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THE TIDINGS PREDICTION: Before December 31,1918, Ashland will have a population exceeding TWELVE THOUSAND
u , It will be brought about by proper and complete utilization of her best resource Mineral Waters
Ashland Grows While Lithia Flows"
City of Sunshine and Flowers
DINGS
Ashland, Oregon, Lithia Springs ,
"Oregon's Famous Spa"
VOL. XLI
ASHLAND. OREGON THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1917
NUMBER 75
Ashland
Auditorium
For Next
May Sell Chat. Park to City For
$15,000 to Erect New Building
Mass Meeting Thursday,
Feb. I5.aArmorV"AM
of Council Favorable
Deemed Only Chance
For New Building.
If a proposition submitted to the
city council by the Chautauqua Assop
ciation meets with tho approval of a
majority of the people of Ashland,
Ashland will nave a magnificent new
Chautauqua auditorium for the 1917
session the coming July, and which
will also give tho city a civic audi
torium for all-year-around use which
will excell anything of its kind in the
state with the possible exception of
Portland.
The Proposition.
Summed up, the proposition is as
follows: The Chautauqua Associa
tion owns eight acres of park lying
between the city park and Lithia
park and which the city needs to
complete the park system. The
Chautauqua people agree to sell this
to the city for $15,000 and use all
that money (and It Is understood that
several thousand additional will he
raised from other sources) in the
construction of a new auditorium on
the site of the present one. The city
is to have use of the auditorium all
year except during twenty-seven days
each year when it will be given over
Chautauqua uses.
Mass Meeting to Discuss.
. The matter will be discussed at a
mass meeting to be held at the arm
ory next Thursday night, February
15, when several speakers will ex
plain every phase of the matter.
Every voter should attend the meet
ing. The council will not submit the
matter to the people unless It be
comes plainly apparent that such Is
the people's wish. Tho band will
probably be out for the mass meet
ing. Tuesday's City
Council Meeting
At the city council meeting Tues
day evening after the minutes had
lieen read other business was side
tracked for a hearing of the Chau
tauqua proposition. The usual re
ports were read and approved and
the monthly bills were passed.
Audit Offer Refused.
W. O. Dickeraon and H. C. Galey
offered to make a complete audit of
the city recorder's books from the
time of the past audit, some seven
years ago, up to the present time, and
accept payment in city warrants to
come due at the city's pleasure. In
view of the fact of the monthly audit
ing of books by the finance commit
tee and shortage of funds, the offer
was laid on the table.
G. E. Millner was given permission
to install a gasoline tank beneath
tho sidewalk in front of his new
Overland garage on East Main street.
Want larger Main.
A request from a number of resi
dents of Mountain avenue for a four
Inch water main in place of the pres
ent two-inch main was referred to
the water committee.
I'ptown Fountain.
A. L. Lamb advocated tho placing
,of a mineral water fountain at the
corner of Pioneer avenuo and Main
street. His suggestion waB included
in a communication which will be
considered for a couple of weeks.
Want Roadway.
A number of residents in the neigh
borhood of Scenic Drive and Alta av
enue petitioned for the establish
ment of a new avenuo through from
Scenic Drive to Glcnvlew Drive in tho
neighborhood of Alta avenue, agree
ing to do the grading free of charge.
Mr. Bailey explained the situation
and dwelt upon tho need of the road.
It seems at one time a roadway waa
open over the desired route, but that
it had been closed.
Equal of Auy in State
July Chautauqua Session
At Council.
E. D. BriKKs. representing the
Chautauqua Association, presented
tho matter to the council In the form
of a resolution passed by the Chau
tauqua Association, Tuesday night,
and explained the matter In a concise
manner.
All Council Favor It.
All the councllmen seemed enthus
iastically In favor of tho proposition
and several phases of the matter were
discussed. It was decided not to take
any action upon submitting the pur
chase to the vote of the people until
after the mass meeting next Thurs
day. C. W. Root.
C. W. Root spoko briefly, outlin
ing tho intentiftns'of the Chautauqua
Association in regard to the new
building. He stated that tho Inten
tion was to build a permanent fire
proof structure, much larger than the
present building. The building was
to have heating and ventilating sys
tems which would make' it comfort
able in the hottest and coldest weath
er, In order that it might be used all
year around. "We want every Ash
lartder to feci that the new building,
which will be as good If not better
than any auditorium In the state, be
longs to him," he stated. He dwelt
upon the fact that such a building as
is contemplated .would enable Ash
land to secure the greatest, attrac
tions which visit the coast and which
imiiallv Ktnn nnlv In the bier cities.
j .,.. ,, , .i. rn ,
ttiiu taut an vi iiuimuiu vauiui uia
and southern Oregon could be invited
to Ashland for such occasions: He
stated that while exact plans for the
building and not been settled upon,
the general plan was for an oval
building lying somewhat as does the
present tabernacle and being 140 at
its greatest length by 110 feet wide,
and with the stage additional to this
at the lower end. The seating capac
ity, while conservatively placed at
3,000 in the resolution, will' be 50
per cent greater If possible.
