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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1915)
f AGE EIGHT AUHliAKD TtDrXGS Thursday, August 19, 1915 1 r: I P. , t r 3i:2S&ftV I ill- i i wv,.a ' thai fc lev ' "JL XrUcd I f tMrlf I crrur rnnudmtvjnn PTiiTciyivT" owtn c rnwi iwrirtxa I 1U rin five part mutuu mxsttrpictI'Rf. M'KULUjLLD by. Jik-W lOKK MOIIUP rlt I UHL tUnrOKATlUN Somclhing Really New" in Moving Pictures A novelty in every fense of the word is the great Mutual Masterpicture Rumpelstiltskin A fairy story on the screen one of "Grimm's" original beautiful full of snap and go. Funny too is Rumpelstiltskin. Sunday and Monday NIghf s-10 and 15 Ccnls Children's Matinea Monday LYRIC THEATRE Saturday Night Only R,eturn engagement, by PoP. J J ular request 10c and 15c DAVIS & DAVIS-BanJo Artists Council Explains Electric Proposition (Continued from Page One.) not only Jn dollars, but Insuring cur rent at all times whether water in the creek Is high or low, or whether the city plant has an accident or not. Also, that as time passes the benefltb under the contract will increase to the city. The rates for current to be pur chased by the city are lowest of any municipality In the west, If not In the entire country. They are lower than the rates offered to the city by any other public Borvice corporation. To enable the city to complete its distributing plant so as to cover the entire city, and in the most economi cal manner, it Is provided in the con tract that the city has ninety days after its ratification in which to de termine Just what of the company's joles, wires, transformers and other property the city may need, and at its present true value after making ample depreciation allowances. The city is not obllgatd to punhn.se any if the company's property, but if it does buy any It will do so at prices satisfactory to the city, and then pay for the same with five per cent bonds, as provided. The city now contemplates using some of the pole leads and wires which may easily be made a part of the city's system without changes in their location. The city may be able to buy of the company enough good poles and wires advantageously to completely cover the entire city with an economical and comprehensive distributing system as planned. Preliminary estimates indicate that with $25,000 of bonds this develop ment can be entirely accomplished. These bonds will not all be issued at one time, but only from time to time as required. Less than $1000 will purchase and install the machines and make the changes in the city's .power plant which will enable it to harmonize synchronize with the company's, so that both can be oper ated in conjunction. Less than $15, 000 of these bonds will be required to purchase all the property belong ing to the company which the city can use advantageously. Whatever of the company's property In Ashland the city does not buy, being more than half, must be removed within six months by the company. The re mainder of the bonds are sufficient, in our Judgment, to complete the city's system, as planned. The city does not propose to buy a single pole, or a single foot of wire, or other property, which is not need ed, and which is not in good condi tion, and any purchased only at prices which the city believes fair and satisfactory to it. What it buys rests wholly with the city under the present contract. The most severe rules upon ques tions of depreciation of poles and other property are those of the State Railway Commission. These are agreed upon in the contract as the basis for determining true values, and, together wtih the asld State Commission's requirements as to con stancy of current, also incorporated in the contract, are believed to am ply safeguard the city's interests in these matters. At the beginning of negotiations the company nronosed a fnrtv-venr contract term, while the city urged a ten-year term. The twenty-year term finally agreed upon is considered reasonably fair to both parties. In adidtion to the main features covered above, the contract further provided that the company: 1. Must surrender it a fmnphUa absolutely. 2. Mllst discontinue the present suit without cost. 3. Must furnish electricity fnr fha springs pumps at a cost of $1 only per year, for twenty years. 4. Must furnish the city a deed of the lot in Llthia Park, BO-called, tor the sum of $1. 5. Must furnish heatlne current at about one-fourth the price of com mercial current. 