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About Ashland American. (Ashland, Jackson County, Or.) 1927-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1927)
• SI'V.ND \MEXICAN tinued dem and for investm ent se purchased a t the local office, and curities th at we have experienced in practically all o f this am o u n t w ent to the last tw enty-five years. the mail o rd e r houses. It is a sham e “ This condition has not been th a t such a condition could exist at brought about alone by unusual pros a tim e when people w ere w ondering perity and a large am ount of avail w hat would happen in the com m unity able cash, bu t to a very large ex next. This m oney should have been te n t is due to education or a b et kept at home to help keep business te r u n d erstanding of securities on the I going. And th e worst fe a tu re of it is, p a rt of the public. Probably in no th a t some of those who thus sent o th er class of investm ent has the m oney aw ay w ere ow ing bills long public been so well inform ed and had past due a t local stores. so m any opportunities as have been People should rem em ber th at a lo- o ffered by public utility companies. j cal m erchant can not keep a big stock “ The consolidations th a t have of goods unless th ere is business to taken place in public u tility proper ju stify it. If th e money now being ties in the last y ear are only addi sent out of th e country was spent at tional steps tow ard economical opera home, stores could double th eir tion and b e tte r service to the pub | stocks, m ore stores could exist, and lic, which in tu rn m eans m ore sta all would be paying tax es in W ash bilized earnings from funds invested ington county, on both the stocks of in u tility properties. It is my be goods and p roperty, to help lighten lief th a t the dem and fo r the b e tte r the taxes of every o th er tax p ay er in class of investm ent securities is the county, to help build roads and bound to continue fo r some tim e to to m aintain schools. The m ail order come, and we th ere fo re look for houses do none of these. higher prices.” The pro fits of one mail o rd er house --------------------- * --------------------- in 1925 am ounted to a million and a q u a rte r dollars. Now ju s t stop and W H A T ’S T H E MATTER WITH think what this means. It shows in a IDAHO? way the am ount of money tak en from the farm in g com m unities, because Nei g hb o r S t a t e Give* W a r n i n g of such com m unities are the larg est Sad Exper ience. m ail order patronizers. It shows the decreased values of the farm in g sec In the country correspondence col tions in a g larin g way. um ns this week, one of our corres- It is everyone's privilege to spend ondents asks the above question and his m oney w here he pleases, but a t answ ers it in this w ay: “ Go down to the same tim e teh resid en t should your local m erchant and pay him five bear in mind th a t if he w ants his dollars fo r an article when you can com m unity to prosper it is th e money g et it from the m ail order house for spent a t home th a t will b rin g pros th ree. T hat is w hat is the m atter p erity a t home ju s t as it has given with Idaho.” prosperity to th e mail o rd er houses. This correspondent has hit the nail T h a t’s w hat is the m a tte r w ith Idaho on the head in one respect when he today.— C am bridge N ew s-R eporter. ---------- ------------- explains w hat is the m a tte r with Idaho. We agree with him th a t the Grcvrkig bison Herds business being sent to the mail order Again Problem to U. S. houses is h u rtin g the country. How Philadelphia.—The crack of the ever, he stretch es the point a good guns of buffalo hunters, resounding deal when he says th a t you can get recently In the fastnesses of the once fo r th ree dollars from the mail order wild West for the first time In forty house w hat you pay the local m er years Is n rem inder th at the Ameri chant five for. If such bargains exist can bison has come to represent n new we have never heard of them . We problem for the government to solve. In 1871, in spite of a slaughter esti adm it th a t we are not experienced in yearly, mail o rd er house prices as we do not mated at as high as a scout reported the migration of a patronize them , b u t we have given single wedge-shaped herd moving on a the subject considerable study and we 25-mile front, with n depth of 50 miles. find th a t when quality is considered, The number of anim als was estim ated the home m erchant sells fo r as little at 4,000,000. or less than the mail order house.W e It is the almost Incredible tru th thnt have seen m erchandise from the mail 18 years Inter a census of the conti ord er houses th a t a local m erchant nent of North America showed not would no t pu t on his shelves because more thnn 400 buffalo in a wild state he knows his tra d e would laugh a t and not more than GOO privately owned. him if he o ffered it to them a t any Conservntlonlsts In the United