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i fj tliV" iA .-i-SJfc'n Thursday, Angmt B, 1913 ASHLAXD TIDINGS PAGE TWO S i Ashland Tidings SEMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1876. Issued Mondays and Tbnrsdays Official Cify and COOnly Paper 7TT. . r. Bert R Greer, . fcditor and Owner Lynn Mowat, -evts ueponer Sl'BSCRirTIOX RATES. One Year 9 Six Months Three Months 50 Payable in Advance. Tri rDiinir A MJLtMuM A&VPiv&J Vv Advertising rates on application. First-class job printing facilities, Equipments second to none in the Interior. No subscriptions for less than three months. All subscriptions dropped at expiration unless renewal is received. In ordering changes of the piper IWf3ffiClVtelildB"ttbet S2wrCM 0F pos o ice ?s ; Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mall mat-1 ter. :- Ashland, Ore., Monday, Aug. 2, 1015 ; AS OTHERS SEE VS. It is well, when engaged in a work such as Ashland TTnow undertaking, to pay attention to the outside view. Cities most talked about attract strangers quickest. People are talk ing about Ashland from San Diego to Seattle. They see greater possibili ties in our new development than our most optimistic boosters. Here are some of the editorial comment from coast dailies: Ashland Hospitality. (Editorial from Oregon Journal.) Ashland has set a high standard of hospitality and as a result its fame Is being carried everywhere by auto mobile tourists. On arrival at the outskirts of the city the traveler is directed to the city park, that has been especially fitted up for his con venience. There are electric lights and rustic benches and tables. There is a cook house and sleeping quarters and even gas stoves and kltchenware. The traveler is made to be thorough ly at home. It is an experience that he appreciates and he does not neg ct to tell everyone he meets about it. The example of Ashland could well be followed by other cities. A Good Example at Ashland, (Editorial from Eugene Daily Guard) An example for western Oregon; cities of the second class Is being set! by Ashland, which Is the first Oregon community outside of Portland to set systematically about working up a great tourist business. Ashland's, springs are not the only item ex ploited, although the community has bonded itself for $175,000 to operate these 6pring3 ns a municipal watering place. The natural surroundings the parks, the driveways, Mt. Ash land, the orchards are being ex ploited, too. That western Oregon and western Washington F.ie the country's finest summer playgrounds and that Italy, Switzerland, part of France and Ger many and Great Britain, and even parts of Spain, have been kept afflu ent by getting themselves famed as recreation spots, will bear repetition until the Ideas are thoroughly In the consciousness of every western Ore gon town. It costs money to play; a goodly portion of the hundreds of thousands of American easterners who devote each summer to play may just as well leave their money in Ash land, Medford, Roseburg, Eugene, Albany and similar outfitting places for scenic recreational wonders as In the Catskills or Colorado. It takes time and organization and persistency to roll up the beginnings of a tourist business, but the ball rolls fast and gets large rapidly once It Is started. There is no final and ultimate reason whv several trains! should daily peas Eugene each way without a tourist's ever getting off to go up the McKenzie or to visit the happy grounds along the Willamette Pacific in the Coast range. Let's not forgot these facts as an incentive to some tourist work. The tide of summer travelers was turned to the Pacific coast this summer as never before by the fair and the war together. Portlcnd for several months has been a second Los An geles. Ashland Is st.ing out to be a spa. Lane county has much to of fer and Eugene is in the center of it. At present we haven't even a summer Chautauqua. New Promotion Opportunities. (Editorial from Eugene Register.) The automobile, as everyone knows, has brought about great changes in the industrial and social life of every community. By Its marvelous sales growth it has become an important factor in general business conditions, for it has turned money into chan nels that were undreamed of a decade or so ago. By supplying quick and easy transportation it has done much to destroy the spirit of local provin cialism and has made people broader and more cosmopolitan in their in terests. City people, for instance, have become, through the instrumen tality of the automobile, more fa miliar with the country and the peo ple of the country have become bet ter acquainted with the city. Neigh- boring counties and even neighboring states are no longer distant regions! fi , , . . .BR,.ll. fre. quent trips that result In betterment to your property; don t throw j knowledge of what is going on in;trash in the