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Newspaper Page TextOregon Historical Society Cotnp 207 Si'i'diul St Ash IDINGS Ashland, Oregon, Uthla Springs ; "Oregon's famous Spa" "Ashland Grows While Uthla Flows' , City of Sunshine and flowers ASHLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916 NUMBER 23 vol: xli land Commercial Club Rejects Death And Inaugurates Radical Changes The solid, concerted, unanimous chorus of "aye" which answered President Smith's query of "all op posed to turning the assets and lia bilities of the Commercial Club over to a new organization" spoke elo quently of the new spirit which is per meating Ashland and showed pre eminently that the movement insti gated by the young men of Ashland who backed the celebration and the roundup and made It a success had accomplished Its purpose. At Mon day evening's Commercial Club meet ing, H. O. Frohbach, representing the group of young business men who some time ago decided to either arouse the Commercial Club to a new energy or else organize a new Cham ber of Commerce to take over the mission of the Commercial Club, real izing that the club might pull itself out eventually but wishing to hasten matters, placed the matter squarely before the club, stating that the pro posed Chamber of Commerce stood ready to take over the assets and the liabilities of the club and outlined the radical changes which would be made. He made It plain, however, that in case the club refused the proposition the chamber would not be formed. The fact that the club room was crowded while for the past two months only a baker's dozen have been present at meetings, gave a pre monition of the realization that the club was being aroused instead of killed off, and the unanimous rejec tion of the proposal marked the ar rival at the aim of the young men, the awakening of the organization which represents Ashland. The 'group which proposed the Chamber of Commerce will no doubt now throw themselves heart and soul into the Commercial Club work, and, in tact, two of the Eisners of the Chamber of Comemrce proposal were elected trustees of the new Commer cial Club and will aid in the reorgan ization of the club which will foll6w the sweeping changes inaugurated at Monday's meeting. As J. W. McCoy remarked during the argument which preceded the vote of rejection, "Practically every Mg project which Ashland has carried through has seen its inception in the Ashland Commercial Club." "The present financial state of the club is an Indication of the fact that we have accomplished things." The Commercial Club Is Just now getting on Its feet after financial out lays which were a little more than the club should have undertaken, bad plunged it into a large debt. During the past several months the club has been short of money because ' of an attempt to clear up Its indebt edness and because of the inactivity which naturally resulted from lack of funds, interest in the club has waned and the membership dwindled. At present the club is in a sound con dition. According to Secretary Shinn's report, the indebtedness of the club on August 7, 1916, was $253.60, against which there Is an offset ok $76 collected already this month. There is due the club for outstanding dues $540, the greatest proportion of which is believed to be collectible. In addition to this, the club owns a billiard and pool table and other furniture which it has been voted to do away with, and these Bhould bring way above the amount . . . . . j At Va 1inat nolnillfl- oi inaeDieuiieBo at wo tion. It may thus be seen that the Commercial Club Is ahead of the game financially, has undertaken changes which will keep it so, and will supply a fund to be called upon for the many small amounts which are now taken care of by subscrlp- Resolution Calls For New Station In view of the new spirit which Is awakening in Ashland and the ex pansion which the city is undergoing and anticipates within the next year, the Commercial Club at their Monday meeting passed a resolution as fol lows: "Be It resolved, that, In considera tion of the Important steps taken by the city of Ashland, in their expendi ture of $175,000 for the development of Lithia park and the bringing m of Uthla and sulphur waters, the Ash land Commercial Club ask the co operation of the Southern Pacific railway to the extent of erecting a new depot and improvement of their grounds in this city." Hons from the merchants, has enlist ed the interest of the young business men, the live fellows who "put across" Ashland's celebration, and should within the next two months take its rightful