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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1915)
Monday, August 80, 1915 T AGE TWO ASHLAND TTDIXOS jMilMlinHHIHMMtHilllllinillltHHniHillllMIH See These Suits See these boys' Knickerbocker Suits that we are selling at a great saving to you. Every suit has been placed on sale and each one means a saving of dollars to you. Fit that Boy out with a "Widow Jones Suit" for school-it will last him when others wear out. SUITS AS LOW AS $2.00 The Best in Quality VAUPH,' The Lowest in Price Ashland Tidings SEMI-WEEKLY. ESTABLISHED 1870. Issued Mondays and Thursdays Official Cily and County Paper Bert It. Greer, - Editor and Owner Lynn Mount, News Reporter SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year $2.00 6ix Months 1.00 Three Months 50 Payable in Advance. TELEPHONE 39 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 always five the old street address or postoffice sta well as the new. Entered at the Ashland, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class mall matter. Ashland, Ore., Monday, Aug. 30, '15 MAKING OREGON ATTRACTIVE. (Editorial from Portland Telegram of August 26.) In the Ashland Tidings of August 19 there appears an interesting story of public-spirited activity in the city of Ashland that should serve as val uable suggestion to other communi ties in the state. The Immediate environment of Ashland is scenlcally attractive, and In addition to that which pleases the eye and soothes the senses, the coun try thereabouts boats of a number of mineral springs. The people of Ash land and vicinity have used the wa ters of these springs as if they were an ordinary blessing, like the pure air, the sunshine and the mountain ncenery. Finally, were they imbued with the desire and the resolve to convert these mineral waters Into a community asset which would en hance the fame of Ashland in particu lar and that of the Etate of Oregon in a general way. From the very first this enterprise was undertaken as one of public and not of private moment. It was made the city's Job. The waters were to ; be impounded and piped for the free use of those who lived In Ashland, or those who, by good fortune, should be visitors there. Finns were formu lated for that purpose and for simul taneous creation of a park, which the Ashland people say will be, when j fully developed, the finest In the Mate; the project was thoroughly discussed In public; a vote was had j and bonds were authorized In the Bum of $175,000 to put it into effect. ' In the detail of the story as pub lished in the Tidings we have assur ance of this free mineral water serv ice, and prospective glimpses of san atoria and the beauties and pleasures of a scenic park that all combined ought to make that city famous from coast to coast. This Ashland enterprise is rather an urgent reminder that there are al most unlimited possibilities in public and private capitalization of Oregon scenery. The great natural value of I this is already ours; but to make It 'available to those who are willing to spend their money for the privilege of a comfortable sojourn In a scenic paradise is the task that, once achieved, will help wondroutsly In the development of the state. Consider our own Columbia River valley, and the scenic magnificence of it that is adjacent to Portland! Under present conditions the visitor can only get a glimpse of the won ders we have to show. The charm of a magnificently varied landscape, unexcelled on this continent and, as we believe. In the world, can be at present only partially disclosed and at that it can be presented only as a fleeting vision of delight. In the White Mountains, from the Franconia Notch, through the little mountain villages of Franconia and Bethlehem, around to the foot of Mount Washington and through the Crawford Notch, there is a succes sion of parks, drives, trails and well appointed, luxuriously maintained hotels which help to make that en tire region one of the most popular play spots in the country. The bold er contour, the greater variety and the broader sweep of Oregon scenery really belittle the scenic advantages of the White Mountains- or the Adi rondacks. We have all the facilities for making this section the most famous and the best patronized play ground to be found anywhere. To make the best of what we have we should give play to our Imagination; couple it in practical working part nership with our public enterprise, and it will not be long before Oregon will be a successful bidder against all the world with those who have leisure and money for sight-seeing. CHILI) LIKE IN VACATION. For many weeks school children long for their annual holiday. The dream of the days when they shall once more wander free from all re straints. Yet, as a matter of fact, many of them spend their time hang ing around and asking their mothers what they shall do next. The lawless and irresponsible free dom of vacation is a detriment to many children. They become petu lant if asked to give an hour a day to little tasks for the family conven ience. Yet they are