Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-12-04

est capital ana start IlTSJ-claSS Sanl'
tarium, manned by persons of nation.
al reputation, and not little dinky
$40, 900 or $4,000 proposition, but
at least a $150,000 to start with. You
have every advantage over all other
sanitarium centers. You have the
climate, the pure mountain air and
mineral waters, the park, etc., and
with a well-equipped sanitarium and
suitable bungalows to accommodate
the moneyed classes, you could draw
health seekers from Europe and
America. Then with suitable amuse-
ment centers, park concessions, etc.,
your investment would soon be on a
dividend basis"
/ thanked him, and now give it to
the public for what it is worth.
Optimistic.
In presenting these principles to
some others, for ! can only see the
optimistic side of this problem, if
properly managed, gentleman said
to me. "I trust that Ashland may
realize the fullness of your hopes,
but only disappointment is in store
for her, because California's beach
resorts have us skinned to death, and
then Colorado Springs is another ex-
ample of the failure to build up
city, no matter how good your springs
may be-
My Seply was that the pleasure
lovers who seek the beach resorts for
an outing are not the class that Ash
land expects to draw, but, properly
equipped as stated above, we can
hope to draw the Wall street class of
invalids fnd the world is our market.
Besides this, q large number of per-
manent settlers seeking retirement.
And the storm-centered, icicle-bound,
bleak Colorado Springs is no parallel,
for that place has no climatic draw
ing cards.
But a better comparison is given
in the history of Battle Creek, Mich,
which, after enjoying the largest and
most successfully managed sanitar
ium in the United States for so many
years, when the structure was found
in ashes the city presented the man
agement, as | now remember it, with
100000, with the word that more
would follow if necessary, but the
sanitarium must not leave the city;
and, if my memory serves me correct
ly, 100000 fireproof structure
was erected. And in spite of the win
ter billiards, drifting SHOWS and tenn
perature to 40 degrees below zero,
the multicillionaire invalids can be
wheeled down the walks of an arch
covered, artificially heated floral gar
den and enjoy the balmy air of
southern cline.
But Look at Our Taxes.
Yes, right or wrong, graft or no
graft the fact still remains that we
have voted these bonds and the mon
ey is spent, and the bills must be
paid. Yes, and it is true it will in
crease my personal taxes, but with
my location, age, condition of health
and lack of earning power | can not
hope to receive any personal benefit,
but | trust that it may be truthfully
said by those who follow me to my
last resting place that there lies a
man who was broad-minded enough /
to look for the best interests of the !
largest number of people, regardless
of self.
The question to be settled now, it
seems to me, is, Shall we unitedly |
work to put this proposition on a
dividend basis, and thereby increase
our present holdings, or shall we
take an opposite course and see our
properties reduced to 10 per cent of
their present valuation, and still .
have our bonded debt to pay? And |
the artists crayon is in our hands
and we can draw either picture we
choose.
The Remedy, Or, at Least, Remedy.
While l have always strongly op-
posed the boycott, and do yet, when
applying its principles to the legiti-
mate differences arizing from either
religion or politics. and yet, in this
case, if high school yell or a citi-
zen's yell could be given, something
like this: stop that knocking, stop
that knocking, stop that knocking.
DO stop that knocking, stop that
Knocking, or l will boycott YOU"
The Result.
If this was done, one of two things
would occur; Either the very air
we breathe would be filled with the
fragrance from the perfume flowers
Of Ashlands deserving praise. or
there would be some business houses
and printing plant for sale.
Sounding Only Praise.
1t seems to me that every child
horn in or within n hundred ,,,i1oo