place in Ashland. The changes which are to be made are sweeping in their extent and in clude those suggested In the recom mendations made by a committee ap pointed for the purpose some time ago. The most radical changes Include the disposal of the billiard and card tables, enlargement of the board of truseees to twelve members, and re moval to new quarters In the city hall. The proceeds from the sale of the tables will be used to place the club above the board financially. This feature of the club has long been los ing in favor among the business men who realize that the Commercial Club should be a place to do things rather than to play billiards. At the last meeting of the city council the council Indicated its wil lingness to remodel the storeroom in the west end of the city hall Into an office for the Commercial Club. The club will ask the council to allow them the use of this, water and lights and the use of the council chamber upstairs, which, by the way, will be fitted up by the commercial club's chairs and other fittings, thus saving an overhead expense of $35 a month, which alone is a big Item. A determined campaign for new members will be made. The new club hopes to be able to produce re sults and needs every man In Ashland and every property owner within Ash land or living elsewhere as a member. The amended charter provides for election of officers yearly instead of every six months, a board of twelve trustees instead of five, weekly meet ings of the trustees to transact all ordinary business, that all commit- tee chairman be selected from board 1 wno will be here for a four days' re members. The club's finances are . unjon beginning September 11. The dealt with specially In a paragraph j encampment will be held in Chautau- limltlng Indebtedness to $500. It isiqua park an(j over two hundred G. recommended that publicity work bej. r., Spanish war veterans, Indian done at public expense ny a puniiciwar veterans and pioneers are ex employe, ipected from all over the adjoining In line with the new charter pro-1 vision for trustees, half of whom are to be chosen every six months, the following were elected to serve till November: J. W. McCoy, W. E. Newcombe, G. H. Billings, H. O. Frohbach, Henry Enders. To serve till May: C. B. Lamkln, C. W. Banta, F. H. Walker, C. B. Wolf, M. C. Reed. These ten, together with old trustees, Fred Wagner, Hal McNalr, President Smith and Vice-President Jordan, ex-offlclo, constitute the board of trustees for the present. . San Franciscans Will Be Here Soon One of the biggest business men's excursions of the year is the San Francisco merchants' excursion to Coos Bay which will pass through Ashland on the trip to Marshfleld on August 20, and returning on the 26th of August will stop off for a two hours' stay in Ashland. H. P. Adams was here recently arranging the itinerary of the excursion, and plans were made for Ashland to send autoB to meet the party at Medford at 3.45 and bring them up through the valley to Ashland, taking them through Lithia park and then turn ing them loose to visit the mer chants of the city. Other entertain ment may be arranged by the com mittee which has been apppolnted from the Ashland Commercial Club. The excursion will be made up of about one hundred of the leading business men of the bay metropolis, They will be the heads of the firms and many of the biggest men of Cali fornia will be in the party. While here they will visit the merchants, one of the main almB of the trip be ing to foster business relations. The party travels In their own special train. Ashland should give this party a great reception. Every one of these men will be men who yearly seek for new places for vacations and to send their families for the summer. Not only that, but they are men who can do a great deal and will do a great deal to advertise Ashland as a resort city should they be given the hospit able welcome of which Ashland is capable. Phone news items to the Tidings. Addresses The Commercial Club Prof. Deschamps of Paris, France, who Is spending a few months in Ashland mainly for health considera tions, delivered a greatly appreciated talk before the Commercial Club Monday evening. Prof. Dessbamps is a lecturer of more than national note and has been touring the west lecturing prior to his stop here for a rest. He will return to France next spring. The professor delivered an energizing talk to the room full of Commercial Club members. He dwelt considerably upon the natural beau ties of which Ashland possesses bo many and suggested several things which Ashland should work for at once. He