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'Ashland Grows While lithia Flews"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
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Ashland, Oregon, LIthia Springs
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VOL. XXXIX
ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1915
CO
-"NUMBER 91
Commercial Club
Backs Projects
All of the trustees and officers ex
cept Treasurer Engle were present at
the regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial Club Monday night.
There was a good attendance of rep
resentative citizens as well. Secre
tary Norrl8 occupied the pecretarial
table for the first time.
The minutes of the previous regu
lar meeting and three trustees' meet
ings were read and approved.
The secretary reported that the
club had sent out 605 return cards.
312 letters, 192 booklets and had
distributed 13C booklets at the
trains.
The names of thirty-three new
members were read and greeted with
applause. This brings the total
number of members up to 364. One
resignation was accepted, the reslg
nee leaving town being given as the
reason for withdrawing.
D. D. Norris, chairman of the
booster meeting committee, reported
that arrangements were almost com
plete and the date would be set in
the near future. C. B. Lamkin re
ported later that there would be
some big surprises sprung at this
meeting and for members to be ready
for almost anything.
Communications were read from
Coast Railroad is
;i J To Be Rushed
The lndomintable spirit of Dr.
Reddy and other so-called "promot
ers" is bearing fruit. The Rogue
River Valley is to have a direct out
let to a seaport at Crescent City. The
completion of this road will result in
a material reduction of freight rates
from Ashland to Portland and San
Francisco and will open up a vast
territory of practically undeveloped
land, to say nothing of millions of
feet of lumber and large mineral de
posits.
Twohy Brothers, railroad contract
ors, who have built a number of Im
portant units of the Harrlman lines
in the northwest, have announced
that the completion of the California
& Coast railroad projected from
Grants Pass to Crescent City, on the
coast of northern California, had
been financed and maintained opera
tions would be begun within a few
weeks and carried to completion,
probably by the end of this year.
The proje'ct calls for an expendi
ture of approximately $5,000,000.
Of this sum the city of Grants Pass
already has raised $200,000 by a
jbond issue, and the money has been
j expended in building the first ten
miles of the road between Grants
Pass and Wllderville. There remains
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Contract Between Commission
And Smith-Emery Company
The contract between Smith, ( therefrom conveyed from said well to
Emery & Company and the city of central station in the city park,
Ashland, for the installation of the "if I? 1, b "Uered and carbonated
spring under the same pressure as at
the well, and from thence delivered
to a a terminal within said park, the
location of which is to be determined
by agreement.
Development of the "LIthia Soda"
well to include fencing and ornament
ing the spring surroundings, shutting
orr surface water, pump, areating ta
"Glenview Drive"
Is Name Chosen
H. O. Frohbach and Mr. Quinlan in L , , i u m . a
' .in no limit jafirhtv-nnp tnfiAs nf rnarl
regard to the establishment of a Joint For th,8 the greater ,on of tne
exhibit or the Josephine county caves v... t. j
huu our ii'inerm waiers. inis mat
ter was favorably received and was
delegated to the trustees with power
to act.
D. M. Lowe was present and made
an exhaustive report on the exposi
tion In general. He recommends the
county court to make a district ex
hibit at the big agricultural building
where he contends It would be seen
by a dozen people where only one
would be apt to Eee it at Oregon
headquarters. He reported over 150
entries already had been made in be
half of Jackson county In the agri-
auxiliary water system, was filed
with the city recorder last Friday
and Is here published, as citizens are
Interested In knowing just what It
provides:
Memorandum of Agreement.
This Memorandum of Agreement
made and entered into bv the Cltv of
shland. a munlcinal rornoration. or-' d'oh. settling tanus. reservoirs wltn
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uuuuuii; io cover same, ana pipe line
to centra station.
3rd. That certain spring known as
the "Berkley Sulphur" Is to be fur
ther developed -and the water there
from conveyed to a central station in
the city park, there filtered and di
vided, part of which Is to be carbon
ated with gas from the Cunningham
gas spring under the same pressure
as the new lithia water at the spring,
and all of said water delivered from
thence to terminals in said park the
location of which is to be determined
by agreement. It is the intent to
make of the Berkley sulphur water
two terminals in the park, the water
of one to be carbonated and the other
delivered in the natural state.
The development of the Berkley
spring is to include concrete well,
pipe line Intake, concrete spring
building, fencing and ornamenting
spring surroundings, draining and
grading and pipe line central station.
