Oregon Historical Society C'P . 207 Second 8t rrrv 'Ashland Grows While LIthIa flows" City of Sunshine and flowers Ashland, Oregon, Lithla Springs "Oregon's famous Spa" ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 23 1916 VOL. XL NUMBER 87 ASHLAND IDINGS Uniform Contract For Fruit Men The following contract embodies the principles which .will be incalcu lated In tire contract made between fruitgrowers and selling agencies and the selling agencies and the Incor porated central agency as outlined by the government bureau of mar kets plan for marketing the fruit of the Northwest. Every fruitgrower should study this contract carefully and talk it over with his neighbors and if pos sible with some one who heard Mr. Basset's talk at the Commercial club room Saturday. A decision will be reached by the Ashland Fruit and Produce Associ ation at a meeting which is to be held on Saturday, April 1, at the Commer cial Club. The grower who Is not connected with the association, mere ly requires that the shipping agency In whose hands he puts his fruit, be a member of the Fruitgrowers" Agency, Incorporated, thyia securing the benefits and protection of the agency. Remember that this plan Is not that of an Interested shipper but of j Vnlted States marketing experts sent ! by the government to try to relieve j the conditions In the Northwest ap-! pie Industry which threaten to de-1 stroy it. Uniform contract for the growers and selling agents of fruits and pro duce In the Pacific Northwest: In consideration of the mutual ad vantages to be derived herein, it is agreed between the parties to this contract as follows: 1. The grower shall have the ex clusive right and authority to fix the price at which his products or any part thereof may be sold by the sell ing agent, but In event the price so fixed shall be higher than the best market price obtainable after offer ing the same, the selling agent shall In no wise be held responsible for failure to negotiate sales at such prices 'tea. i II. It shall be the duty of Ae agent to co-operate with the grow- ers' resident selling agents wno are , meiiiueis ui w.u 'u,'B"" i TTiMiltcrrnii'orR Agency, Inc., for the following pur poses: (a) To secure informat'on as to .... t ! crop conditions in order to determine t, ,.., i voinoo f vnrietlPB and the economic values or aneues miu .,! grades. (b) To work in close harmony with growers with the aim of secur- Ing uniform methods In the harvest-jthe lng, grading, piCIUUS, HUU l"C mi,jo.- cal handling of the fruit from tree ( fo car; and to secure a standardiza- j tlon and enforcement of the grading ' and Inspection ruies 01 me nian-a u. Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon tana. (c) To agree upon a rate which no contracts for tonnage shall be entered Into. (d) To discuss in conference mar ket conditions and experiences with various mediums used in the mar kets for the purpose of ascertaining the most efficient agencies and mar ket outlets for the economical per formance of their mutual contract. (e) To secure improvement In transportation and storage service and conditions. (f) To work out definite plans Tcontlnueti on rage Eight.) Mayor Proclaims Clean-Up Day To the Citizens of Ashland: Monday, April 3, is hereby desig nated as "Clean-up" day throughout the city. Don't forget the date. Don't fall to make preparation for It. The city provides the teams, as usual, at the city's expense. They will call for your garbage some time during that day. Have it ready. Burn every- thing you can, then put the remainder of garbage in boxes, bags or barrels and have them located wnere wey can be easily reached ( in the alley, or in the street if there Is no alley, and by all means have it ready for delivery early. Of all years we sho.uld make this one of special effort, along this line as well as other lines. The eyes of all visitors and there will probably be many of them will vley our sur roundings and properties critically this year. We should make every thing look the best possible besides It gives us sanitary conditions, re duces the fly pest, and leaves a good Impression on visitors. Don't forget the date and have your garbage ready. O. H. JOHNSON, Mayor. Phoenix Canal Stands the Test Water was turned Into the Phoenix segment of the Rogue River Canal company's irrigation system Saturday to test the substantially of its con structlon specific. ine test is being made The canal appears to be firmly constructed and carries a great