a
parallel upon the earth. They wrote
glowing accounts about it, and over
their own signatures declared it to
be greater than anything in Europe.
European men of learning did this,
as well as sages from other parts of
the world. The general government
became interested, and now is spend
ing 1100,000 every year. Just to
build roads in the national park it
has made of it. In five years the
ery, for they will at least have dis
covered America.
In 1915 a brand new cut stone
hotel will be occupied directly on the
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J. J. MURPHY
One of the heavy land owners and
growers of fancy stock and farm
produce. He gave to Ashland the
New Lithia Spring.
most beautiful, the most thrillingly
beautiful road system will be com
pleted there that the world possesses.
Rich Americans have spent every
year millions of dollars to see Euro
pean ruins, but, after this cruel war
is over, ruins will be so common that
they will fall Into the fad of seeing
their own country, and Crater Lake
National Park will get its share of
the patronage. Then even the dis
tant parts of Oregon will be there,
raving over the grandeur of the scen-
EARL R. HOSLER
The competent superintendent of tha
city water system.
rim of the lake, at a point where a
stone dropped would fall 950 feet
before striking the water. Forty
miles of road within the park will
be open to the public, over some of
which for the first time visitors can
ride comfortably in their own auto
mobiles, including the high plain
near Mout Scott and the ride along
Sand creek, with its thousands of
sharp sandstone pinnacles. New
boats will ply on the waters of the
lake, including a 35-foot gasoline
launch and safe rowboats. Rainbow
trout are getting so plentiful that
the government is actually puzzled
to find food in sufficient quantities
to keep them.
Roads lead'ng to the park are get
ting better, too., for Klamath and
Jackson counties are spending all the
money they can to improve them.
Five years ago it took eleven and
twelve hours to go from Rogue River
Valley points to the lake, whereas in
1914 it only required six and was
often made in less than that. The
new road within the park and lead
ing to the Medford entrance (wlll be
finished in 1915, besides which that
leading from there to Prospect will
be regraded and placed in excellent
condition. In this connection it
might be well to say Jackson county
has finished the grade from the Cali
fornia line to Central Point, with a
maximum of 6 per cent, so that the
Siskiyous have ceased to be an un-
surmountable barrier, and now pre
sents one of the finest highways on
the continent. Just as soon as this
fact becomes known to California au
tomobilists this will be one of the
most popular runs on the coast.
During the paBt season the trail
from Crater Lake Lodge to the lake
was greatly Improved, but early In
1915 it will be made available for
horse travel, so that those who do
not want to climb up and down can
make the horse do the work. There
la one serious difficulty about Im
proving this trail so much, however,
and that Is, that, until the novelty
wears off, old people and young chil
dren will Impede the traffic by run
lng up and down It, just for fun, but
as the season opens July 1 and closes
September 80 there will be ample
time for them to get tired of the exercise.
History of Park Improvement
(By II. E. Badger.)
During the early history of the city
of Ashland one of its active citizens
planned and urged the laying aside
of tracts of land for park purposes,
and finally secured the co-operation
of the council, and on December 15,
1908, an act creating a board of park j
commissioners was passed by a large '
majority at the regular city election.
This act set aside certain lands for j
park purposes, and Mr. C. B. Wat-1
son's efforts were finally crowned
with success. The mayor, R. U.
Snell, appointed the following board,
which organized as follows: Presi
dent, H. G. Enders, five years; vice
president, Mrs. Mary Meikle, four
years; secretary, W. A. Patrick, three
years; Mrs. Ida M. Card, two years;
G. A. Knoblough, one year This
board met and organized January 9,
1909, and immediately took steps to
improve the parks. The first grass,
flowers and trees were planted that
year where the old Virgin mill stood,
and the lake near the Chautauqua
grounds was made. This board with
the help of the Civic Improvement
Club secured and improved the park
at Iowa and Liberty streets end the
Boulevard. They also purchased the
forty-acre tract from the Carter es
tate at a figure that made the prop
erty practically a gift to the city by
the Carter family. This board se
cured the services of a practical gar
dener, Mr. G. A. Gilbertson, whose
services proved of real value to the
city. He laid out and planted the
Mill street park, built the fall facing
the postoffice, set up the walls about
It, planned and made the lake, and
seeded and planted to magnolia trees
the Boulevard parkway of course,
under the supervision of the park
CGnimission.
The act creating the board of park
commissioners provided for the elec
tion each year of one member of the
board for a term of five years. The
first election for such members re
sulted In the selection of H. E.
Badger by the city at large. In Janu
ary, 1910, this board organized by
electing H. E. Badger president, Mrs.
Gard secretary and Mr. Patrick vice
president. During this year work
was done on the Boulevard parkway
and the lake and horse-tail falls, be
sides grassing and improving ail the
parks with flowers. In 1910 Mrs.
E. N. Butler was elected to Bucceed
Mrs. Gard, in 1911 C. B. Watson was
elected to succeed W. A. Patrick and
Mrs. Marie Vaupel was elected to fill
the unexpired term of Mrs. E. N. But
ler, resigned. In 1912 Mrs. E. K.
Van Sant was elected to succeed Mrs.
Meikle and in 1913 Mr. F. E. Watson
was elected to succeed H. G. Enders.
In 1912 Mr. George Taverner was ap
pointed by Mayor Johnson and con
firmed by the council to fill the un
expired term of C. B. Watson, re
signed. The present board consists
of: H. E. Badger, president; George
Taverner, secretary; Mrs. Marie Vau
pel, Mrs. Elizabeth Van Sant.
