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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1907)
"3rT. "v jrwrrfw1 ""V - -njKif"N4P1ft' ,T !f Jf 'WR" tm0 Member of Associated Press, VOL. I THE DAILr COOS BAY TIMES, MAItSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY MAY 21, 1007. No. 273 Ty-v CflflB Daily Edition ffimt USE TIMES WANT ADS iy- WORK AT C. A. SMITH LUMBER MILL ADVANCES MORE RAPIDLY EACH DAY Marshficld has entered an advanc ed era of development since C. A. Smith located on the Isthmus Slough. The work on the new 250,000 foot mill Is going ahead at strides that make one dizzy to watch It. On last . T.hursdaj a week, three car loads of I v-lumber were unloaded on the rail road track, just north of Bunker Hill. In just six and one half working days the roof was shingled over a three-story building, 80 feet long by 26 wide. It is the big boarding house for the "crew that will build the big mill. The dining room will seat 80 men and the kitchen will have a steel range and all the appointments of a first class hostlery. There are 40 bed rooms which will accomo date 80 men. These will be supplied with beds and bedding so that a man will not any longer have to pack his roll of blankets evury time he shifts his job. While it rained yesterday the car- r-S5Ghters were in dry quarters, floor ing and partitioning the rooms. All this record breaking activity went on with out a hard word spoken so completely has Building Superin tendent Stack mastered every detail of the business. The boarding house occupies a beautiful eminence on the brow over looking the marshy ground on the west side of Isthmus Slough, across from the Dean Mill. The lumber for the new office building, just a few hundred feet to the northwest of the boarding house is being piled on the ground. This is an ideal location as there are plenty of rododendrums in full bloom and clusters of evergreens. COST 0E OILED STREETS IN SALEM In view of the Interest In Marsh field, regarding oiled streets the fol lowing excerpt from the Salem Jour nal will bo of interest: The coats of oiled street will co3t from 52.50 to ?3.00 per store front. In the residence district it will cost about three cents per running foot of property front, depending some what on the width of the stret. On the business streets, one coat is put on, and a second coat a few days later. On' the residence streets only one coat will be necessary. It has been found that the carload of oil will go farther than expected, and will coat with one car nearly 20 blocks and permanently lay the dust for the summer. ENLARGE THE S Plats A. B. C. and The Idaho Addition are Taken in by North Bend. INCREASE NUMERATION plls Who Have Hero-to-foro Been Listed In Marshficld District Will Be Added. North Bend's school district has been considerably enlarged by the ad dition of Plats A, B, C and the Idaho addition. It will mean a material in crease to tho numeration of the North Bend school district. The present territory is enlarged about one half mile on the south and one J half mile on tho east side. Many houses aro In consrructlon In all of the newly added additions and they aro becoming gradually settled. It is thought by the time school opens next year the number of pupils com ing will necessitatato more rooms to tho present building It is estimated that approximately forty pupils will be added to the numeration of the North Bend when the next census is taken. Formerly these pupils wero Included in the North Bend School. LIMIT NEW EQUIPMENT ONS.P.SYSTEMS Enormous Traffic Has Has Strained Capacity of Present Stock to Limit. HEAVY EXPENDITURES Thousands of Freight and Passen ger Curs Arc In Process of Construction. Chicago, May 20. Effective measures have been taken to meet the heavy transportation demands on the lines of the Union and Southern Pacific systems. Not only is the number of cars and lo- comotives, side the main track, being largely increased, but old c quipment is being sent to the scrapheap, and each new car and locomotive is of greater capacity. Improved methods of handling trailic have been introduced with such success that these two sys tems now hold the highest record for car movement on the basis of the number of miles their cars make in a year. Fordeliveiy this year the Union Pacific has ordered 144 locomotives, G3 passenger cars, 3,000 refriger ators cars and 4,880 other freight cars, the aggregate cost of which will be $14,000,000. The Southern Pacific, to provide for increasing traffic and new lines, has ordered 127 locomotives, 123 passenger cars, 3,000 refrigerator