6. Must elve the cltv the henpflt. if lower rates are made durine the twenty years to any other city. me committee for the city were Dromntlv furnlHhed all Information by the comDanv. which was BinrEPst- ed. The company's books were open to tne committee, me most caretiw and thorough Invpntlcrntinn nf nil matters was made, and the commit tee was unanimous in every action taken and decision reached. The council likewise is a unit in supporting the contract, and there has been at no point a division upon the same. There Is nothing being kept back In connection with this contract. The council is very willing to have public meetings held, If citizens so desire, at which questions may bring out more Information than It Is possible to give in a brief article upon the subject. - In conclusion, It Is the wish of the council, which Includes the mayor and each councilman, that the city be properly and economically lighted in Vlb... ,i..ii..,,IIIIIIM TmF"n 1 IF M T 1 J 1 tttVv The Camping and Canning Season X During the month of August there is a big demand for camping and f f canning supplies. The place to buy these goods is T i The 59 10 & 15 Cent Store I Where the Values are Big and the Price is Small IMIMIIIMHIIMIMtinilllMHIIIIHtlllllimillH Sidelights On Official Doings i There are no cobwebs in Ithe. cor ners of the city council chambers Neither is there a layer of dust over everything which would be ideal for dry farming. In fact, the room is spick and span in every particular and would do credit to a Dutch house wife, The city accomplished a profit able deal when they hired Hariey Holmes, the present Janitor. The people of Ashland do not ap preciate the Immense amount of time which the councilmen devote to their Interests. Such devotion is public spirit of the highest order. Objections or corrections to Re corder Gillette's minutes are few and far between. While Caretaker Graves was burn ing trash and two dead horses at the dump grounds recently, the fire got away from him and burned a few fence posts and a small quantity of stovewood on the Jeter place nearby. At Tuesday's meeting the council passed a claim for the amount of damage. Councilman Cornelius re fused to vote, saying that one of the horses which were being Incinerated was his and that he did not wish to show disrespect to the dead. Mr. Cornelius was deeply affected. Mr. Werth had a sort of "why didn't you sell it to me before it died" look in his eyes. The council has taken their stand on the jail matter, and unless legal action is resorted to by the owners of the Pioneer building, we will soon have a new Jail. Too bad we haven't finished that new jail. We could offer it to the Grants Pass authorities to keep their next prisoner in. This Hooper that broke jail at Grants Pass should be called Hopper instead of Hooper. No, not Grass hopper, but Passhopper. The police force were kept busily occupied last Saturday night. Speed ers, pugilists and muddled visitors from Medford furnished plenty of oc cupation. .... Nobody said anything about the Simpson gas tank at Tuesday's meet ing of the city council. Every time we see that thing standing dn the crossing late at night we think It is a traffic cop. We do not envy Caretaker Graves his job of burning dead horses; We burned an automobile cushion stuffed with hair once and "quoth the raven, never again." ' '; ' After1 the dull languor of a leaden, storm-laden sky, the refreshing show. er and the welcome sun breaking through the clouds seem doubly ac ceptable. A parallel was' evident at Tuesday's council meeting, to us at any rate. After the prolonged agony of five hours of argument at the pre vious meeting, the short, snappy, bus inesslike meeting was a decided re lief. In fact, to carry out the-rule of "every action has an equal and opposite reaction," this week's meet ing lasted less than an hour. Per- Wh& Steriitin Co.! MtMMimiMMHIWHMIMMMltMMMHMMMMIHtMMmMHMMH Ladies' Coals, Suits, Dresses and Shirt Waists Millinery, Hosiery, Gloves, and Corsets Misses' and Chil dren's Coats, Soils and Dresses its streets and public places, and that the present very moderate rates for lighting current be maintained, as it Is believed can be done with profit under the contract. The present city plant has an in vestment of four and one-half times the proposed $25,000. It is paying all expenses of operation and main tenance, together with $730 monthly for bonds and interest, being suffi cient to care for Bame at maturity; and besides has a monthly surplus of over $300, for depreciation. It is confidently expected the $25,000 in bonds can likewise be paid from the additional net earnings of the enlarged plant, as proposed un der the contract, and that not one dollar therefor need ever be raised by tax levy. To provide enough current to prop erly light the city, either this or some similar contract must be made, or another unit of power plant must be built by the city. The best estimate yet made for an other addition of unit of plant is that submitted last December to the coun cil, which, summarized, was: For reservoir on Crowson hill, to produce waterpow- ' ' er, cost will be not less T than $25,000 For building, machinery, water pipes, distributing lines, etc 23,200 Total cost, at least $48,200 While the council Is unanimous that the present power plant of the city muBt be retained and operated, they believe that by the contract bet ter financial results will be secured with not to exceed $25,000 than would be secured with the proposed $48,000 for another plant, and which latter cost might considerably exceed that amount to adequately cover the city with a complete distributing sys tem. The apparent economy of construc tion under the contract, and the ap parent