Ashland tidings., March 30, 1916, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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ASnLAXD TIDINGS
Thursday, March 30, 1916
Ashland Tidings
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SPLENDID IMPROVEMENT.
The park board Is to be congratu
lated on the splendid work being
done in Plaza Park. Especially Is
the widening of the walk and its re
aurfacing a much needed Improve
ment. It should be extended the
name width up through Chautauqua
Park to the entrance of Llthia Park.
That path will always be the main
pedestrian way to Lithia Park and
should be at once widened and cov
ered deep with decomposed granite
eo it would be free from mud and
present an inviting appearance to the
public. Chautauqua Tark, though, in
a sense private property, is much
used by the public and will be more
used In the future as a main foot
thoroughfare to Llthia Park. That
being true, the city should stand the
expense of grading and surfacing the
walk. It should be well lighted Its
full length, for already many of our
citizens are taking delight in visiting
the springs fountains In the evening.
Tuesday evening the writer passed
more than a dozen men and their
wives walking up to the springs aftor
dark. One of the best, the fairest,
Investments the city could make
would be to establish and well light
a good path through Chautauqua
Tark. Ashland should begin to dress
for the party. By the middle of next
month many strangers will be here
to visit the 3pr'ngs. 'Whatever im
provement is made should bo done at
once.
Mill street, as well, (should be at
once Improved. It is understood that
the Chautauqua board has indcated
a willingness to deed to the city the
tract of Chautauqua ground which
runs up Into Llthia Park and the
atrip of ground between Mill street
and the center of Ashland creek, if
the city would accept It and relieve
the Chautauqua association of paving
expense along Mill street. Such an
agreement would be fair. The Chau
tauqua association is a great asset to
Ashland. It is not a profit-making
enterprise and it Bhould be fostered
and aided by the city in every reason
able way. Mill street should be mac
adamed, or paved, within the next
sixty days. The council and Chau
tauqua directors might get together
on some such arrangement.
COWARDICE.
"Thug, ambition doth make cowards
of us all,
And the firm hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of
thought
And enterprises of great pith and mo-
ment,
With this regard, are tuned awry
And lose the name of action."
We do not pretend to quote liter
ally from our old friend Shake, but
we were reminded of It in getting a
dandy good story about county
finances from a prospective candi
date, who thought It the great Inter
est of the taxpayers that his story be
known, but who absolutely refused to
father It because he was a candidate.
He would rather be elected than be
right. The way the writer feels now,
lie hag bad enough of public office,
but should ho ever become a candi
date In the future, believe us, he will
po on the principle that he would
rather be right than be elected, If
election must be bought by a subserv
ient silence on vital topics, then we
will insist on speaking out and being
defeated.
It must seem deadly monotonous
In a munitions factory when 6 p. m.
arrives without the regular dally ex
plosion. "Sunny Southern Oregon" stands
magnificently by our claim. Where
Is the climate to be found that can
teatlt?
Talks Willi Screen-Struck Girls
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(Copyrighted January, 1916, by
Beatriz Mlchelena.)
I
I suggested last week that this questions: First, has she the neces
"talk" would concern Itself with the garv ,)0Wer of imagination to live' a
very important topic of "facial expres- ,lart an(1 secondly, has she features
slon." that, without effort, register her In-
Vnless one has eloquent features, nermost emotions and thoughts? Do
! 1. e., features which respond very
I readily to changing emotions, she can
never hope for any great success as
a motion picture actress. I would not
go so far as to say that this requisite
is the only thing, but unless support-
ed by it, nothing else can count for
a great deal.
First of all I would emphasize that
! facial expression does not mean arti
ficial grimaces. On the exact con-
trarp, its effectivenees.depends on its
coining In natural and almost unconrjwith features as eloquently responsive
scions response to what one feels in- j to her emotions.
THE MAX WHO WAITS.
