A S H L V iD DALLI TIBIA O»
P Ä 6® TWO
Tuesday, August M, 102J
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less in h ab ited by m any varieties o f , P rineville in th e sam e m an n er th a t why have they not continued t h e i r ! te r earn in g power is assured to such |
weeds in a poor s ta te of h e a lth I Bend, Red nond and o th e r points on C rane line on to B urns and up to > a U ni th an exists even today on som e i
Established 1876
E m aciated grasshoppers an d d e b ili-jth e m ain com m on u ser line a re Bend.
G overnm ent rep o rts show
Union P acific’s so u th e rn Ida-
Published Every Evening Except j
ta te d bugs w ith long L atin n a m e s 1 served. The city of P rineville is in
: ho lines. W hy should the C entral
Sunday
here forage fo r a scanty living, not th e best position to answ er th is th e re is over 23,000,000,000 feet of Oregon D evelopm ent league, facing
THE ASHLAND PRINTING CO.
securing enough energy from, th e v‘.c -' question. how ever; obviously neith- m erch an tab le high-grade pine tim - these conditions, be w illing to Join,
OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY
tu a ls, how ever, to hop o r craw l o r f ly ie r th e S. P. & S. nor th e Union Pa- ber in D eschutes’ Crook and H arney
in the Union P acific’s claim th a t no
PA PE R
to
b e tte r p astu res.
• cific w ere w illing to build th a t lina i counties. T his ton n ag e c u t only a t tonnage exists? Have they no faith
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Now, a fam ily can alw ays be judged I because w hichever one u ndertook tbe ia te of 1.000,000,000 feet per in th e ir own country? One of these
E . J. BARRETT, E ditor
by the condition of its back yard, and 't h e project th e o th er could come in year would pay over 3 per C8nt of days they will reg re t the position
a city by its v acan t lots. A vacant a t will and dem and th e ir .rights. The th e in te re st on th e investm ent, and they a re taking.
E n te re d a t th e A shland, Oregon,
___ w ith th e livestock, g rain , wool and
■ lot, like th a t opposite th e H otel Ash- resu lt is th a t th e • city of P rineville
Postoffice as Second-class Mail Mat
hen taxes grow, dem ocracy
does not m ake a good im pres- was obliged to build th e railro a d , o th e r products, w ith o u t counting on
ter.
------------------------------------------------------ ! doesn t.
A w ant ad will sell It.
^ ¡ s io n upon th e stra n g e r, fo r we all and its people a re paying th e in te r ­ increased developm ent a m uch bet-j
dubeeription P rice D elivered in City: ;>
form our real opinions of a place by est on th e bonds raised to finance
One nAjnth .................................... $ .65
Three m o n t h s ............................... 1.95 ’
Love w o n t la st long if you
the w orst th in g s we see in it. If ashes its construction. WAS T H E R E ANY
w ork a t n o th in g else.
♦ and rubb sh a re fla u n ted in o u r faces COM PETITION IN TH IS CASE?
One year ...................................... 7.50
❖ w hen we stop in a tow n, we get away WAS COMMON USER AN INDUCE­
Mail and Rural R ou tes
If you w ant to have little <* as soon as we can, and c a rry a d a rk MENT TO DEVELOPM ENT?
One m onth ................................... $ .65
T nree m onths ............................... 1.95 <§> com petition, try being honest.
T he Union P acific could have
brow n ta ste in our m ouths.
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Hix m onths .................................... 3.50
H ere we a re , try in g to get m ore served th e Bend d istric t a t less ex-!
6.of
One year ....................................
The h ighest reference a town
people to se ttle in A shland, and th e pense th a n th ro u g h th e D eschutes
ADVERTISING RATES
can have is an em pty jail.
first th in g they see Is th a t ash dum p riv e r canyon by an extension of th e ir
D isplay A d vertisin g
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Vlngie in sertio n , each in ch . . . . ,30c
and grasshopper garage. Is it not Shaniko branch. W hy d id n ’t they
<r> T roubles m ust of course have <$> w orth a t least one 60-cent luncheon do it? T h eir line p a ra lle lin g Mr.
YEARLY CONTRACTS
Display A d vertisin g
<s> th e ir use, fo r heaven know s, <?> to do som ething ab o u t it? Anyhow, H ill’s was fo r th e sim ple, direct pur
One tim e a w e e k ................................27 %c th e re a re enough of them !
<•> it can be discussed and som e reso lu ­ pose of serving notice th a t any line
Two tim es a w eek............................... 25 c
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<8> tions can be adopted. P assin g reso- th a t m ig h t be b u ilt in c e n tra l Ore-
Every o th e r d a y .................................. 20 c
?>
Much
of
a
m
an
’s
life
is
de-
L ocal R eaders
lu tio n s and passing th e buck, how- gon w ould be m et w ith parallel ex-
Each line, each tim e ..................... 10c <•> voted to cu ttin g th e h a ir off $ ever, is a b o u t all th a t can be hoped tensions by th e Union Pacific. HAS
To ru n every o th e r dby for one
<«> his face and try in g to m ake it <§> for.
