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OUR ELECTRIC SUPPLY
There Is a proposition now befora
the council from The Siskiyou Com
pany for renewal of the contract en
' tered Into three years ago, and which
contract expirus tomorrow, to sup
ply the city with additional electric
power to meet local demand above
the capacity of the city plant. The
new contract reduces the minimum
charge from seven hundred to five
hundred dollars a month and ex
tends the time for ten years, at thu
ame rate per unit.
It Is a matter that should have
careful consideration before it Ik
acted upon. Last year, we are In
formed, the bill of the Siskiyou com
pany against the city amounted to
ten thousand dollars. Under toe
contract, during the summer months,
when demand is at minimum, the
city Is compelled to pay seven hun
dred dollars a month for Its supply
whether It is used or not, while in
the winter, when the demand is great
the city pays for all over the mini
mum that Is required from the Siski
you' company. The proposed .contract
provides that I ho minimum be re
duced to five hundred dollars per
month.
It Is stated that a project to thrlb
hie the capacity of the city plant has
been examined Into and that It can
be accomplished at a cost of not to
exceed one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars. Also It Is evideu
that some provision must be made to
Increase the reservoir capacity for
domestic water so the city will not
again encounter the Injury incltle'it
to another water shortage like wo
had last year. It is estimated that
by joining the two projects, at a cost
of one hundred mid seventy-five
thousand dollars, both undertakings
can be practically accomplished.
If the council enters Into the pro
posed contract with the Siskiyou
company and
the plant left and the needed addi
tional domestic water after the bonds
were all retired. And , if we are
properly Informed, not a .cent of tax
need be levied to accomplish it.
At the rate now being paid from
the Income of the plant the present
electric bond Issue will all be can
celled In the next five years, so that
the first installment on the proposed
issue could be fixed to fall due after
the present Issue is out of the way.
enabling the plant to pay double the
sum on the principle of the new Is
sue, each year, it now pays on the
old out of its Income, without resort
ing to a tax levy to meet it.
We do not say, at this writing,
that we favor such new bond issue.
We have not looked into the matter
far enough for that. We simply put
the proposition up for consideration
of citizens. No doubt the council
will need to act on the new contract
soon and full examination should be
given the matter by citizens and their
Judgment expressed to council mem
bers before final action Is taken.
" Every Piece of Meat From Uie '
East Side
Market
Is Good Piece.
That's the only kind we handle.
Wholesale and Retail.
FISH ON FRIDAYS.
OYSTERS AND CRABS IN SEASON.
James Barrett, Prop. Phone 188.
THE EFFECT OK A
I'OCKET FULL OF MONEY
Did you ever stop to note the sat
isfaction on the face of the fellow
rattling a pocket full of money? Of
course he was happy. Such happi
ness can be made general in extend
ing the scope by having a town full
unoh as much of its! of money. To get a pocket full of
nupply as has been necessary lu the money an honest man has to work
past, the city will. In ten yeurs. pay
to that company one hundred thous
and dollars for its additional rlectrlc
itupply, and have nothing at the end
of that period, except, possibly tho
opportunity to enter Into another
for it. The only methol by which a
town can be kept full of money is
by combined and persistent effort
The whole community must work
harmoniously along lines that will
yield ready cash. The worth of a
contract for Its supply from the same jtown may be more properly gauged
company. by the prosperity arising from hav-
We understand the ten thousand tlng It always full. of ready cash than
dollars now being annually paid the, by Its large population. It Is easy
Siskiyou company comes out of tho to Imagine an overgrown town where
present earnings of the electric do- everybody Is hard up and has noth
partment and leaves a neat balance Ing profitable to do, but It is not so
each year, with which Interest on the easy to find men hard up in a town
present electric llsht bonds Is paid, full of money. Such, certainly,
nd the Issue retired as they fall due,' would be only the ne'er-do-wells,
besides paying the expense of operat-1 who lack ambition to gather it in.
ins the local plant. Therefore tho ( Therefore it seems wiser to direct
department Is an exceedingly profit- community effort toward filling the
.We undertaking
Should the city float additlonul
. bonds to the amount" of one hundred
and seventy-five thousand dollars
and tbrlbble the present capacity of
the electric plant, which It la said
would be enough to supply a much
city with ready cash than Increas
ing permanent population,
' If an airplane passed over the city
every morning and dropped a bushel
of gold twenties It would not be Ion?
until .everybody in town, except a few
who would be certain they were coun-
larger demand than now locally ex-Uerfelt and those too lazy to pick
Ists, besides augmenting the domes
tic water supply to ample needs, the
Interest charge, at five per cent
would amount to but seven thousand
fire hundred dollars a year, two
thousand five hundred dollars less
than Is now paid the Siskiyou com
pany for the service, leaving that sum
to be applied on sinking fund to re
deem the bonds at maturity without
levying a penny of taxes to meet
cither principal or Interest.
