Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-23
Wednesday To Be
Preparedness Day

over the state Dy tne oregon ASrlcul-
tural College in cooperation with the
Southern Pacific railroad will arrive
in Ashland on Wednesday morning at
9:45. This train will be switched to
the old motor depot near the center
of the city and will be promptly
opened to the general public for ex-
animation. A number of the states
most prominent workers along agri-
cultural and food preparation lines,
and people who are well versed in the
future food crisis of the nation, are
in charge of the train, and they will
lecture at various places throughout
the day and outline the plans which
every city in the Union should folio v
in order to eliminate a future food
shortage. The cars contain agricul-
ture, poultry and other valuable and
interesting exhibits.
Following is the days program:
Forenoon.
9:45-Arrival of exhibit train at
motor depot. Everyone is invited to
inspect exhibits. The cars will lie
open until 5 p. m.
1890 to 11-Talks at the high
school building.
II to 12-Talks at the junior high
school building.
Afternoon.
130 to Poultry raising Cat ex-
hibit carr, Professor Lamb
2:15 to Food preparation Cat
city halD, Miss Johnson.
to Alone canning Cat city
halD, Miss Cowgirl.
4 to 5--Vegetable growing Cat city
halD, Professor Brown.
Present Preparations.
Claude c. Cate, county pathologist,
and T. E. May of the Oregon Agricul-
tural College were in the city Satur-
day. They met with representatives
of the Civic Improvement Club, Par
ent-Teacher Association, Commercial
Club, Honor Guard and other organ
izations, and action will soon be TAX
en- toward stimulating local interest
in the project as strongly as the other
valley towns have taken action in the
matter.
In many of the cities of the north
ern part of the state the Boy Scouts
and the girls of the honor guard have
done much toward making the issue
live one, and preparation will be
made to line up the local organize
tions of this nature for local work.
There shouldn't he vacant lot or
garden space in Ashland got to waste
this summer. All the public-spirited
organizations are taking interest IN
the matter and committees who will
locate the available lots and garden
spaces are being appointed. Anyone
| knowing of an available. garden-grow-
ing space would do a deed of great
service by phoning the location to
/ Secretary Frohbach at the CONNER
cial Club room. The local banks and
other organizations are creating
funds for the purchase of seeds which
will be distributed freely to those who
will plant and take care of a garden
The city council will be asked for the
right to have free irrigation water
for the children's gardens. Prizes
are to be offered for the best pre-
pared food-producing spaces in the
future, and it is hoped that every
Ashland citizen will respond to the
call patrioticaly.
1t is well-known fact that war
conditions have raised the price OF
tin to such an extent that the large
canneries of the country will can but
small percentage of goods this year
in comparison to their output of for
mer wears, and much of the coming
supply will be sent to Europe, there
fore it is matter of individual inter
es. to every citizen that he should
grow and can his own produce so that
the future high cost of living ano
shortage of canned goods can be met
by home preparedness. In South Car
olina home canning has been taken
ND so thoroughly in the schools and
local organizations that the state has
called for very small amount ol
canned goods in the past years.
It is a matter of vital Importance
that home-growing of foodstuffs re-
ceive a great deal of attention in the
coming season, and every citizen Is
urged to hear. the well-planned out
lines of the men and women who
have studied the matter thoroughly
and who will speak in the city Wed
nesday.
A number of the Medford boys who
Joined the aviation corps lately were
ltransfarred from the Los Angeles