Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-06-15
Lawn Contest
Open to June rs


have become slack in keeping upI
lawns. Some, of course, are excep-
tions to the rule, but many of the
citizens of Ashland are.
The people of Ashland voted the
bonds by an overwhelming majorit,
voted these bonds with the idea of
making Ashland a great resort; voted
them with the idea of using some of
our wonderful resources. They voted
them knowing that there was much
to be done after the bonds were is
sued With this idea in mind most
of our people have overlooked one of
the most essential things that go with
the making of successful resort.
Make of Ashland the city beautiful.
Do not think from this that Ash
land is not one of the most beautiful
cities at present, but she could be
made much more of paradise by
the proper keeping of lawns and
yards.
The ladies of the Civic Improve
ment Club have seen this need, and
with the aid of the generous mer-
chants in the city have put up fine
contest for the purpose of making
townspeople take more of an interest
in the beautifying of their places and
gardens. 1t has seemed impossible
to get interest awakened ip this re-
spect. There have been some of the
finest prizes offered, such as a Cold.
well lawn mower, garden tools, cash
etc, yet people have gone right on
and up to the present time there are
only comparatively few entries
hardly enough to make the merchants
feel that the affair is a success. II
will be a success if we put our shoul.
ders to the wheel and give a bis
shove. We've got to work to accom-
, plish things. We must make Ash
land the cit, OF perfect lawns ant
flower gardens, where vegetation
grows in well-kept and entrancinl
beauty. That's what helps to make
a resort. Frequenters of resorts viii
not patronize a place where dirt!
back yards, unmowed and untrimme(
lawns abound. They will not admire
the place where the garden has grown
up to weeds and is in unkempt un
sightliness. For this reason, if W,
desire to make a success as a resort
ing city, We shall have to pay atten
i ton to this fact in the future.
E Even If we lay aside the idea O
o trying to please the fancies of visit
D ing peoplpe, we must not allow our
: selves to live among unsightly SUI
r roundings. There is nothing tina
D adds more to the social and mora
= uplift of a town than neatness an
" beauty. 1t has psychological influ
e ence for good on the inhabitants @
i the community.
= Hb Time lOT eulIleS W Dt ludu
:. for the contest was scheduled to en-
0 June 15. Owing to the comparative
: ly small numbers who have show
themselves interested in the compet
0 tive proposition up to the preser
e time, the Civic Improvement Club ha
e deemed it best to keep open for en-
S tries until the 25th of this month
This means that everyone will hav
S good chance to enter their lawn o
r garden for the prize, which will b
n awarded in the fall.
e Can't we, as individuals, make
n united effort to push this thing?
e will only take little extra effor
Interest the boys of the famil!
everyone from papa to baby" Re
member, get your names entered be
fore the 25th, without more pullin
, and hauling by those who are tryin
i to make the thing a success. Ente
your names with either Mrs. c. /
.. Lamkin or F.. E. Watson. Both hav
telephones. Boost!