cars and 4,108 other freight cars. Together with the three new freight and passenger steamers building for this road, its new equipment will cost $17,000,000. Old and inferior equipment on the Southern Pacific, to tho num ber of 127 locomotives and 3,389 freight cars, was withdrawn from service in the past year to be replaced with rolling stock from which much better service can be secured. The average carrying capacity of the cars on the two systems has been increased 12,000 pounds in five years, the total new freight car equipment ordered at this t ime, 40,000, being equal in carrying capacity to 70,000 cars of the standard type used a few years ago. Anticipating to a great extent the increased traffic to be handled, the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific in five years have purchased 1,104 locomotives and 40,196 new freight cars, representing an ex penditure of over $60,000,000. To move an estimated increase of traffic of 41 per cent., the two sys tems this year will have 66 per cent, more locomotive capacity than they had five years ago. To increase the milo run per car, systems have been introduced which astly expedite movement, making the Union and Southern Pacific the holders of the high record in this respect. Tho mile run per car per year i6: LOADED EMPTY-. For all railroads 5,820 2,G60 On Unidn Pacific 8,861 2,985 On Southern Pacific 7,312 2,910 In the transportation of perish able products this faster car move ment is especially important, be Bides making possible better service to all shippers. The car clearing house, under which all cars owned by separate F GROWING FAST Grand Total of $6,326 Has Been Subscribed and Indications Point to $8000. BANK SUBSCRIBES Donates $300 For The Advertising Campaign Itoll of Honor Grows In Length. $6,326 is the grand total to date subscribed for the publicity campaign which Marshfleld will launch for the futheranco of the growth of the city and Coos Bay. The committee met with hearty cooperation in Its work Monday and the members believe that $8,000 will be raised before the soliciting campaign Is completed. It Is thought that the services of an expert publicity man can be secured for a nominal figure. It Is realized that a systematic advertlsng cam paign will accrue more to the bene fit of Marshfleld and Coos Bay than any other method which could be used for forwarding the mutal inter ests. Among the names which are added In today's "Boll of Honor" aro three that should have been added among '. the subscribers of the first day. They are; Father Donnelly, E. L. C. Farrin, and Frank Sacchl. Seymour Bell and I. Condron subscribed a flat payment which will be found on tho list. One of the largest subscrip tions received was that of the First National Bank for $360. F. B. WAITE HELPS R0SEBURG PEOPLE F. B. Waite of Marshfleld, who is a member of tho Marshfleld com mittee on the electric line is in Rose burg. Speaking of the road he said: "We have organized a local com pany for an electric road terminal to extend from the mouth of Deep Creek on Sunset bay through Empire, North Bend and Marshfleld to the head of Isthmus Slough. "The feeling In Coos county for an electric road connecting Douglas and Coos counties, is enthusiastic and our people are very anxious to co operate with the people of Douglas m building tho road. lines of the Uuion and Southern Pacific are pooled and handled aa of common ownership, has also aided in getting more efficient use of equipment. Cars under tin's system can bo quickly moved to places where they are most needed. Carefully kept records show tho use made of cars and locomotives, and officers making a poor showing in this respect are held strictly ac countable. Special caro has for some time been given to the load ing of cars and Jocomotves so as to utilize tonnage capacity and trac tive ability to tho fullest extent. To keep all equipment up to tho high state of efficiency made nec essary by heavy traffic demands, $17,000,000 was spent by the Union and Southern Pacific lines in the past year for rolling stock repairs. These are all factors in tho showing mado aB to mile-run per car on these lines as compared toother roads. Yard facilities for handling in creased traffic have more than kept pace with additions of equipment. With each new car ordered com putation is made of tho increased track and terminal facilities there by mado necessary. Taking a period of foui years for comparison tho Union and Southern Pacific system have increased their cars 15 per cent., their double main track 214 per cent., and have add ed 1,100 miles of yard tracks and sidings. In tho same time car mileage has been increased 16 per cent, and train 'mileage 12 per cent. GAM ROLL OF HONOR. Following is a list of sub scribers to tho Marshficld Pub licity Fund. Tho amounts op posite the names aro tho monthly installments for tho period of one year. J. E. Oren, $50 Dr. J. T. MoCormac, 50 I. S. Kaufman. 