PACE SIX
ASHLAXD TIDINGS
Monday, June 14, 1015
Insurance Makes
Gain in Oregon
Statements of casualty, mutual,
fire and life insurance companies do
ing business in Oregon for last year
as filed with the state accounting
department and included in the final
report of that department, were given
out recently by Insurance Coniinis
Bioner Wells, who has placed them
in the hands of the printer for pub
lication. The state accounting de
partment was abolished by act of the
last legislature.
With a total of $1,282,701.05 re
ceived in net premiums b the fifty
one casualty and other accident in
surance companies doing business in
the state, these companies pai l out
to Oregon patrons $776,911.60 for
losses. Liability insurance claimed
the greatest share of losses wtih a
total paid out amounting to $4G3,
848.03. The total net premiums re
ceived from liability Insurance was
$655, 912. 53.
The total net premiums received
and the total losses paid last year by
the fiftj;-one companies on other
classes of insurance follows:
Net rreinium. Losses.
Accident ...$238,303.30 $91,494.41
Health 40,125.60 14,981.02
Fid. &Sur.. 224,623.64 162,331.22
26,849.96 10,265.86
17,331.46 356.61
25,421.06 8,453.87
751.65 25.00
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25,287.36 3,896.69
Of the eleven domestic mutual fire
Insurance companies in business in
Oregon at. the close of 1914, two
have since retired from business.
Figures for last year, however, show
that the total net profits of all these
companies during the twelve months
amounted to $44,321.02. The aggre
gate income was $421,018.94, while
the total expenditures equaled $376,-
218.70. The net amount of risks
carried by these eleven companies De
cember 31, 1914, was $70,563,985.
36. The aggregate amount of cash
on hand and other admitted assets is
given as $412,454.75. Unpaid losses
totaled $49,702.89, while all other
liabilities were $31,647.21. The to
tal unearned premiums equaled
$180,033.52.
Statements filed by life insurance
companies show that the three domes
tic concerns at the close of 1914 had
a total of $13,624,642 insurance in
force, distributed among 6,353 poli
cies. Domestic companies according
to the report made substantial gains
during the year, issuing a total of
$3,523,164 in new insurance; $1,
785,063 In insurance was terminated.
Claims paid less reinsurance in ad
mitted companies totaled $68,959.23.
Premiums collected less reinsurance
in authorized companies amounted to
$415,S62.76.
The fifty foreign life insurance
companies in business in Oregon at
the end of last year had a total of
$111,1 44,899 insurance in force in
this state, with 6C.889 policies. Three
companies Issued a total o( $19,922,
6S6 in new insurance during 1914,
distributed among 10,233 policies.
Insurance terminated equaled $14,
800,809. Claims paid less reinsur
ance In admitted companies amounted
WHILE the war has seised the price of some things, it has caused a fearful slump in other directions. The
noted grand opera artists of the world whose weekly salaries run into four or five figures have
found this out to their sorrow. While they can command their own prices appearing in the mu
sic loving cities of Europe, many of them are stranded in the United States and are glad to sell their serv
ices for reasonable prices and consent to appear in small cities.
This anomalous condition tias permitted the Ellison-White Chautauqua System to include a grand opera
group of international fame on the program of the western assemblies this season, and their visit to this
city will be long remembered. , .
"II Trovatore" will be sung in Italian in full costume and accompanied by Ciricillo's great Italian Band.
The Southern Oregon Chautauqua, at Ashland, July 6 to 16
SOUTH EUX OREGON MINES
ATTRACT ATTENTION
Portland Telegram: Mining is on
the boom this spring in Curry county.
J. R. Smith, who made the rich strike
on Rock creek last fall, tells the Port
Orford Tribune that the mine now
pays him from $8 to $12 per day to
the man, and this after handling
about eight feet of worthless top dirt.
He believes he is close to the mother
lode, as some 200 feet farther up
the creek scarcely any gold at all can
be found.
One miner picked up two pieces of
quartz about the size of hens' eggs,
that were fairly woven together with
wire gold, indicating that the ledge
from which they came was not far
away. When this lead is struck Mr.
J Smith predicts one of the biggest
mining excitements witnessed In the
: northwest In recent years.
Thirty to forty men are now work
ing within a radius of a mile from
Smith's location, and this number is
being added to almost daily. He ex
pects to have some mining experts,
representing capital, in that secton
In the near future, .and says he would
not be surprised to see a mining camp
of several hundred men there before
the summer is over.
Messrs. Long and Eppling, from
Los Angeles, have leased the Elk
Horn mine on a royalty from W. H.
Elwood and will operate it this sum-
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to $1,730,810,011, and premiums col- saving placer gold which has proved
very successful in neacn sanci.
lected less reinsurance In authorized
companies amounted to $3,634,335.
