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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1907)
N nftf PUSH IN BEST SEASONS; AND IN DULL SEASONS PU$H MORE. Cmts Ifctj mw PROFITABLE INVESTMENT Advertisers get good returns from Announcements placed In Tho Dally Times. i KEEP WELL POSTED On tlio current events of the world's progress by reading The j Dally Tunes. I MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL II. THE COOS BAY TIMES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1907. No. 139 WILL APPLY AT WAS BLOWS OUT BRAINS BEFORE HUSBAND WANT DISTRICT FAIR IN MARSHFIELD 1909 THE STEAMER PLANT ARRIVES - IGOR 0 Citizens Unanimously Adopt Resolutions for Improvement at Chamber of Commerce Meeting Last Night. Over one hundred citizens gath ored in the chamber of commerce rooms last night at ono of its lively meetings and resolutions were passed unanimously to instruct the authori ties at Washington of the condition of tho mall service betweet here and Roseburg. Chairman Smith invited anybody to speak on the matter just before the resolutions were drawn, and everybody apparently being sat isfied with the service, Frank W. Iteeder was to speak. He said: "I believe the trouble is that the contractor in his desire to secure the contract overbid his wisdom in the matter, and that there are tons of mail for the growing population which he failed to consider when pre senting his bid. He also uses broken down horses which cannot carry tho loads expected of them. I believe that action should be taken by the Chamber o'i Commerce to state the facts and present them In some form to the Washington authorities." Secretary Lyons then read tho fol lowing resolutions which had been drawn up to be sent to the assistant postmaster general, which were voted upon and unanimously adopted and which will be forwarded as early as possible. "WHEREAS the mail service of the Coos Bay country Is in a demoral ized condition, "AND WHEREAS this condition is due to the overland stage route be tween Roseburg and Coos Bay fail ing to deliver mall on time and fail ing to protect It from the elements, delivering It often in a badly dam aged condition, thoroughly soaked with water, "AND WHEREAS fully ten thou sand people receive their mail over this route, "AND WHEREAS the population and business on Coos Bay and in tho immediate vicinity are increasing at a rapid rate, "AND WHEREAS the uncertainty of delivery and damaged condition of mall have become a serious inter ruption to the business relations of tho firms and Individuals In this sec tion attempting to do business with the outside world, this Chamber of Commerce has upon request made In vestigation and finds tho condition as follows: "Tho contract for tho delivery of mail between Roseburg and Coos Bay is held by B. Fenton. Tho dis tance Is slxty-flve miles by land over the Coast Range mountains from Roseburg to Sumner, and from tho latter place ten miles to Marshfleld, via launch. Between Roseburg and Sumner three relays of horses are used. The mall Is carried in an un covered wagon, four horses to the wagon. Passengers for hire are car ried with the mail. Throe drivers, one for each relay of horses, make the trip. Tho mall weighs from one half ton to a ton. It has doubled In volume within the past two years. The mail is due here at 10:00 a. m. each day. During the month of No vember it was on time 12 days, and on three days failed to arrive at all. During the past month, up to date, it has not been on time a single day. Tho mall service has never been so irregular and unsatisfactory. Mr. Fenton was consulted early in the fall and he urged in justification of alow service, the bad condition of the roads. The Chamber of Commerce has sent a man over tho route, and Interviewed people along tho road, and finds that the road is in as good condition as in former years. It is found that the County Court of Coos County has appropriated $1190,00 for improvement on this line of road within Coos County, and that men have been sent into the mountains, built their cabin and live there dur ing the winter to look after the road, as a section man looks after a rail road. Tho horses driven by tho con tractor are thin, and when compelled to pull passengers over the muddy roads in addition to the heavy mall, constitutes an offence which should receive tho attention of a humane society. Furthermore, the life of every pas-. HFfi MAIL E HAWLEY WILL PRESENT BILL Appropriation Bill for Coos Bay Will Receive Congressman's Earnest Effort- Secretary Walter Lyons, of the chamber of commerce, has received a personal letter from Congressman W. C. Hawley, who Is now at Wash ington, stating that ne will give the bill for me appropriation of funds for the Improvement of Coos Bay and the bar his earnest attention and present it as early as possible. The letter was read at the meeting of the chamber last night and arous ed considerable interest. It is as follows: My Dear Sir: I have the bill for tho Improvement of Coos Bay harb or and