¡CENTRAL OREGON PR O FIT E D ?
m onth , each line, each t im e .. 7c <S> grow on his head.
We have a scenic p reserv atio n so-
T he Union P acific lays g re a t stress
To run~every issue for one m onth
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d f m ore, each line, «Mich t i m e , . 5c i S>
ciety, I believe, and it m ay be th is ion plans which w ere fo rm u lated in
IIEZ HECK SAYS:
C lassified Column
organization is preserving th is bit 1905 for co n stru ctio n of a line
One cent th e word each tim e.
<S>
“ A feller gits well slow ­
of
scenery for posterity. Being an across Oregon from N atron to On-
To ru n every issue for one m onth !<?>
e r when th e n u rse Is good
a
d
v
e rtisin g m an, I th in k a fine bill- tario w ith branches ra d ia tin g
to
or m ore, % c th e w ord each tim e.
< ï >
lo o k in ’.”
Lega] R ate
board across th e fro n t of th is v acant K lam ath F alls,
Lakeview
and
F irs t tim e, per 8-pcint lin e ..........10c :$><^ 3 > <§>3><§><§><?><8>‘$>,S><®><e><S><$><$><9 lo t w ould im prove th e scene im m ense Agency P lain s, and th e Central*
Each subsequent tim e, per 8
ly. To m e( a clean signboard is m ore j Oregon Ijevelopm ent league a n d its
point line ...................................... 5c
Gold
Hill
w
ent
in
over
a
colum
n
of
a joy to the eye th a n a d irty s tre tc h rep resen tativ es now say th a t these
Card of t h a n k s .............................. $1.00
deep
in
execration
of
the
K
u
Klux
O bituaries, the l i n e .......................2 % c
of tow n lots. A signboard is a token i plans will be carrie d out if th e Union
F ratern al Orders and S ocieties
K ian.
U ndoubtedly th e ju d g e and of e n te rp rise. I t stan d s for business.j Pacific can fix th e m ap of w estern
A dvertising fo r fra te rn a l orders the e d ito r of th e Mail T rib u n e be­
W herever you find a lot of advertis- Oregon as they desire. D on’t fo rg et
o r societies c h arg in g a re g u la r in iti­ lieve they a re w orking for th e com­
ing you find a th riv in g , h ustling, th a t Oregon is well acquainted w ith
atio n fee and dues, no discount. R e ­
ligious and benevolent orders will be m on good, b ut is it not a b o u t tim e prosperous com m unity, and w herever insidious propaganda of th is so rt,
charged th e re g u la r ra te for all ad to let up on th is w ashing of our you find no a d v ertisin g you find a If all of th e ra ilro a d lines draw n on
vertlslng when an adm ission or other d irty linen in public?
N ever an dead town.
i paper or in articles of incorporation
charge is m ade.
I incline to live th in g s r a th e r th an I w ere b u ilt in th is sta te , it w ould be
edifying spectacle, it is actu ally be-!
. com ing n au seatin g , to say n othing of to dead ones. T his vacant lot is |O i honeycom bed w ith railro ad s. How­
W hat C onstitutes A dvertising
In o rd er to allay a m isu n d e rsta n d ­ the disagreeable n o toriety it is b rin g ­ dead th a t all self-respecting blue bot­ ever, paper lines do not in su re
ing am ong some as to w hat consti ing to Jack so n county. The p rin ci­ tle flies have abandoned it, an d I sug­ construction.
tu te s new s and w hat advertising, pal charge b ro u g h t a g ain st the klan
If the Union Pacific w ere sincere,
gest to th e ow ners, w hoever they may
we p rin t th is very sim ple rule, which
is u sed by new spapers to d iffe re n ti­ is th a t it advocates violation of law. be, these two propositions:
a te betw een th em : ‘‘ALL fu tu re ; I t is in th e hands of th e law , now
One— P u t th e lot down in grass
events, w here an adm ission charge j let the law deal w ith it. N othing is
and flow er beds, o r
is m ade o r a collection is tak e n IS to be gained by keeping th e m a tte r
Two— Build a signboard and p a in t
AD V ERTISIN G .”
T his applies to
org an izatio n s an d societies of every in th e public eye by m ethods th a t on it a nice picture of som ething
approach very closely to those which useful to eat, w ear or to c o n trib u te
kind as well as to individuals.
A ll rep o rts of such activ ities a fte r : we decry in th e klan.
to o u r happiness.
they have occurred is news.