4th. Water is to be taken from a
Kaiser Installed
At Postoffice
The city council has placed its of
ficial sanction on "Glenview Drive"
as the name for that portion of the
scenic drive which extends from
Vista street to the canyon road
above the dam.
It will repay every Ashland resi
dent to either drive or walk over our
cultural building, with more to fol- wonderful new drive at the earliest
low. His own comprehensive d!s- opportunity. If a name Incorporat
play, on an extensive scale and made ne Mountain View. Valley View. City
by him individually, is located there.
Lowe expects to return to San Fran
cisco in June, prepared to assist In
View and a myriad of other views
could have been found It might stand
a small chance of doing the beauties
;anized and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the state of Ore
gon, by and through its Springs
Water Commission, under the charter
laws of said city provided, the party
of the first part, and Smith, Emery &
Company of San Francisco, Califor
nia, a corporation, duly organized and
existing under and by virtue of the
laws of the state of California, and
having its principal office and place
of business in the city of San-: Fran
cisco, in said state, party of the sec
ond part;
Witnesseth: That whereas the
said party of the first part have made
provision for the installation of an
auxiliary water plant and the bring
ing of certain mineral springs into the
said city requiring technical and
scientific knowledge, and
Whereas, the party of the second
part are chemical engineers and qual
ified to t arry out the plans of the said
city and are willing to undertake the
said enterprise, now therefore, the
said parties hereto have entered into j tap on the city main and conducted
the following agreement, the general
plans of which are:
(leneral Plans.
to a central station in the city park,
there filtered and carbonated with
gas from the Cunningham spring and
1st. That certain snring known aslthen conducted to a terminal in said
the "New Lithia" spring, with which (park, the location of which is to be
E. J. Kaiser has received his com
mission and took over the charge of
tjje local postoffice Wednesday even
ing at 6 o'clock. The outgoing post
master, J. R. Casey, and his success
or spent Wednesday In checking over
the recprds.
J. R. Casey has headed the local
force during' the past seven years
and is held in the highest esteem by
the citizens of Ashland. The Ash
land postoffice has had a splendid
record during the incumbency of Mr.
Casey and is highly spoken of by the
authorities and all who have had
dealings with it. Mr. Casey's plans
for the future are rather vague, but
he will enjoy a good and well-earner
vacation in the" Immediate future.
All of the present employes of the
office will be retained, as their posi
tions are held under the civil service
law. H. G. Eastman will be assistant
postmaster and the remainder of the
office force will consist of Misses
Lydla McCall and Lena Casey and
Messrs. Bert Freeman, William
Greenfield and II. S. Palmerlee. Don
Spencer, W. E. Moore and Ed lint
field are the city carriers, John II.
Dornn handles the rural route and
C. II. Ilargadine hauls the mall from
the station to the office.
Mr. Kaiser wishes to announce, or
rather we will announce for Mr.
Kaiser, that the price of two-cent
stamps will remain at two cents.
me general won: or rearrangement 0f the drive justice. However, the
and display. All these matters werech0sen name is appropriate and eu
also take nby the trustees under ad-1 phenious and is a good selection,
visernent, It being evident the club j we predict that during the coming
meeting endorsed the speaker's j?ug- summer Glenview Drive and the new
gestions. Park Drive will see more travel than
Mr. Lowe suggested that a great any other street in Ashland,
many more pictures could be used,
and all farmers who have pictures of
orchards and lands which they would
be willirrg to lend to the Commercial
Club for exhibition at the exposition
are requested to do so. Frank Jor
dan brought up the matter of the
camp grounds, which was discussed
at some length.
J. W. McCoy Was of the opinion
that a clean town such as Ashland,
with our pure water and camp
grounds, could not help but draw
the party of the second part is fa
miliar, is to be further developed and
the waters therefrom conveyed by
suitable piping from said spring to a
entral station to be located in the
city par!: o" the city of Ashland, here
after to be designated and pointed out
by the party of the first part and
there to be filtered ar.S carbonated
with gas from the Cunningham gas
spring, under the same pressure as at
the spring, and thence delivered at
a terminal within the city park of
the city of Ashland, at a location to
be determined by agreement.
