Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-08-23
CARAVAN FROM
PORTLAND PAYS.
ASHLAND VISIT.
MAYOR BAKER MAKES SPEECH
FROM FIRE ENGINE ON
PLAZA
Seventeen Civic Organizations Were
Represented in the Caravan of 20
Automobiles on a Boosting Tour
For 1925 Exposition.

ening right on time, and after rails
ing quite a fuss with horns and
sirens as they passed through the
city, driving as far east as the Ii
brary and then returning to the Ho-
tel Ashland, where they were met
by Secretary Fuller Of the chamber
of commerce, and a few business
men of the city.
In the absence of Mayor Lamkin
and w. H. McNair, president of the
chamber Of commerce, at the tima
of the arrival of the caravan, Couh-
Gilman Pierce and Fred Holmes, vice
president of the chamber, acted as
the official representatives of these
bodies, and greeted the Portlanders
to the city.
Very little preparation had been
made to receive the visitors, as they
had sent no word to Ashland since
leaving Portland, and great many
people were doubtful whether they
would show up in the city during
the evening, which accounted for the
few people who were on hand to re-
ceive them on their arrival.
After the members of the caravan
had eaten am excellent dinner at the
Hotel Ashland, the siren at the en-
gine house was set to work, and this
effort was successful in getting out
fair sized crowd to hear the message
that the caravan brought to the
city. Permission of the city officials
was obtained and the fire engine
was run out on the Plaza, where
Mayor Lamkin officially received the
visitors for the city, while Secretary
Fuller spoke for the chamber of
commerce, after which Mayor Baker
of Portland was introduced and ex-
planned theSpurpose of the caravan
was to get permission of the people
of the state to hold the fair, stating
that Portland Would stand the taxa
tion end Of the game and asked
of that kind from the rest
nj hn CT 70 oh o1
which held closely to the point in
question, the mayor bid the citizens
a kind good night, and expressed The
hope that he would see them all in
Portland in 1925.
While the photographers were on
the ground, no pictures were taken,
owing to the small number of peo-
pie who turned out. The pictures
that are being taken along the route
will be shown all over the country,
and only pictures of large crowds
are wanted.
The party was composed of the
following members:
George l.. Baker, mayor of Port
land; DR.. c. S. Black, c. T. Burg,
William H. Barton, Portland Ad
club; B. Bennett, H. r. Hopkins,
c. s. Piper, Sandy Sanderson, pho
tographers; Albert Cleveland, L. A.
Jones, A. G. Mcdonald, members of
Portland Realty board, and A. r. |
Ritter. president of the board; A. w. !
Canthorn of the Oregon Journal; |
Paul Kelly of the Oregonian; James
Sheen of the Telegram; Ernest e.
Gillmer, David L. Hogan, A. w. |
David s. Williams, F. E. |
representing the Builders
exchange; George B. Hegardt, chief |
city engineer; Otto r. Hartwig, pres
dent State Federation of Labor; |
lack Henderson, community service;
Q. McGar, radio service; Arthur II.
Johnson, commisary from the Ad
club; Walter P. Jenkins, commun-
ty song leader; Lorney Luke, bag
gageman from the Ad club; A. H.
Lea, secretary Fair association; Will
lam P. Merry, chief caravan officer;
J. II. Madden of Mitchell, Lewis G.
Stover company; Jerry Parker and
Ralph s. Shepard of the Rotary club;
J. T. Pogge, A. G. and p s. s. COM
,any; ]. Ira ROutledge, Natural
Progress club; Montrose Ringler,
Kenneth Ringler and Charles II.
stewart of the chamber Of COM
nerce; II. d. Ragan. ]. D. Wright,
.raffic officers; George L. Ranch,
resident Portland Ad club; A. E.
state motor association;
}. Segar, Great Western Smeltering
md Refrigerator company: L. ].
Stack of the federation of labor;
Kirk Thompson. Covey Motor com
amy; Shelby Wiggens, East sidp [
business Mems club and Sergeant
flyers. Corporal Fl. slovick and Cor
'oral l.. Anderfer from Vancouver