A r rencn pnwosopuer oi mu i
eighteenth century, in n brilliant dis
sertation upon society, said:
"The civilized man, whether he be
the dandy of the boulevards or the
South Sea aborigine, is the man who
can wait. Impatience is the assassin
of the future."
Such words have the ring of proph
ecy, for, no ultra-modern of our own i
century could have penned a better
epitome of the spirit of this age or
better summed ' up the difficulties
which it. holds.
Civilization, according tn this stand
ard, is not a thing of externals, but
of mental processes. Never in the
history of the world has so great
stress been laid upon self-confidence
as the touchstones of success for the
Individual. Observe that self-confidence
can not exist without faith in
the future. In other words, success
depends upon the ability to plan, to
Inaugurate, and then to wait.
A brief survey of the high lights of
the world's material progress will
show the r.cope of this ruth. The
first step toward civilization may well
have been taken when the creature
man reasoned that the sowing of a
certain seed would result In a defi
nite harvest. When that seed was
sown the period of waiting for the
harvest constituted the test of man's
faith of his potential civilization
I Probably be failed to hold that faith.
! ITe probably became disgusted, for
1 got all about his sowing. But when
I the seeds grew and flourished and
, came to harvest In spite of his unbe
lief and his Inability to wait, he real
ized that he had invoked natural
laws which operated Independently
of his failure to believe. Since that
first small harvest, whenever and
wherever it may have occurred, man
has never doubted the future which
lies between the sown seed and the
gathered grain.
Keeping this view over the achieve
ments of the past, we see that the
processes of human progress and ma
turity of designs are Just as infallible
In the aggregate as the laws of physi
cal nature. Foresight, vision, the
ability to plan and then await the
future, has laid the foundations of
every stable fortune since the world
began. The weary years which at
tended the exploitation of the great
Inventions, the years when a scoffing
public sought to drown the Inventor
and hi3 invention beneath a sea of
ridicule, are the same years that have
beheld the building of the great em
pires of the world, and saw In the
end both Inventor and empire-builder
emerge triumphant above the welter
of senseless obstructionism. In our
own country, the purchase of Louisi
ana, the purchase of Alaska, the de
velopment of our great northwest,
has taken place In the face of the
bitter prophecies of the men who
cou'd not wait.
The greatest trial of the man of
vision and enterprise Is the unceasing
enmity of those members of the com
munity who are Incapable of desiring
or seeing the public good. These
people see only the sowing of the
grain, and to their short vision the
process Is one of consummate folly,
for they absolutely refuse to allow
the consideration of the future to be
a factor H the transaction.
In the administration of communal
enterprises we find the obstructionist
at bis worst. In no other field Is bis
activity so great a menace to progress
and public welfare. More cities and
towns have been kept out of their
right to control the public service
wardly. It Is not a surface accom-
piisnmem.
It follows then that to adequately
feel Is a very essential matter. An
actress In pictures must have great
powers of imaginat'on an imagina
tion that can pull her out from what
ll she rea"v is an( tnrow her bodily
iiiiu me iu'u Him ib jJiuying. o,c
must live her part; not make believe
live it, but actively live it and breathe
It and lose her whole soul Into it.
If she does this, facial expression,
unless she has features of putty, will
pretty well take tare of themselves.
Before starting out to become a
motion picture actress, therefore,
everv girl should ask herself two
, her eyes naturally blaze in ani:er or
melt with love? Does scorn give her
Hps an unconscious but expressive
twist?
j She must realize that the day is
; gone when a pretty face can make Its
i conquest unaided In motion pictures,
I True it is that beauty still counts a
great deal, but the leading query
after all Is not so much whether she ,
has a face as pretty as this actress or ;
; that, as whether or not she has one ,
properties of their territory through ,
fear of the short-sighted knocker
than by any other difficulty. It is ;
not the Indifference of the outside
public, or the lack of worth in a
project of municipal enterprise which ;
constitutes the great peril. It is the '
man at home the man in the rut.