price. The home m erchant m eets his States and Canada got busy, and the custom ers face to fa ce; they see w hat government soon established herds on they are buying and unless it m eets game preserves and passed protective th eir expectations they refu se it. The laws. The protected buffaloes, being mail o rd er house can take chances op its custom ers being satisfied when among the hardiest of wild things, In they finally get th e ir order. I t is creased and multiplied, until todny they have become a drug on the m ar hum an n a tu re to accept the goods ket. than ra th e r go through with all the Now the ten herds owned by the inconvenience of sending the s tu ff United States are growing and over back, w ritin g a le tte r and w aiting crowding their range. Most of the fo r an ad ju stm en t. Surely, when zoos have been supplied with speci people do go to the trouble the mail mens. The numerous privute herds o rd er house will re fu n d the money, have been enting their owners out of rnnch and ranch home. but take into consideration the loss of tim and inconvenience thus occa sioned and see how it com pares with Seek to Make Fish the advantage of seeing and g ettin g “Plant” Mussel Beds ju st w hat you w ant in the firs t place Muscntlne, Iowa.—A permanent sup And how does the m ail o rd er busi ply of mussel shells, the raw material ness a ffe c t the sta te of Idaho and its for m anufacturers cf buttons, knife various com m unities? The resident is handles, buckles nnd other ornamental com plaining ab o u t the decrease in articles. Is promised by experiments being conducted nt the United States farm values, the increase in taxes biological station nt Falrport, nenr and the depression generally. Do the here, by Dr. M. M. Kills of the Uni mail ord er house help to relieve these versity of Missouri. conditions, even w ith the g re a t sav Mussel beds have been built up In ings they are presum ed to give? Ab the pnst by Inoculating fish with solutely no t! Take a farm for in glochldlu. the larva of the mussel, nnd stance. Its value is m easured a great releasing these "host" fish In sections deal by its proxim ity to a good town of the river most suitnble for mussel shell production. The glochldin drop Good tow ns are built up on the busi off nnd m ature In three or four years ness from the farm s, b u t if all thif on the river bed. business goes to the m ail order house, Doctor Ellis' experiments seek n the business houses cease to exist, method of chemlcnlly developing the the town goes down and so does the larva to n stage where the glochidla ndght be “plnnted" without the use value of the farm land. of “host fish,” thus elim inating the The country finds its taxes increas uncertainty ns to where the mussels ing. W hy? Because property value? are to I*» grown. Button rankers see in have decreased and the necessary the process the possibility of develop money fo r governm ent m ust be taken ing privately owned and stocked mus from the rem aining valuations in a sel beds. larg e r proportion. And every tim e ---------- 4 .---------- a business house re tire s from a com After robbing her home and eat m unity its share of the taxes are sad ing a lunch from Mrs. J. R. Kenton’s dled on the rem aining resident», ice box, a burglar at Evanston, 111., farm ers included. Do the mail o r left a note saying "your pudding d er houses help pay the taxes in is lovely.” Idaho? Ask your assessor and find out w hat they do not contribute one Smokers were responsible in 1926, nickle to help reduce your proportion for approximately 35 per cent of of taxes. all man-eftused fore»t fire». "Be IS NEW MANAGER CREATES IN New NEW DEPARTMENTS ORGANIZATION Ge ne ra l Manager to Have C h a r g e of L a r g e Holding* of Power Co mp a ny It was announced in M edford, Feb 19 by P. O. C raw ford, vice presi dent and general m anager of the C alifornia Oregon Pow er com pany, th at T. G. B radley, well known m em ber of the Copco organization, has been prom oted to the position of g eneral su p erin ten d e n t of the Copco properties. This move is in line with a n um ber of changes which have re cently been effected within the power com pany organization in o rd e r to in crease the efficiency of the p resen t o p erating personnel. It is a n tic ip a t ed th a t these changes will produce tangible resu lts in b e tte r service to the public by placing the o perating organization under one head. W ith this in view a new office, th a t of general su p erin ten d en t has been created. Mr. B radley has been with the com pany and its predecessors continuously fo r over 22 years witl a to tal service o f 28 years. H a t U n u su a l Record. Mr. B radley first worked fo r the predecessors of the com pany from 1896 to 1902. D uring this tim e he ran the pum p which supplied the town of Y reka w ith w ater and w ork ed with the construction forces d u r ing the building of the Fall Creek power p lan t in C alifornia. In the fall of 1904, Mr. B