able to take long jaunts and play'lncessantly In the sun. Children that seem perfectly well and self-controlled in the regu lar discipline of school term often become irritable and nervous In vaca tion, at a time when they are sup posed to be receiving benefit from outdoor life and mental relaxation. It Is the opinion of educators and social workers that the modern child has too little to do. In modern town Mfe there may be no task left for them to perform. The custom of regular vork seems to have gone out of fashion. One child frets if re quired to mow the lawn or sweep the walks while the other children are roaming the' streets. A high school principal was speaking the other day of the bad effects of the loafing habit on the older children. He felt it so keenly that he got the boys of his school to agree to pay a fine of five cents each time they were seen loafing around the street corners by a teacher. The assessment was paid to the athletic association of the school, so all felt good-natured about it. It practically cured street loaf ing by the boys of that school. The trouble with the idea was that it applied only on Saturdays and after school during term time. During summer vacation teachers scattered and the young folks could hang around the streets to their heart's content. But parents may well con sider the suggestion as a vacation policy. A little regular work for school pupils during vacation will of ten save the younger children from getting over-tired at strenuous play, and will help prepare the older ones for more serious responsibility later on. ASHLAND'S PLANS. (Editorial from Oregonian, Thurs day, August 6.) The town of Ashland has already attracted a great deal of pleasant no tice for Its kindly feeling toward the public. Perhaps It is the situation of the place which inspires it with an altruistic mind. The sheltering mountains, the cool stream which pervades and beautifies the city, the fertile fields and productive orch ards surrounding it, all conduce to stimulate a gently humanitarian sen timent in the population. The Ash land Chautauqua was one of the earl iest in the state and it was so charm ingly housed that nobody who visited it once ever failed to go again and again. Then came that lovely little park at the foot of the hill under the Chautauqua grounds, where a hun dred rills murmur and sing, where flowers blossom in profusion aud the trees wave their boughs in numerous welcome. Now Ashland has votea bonds to develop its mineral springs jon a truly metropolitan scale. We j understand that the enterprise is 'wholly municipal and for the public ;good. There will be a great sanitarl j urn constructed, imposing drinking i fountains will be erected and the I park system will be greatly enlarged. It is said that the new park will include 51 acres, to be bought out right by the town for that purpose. Pretty well, this, for a place no larger than Ashland. BuT the city is look ing to the long future. It realizes that the possession of wonderful nat ural resources Insures it a permanent patronage from the traveling public and It is proceeding sanely and wisely to meet prosperity halfway. The park will be watered by the stream from Mt. Ashland. It will contain enchanting' playgrounds with spark ling springs, many of them medicinal. Of course there will be camping grounds for motorists. The motor travel will be an increasing asset for Ashland every year. The whole of southern Oregon is replete with inter est for travelers. Crater Lake Is thus far the best known of them all, but many others are hardly less charm ing, if not so grand. In time they will all be made accessible and man will do his part to help carry out na ture's plain purpose of making south ern Oregon a traveler's paradise. We are glad to note that our for mer townsman, M. C. Bressler, who now lives at Springfield, Ore., is fore most In having some of the plans of the Ashland springs water commis sion put into operation there. They are agitating the establishment of an up-to-date auto camp ground and Bressler is in the van of the agita tion. Evidently he has been convert ed to progressivism. No doubt, after another Ashland protester has kicked himself out of town he, likewise, will advocate many of the same plans for warded by the Ashland commission for his new location, notwithstanding his mean and unjust insinuations now against what the commission 13 at tempting here. mm pi ffilhjp H a JOHNSON HALL - I lilt; uKLiiLK VKLtoVN Willi ni-w buiMlncs, better aulpment, en ImxmI irrounilK, nml uinnj nililitiuim to It faculty, Hie I nlv-ri.ltjrirf Oietoii will tcrin it fi.rtii tli year. Tik-mIhv, Keiiteiiiber 14, lttlfi. Special ImiiiinK In Commerce, JnurnHllnui, A rrliileiture, Law. Medicine, Tenchinc, Libra ry YVorU, Munie, PhyHtcnl Training hiiiI Fine Arts. lju-Ke HiiilKtrong department of Liber al Kiliiratiiin. Libmrr of mure than r.5,000 volumes, thir teen building fully equipped, two mlemltri KymntiHtum, Tuition Free, rtorinltorleit for men nnd for uumen. KxnenaeH Lowent. 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