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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

the present status of Ashland. Mr..
Watson has been up and down the
coast and over great part of the
United States since he left Ashland
and has made a study of conditions
everywhere, and says that he now
chooses Ashland as being the city
with the future, and will remain
here. During his talk he gave some
advertising talk to the merchants
which was highly appreciated by the
newspapermen present.
The springs then were brought up
and discussed and it was unanimous
ly decided that the way to get start
ed in the publicity work which must
be pushed forward at once, was to
enlarge the Commercial Club and
make it live body which will be in
position to do the necessary coun-
try-wide advertising. The consensus
of opinion was that big and unusual
means of arousing the people Of Ash
land must be taken, and committee
is to be appointed by the president
to formulate plans for the giant re-
vival of civic interest which ia
planned.
Several members of the women's
clubs were present and gave helpful
suggestions. The meeting broke up
with every member determined to
boost in some manner, and II none
lay down this will be the livest COM
munity in the world before long.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04
Ashland Beet
Acreage 2lO

At the Comercial Club meeting
last Monday evening Chairman Mill
ner of the committee on sugar beets
made his report. He reports that
the Ashland committee had secured
210 acres of good bottom land, all
but ten of which he would guarantee
would be accepted by the soil expert
of the company, who must pass on
the land before it is accepted by the
factory people. Besides the 21O
acres he had found SO. acres which
the owners were willing to rent and
a great deal more which the owners
would sign up for shorter period
than the one cited in the contract.
Mr.. Millner says that he and the
other members of the committee have
visited all of the ranchers of the
vicinity who have suitable land and
have combed the district with fine
tooth comb. That the committee was
extremely conscientious in their work
is shown by the fact that on Tuesday
B. F. Mulkey, Homer Billings and
A. s. Rosenbaum secured the sur
rounding country and were able to
secure only one acre.
The land required must be bottom
land, hillside land not being accept
ed, and the bottom land is scarce in
the upper valley. The only hope for
an increase in the Ashland acreage
seems to lie in the signing up of ad-
ditional acres by those who have al
ready signed for some.
The total of the acreage signed up
have not been compiled as yet, but
are being gathered today. II Grants
Pass can gather in 1000 acres the
outlook will be much brighter. To
date there has been In the neighbor-
hood of 5000 acres secured. The
Applegate and Shasta Valleys are
counted on to increase the total.
1t is generally conceded that the
establishment OF beet sugar factory
in the Rogue River Valley Is the sal
vation of southern Oregon and will
mean the beginning of a new indus
trial era. Though there has been
those fathering the
plan are optimistic. The entire COM
munity is urged to take up the fight
and use their influence and time to
make the hope reality.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04
The Knockers Prayer

Lord don't let this for manv
I've fought every public Improvement
I've knocked everything everybody individual has
established all
them out of business I've lied about hem
from them If had the to keen the
town from growing have IT,
I've knocked hard and often I've put ashes
and have made the marshal the boys
cant lot Whenever prospering enjoying them
selves I've kill the spoil the fun
don't want the people stay this will do
all by law, rule and ordinance away
building a I nothing
have always fought ball playing dancing on
the Fourth of July 1t pains Lord spite
knocking the fear will be
called to put cement walks in front place.
knows but what have help
by my premises? This would be than
cost though have made all Then
too might If the cause
to lose of pull ask therefore,
sandtll that of the chiefs Amen
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04
Resort Exploitation
Worth Initiating

