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Or. "or, ASHLAND " THE BEAUTIFUL flDINGS "7 V( 2a. SUNNY St SOUTHERN OREGON VOL. XXXIX ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1915 NUMBER 77 Campgrounds Will Be Attraction Tha matter of the city camp grounds which was given an impetus at the Tuesday cvenlng'council meet ing is one which Is of great impor tance to the people rind merchants of Ashland. When we consider the number of peoplo who in years past havo camped along the road at the foot of Jackson hill and who, while they intended to stay only for a sin gle night, were drawn by the beauty of the Ashland country to stay for a much longer period, anyone can easily see tho drawing card and ad vertisement which a beautiful camp grounds along Ashland creek would have for the hundreds of tourists who pass through every cummer. The present plans for campgrounds include the installation of city water and sewer connection on the grounds on Water street which have been set acMe for the wagon campers and a commodious and well arranged auto campgrounds. Such grounds are sure to draw great numbers of tourists who will stop here and who cannot help but be so attracted by the surroundings bo as to make a long stay. - These campers will require supplies and will patronize the local amusements and will be of direct financial benefit to the community. Present plans include the placing of signs along tho highways for great distances both north and south, in forming the campers of the stopping place at Ashland. After the grounds have been once established, every tourist of this kind who stops here will spread word of "the beautiful grounds at Ashland" farther and faster than other means. Anyone who has traveled by team or auto knows the lack of decent places to camp along the main roads and a stopping place here is bound to become a widely known fact. New City Jail Will Be Built At the suggestion of Mayor John son at the council meeting Tuesday night the matter of establishing Jail quarters at the Fourth street fire sta tion was considered favorably. The mayor proposes to put a concrete front in th Fourth street station and install two steel cages. The whole expense will not exceed five or six hundred dollars and will supply a strictly fireproof Jail that can be kept sanitary and will meet the re quirements of the state law. The old Jail in the city hall does not come up to legal requirements of safety and sanitation and the city now stands a great liability every time a prisoner If incarcerated, for if the structure should be burned and injury result to the prisoner the city would be up against big damages. It is proposed to tear the Jail room from the city hall, put a new front in it like the ones in the chief of police and electrician's rooms, extend the Toom back through the building so it will have air and ventilation, finish it in f'ne style and utilize it for a ladies' rest room. The chief of police office will be installed on Fourth street at the Jail and the room now occupied by him turned over for an office for the springs water commission. This proposed improvement is along the right line. It is part of a general scheme to prepare for the big development that will come from wa ter resort development. A commit tee composed of Ware, Blegel and Ashcraft was appointed to put the project forward. Bond Interest Made Payable New York The council passed a resolution Tuesday night Instructing the mayor and recorder to enter into contract with R. P. Neil whereby the city agrees to deliver payment of Interest and principal on the auxiliary bonds at the fiscal agency of the state of Oregon in New York city. :This change has been a general demand on the part of investors proposing to purchase the Ashland bonds and will no doubt result in the balance of the bonds being sold to eastern investors at par and interest, so there wilt be no loss either to the local syndicate or the city. v Siskiyou Bill Passes House House Bill 390, introduced by Vawter of Jackson and authorizing the highway commission to complete the Siskiyou grade between Oregon and California, was passed by the house last Tuesdoy Ly a practically unanimous vote. The measure pro vides that the highway commission can expend one-fourth of the regular levy for good roads on' this work, which if the one-half mill levy passes would give a maximum of about $90,- 000. Engineers estimate to' com plete a hard surface over the Siski- yous would cost from $125,000 to $150,000, depending upon the width and class of the" pavement. The bill must pass tho senate and under present conditions it is difficult to predict what will fce the outcome. The supporters of the bill, however, with the strong support In the house are sanguine as to the outcome. If tho one-fourth mill levy is maintain ed about $45,000 will be available. Southern Pacific Getting Busy John M. Scott, general passenger agent of the Southern Pacific Com pany, was in Ashalnd Wednesday in conference with the springs water commission regarding publicity for the project. lie will now put his ad vertising department to work on this subject and Ashland will be hence forth put forward as the "Carlsbad of America." Incidentally the hotel matter was gone into to some extent and Mr. Pollock of the S. P. dining car ser vice will take that matter up system atically and no doubt something will 60on develop along that line. It will require about three acres of land lo cated in good relation to the park, but not on the main streets, for the hotel site, and -Ashland will be ex pected to supply that land. As a fine hotel like the one to be built will add five