The development of the "New
Lithia" spring to include reinforced
concrete retaining walls, fencing and
ornamenting the spring surrounding
pedestrian br'dge, building over the
spring, pump house, aerating tables,
settling tanks, reservoirs with build
ing to cover the came and pipe line
determined by agreement
5th. City water Is to he taken
from a tap on city main, conducted to
central station, filtered and delivered
to a terminal without carhonation, at
a point in the city nark to be deter
mined by agreement.
Oth. The caroon dioxide gas from
the Cunningham spring is to be con
veyed to the central station in said
park, there to be applied to properly
carbonate all of the above waters.
;' Cunningham gas well development
to include, well reinforced, concrete
retaining wall, fencing, sanitation of
spring surroundings, gas collecting
and receiving tanks, pump house, au
tomatic electric pump anil piping the
gas to central station.
7th. The "New Lithia" water and
the Dodge "Lithia soda water" are
tvb9 filtered, carbonated and deliv
ered to the Southern Pacific depot in
Ordinance Will
Protect Flowers
to central station and from thence to Ashland, Oregon, at a place to be
the pari: fountain. agreed on, ready to he delivered into
2nd. That certain spring known ' fountains provided by the said city
as "Lithia Soda," or "Dodge well," is j
to be further developed and the water i (Continued on Page Eight.)
Over Seven Million
Contest Votes Cast
Musical Program
At Lyric Sunday
Park Commission
Reports Progress
The report of the park commission
made at Tuesday evening's council
meeting showed great progress In the
park work. Nearly two miles of trail
and one of road have been cleared
and graded during the past month.
The park commission requested in
formation as to whether the care of
Glenview Drive was to come under
their jurisdiction and the matter will
be decided by the council. The park
commission intends erecting modest
rest pavilions at prominent points
along the drive.
The miles of trail which have been
cleared out make many parts of the
park which were heretofore inaccessi
ble more easy to reach, and provide
a number of pleasant routes for an
afternoon's stroll.
Two ordinances regarding preserv
ation of folwers and shrubs in the
city park and protecting the same on
private property were read at Tues
day's council meeting, passed to sec
ond reading and adopted under sus-
the better portion of the tourists. He 1 Pelsion of the rules- They 8
stated that the city council had the I lnt0 effect ten days from date of
camn ground matter well in hand Passing. Alter t riaay, April io, tney
and when plans were carried out Ash
land will have the best camp grounds
on the coast. The matter was re
ferred to the trustees for further coir-sideratlon.
will be enforced. The ordinances are
printed elsewhere in this issue and
should be carefully read by every
resident of Ashland and especially
Impressed upon the children by their
President Newcombe brought up i Parents.
the matter of backing for the city
band, stating that a rood band with
good backing ' was indispensable to
the city. The club were unanimous
in this belief and action of some
kind will be taken in the matter.
The meeting, which was one of the
most harmonious and productive for
eome time, adjourned at 9:30.
Try the Park
cooked meals.
Hotel
for home-86-tf
Vandal Hacks
Trinity Tree
Councilman Biegel reported Tues
day evening that some vandal had
girdled the already famous trinity
tree in the upper park. This Is the
most low down piece of totally un
called for meanness that has ever
been committed in this vicinity. It
is' impossible to perceive what de
generate motive could have Impelled
the unknown scoundrel to commit
such an act of wanton destruction.
The Trinity tree is a natural wonder
which would have been an object of
interest to all visitors to the pArk.
Hanging would be too good for the
pernicious miscreant who maliciously
Injured, this asset to the park:
One ordinance prohibits the pick
ing of flowers, breaking of branches,
blossoms or digging up of bulbs on
any property owned either by private
persons orfcorporations without the
owners' consent. The second con
tains the same provisions and applies
to property owned by the city. This
ordinance covers that portion of the
city park up the canyon which is out
side the city limits.
This does not prevent people from
picking their own flowers, of course,
but protects them and the city from
vandalism. It was found necessary
to pass some such law in order to put
I nil euu iu uuuuuueu uejM euuuuiis ui
hls kind.
Any person over eighteen years of
age convicted of violations of the or
dinances will be subject to a fine of
from $5 to $50 or ten days In the
Jail, or both. A minor convicted of
violation will be subject to a fine of
from $2 to $10' or one to four days
in jail. '
Buy It at Enders'.
The Ashland Business Men's Asso
ciation will hold a meeting Friday
night at 7:30 in Moose hall. A con
stitution and by-laws have been
drawn up and will be presented for
discussion and adoption. Following
the business session a light luncheon
will be served.