volume of water without a break. Only 1500 acres under that ditch have been listed in the subscription acreage for water this year. rne i ditch, however, will not be taxed to Its capacity to carry the quantity re- j quired for that acreage. I Mrs. Metcalf Wrests Honors from Kramer! J. W. Metcalf, superintendent of the Shasta division, and wife, Train- master G. V. Gillette and wife of j Dunsmulr and Agent G. N. Kramer went to Gold Ray Saturday in Mr Metcalf's private car Shasta. The car una rut. nut at Gold Rav and the party 6,)ent Sunday fishing. About B,xty pmlI1(8 0f fiBh wa8 the total j cat(.h jjrs. Metcalf held the center nf the gtage all day faling lnt0 the I river once anU catching a monster carp which wrested high honors away from Agent Kramer, who up until Sunday was considered the kirig carp fisherman of the Rogue. Saturday night the party played cards until a late hour. Mr. Metcalf Jg tl)e champjon cribbage player of the Southern Pacific, but could find leave the city, and a great deal more no competition in the crowd, so red tape, would be necessary. By the "rummy" and "five hundred" were time the truck could legally leave the Indulged in with honors about even. city your house, barn and most of . jthe fence would be in ashes, cooled, TITimav Miff Are mA I dryed up and blown away. In order minOl 1?1311CI5 allU to relieve this unnatural state of af f' i n 'fairs, upon the suggestion of Mayor COUnCll ROUtine Johnson the fire conTmitte will try ! to work out a feasible plan whereby The council transacted a large ... amount of business Tuesday night In a businesslike manner and also spent In nnncMnKnlilA (Ima I n lor.frtllV OtlH . i. ... ... .v...Bv., . uivuiicu uiotu.-wvii. o u'sohub was called to order at 7:50 o'clock with all the councilmen present and the various departments represented. Unllnti'lnrr Y a tnn il in rr r t (Via mfnlltoa j "! B - ; the mayor and recorder were author- j zed to enter nto an agreement with i ... I the Southern Pacific Company re-( i parting mineral water fountains at station. . I jwo uci Hum any ...in... .11 ... . iv : was spent in discussing the sign-j board problem. The Granite street; curb and gutter matter was disposed j of. A suggestion regarding fire pro- (from tne uregoman.i tection for near ne'ghboss of the city ' That the ambition of Ashland to was referred to the fire committee, become the "Car'sbad of America" A change in the water system to af-1 is y n means impossible of realiza ford lower insurance rates was ap-jtlon, Is the judgment of Dr. David proved and several other important , N- Roberg, state health officer, who matters were taken care of as else- j recently returned from a visit to where reported, including the Laurel , southern Oregon. In his capacity as street sewer, the park lands, the ' 8ate health officer Dr. Roberg tested Praytor orchard, and the Hotel Ore-! the Ashland spring waters during his gon fire escapes. I visit, and says he found them to be The purchase of a tank for lubri- of unU8"al Purity eating oil for the fire department was I 'Tbere ls no doubt of the medicI brought up and led Into a discussion I nal val,,M they Possess," added the of the amount of oil a car should use and finally the merits of various makes of cars. The report recom mending the purchase of the tank was laid on the table, such a tank being considered unnecessary. The request of the Ladles' Anxil lary Club that they be allowed free lights and water in their new quar- ters in G. A. R. hall as they have at credit to a private corporation, the Ivy Cottage was referred to the elec-: Oregon supreme court Tuesday do tric light and water committees. clared unconstitutional a $300,000 The council Instructed the proper bond Issue voted by Roseburg tax officials to notify Mr. Potter to re- payers to subsidize a logging rail move certain sheds, timbers and oth-; road Into the Cascade mountains, er debris from a lot on B street bo-1 The contract between the Rose longlng to the city. j burg and Eastern Railroad company, After resolutions covering the com-, the Kendall Lumber corporation, and ing bond election were passed, the , the city of Roseburg was styled "a council adjourned until Thursday j violation of organic law." . . . RfiVri ordinances will cargd fQr Connc aajourne(J at 11:25 p. m. Chance For Orchardist . of April, 1915, by payment of the The city council Is looking for an ! face va,ue thereof and accrued lnter ambltlous orchardist who will take est to that date- Merest