There are some live ones down at
Truckee, Cal. 1t is a little place at
the summit of the Cascade range ON
the Union Pacific Railroad, where
the snow gets twenty feet deep and
freezes solid early in the fall and
stays frozen until late spring. The
people without imagination think it
is forlorn hope, fit only for winter
Information. Not so, however, with
the live ones at Truckee, who work
on the theory that 'it's an i'll wind
that blows nobody good" They said,
This is an ideal spot for an ice pal
ace and winter sports; we will build
an ice palace, clear skeeing way
and create a splendid lake on which
nature will spread her CLASSY floor
and well make this the Mecca for
winter sports" So they set to work
with courage and enthusiasm. Every
business man got behind the enter
prise. 1t took money to do it, but
these few courageous men with a
vision of the possibilities shirked not
They went to work developing along
thine. And they succeeded. This is
the second year of the Truckee ice
palace and winter games. Everyone
on the Pacific coast has already
heard of it, and Sunday, January 81.
1915, Truckee entertained more than
three thousand visitors. And the
visitors did NOT JUST COME. The
Truckee Chamber of Commerce went
after them and got them. The Tid-
ings has had letter at least twice
every week since the season opened
telling what Truckee is doing and
the visitors that has been induced to-
go there. They are going after them,
and getting them. That way only
does any community get ahead. The
community that sits idly down and
waits will never amount to row OF
pins. The race is to the swift.
Prizes are hanging thick as blossoms
in June, but 1t takes intelligent, sys-
tematic effort to capture them. Des-
tiny does not go about offering sue
cess on a silver platter. Success is
attained always in exact proportion
to intelligent effort. Here is what
occurred at Truekee last Sunday, ac-
cording to dispatch from there:
The largest crowd that has ever
been in Truckee visited the Fiesta
of the Shows here today. The Mys-
tic Shriners of San Francisco arrived
Saturday morning and spent Satur-
day and Sunday in town, the Califor-
mia Greys from San Francisco ar
rived Sunday morning in a special
train OF fourteen cars, and the Bank
Clerks from Sacramento arrived Sun
day morning in a special train carry
ing twelve coaches and spent the day
here. Sunday afternoon a special
train from Hobart Mills arrived.
bringing two hundred and fifty pec-
Pile from that place. All returned to
their homes Sunday night after an
epoch making day in the history OF
the winter carnival"
Truckee exploitation is we'll organ
lied and alive. No doubt the effort
which resulted in getting these diff
ferent bodies to visit Truckee was
laid months ago by the Chamber OF
Commerce. That's the way such
things are accomplished. Nobody
ever JUST COMES"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04
MiIitiamen Get
instruction

Captain Collins of the regular
army was in town Monday evening
giving the local company its regular
instruction. The militiamen are to
appear in dress uniform at the Lin
coins birthday entertainment at the
armory on February IL. The G. A.
R., w. R. G. and other local lodges
and orders will be represented. A
fine program has been arranged and
it is expected that the armory will
be crowded to capacity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04
Ashland is
Awakening

Last Monday evenings CONNER
cial Club meeting was graced by the
biggest crowd that has attended for
some time. Moreover, more enthusi-
asm was aroused than ever in the
past, and it is beginning to look as if
the commercial body of Ashland is
going to awaken from the quite re-
pose during which it has been a
struggle to keep receipts and simple
running expenses balancing, and
turn into big live body of boosters
who will put Ashland on the map,
not of Oregon alone, nor of the
United States, but of the whole world.
In future years when sinner has
expurgated his misdeeds in the coke
ovens of the lower regions he will
stop off on his trip to the pearly
gates to get drink of Ashland lithia
water, and no doubt IL such thing
is allowable under the bylaws of the
after world, great number of wan
dering souls will remain to spend the
eternal eternities among the beauti-
full environs of Ashland.
Before the Monday meeting had
progressed far it became evident that
the business men of the town were
beginning to become aware of the
fact that the bonds are sold and
that springs development and the at
tendant development of the entire
community are at Ashland's door.
BY the end of the meeting every lit
tie question which was put up, which
meant good for the city, was met,
not with the usual lethargic scatter
ing of ayes, but with a solid, snappy,
booming volume of approval.
The first report of much interest
was the membership report, stating
that the number of new members of
the club overbalanced those who had
found it necessary to withdraw on ac-
count of departure, by the majority
of two to one. The total member
ship is now 253, and by the end of
the month will probably be doubled,
II the optimistic spirit Of those at
the gathering will have any Influence
on their friends.
Several matters of interest were
attended to and are reported else
where in this issue. A wandering
quartet of young men who happened
to be in the city Monday sang several
selections, which were highly appre-
ciated. The matter of public mar
ket was brought up, and since Mayor
johnson was in the gathering, he
was asked to explain the councils
viewpoint of the matter. Mayor
johnson responded by explaining that
the city fathers were looking into the
problem and as soon as the best way
had been found that suitable quar-
ters would be erected on the grounds
bought some time ago for the pur-
pose. While he had the floor he
went on to explain about the city
election and showed the club men,
bers how it would facilitate the COM
pletion of the pavement below town.
He also told something of the work
being done and proposed on the
Scenic Drive and on city camp
ground and other matters.
Councilman Ware supplemented
his remarks with further details of
the councils intended action.
w. w. Watson then spoke and held
the attention of the audience with
some very pertinent facts regarding
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04
Wheat Land Bargain.