street or tne back yard; i other places. j Jn he wegt wfcere he inimjgration nm,iPni is one that nust always be studied, the automobile has opened ; 1 i 1 ; . i , ihq, nine, nnt ItO nil llt? ,ufiuiiiinrn iimi - : neglected by communities that are j seeking t0 attract new population I a that hag bi,en made peculiarly I apparent during the present year of heavy tourist travel. Tourists in ; .i. thrniinh preal western citv and county, and jmany 0( them are at least tentatively joonsiderlns new homes. Others have ! no intention of seeking new locations ;uut will iay. t0 ,eo!,ie who are pros - honieseekers. These are av - . .... . on nog oi puuucuy uiai uiusi iioi uc,juii overlooked if the best community ad vertising results are to be obtained at the lowest cost. First, of course, in the list of at tractions that are likely to appeal to the automobile tourist, are general business conditions and opportunities, climate and scenery, and the prosper ous appearance of the country. These are things that depend upon indi vidual enterprise and can not be af fected, except Indirectly, by the public interests that are seeking to bring Isn't it easy to see that your prop new population. Western Oregon has erty then will be worth nearly double little to fear in this direction, for the general appearance of the country is attractive in the extreme. But there are many attractions that can be provided and that will pay largo dividends in favorable no tice and comment. The most impor tant of these, probably, are better roads. Every automobile traveler has a warm spot in his heart for a good road, and the community whose high ways are good will remain long In his memory and will receive his praise at every opportunity. An ade quate and comprehensive system of road signs is another convenience that greatly Impresses the tourist. But, of all the means of gaining publicity from automobile travel, the one that probably pays the best re turns on the Investment Is the pro vision of adequate and comfortable camping facilities for the large num bers of tourists who prefer to spend their time In the open. 'The city of Ashland has taken the lead in this direction and it Is reaping a harvest of favorable comment. It has set aside a beautiful little park for the use of travelers and has provided conveniences almost equal to those to be found at home. Tourists who en Joy this civic hospitality aro so im pressed thp.t they tell of it wherever they get the chance, and the name of Ashland is carried far and wide. All of these methods of attracting the favorable attention of those wht travel in the way made possible by the automobile are worthy of study by every city and town and hamlet that is seeking new population which means every one in Oregon. The automobile has widened the scope of community promotion. A FAIRY STORY. .Once upon a time a man bought a second-hand automobile. The vehicle was young when Noah built the ark. Its body looked like it had been wished on. The wheels did the corkscrew curve every time they turned over. The exhaust sounded lik a fog horn with a cold. "It's cheap at $450," declared the smiling agent. "I'll take it," responded Our Hero. When he puffed down the street in the relic no one laughed at him. The engine ran very nicely and never balked once. He didn't stall on the crossings and get in bad with the cops. Everything went lovely, j After a summer's enjoyment with : his machine he went to a sales agency jto trade In his machine on a new car. I "How much will, you give me on In tmrio?" aulto1 Our tills uiaiiuuc iu a it . . v. Hero. ' "Five hundred do'.lars," was the reply. "I'll take it," exclaimed Our Hero. And he lived happily ever after. The business of mail order houses is claimed to have increased over 10 per cent since the parcel post started. Also the business of the express com panies In returning the unsatisfac tory mail order goods would have very considerably increased If the customers did not live so far from the place where they bought the goods. While we still are in the dark as to Harry Thaw's insanity, there no longer remains any chance to doubt the dishonesty of New York lawyers. YOU CAN IF YOV WILL. Would you increase the value of your Ashland property if you would? It's easy to do and worth doing. Get busy on it; clean it up; repair and paint up; grade your grounds. jif they need it; keep your walks in good condition and add new ones here requ,red. cut the weed and kppn them down. both on and adJa- keep up your fences, if you have them; grow plenty of flowers and neat shrubbery, and MAKE IT A PLACE OF BEAUTY. Then go around and brag like the . .. w j dickens to your neighbor about jYOl'R place, and keep on bragging ; until you make him Jealous of its j beauties and he goes to work and , does the same with his. Then let him in on the secret and start hin out to rubbing it into