I favor th e la tte r, for a d v e rtisin g
All com ing social or organization
REDUCE, DON’T SH IFT
is th e only way for a tow n to keep
m eetings of societies w here no
The suggestion th a t is freq u en tly from drying up and blow ing away.
m oney co n trib u tio n is solicited, in iti­
ation charged, or collecton tak e n IS advanced fo r reducing th e grow ing
NEWS.
tax b u rd en is to ‘s h ift th e lo ad ” from
A B LIN D PL E A FO R JUSTICE
one class of taxpayers to an o th er.
SOLOMONITES
No relief w ould be th u s secured.
(C ontinued from y esterday)
R elieving th e fa rm e r or th e w ork­
*The
Union Pacific and o u r c e n tral
<®> <®> <§><$><¥> <8>
<®> <®> <®> <®> <§> m an or th e average citizen of tax
♦
MISSING
<$> paym ents and adding th e am o u n t to Oregon friends a re dw elling a t
<$> T here was a th in m aiden called <s> in d u strie s or those having larg e in­ len g th on the v irtu e of comm on user
T here is before th e
<•>
G reener,
<§> comes w ould sim ply m ean th a t the arra n g e m e n t.
railro
a
d
com
m
ission
a t th e p resent
It’s toasted. This
<?> W ho w orked w ith a vacuum <§> m oney to raise these tax paym ents
tim
e
an
application
w
herein a u th o r­
<s>
cle a n e r;
<$> w ould be sh ifted back to th e in d i­
one extra process
<$>
B ut she got in th e way
<*> vidual th ro u g h increased cost of ev­ ity is being so ught fo r rem oval of.
gives a ra re and
Of th e suction one day,
<•> e ry th in g he purchased, th u s shoving some of th e p arallel tra c k s on th e
delightful
q u a lity
<§> And since then nobody has < j > the cost of living up a n o th e r notch. Bend line, and th e su b stitu tio n
— im possible to
<£•
seen her.
3>
The program of taxing invested or th ere fo r of com m on u ser a rra n g e ­
duplicate.
accum ulated, cap ital to th e point of m ent. W hy was th is necessary? The
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Guaranteed bv
confiscation will in a s h o rt tim e r e ­ Bend d istric t was a new country,
Unless all signs fail, th e p resid en t duce th is source of taxable w ealth and th e tra ffic in sig h t capable of
has p u t th e “ Indian sig n ” on th e to th e point w here it can no longer developm ent to a degree th a t one
railro ad strik e.
pay the taxes req u ired . Then the ra ilro a d w ith a single overhead
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burden of tax atio n falls back a u to ­ could have given an ad eq u ate serv­
ice and succeeded in m aking some
Is it the vagaries of an ap p ro ach ­ m atically on th e sm all taxpayer.
ing senility or w ere we once ta u g h t
S hifting th e load will only a g g ra ­ re tu rn on the investm ent. W as not
th a t a w om an’s chief charm was vate th e situ a tio n . The one rem edy Mr. Hill e n title d to th e tra ffic^ No,
is to brin g about a reduction in tax ­ the Union Pacific realized th a t by
m odesty?
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a tio n dem ands and increase effic­ building of a line in to cen tral Ore­
P re sid e n t H ard in g has been m ore iency in governm ental m anagem ent gon, Mr. H ill w ould develop th a t
te rrito ry and w eaken th e control by
th a n once characterized as an old and exp en d itu re of public funds.
them . To prev en t this, th e Union
line p o litician,” and th e deftness
Pacific b u ilt alongside of Mr. H ill’s
ONCE TOO OFTEN
w ith w hich he steered both sides of
Several of our old-tim ers one day line, m aking good th e ir policy of re ­
th e controversy to a restin g place
over a b a rre l, w ould in d icate th a t this week w ere discussing th e early fusing to build into c e n tra l Oregon
th e appellation is n o t am iss.
happenings of th is once w ild and them selves o r ru in any o th e r line
wooly m ining cam p ’way back in the th a t m ight a tte m p t to invade w hat
T here a re those who w ould de- GO’S, says th e Jacksonville Post. One they have alw ays considered th e ir
tra c t from th e p re sid e n t’s prestig e J of them told how a red-headed Irish- exclusive te rrito ry .
Now, w h at w as th e re su lt?
It
In th e fo rm u latio n of th e railw ay m an lost his life in a ra th e r novel
will
be
rem
em
bered
Mr.
H
ill
p
u
r­
proposals by saying they w ere m anner. The fellow posed as a very
“ H ooverized” before they w ere sub- ‘ bad m an ,” and one of his s tu n ts chased the P acific & E a ste rn ra il­
m itted to the railw ay executives, by while d ru n k was to suddenly b u rst road and intended to co n tin u e his
the secretary of com m erce.
open a door of a saloou or gam bling Bend line to a connection w ith th a t
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i house and yell “ fir e ! ” in o rd er to property in th e R ogue riv e r valleic
See w here “ P u ssyfoot” Johnson see th e d ru n k en crowd fall over how ever, th e Union Pacific forced
is s tirrin g up a n e a r-rio t in E ngland i each o th e r in ru sh in g out.
