Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-26
Hull Wakes Portland
With Gaudy Shirt

Mr. Hull of Central Point who
secured the motion pictures OF round-
up activities and the park crowds
here, went down to Portland last
week to have the pictures developed
and incidentally to secure publicity
for the coming roundup celebration.
Mr.. Hull went attired in a roundup
costume and is sure waking them up
as this letter from him denotes:
Portland, June 20, 1916.
Mr.. o. T. Bergner, Ashland, Ore.
Kind Friend: Well, it's a winner!
1t is pleasure to make this trip,
because | believe from the interest
shown all along the line, that it is a
success. My outfit is so loud that
they could hear me coming and gath
cred in crowds at the stations to
greet me. No, but every sucker in
seeing distance from the train knew
there was something out of the ordi-
nary in the wind. / got off at almost
every town and passed out few
poems, and If every one didn't get
one, men and women would come to
my window and ask for one and talk
until the train pulled out Early In
the day l passed out few poems in
the smoking car and someone carried
one into the other cars. Soon the
brakeman came in and said the pas
pie were asking for them, so passed
them out through the other cars.
They are the best ad you have, and
| would suggest that you have an
other 1000 printed for California.
Men and women all along the line,
and even on the streets of Portland,
when arrived here last night, would
yell out Let i'm buck" and wave as
though they knew me.
Just finished breakfast, and as
soon as the offices are open I am
going out after them. I'll probably
get my name in the papers, but "Ish
K fret"
A policeman came up to me at the
train at small town in quets of
southern Oregon, and said my loud
shirt woke him up, and he came to
meet the train to see what all the
noise was about.
Poor old southern Oregon, it will
never be the same again. Some of
hose who have been asleep for years
have awakened, and the dead ones
urned over in their graves. But,
Let i'm buck" that's all | hear.
.nyway.
Well, believe me, Portland knows
ashland is going to have a round-upl
] appeared before the Commercial
,lub banquet at the Hotel Oregon
'rill and by special arrangement
With the police department entered
he grill unbeknown to the crowd
nd fired al" blank, at the same
ime letting out Let i'm buck"
ell, then after extending a cordial
invitation to the club to attend our
ig celebration, l made my exit
With another Shot" Welcome
ashland roundup day." Have
walked the streets continually today,
nd received many comments as well
S many promises to visit Ashland.
I'm leaving on this train for Hills
oro to wake up that said town.
Pictures are good, and will get out
omorrow night for Roseburg, reach
ne Ashland Sunday morning on
Shasta" as arranged.
would suggest that you be sure
nd have 1000 more of the poems
rinted. Everyone wants them. Peo-
lie in autos even stop on the street
0 read my pennant. Have the PEN
ant on my back-boots, spurs, BAN
ana and gun, and with the shirt
'ell, th9t shirt gets the ladies.
Watch your wife when | come to
Occasionally when I start across
he street when an auto is coming,
hold up my hand for them to hesi-
ate and | walk ahead of them. It
cts a laugh. "Nuff ced." Out OF
aper. Goodbye. HULL.