Widen Entrance.
The council voted to co-operate
with the park board in making
changes to give more street room at
the Park avenue and Granite street
entrances to the park.
New Street.
The street committee reported that
the advantages of the new street be
tween Terrace street and Glnnvlew
Drive did not justify tho expense to
the city of building it, but suggested
that if the residents of the neighbor-
hood wished to donate the grading, ,
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the city would make the survey.
Phone on Fourth Street.
The , installation of a telephone
booth on Fourth street near the
Daney barn was ordered for the con
venience of Poundmaster Daney and
the police force.
New Horse.
The matter of the purchase of a
new horso for the street department !
was discussed at some length. Mr.
Banta refused to vote on the matter
as a horse belonging to his son is
being tried out on the street depart
ment's wagons. The matter was left
to the street committee.
Police Department Will Rido.
The motorcycle belonging to the
springs water commission was trans
ferreri to the nollee denartment until '
summer, when tho mineral water
partraent can use it over the roads
to the springs.
Conflicting Ordinances.
Councilman Cornelius stated that
he had a list of ordinances of the
city from which much trouble had
arisen or might arise because of con
flictions. The matter of elimination
of tjis conflicting clauses or their
consoydatlon was referred to tlie or
dinance committee to act with the
city attorney.
May I'se Surpluses.
Surplus funds in various city funds
may be borrowed to pay off out
standing Indebtednesses which are
j drawing high Interest from the city.
This would effect a substantial sav-
( Continued on Page Sixteen.)
fHliera.
Mrs. C. II. Vaupel, who was pres
ent, offered several valuable sugges
tions. Councilman Lamb stated that
the proposition was the bent he had
heard since he has been on the coun
cil. Councilman Banta expressed
himself as strongly in favor of the
move.
Mayor Lain kin Kay Only Opportun-
ity.
Mayor Lamkin, who is a member
of the Chautauqua Association
board, emphatically stated this was
the one and only opportunity to se
cure a new Chautauqua auditorium,
and if this was not carried through,
the building could never be built.
He called attention to the fact that
Medford was endeavoring to secure
some of the Chautauqua talent next
summer and has aspirations toward
a building of their own because of
the fact that the seatlni; capacity of
the present Ashland tabernacle was
always overcrowded on big ocasions,
The mayor called attention to tho
fact that ' interest on the $15,000
would be only $750 ft year and the
property owners would be assessed
only one-fifth of one mill additional
for that amount.
' C. H. Gillette, who was In the au
dience, called atten'fon to he fact
that purchase of the park' lands
would rebase the city from: the obli
gation of $250 a year which is paid
to the' Chautauqua.
Straw Vote I'minlnmiM.
A straw vote was taken of the
twenty spectptors present and 'was
practically unanimous in favor of the
purchase. '
The following Is. the resolution
passed by unanimous vote of the
i Chautauqua Association and which
1 was Pre9ented cocU s con
sideration:
Resolution.
Be it resolved by the legal mem
bers of the Southern Oregon Chau
tauqua Association, in meeting assem
bled, that
Whereas, the said association la
the owner of the lands located in the
city of Ashland, Jackson county, Ore
gon, known as the Chautauqua park,
consisting of about eight acres of
(Continued on Page Sixteen.)
Loading Station
Here If 100 Acres
If 100 acres of beets are planted
in Ashland and vicinity this spring, a
loading station will be built here and
scales installed. Field Manager Pet
Ingill of the sugar company appeared
before the Commercial Club Monday
night and stated that a number of
inaulrips had been receiver! from
landownor8 , Ashland and vclnit
Inquiring regarding the growing of
small acreages of beets, but that the
company required a definite assur
ance of acreage before they could
build a loading station. Tho station
and scales will cost $600.
A committee of three, consisting
of W. D. Hodgson, J. H. Dill and L.
A. Roberts, was appointed by Presi
dent Jordan to secure the assurance
of the required acreage, which has
been set at 100 acres. The co-operation
of the growers of the vlelnitv Is
necessary, and any landowners whojyearly the fire ,0H8 ln tne forests- u
the committeemen do not see and "elnB CBt,mnted that ,ne nests
whore interested should call as soon
as possible at tho Commercial Club
and learn particulars and pledge the
acreae tney wlsh to dovote to beets'
de-!Thc Pr,ce Paid wil,,be 7 ner ton'
!!:he highcst Prlco Paid ,n the United
States, according to Mr. Pettingill.