Fresh salmon Friday at Plaza Market-
It
The last votes will be cast in the j The Lyric Theatre will on Sunday
exposition contest Saturday evening evening present a musical entertain
at 5 o'clock. The last count shows ' ment of the highest order In addi
tion to a program of five selected
reels of photoplays. The Lyric or
chestra of six pieces will render sev-
some tremendous gains and the ad
vertisements of the merchant adver
tisers in the contest show some big
inducements for Saturday. Probably ! eral overtures, one of the most en
three or four million votes will be
registered on that day as all the
merchants are offering large vote
premiums on small purchases.
Saturday on every 25 cents paid
on subscriptions the Tidings will
give 1,000 votes, either new or old
subscribers, and 1,000 votes with
each 25-cent classified ad.
This is the standing today:
Bessie Homes 1,712,313
Blanche Salsbury 1,684,591
Maple Payne 1,333,368
Madge Putnam . . . . 508,986
Elvera Nelson 497,166
Effie Oslin 415,040
Ruth Hadley 374,396
Myrtle Daugherty 211,151
Elsie Churchman 109,271
Millie Lowe 132,899
Beulah Caldwell . .-. 92,306
Ruth Scott 62,721
Reta Card 49,791
Total votes cast to date.. 7,183,999
Emery Recovering
From Accident
A. L. Emery of Smith, Emery &
Company, who have the contract for
the springs plant construction, and
who sustained painful Injury last
Saturday by falling on the stairs, Is
now much better and will likely
leave the Sanitarium next Monday.
He hopes to start work by Tuesday
on the development lmediately about
the springs. This work will require
but few men. It will be some three
weeks before the ditches are started
and a large force employed. In the
meantime about fifty men and teams
are being employed on the park and
road work. ,
Phone Job orderg to the Tidings.
joyable of which will be "Luspire
Overture," by Keler Bela. Tobani's
beautiful arrangement of Gounod's
famous "Nazareth" will be rendered
ns a cornet solo by Mr. Andrew Mc
Callen. Mr. McCallen is a coinetist
of extraordinary ability who is al
ways enthusiastically received by
Ashland audiences.
The entire entertainment will oc
cupy two hours' time and will com
mence promptly at 7:30. The regu
lar price of 5 and 10 cents will be
maintained. This will be a treat Tor
music lovers. Mr. Lawrence Is an
artist and has had years of experi
ence in directing large orchestras.
He expects to develop an orchestra
for his theatre which will be worth
coining miles to hear.
Commercial Club
Next to Biggest
Hoy Scouts! You can get fine field
glasses from $2.75 to $5 at Johnson's
Jewelry store. Special sale during
April. 90-2t
Grade Crossing
On Orange Street
The matter of the grade crossing
on Orange street has been satisfac
torily settled and work on the cross
ing will go forward at the earliest
possible time. The city wanted a
grade crossing owing to the small
amount of travel which will go
across the railroad at this point,
while the railroad commission be
lieved that a grade crossing was the
proper procedure. The matter was
adjusted by a representative of the
commission who was here recently,
and the city will be allowed to make
a grade crossing.
Fresh halibut Friday, 12'4c pound.
Plaza Market. It
Classy I udeviile
By locals Monday
oL
. Under the auspices of the CIvio
Improvement Club Auxiliary, and un- '
der the personal direction of Miss
Bertha Elizabeth Calkins, the com
petent instructor in dramatics, a
high class vaudeville will be put oa
at the Vlning Theatre Monday nfght,
local talent alone participating.
The performance promises to be
one of the biggest attractions of Ash
land's theatrical season, and will be
of a style that will appeal to every
one, lacking the coarseness of the
usual vaudeville, but yet retaining
all of the delightful, lively and har
monious choruses and clean, vltty
prose parts.
This performance will be the first
of a series of three to be put on at
the theatre before June 10, and bis
plans are being made for future
dates. The Monday night perform
ance has plenty of people, some forty
Tive taking part In the evening's rev
elries. There will be takeoffs on
many of the Ashland citizens, and all
must be there to receive their calling
out. The Ashland Artillery Corps
and militia aro- going to help out in
the grand finale chorus ending, and
the whole evening will teem with
jollity and real good healthy laugh
ter. Tile performers have been working
for the past month under the direc
tion of Miss Calkins at this entertain
ment, and no expense has been
spared In the obtaining of costumes
and scenic effects. Such numbers as
the snnbonnet chorus, classic flower
chorus and others are going to bring
down the applause of the house.
