Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-23
WHAT OTHERS SAY.

The director of publicity has
mailed, during the past month, copies
OF the new glass of water booklet
with personal letters to men of prom
inence in various parts Of the United
States. Many of the men to whom
the booklets were sent have written
to Mr.. Duryea in response to his let
ter and have made favorable COM
ments on Ashland's new literature.
The publicity department is extreme
ly gratified over the good impression
the booklet has made wherever II
has been sent.
The Tidings takes pleasure in
printing the following eextracts from
letters that have been received by
the publicity department from rail-
road officials, commercial club exec
utives and prominent business men
in regard to the booklet, for 1t be-
lieves it will interest the citizens of
Ashland to know something about the
quality of the work that is being
done to exploit the community and
its attractions for the homeseeker
and tourist:
H. A. Atkinson, president Great
Western Land Company, Eugene,
Ore: This will acknowledge re-
ceipt this morning of your little
booklet entitled The Carlsbad Of
America have read it through
with great deal of interest and wish
to compliment you on the way you
have it written up. 1t is just such
things as there that get you before
the people. ~
w. H. Campbell, secretary Belle
lingham Chamber of Commerce, Bel
lingham, Wash: 1--WE are just in
receipt of your letter of the 21st,
enclosing a glass Of Ashland mineral
water, and wish to say it is a very
unique way of advertising what you
have, and gotten up in splendid
style, and should bring you lot of
good hard dolars-what we are all
after these days. Same has been
placed on our reading table, and will
surely attract attention. ="
Worth Harvey, secretary Cottage
Grove Commercial Club, Cottage
Grove, Ore; Am in receipt of your
kind favor of the 18th inst, together
with enclosure of glass of Ashland
mineral water, for which accept out
thanks. This little advertising
scheme of yours is very good one,
and attracts attention to your re-
sources and attractions in unique
way. ="
Fred e. Fleet, secretary klamath
Chamber of Commerce, klamath
Falls, Ore: eve are in receipt of
your favor OF August is containing
the novel drinking cup 1t is beau
tiful souvenir and very original in its
design. ~
Attilla Norman, vice-president and
general manager Oregon Power
Company, Eugene, Ore: 81 also
wish to compliment you on the Ash
land advertising leaflet which | re-
ceived. This seems to me very well
done and ought to get you a lot of
good publicity. ."
Edward n. Weinbaum, statistician,
Portland Chamber of Commerce,
Portland, Ore: 81 want to congratu-
late you on the beautiful piece of
literature that you have executed for
the advertisement OF Ashland, the
Carlsbad of America >"
NJ. E. Smead assistant to the man
ager, Portland Chamber of Com
merce, Portland, Ore. "Congratu-
lations on the nifty little piece of lit
erature in the shape of a cup. This
is indeed clever and neat. / was
glad to be remembered with one Of
the first cups ."
G. c. Corbalay, managing secre-
tary, Spokane Chamber OF Commerce,
Spokane, Wash: "The mail this
morning brought into our office a
very clever piece of publicity and the
letter that accompanied it said that
your office assumed the entire re-