Any land within four miles of Ash
land ln this district will be accept
able. Irrigation Is necessary, how
ever, to successful beet culture.
The next station to the north Is
located at Talent and to the south
at Clawson, six miles south, near
where the sugar company has the
Houck ranch leased and is conducting
extensive planting operations.
Mr. Pettingill urged the devoting
of all available land to beets, stating
that from no other crops could such
large returns be made. Ho has issued
an open challenge to any landowner
to take an equal amount of adjacent
(Continued on Page Slxtoen.)
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5 MAYORS PROCLAMATION TO i
T1IK I'KOI'LK OK ASH LAX I)
3 Our country is confronted S
with a grave situation. We can ?
not afford to make any mistakes
In word, thought or deed. I am
? very much pleased with the ,
many expressions of lovo and $
$ loyalty to the country of their
s adoption that I hear, dally from
S Germans, Englishmen and oth- $
3 era coming here from the fath-
$ erland. Their patriotism is not
$ only to be admired but is most t
commendable and worthy of 4'
much praise. 1 would recom-
$ mend that we all be careful
S what we say, and exercise all
the w isdom we possess. There-
S fore, 1 am asking that the Stars $
Q and Stripes be kept flying on all !
J public and private buildings so S
far as Is reasonable. ' Let us all $
$ heed the advice of President
Wilson and Governor Withy-
? combe and stand patriotically s
J with them.
$ C. B. LAMKIN,
J Mayor of Ashland.
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"Look Wild," the Roys Are Coming Rack.
(Scene at 11) 1(1 Roundup )
Ashland Has One of
Four U- S- Stations
Did you know that Ashland has one
of the four stations of the bureau
of .entomology of the United States
forestry service and do you know
anything about the Interesting work
which the entomologists are doing
ln the hills above Ashland?
The members and friends of the
Ashland Commercial club learned
many things "and heard one of the
most interesting kinds of talk at the
Commercial club meeting Monday
evening when Paul Keene, of the
local bureau told of the work which
the bureau here which has its lab
oratorios ln tho normal school build
ings, is doing. As an innovation in
club work the address was a hit and
all who heard It carried away re
membrances of a most pleasant and
profitable evening.
Pioneer Stage
The local station has been here
for four years. The work of the bur
eau is ln its pioneer stage having
been orgnnized in 1902 and, of course
the entomologists are learning a great
deal about the insect pests of the
forest end have much more to learn.
The story of tho pine beetle and its
methods as told by Mr. Keeno was
as interesting as a romance.
Kxceeds Fire Damage
The pine beetle is doing a damage
In the forests of this country which
exceeds by fifteen million dollars
do a damage of one hundred million
dollars a year.
Of all the pests the plno beetle,
which is found in great areas near
Ashland, Is the worst.
Local Problem
The local problem is hard to fight.
according to Mr. Keene, because of
the fact that tho timber above Ash
land is owned by numbers of people
and co-operation necessary to exter
minating the.DcBt"is almost impos
sible. The entomological bureau does
not try to exterminate the pests over
large areas but confines their ef
forts to study of methods. The ex
termination Is done by the forestry
department under the direction of
the exports of the' bureau.
In Ashland park a numljer of trees
were cut down' last year and Mr.
Keene states that he believes person
ally that tho beetle can be extermin
ated from tho park. Above Ashland
in the Lambs mine region a large
Will "Let 'Im Buck" Again This
Year1917 Round-Up Is Assured
We're off ln a cloud of dust" for
i a bigger and better roundup. Last
night at an enthusiastic and well-at-
tended
meetlng of the stockholders
of the Ashland Rogue River Round
up Association it was unanimously
decided to hold another roundup In
Ashland this year in conjunction with
a celebration which will be handled
by a celebration committee from tho
Commercial Club, and to bend every
effort
much
year's
toward
making the affair so
bigger and
better than last
that the record
breaking
last year
crowds which went away
carrying such good reports will come
back and bring all their neighbors.
The Dates.
The dates have not been definitely
settled upon, but will bo three days,
Including July 4. The dates will be
selected and machinery organized at
a meeting which will bo held next
Monday night at the city hall, to
which all interested parties are in
vited. f
5-
Cannery Men Will
Investigate Soon
The
fresh"
campaign to secure a "dry
cannery plant for Ashland,
which is being carried on by the Com
mercial Club, will assume more defi
nite shape at the end of thirty days
when the Dry-Fresh company will
take up the proposition and submit
their requirements. Secretary Shlnn
of the club received a letter recently
from the company officials stating
that just at present they were active
ly engrossed ln the work of tripling
the capacity of their plant at The
Dalles, but at (he end of the month
they would bo ready to meet with a
representative of the Ashland people
and submit a definite proposition. F.