will cease care of the Praytor orchard In return ,' for the fruit. The orchard requires care, and unless someone is found who will undertake the care for the fruit, It will be cut down. This Is a good chance for some enterprising young man to clean up a few dollars in his spare time this summer. Council Calls Special Election To Effect Bond Interest Reduction A special election will be held in Ashland on April 11, for the pur Pfie of amending the charter so as to allow of the calling In of some $43,500 worth of optional bonds and the issuance of the same amount of bonds. While the nroliositlon seems , rathef com,)lk.ated u lg really very , Bmpe The city now has bonds to the extent of $43,000 outstanding, which are optional. That is they may be called In and paid at any time. The city is paying 6 per cent upon these. J. H. Farrar, representing the Lumberman's Trust company of Port,am1' has been in the city for the past two weeks and submitted a i proposition to take over the optional t)0I1(H and aBked but 5 per ccnt ( terest. T(le (.ailing n 0f the 6 per cent bonds and reissuing of them at 5 per cent, means a saving of several hun - Fifg Tfllfk AS 4lu,a no RsnrhPTQ' Aid IVdllUlvld AJU If you have lived just outside of the city limits of Ashland and your house caught fire, what would you do? Under the present rules some such formula as calling up all of the councilmen and city officials and get- ting an order to have the fire truck neighboring ranchers and towns may gei assistance irom me Asniano. lire department. Qn BUggestion made was that all who wished protection other that those wishing fire truck service sign up agreeing to pay the necessary expenses In case of a fire and a call. A plan will be formulat- efl and rnncherg who are 1nterestea .... might do well to talk It over with some of the city officials. ASnlSIlU SPIMgS Highly Praised doctor. Court Knocks Out Roseburg R.R. Bonds Declaring that the city of Rose burg was attempting to loan its Notice of Redemption of Improvement Bonds Notice Is hereby given that Im provement Bonds Nos 264. to 287, j both inclusive, of the city of Ashland, 1 Oregon, will be taken up and can- celled by said city on the first day on 8ame on and atter 8ald date' Holders of bonds will present same at this office for payment. C. H. GILLETTE, Recorder. The council finally got under way at ten minutes of eight Tuesday , night. dred dollars a year and after careful ly Investigating every phase of the proposition, the city has decided to take It up. The necessary contract with the Lumberman's Trust com pany, the resolution calling the elec tion and all necessary action was taken by the council at Tuesday even ing's meeting. The trust company has agreed to taking care or all the details and ex penses of the deal except the elec tion, which will cost the city about $75. The submission of the 5 per cent offer of the trust company speaks highly of the financial status of Ashland :iih1 of conditions In general. ' Accompaning the contract which binds the Lumberman's Trust com- pany to fulfill their part of tho agree- lug's meeting voted to accept a prop nient was a certified check for $"00 1 ositlon made by Superintendent Met whlch will revert to the city should' calf of tho Shasta division of the the company fall down on their end i of the proposition. Deal for Park Avenue Land Closed Councilman Banta stated that he After the council as a committee of 1 thought the contract offered was ns the whole had viewed the land on . liberal as could he expected, and Park avenue for which negotiations j moved Itrt acceptance. Mr. Root were opened last year by tho old thought that a clause should be In council, the purchase was decided ad-. sorted binding the S. P. to pay the visable. One thousand dollars had expenses of moUng the fountains been pa:d down on the land, and four thousand is to be paid. The land in question extends from Park avenue, on the west side of Ashland creek, back from the street line to the base of the hill with the exception of the actual land occupied by the Park aiage. The strip extends from the bridge coiner up to the creamery property. The council at Tuesday's meeting ordered the land graded, earth to be taken from the hillside to fill it up to a level with the street, rubbish re moved and a general clean-up. In the not distant future this avenue will be either paved or macadamized rnd turned from an alley into a drive iJttyfeet wide which will make a magnificent sweep