Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-03-30
CHAMBER VOTE IS
OVERWHELMINGLY FOR
1.DAY CELEBRATION

\ FOuTt1 VI july VI Shai' We "S'
r These are questions that are being
= voted upon by the members OF the
Chamber OF Commerce today. The
votes which were mailed to the men,
bers throughout the week and have
been sent in to the Chamber OF Com
merce, were opened this forenoon
and counting commenced A com
mittee consisting of F. f. Watson, A.
C. Nininger and Secretary j. II. Full
ler counted the votes, which up to
noon resulted as follows
Community Chest Plan-Yes, SC;
No. SIS.
Three Day Celebration-Yes l9;
No, 81.
The ballot as run in the Daily Tid-
iHgs and used as an expression of
the people who are not members OF
the Chamber of Commerce voted on
the Community Chest plan: Yes, II,
No, ~.
Votes have been coming in all af-
ternoon, and will be received and
counted up until tonight.
Owing to the closeness Of the vote
on the Community Chest plan, it is
difficult TO state at the end of the
count at noon whether or not the
plan will carry. At that time there
was only the difference of two votes
and those coming in this afternoon
may swing the vote the other way.
In all probability the celebration
was settled this morning, as the ex.
preston of the voters is oyerwhelm.
ingly in favor of a one-day celebra-
tion. While many of the voters reg
istered their choice merely with a
cross, saying yes or no, according to
its place on the ballot, there were
number who gave their reasons for
so. voting. Many of these are in
teresting, and worthy of publicity.
They read as follows:
On the Community Chest Plan:
mo. War chest plan was an OBJ
ject lesson"
mo. Too much taxes now"
Yes But to be administered by
large board of representatives of
all churches and societies."
Eyes. Have all solicitors approval
cards issued by the Chamber of Com
merce."
Yes. The community chest is all
right provided the amount raised is
not too big for the needs which should
receive help from this community;
In other words | do not feel inclined
to create large fund of this kind.
as the temptation is too strong to
spend it quickly when 1t Is once paid
In, and of course there Is no need of
holding 1t in trust forever You re.
fer to the Y. NJ. C. A. as one of the
objects for which chest might have
been used in times past, and as the
county Y. NJ. c. A. is the only Y. NJ.
C. A. matter that has been present
ed to the community recently, sup
pose you may refer to that. II that
is so or not so, would like to call
your attention to the fact that by far
the larger part of those pledges were
made on the basis of two years. I'll
you advertise this community chest
IN the way you have started this in.
qulry' am afraid you are going TO
create the impression with many of
these subscribers that they will be
relieved of their second year pledge
another thing, We will have to have
'he renewal of the one year pledges
this rail- in order to continue the sec.
ohd years work-either the renewa,
Vi them or some other to take their
place II the chest is put on II might
pe that the fairest way would be to
count in the Y NJ. c. A. and relieye
the pledgers on the Y. M. a. bud-
get OF their second year There is n
serious danger of trouble ON this mai.
Ter and hope that you will consider
IL very carefully as to avoid that
trouble"
Many and diverse are. the reasons
gwen Tor not holding. a three-day
ceiebration, while few give their
leaSohs Tor celebrting three days. A
iew of them are:
mo. And a short one at that"
mo. Use this money to deyelon
the water system"
No One snappy day"
yes But not solely in a Fourth
OF July celebration. II we could have
a Dig man for Sunday union meet
ing and have the mountain top cele.
bration the 5th, would be in favor
tIon."
No Suppose We quit spending
money Tor fireworks and pink lemon
ade' and offer bonus for something
that will employ our citizens"
NO. Let Medford celebrate il only
one day"
NO Unless some plan can be found
10 replace the roundup. whereby peo.
PIE can pay for their own entertain.
ment in part"
Yes. II We can have somo,ntra
"o''"~hlle that will occupy three
uay'' Otherwise one good day rather
than three fizzles."