It would seem good business to
Issue the bonds and make the Im
provement Instead of paying out more
than the Interest charge for service
which, when used, Is gone forever,
and out of which the city gets no
benefit except the power consumed.
In the last case the city ould have
perlty depends entirely upon getting
enough of them to fill the city with
ready cash. One of the fine features
about Ashland's future development
along tourist lines is that she can be
kept full of money without over
crowding her permanent population.
It will take much systematic team
work to make the city popular
enough, health-giving' enough, at
tractive enough and widely enough
known to maintain a profitable
transient population to have a new
one waiting for the place made va
cant by the one who goes but na
ture already has accomplished two
thirds of the task, leaving us but
one-third to work out.
Los Angeles has grown big and
prosperous, by doing just that, not
withstanding she had nothing to
start save a good cllmute, an av
erage ocean beach and a large pup-
ply of faith, Ingenuity and nerve,
When she started she was five bun
drcd miles from the nearest large
center of population and fifteen
miles from the beach. It was a long,
hard task. The writer remembers
Los Angeles with but forty thoun
and people and the highest taxes of
any city In the west, but the most
loyal, forward looking people that
ever composed a community. . With
Indefatigable spirit and faith they
pushed forward. Los Angeles now Is
the largest city on the coast, and not
withstanding the necessity of bond
Ing for about forty million dollars
more to bring enough domestic watc
two hundred and four miles to meet
their needs, has the lowest tax rate
of any city In America. In the be
ginning they did not allow their
debts to discourage tlwni. lnsteaJ
of using much breath decrying hlg'
taxes they voted more and employed
it profitably blowing their horn. All
of this they accomplished with not
one-twentieth the natural resources
vouchsafed to Ashland by the (liver
of all good and perfect gifts. They
Intensely applied their every resource
to one end tho tourist and what
they lacked In -'natural attractions
they supplied by art. They set up a
great cross on a high hill, gave It an
aspect of antiquity, surrounded
with legend and made It an attrac
tion, and woe to the California!) who
suggested that It was "piped in.
They pulled together for the sub
limity of the cross and the strange
ness of Its legend, without Issuing
disquisitions on whence It came.
They did not split hairs over tweedle
dee, or tweedle dum. They realized
the greater task that of njgJilnr;
Southern California the Mecca for
tourists and popularized the place
by giving counsel and support to
every undertaking booked, or sug
gested, to that end.
A good method to extend tho pop
ularity of Ashland Is to make "Vic
tory Week" the biggest thing that
ever happened In these parts. Every
citizen should get behind It. Anoth
er Is to boost the Roundup, whether
It strikes your particular fancy or
not. Still another help make Chuu
qua the greatest thing of its
kind on the coast, even If you feel
it is too much of a religious festival
to fulfill Its original function. All
of these have a large place in the'
general scheme to popularize Ash
land and one Is as important as the
others to the successful culmination
of the work at hand. Each Is de
signed to appeal to a different taste
All kinds of tastes are found in i
large crowd.
them up, would have plenty of
money.- Even those who were not
fortunate enough to be on hand
where the gold dropped would soon
have a pocket full of It from its cir
culation and every citizen would en
Joy all the good, money could buy.
In that case nobody would care a
continental for alfalfa, beans, fruit!
and the like as money crops. The
biplane would supply more . than
could be hoped to gain from agricul
ture and horticulture.
What we are, getting ready to say
Is this: The tourist who comes with
money in his pocket, stays until he
spends It and goes home to get more,
is of greater value to the city than
those who stay, overcrowd popula
tion and pet bard up. Such pros-
THE LAW OF QUIESCENCE
Scientists say we live in a world
of action. Not an atom In it Is qui'
escent. The objects we call Inanl
mate, even, are always on the move
Observe the wood in your window
frame. It Is ever ,In motion. Its
atoms are constantly agitated by-at
tractive and repulBlve forces in rest
less readjustment. Quiescence is -do
cay. The moment an object comes
to perfect composure disintegration
begins.
The law of quiescence applies to
things animate and inanimate not
only, but to social organisms as well.