of driveway along the side of Chautauqua park and leading up to the entrance to Lithia park. In time this drive is bound to be come lined with summer shops, and tne property bought by tne city is i well worth the price. Mrs. Martha Rapp Passes Away Mrs. Martha Rapp, one of Ore gon's pioneer women, died Wednes day evening at the home of her son, Fred Rapp, at Talent, at the age of 75 years. Mrs. Rapp came to Rogue River Valley In 1S53 and lived in Ashland until two years ago, when she moved to her son's ranch. Her son Fred is the only direct descend ant. Mrs. Charles Christensen of Ashland is her niece and cared for her at the Rapp home on Onk street here until her marriage. Evan Realties of Klamath Falls is a brother of the de ceased and will come over to attend the funeral, which will be held at Jacksonville. Cast for Umpire Is Enthusiastic The first meeting of the cast for "The Umpire," the musical comedy which is to be Btaged by the Ashland Commercial Club at the Vining The atre on Al'rll 17, was hehl Tuesday evening at the Commercial Club rooms. The script of the play was read over and enthusiastically re ceived by the players. The music, both solos and choruses, Is snappy and full of "pep." The cast will meet several times each week and are throwing themselves!,' Into the work with a spirit which promises the best performance ever staged by amateurs in Ashland. About a dozen Ashlanders have re cently secured employment In the northern California and Klamath county sawmills. Among the Ash landers recently employed at Hilt were W. N. Sullivan, J. W. .Jarvis, Clarence Matthews and Jess Bennett. Kenneth McWHllams and Neil Shlnn are still In the Klamath wilds and supposedly have landed positions. Sewer Ordered on Helman Street The city council has ordered a sewer put In In the Helman street district. City Engineer Walker re ported establishing the levels, and the necessary notices will be posted and the sewer installed Immediately. Tho new l'ne v 1 1 1 be a six-Inch sewer 1,7.)0 feet long, starting 100 feet south of the center of Ohio street on Laurel, thence north on Laurel to I signs pointed toward a city whiclt Olio, east on Ohio to Helman, north was a forest of barber poles, bulle on Herman to a point 142 feet north j tin boards and swinging signs calling: of Orange, east to a connection with i attention to every kind of business the main Helman street sewer line. front blacksmithlng to real estating. Lease for Fountain Location Closed The city council at Tuesday oven- Southern Pacific regarding the lease of the fountain location at the depot. Ordinarily the Southern Pacific will lease its property only from year to year, but in this instance Ashland will have a lease for five years, after tth'ch the lease will be continued from year, to year. , should the present land be needed , for a new depot. Mr. Ashcraft said that he "guascd the city would be more than willing to pay that expense If the company would erect a $100, 000 station and hotel." Buffalo Traveler Says "Advertise" W. Kappus of the Foster-Milburn Company of Buffalo, N. Y., was a visitor In the city the last of the week and called at tho Tidings office before leaving, to express himself re garding what he found here. He said: "I have travelled all over the I Pnitnri .Qllit.ia nnrl lintm lim-at frtltnfl any place tho equal of Ashland." His complaint was that Ashland did not advert'se what it had for tho tourist. He said: "Throughout tho east and west there arc dozens of litt'e cities who cannot offer one-fourth of what Ashland has to attract the tourists, and yet they are entertaining thou sands every year." Mr. Kappus spent most of a day In Ashland park and cvplorng the hillsides In the canyon IUs parting remark was to the effect that he surly envied the people who had homes here, and could think of nothing which he would like better than to make his home in Ashland when he found himself able to do so. ? FREE LECTURE $ Prof. Alien Eaton of the Unl ? versity of Oregon will lecture $ on "Art" at the library tonight, ? Thursday. There will be no charge of any kind. $ $ Mr. Eaton brings with him a beautiful collection of pottery which he will display. The lec- $ turo Is given under the auspices of the C. S. L. S., and the pub- lie Is cordially Invited to hear f Mr. Eaton. $ t Q $ $ 4 $ $ Urges Support of Chamberlain Bill i In the matter of encouraging sup- port of the Chamberlain land grant bill, which provides that, In the dls - position of the lands