D. Wagner has been appointed by the
club to meet the company officials.
The letter stated that three mtiln
factors wore to be considered: Man
ufacturing facilities, tonnage and la
bor. Cheap power is to be had here,
plenty of labor Is available durlng.the
canning season, and It Is believed that
this territory will furnish a sufficient
tonnage.
Suthcrlin Actual construction of
big sawmill to begin soon. Eight
miles of logging road graded.
area is under close observation by
the bureau workers, and every tree
nfected is marked and progress close-
ly watched. Year beforo last in the
area under observation 56 trees were
infected, lust year 250 trees and the
eventualities of the coming year are
awaited with interest.
Sweeps Vast Area
Mr. Keeno told of the history of
the pine beetle which is a native of
this country and which is a new
problem in forest preservation. The
western pine beetle which we have
here, exists In various places all over
California, Idaho and this state and
attacks the yollow plno only. Other
species atack the other varieties but
Western is the worst in Its ravages.
In eastern Oregon great areas have
been swept and the trees stand In
great forests of blazing red, killed
by the pest. Extensive measures are
being taken by the timber interests
to fight the pest.
How They Work
The manner in which the beetle
works was described; how they work
In swarms of thousands, eat into the
(Continued on Page Two.)
. Improve (iI-ouikIm.
Of course, detailed matters arai
just beginning to be considered, but
the present grounds are to be used
again with improvements to meet the
deninnnVof still larger crowds which,
. are anticipated.
i Tho Ashland roundup last year was
such a big success and both perform
I era and spectators were given such ft
royal time here that all of the beat
j talent of the west is bound to be at
I traded here again. There is no reaa
;on why the show this year should
not he twice as big and good as Inst
I j ear's.
Some talk has been prevalent in
the neighboring city of Medford of a
roundup down there, but several
Medford men are represented in the
local association and others no doubt
will be, and It Is the united opinion
of all that since Medford has th
county fair, which is backed by both
county and state, Ashland should
have the roundup undisturbed.
Ih'longH to Kveryoiie.
Ashland's celebration last year left)
a'-vast sum of money in the city. Thai
celebrations belong to every citizen,
and the roundup men want every cit
izen to identify himself with the work .
of the roundup association, the cele
bration committee or both, ny unit
ed effort a bigger celebration will bti
easy.
Movie Man Hull, who took motion
pictures of tho roundup last year and
Is now editor of a Central Point pa
per, waa present at the meeting and
predicted the united support of tha
valley.
May Offer Prizes
To Boy Beet Growers
The organization of boys' beet
clubs along the same lines as thet
boys' corn and pig clubs will prob
ably take placo in the Rogue Riven
valley as the result of a movement
suggested by John Dill, which wan
discussed at Monday's meeting of thai
local Commercial Club. Mr. DlU'a
suggestion followed the talk of Field
Agent Pettingill of the Oregon-Idaho
Beet Sugar Company, which operates
the Grants PasB factory. Mr, Dill
told of the interest and enthusiasm
of the boys of the corn clubs of tho
south and predicted that If the boys
could bo interested In growing beets,
the earning capacity of tho lads ot
Ashland during the summer vacation
would be doubled.
Mr. Pettingill fell In with the Idea
with enthusiasm and stated that In
Idaho and oth of beet-growing states
such clubs existed In great numbers
and the sugar companies offered
prizes for tho best yield. He stated
that he would ask Manager N'lliley of
the company to offer prizes for clnh
work here, and expressed the opinion
that tho company would be glad to
offer substantial Incentive to the boya
of the valley. . i
He stated that the returns from a
smnll acreage or from a vacant lot In
town would pay a boy much mora
than from any other crop ho could
raise.
No doubt, following upon the offoi;
of prizes from the sugar company,
clubs will be formed in Ashland and
the vacant lots of the city converted
Into beet patches by the boys of th
;clty.
Ashlanders Will
Attend Banquet
Ashlanders are to be given a prom
inent place upon the program of the
Lincoln day banquet at the Hotel
Medford in Medford next Monday
ovenlng, and many local people ara
planning to attend. Tho affair is to
be strictly a non-dress affair, al
though the ladies will he present. An.
orchestra has been hired for tha
evening, Georgo Andrews will sing
and tho events will be of a patriotic
nature In direct keeping with tho
events of tho day.
l")8TOKFICR
The Ashland nostofflce will
! observe holiday hours ln honor
! of Lincoln's birthday, Monday,