The board has always been loyal
to the interests of the city and has
worked hard to make Ashland known
as the City of Beautiful Parks. The
last few years the receipts from the
tax levy for park purposes have been
barely sufficient to pay for the main
tenance of the lawns and flowers set
out years ago. The city owes a debt
of gratitude to Mr. George Taverner
for the condition of the parks
through 1913 and 1914. The board
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H. E. BADGER
Pn rlr PAmmlaolnnor tvhAtta tarm anHa
January 1. Has served for five:
years, four of which he has been '
president of the board. Much of '
the park improvement of late years '
has been due to his work.
Bright's disease, gallstones, drops!,
cal conditions, rheumatism, malarial
fever, eczema, especially good for th&
hair, making It soft and lustrous, and
curing scalp diseases.
Analysis Is as follows: PerCt.
Sodium chloride, per liter 6.2
Potassium chloride, per liter. ... 4.
Magnesium sulphate, per liter. . 2.5
Iron, per liter l.
Sulphur, per liter 5.5
This Natatorium has two fine con
crete bathing pools 45x100 feet,
dressing rooms and a fine gallery
five feet wide running around the
room. There are twelve tub baths
fitted with showers. The building la
steam heated. All towels and suits
are steam washed and steam dried.
There are rest rooms, massage rooms
and a large ball room 65x100 feet, a
roof garden the same size as the ball
room in fact, nothing has been
overlooked by this company to make
this an attractive as well as a place
of curative value.
Yellow sulphur water is quite com
mon, but white sulphur is rare, there
fore the city of Ashland is blessed
with all the kinds of mineral water
that nature could bestow on her chil
dren for the upbuilding of a weak
ened physical body by a simple, nat
ural method. -
JOHN P. PATTY
An active business man and booster
of anything that will benefit the
city. He Is engaged in the furni
ture and hardware business.
To CburchJcM Conun unities.
A practical scriptural plan to sup
ply your needs.
See Everybody's Bible Study.
J. M. BEAVER,
Ashland, Ore.
Kentucky Wonder beans two feet
long Is not an uncommon sight In
Ashland gardens, and the flavor, you
go long, It can't be beat.
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INTERIOR VIEW OF THE CITIZENS RANK OF ASHLAND
This bank has always stood for as liberal treatment of its patrons as
sound Duslness principles would permit, and has taken a prominent
part in all movements for the advancement of the community inter
est. Its list of stockholders comprises about sixty of the prominent
people of Ashland, making it In reality, as Its name Implies, "The
Citizens LlanK or Ashland." 1
considers themselves fortunate in se-
and Mr. Blair, whose faithful work
under the supervision of the bonrd
Is very commendable. One source of
annoyance to the board is the large
amount of money required each yean
for the payment of paving and side
walk assessments fronting the vari
ous small parks. In 1912 the amount
of $1,474.18 was taken from the
board's treasury for such assess
ments. The people of the city who
understand this should sympathize
with the board on account of this ob
stacle to adding to the beauty and
Improvement of the parks.
The continued co-operation of the
Civic Improvement Club, which fur
nished benches and many other nota
ble Improvements to our parks,
helped very materially to beautify
the city. In fact, the board would
have been serlouBly handicapped
without their help. All the members
of the board are to be commended
for their unselfish zeal, and special
mention should be made of II. G.
Enders's active work.
The council this year granted a
one mill levy for the parks and the
Improvement will be noticeable.
T. W. AC KLIN L. S. BROWN
The above are the Jovial heads of the Ashland Trading Company, a cor
poration dealing In fancy groceries and dry goods, which institution
is Justly popular. Mr. Acklin Is president of the concern and Mr.
Brown is the treasurer and manager.
Ashland Natatorium.
The Ashland Mineral Springs San
itarium property Is situated near the
center of the city of Ashland, two
blocks from the postoffice, Main
street and city park, the proposed
location of lithia and soda waters to
be piped In this winter.
The white sulphur springs, five In
number, with an unlimited flow of
water, have been known for their
recuperative qualities since the earli
est settlement of the country, and
their fame is traditional with the
Indian tribes of the entire coast.
Early In the eighties a building
was erected known as the White Sul
phur Springs Hotel, In which were
Installed public bathrooms using the
white sulphur water.
People came In those days, stay
ing at the hotel for the benefit of
these baths, and they have been in
continuous use, demonstrating their
medicinal value each year, which re
sulted In the property being pur
chased by a corporation and thou
sands of dollars being spent In their
further development and building as
fine a natatorium as you will find
In the cities.
This water has demonstrated the
permanent cure of the following:
Stomach complaints, uterus disor
ders, sorness relieved from sprained
ankles and other physical Injuries,
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F. E. WATSON
Secretary Park Commission. He has
had much Influence in making
Ashland beautiful.
IMCTURKS FOR KOITIOX
WORK OF HIGH ART
The Tidings Is deeply Indebted to
The Studio Ashland for the splendid
results obtained In producing this
edition. The greater part of the suc
cess of such a venture depends upon
the character of negatives for the
pictures. In doing this work during
the extremely busy holiday season
the Studio Ashland did not slght the
details, but the result speaks for the
extra efforts required.
H. C. STOCK
Owner and manager of 8tock's Un
dertaking Parlors, an Institution
which Is of long standing In this
' city and which Is well known la
southern Oregon.