He Mr. H ill into some com m on user a r ­
try in g to sh u n t John Bull aw ay fro m , w orked th is joke once too often, and ran g em en ts on th e D eschutes line,
Ins “ alf-an -a lf.” M ight as well try ¡one n ig h t when he poked his head and w hen they did so im posed con­
to cut off his ro ast beef or the ba- in th e door of a gam bling house ditions th a t any fu tu re extension of
To all that is healthy and vital in business, it means increased
by’s m ilk and expect the y o u n g s te r, here and yelled “ fir e ! ” th e crowd the Bend line would be comm on
to sm ile w hile th e operation is in did. Everybody in th e house fired user. T h a t stopped Mr. H ill, be­
strength and growth; but advertising is a fierce heat which
progress.
j a t th e sam e tim e— and no doubt he cause n e ith e r he no r any o th er ra il­
road m an was going to p u t money
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has been fig h tin g fire ever since.
withers and consumes that which is unsound.
into any proposition of new railro ad
T he la te st from C hina is to th e
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co nstruction and be faced w ith th e
effect th a t Sun Y at Sen, form er
AN EY ESORE
A business which is not a good business should not be
condition th a t a t any tim e th e Union
p resid e n t of th e South C hina repub­
By
B
ert
Moses
Pacific
saw
fit
to
do
so,
they
could
lic, has lost his reason. Not s u r­
advertised. A business which would not benefit from wide­
R ig h t across th e s tre e t from the come in a n d by paym ent of a fixed
prised a t th a t.
T h ere a re a few
teleg rap h ed ito rs in th is country H otel A shland is a vacant lot. The a rb itra ry p o rtion of th e o riginal cost
spread appreciation of its ideals had better acquire a new
who have gone nearly daffy try in g to hotel stan d s in th e h e a rt of town. of th e investm ent secure equal
keep tra c k of th e various Chines^ W hen stra n g e rs visit A shland and sit rig h ts to o p erate tra in s and divide
set of ideals.
out on th e hotel v eran d ah , th a t lot is the ton n ag e and revenue th a t the
republics.
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hardly calculated to set up a y e a rn ­ pioneer ra ilro a d w ould w ork h a rd
Looks as if th e p resid en t had ing to m ove th e ir household and and long to produce. W as th e com ­
stow ed aw ay a " jo k e r” in those pro ­ kitchen fu rn itu re h ere and become m on u se r an ad v an tag e in th is case?
The re s u lt effectively prevented ex­
posals m ade to th e s trik e rs and ra il­ citizens.
On th is lot you can see ev ery th in g tension of th e Bend line by Mr. Hill
way executives and th a t both fac-
I
tions sw allow ed hook, line and b u t scenery. In th e re a r Is a pile of and denied th e Rogue riv e r valley
sinker. They agreed to accept th e ashes, and scattered ab o u t are various a n o th e r ra il line.
A nother excellent exam ple of
findings of th e labor board, and now species of discarded ru b b ish th a t
th e p r e s d a u t puts th e vexed ques- w ould supply poor picking for a billy- com m on u ser a rra n g e m e n t is th9
tio n of seniority rig h ts up to th e goat. A gainst one b u ilding a t th e line from P rin ev ille Ju n c tio n to th e.
board, the decision of which botli side is an abandoned tire th a t has city of P rineville. H ere was a case
sides a re pledged to accept.
gone th e way of all th in g s, and over w here tw o com m on n se r lin es— the
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on th e o th e r side is a sm all sign- U nion Pacific and th e Spokane,
The Mail T ribune is fast g e ttin g board th a t seem s to he th e only token P o rtla n d and S eattle— w ere o p e ra t­
in to th e class of a comm on scold. It of a com m unity w ith living people ing to Bend over th e sam e track s,
gave up its e d ito ria l colum n to Ju d g e in it.
and they could have easily b u ilt a n ­
W atson yesterday, and th e sage of I The surface of th e lot is m ore or o th e r com m on u ser line an d served
Ashland
Tidings
s E ï S îb e r î - M oses
SYRUP
THE NEW
T O N IC
at
LAXATIVE
eveav oaxxF stooi
PRUNES
Along
The Highway
T he Bell sign is a symbol of
assurance to the motorist.
It means that he is in touch
with home and business.
It means that anxieties can
be eliminated—changed plans
made know n—emer­
gencies more quickly
relieved.
E very B ell sign
marks the location of a
long distance tele­
phone station.
C ig a re tte
The Pacific Telephone
And Telegraph Company
Advertising is the Sunlight
of Business -
nt