radley re tu rn e d to this te rrito ry and was given a job as an o p erato r a t the Fall C reek plant. Since th a t tim e he has advanced steadily. In 1921 he was appointed su p erin ten d e n t of pow er houses. D uring the sum m er of 1924 Mr. B radley had com plete charge of the co n struction of Line 14— the 110,- 000 volt, 77 mile transm ission line ex ten d in g from Fall Creek, C alifo r nia, to D elta, C alifornia. D uring th e sum m er of 1926 Mr. B radley con stru cted the new transm ission line from F all Creek, C alifornia to Klam ath Falls, Oregon. Mr. B radley’s new duties are m any and varied. He will have supervision over all pow er houses, transm ission lines, all autom obiles and rail equip m ent, the M edford m achine shop, th e construction of new additions to the electric and w a te r system s o p er ated by th e com pany as well as the reco nstruction of the older portions of the existing system s and o f the record d ep a rtm en t which will be re sponsible fo r the local engineering. M r.B radley’s wide experience quali fies him fo r his new position of gen eral su p erintendent. I n v e s t m e n t D e p a r t m e n t Added. A new d ep artm en t to be known as the investm ent dep artm en t, has been created and will be carried on u n d er the direction of D. G. Tyree. This d ep a rtm en t will have full sharge of all m a tte rs p erta in in g to the p re fe rred stock of the C alifornia O re gon Pow er com pany and will be con ducted along the same lines as the investm ent d ep artm en t of o th er Byl- lesby pro p erties th ro u g h o u t the U nited S tates. It will provide facili ties fo r custom ers in m aking invest m ent selections as well as o fferin g its services to shareholders desiring to dispose of th eir stock. My Tyree has handled several highly successful p re ferred stock cam paigns fo r the C alifornia Oregon Pow er com pany du ring the past th ree years and is fully capable of assum ing his new duties as m anager o f the investm ent d ep artm ent. ----------------- * ----------------- D E M A N D C O N T I N U E S FOR HI GH G R A D E I N V E S T M E N T BONDS Of great interest to local stock holders and customers of the Califor- nia-Oregon Power company, is the following item which recently ap peared in the January issue of the Byllesby Monthly News: 0. G. Corns, vice president of the B. W. Byllesby A company and sale» manager of the company’» western office, forecasts a continued demand for high grade investment We are informed that in Cam sure you put Out the l&tt spark.” securities during 1927, Mr. Corn* bridge within one month after the »nyst The Ashland American telephone "The twelve month* Ju»t ended bank cloibd, two thousand dollar* worth of pnsml money orders were m: r r i« D* Ph^n*1 In n news item hrtV» j-enLoh!|! shown the hMf A SH LA À D Has an elevation of two thousand feet; is ideal for to ru ists and trav e l ers. The clim ate in nearly ideal; no ex trem es of heat or cold; no blizzards or tornadoes. Has a bountiful supply of the clear est and p u iest w ater to be found any where. Has as its chief sum m er reso rt the Lake o’ the Woods, a beautiful spot for cam ping and out-door life. The new Southern Oregon Normal boundary of the city. W ithin a short distance o i wonder ful fishing stream s and a n atural gatew ay to C rater Lake loop, one of the g re a te st scenic spots in America. Ashland is noted for its efferves cent and healthful I.ithia w ater which bubbles up constantly through the rocks of granite. ______ JPL Send in a news item , o r a com m unication or re g u lar correspond ence from your com m unity. l / WERE NOT iP h o n e / / V S A T I SF IE D U N L E S S 4 7 4 YOU ARE 6 2 4 R IV E R SID E S T MEDFORD. -T -T _T _T _.. _ T - T. T_T V O R E G ON TT_T.T-T.T-T. T-T_ t . t . t : t --- t - T-T-T_ t t _T- t ; t - -T- t : t -T.T-._ t _ t . t _ t _ t t t t t . t _ t - t tt -.. t .W W /P 1927 F S um . N# m . In 6 7 3 1 13 15 14 1 2 0 2 27 2 3 2 2 *t» 2 9 16 2 3 • iNU 1 9 2 7 fit S ai 3 4 IO 17 11 2 4 5 12 13 19 2 5 • 2 0 c mtMUim'm** iW im /:: ü . Time to Plan Y our Spring Printing Planning your spring printing needs now tends to greater efficiency in its use and greater economy in its production. We are fully equipped to aid you in this important work. Just give us a ring and we will be pleased to call at your office. Ashland American Phone 95 Shook Block — ----- - — -• i .» .id . We Will Welcome You As A Shareholder Start With $5 a Month You can become a preferred shareholder in this company— $5 a month is all you need to start. Your investment will be hacked by per manent income-producing properties engaged in useful public service. You will receive a dividend check reg ularly by m a’l every three months. You can get the facts about this invest ment by mail, telephone or a personal call. You Should K n ow the Facts A bou t I m r: inc.t. In Our Preferred Shares ih CALIFORNIA ORIGON POWER COMBINI P m . Yisk*. Fall», Rowburg, Oregon, uir, California.