Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-09-07
Commercial Club
Holds Meeting

Monday evening the Commercial
Club met in their rooms at s O'Clock.
The president being absent, M. c.
Reed was chosen as chairman. About
twenty were present. The secretary,
F. ]. Shinn, read the minutes of the
club meeting for August 27 and the
minutes of several subsequent meet
ings of the trustees. These were
adopted as read. The secretary's
report showed a balance OF S31.72
cash on hand. On motion the report
was adopted. The bills as passed
by the trustees were allowed. The
designations of Charles Robinson and
William II. Hosley as members were
accepted. The applications of A. A.
Chisholm, Carl H. Loveland and E..
La Bell for membership were ac-
cepted and these men elected as
members of the club.
]. H. Dill reported for the COM
mittee in charge Of the entertain
ment of the San Francisco business
men recently visiting Ashland
There were plenty Of automobiles to
meet the party at Medford, bring
them to Ashland and show them the
attractions here. This sort of ad-
vertising, Mr.. Dill stated enthusias-'
tically. is one of the best. w. E.
Newcomb reported that SIS had
been raised by his committee to as
sist the G. A. r. in meeting the ex-
penses of their coming reunion. He
expects to raise $50 more to make
the required amount. a letter was
read from Mr. Sproule of the South
ern Pacific thanking the club for the
friendly spirit in which a new depot
had been asked for. A communica-
tion from G. A. Gardner, county
clerk. stated that the road supervisor
had been instructed to cut the
weeds along the Pacific Highway be-
tween Ashland and Medford. the
matter having been brought to his
attention by the club. An invitation
was read from Walter B. Jones, sec
retary of the Lane County Fair. in
viting Ashland people to attend the
fair September 1S, IA and 10.
Several amendments to the by
laws, as previously suggested and
read, were adopted. An amendment
proposing the repeal of the $5 men,
bership fee was read for the first
time and is to be acted on a month
later.
F. H. Walker reported on the Bill
lings hill road situation. Also sew
eral others spoke regarding past ne
gotiations and present conditions
relative to the proposed improve
ment through the elimination of the
grade crossing of the Pacific High
way over the railroad. The county |
has completed the purchase of the
necessary additional right-of-way
and the various reports from the
county court as to the present situa-
tion indicate that their work in this
connection has been finished for
some months and that now the only
matter delaying the improvement is
the unsettled matter between G. F.
Billings and the Southern Pacific
Railroad as to compensation, or
of the old crossing en-
tirely, or both. On motion the chair
man appointed a committee of three
to interview Mr. Billings and ascer-
tain the facts of the matter and
hasten the completion of the very
much needed changes in the road.
F. H. Walker, ]. H. Dill and W. D.
Hodgson we're appointed on this COM
mittee. On motion the club ad-
journed.
The following standing commit
tees were named for the club:
City Interests and Public Policy
J. w. Mccoy, T. H. Simpson and j.
n McGee 'ag
Streets, Parks, Highways and Pub
lie mprovements-F H. Walker, W.
c. Mitchell and o. F. Carson.
immigration, Location and In
c. Reed, A. A. CHS
holm and c. w. Banta.
Horticulture, Agriculture and For
B. Lamkin, j. H. Dill and ,
Benton Bowers.
Mines, Mining and Minerals-F.
D. Wagner, c. B. Wolf and one 9TH
sr.
Industry and Manufactures-W.
3. Newcomb, w. D. Hodgson and W. J
J. Weaver.
House Committee-H. G. Enders, /
IT., Clark Bush and H. o. Purucker. |
A special membership committee l
appointed consists of H. o. Froh- {
zach, A. c. Nininger and o. T. Berg s
Ter.
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