Communities are social units massed
together for the purpose of gaining
comfort and pleasure and prosperity
by pooling Individual effort and re
sources. By seeking repose they lose
health. They cannot stop and bold
together. They must move or disin
tegrate. They must go forward tor
fall back whether they will or
hot.
They cannot remnln healthy and
tlonary. Quiescence Is decay, 'i
The Rogue river valley Is just iow
emerging from' a period of quies
cence. From 1908 to 1911 It grew
over active In speculation. Its units
got out of proper relation and ad
justment and values became inflated.
Its action was artificial, its values
became so. Like taking strychnine
to stimulate tho heart, an overdose
Induced reaction and movement stop
ped. Disintegration set In. j
It has taken several years to get a
n--w bearing to get the atoms mov
ing at a normal rate. In the mean
time community effort tried to re
pose. As there Is no standing still, It
Ml back. Just lately the law we are
citizens, subconscious, but effective.
They saw community health and pow
here discussing became a reality to
er slipping. Artificial ' stlmiilanls
had not brought prosperity. Com
munity effort was aroused and tool;
a different course from the first.
Judgment said: "develop, solid and
substantial. It Is no longer possible
to profitably plant-orchards to raise
prices. Values are already too high.
We must culture now In a way to
raise crops Water must be brought
for Irrigation. Resources, heretofore
overlooked In the speculative scram
ble must be utilized." Diversified,
constructive thought began to move
and readjust its parts. Disintegra
tion stopped and the valley Is com
ing to life. To be healthy It must
move. To prosper It must move In
telligently, normally, applying prop
er means to given ends and the ends
aimed at must be substantial.
Following that law nature moves
In the right direction to maintain
hculthy. progress, unless hindered by
external forces. Often by faulty
judgment communities move In the
wrong direction. Wise leadership Is
to be prized In community life. Right
direction In mass movement Is neces
sary to proper advancement and con
tinued prosperity.
The community, or city, which ex
ercises best Judgment, utilizing Its
solidest and quickest resource, and
makes tho most perfect adjustment
of means to ends will most quickly
prosper. That Is what Ashland has
done since the quiescent period end
ed. That Is the reason she Is prosperous.
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The Hew
Year's
Prospects
HOW much brighter they are this
year, than last. Doesn't It make you
want to buckle down with renewed
vigor willing to meet every prob
lem bravely, cheerfully? it makes
us feel that way here at the First
National Bank, and If we can trans
mit Just a little of that spirit to
Jackson County, we believe we shall
have helpfully Marled another twelve
month.
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WHY NOT LOCAL INDUSTRIES?
Frequently readers ask: "Why does
Ashland not go alter Industries, like
canneries, dryers and the like?"
Well, one of the big reasons Is that
Ashland Is so Isolated from profit
able markets that It does not seem
practicable for cannery operations
on a large scale. Possibly dryers
might prove practicable as the pro
cesses releases all water weight from
the fruit, reducing the item of trans
portation. However, these enquiries bring to
mind these facts. Ashland has had
a cannery for many years. It has
been under the management of sev
eral different persons, all claiming
to understand the business, but it has
met with indifferent success. Some
say because the cannery cannot se-l
cure sufficient raw material and oth
ers because of the differential In
freight rates which exclude them
from profitable markets.
Then the question arises how much
support does Ashland give the local
cannery? It Is claimed the product
has always been high class, yet lo
cal grocery shelves are filled with
canned goods from other localities.
The merchants are not to blame for
that situation. It Is good business
t'or them to carry stock that the cus
tomcrs demand. Housewives who'de-
slre Ashland to becoino a city of In
dustrles should insist on the home
processed commodity. We again arise
to announce that the best way to get
Jn ore n lid bigger Industries Is by
giving such support to those we have
as will allow them to grow big, even
until they cannot supply tho demand,
then others will come. It is bard to
make a manufacturing city out of a
Sears-Roebuck town. Local indus
tries do not thrive on profits made In
Chicago. It is up to the citizen.
Whatever else, local consumption of
the output of the Ashland cannery
will absolutely overcome all trouble
arising from differential in freight
rates to profitable markets. Will you
be one to help overcome that differ
ential? Then demand the local product
LET US BE YOUR LA11NDRYMAN
What's the Use ol Exposing "Yourself?
We do family washings and deliver them to you
at these very reasonable prices:
Rough dry. per pound 7c
Wet wash 20 pounds 75c
We have taken over the Home Laundry, given it
a thorough overhauling and are in position to satisfy
you both in quality and price.