10 F. S. Dow, 10 Robert Marsden, 10 Edgar Wheeler, 15 Herbert Lockhart, 10 Merchant Estate, 10 C. W. Tower, 10 P. A. Devers, 10 Jim Banes, 10 W. U. Douglas, 6 J. S. Greene, 10 I. S. Smith, 10 Anson Rogers, 15 S. Rogers, 15 Title Guarantee and Abstract Co. 15 W. P. Murphy, 10 J. H. Milner," 10 Dr. E. E. Straw, 10 D. W. Small, 10 J. M. Norton, 5 Pioneer Hardware Co., 30 Magncs and Matson, '10 John Preuss, 10 J. M. Blake, ' 10 Flannigan & T3ennet v Bank '; '30 F. S. Me'mbcrton 5 Mrs. Emma Nasburg 10 Claude Nasblirg 5 C. A. Johnson 5 Bradley & Traver 3 C. A. Moffett 2.50 C. A. Nicholson 2 P. Metzerlow ' 2.50 John Bear 2.50 Going & Harry 10 J. L. Brown 2.50 F. E. Allen 2 J. W. Tibbets 2 J. G. Thirst 2 Merchant Brothers 10 E. Mingus 5 Hall & Hull 2.50 W.A.Toye 2.50 Dr. Leslio 1 Helming & Company 1 Saturday's SunsciunEits M. A. Sweetman 2.50 B. M. Richardson 2.50 J. W. Ingram 2.50 McNeil & Ferguson 5 II. S. Tower 2.50 Monday's Suhsomukhs Father Donelly 5 E. L. C. Farrin 5 Frank Sacchi 2.50 First National Bank 30 Henry Hohcn 250. Seymour Bell flat 50 A. Condron flat 20 WILL VISIT JAMESTOWN El Di & Mrs. J. W. Ingram were pa3songers on tho Kllburn for Port land on Its last trip, on their way to attend The American Medical Associ ation whlchs meets in Atlantic City, N. J. June 4-D-6 & 7. This Is the 5 8th Annual Session of Tho American Medical Association; the General meeting Is called to order on Tuesday June 4th at 10:30 a. m. and is presided over by Wm, J. Mayo of Rochester, Minn. Dr. Mayo Is to day classed as the leading authority on surgery In America. At this session those In attentance will have tho opportunity of hearing such men as, Dr. Albert Kocher, Berne, Switzerland; Arthur Sweden; Prof. Karl Heas, Wurzburg, German Theodoro Gluck, Berlin, as well as Tho practloner of America appre ciates , to a high degree, tho edu cational advantages to bo derived from such a meeting onco each year where the leading men of tho world come into personal cantact with each other and exchange ideas for tho benefit of those prcsont. At tho cIobo of tho session Dr. and town fair and on thler return will stop off for a few days at Washing ton, D. C. to visit with relatives and friends. Dr. Ingram will return to Marshfleld about Juno 15th, Mrs. Ingram will remain in Spokane, Wash for a few weeks visit with her parent and her friends. KIN W n THE CHANNEL Local Men Considering the Secur ing of a 16 Inch Suction Dredge for the Bay. WILL RECLAIM LAND Believed Thnt There is Enough Pri vate Work to Keep n Dredge Busy Talk has been rlfo in the past year or more regarding tho dredging of this harbor for a channel 800 feet wide with a depth,of -20 feet at mean low tide, from"tlio old stave mill to Bay City. No practical steps -wore taken. Indications now point "',tor "a materialization' of the plans. A committee rcoiriposed of W. S. Chandler, J. E. Oren, Dr. B. J. Min gus1, James H. Flanagan, Dr. Richard son, E. O'Connell, C. E. Nicholson, and Henry Sengstacken have under taken the task of securing the neces sary maps, data.etc, necessary to put the project before tho owners of abutln property, with a view to secur ing their consent to allow the harbor line to bo moved back sufficiently on each side so that a ship channel 800 feet and 20 feet deep can be had. Tho men Interested In this work say that not only will East Marsh fleld and this city bo vastly belflt ed by this, but that all parties own ing property along tho many inlets to tho bay will be equally well paid for the investment. Tho property hold ers on the eaBt side of tho bay are known to be strongly In favor of the movement and the promoters antic ipate no difficulty Insecurlng the con sent of tho rest of tho property hold ers affected. Theplan now Is to Interest a pri vate party who will build a 16 inch suction dredge on Coos Bay tho samo to be constructed at once. This is to bo incouraged by a guarantee of enough private woric to justify tho expenditure. Tho committee has been lng formed that C. A. Smith has a man in view who Is able and willing to build the dredgo and operate It providing tho necessary Inducements are offered him. It Is considered by conservative business men on tho bay that thero is enough private dredging In sight