hundred per cent to the value of the land abutting on the ho tel grounds, owners will no doubt be glad to provide a site in order to have the hotel located where it will do their property the most good. Either property on Granite street, First av enue or thereabouts will be accept able for the hotel, although too high up the hill will not be desirable. Council Transacts Business ' Of Considerable Importance 50O Extra Votes. For one week we offer you re duced prices on trunks, suitcases and traveling bags'. Goiug to the fair? Buy this week. 500 extra.votes. See our sale ad. H. G. EXDERS & SON, "Where You Do Better." The city council met in regular ses sion last Tuesday evening and trans. acted a goodly amount of routine business. The meeting was called to order by Councilman Cunningham and the minutes of the previous meet ing read. Mayor Johnson then ar rived and took the chair, making a full attendance. Chief of Police Por ter, Electrical Superintendent Strick land, Engineer Walker and Street Commissioner Fraley were among those present. A matter of the purchasing of me ters, globes and so forth by the elec tric department was passed favorably. The purchase of some water sup plies was brought up by Councilman Ashcraft and acted favorably upon. 'The city attorney was instructed to codify the charter, which Is in a rather mixed and superamended state. A bill from H. G. Butterfield for a few days' work was brought up and passed. Mrs. Lamkin and Mrs. Graham were present, representing the La dies' Federated Clubs of Ashland and, more specifically, the cemetery com mittee of the clubs. Speaking for the city, Mrs. Lamkin secured the assist ance of the council In the work and brought to light several matters re garding Mountain View cemetery, which are set forth in another column of this issue. Mr. Greer brought up a proposition in regard to technicalities attached to the bond matter. The proposition was acted upon favorably and is re ported elsewhere in this paper. F. H. Johnsbii brought up a matter of a crossing on Bush street, saying that he wanted to fix up the park row in front of his property but could not do so until -the crossing vas fixed so that rains would not cause water to dig up the park row. The street com missioner was instructed to fix the crossing. At the same time Council man Werth mentioned the crossing at Laurel street of the alley which ex tends from the school yard to Laurel street, and stated that he thought the alley was private property but that it could be made city property for the asking. The engineer and attorney were requested to attend to the mat ter of . securing a quit claim. While on these matters of problems that must be attended to in order that the general beautification can be carried on, the mayor stated that he hoped A bill passed the house at the Salem legislature which makes the salary of men and women teachers the same when they are handling the same class of "work. The bill was championed by Marian Towne. Don't overlook the White House Grocery sugar special advertised on page five. S. P. County Taxes Total $71,243.30 According to -the figures of Chief Deputy Tax Collector G. R. Harper, the amount of taxes to be paid by the Southern Pacific Company for their rolling stock and equipment in Jack son county amounts to $71,243.30. The taxes on the land belonging to tho railroad company in this coupty amount to something over $70,000, but because of the facj that these holdings are In litigation the railroad company refuses to pay the taxes un less the case now pending In the su premecoart of the United States is settled In their favor. A new office system of tax collect ing, similar to the one used in Mult nomah county, has been inaugurated. By the use of the new system the ex pense of collection is reduced and better service can be given. As soon as something definite has been learned of the new taxation law now before the house, Mr. Harier will prepare a statement giving an outline as to the amount collected and when taxes may be paid. that a great number of people would come before the council with such matters' which they noticed which re quired attention, and assured the co operation of the council. The attention of the council was called to the flooded condition of the lot back of the Oregon Hotel and the matter was referred to the sanitary committee. Several other minor san itary matters were brought up and referred to the committee. Mayor Johnson then brought up the matter which is becoming more im portant as summer draws near, that of the camp grounds. Mr. Johnson made an appeal for the work on the grounds and the placing of signs tr be rushed. He appointed as a com mittee for the work Councilmen Ware, Cornelius and Ashcraft, togeth er with Chairman Greer of the springs commission and F. E. Watson of the park board. The recorder was instructed to pay the electric light Interest which falls due next month, the amount being $843.75. Engineer Walker brought up an Item which he had noticed on the city's property on the Boulevard where there was a five-foot drop from the sidewalk Into a slough and the council instructed the special committee in charge of this property to attend to having a fence put in. The reading of ordinances was next in order. The fortune-telling ordinance, making it a misdemeanor to tell for tunes for pay and setting the fine for the same, was passed to the second reading. The theatre license ordinance was passed. An ordinance regarding prize fight ing was read for the first time. The ordinance which has been hanging Tire for weeks regarding the driving and leading of stock was passed to the