called his hearers' atten tion to the need of a sanitarium, apartment houses and more accom modations for visitors, saying, "You must have the places to put them, before you get the victors.' He made an urgent appeal for co-operation and to Ashlanders to shake off the leth argy which prevents progress. Heavy Travel Over Siskiyou Highway According to the monthly report of State Highway Engineer John L. Lewis,, ,639yehlcles passed over the SlsklW-grade during the month of June. Two hundred and forty-five was the greatest number in a single day. War Veterans Will . Camp Here in Sept. James Mattingly appeared before the Commercial Club at Monday's meeting and asked the club for Its co-operation in the entertainment of the old soldiers and sailors of south ern Oregon and northern California counties. The Commercial Club ap- nomted a committee to assist in ar- ranging for the entertainment of the visitors. Irrigation or No Sugar Factory The party of officials of the Utah Idaho Sugar Company who thorough' j ly went over the valley last week have informed the Medford Commer cial Club that the erection of a sugar factory at Medford or other point in the upper valley will depend upon the extension of Irrigation In the valley, If the proposed high line ditch is put through under the district plan about August 1 next, and an acreage of good proportions is placed under wa ter from the ditch, they will put a proposition for the erection of a fac tory before the people of Medford. The Rogue River valley, said T R. Cutler, vice-president and general manager of the company, is well suit ed ; as to soil and climate for the growing of beets. However, he ex plained, he and his associates had found after carefully examining all the beet acreage in the valley that non-lrrlgated beets are already shrinking and the tops beginning to wilt, whereas the irrigated beets are showing up splendidly and through this sunshiny weather are showing Increased gains. A sugar factory cannot continue to operate, he continued, unless the beets can be grown profitably by the farmers. Investigation convinced him that they cannot be grown in sufficient tonnage and high enough sugar content without irrigation, to be profitable to the farmer. Baptist Pastor Leaves September 1 Rev. Arthur Blackstone of the Bap tist church will give up the pastorate on September 1, his resignation hav ing been handed in some time ago, Mr. Blackstone has built up the church during his pastorate and ha won the friendship of a host of Ash landers not church members as well. His plans for the future are not fully determined. Friends Say Bill Carries Horseshoe Bill Loomls's friends claim that Bill carries a horseshoe under the back seat along with the extra inner tubes and tools. The conviction would seem to be bourne out by the lucky escape which Mr. Loomis and a carload of passengers underwent on the Siskiyou grade last Sunday. Three miles beyond the summit when he was turning around the engine "died." When he cranked up the reverse gear stuck tfiid the car backed over the grade and down an embank ment 150 feet to the bottom of a canyon, the car turning over three times. On the second turn Mrs. Loomls's mother, Mrs. Humphrey, and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Cox were thrown out and on the third turn Mr. I.oomls went out. All escaped Injury except Mrs. Cox, who was only slightly bruised. The car was lifted to the road with a block and tackle and will be in commlsion again after undergoing repairs that will cost per haps $25. Bass Horn Band Dance Tonight Remember to drop up to the Bun galow tonight. The band boys are staging another "bass horn" dance and will give you a pleasant evening in return for a few cents towards a horn. Five-piece orchestra of the beBt musicians In the city. Every body Is going. More Soldier Boys Bound for Border Under the direction of A. D. Wick, traveling passenger agent for the Southern Pacific with headquarters at Portland, 165 newly recruited mil itiamen went south yesterday bound foty border, where they will Join the -companies for which they have denoted their preference. These boys have all been recruited since the militiamen went to the border and have underwent training at Clackamas and are ready for service. Others will follow later until the various companies are up to standard In numbers. ' ' Two Signs Which Should Be at Camp Between fifteen and twenty-five automobile parties camp at the Ash land auto camp every night. There are two signs which should be placed in the camp In a prominent place for the purpose of acquainting the visit