Miss Kathryn Swem of Med'ord
has been assisting Miss Calkins b.r
training the chorus girls In the latest
dances, and a more beautiful collec
tion of steps could not lie seen.
The opening number of the vaude
ville will attract a good deal of at
tention and leave quite an imprint'
In the minds of the Ashland public.
It will be a burlesque on the Frisco
Fair. We cannot g've you the par
ticulars of this number ni all aro
pledged to secrecy, but it will well
behoove everyone to come out and
see what this will bring forth.
Mr. Purucker, the life Insurance
man, will appear In this performance,
and he Is a favorite on Ashland and
Medford stn.;es. This time he will
impersonate the dashing cavalier,
and you know the rest.
The Auxiliary to the Civic Club
have taken these three performances
under their auspices on a percentage
basis. In order for them to raise
money to furnish their club houso
and to gain a little lucre to hel
weight down the club coffers. If yon
want to help the Auxiliary and also
local talent, you want to purchase a
ticket for tills production Immediate
ly, as Ashland must surely give full
houses to these performances.
The Ashland Dramatic Club Is
putting on the play. The Ashland
Dramatic Club Is composed of mem
bers of Miss Calkins' classes, togeth
er with others known to he pos
sessed of more than uu ordinary de
gree of theatrical talent.
A big house Is expected for every
one of t'nee performances, and the
Ashland's Commercial Club has
not started its campaign for member
ship. When they do, watch things
fly. That 1,200 members will fall
all over themselves to get in. The
club is growing by leaps and bounds
new, however. Thirty-three new
members joined during the pBst
mouth, bringing the total up to 364
members. Only one resignation was
handed in. and that on account of
the member leaving town.
Ashland now has the largest com
mercial club In the state outside of
Portland, but wo are JiiBt beginning ,,,. of tl)0 Al,xilary nr6 aiready
Asiiland will have the larg- ; Riiillir ticket l.ron.l. nst
to move.
est clul) In the world for a town of
its size beforo we gut through.
The new members who Joined dur
ing the past month 'are:
Mrs. M. H. Barron, Eugenia L. At
kinson, W. S. Eaton, Earl D. Rasor,
Karl A. Tate, Lee Porter, George W.
Jones, O. L. Young, C. II. Willlson.
F. Crouch. L. A. Nell, Alice A. Pell,
V. G. PreHcott, B. F. Mulkey, M. C.
LIninger, Charles 13. May, Chester
Tuttle, P. A. Van Nice, Matt Potter,
Beryl Eaton, R. E. Neal, C. Cunning
ham, Alice B. Butler, Charles H.
Smith, C. H. Metcalf, Mary L. Homes,
E. R. Lawrence, R. J. Shaw, Mrs.
Minnie L. Kinsman, Frank SaMiury,
Henry Thompson, Charles L. Wlmer,
George Watson.
To sec D. I). Norris as
J.
J. McNair as
Miss Ali mi let
Your IiiiMt Cluuice.
2,000 exposition votes with every
50 cents spent at Orres' tailor and
cleaning shop next Saturday before
5 o'cloc k, and 1,000 extra votes on
every 25 cents spent on Friday. Get
busy and order that suit or bring In
your cleaning and pressing. You can
pay later.
ASHLAND HAND.
Band practice at the city bull to
morrow (Friday) night. All niu
NiciniiM urged to turn out.
Phone 190, Plaza Market for your
meat-eats. it
Jackson as , Riiss Armstrong
as , Ora Dlehert ns and
Miriam Gregg ns , and others
in their respective roles, will lie a
dramatic and musical picnic never to
bo forgotten.
On other paves prices and partic
ulars of admission will be found.
Boy Bitten By
Afflicted Dog
Kenneth King, an Ashland high
school graduate of Inst year, now
residing between here and Talent,
was taken to Portland last night to
undergo the Pasteur treatment. Ho
wus bitten by a dog some few days
ago which showed signs of hydropho
bia. After the dog died the heud
was sent to the medical men at Port
land by Dr. Rwedenbiirg and yester
day the report came back that the
dog was afflicted with the rabies. Mr.
King took his son to J'ortland at tha
earliest moment and it Is hoped by
his friends here that the treatment
will save Kenneth from the dread
malady.
Phone 405-L for Splrella corset lera
or call at 108 First avenue. 84-tf