second reading after an amendment had been added, the rules were' suspended and tho ordinance passed. Details of the new require ments are published elsewhere. The opinion of the city attorney on the title to the Yarborough place was read and the sale consummated. Thl vote at the recent election was canvassed. The matter of a change in the of fices of the chief cf police and the lo cation of the city Jail was brought up and is discussed elsewhere. Andrews Opera Co. Will Appear Here The famous Andrews Opera Com pany, which for many years has been hailed a3 the leading musical organ ization of its kind on the coast, has been reorganized and will make its appearance in Ashland on the even-' ing of March 9. The company will present the opera "Martha" under the auspices of the local lodge of Elks. The company will number among them, besides the members of the Andrews family, who need no in troduction to Ashland people, "Salva tore Giorando, leading tenor former ly with the Metropolitan Opera Com pany of New York and sang with such artists as Caruso, Scotti and others of like world renown. They will also have Julia Zumwalt and Mr. Kirkoff, famed throughout the coun try as opera stars. The libretto of "Martha" has been revised by George Broadburst so as to bring out the sero-comlc part by spoken lines, and the opera in its present shape is bound to please. Autos Collide at Main and Church Physicians of Ashland have organ ized for the purpose of securing the most complete possible data regard ing the medicinal properties of the Ashland mineral waters. J. R. Elllsoa returned to Portland last Tuesday evening. He vas down on business connected with Chautau qua work, In which be is prominent. The autos of Merle Robertson and W. E. Blake are laid up In ,the re sult of a collision of the two at the corner of Church and Main streets Monday evening. Robertson came down Church street and was turning to go up Main. Blake was coming down Main street and neither saw the other until too late to avoid the col lision. Mr.. Robertson had Fern Beeler In the car with him and Mr. Blake was alone. None of the occupants of the cars were hurt beyond a severe shak ing up. Robertson's car came out a little the best of the mix, not being badly damaged except that the fender and gas tank on the left side were torn off and the rear wheel splintered. Mr. Blake's car had the front end smashed in, the lamps ruined and the frame bent. - Good Publicity Plan Suggested Mis. Ira Shoudy comes forward with a splendid advertising sugges- i tion. She proposes that Ashland la dies write short letters about our wa tering resort developments and send them to the back home papers for publication. The old home paper would b9 glnd to print such a letter and Ashland would get a lot of adver tising out of it. Her suggestion will be presented to the ladies' clubs and no doubt favorable action will be tak en on it. Here Is the practical effect: Estimate that Ashland's present pop ulation is composed of persons from one thousand different communities throughout the United States and each has such a letter prlpted In the old homo paper. No doubt our devel opment would be brought to the at tention of half a million people who know little of our possibilities. It all helps. Boosters Banquet , Week From Friday On Friday evening, February 26, the members of the Ashland Commer cial Club and the Ladies' Improve ment Club will gather in the banquet room of the Elks hall and sit down to a banquet which will go down In the history of Ashland. Work on the springs development will be under way by that time, and while the meet ing will be partly one of celebration, it is the main intention that plans may be laid at the banquet for future activities which will make a gold rush look like a Memorial day pa rade. Speakers from Ashland and the outside will be In attendance. The ladles will tell of their plans and oth er numbers will be put on the pro-i gram of events later. The Asbland Talent band will furnish music. The ladies of the club hope to have 100 members by that evening and the Commercial Club will have 400 mem bers gathered around the board. Now is the time to get aboard the groat ship "Booster" and get behind and push, boost and shove until the ship lias gathered sufficient headway to ride over all opposition to the for ward movement of Ashland. Tickets will be obtainable at the secretary's office and every stranger, newcomer and old-timer is urged to be on hand. . Harmony Concert Lyceum Course The Elks Club of Ashland has been instrumental in securing for Ashland during the past vinter the finest lyceum course that has ever been obtained for this city. Every lyceum entertainment has been greet ed with a crowded house and tha audiences have highly appreciated each and every one. For the final en tertainment for next Monday even- ng, February 22, the Elks present what they believe to be the highest grade organization of all, and that means a great deal, as the preceding entertainments have been topnotch- ers. The Harmony Concert Party, composed of four famed artists, each of whom lias a specialty and vho ire addition plays several other instru ments wonderfully well, will put on a musical program of solos and com binations whbh will please old and young. The personnel of the com pany Is: Mr. McNemery, mandolin, banjo, saxarhone and xylophone; Mrs. McNemery, piano, mandolin and xylophone; Alois Bonhumil Hra bak, flute, tanjo, violin and xylo phone; H. Calvin Jordan, harp, piano, mandocello and banjo. Every one of these artists hast had years of experience in the biggest orchestras of the "United States and Europe and