ors with the two biggest features of Ashland as a watering resort. One sign should point to the path toward the lithia fountain, with the words. "Two blocks to the lithia fountain. Follow the lighted path." Then none of the campers would overlook a visit to the fountain, as many now do because of lack of knowledge of the fountain. The second sign should read: "Hot sulphur tub and plunge baths, Jitney leaves 7:30 p. m. Fare 10 cents." No doubt the Natatorlum and Helman's baths would put up the price of this sign and would make arrangements with drivers of Jitneys to visit the camp ground every even ing. If the business Justified, more frequent trips could be made,. Auto tourists who come to Ashland to stay a few days will eventually find out these things for themselves, but the tourist who stops one night only may not. A sulphur tub or plunge -will appeal to nearly every one of the autolsts and will be re membered as part of Ashland. Stuck Knife In Chest While Drunk Thomas Warren was one of the passengers on the special train which brought back the baseball rooters from Weed last Sunday. Thomas was slightly under the influence of the fiery firewater of the lumber town. Thomas was so drunk that he did not know exactly what he was doing. Thomas got out his knife and stuck it Into his chest. Thomas wounded himself severely. . Thomas was taken to the Sacred Heart hos pital at Medford, from which he was released Tuesday a wiser Tom. Two Hundred Former Residents of Dixieland Gather in Lithia Park A ToiiNt to Dixie anil Oregon. The birthland is the loved land, That's the way of the mortal heart. So Dixie lund our loved land To you. Childhood days are care-free days, That's the way of mortal life. So Dixie days, our childhood days, To you. The last of life is the best of life, The traveler chooses his path. So Oregon land, our last days, our best days, To you. By Angelina. "Dixie," sung as the rousing south ern air has never before been sung in Ashland, sung straight from the hearts of two hundred folks from the sunny south who were transported In memory back to the homeland of flowers and perpetual summer, aroused the echoes in the hills which hem in Lithia Park, Wednesday even ing at the close of a gathering truly southern. From every part of the valley and from distant points as well, the for mer residents of the southern states, who have learned to love Oregon and the Rogue River valley until It has a place In their hearts alongside of be loved Dixie, came to meet each other and with reminiscence and renewal of old friendships and making of new, bind closer together the residents of this country who are from the south. Late in the afternoon the gather ing was called to order by President John H, Dill of the Dixie Association of the valley, who requested M. C. Reed, chairman of the program com mittee, to preside. R. P. Campbell opened the program with a reading from James Whltcomb Riley, playing upon the emotions of his hearers with that consummate art which Is making "Dick Tosey" a val ley favorite. President Dill then gave the ad dress of welcome with a warmth which made every southerner present feel that he was the friend of every Kenneth Williams, Grants Pass ball player who showed some wonder ful stlckwork while with the Cincin nati Nationals last year but slumped and was returned to the Tacoma team of the Northwestern league, has been sold to the Portland team In the Pa ciflc Coast league. Gold Hill Notes: Miss Lowe of Ashland resigned her position as teacher of the eighth and seventh grades. Oh, how these school ladles come and go. Like the great Ger man army, plenty to fill the ranks. Blue Ledge Mine Owner Dead News was received in Medford Tuesday night of the death of Rob ert Sanford Towne In New York. Mr. Towne was the owner of the Blue Ledge mines and a millionaire mine owner with interests all over the world. S. S. Bullls told the Medford paper that he was not surprised to learn of Mr. Towne's death as the capitalist was very low upon his re cent viBit to the east. In Mr. Bullls' opinion the fact of Mr. Towne's 111 health has held back the Blue Ledge development and his death will prob ably result In active work at the mines, as his Interests are known to be in competent hands and well or ganized. Mr. Towne died at the Engineers' Club, where he made his home, and the New York Times account of his death devotes considerable space to his extensive mining Interests In Mex ico and this country. Mr. Towne was president of the Mexican Northern railway, president of the Alvarez Land and Timber Company, president of the Sresnillo