Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-01-05
ASHLAND'S PROGRESS IN, 1913
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auditoriums in southern Oregon. The
new public library, facing the juno
tion of the Boulevard and East Main
street, was recently fully completed
and opened to the public, and is an
other one of the public institutions
of which the loyal Ashlander is
proud. Mr.. Carnegie gave 5000
toward the building fund, which the
city has added to and provided per-
manent maintenance.
The Ashland city hall at the Plaza
has just been entirely remodeled and
built over into a handsome business
block. A stranger might easily mis-
take it for the home of a leading
modern banking institution, with its
counting rooms on the first floor for
the city water and light departments.
Ample rooms are provided for the
city council, for the mayor, and for
the various city officials, as well as
quarters for the city's up-to-date fire
fighting equipment, city Jail, etc.
The municipality expended during
the year nearly $4,000 in a lump
sum for it's modern auto fire truck
The Masonic fraternity has trim
med up the exterior of it's spacious
temple with a modern front, involv-
ing considerable expense, and the
Elks also made substantial improve
ments in finishing uncompieted por-
tions of their splendid home on East
Main street.
| No street paving work has been
done in Ashland during 1913, but
there has been a creditable amount
of street improvement done, largely
in the matter of the extension of
concrete sidewalks and curbings in
various sections of the city.
Extension and improvement on a
considerable scale of the city water
system are planned for the near fu
ture to meet the growing require
ments of the community. The ques-
tion of adding to the municipal cleo
trio lighting plant is also one which
is being much discussed and is likely
to culminate in a direct issue during
the coming year.
AS in many other towns, the activ-
ity in private building has not been
as great in Ashland during 1913 as
in some previous years, but there has
been a respectable amount of it in
the way of new residences, remodel
ing and minor improvements.
Commercially Ashland has had the
same experience as her neighbors far
and wide during 1913. 1t has been
a quiet" year in business every
where, according to all reports. But
Ashland has maintained a name, for
solid and substantial business firms
and the record of failures for the
! year is infinitesimal. The banks al
, show a healthy condition of affairs
, and the mercantile community is pre-
pared for bigger and better things
another year
The Ashland Commercial Club ha!
, been carrying on it's good worl
q quietly but persistently the past year
1t has done much in supplying thu
constant demand from a distance TO
literature about Ashland and tn
Rogue River Valley; it has main
tanned creditable exhibits at the loca
4 and state fairs and has sent specia
exhibit, personally conducted" t
the recent Chicago land show.
n has done also big service in bring
y ing the citizens together to work 70
: the common good and inspiring ther
q with the possibilities which the earl
\ building Of the Pacific Highway, tn
IT development of the mineral spring
l. resources tributary to Ashland, an
n so forth, spell for the growth of tn
l. city.
m Ashland is just now picturing hei
l. self in the near future as a widel
lr famous resort city, at the gatewa
into Oregon, on the great Pacifi
p Highway, with countless mineral an
n' curative waters available for the fre
Il use of the thousands gathering ami
n her bowers of natural scenic beaut
in the favored climate of the ric
TO and fruitful Rogue River Valley, wit
lt commodious modern hotels an
H. everything that goes to make up
+ popular health resort city. Why not
SO mote it be.
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