Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-06-15
PRESERVATION Of
PARK AND CANYON
URGED BY DR.. MEAD

"The preservation OF Lithia Park
clear to the head OF the canyon in its
natural state is the greatest asset
Ashland can have for the attraction
OF tourists. The value of the park
and the advantages OF municipal
ownership of every foot OF ground
that is rightly a part of that park Is
OF untold value to the city. Such
parks are far and few between. They
are gradually passing out. II is hard
for this generation to appreciate
such grandeur of nature, grandeur
that should be preserved to pass on
to an appreciative posterity twenty
five years from now"
Such are the views OF DR.. Elwood
Mead, head of the Rural Institute
,f California and first time visitor to
Ashland in company with f. o. Nc
Cormick, vice president of the South
ern Pacific Company, who stopped
here yesterday. DR.. Mead was the
guest OF Mr.. Mccormick and arrived
here in the latter's private car. DR..
Mead left by train this afternoon for
Berkeley, Cal. He made the trip
especially to see Ashland.
Mr.. Mccormick, who left today Tor
a tour OF the northern part of the
state, in g short interview with a
Tidings representative, expressed
himself as being unable to say too
much for Ashland. He praised the
great advantages of this city, 1t
beauty and its potential future as a
tourist center. Always" he said,
there is a soft spot in my heart
for Ashland, and always ! am glad
TO return no matter how brief the
visit may be"
DR.. Mead who is also chairman of
the California State Land Settlement
Board, is a national authority on
land settlement and agricultural
problems and the various phases OF
rural life conditions throughout the
country. He was for eight years
chairman of the State Rivers Com
mission of Australia.
DR.. Mead and party were shown
about the city and entertained yea
terday by Z. T. Staples and A. B.
,JOrdon of this city. They were first
shown the city In a general way by
auto and afterwards taken to LithiA
Park as far as the auto camp
grounds. Dr. Mead was enthusiastic
about the auto camp. This morn
ing when he told of his trip he
smiled. "Why that camp won't be
big enough to hold all the campers.
They came in there like birds to a
roost at night. To crowd it more
would hardly leave standing room"
|, myself, intend to stop at the
camp as soon as | can make arrange
ments for an auto trip from Cali
fOrnia, headed towards Ashland.
wouldn't have missed any part OF my
trip for the world The beauty OF
the Siskiyous, which observed from
the train, | want to see again. The
next time / hope it will be by auto
mobile, this summer If possible. The
value of Ashland's wonderful scenic
location in "a side pocket OF the
Siskiyou mountains" cannot be esti-
mated by dollars and cents.
Financially though, the preserra-
tion of the natural beauty here, OF
which your park is the great drawing
card, will bring big returns to the
city. 1t will become great adver-
tlsing asset. People that l talked to
at the auto camp were all praise for
the park and the city. Ashland with
one or two other cities on the Pacific
coast stood out above all the others in
memories of those campers. Preserve
your park. Improve it. Hold its
naturalness.