Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-05-19

Ashland Commercial Club met last
night and cleaned the slate OF
the matters which are of such inn
mediate importance as to preclude
postponing action on them until
the new membership holds its first
meeting next week and the new
board of directors is elected.
Celebration
Because of the fact that the
time for securing various attrac-
tions and making plans for cele-
bration in Ashland is growing all
to short the trustees decided that
it was up to the old board" to
set the machinery in motion for
celebration for the coming Fourth.
+, T. Staples was appointed chair.
man Of the celebration commit,
tee and will select his co-workers
and appoint subcommittee, His
committee will cooperate with a
committee representing the
churches of the city with regard to
suitable features for Sunday, the
Fourth, and will have charge OF
the general celebration features
on the celebration days. 1t has
not been decided over what period
the celebration will extend but
Ashland is going to celebrate and
most novel and big" affair is
being planned. Further details
will be announced as they are de-
cided upon.
Last Years Report
The report of the last years
celebration committee was re-
ceived and the old committee dis
charged with thanks for the
commendable manner in which
the celebration last year was
staged. The report showed a to-
tai income from concessions sold
of $4,000; from auto show re-
ceipts, $50; from auto linceses,
S1O0.50; from cash subscriptions,
S23l5.OO; and from the previous
years balance left over, s2l9.7l,
or total receipts of $3461,21.
The main expense was for fire
works, which cost $105S.00. Ad-
vertising cost $577.6O; decora-
tions $139.5O floats and prizes
S193.19; rooming expenses. 62.25;
auto show expense, $500. tele-
phone and telegraph, s29.S2; sal.
AIRY of manager and secretary
$1,000; park sports prizes
$1,000, and. various incidental'
which brought the total expendi
, lures to a total OF S3062.27.
A most remarkable feature o
last years celebration was thu
manner in which visitors wer,
housed. At total expense o
about $50, 1894 people were di
rected and shown to rooms from
the accommodation bureau office
Mr.. tSaples remarked that tn,
amount of money which the eel
ebration brought into the towr
was evidenced by the fact that tht
banks all up and down the line
had to write and wire the loca
banks for supplies of silver which
were left in Ashland during the
celebration. The new committed
intends to make this years affair
the biggest yet.
Good Road Issues
A committee consisting OF V. o
N. Smith, chairman; T. II. Simp
son, ]. w. Mccoy, D. Perozzi, J
J. Murphy and Fred Homes was
apEOinted to make an organized
presentation of the various road
matters which will be on the bal
lot at the May 21st election tC
the voters of this district. The
county road bond issue and the
state road measures which are tC
be decided at the coming election
will be placed before the public by
this committee. Subcommittee
for various publicity methods
etc. will be appointed for them
and speakers provided for
AutO.Caravan
The matter of proper reception
of the Northwest Auto-Caravan
which will arrive in Ashland on
May goth enroute to the ad-men's
convention at Stockton was placed
in the hands of a committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Perozzi, Elhart
and Mowat. Steps will be taken
to see to it that the caravan visits
Lithia park before hieing south
ward. This caravan. by the way,
will be worth seeing. Ashland
folks should keep the date in
mind and watch for the caravan
in the morning of the goth. Fur
ther announcements will be made
later.
Endorse School Bill
As is reported elsewhere the
trustees endorsed the bill proyid-
ing for state tax for grade
schools.
Election Judges
Provisions were made for ap-
pointing the judges Of election
for the election of the new board
OF directors of the club which is
now in progress. Announcement
OF the judges will be made to-