Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1921-11-30
Snow Shakes Highway Bridges;
8 Redding Students Die In Wreck
SCENIC PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION
TO ENTER PROTEST WITH HIGHWAY
COMMISSION ON TIMBER CUTTING


At the meeting held last evening
at Talent OF the Scenic Preservation
association Of Jackson county, mo-
tion was made and adopted that the
secretary send to the state highway
commission statement setting forth
the destruction Of timber along the
Pacific highway over the Siskiyou
mountains, and urging upon the
commission the necessity of taking
immediate action to prevent further
damage of like nature.
H. 0. FrObach, secretary of the
Medford chamber OF commerce, was
elected to represent the society in
the formation of state scenic pre-
servation society. 1t was reported
that the society had a number of
steroptican slides of Oregon scenery
which had been purchased from
Miss Mabel Russell, Ashland's WE'LL
known artist, The December meet
ing will be dispensed with, the next
meeting being held In January,
probably in Phoenix. Mr.. Frobach
acted as chairman OF the meeting,
in the absence Of the president, and
also as secretary. The session was
held In the town hall, and the busi-
ness meeting preceded by a supper
served by the Talent Ladies' Aid So
ciety. Previous meetings have been
held at Ashland, Medford, and other
Jackson county towns.
Senator c. NJ Thomas, of Med
ford, made the principal speech. He
related how Governor Olcott had Sc
cured the passage of law empow-
ering the state highway commits
sion to use a portion of the funds at
their disposal for the purchase of a
strip of land 800 feet or less in
width along either side of the high
way, wherever the commission
deemed such purchase necessary for
the preservation of trees or other
objects contributing to the beauty
and utility of the highway. The pas
sage of this law, SAID Senator Thom-
as, was the occasion of much pleas
antry among the state legislators,
since they were all in favor of the
measure and there being no occa-
sion, therefore, for the great activ-
ty of the governor to secure the
of the bill.
1--WE have the law" asserted
Senator Thomas, "and we have the
money necessary to prevent the de-
truction Of scenery along the Pa
ific highway and the passing into
'rivate hands of choice camp sites
long this great thoroughfare. What
We do not have is state highway
Ommission strong enough to with
tand the pressure brought to bear
induce them to use all the high
ray money for commercial pur-
oses. This influence comes from
he paving trust, the contractors
and the banking interests,
'hich, taken together exerts a most
mister and demoralizing power oV- II
: our state officials. Not only does
y highway commission fail to do
s plain duty in regard to scenic
reservation along our state roads, ,
ut the governor lacks the courage ,
remove them from office and re- ,
ace them with men who will serve q
70 highest and best interests of the
ate"
o. H. Barnhill, of Ashland, sug- ;
'sted that a publicity campaign 7
ould give expression to the almost !,
fanimous public sentiment in fav- ,
of preventing the wanton destruc- n
IN Of tree and the private monop. a
zation Of beauty spots along the n
.cific highway in Oregon. The :
wer Of public sentiment. thus ex- !
essed, would, in the opinion OF the
saker. force the highway commits -