advantages as to cost of cur rent, and the ideal market conditions thereunder for the city, lead the council to hope that the electors gen erally will vote to ratify the contract at the special election to be held Wednesday, August 25. ., , By order of the Common Council. By O. H. JOHNSON. Mayor. By C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. Ashland, Ore., August 18, 1915. I mm $ h SUPERB SUITS Matchless in their grace and beauty. Exquisitely fashioned man-made and semi-tailored creations in French, Broad cloths, Serges, Homespuns and fancy fall weaves. Prices Range from $20.00 to $35.00 These are all underpriced sample suits, one of a kind. Delightful Coats i Coats that will delight the heart of any woman and please the taste of the most fastidious. Rich black plushes, cut velvet in wide velour, in rich African Brown, Russian green Belgium blue, in all the new novelty materials, homespuns and fancy mixtures. Some with belts and some without belts. One hundred and fifty styles to pick from. All of Ashland and vicinity will be proud of our assortment. We have spared no time or expense in securing the latest mod els in both suits and coats. Yours for high grade merchandise and little prices I THE STERLING CO J Successors to R. A. MINKLER ' i n nj haps the councilmen remained until late we did not stop to see. Safety First Road Makes Record The Southern Pacific Company has closed the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914, without a single passenger hav ing been killed in a train accident on its lines. The import of such record may be gained from these facts: During that period the company carried 37,000,000 passengers. It operated 10,000 miles of track Pacific system). It ran 52,000 passenger trains every month or 64,000 during the year. It carried 3,700 passengers per mile of track operated. In 1913 the Southern Pacific in competition with all other roads was awarded the Harriman Memorial medal for being the safest American railroad. Since 1908 it has carried eight billion passengers a distance of one mile, with but one fatality in a train accident. The latter occurred early in 1904 at lone and was caused by defective equipment on a foreign line car. A chart prepared in the office of Chairman of the Executive Comlmttee Julius Kruttschnltt shows the progress being made by the com pany in minimizing the number of train accidents. In the fiscal year just closed there were 76 less train accidents than in 1905 and 70 per cent less injuries. Mrs. Maude Hanchett and her aunt, Mrs. Mink, from Elgin, 111., are visit ing at the home of B. Beach . on Gresham street Mr. Hanchett is a cousin of M. Beach. They have been at Seattle visiting Mrs. Hanchett's son, who is a surgeon in the navy. From here they will continue their trip home by the way of Los Angeles. Roseburg News: ' Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Weaver, Mrs. Charles G. Miller and little daughter, Lois Irene, and Mrs. Weaver's sister, Miss Ellen Pe terson, of Spokane, left by auto this morning for Crater Lake. Stops will be made at Klamath Falls, Ashland, Medford and Grants Pass. They ex pect to be gone about a week. Halfway Water bond Issue of 20,000 voted on August 17. Baker will put streamer lights on its principal streets. Auction Rale Household goods in the yard of the Polytechnic school next Saturday at 2 o'clock. R. J. FERGUSON. Classified Advertisements (Continued from Page Three.) Minimum mill in im nm TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE Fine Himalaya black berries, 1 cent per pound, if you pick them. R. D. Sanford, north end Laurel street. 25-2t W'ANTED TO BUY Second-hand five-passenger auto, late model, good condition. Give description and lowest cash price. Address 'A," Tidings office. 25-21 FOR SALE House- Ofv- five rooms with every convenience." Must sell, so will make the price low as possi ble. This is a great bargain. Come and see. Inquire at 286 Bt corner Second. . 25-4t A YOUNG MAN wants a chance to work for bis board and. attend high school. See Billings Agency. It BLACKBERRIES on the bushes 30c a crate, 50c delivered. Phone 411-R. , It CRAWFORD peaches lc a pound on the trees, 2c delivered. Phone 411-R. It The Empty Bowl Tells the Story I The highest compliment, that can be paid any Z food is to eat it heartily to the last portion. Every day there are hundreds of thousands of such compliments paid to Post Toasties. This wide appreciation encouraged the better- i ing of this delightful food. And the result is Post New Toasties Crisper, more appetizing and better than ever before. The inner sweet meats of choicest Indian Corn are skillfully cooked, daintily seasoned, and toasted by a new process that brings out a wonderful "toas tie" corn flavour. These flakes do not mush down wheu cream or milk is added, but retain their body and crispness. They come to you ready to eat from the Fresh-Sealed dust-proof, germ-proof package as sweet and deli cious as when they leave the ovens. New Post Toasties the Superior Corn Flakes i Your grocer has them now. lllDllllll 1 1 II 1 """"""" 1 HI