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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1908)
or" pr-wnar3 TrfE DAILY COOS BAY TlftES,' toARSHFfEL'tf, dREGONf 'SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1908. 7 G; )l f $J h "fe iSti 1 1 i : y- HE Pi i K'' . 4 ii "! f COOS BAY TIMES AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDAY, AN D WEEKLY BY THE COOS BAY TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY. Entered at the postofflce at Marsh field, Oregon, for transmission through the malls as second clas3 mail matter. M. C. MALONEV Editor and Publisher. DAN E: MALONEY News Editor. " THE PAVING PROBLEM IN ANOTHER column of today's paper The Times publishes a second article from Mr. C. A. Smith, of the C. A. Smith Lumber and Man ufacturing Company, on the paving problem In Marshfield. Mr. Smith writes interestingly and with ample evidence thatthe has given the subject considerable thought. This second letter of Mr. Smith's Is more In accord with the views of The Times than his first article, In which he seemed Inclined to take an unfriendly attitude toward paving of an kind for the present. In this The Times cannot agree with Mr. Smith. Street paving in Marshfield Is not a luxury. It Is a necessity. The char acter of the soil and the length of tho rainy season make passable streets a condition absolutely necessary for commercial growth without consider ing the desideratum of good appearance, which should not be omitted .from the reckoning. The lack of paving and the bad condition of the streets oi Marshfield last winter when strangers were pouring in on every steamer, did more damage to the commercial prospects of the city than all the other adverse conditions that may be named. It is useless and foolish to close our eyes to patent facts. In his first letter Mr. Smith called atten tion to the poor condition of one of the streets when he was in the city a few weeks ago. Present conditions, however, are paradisical, to coin an expression, compared with what they were during the winter season, and what they will be again unless effective measures are taken to install paving. Good appearances are as essential to a city as an Individual. Muddy, unpaved streets, dirty, unkempt premises and vacant lots will do more to drive away prospective residents and business than all other causes com bined. Another feature that must be considered is that the entire country is moving rapidly Into a new era. Cities everywhere are devoting more and more attention to adding to their attractiveness for the home dweller. Los Angeles and Pasadena, California, are examples of cities that have been built almost exclusively upon the basis of beauty and climate. Portland, Spokane, Seattle and San Francisco are all engaged in constant efforts to make life within their limits pleasant as well as profitable. Men are no longer willing to live In mudholes just to make money. . They will not bring their families to places where ugliness and utility are the chief fea tures of existence. As a speaker recently remarked before the city council, there is no city in America, for which nature has done so much and man so little as Marshfield. We have now reached a period where man in making his home here must do something to adjust himself to his environments and to altered conditions. Discussing this topic of municipal attractiveness and city spirit, a recent issue of the Portland Telegram said: "Within the last few years there has been constant striving in this city of Portland toward an awakening of the real city spirit. There has been persistent appeal to that sentiment which holds the city as a communal home to be beautified; which involves the cultivation of the artistic as well as the promotion of those things which conduce to, the rapid acquirement of wealth; which develops a spirit of altruism rather than of selfishness. The time is ripe for all this endeavor to fructify by concentration." The particular project required In Portland was an expensive boule vard, In Marshfield it is paved streets. The basis'of the need and the un derlying stimulus Is the same in both Instances building a better city a demand that must me met If cities are to prosper in these days when com