his 'neighbors, and see that he keeps it up until they, too, become tired of ( the contrast and the bragging and 'get busy on their own property with !a determination to outdo the rest of ' .. And in time the whole town will become jealous of the property of each other and every fellow will be whooping it up to see who can have the most attractive place. Then the traveling public will come along and take notice, and go away and talk of the beauties of Ash land and the thriftiness of our peo ple, and other people will want to come and live in such a fine commun- ity. what it is today? OIIEGOX HEN'S XOW LEAD IX ALL HONOR CLASSES Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis. The July report of the Inter national Egg-Laying contest at the, Panama-Pacific exposition shows that i .hn I nernn S (,lliHl llllrfl I i n OPP i Oregon r j, i v .i. ,v i hens are leading in each of the three , . nnnn, nlncoQ, nor, roATl TAI form , .. - . 1. -.1 to July l, pen recora lor monin oi June, and individual record for term to July 1. Each of the three pens entered by the college poultry de partment is represented in each of the three flocks, White Leghorns, ! cross-bread and Barred Rock, leads all the flocks of its class In the United States. I The preceding report showed that,.. the Leghorns had reached first place. furn,Bh me fertlllzer for uge on tbe This report shows that the O. A. Cfarms t greatly reduced ratcg. crosses have passed the former lead- There ,g ft gQod demand for me fer. era, the Canada pen, and are now in tlHzer ,Q thlg gtate We expect t0 second place. The Barred Rocks have passed their nearest competitor, Fitzgerald's Leghorns, and are in fourth place. The report gives the highest ten in each class, the first five of which are as follows: Pen records to July 1: O. A. C. White Leghorns, 1,078 eggs; O. A. C. crosses, 977 eggs; Adams, Can ada, Wyandottes, 958 eggs; O. A. C. Barred Rocks, 934 eggs; California White Leghorns, 886 eggs. Pen records for June: 0. A. C. Leghorns, 796 eggs; Idaho Wyan dottes, 176 eggs; O. A. C. crosses, 171 eggs; Lebanon, Ore., Barred Rocks, 160 eggs; O. A. C. Barred Rocks, 157 eggs. Records of the ten highest Indi viduals for the term to July 1 show that an O. A. C. cross-bred is first with 136 eggs, another of the same pen second with 135 eggs, the col lege White Leghorns are fourth with 133 eggs, fifth with 132 eggs and eighth with 123 eggs, while a college Barred Rock was tenth with 119 eggs. Quite 8af. "What did that man want with you, Henry r "He was after my scalp." "Goodness gracious!" "Don't be the least bit frightened. He's only a bntr specialist." Baltl more American. Retribution. Today the boy who is snsslng mother will grow tip a nd marry n woman who will not stand for any pert "Ut New Onemis State Full Lubricating Efficiency Zerolene is so distilled as to pre vent the molecules of the oil from "splitting up." Thus the mole cules of Zerolene act as roller bearings to protect the moving Stnd for Lubrication In ttructiom Chart, ipecify il na mi and modtl if jw con. f rtf. Gold Hill Cement Plant WLU Operate J. G. Burch, president of the Beav er Portland Cement Company, which Ic constructing a large cement plant at Gold Hill, writes the Mail Tribune that the plant has been financed in the east and construc tion work will recommence at once. The company turned down two offers made by the coment trust which would have resulted in the closing down of the property and the with holding of the lime deposits from development and been a black eye to the country. Mr. Burch writes as follows: "I have just returned from a con ference with our people in the east at which we decided to put up the balance of the money required and complete the plant at once. Some of the machinery is already loaded and on the way and as soon as it arrives active construction work will be begun and the plant will be put in operation as soon as machinery can be delivered and installed. "We will furnish agricultural lime as a by-product and be prepared to make shipments of this by the first of September, but will not have any;sun. Judge Tou Velle states the nol- cement upon" the market until thirty ilcy of the county as follows: to sixty days later. I "jf the owner 0f the Blue Ledge "While we realize that building mne wnl give tne COunty court any operations are at a log ebb In this assurance of operating the mine pro state, we are confident that the low- j vtding the road Is put In shape, the est point has been reached and the jcounty will proceed at once with the tendency from this time on will be . road work even lf we have t0 mort. Ifor an increase in this line of busi - ness and 'we are backing our Judg-ready t0 co-operate in every way and ment by matiing the additional In-'always have. But we have never re vestment required in complete this celved any definite assurance of