all are pupils of the most famous teachers. To iuIhs this con cert will give cause for regret for years to come, as such an assemblage of real artists has not been together before in the history of American music. KxHsiion Contestant!, Notice. Two thousand extra votes for all new subscribers turned into the Tid ings office tomorrow (Friday) only. Two dollars for one year's subscrip tion miiBSt be turned in vith the sub scription, to get the extra count. Cattle Must be Kept Off Main Streets Try Enders' big store first. Ashland to Meet Cottage Grove The Ashland high cchool's unde feated basketball team will meet Cot tage Grove high school team at the high school gymnasium tonight and Saturday night in what promises to be a real test of the locals' speed and fight"; Cottage Grovo and Medford are the only teams In the southern half of tho state who can contest Ashland's supremacy, and the boys are determined to uphold their sea son's record and defeat tho Cottage Grove boys. Fast and interesting preliminaries have beon arranged and a bis attendance is expected. The games will start at the usual time. See the beautiful woolens and styles for ladles' garments at Orres shop. George Stephenson has Instituted foreclosure proceedings on the old Opera House property at the corner of Main and First avenue. The prop erty was bought by E. A. Estes some time ago and the depression of val ues In the past year gave him no en couragement for building. It is to be hoped that som eone finally gets control of the old ruin and removes one of the eyesores from Ashland streets. Tliono Job orders to the Tidings. School Survey Is Under Way The survey of the Ashland schools has been under way during this week. Fred C. Ayer, professorof education from the University of Ore gon at Kugcne, and Charles R. Fra zler, superintendent of the Everett schools, have been conducting the work so far, 'which has been along educational lines. Tomorrow Don Sowers of the University of Oregon will arrive to help with the financial part of the survey. Mr. Sowers is a financial expert and was buying agent for the city of New York for a long time. Hurry. Why? Because you get ten cents off on every pound of Gold en Gato coffee bought this week a Holmes Bros.' Ladies Secure Aid For Cemetery Work Mesdames Lamkin and Graham, representing the cemetery committee of the ladies' clubs of Ashland, ap peared before the council Tuesday evening and asked the aid of the council in the work of beautifying Mountain View cemetery. Council man Cornelius of the council's com mittee on cemeteries said that he had conferred with the ladles of the com mittee and asked that the council ap propriate $100 for the work. Tho amount was appropriated and the cemetery committee of the council will aid the ladles in every way In Its power In the work of beautification. Councilman Cunningham brought up the matter of appraisement of the different lots, stating that some were naturally more valuable than others, and the matter vas referred to the cemetery committee. Mountain View cemetery has al ways been neglected more or less, but now that tho ladles have taken hold of the matter the once desolate spot will soon become one of Ashland's beauty places. The high school domestic science class under the guidance of Miss Goff visited the meat shops of the town Tuesday and were shown the differ ent cuts of meat and taught concern ing their value. The school people wish to thank the meat men for the rourtesy extended them. In accordance with the measures IncluJed - in the ordinance passed Tuesday evening by the city council. In the future it will be a punishable offense to drive stock through the streets of tho city except over certain streets named by the council. When boiled down the ordinance means that no one may drive stock on the streets west of Mountain avenue but must drive down that street or streets et of It to Stock avenue, which run across the railroad land on the nortli side of t lie tracks and by which ac cess can be gained to Oak street and tho stockyards. Coming In from the north end, Oak street to tho stock yards must be used. No cattle may be led through tho part of town fro;n Water street to the end of the Boulevard on Main ' street or In front of the school houses. However, the ordinance provides that a non-resident of the city shall not be subject to fine for violation of the act when he can show that ho was unfamiliar with such an ordi nance. ThlB clause protects campers and others traveling through. H. A. Scullen, former Ashland boy, graduate of the local high school In 1009 and of the Unlvorslty of Oregon in 1913, Is now associated with the faculty of the Iowa Agricultural Col lege at Ames. Specifically he Is pro fessor in the department of zoology. The Scullen family still retain their residence property here on Vista street. ' Millinery Department Added to Store The ladles of Ashland will bo de lighted to learn that II. G. End erg Sr. Son have added a high-class city mil liner to their organization and wilt nut her In complete charge of a mil linery department which will be sec ond to none in this part of the state. Miss M. Armstrong of Portland will attend to the millinery wants of tho patrons of the big store, and anyone who has had the pleasure of dealing with tho young lady will take pelas u re In recommending her to the la dles of Ashland as a pleasing and ac commodating young lady who Is an artist along millinery lines. Trimmed and untrlmmed hats of the latest fashion and modes will be on display in the millinery section and the ladles or the city are cord rally invited to come in and look over the displays.