One hundred acres of A grain
land near Montague, for sale. Price
$1,000; $500 cash, balance one year,
6 per cent interest. j. M. Potter,
Montague, Cal. THAT
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04
CLUBS WOULD SEND
WOMEN TO FAIR

Portland.-Club women of Oregon
are preparing a bill to authorize the
governor to appoint two women to
the Oregon board of the Panama
Pacific fair commission without pay,
in behalf of women coming west.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

Bert Peachey and John Holt ar
rived in the city Wednesday and will
spend the next week or two in the
vicinity Of Ashland Butte.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

During the past two years forest
officers have killed nearly 5000
predatory animals, more than three
fourths of which were coyotes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

Fancy dry-dressed milk and corn
fed chickens for sale at 62 Fourth
street. Phone 319-J. 71-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

Lost, a gold-mounted brooch, on
Granite or North Main. Finder please
leave at postoffice. Reward. 72-tf
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

Hercules stump puller, bargain;
work and driving harness, bargains.
115 Granite street. II
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

Get scale receipts, legal blanks,
etc., at the Tldings office.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

w rk for the exposition trip.
Orres gives tickets.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

Phone job orders to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-02-04

Phone news items to the Tidings.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-05
Poop THEATER TICKET GRAFT IS MADE
PUBLIC BY ALDERMAN
AEderman S. s. WalkoWiak

The syndicated grafteTs of the
downtown theaters of Chicago clean
the people who go to downtown
shows out of more than 100000
year. It is more money than pick
pockets get away with in the loop
each year.
: The newspapers have not kept
after this graft. A persistent public
ity campaign reaching patrons Of the
theaters would break up the game.
With the exception of the story in
the Tribune Tuesday morning the
Newspapers have all. been shy of
handling this matter. l understand
the advertising of the theaters has an
influence. Yet I can hardly believe
that the newspapers would be so I'M
fair to their readers. as not to prevent
an outrageous system of plumber by
which theateTgoers are compelled to
pay extoTtionate percentages added
to the regular prices of tickets.
My information is that all the loop
Eheaters except Powers are in on this.
From the Olympic and the Garrick
On the northwest corner of the loop
to the Blackstone and the American
Music Hall at the southeast corner,
tie managers of theaters are joined
with spectators in scheme for sell
ing tickets on sidewalks, at hotels,
boOtblack stands and other places
The extra money above regular
prices forced from theater patrons is
divided between theater managers
and the syndicate. A man named
Oppenheim has the Stratford hotel
and the Saratoga tickets. A woman
is in charge at the Congress and the
Blackstone hotels. A man named
Waterfall has the Palmer house, the
BrevoOrt, the Morrison and the La
Sale.
I have investigated for myself the
workings of the system at some of
the theaters. 1 went to the box office
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-05


ALDERMAN
told sale of tickets would not begun
till 9 O'Clock Monday. I was on hand
at 8:45 Monday morning. 1 was told
the best they could do for me was
seat in the 18th row.
told the ticket seller: you
haven't sold out 16 rows this morn
ing. What are You trying to hand
me?"
We've had lot of mail orders"
he said.
"I offered you my money last Sat
urday," told him, "and you know
would have sent it by mail if you
wanted me to-. You know you've got
the seats, but the tickets are in the.
hands of scalpers. Icall this dirty
graft" !.
He asked me again if I meant to
call him a CRATER. 1 told him l did
and if he wanted to come outside the
box office into the lobby I would tell
him there he was a CRATER.
At the Palace theater l asked for
seats near the front one night I
was told all seats were taken there.
1 walked outside and on the sidewalk
met a man with bunch of tickets for
front seats.
The prices of the hotel and side
walk scalpers are uniform, indicat-
ing a syndicate. They charge so
cents above box Office prices for each
ticket. On a. few special attractions
such as Dave Warfield the scalpers
charge 81 to $3.50 over box office
prices for each ticket.
What the scalpers don't sell they
turn in at the box Offices at 8 o'clock
and the tickets are then sold in a reg
ular way at regular prices at a fair
and legitimate profit and without
graft.
The theater managers are respon-
sibel for this system. It could not
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-04
ElON REFUSES TO MEET
WAKE FOREST FIVE AGAIN
baptist Quint Wants to Decide Stnte
hnsketbHit thnmpiouship by
Gimme ON Neutral Ground