GIVE US A TRIAL.
Telephone 165 and we will call for your wash.
THE FISHER LAUNDRY
LARGEST IN ITS HISTORY
This year Ashland has enjoyed the
greatest holiday trade in her his
tory. Shoppers took the better class
of merchandise and bought freely in
all lines. The trend was toward use
ful gifts, but much Jewelry and toys
for children were carried away by
shoppers Ashland enjoyed a large
trade from outside districts. ' The
.work she has been doing the past
three years to Induce outside trade
to Ashland Is showing results. Thous
ands of dollars came Into our stores
last week from Northern California
and the trade from Medtord and oth
jpr valley points was encouraging.
Notwithstanding war conditions our
merchants entered the holiday trade
with complete and attractive stocks
and sold them at very reasonable
prices. People generally thruout
Northern California, as well as the
valley, are beginning to understand
that merchandising conditions here
are good and that the best bargains
to be found anywhere are offered In
Ashland.
a wedding reception which she re
cently had the pleasure of attending:
"As the band played the wedding
march we were ushered to our plac
es, mluo being right opposite the
bride and groom. The former wore
a white taffeta dress of the latest
fashion, white kid shoes, silk stock
ings and net wedding veil trimmed
with orange blossoms. The groon
wore a huge whlto rose pinned to
his coat lapel, with streamers' of
white ribbon hanging (rom it. Each
boy la the party had In their upper
coat pocket a white handkerchief
with an American flag printed there
on, folded just so.
"After a blessing in Tosimpshan
we enjoyed a delicious wedding sup
per. Then we all stood up while the
bride put the knife Into the weddlns
cake, which was then carried to the
man at the bead of the table, who
did the carving. The cake was an
immense angel food affair with the
cutest little bride and groom dolls
on top. We each saved a piece of
the cake to sleep on. 1 wrote my sev
en names on paper, put them in an
envelope and slept with them under
my pillow, while the cake lay for
gotten on ray dresser.
"After supper there was anothe
blessing, then speeches by friends
and relatives of the happy pair, all
in Tosimpshan. Then a wonderful
thing happened. Four women, each
holding a cardboard fish, sang a
song which Is only used on very im
portant occasions. Then each made
a little speech and tore up her fish,
afterwards holding1 up a picture of
the American eagle. Old Glory was
then hoisted into view while every
body stood up and sang the Star
Spangled Banner, after which all the
people applauded as If they were
mad.
"We afterwards learned that the
bride and groom belonged to the fish
clan and It Is Illegal for the members
of a clan to Intermarry, as the clan
Is something Ike a large family.
However, the young folks were bound
to wed, so It was decided to dissolve
the clan, altbo it was the largest
clan In this part of Alaska, and
henceforth all belong to the eaglo
clan that Is, be Americans. ' Now,
wasn't that great? We ourselves
couldn't have done anything more
broadmlnded.
"The next thing In order was a
dance, which lasted until 11 o'clock
The sheriff said If we teachers didn't
come to the dance he would bring U3,
so with such a very cordial invita
tion we couldn't very well stay
away. I never missed a dance, hav
ing Indian partners the whole eve
ning and losing neither scalp nor
heart. They are all good dancers
and we enjoyed ourselves Immense
ly. We really had a better time thaa
some of the native girls, for we cheat
ed them out of their partners some
times, I must confess. The dances
here are opened with a grand march,
followed by Old Dan Tucker and all
sorts of square dances, which are
more fun than the round dances. Mirs'1
Beattle chaperoned us and pleased
everybody by doing the Scottish reel.
I felt real puffed up when one of the
swellest dancers here said I danced
the Scottish reel like an expert.
"But say! How tired we were the
next morning! It was Thanksgiv
ing r.nd we were thankful to be in
vited out to a Thanksgiving dinner
which was so good It reminded us of
home. In the evening we were sere
naded by some of the town boys and
then by the band. I was so sleepy I
Just turned on the light and let them
know I heard them( but remained ia
bed. The music was very pretty..
There was a confetti ball that night
but I was .too tired to go."
Fish Clan Becomes
American in Alaska
Miss Madeline Silver, formerly of
Ashland, who Is teaching In a gov
ernment Indian school at Metlukatla,
Alaska, writes as follows regard!);:
Season's Greetings
117E wish lo thank you most
" " heartily at this time for
your many favors In the past,
and trust that our business re
lations will always prove as
pleasing to you as they have
to us.
Please accept our best wishes
for a happy and prosperous
New Year.
Tailor for Men
and Women