bar, with the continuing con tract proviso, ready for Introduction as soon as tho report of the en gineers is received. Tho committee of congress will not bo announced, In all probability, for some time, and nothing will be done In the matter of such work until they are appointed. I have an excellent seat. My colleague, Mr. Ellis, sits just be hind me. Of the leaders of the house, Mr. Payne, of New York; Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Wat son, of Indiana, and others are In my Immediate vicinity. I shall in troduce the bills for the Improve ment of the Coos Bay bar and har bor, and for the construction of the locks at Oregon City, at tho same time, unless some unforseen con tingency arises. I shall give them my earnest attention. With best wishes, I am truly yours. "W. C. HAWLEY." Quito a spirited contest ensued after this was read In tho chamber by a suggestion that It would be bet ter that the bills be presented sep arately, so that the Oregon City bill which Is regarded as hardly feasible, would not have a dampening offect on the Coos Bay bill for an appro priation. A motion was finally car ried to Instruct Mr. Lyon to write the congressman asking that tho bills bo separately presented, and that the North Bend chamber of commerce bo advised on the matter and asked to co-operato in this sen timent before tho bill Is presented by Congressman Hawley. senger carried Is imperiled, over the mountainous road When the surface is soft and slicke'ned by rain. Tho drivers employed receive from $40.00 to $50.00 per month, and in many cases strangers are picked up re gardless of their recklessness for human lives or knowledge as to their record as to occupying a responsible position. "WHEREAS it is wholly within the bounds of reason to remedy these conditions by employing more re sponsible parties as drivers, and by putting on another relay of horses, and by providing each stage with tarpaulin or other impervious mater ial for covering the mall, this Cham ber of Commerce hereby "RESOLVES, that the attention of tho assistant postmaster general be called to tho deplorable condition of the Coos Bay mall service and that he be asked to take steps to afford im mediate relief by requiring the mall to be delivered each day In good con dition and within tho time spetlfled in the mail carrying contract." Salad Sets, Lemonade Seta and Chafing Dishes at Milner's. Coal and wood heaters at Ek- blad's. Mrs. Cora Slmonton Tarns Shotgun on Herself at Union. Dies Inftantly. UNION, Ore., Dec. 14. Mrs. Cora Slmonton committed auicldo by shooting herself with a shotgun. Death was instantanlous. No one was present but the husband. He is prostrated and gives no coherent explanation. The charge of shot en tered tho lower sldo of Mrs. Simon ton's face, and ranging upward, blew her brains out. Mr. and Mrs. Slmonton were new comers from Ashland, Ohio. BRISTOL'S NAME WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Tho de partment of justice announces that the nomination of William C. BrlBtol United States Attorney for the dis trict of Oregon, which has been sent to the senate, will be withdrawn, In accordance with the department's recommendations to tho president, because Bristol's course with refer ence to the land fraud speculations In CODS BAY BOOSTER IS ABROAD C. J. Millis Says Good Words for This Section in Interview With Portland Reporter. C. J. Millis, of Marshfleld, who is a business -visitor in Portland, in an in terview with a reporter of the Ore gonlan took occasion to do some boosting. The article Is as follows: C. J. Millis, head of the Harriman interests on Coos Bay, who has the extended title of vice-president and general manager of the Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern Railroad & Nav igation Company, of the Portland & Coos Bay Steamship Company and also of the Beaver Hill Coal Com pany, Is spending a few days In Port land where he Is greeting old friends and conferring with tho Harriman officials here. Speaking of condi THE GOVERNOR'S JOKE PROVES SERIOUS ONE Gaps In Holidays May Cause Extra Scsiou of the Legisla ture. PORTLAND, Dec. 14. Governor Chamberlain's plaesant llttlo lapsus memoriae about the holiday situation brings the state face to face with a special session of the legislature. Tho only other possible alternative is for every county to call special ses sions of courts, if they expect to transact any judicial business within the next several months. Multnomah county, where there Is a term each month In the year except In the sum mer, may not bo forced to resort to this expedient should It bo deemed Inadvisable to call tho legislature to gether. SAN FRANCISCO BANKER COMMITS SUICIDE California Safe Branch Manager Ends His Trouble; No Charges Against Ilim. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. A, bloody tragedy has developed from tlio crash of tho California Safe Der posit & Trust company. T. Otway Sadlelr, manager of tho west end branch of the defdnct Institution at 1531 Devlsadero street, blew out his brains while locked In his office. No examination has yet been made of Sadleir's acounts, but It is known he was heavily Involved personally In the failure. Ever slnco It was known that the bank could not sur vive ho has been greatly depressed, though ho mentioned to none his intention of taking his life. ,n Come and buy your ornaments for the Christmas tree before they are all sold. Chas. Stauff. Committee Appointed To Secure tho Privilege By Cliambcr of Commerce. Secretary Lyons made n motion at the Chamber of Commerce meeting last night that efforts be put forth to secure the district fair for Marshleld in 1909. He asked that the member of the district board of this section, F. P. Norton, be requested to make application to secure the exhibition for this city. The motion was en thusiastically carried and Mr. Norton was appointed a committee to make overtures In this connection. IS WITHDRAWN Oregon has been unsatisfactory. The withdrawal of Bristol's name means tho appointment of a new United States district attorney for Oregon. Mr. Bristol has declared re peatedly that he was ready to pro ceed at any time with tho land-fraud trials, as soon as tho cases were turned over to him by Heney. This Heney has not done. tions in the Coos Bay district, Mr. Millis said: "Coos Bay coal Is in great demand by Portland people. We are shipping 1000 tons a month here now and ex pect to double that amount within a short time. The coal is excellent and is very popular. In the spring we ex nect to put on the Czarina to carry coal from Coos Bay here. Until she goes on the run, we will continue to carry It on the Breakwater. "Coos Bay Is going ahead In fine shape. The financial stringency has been felt very llttlo down there. Everybody is prosperous. Our rail road is doing well and the steamship line from Portland is handling lots of business. Thomas Russell has been appointed superintendent of the Beaver Hill coal mines and he is in creasing tho output materially. I ex pect that work will go forward on tho Oregon Western, tho road from Drain to Coos Bay, within a short time." FULTON ASKS FOR COIN FOR OREGON BUILDINGS Kosebiu-g Slated for a New 100,000 Public Building if Senator's Plans Carry. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Sen ator Fulton today Introduced bills appropriating $100,000 for public buildings at La Grande, Pendleton, Oregon City, Albany and Roseburg and $2,500,000 at Portland. FRESH SALMON FOR THE EASTERN MARKET Oregon Man Plans to Provide East erners With Fish Fresh as tho Morning Dow. PORTLAND, Dec. 14. II. J. Bar bey, a salmon broker of tho city, has gone to Sheridan, Yamhill county, to establish a headquarters for tho transportation of fresh salmon from tho Trask river, in Tillamook county, by teams. Ho has forty men en gaged In catching steelheads along tho track, and six teams will trans port tho fish as quickly as posslblo to Sheridan, by" a 25-mllo drlvo. Tho salmon will then be sent to Astoria by rail for freezing, when they will bo sent In refrigerator cars to Now York. On reaching New York tho fish will be washed In fresh water, when they will bo as fresh for the table as when taken out or tho Trask. The enterprise Is a now ono, and fish dealers all prophesy success for Mr. Barbey's venture. -Wine and water glasses at Mil ner's. Melroso. Turkey Dinner Sun day, 12:30 till 8 p. ra. -Stllletto Razors at Milner's. FROM SAN FRANCISCO FRIDAY, f Easily Weathers Fierce Storm and Carries Forty-Six Pass engers to Marshfield. AAAAVSAAA Several Complaints Made at Chamber of Commerce Meet ing Last Night. Complaint was made by Frank W. Reeder last night that there was no place to dispose of garbage in tho city of Marshfleld, at tho Chamber of Commerce meeting. He stated that he had found It Impossible to dis pose of the garbage for some weeks past, and that he had paid a number of teamsters to take tho garbage up Coal "Bank Inlet, but they had brought It back because they could And no public dumping ground. This statement aroused consider able Interest among many citizens, who claimed to have experienced a like condition of affairs. John F. Hall said that there was a place be yond the graveyard, but that he be lieved there should bo some system of getting rid of the garbago In thecity which was littered In many places and would result in a serious menace.. He believed that some arangements should be made to have a wagon call at regular Intervals, once or twice a week, from house to house, so that the expense inlght bo less to all and that the garbago might bo disposed of In a feasible manner. Frank A. Sacchi took tho floor and said that tho city had a lot for tho purpose but that the adjoining prop erty owner had protested against us ing the vicinity as a dumping ground as It was a means of lowering the value of his property and because of tho danger of causing sickness. It had cost him $4.75 last month, ho said, to have tho garbago carried away from his premises. Ho believed that something should be dono toward securing proper garbago