petition in city making is as keen as it is in any other kind of, human en deavor. Continuing, the Telegram says: "Portland people are clearly cognizant of all the industrial and commercial advantages which their city affords. Every movement of public promotion Is based upon these two considera tions. The volume of our business Is increasing at an accelerating- ratio. We are making money, plenty of it; and the opportunities for increased money-making we know to be at least as good as they are in any other city in this wealth-producing West. But with the appreciation of these oppor tunities should come the recognition of obligations obligations due from the Individual to the city, and from the city to those who visit it and to the magnificent country that supports It. We need to recognize more fully that, In tho homo sense, tho city Itself Is an entity, created for something jnoro than the making of dollars; that It has a glory of its own to be achieved, to which accumulated wealth and the best energies of Itb most capable citizens should bo contributed." Tho size or wealth of a city does not alter the principles involved in this subject. Tho Times Is In thorough accord with Mr. Smith when he states that wo should move eaiefully and conservatively but let us move. Thore should bo no extravagance or recklessness in expenditures In making these proposed Improvements. Lot It bo kept within tho limit of our re sources, but let us do it. If wo would dovolop tho best there is In civic character and we should be satisfied with nothing less wo cannot ignore the natural beauty of our environment, nor fall In that public nctlon which will serve to emphasize what Nature has given us to enjoy. With the water glrtways of Its hundred wooded hills, its many inlets, Coos Bay can offer attractions the like of which cannot be found in any other city on tho continent. Thoro Is no exaggeration In this, it Is the concensus of opinion of traveled men of the world. It Is now only a mat tor of tho intelligently dlrectod efforts of its citizens acting In "unison and harmony to build hero on Coos Bay the wonder cltj of tho world. It will come somo clay, but If we who are hero now wish to seo and enjoy any of Us glory wo must earn the light by our own efforts. "Wo need to lomember that the glory of tho modern city Is becoming n matter of chief concern. Tho city dweller who recognizes that fact U progressive, u builder of the public fortune, and a contributor to tho public wolfare; the city dwollor who Ignores It Is not thoroughly alive as the times demand, Tho city is becoming more and more tho homo of modern mon; it Is tho show placo of every larger community county, state or section from which It 'draws Its wealth, it Is tho locality whore nrt and Industry, and all tho foiceful and finer achievements, of modern life, find tho highest colloatlVQ expression. Within the boundaries of tho city wo gather tho best -which Uiq civilization of tho day onablos us to produce?. Tho city Is bound to give tho best it can in roturn." ItlMIHUMMIttHIMMIMMtllnMtllll'IMIHMM With the Toast and Tea :,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, GOOD EVENING. A SONG OF ACTIVITY. DON'T spend your time In dreamlnp Get up und bo to work I Remember Mark Uozzaris And that sli mbtrer ti e Turk! Thlit Is no time for IM.tS The world neec's busy men There's work nt hand In p e.ity For all. Get busy then: Don't loaf and shirk and dandle. Pitch In und make things hum! In that way you can has;en The Rlad millennium If you have been a dreamer Wake up and work' Ves. you! Take off your coat and hustle And make your dream rome truit So:mrW!le Journal. THE SIMPLE THINGS. LET us And the quiet wajs and tht common care. Brave through all the tolling days just tc do our share. Let us see the bloom that lies humbl at our feet. With Its mission that Implies love o' keeping sweet. LET us scorn no humble task, but around It throw All that any one could ask, faith's Ideal glow. Let us marvel as we plod at the hidden good Of the seed within the clod, life's beati tude. LET u take the fruit of time as our trust and toil.. Filling ever' path with rhyme leading us to moll. So, beyond the gates of gloom and the lanes of strife Greatly to our sense shall