Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-10-19
C.'S Of {. Of
s. ORE. EFFECT
CONSOLIDATION
BEN C. SHELDON ELECTED HEAD
OF CONSOLIDATED CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. OF SOUTHERN
OREGON; PLANS BIG PRO-
JECTS.

A movement which promises large
and constantly increasing benefits
to southern Oregon was successfully
launched in this city today through
the organization of the Consolidated
Chamber OF Commerce OF Southern
Oregon. This meeting resulted In
the consummation OF plan suggest
ed by Ben Sheldon, president of the
Medford chamber of commerce, at a
meeting held in Klamath Falls about
three weeks ago.
The plan is simple, and through
its simplicity spells success. The
members of the organization are the
local chambers OF commerce OF the
cities OF Ashland, Grants Pass, Klam-
ath Falls and Medford. Members Of
the local chamber are per Sc men,
bers of the consolidated chamber
Under the articles OF association
adopted today, none of the local
chambers surrender to the larger
body any of its prerOgatives or du-
ties, II being plainly provided that
the consolidated organization shall
undertake only those projects which
each and all OF the local chambers
agree are of such general interest to
the people of these three counties Of
southern Oregon that they can best
be promoted by the united, lsint ac-
tion of their four principal cities. Be-
cause the larger body cannot bind
the local organizations In any re-
spect and receives all Its powers
through the unanimous consent OF
the member cities. It will not under
take matters concerning which the
local communities may not be in
whole accord. Thus the largest dam
ger Of disintegrating influence in
the get-together movement is re-
moved at the outset.
similar efforts toward uniting
these four hustling cities OF south
ern Oregon" said Mr.. Sheldon this
morning, have failed because either
the joint organization has tackled
too varied line of projects, some of
which Gd not interest the local COM
munities, or 1t has run off on an eff
fort which particularly concerned
one of the cities and not all southern
Oregon as a whole. This danger has,
we feel, been eliminated in this Or
ganizatiOn. We shall undertake
comparatively few efforts - only
those which all four cities agree can
best be handled through joint action.
A few real important matters, well
handled, will assure the success OF
the consolidated chamber. Cement
the cities in promoting their joint
interests and teach each OF them the
value of United action"
1t was apparent from the discus
sions at the organization meeting
this morning and the luncheon at the
Oregon hotel at noon that the adver-
tislng of all southern Oregon as a
tourist attracting district would
probably be the first consideration
to receive attention. 1t was force
fully pointed out that by far too
many Of the tourists who came into
southern Oregon came for the pur-
pose of seeing just one thing and left
after brief visit to that point; also,
that tourists would come from dis
tance to visit a series of attractions
who would not come for one only. |
With the fact spread broadcast that
this section of the state contains a
score of points Of interest to the
tourist and affords the best summer
camping and recreation district on
the continent, visitors will come pre-
pared to look for these attractions
and with a schedule calling for
weeks in this district where they are
now spending days. The difference
in monetary returns to these coun-
ties is apparent.
Prominent public men, such as
Mr.. Mccormick, Of the Southern Pa
cific, which company makes a busi-
ness OF studying the things which
attract visitors, have told our peo-
pie that in this part OF the state we
have a wealth of beauty spots not
elsewhere equaled. They point to
the wonderful redwood forests along
the coast below Crescent City, the
beaches along the Pacific, the noun
tains to the east OF us, the beautiful
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