Rome, we are told, was not built j
in a dny. We may snfely add that i
neither Rome, nor anything else big ,
I or little, under the sun, was ever
i built by the man who can not wait
the obstructionist.
PORTLAND ROOSTERS
By Leonard Hlnton
It is time that the people of Ash
land, especially those who are prone
to knock the pretensions of the city
to resort prominence, were told some
of the opinions of strangers to the
city, opinions which are daily ex
pressed to whomever will listen, on
the streets, in the parks, at the
hotels. If the delight which these,
leople experience upon finding mere
ly a few of the attractions of the
city Is reflected by the crowds that
come later, Ashland has nothing to
fear from rival resorts.
A gentleman from Portland who
has been in the city for several weeks
has been most emphatic in his ap
proval of the possibilities which he
found here. Among other interest
ing things, he said:
"I have cpent a great deal of my
time during the last few years traveir
Ing among the resorts of the Coast.
Never have I seen eo wonderful a
site for resort development or such
a number of valuable waters avail
able for medicinal use. Other re
sorts which accommodate great
crowds during the season are not to
be compared with Ashland, either in
the natural environment and climate,
or in the value of the waters fur
nished." The interviewer darea a leading
question. "Do you think tnen thaf
the city would be justified In making
sanatarium provision and going to
further expense In providing for the
tourist patronage?"
"I should say so," was the answer.
"There are things which you must
have if this Is to satisfy the expecta-i
tions of tourists, and without which
you are fearfully handicapped. For
instance, I was terribly disappointed
to find that there are at present no
sulphur baths available. Sulphur
baths are absolutely necessary to a
watering place. Do you know that
physicians all about the country are
already advising their patients to
come to Ashland for Just that
thing?"
"Is Ashland well known In Port
land as a resort city?"
"It is becoming very well known.
There will bo hundreds of Portland
people here this summer. A great
many of them are coming soon. I
believe you have very little Idea of
the number of tourists who will come
to Ashland this year."
Since meeting him I have met sev
eral others who are here in the quest
of Ashland's healing waters. Each
and every one of them Is a booster
for Ashland. They realize as few of
the home people do, the wonderful
scenic beauty of Ashland's Immediate
environment, which conies Into the
heart of the city In the park system.
They make allowances In the matter
of lack of equipment, too, realizing
that the resort Is still in the building.
But we cannot afford to disappoint
those who will follow later In the
season, by whose verdict Ashland
lives or dies as an adequate resort of
the first class.
The Springs
Of Inspiration
(By Leonard Hlnton.)
(Conclusion.) '
In going over the newspaper Hies
showing the development of Ash
land's resources from the earliest in
ception of the movement to the pres
ent day, I was struck with the fore
sight which has been exercised at
every stage of the project. Even at
the time of the first park develop
ment the future had been planned
for and left unhampered. This pol
icy has carried throughout the oper
ations of the Springs Commission,
and at the present time Ashland has
complete control of her park and
mineral water systems, and by judi
cious regulation the best Interests of
the city have been protected against
the baneful effects of petty politics.
The continuance of this regulation
of the properties now controlled will
be a large factor In their future ex
ploitation. Until the parks have
been brought to the highest state of
perfection, and every provision made
which money can provide for the com
fort and pleasure of the tourist and
health-seeker, the management of the
property should remain In the hands
of a commission able to give lavishly
of time and effort to the work at
hand and familiar with the achieve
ments and difficulties of thefpast.
Such a management of Lithia Park
will result in very real savings to the
city In a direction where even the
smallest economies are important.
As a matter of fact, a great deal
more work should be done In Llthia
Park. Those who read the article in
the Tiding of last Thursday by Siir
perlntendent Graves can form some
conception of the beauty of the park
if such plans could be carried out.
The realization of such a comprehen
sive design will of course be a matter
of some time. But if the citizens of
Ashland car Invest their vision of the
future with that perspective which Is
essential if the worth of such plans
are to be realized, they will see that.