ior the proposed dredgo to keep It em ployed steadily for tho next 10 years. This work is to bo Independent of any dredging that may bo done by tho government dredge. Thoy also consider that tho opera tion of the dredgo will bo a means of reclaiming an enormus amount of marshland and mud flat, which will make not only tho best of dairy land and practically triple tho present area but the project will redeem valuablo cranberry land. While the reclaim ing Is In progress navigable streams will bo made out of the many inlets tributary to Coos Bay which will make possible tho movement of gas oline boats to theso farms at any stage of tho tide. This will undoubtly increase vastly tho valuo of farming land around Coos-Bay. In addition to reclaiming farm lands, the low land In this city can be filled Jn making It more sanitary and Increase tho tho valuo a hundred, fold. Tho commltto will hold another meeting in tho near 'future to cary out more fully tho plans, tho found ation of which has been so enthusi astically commenced. The Times desires to stato thnt nnyono wishing to ob tain rooms call at its oilico any day during tho week, Quito a number of desir able rooms linvo been listed and wo will bo very glad to direct all inquriers. Those having rooms to rent will pleaso list them at tho Times Office Free Room Directory CIT7 COUNCIL E P. A. Sandberg is Hired as City Engineer at Salary of $150 a Month. TO RENAME STREETS Will Also Establish Grades On Cec- tnln Streets Plans For Sewer Systems. The city council held a meeting last evening ahlch A. Sandberg, the, city engineer who hnB como hero from Baker City, was 'hired to do the City's work at a salary of $150 a month. Air. Sandberg is said to bo as competent man for tho position having had years of experionco with work slmlar'to that which confronts him In Marshficld. Tho work of tho council was chief ly devoted to giving Instructions to tho city engineer for establishing grades for a number of streets and to draw up plans and specifications for a sewer system In both south and west Marshfleld. The work out lined nt this meeting is enough to keep tho engineer busy for somo time and will bo taken up in tho order of importance of tho work. Tho city engineer was also in structed to submit a plan for r nam ing tho streets of the city and a system of numbering thnt v M wjld good as tho city grows. This v or . li not to bo dono until Mr. Sandberg becomes thoughly acquainted with the city and mado a city map. 0RVILLE DODGE IS TENDERED BANQUET The Coquillo Progressive Club has reason to feel yory jubilcnt over tho success of tho banquet givon in honor of Orvil Dodge. Tho large number of Coquillo cit izeno as woll as tho prominent guests from our neighboring towns, Myrtle Point and Bandon, who pnrcipatated and the hearty good cheer manifested in tho im promptui speeches and toasts, under the able leadership of Attor ney Hammond as toastmaster, was indeed gratifying. After informal reception in tho Opera House during which Prof. Henry's orchestra with several well chosen numbers enlivened tho hour, nil repaired to tho banquet hall whore more than ono hundred covers were laid for the invited guests. Tho ordor of tho program being entirely informal Mr. Dodgo was called upon for tho address of tho ovening. Ho responded most cor dially in a fitting speech showing his appreciation of tho club's efforts in his behalf and giving a concise and interesting outlino of tho ablo work ho accomplished for Coos County wlillo in tho Enst. Ho mado a strong point of the fact that wc owo thanks to Peter Loggia for tho hearty manner in which ho entered with Mr. Dodgo into every proj'ect to further tho interest of the Coquillo River Valloy district, knowing as thoy both do that what ever benefit accrues from their efforts for tho valloy will no less benefit tho Coos Brfy district and viso versa as tho issuo is ono. After n Bumptious repast pre pared by tho ladies of tho Club, many able speakers voiced hearty welcomo and thanks to Mr. Dodgo and tho ladies of tho Club for prov ing in such a substantial way tho repast so justly duo Mr, Dodge. Somo of tho Ladies of iho club whose nnmeB were called responded ably their willingness and nbility to co-operate in furthering tho in terests of the community. Thoy objected to hnvinor tho club mentioned as n Indie's beauty club, etc., as has been done by somo of our citizens, as tho Coquillo Progressive Club is a club of pro gressive citizens who stand for tho improvement and advancement of the city until it will bo 3econd to nono in our beautifu) state, HOLDS I TN