Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-07-27

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giving every Pendletonian a heart in
terest in the proposition and making
him live booster, and expressed the
hope that every Ashlander would
come to realize that the roundup
means money in everybody's pocket
and would keep that in view.
Conventions and County Aid.
V. ON. Smith was the next speak
er, having Conventions and County
Help in Advertising as his subject.
He made an appeal to every man
present to make fuller use of the let
ter-writing plan in securing interest
in Ashland, giving concrete instances
of what had been accomplished along
this line by letters. Showing people
through the parks and over the city,
no matter if strangers, was eulogized
as an ideal way of creating maximum
interest in the city. Turning to the
subject of conventions, he expressed
the opinion that every thinking man
could easily discern the fact that
with our location half way up and
down the coast on the Southern Pa
cific main line and Pacific Highway,
with natural attractions eXcelling any
other city along the line, Ashland
should with little effort be made
the leading convention city on the
coast. The reason that heretofore
but few conventions have been held
here lies in the fact that no effort
was made to bring them here. He
advised the placing of organized eff
fort to get conventions, into the
hands of man who made such his
business. After the conventions are
here, repetition CT their visits will
rest with the people of Ashland and
the welcome which is offered, accord
ing to Mr.. Smith, and Ashland will
have its earliest oportunity to offer
this welcome with the arrival of the
Southern Oregon G. A. r. conven-
tion next month.
"Then entire county" stated Mr..
Smith, should be as vitally interest
ed, and believe is most vitally in
terested in Ashland's attempt to
bring tourists here" Crowds in Ash
land and Ashland's growth mean a
market for the county's products.
We are told that during the celebra-
ton every hotel and rooming house
in Medford was crowded" Recogniz-
ing the fact that Ashland is as big
an asset as a tourist attraction to
Jackson county as Crater Lake is to
Klamath county and the Josephine
Caves to Josephine county, Mr.. Smith
advanced the idea that the county
should assist in advertising Ashland
A motion was carried to have COM
mittee of three approach the county
court on this subject.
Valley Attitude.
Ben Sheldon, introduced by Rev.
Carnahan as the man whom we are
going to send to the legislature to get
the normal for southern Oregon" ex-
tended the congratulations of the val
ley on the grand success of the cele-
bration and assured Ashland that
Lithia Park was regarded by the en-
tire county as county asset and
recognized as valuable attraction
to aid the upbuilding of the entire
county. With this attitude of the
valley Mr.. Sheldon expressed his be-
lief that the county court would look
with favor upon the plan advanced
by Mr.. Smith, and ended with, But
no matter how funds are provided,
you can count upon the cooperation
If the people down the valley"
f. d. Briggs.
Z. D. Briggs was next introduced,
md opened his talk by offering
notion that resolutions be forwarded |
o the Rosarians at Portland, thank
ng them for their cooperation in /
making our celebration a success by
the use of the light string
rs and other cooperation. The res
'lution was unanimously passed.
Mr.. Briggs, who is one of the di-
ectors of the Chautauqua associa-
ion, stated that Chautauqua audi
orium which would seat 5000 or
700 people would be the greatest
sset Ashland could have in getting
OnVenIlOnS, ana aroused q DursI Vi
Enthusiastic applause with the state
lent that this is one thing Ashland
; going after and must have built by
ext July" IF we old fellows get
ehind things as those boys got be-
ind the roundup, we can get any
hing we desire for Ashland.
This city has been too conserva-
we. We have the capital and the
pportunities here, and these round
p boys have taught us a lesson
'hich we should profit by" said Mr..
riggs. Not only in the lines OF re-