WAKE FOREST. y. c.. March 3.-In
answer TO telegram from Manager
Carrick. OF the Wake Forest basket
for game in Raleigh on Saturday
night 70 decide the State championship
IN" following short, hut significant re-
ply. was sent back over the wires
Zion has the state championship"
As matter Of record Wake Forest
mas won one and lost one TO Zion and
Iron mas not won series from a single
college in North Carolina to which
Wax" Forest has lost one 1t is not
me purpose OF Wake Forest to argue
the old, old question of wbo &c 60
uticd 70 the state championship, but
El"n defeated Wake Forest on thei,
moor ana Wake Forest turned the trick
OF tlon SO its even i'm that direction.
Wake Forest Is willing TO take It's team
over 70 Raleigh, on q neutral floor
ana play Elon for tho state champion
snip iiut from the reply received last
night II seems that there is some oh
lection over about Elon.town
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-04
MACK DENIES YANKS PUT
IN BID FOR FRANK BAKER

fiiii-AbElPIIIA, March at looks
very much as II The owners OF the
Ne" ~ "rk Yankees or their press
"cthlS ar" trying 10 get some cheap
"HN.riis!nt oGt Of their alleged offer
- S-2.uuo for lion" Run" Baker The
~" ORR cluhownrrs arc credited
WIN admitting they have received a
letter from Connie Mack putting q
price, OF S3h.ooo OH Eaker This was
NNru :" '"uni" AZ Jacksonville last
night. and MACK sent the following
reply. 49,
hay" made no Offer 20 Hummer, to
S"ll Baker who is not FOR sale a, any
nl.' would not Civ" Baker UP nov
Tor III" whole Of New York CITY, I, is
f." NGtSt"n OF principle. and no offers
"ould avail anything"
hcinr" boarding tho train for J,cl.
ht!Ii@, saturday. Manager Mack en-
Fi"b'ailN SAID that under no circurn-
stances would lie allow Baker to go 10
ANY oth"r club should Baker i,,nu ia
N Federal l."aru" it g d0ub;fiil If
PACK. Tor Connie has r.pcntcilv s.id
u" would not have :. playcr ~ Tjr
I"hin VINO did not want 10 pInv hnrn
tut IL would b. rather surprisint, T
Na,k should scll az trade ;,alnr -
New YORK or any other tmcri,..,n
i."aruc clut after tn. s,;.,c,nrn, 10
gave out last w"-h nv
!u@' nov the N"w York club nc.de
10Y "' advertising. nut the nr,y oyer
~ arc making mistake i'm uSiu.. ,Io
iH"H"' cas-" '" boost their club There
q ,"hSt" rui" which prevents any
Clnl oickorlur with any PLAYER unlrr
contract. SO :, is no, likely INV ', r,,,,,
Baker ''" " TN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-04
JACK JOHNSON FINDS TIME
BRINGS HIM MANY CHANGES

