Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-07-26
Publication Tells
OF Southern Oregon

Russell Winslow applies IN broch-
ure, carefully written, recommending
establishment of a particular boost
ing organization for the southern half
of Oregon The foroword in the book
let carries this appeal, Il sincerely
recommend for your adoption and
practice a creed as follows United
unselfish effort to promote progress
for the whole of southern Oregon
will make prosperity sure, and per-
sonal profit certain"
Mr.. Winslow relates among the
many things said in the appeal to
the people OF southern Oregon to de-
velop a community effort, Southern
Oregon doesn't want visionary men
idle, theoretical dreamers or diplo-
mats-they have been her curse; but
she does want dynamic men of keen,
foresighted vision, under whose hand
steel will creep over the prairie, over
the mountain range down the valley
of the Pacific
"The object and purpose of the
Southern Oregon Development board
is to weld into unit the construc-
tive activity of the people of that ter
ritory. Southern Oregon is truly an
undeveloped empire of tremendous
potential value which is but little
realized by her citizens. We have
an undeveloped area of $3.50 square
miles on which, at this time, only
143,970 reside. We have room for
10000, 900 and the resources to make
them happy, prosperous people"
The text takes up and gives ac-
curate data on the districts re-
sources. 1t says there are but 416
miles of railroad in the $4,000
square miles. The point, at least one
of them, is that this country needs
more railroads and railroads that will
connect directly with eastern trunk
lines, say Denver, where there are
distributing rails running in all di-
rections. Mr.. Winslow says this is
the last great scene of American pi-
oneering. The statistics show that
Coos Bay is the natural outlet for
this vast country and declares that
the tonnage here has cost the gov
ernment 80 cents per ton, while the
Columbia river costs 54 cents. Hum
boldt Bay AZ cents, Grays Harbor
AZ cents.
In the same line of figures it shows
Coos Bay has $50 billion feet of tim
ber tributary, and the other ports
amounts as follows: Puget Sound,
1870; Grays Harbor, so; Columbia
river, 10; Humboldt Bay, 60. The
claim is made that this aggregate
is more than one-fourth of the tim
ber in the United tSates.
The purpose of the brochure is to
impel development boards, CONNER
cial clubs and chambers of commerce
to join in a southern Oregon COM
pact with the interests of the terri
tory in question uppermost. Mr..
Winslow suggests a trade mark de-
scribed as follows An outer and in
ner concentric circle 5 3-S inches in
diameter, with a horizontal block
space / Is inches wide through the
center. Between the concentric circle
above would appear the words,
Southern Oregon Development
Board" and between the lower por-
tion of the concentric circles, "Coos
Bay, Oregon" In the horizontal
block space through the center
would appear these words: Write us
about the resources and possibilities
of an undeveloped empire. We want
millions of creative capital, manu-
facturers, mine operators, agricultur-
lists" In the upper crescent illus
tration of modern passenger train
and in the lower, a modern passenger
steamship. The trade mark would be
used as lithograph in several diff
ferent colors for various uses, being
on gummed paper.
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