96. Foreign companies paid $1,416
913.33 In premiums for taxation.
Three life iagarance companies do
ing an Industrial business In the state
at the close of 1914 had a total of
$7,035,608 insurance In force. A to
tal of $2,906,091 of new insurance
was issued, and $2,039,994 of Insur
ance was terminated. Claims paid
less reinsurance lu authorized com
panies totaled $1,634 33G.96. Pre
miums paid for taxation totaled
$181,079.1$.
Two companies doing an assess-
Under the direction of Colonel J.
R. Harvey some remarkably fine spec
imens of minerals have been brought
together from southern Oregon for
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uiapiay at me ranama-racinc exposi
tion. The display is a most compre
hensive showing of the mineral
wealth of Josephine county and the
state and contains not only fine nug
gets and high grade ore specimens,
but also other minerals, marble and
limestone.
As further evidence of the quality
of the copper found in the Waldo dis
trict. W. B. Sherman of Grants Pass
has loaned a powder flask or small
visiting the various camps and col
lecting samples. While giving no in
formation as their employers, they
said they had been agreeably sur
prised at the meritorious surface
showing.
William Bigelow, whose claim Is at
the head of Fiddler's Gulch, has made
a profitable cleanup this spring and
there is still an abundance of water
for further placer operations.
William Huselton, manager of th
Roseburg group of mines in the
Kerby distr'lct, reports development
work on this property actively under
way and showing up some .very fine
values. He is sinking on a surface
vein heretofore reported as a splen
did find.
The various camps In the Kerby
district quite generally responded to
the request of the slate bureau of
mining to collect specimens for the
Panama fair, including gold, copper,
nickel and josephlnlte. r
Superintendent Van Horn of the
Tennessee section says conditions are
favorable there, the quartz being
worked of a good class, and the Wyo
ming placers operated by John tliiBel
ton showing to fine advantage.
Mr. Beer, operating the Gold Leaf
placers, a high bar paralleling Jose
phine creek, shows two large bottles
full of nuggets extracted from bed
rock on his claims.
Mr. Ducomnion, owner of a copper
proposition In a neighboring precinct,
has suspended operation on his prem
ises at the present, In order to attend
to his agricultural holdings, after
which he expects to return for con
tinuing development.
ment business ta the state last year canteen hammered in the early days
had $997,004 insurance in force.
New Insurance Issued during the year
totaled $665,00, and Insurance ter
minated amounted to $228,000. Pre
miums paid for taxation amounted to
$14,484.4$.
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M. I. M"i. Manager aiidftciutU'iit
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out of native copper. The flask was
obtained many years ago, and the
story that follows It Is that It was
found In the mountains here In the
early fifties'. It Is made from two
halves hammered separately and sol
dered together with lead, probably
obtained from bullets.
An Interesting addition to this
southern Oregon exhibit Is a painting
made by A. C. Hoofer, a well-known
prospector and miner of Josephine
county. The painting l most orlgl
nal, the central part being a map of
the Preston Peak district, marking
all the points of note and interest
within a radius of sir. miles of the
peak. Around this central portion
are ccenes from the wilds, a mountain
cabin banked In by snow, the home
pluce of a copper mine on Preston
Peak owned by Messrs. Hoofer and
Gunnell. Other embellishments show
deer and the cougar that Inhabit the
district and add to Its artistic value.
John Zunncl and L. H. Johnson,
mining engineers of Butte. Mont.,
have been looking over the Kerby
mining district In southern Oregon,
Ufye
Kuiniuer School Regius June 28.
The eleventh annual session of the
State University summer school will
open June 28 and will end August 6.
A conference of Oregon educators and
a conference of Oregon ministers,
without regard to denomination, will
be features added to the regular lec
tures. The summer school faculty
include educators from Princeton.
Stanford, Clark, Wisconsin and else
where, and about twenty-five Uni
versity of Oregon faculty members.
Portland The Studebaker com
pany will build a branch plant to cost
$90,000.
People's Forum
An Anonymous Note.
Editor Tidings: There came to me
in my mail a few days ago some back
numbers of the Menace. Pinned to
one of these was a note, to which no
name was signed, urging that the
lodge and the church join forces to
fight the political aggressiveness of
the Roman Catholic church. The
back numbers had to do with the bill
Introduced Into congress which
aimed, in a measure at least, to throt
tie the free press, and which perhaps
was a movement seeking to keep the
Menace and like publications from
the United States mail.
Here is my answer: In the first
place any one who sends a note to
another ought to sign his name to
that note. Again, I certainly believe
that the press In the United States
ought to be kept free. But here is
the best way to fight the Roman
Catholic church or any other Institu
tlon which we may think does not up
hold the highest American and Chris
tian Ideals: Let us fight with edu
cation, with charity, with brotherly
love, and with real genuine Christian
service and helpfulness. No Christian
church or institution has any right
to use weapons of other nature than
these, excepting only the ballot box
When a paper or institution begins
to calf names, to sling mud, and to
arouse the rabble, it needs fixing; if
needs to sit at the feet of Jesus
Such a paper might publish known
facts; then utter the call to higher
and better ways, while also urging
the eleventh commandment and our
American right to use the ballot.