,.aId ,h%S" DAYS % royal splendor.
n'rs inosc Loan DAYS when he c,irri"d
'"l rh., SN|'ham,s horses near Roston.
Eni"poau war has cost him over :. 40 >.
,,n, 4uli" Somc LANGUAGE for one uho
,mG.e'Ji "nf n'saies ago was ,haukfu,
ON M, "h" took pity on him 'H
TX" "iio nave had II chance "a
80 Johnson AZ some stage or n,hc, -,
.h in!s'im progress toward .u,arnl
~" j"Ss willard say tina, the t,ir ACr
-, '.unh'Fs - ola. ;" fat from entirr
~" '"AIE chickens and similar toIIr,-
NJ n'cE furnishes another star,
- ."hNast =" the DAYS when I.,L
use" =" stand sideways in a., ,',h
~ bSaNi on,"rl 10 escape ihc attention
ear has spoil"d many a rror,isi,,,,.' 80. . -" %
NO., h. extremes meet for tbc
stayc.s ~ ,h" Sane shows othrr In.
i."s'.''N 'N'h more emphatic MAJ, ~
sn.oo,snIn ,'S". where IL. overea,s - w.
nr ,he departure OF chaui.inr
w. =, ,"httnhcr from The rank, ~ IN ~"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-04
NE.A1. BALL.
SPIDERS DROP LAST GAME
IN CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT
William md Mary Gain second Place
In Team StnndiuE by Defeating
l.Ornl (OllCElnnS.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA, March .
me William and Mary basketball quint
administered a defeat TO Richmond Col
.eee here tonight by the score OF 80
:" - The score at the end Of the first
aalf was 90 To !. In favor Of the To-
;als, but the Richmond College play
srS carnc back strong.
Hertschey. the fast captain OF Will
nam and Mary. was out of the game
m account OF sickness. but his team
mates acquitted themselves we'll
hEains' inc strong opposition OF Leu
oert and Wood in the second half The
playing OF the Spiders was especially
:asi. and the contest was ncrcclv
fought from the opening. The line-up:
~ ~ ~ position. Il. =.
t"ihw"ll. left forward Lcihert
Jones. right forward Wood
az ..'.''... center .Satteriield
WYATT. ..... left guard Con
"lon. right guard. Mitchell
80 Huminary-Scorc William AMI Mary.
-; Richmond College, %. Goals from
V Wxa,, R9thWeil &: Jones: ); Yale. /:
Mitchell: Goals from foul: RothwcjI
out OF :: Lembcrt, out of II. ref
cree: hughes (N. +. ID Time of halves:
twenty minutes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-04
BILLINGS BUYS IN TWO
WELL-KNOWN TROTTERs
Brother Spier, 2:1S14, and Nell o.
colt Purchased by Owner OF
Curle's Neck Farm.
ROSE KNIGHT a FAvoRrTE
Bay Daughter of border knight.
Rose Manning Subject OF Spirited
bidding and Brings $4,000 in Clos
ing Day in Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK, March 3.--TrottinE mon
looking for extreme spec! settled on
he two-ycar-old Rose Knight as tho
most attractive offering on the closing
lay Of the midwintcr auction in Madi-
son Square Garden TODAY There VIA
hvcly bidding before this bay dauph
Ter OF Border Knight Rose Manning
Tas knockcd down to George w Lcav-
nors %, ,oSt ION for 5000 The veteran
o,her .ostonians besides himself were
interested IN The purchase. but their
"aines could not br learned.
NAT Bingcn. sire OF thlam is the
80, Secphn sire OF Rose Knight. perhaps
lan some influence OH ;hc speculation
over this young trottinr marvel. 90.
me further back her pedigree embrace.
INC blood OF Peter the Great. but IN,
n ,,oin , "ork Of the young nlly was the
OF TIA" dag. James Snail whn ~ 49, ~"
signed This richly bred My TO the sale
> 'a n..s mat maj With little preparation az
seconds on the Lexington track. and
hi IL nm.a, TO- the h"lf In :o7 Rose Knight
Guiding three futuritics
Woo ZOO prices were realized for tho
, mnshd ~, iiaii %cnrlings though the lie-
Tuesday. The average for the w as on
iihii XounGstcrs was 1851 The best 81
a dnG h,m.. Hail 10, was Meriyn. a
$50" one Dover driver Walter Cox. for
g. X. G.. billings reinforced hi.
,a,, NrCk Farm rs buying Nell OF
Go,t; by oicott ,xworthy. Tor 5000 and
t nEr",her Snier. by Dircctnn Spier, for
nn,mioGnS the best sales were:
Dalin: iro,tcr. seven years, bv tbs nj
DrooII I,,'shcfai Crystalline; W. u. Hunt
'rtDokiin". Mass, &sT5 '''
brother Spicr, l:lS "a ,,,
"lrht years. by Dircctu,n G,; oSti,lnE,
,N ,no curia Neck Farm. Richmond. Va.
Nell Olco,, ,ro,,er ,,.n,
Ccott ASworthy-Ncll Wor,b,.. ~
Ro T%ss kkniisht. ntrottcr. two years. bv
W, Lenvitt Roston. 5000 Gorge
I., ~, IN. ,rott"r. one year. h.. g.,
* I n ,Sso Meiisande; W. II. cox. Dove
ri yruis,tone, 2:et i-t ,ro,,inp b,. Va.
CASH. -, morn; j j. w. Morrow, New
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-04
VIRGINIA SQUAD PLAYS
FIRST PRACTICE GAME

CIIARLOTTESVIFLE. VA. March 2
Following the afternoon workout Of
me Nationals squad the candidates
Ior lhe Virginia team took possession
or Lambeth Field for two hours end
ing the days practic" with seven
Inning contest, which was won by the
nrst team. to Canon. i. T.. Smith
and Thompson did the twirline for rho
nrst team. while Cowan. Moran and
kins"lVing alternated on the mound for
the scrubs. "
Three members Of the basketball
CUNT Joined the baseball squad to-day,
bringing me total number Of candi-
IL record here. Trainer Lanuigan,
VINO has been coaching the squad for
the past three weeks. has decided to
cut the squad down To forty-h five
captain White. who played in the
ontneid last year, will probably sue
coed Word al first base he is showing
up spiendidly in that position ard is
hitting the ball hard. House. an in.
the stick.