Mining Company, the Mexican Lead Company, the PotOsl and Rio Verde railway, the Montezu ma Lead Company, the Soubrette Mining Company, the Companla Met alurgica Mexican!, and interested ex tensively In a dozen other large min ing concerns. A graduate of Ohio State University In the class of 1879, Mr. Towne was one of the most suc cessful mining engineers in the coun try and amassed a tremendous for tune. He was a member of the New York Yacht Club, the Engineers and Lawyers Club, and took a prominent part In the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Phone job orden to the Tidings. other former Dlxlelte whether he had met him before or not. Dr. T. B. Ford, chaplain of the. State Editorial Association and dis trict superintendent of the Salem dis trict of the M. E. church, made f&ej response, likening the southern Ore gon hospitality to the famous Dixie, brand. B. R. Greer was called upon for a talk and mingled sense and nonsense in a short address. George H. Himes, secretary of the State Historical Association and a pioneer of Oregon who is down here for a few days enjoying an outing and gathering material for the histor ical association, spoke in an enter tainlng manner. The program was followed by a picnic dinner with delicacies of the south much in evidence. After the program reminiscences were Indulged in and old southern melodies sung, finishing with a stir ring rendition of "Dixie," after whicli the gathering adjourned to the neigh borhood of the bandstand in the park, where the Ashland band entertained 1,1. . l . 1 . I L. 1 .1 mill a I'uui-eri iu wuii:u uiu suuiumu. melodies played a prominent part. The gathering was one of the larg est and most enjoyable yet held In Lithia park, and the Dixie Association, looks forward to another like affair; next summer. A list of those who registered fol lows, the list being incomplete a& many forgot to register: Miss A. Kelleho, Miss K. Kellhoe,, Medford! Mrs. H. S. Mulit, Mrs. W. R. Nflwmmhe. Ashland: Mr. L. L. Mulit, Mrs. L. L. Mulit, Portland! MIsb Gertrude Barber, Miss Lucila Barber. Miss Ruth Estes, Mr. M. N. Long, Mrs. Leah M. Caldwell, Mrs. Louise McNalr, Mr. Sara McNalr, Mrw Howard Rose, Mrs. Robert Wiley, Mr. Howard Rose, Ashland; Mrs. Hu bert Hawkins, Miss Kate Burt, Red Bluff, Cal.; Mr3. Effie Gillette Mer-, . . T-i 1 n rt 1 1 t!k T TICK, ir. UWH (, UIWl, miv v Cornelius, Ashland; Dr. T. B. Ford;, Tennessee; Mrs. M. L. Gillette, Ash-' land; Mrs. Dora L. Berry, Medford.., born In Kentucky; Mrs. W. I. Brown.. Medford, born In Tennessee; Mrs. Florence Vpshaw, Medford, born la. South Dakota; Mrs. Dora Boos, Mr, Berry, Mr. H. C. Garnett, Mr. C. L. Upshaw, Mr. A. N. Wright, Mr. E. Calhoun, Mrs. Josephine Calhoun, Medford; Mrs. J. L. Harner, Mrs. Mary Dunn, Mrs. E. J. Van Sant, Mrs. (i P Mnnroe. Mra. John Dill. Talent:- Mrs. J. T. Patterson, Mrs. F. Bj Oat man, Talent; Mrs. M. A. Palmer, Mrs.. L. A. Bentley, Mrs. Ola Pool, Mrs Laura Banks, Mrs. Lillian Campbell; Mr. Roy D. Campbell, Mrs. S. S. Ter rlll, Mrs. Ann Hill Russell, Ashland? Mrs. C. L. Scheffelin, Medford; Mr.' W. 9. DuPeau, Miss Amy Ramsay. Mrs. Ella Rutledge, Mr.' David Whit tle, Ashland; Mrs. C. C. Van Scoyoc,. Mrs. Sara Van Meter, Medford; Mr. E. A. Estes, Mr. F. F. Whltle, Mr. F.. P. Bentley, Mr. J. H. Monroe, Mr. J. B. Hunter, Mrs. W. M. Barber, Miss Francis McWIlIiams, Miss Josephine Barber, Mrs. R. P. Cornelius, Mrs. Laura Rose, Mr. Charles R." Rose. Mr. T. W. Hundson, Mr. Charlie Ramsey, Mr. E. Keiser, Miss Castle man, Miss Greer, Miss Vivian Greer, Miss Lillian Greer, Ashland; Miss i, r ,l .1 f 1 . nt XT Mary xiruwu, ivivuiuru, ivuo. m, ii. Long, Mrs. Dora Hubbard, Mr. Davldt Ivey, Mrs. E. A. Estes, Mr. Wilfred Carr, Mr. E. E. Phlpps, Mr. N. C; nuclei i in id. iau uno it , Mtviuw Wood, Mr. M. C. Reed, Mrs. M. C. Reed. Mrs. Sylvester Patterson, Mr IJ P X'oll Mra V V WhlHlo Anh ... - . 1 1 land. ,-""'' Fire Burns Talent Packing Plant Fire of an unknown origin, but presumably caused by defective elec tric light wiring, destroyed the pack ing house of C. M. Thomas at Talent Wednesday night, about 10 o'clock, causing a property damage estimated at $5,000, partially covered by insur ance. The building and contents were totally destroyed. Two days' pack of Bartlett pears, being made ready for shipment, a carload of box material, and a quan tity of fruit wrapping paper went up In smoke. It was the supply for the season, and thus the loss fulls heavy. When discovered the building was a mass of flames, and the fire-fighting equipment at hand was unable to cope with the blaze, which was visi ble in this city.