Every Protestant has some Catholic
friends. The writer has some good
Calh lie neighbors. By Interchange
of thought, by reciprocity In love and
service, and by all seeking to know
and follow the Man of Galilee, we
shall altogether rise to the high call
ing of God In Christ Jesus. But hate,
rancor, and mud-slinglng always drag
us down.
ARTHUR R. BLACKSTOXE.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF SPRINGS WATER COMMISSION,
Week Ending June 12, 1915
Date.
6-5-15
Vr. No.
158
C-5-15 159
C-7-15 160
C-7-15 161
6-7-15
6-9-15
C-9-15
6-9-15
162
163
164
165
From Park Improvement and Incidental Fund.
Name of Party Issued to and Items.
Jos. Hosklns, possession of property and destruction
of garden on tract of land east side of Granite
street . $
C. B. Watson, attorney's fees March 4 In connection
with Smith, Emery & Co.'s contract ,
T. T. Reader, 40 hrs. labor on Harjadlne road at
2 8c per hour
' Bert R. Greer, cash advanced 4-1-15 for overhauling
typewriter being used for springs work.......
Labor in park:
E. C. Burt, 11 days at $2.25 $24.75
C. A. Swansou, 11 days at $2 22.00
E. N. Deardorff. 11 days at $2 22.00
G. W. King, 62 his. at 28Vic 17.43
Amount.
45.00
15.09
11.25
6.00
86.18
166 C
167
168
0-9-15 169
II. Gillette, fidelity bond for Chester Stevenson,
$10,000 at $2.50
Ashland Tidings, publishing financial report 6-7-15,
239 lines at 5c
A. J. Biegel
5 round point shovels $3.75
1 square point shovel ....'.... 1.00
1 iron wheelbarrow 5.75
3 lbs. 16d common nails 15
5 lbs. Sd common nails 25
25.00
11.95
11.95
City of Ashland
Telegrams:
137.14
Phone Job orders to the Tidings.
TFev'ry man's name described
A him as well as.VELVETS
name describes it, a lot of folks
I know would be applyin to
the legislature.
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From New York $ 2.68
From New York 3.52
To New York 1.00
From New York...: 2.12
To San Francisco 50
From New York 4.80
To New York. 1.00
To New York 1.00
To San Francisco 83
Revenue 09
Printing, Ashland Record:
4- 21 408 lines special election. .. . 20.40
5- 1 3,600 special ballots 17.50
5-1 Mayor's proclamation, 374
lines , . . . . 9.35
Printing, Ashland Tidings:
4- 22-26-29 Charter amendment. May
3rd 30.90
5- 6 Charter amendment 9.45
Judges and clerks of election. May 3rd.
Rent of McCarthy building, May 3rd. . . .
17.54
47.25
40.35
27.00
5.00
1.50
$137.14
6-10-15 170 C. F. Clary, rent of dump wagon 3 days at 50c. . . .
0-10-15 171 E. V. Carter, trustee, purchase of Robert Casey
property east side of Granite street 900.00
t-10-15 172 State Industrial Accident Commission contribution
to fund for protection of employes for month of
May 37.52
6-11-15 173 John Loom is, payment possession Cowle property
and damages to crops 50.00
6-11-15 174 C. F. Bates, rent of dump wagon 4 days at 50c 2.00
6-12-15 175 Provost Bros 481.30
3,000 ft. 6 in. sewer pipe at 13 c $412.50
500 ft. 4 in. sewer pipe at 11c 55.00
12 6x4 Y's, 60c . 7.20
12 6 in. curves, 50c 6.00
12 4 in. stoppers, 5c .60
6-12-15 176 Ashland Lumber Co
5-17 2 6x6-20 $16.00
5-20 125 ft. 2x4 '. . . 16.00
5-29 8 4x16-22 - 18.00
24 3x12-20 16.00
Total
Balance at lasj report
$481.30
43.19
$ 1.92
1.33
16.90
23.04
$ 1,863.93
41.513.54
Buildings sold and money deposited in fund.
$39,649.61
146.00
Balance this date $39,795.61
Publicity fund balance $ 4,988.00
Special physical plant fund balance..... 89.951.54
J. P. DODGE. Secretary. BERT R.- GREER, Chairman.
J. P. Dodge Sons
Undertakers
LADY ASSISTANT
First Class Service Moderate Prices
Free use of chapel for funeral services
State Licensed Embalmer Deputy County Coroner
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