grounds and that some system of carrying it should bo providod by tho city. Chairman Ira Smithsaid that tho Chamber of Commerce had nothing to do in this matter and that It dwelt entirely with tho city council. Tho only thing that could bo dono was to appoint a commltteo tb tako tho subject before tho council to dis pose of In tho best way possible. COMMITTEE TO VISIT COUNTY FRUIT GROWERS Taking Actlvo Measures to Secure Inspector of Trees In District. Messrs. Coffelt, Kllnkenbeard, Hod son, Bealo and Seaman, fruit grow ers of Coos county, wero appointed a commltteo to consult with tho fruit growers of this district regarding tho county Inspector, at tho Chamber of Commerce meeting last night. All theso men wero present at tho meeting and as early as posslblo they will interview tho fruit grow- ors of tho district toward gecurlng tho much needed fruit inspector.' A letter was read at tho meeting from Fruit Commissioner Carson, of Grant's Pass, who asserted that Coos county could produco fruit along with nny other section of Oregon, and that it was advisable to securo an In spector as early as posslblo so that there might bo no injury to fruit trees, as Is tho caso in tho Willamette Vallny. Ho gave Instructions how to ko about to securo an Inspector and stated his willingness to assist tho fruit growers all ho could in She lr rttter. Dinner sots in Havlland, Ger man China, and soml-porcolaln at Milner's. CITIZENS PLAUE With forty-six passengers and a large amount of freight on board tho steamship Plant from San Francisco arrived at its Marshfleld docks about nlno o'clock last evening, after stop ping for a short whllo at North Bend. She Is scheduled to sail Sunday (tomorrow) morning at eight o'clock, provided that she is able to havo somo repairs to her machinery completed, and the transfer of her freight mado In time. The steamer passed through tho storm yesterday morning without mishap of any kind, and as tho wind was from behind she mado good tinio on her trip but had to wnlt until late yesterday afternoon to cross tho bar dt the mouth of tho harbor. Passengers assert that tho waves ran mountains high during tho gals about 5:30 o'clock yesterday morn ing. In somo cases spray wont over the smoke stack and the water looked wild and unearthly. It is said to havo been as bad a galo as ono sees on this coast, but tho boat carried herself admirably through tho down pours of rain and violent blasts ot wind which stirred up a vicious sea- Captain Burtls, whon interviewed,, did not consider the storm much out of the ordinary. "It was about as stiff a gale as one sees on tho coast," he said, "but tho waves did not reach, any great height. There was a chop py sea because of tho shifting winds which stirred things up a bit, but tho boat rode through it quite comforta bly. The worst part of tho galo caught us just down tho coaBt a few hours before daylight. Early In tho. night the wind had been southeast, but it shifted around to tho south west making quite a cross sea. Tho wind blew In a strong puff or two then after a quiet spell half a dozen pretty stiff puffs enlivened things some. "No, I did not seo any sea ser pents, nor woro wo struck by a whale. Wo did not see a phantom ship and tidal waves wero scarce. Wo kept a sharp lookout for mermaids, though,, becauso we always stop whonevor wo seo any." Tho Plant had an unusual amount of freight on this trip, and tho sheds at tho dock are pretty well filled with packing cases and boxes containing, much needed stock for local mer chants and Inland towns of tho counr ty. Ono reason for tho unusual car go Is that local men havo been order ing goods from San Francisco bo causo of tho delay In securing their orders from Portland. Tho passen ger list from San Francisco Is as foh lows: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Annfleld, Geo. Tucker, R. Dlllnrd, D. R. CUarch, J. C. Jones, T. Moran, W. H. Wood, T, J. Froman, Mrs. Josephlno Brown, two children, Mrs. L. W. Deyoo, Eva Gnnsmell, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, C. K. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. ,J. L. Hamilton, M. A. Kennedy, E. M. Hagonson, Carrlo File, Kathorlne Nlchol. J. Bannerman. P. E. Clon- dennlng, and twelvo passengers steerage. in. PORTLAND BANK PLANS TO REOPEN Merchants' National Hopes to Ile- Suino "With Increased Cupltul. Portland, Dec. 14. That tho Mer chants' National Bank of this city will roopon for business about March l.wlth an Increased capital, Is now practically cortaln. This bank sus pended business with about $3, 500, 000 deposits after paying out $2, 000,000. Examlnor Wilson, who has had chargo of tho investigation of tho Institution, has forwarded his re port to tho controller of tho currency, and It Is said to bo most favorable. It Is known horo that Portland capit al is ready to back up, tho Merchants' Bank, and with tho resources of tho institution there seems'no doubt that It will reopon on a more solid basis than over. Havlland and German China, Coos Bay Cash Stdro. I ft i