Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1919-08-01


blles, OF which Ashland Is expected
to furnish a minimum of twenty
five and as many more as possible,
is on this week. Gas and oil are
furnished. Fine company and 4
wonderful trip are inducements
which, added to the urge of public
spiritsdness, should do away with
any hesitation on the part of car
owners. August 18th and 18th is
the date. -
Glenn II. Johnson, former Ash
land boy who is now messenger for
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany at Kingman Ariz., writes he
is always a booster for Ashland and
wants some literature to show par
ties whom he has interested. We
have had two inquiries of a specific
nature from Kingman lately so 1t
would appear Glenn is getting in
some good llcks.
At the request of Secretary Geo.
Quayle of the Oregon State Chamber
of Commerce a bunch Of Ashland
literature and water samples are be-
ing mailed to the State Chamber.
NJ. Quayle has promised to distrib.
ute them in a way which he thinks
will do good. He has numerous in
qulrles concerning Oregon resorts
and mineral waters.
A few copies Of the List OF Prem
iums and rules governing awards OF
the Fifty-eighth Oregon State Fair
to be held at Salem September 22-
27, have been received. Interested
parties may obtain a copy for the
asking. The state fair is putting out
$50, 900 In premiums and purses this
year. The booklet they sent us is
an SO page affair in pocket size.
The Roseburg auto-camp people
are cooperating with Ashland by
handing out folders descriptive OF
the camp and park. We are advis-
ing all northbound campers that
Roseburg has one of the incest camps
in the state. The Albany people are
also desirous of cooperating with
Ashland by an exchange of signs.
Five inquiries for specific infor-
nation by persons who contemplate
locating in business here have been
received In the past couple of days.
This club makes every effort to give
exact information concerning condi-
tions in business lines and discour-
ages all inquirers whose coming
would merely mean over-crowding
lines already well taken care Of.
F. S. Bramwell, Grants Pass man
10 whom Ashland owes much for his
interest in this city and the gen.
sral welfare of Southern Oregon, has
arranged his business affairs so that
he can give all OF his time to the
State Chamber of Commerce as out
side man. Mr.. Bramwell is a vice.
president and director of the State
Chamber and has spent his own
line and money in advancing state
interests in the past
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NJ. ]. Duryea, at one time in pub
icity work here, writes from Elmi-
"a, n. ", where he is managing Sec
'etary of the Elmira Chamber Of
Commerce, asking II the Ashland
club can furnish him home slides of
.he scenic attractions close to this
,ity. stating that he frequently gives
Illustrated talks on Oregon scenery
.hruout the east and wants Ashland
views included.
Went riding with Billy and Ma
Sunday. Ma says she wishes they
had Ashland Lithia park on their
place up in Hood River.
Inquiries for information Of a
general nature have been received
rom the following T. G. Farrud.
Portland, Ore; Fred Orr, Fairfield,
IDAHO; H. T. Armstrong, Mcfarland,
Jalif.; Chas. H. Curtis, Argos, Ind;
Arthur William Skowbo, Alhambra,
Calf.
Two Ashland couples wish to
make the Crater Lake trip. They
wish to take more time than that al
owed by the ordinary taxi trip and
would make a pleasant addition to
my party which plans to make
eisurely trip with lots Of camping
W the way.
Somebody has goats in this coun-
ry but our recent appeal for the
James of goat raisers failed to raise
single answer We still want them.
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