bloom simple things of life. Baltlmoro Sun. wives before marriage, even refuse to work for them after they are wed. There are some men on Coos Bay who are too good to be clever and othertryvho are too clever to be good. "There are some men on Coos Bay who save their money because' they do not. know what else to do with it. ''Hells a wise man," remarked the Illllcoma Philosopher, "who knows when to treat and also when to re-treat." Many a Coos Bay man Is perfect as a nuisance. A( Coos Bay man says he never judges, another man by his clothes he judges him by his wife's clothes.' "Mine!" he cried, opening wide his Tirms to receive her. "Thine!" she whlsp red softly and sank yielding Into hid embrace. But t was not till some time sub sequently that he began to under stand in how real a sense he was getting his. A clever Coos Bay woman who speaks by the book of exp rience says: It's awfully hard foi a girl, with her mind all made up and her thoughts at the altar, to sit silently by and wait for the love Idea to penetrate the thick layers of resist ance that cover the masculine brain. Church Must Treat Rich and Poor Alike. i By Rev. J. WILBUR CHAPMa'n, Evintfeliit. T is no harder to reform a moneved capitalist tli?r. to renin; ahum. WE MUST THE AT POOR AND RICH ALIKE. That is tho secret of tho snving of souls. Many ministers fear that if they ro to tho wealthy memhers of their congre gations anrT tell thorn that they have got to stop sinnimr or pay the penalty the rich oiip- will top giving money to the clmroh. Minister.- of thnt kind are COWARDS AXD HYPOCRITES. They don't dure do their duty. 1 would go to a rich man and toll him that ho trap iVRONG AXD MUST REFORM just as readily M I would to the niu;t humble parishioner. ' I wouldn't enro if ho revcv jave another cent. A man cannot keep his grouch and his friends at the same time. Some Coos Bay men have money to burn because they don't burn it. The most enjoyable thing about some picnics is the planning of them. You cannot expect the dog on top to sympathize with the under dog The vital question just now is, "Where are you going the Fourth?" - "Money makes the mare go," says Fiank Norton, "to the highest bidder." It is easy for Dummy Rowan tc love a girl more than his tongue can tell. The best balm for an aching heart is the effort to soot another that aches. The only way some people can keep their tempers Is by Icing their cranl urns. It Is one thing to know how to ask questions and quite another to be able to elicit the desired answers. To be one of the six best cellars It is quite necessary to have the dust of ages In It. The Lord loveth a cheerful giver and a garni taker. Lazy people are troublesome lietMUse It taker hard work to gei out of trouble and harder to keep out. It Is easy to close the eyes tu little Inaccura cies and small hardships on the help If tlif business Is profitable. One way to avoid the misery of get ting up In the morning Is by stnyiujs up all night. Picking cherries Is n fine trada for a tried man. It never lasts more than few weeks at most Manliness becomes n gentleman much more than It docs a lady. The only outward sign of a humorist is sometimes the sad look his wife wears. If you have to pay the fiddler, you would better prepare to do some of tho dancing yourself. B? JTWllr fy PAftgfrTjjpLL Davfd A. Jones of the Flxup, has just had his launch painted and Is engaged in a strenuous struggle to And a suitable name for his trim little craft. Dave says It is worse than finding a name for k baby and Dave knows for he has named two. Xow he Is trying to make a combina tion that will distinguish his vessel from all others on the Bay. I don't know how he will do it but I have confidence that Dave will Flxup a name someway before he gives it up C. L. Rfchekcrs, Mgr. H. Barnes, Secfy and Treas, RICHEKERS-BARNES MFG. CO. Manufacturers of Fine Furniture ft ? ci 1 tt fl I t A I tf iKvrae wooa movcities Port Orford White Cedar Chests Electric Wood Fixtures and Modern Kitchen Cabinets A Specialty made of Fine Interior Finishing, Casing, Mouldings, Stairwa) s Banisters and Newel Posts, Shelving, Etc. First Class Work and Reasonable Prices Satisfaction Guaranteed FFga. Marshfield, Ore. AT THE CHURCHES s$$$$$o$$s ?21Kl&S1j