of the grant, 40 per cent of the proceeds shall go to the school fund and 40 per cent to the counties of Oregon, Judge F, L. Ton Velle, for the county court of Jackson county, Saturday, wired the following message to the Oregon del egation, house of representatives, Washington, D. C: "The . county court of Jackson , county urges the Oregon delegation to use its utmost endeavor to secure the passage of the Chamberlain land grant bill and to protect the coun ties in the matter of delinquent taxes." CUf Payne makes tables. Why Is a Barber Pole? Queries Council Signs of all kinds, big signs, little signs, fat signs and thin signs, oc cupied the center of the stage for an hour and ten minutes at council meeting Tuesday night. The signs weren't there In tho body but wore present in spirit and pointed toward different eventualities depending on I the viewers viewpoint. To some the The signs pointed toward a storm at times, but finally after deciding to allow barbers to pahit colored red-whlte-nnd-blue stripes around poles in front of their places of business and deciding that the council had power to say how thin or how thick, how high or how brilliant a sign on the sld?walk or nhovo the sldnwalk may be, tho matter was dropped. The racket st:iTte:l when a petition asking thnt he bo permitted to havo a billboard In front of his real estate office, on the outer edge of the walk, and lieh'nd an electric light polo, was presented from E. E. rhlppg and bucked up by a list of names of busi nessmen of the vicinity who signed a statement that it was their belief that the board would not bo a nuis ance. Mr. Banta favored granting Mr. Phlpps' request. Mr. Ashcrnft snoke against it. stating thnt if this one was allowed soon every business mnn In town would want one. Mr. i Cornelius echoed Mr. Apheraft's Ideas. Mr. Root spoke of several In stances such as steps projecting, bar ber poles and signs, and asked, "if Mr. Phlpps' request was not granted, where would it stop." Mr. Nininger said "If It will ho' business any I say let 'em have all the signs they want." and suggested let ting them go to it until they all began, I to kirk. Thfi mnvnr clnteil thnt tbh was just what had enured tho pass age of the ordinance now in effect. Chief Porter stated that the harbor pole mentioned had been pa'nted out and that the other signs vhlch vio lated the ordinances hnd been order ed removed. The mayor stated that in his estimate the two conditions to be decided were: a matter of sight liness, and tho right of people to ! have the unobstructed use of the sidewalks. Tlio mayor also outlined some intorestin; history end family I antecedents of the wi'lch sign In i front of his jewelry stole and of other signs around town. Fimil'y Mr. Thintn produced the sign post'ng and bil'lioard ordinance) and the recorder rend it. Tho ordin ance seemed to leave such matters to a great extent In tho hands of the council. Mr. Lamb got the floor and stated that he believed in living up to a contract and when the city had granted permission to a man to put a sign or tank on the sidewalk It should stick to Its word regardless of what the individual councilman thought, Mr. Banta spoke vehemently agnlnst "such foolishness as painting a barber pole white instead of striped when the pole would bo there any how." Mr. Banta stated that he (Md (Continued on Pnge Elg"..t.) Curbs and Gutters On Upper Granite Granite street from the end of life pavement at Nutley street to the Holly property Is to have curbs and gutters Installed. Residents between Nutley street and Strawberry Lnno presented n petition to the city coun cil, which was signed by all of the property owners. George Holly and Frank Jordan wished curb and gutter put in front of their property, but the j StiO-foot gap of property line betweon jhad not been signed up. Tho council, j however, ordered curb and gutter put j in all along the street up as far as I Mr. Holly's residence, The city will establish grades anil grade the street down on the upper side to the necessary grade. Mr. Root thought sufficient funds were not avallablo to completely grade the street, saying that a big fill would have to be made to grade It to the required forty-foot width. However, the city will grade as much as possi ble and establish the curb line. Gran ite street la becoming one of the best residence streets In the city, and the . property on the upper side of tho street opposite the park has gained much In value In the past two years.