oner- plant. "Having made this large Invest ment in the Rogue River valley, we are Intensely Interested in everything that will help to develop the natural resources or mat section, as wen as all other parts of the state of Ore- En-' In an Interview ln the Portland Journal Mr, . lows: Bucb is quoted as fob found ready financial backing in the east. Oregon is looked upon as a good field for Investment in our lline. We will make a specialty or Portland cement with an agricultural by-product, and will be prepared to ship the agricultural lime within thirty days. Portland cement will be shipped thirty to sixty days later. Tn ifllfi ip will add a hvdrating ... hfl enabled t I employ seventy-five men at the plant when in full operation. "Cement shipments will be made into northern California. Ours will be the first cement plant in the state of Oregon. At present Oregon money is being sent outside of the state for its cement supply. We have plenty of first-class material for the manufacture of cement close to the plant." Only a few states have elections; this fall, and the political orators1 who usually save the country for j $10 a night will have to remain re gretfully at home minding their own business. Phone Job orders to the Tidings. Our Interest in you is not determined by the amount of your business. We are interested in your success because without the success of the individ uals of this community we cannot succeed. First National Bank ASHLAXD, OREGON. Oldest National Bank in Jackson County parts from rub and wear wis means full lubricating efficiency. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Californii) Portland ZEROLENE tke Standard Oil for Motor Cars The Oldest National Member Federal FIRST NATIONAL BANK Capital and Surplus $120,000.00 DEPOSITORY OF City of Ashland County of Jackson Slate of Oregon United States of America Build Road if Kline Will Operate The owners of the Blue Ledge mine state that operations at the mine are being held up by lack of a road, which they estimate would cost $5,000 and should be built by the county. In an article in the Medford ;gage the court house. We stand ation, and we are not justified in making the expenditure without. "I do not believe that a $5,000 road expenditure by Jackson county is halting the operation of a mine on : whlch a m1Ilon and a nalf dollars has been gpent ln development work j by a multi-millionaire owner, espec- lallv ..... C0DDer selline at over 20 cents a pound. Nor do I believe that such an Immense property can be profitable operated with auto trucks to haul ore forty miles over mountain grades. "Jackson county stands ready to do everything in its power to assist CLEANLINESS, PERSONAL COMBINED Eagle Meat Market Popular Inspect our market, and your confidence will be behind the pleasure of eating our meats. The knowledge of cleanliness and a sanitary workshop will aid your digestion. 84N.MaiaL, SCH WE IN Phone 107 Mill Street, Near City Park Park Garage MORRIS & LIDSTROM, PROPS. We personally conduct Repair and Lathe work and DO THE WORK. Our Repair facilities are unexcelled, our system complete. Our stock of Auto Supplies is right up to the minute. Prices reduced on Michelin tires July 19th We have these tires in stock, also have Goodrich and Firestone. Our Volcanlzing Department will please yon. LET US SHOW YOU PARK GARAGE ' ; Bank in Jackson County Reserve System in opening up the mine. Placing the blame for the do-nothing, shut-down policy of the mine owners on the county's poor roads is nonsense. We stand ready to build a boulevard if necessary to secure the operation of a great copper mine." Big trunks are the. fashion for the summer sojourner, on the, ground that porters, baggagemen and hack men like to show the public how strong they are. Get scale receipts, legal blanks, etc., at the Tidings office. Phone news Items to the Tidings. belmont (For Boys) 21 mites south of S&n Francisco W think that v rlvt to oar boyi wht thoarbtful irnta wmh. Our rra-1uu- enter, on rt-4-oramendAUon, tnstltniione tht admit on oertinftt &ud on -i urn nation ( p? M of ourtaUJoffUf) to Harvard, Tbe MajMt-aturtts lntUut of Ttx-hnolotry, and Ytla, w hot ad niMtonmjalremraUarraoct severe. Bend tor beautifully liluatrmb-d raUiAtru. wnlrn rlTr not only a very good idea of tbe iplrlt and ptir poMnf LheerhiKil. bot of lu equipment and tta attractive erbonl borne. Nothlnif, however, oajl quite take Uie place of a vliit to the ecbooL W. T.KKID, Bead Maftcr, Box , Belmont, CW. , YOUR HORSE IS XO BETTKR THAN HIS FEET It behooves you then to have his feet properly cared for. If his hoofs are cracked, the frog decayed, or be has a corn, bring him to us. We will treat the hoof and fit the shoes perfectly and make him as good as he ever wa3. A. L. LAMB Corner First Ave. and C St. Successor to W. W. Wilson. ATTENTION AND COURTESY TO MAKE THE n B Phone 152