CHRISTIAN SCIEXCK. X X&$tt&XAKf,XAXsCrttti'i Services will be held in the Ma sonic Temple Sunday at 11 a. m. Subject, "Christian Science." X CATHOLIC CHURCH. A H Rev. Father DONNELLY. There will be only one mass at the Catholic church in Marshfield Sunday morning at S o'clock, Rev. Father Curley, celeorant. Mass will be cel ebrated in North Bend at 10.30. A FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. A H H. H. BROWN, Pastor. The usual Sunday services will be conducted at the Presbyterian church tomorrow at the usual hours, the Rev. Mr. Smith of Plat B officiating In the absence of the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Brown. A feature if the day's services will be a lecture In the even ing by Rev. Mr. Smith on his experi ences at Jerusalem and in Palestine. EH iLi i e?93l isn i9R THERE'S TWICE THE PLEASURE IN YOUR VACATION, AND TWICE THE PLEASURE AFTERWARD IF YOU KODAK AND ANYBODY CAN MAKE GOOD PIC TURES. IT'S SIMPLE FROM STARTTO FIN ISH IIY THE KODAK SYSTEM. PRESS THE BUTTON DO THE REST OR LEAVE . IT TO ANOTHER JUST AS YOU PLEASE. KODAKMEANS PHOTOGRAPHY WITH THE BOTHER LEFT OUT. KODAKS, $1.00 TO 100. RED CROSS DRUG STORE Catalogues Free on application 1 METHODIST EPISPOCAL VV . i, r. I3ivw !!!, ruaiui. -- X?SXttf,&ifXSSSSA,'AAit,'SX Sunday school at 10, E. L Church, superintendent; 11 a. m, sermon. Our Church and tho Pnciflc North westi" 3 p. m., Junior League, Nettie Wooley, superintendent; 7 p. ni Ep worth League; S p. m., sermon, "A Reply .to a Prominent Lawyer on One of the Main Quesfons of the Day." A cordial invitation Is extended to all these services. Strangers will al ways receive a clad welcome. .P FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. ,Rev. D. W. THURSTON . The man who married the first girl he ever loved would be a curiosity. When some Coos Bay men mix pleasure with business the principal ingredient is pleasure. Lot's wife became a pillar of salt but most Coos Bay wives become a little peppery now and then. Thoro nre some men on Coos Bay so absent minded that they even forget that they are forgetful. At ' 10 a. m. Bible school, F. M. Stewart, superintendent; 11 a. m., sermon, ' Man's Duty to His Fellow Man;" 3 p. m., Junior Union, Ivan Gulovson, superintendent; 7 p. m., Young People's service; 8 p. m ser mon, The Way of the Cross." Spec ial music by the choir, C. J. Mlllls, director. Contralto solo, "Pilgrims of the Night," by Hanscom, Miss Ma bel C. Mlllls; violin duet. Wesley Smith and Chas. Rehfeld. Strangers to our city are especially invited to worship with us. You will find friends In this church. D. W. Thurs ton, pastor. SHORT BOARD ENDS Four-Foot Slab Wood Next Winter You Will Want Dry Wood Think it over and take rd vantage of the extremely low price at Wui-a we are now prepared to deliver Wood. We are Almost Giving It Away. C. A. Smith Lbr. & Mfg. Co. PHONE 1901 BROADWAY i'"I"I"i""i"I"I' Ji t-rvI"i"I"i"M"H-H- 1 Favor Us and Yourself I NORTH BEND CHURCHES. Union Cervice. There will be a union service at the United Brethren church on next Sundaj evening. This will be a fare well service for the Rev. R. G. Sum merlin, It being his last service be fore the semi-annual conference. Ev erybody is invited to attend. Fiv.li) tei i.m Church. Morning worship nt 11 o'clock Subject of sermon, "The Seciet of a Nation's Success." On account of union bervlces at the V. B. church there will be no evening woiship. Bible school meets at 10 a. m. Junior C. E. at 4 p m. Y. P. S. C E at 7 ". m. Praer neetlng riuirsda even.ng at 8 o'clock, ..cordial wel- 'cqiuo awaits you at ell rur services. Some men on Coos Bay who es-Corae nd brng a ...Ioad, j. , -urk -ressed a willingness to die for their j hart, pastor. By buying your furniture here, This is the only fur niture store in the city where no second hand goods are carried and our prices are right too, A fair profit Is all we ask, Anything in the furniture line to be had here, . SOME SPECIAL PIECES of high grade furniture that just arrived are now on display at this store, Come and inspect the strck '.' hether you wish to buy or not, ;; C. A. JOHNSON f FRONT STREET r u iHA-H-A4H-iHH-:4M'K-'HH-;:-H A Want Ad will sell it for you A- a ,T "jjanfr - " i o kkj&a&m - a . "fr""" "- --' AlhVJi