Mr. Graves has suggested nothing
which is far-fetched or unrelated to
the scheme of work as it already ex
ists. Some of his suggestions, for
instance, a waterfall which he saya
can be created for five hundred do.
lars, are splendid examples of econ
omy In the relation of cost to the
final enhancement of the landscape
With co-operation we must ha' e
regulation. And regulation of such
superb playgrounds as the Ashlaid
park system must be administered by
a body of men free from the petty
political motives of the moment, ex
perience in the direction of similar
matters, and able because of that exr
perience to give the public the last
pennyworth of enjoyment which suoh
a playground can provide.
The End.
WHERE PROGRESS PAYS
By Leonard Hlnton.
One of the best indications of .ife
on the part of a town is a progras
slve move on the part of one of the
business men of the town. No one
who has been in Ashland for any
length of time can have failed to
notice the new auto delivery car of
the Home Laundry. When I visited
the laundry to compliment Mr. Nis
bet, the proprietor on the appearance
of his Innovation, I found that the
new delivery car was only one feat
ure of a service which Is modern and
progressive In every respect.
The fact came out that the car
which aroused my admiration was
the work of Mr. Nlsbet himself, who,
besides knowing the laundry busi
ness, has the secrets of the wood
working craft at his finger tips.
While modestly disclaiming any
credit for the construction of the
car body, which Is a spotless crea
tion of white and gold, Mr. Nisbet
admitted that he considered the new
car a good .advertisement. He re
marked that at the time he assumed
control of the laundry the delivery
wagons were a rusty black, of poor
appearance, and a very bad sugges
tion of a business where cleanliness
and appearances are paramount. The
first step In the new policy was the
discarding of the old black wagons
in favor of white. The motor car
has been the logical development.
I found the laundry a pleasant,
well lighted place, whore the em
ployees seemed to have plenty to do
with, yet were never rushed beyond
their capacity for good work. It was
no surprise, therefore, to hear Mr.
Nisbet say as a matter of course,
that there had never been a com
plaint of the work turned out by
the plant.
It is a distinct pleasure to be able
to devote an accasional column to
the boosting of a business enter
prise which embodies In Its every
day policy the best principles which
can be brought to bear upon enter
prise of any kind, and upon any
scale.
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THE C.LAI) 1IAXD
By Leonard Hlnton
Whenever I come upon an instance
of lack of co-operation which might
be remedied by a word In the right
place and the right attitude on the
part of those to whom it is address
ed, I shall not hesitate to give the
matter the privelege of this column.
My attention was called today to
the fact that this is considered
throughout the state a poor barber
town. The businessmen of Ashland,
I am told, keep their small silver
very closely guarded and shave them
selves. I have yet to hear that they
have eliminated the hair cut with the
aid of friend wife and the mush
bowl, but it seems that they are ex
ceeding wary of the coins that are
permitted to slip into the hands of
the barber for professional services.
Now these merchant gentlemen
are carrying on at this time a trade-at-home
campaign which Is a logical
thing, exceedingly praiseworthy if
backed by genuine enthusiasm for
the home product and sincerity In
dealing with the other fellow.
I doubt if any of the merchants
who are supporting that movement
that by their failure to patronize the
barbers of the city they were starv
ing a local, legitimate business, and
possibly losing dollars and gaining
pennies by the transaction. For the
barber who finds that his business
neighbors will not accord him their
patronage is exceedingly likely to
make up an order three or four times
a year and send it flying away for
ever to the mail order house. And
there Is no logical reason on earth
why he shouldn't.
But the merchant, who is really
a good fellow after all, loses more
on a suit of clothes ordered out of
town than his barber bill would
amount to In a year. There are
some petty economies which are
good, but there are others which are
the worst of extravagances.
' Benton Bowers Is being discussed
as a possble caindldate for the legis
lature. There will likely be three re
publican candidates Thomas of Talu
ent, Sheldon of Medford, and Bowers
of Ashland. There will be two to
elect.
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