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"Ty MwimiMmii, tmauwMM'X.s&ims,,.,. THE COOS BAY TIMES MARSHFIELD, OrlEGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1909. EVENING EDITION J COOS BAY TIMES K. Cs. MALOTCET Edltor-and Pnblisher. DAN H. 1UXONHT v. . . I News Editor. AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERT EVENING- EXCEPT SUNDAY, AND WEEKLT BY THE COOS BAY TIMHS PUBLISHING COMPANY. Entered at the postofflco at Marsh Held, Oregon, through the malls as second olass mail matter. for transmission subscription rates. In Adrnnce. DAILY. One year ;.... $5.00 Sir months $2.50 Less than 6 months per month 5 WEEKLY. One year ...- $1.50 OFFICIAL TAPER OF COOS COUNTY. MUINCIPAL LIGHT PLANTS. MANY NEWSPAPERS have recentlr published articles of a semi news character narrating or intimating the failure of a municipal ownership of electric light, gas, or other public utility plants. Such articles are to be read with caution and suspicion, because in many cases they are inspired and put forth by private corporations con trolling public utilities. An important and significant case in point is that of the municipal electric light plant of Chicago, regarding which a recent dispatch to various newspapers stated that its cost was found by Investigation to be the high figure of SSI. 64 per arc lamp per year. Sir. Edward V. Bemis, a well-known investigator of municipal prob lems, states in the Public that this press report as published in many newspapers "totally misrepresented the situation," and "gave an Incor rect and unjust treatment of municipal ownership." The facts are. according to Mr. Bemls, that the cost from 1903 to 1907 Inclusive was $51.46 per arc-light per annum, but it is estimated that the cost for 1909 will be only $60.56 per lamp, and ultimately will be only $42.17. These facts were suppressed In the dispatch sent nut to the press. This estimate of $60.56 for this year and $42.17 in the near future is made by B. J. Arnold, a well-known electrical en gineer, and Arthur Young, a certified public accountant. In view of thi3 estimate, and of all the fac.s in the case, Mr. Bemis says that "it Is clear that there has been no failure whatever In the municipal elec trlc light plant of Chicago, handicapped though It has been by Its legal .inability to furnish commercial light and power." Mr. Josselyn, president of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany, in a recent statement said that the charge of his company, $5S per arc light per year, was much lower than that In New York, Phila delphia, St. Louis, Boston, and other cities, and this seems true, says the Portland Journal; but It Is to be remembered that most of those - cities are run by corrupt political machines, that exact an enormous toll from the people, dividing with the utility corporations. And even the figures that Mr. Josselya give-, show that the municipally owned Chi cago plant furnishes cheaper light now than several of the cities he men tlons, and the estimate, of future cost is far below the lowest one he mentions and nearly $16 per lamp lower than the charge now -made in Portland. It is true that Mr. Josselyn's price. $5S. per lamp, seems reasonable as compared with the charges made In the boss-controlled and ring ridden cities he mentions, but the point we make Is that Chicago, even i with no right under an absurd law to sell any power, will soon be able, according to reliable estimates, to furnish light from a municipal plant far more cheaply than a private corporation furnishes It to any large city in the country, and what Chicago can do other cities can do, some of them even better and at less cost, because water power is more .available. NOT ABNORMALLY QUIET. pyHE CURRENT COMMERCIAL quietude here, and everywhere I over the country, Is nothing abnormal, and presents no strikingly untoward, or dangerous elements. 'Coos Bay Is no worse off. In a business way, than tens of thousands of like communities all over the land. And she Is, fundamentally, bet ter off than thousands of them. What Industries she has are all under way, steadily and successfully, even If the scope of business and profit Is abridged somewhat. Coos Bay is a clean, heal by, prosperous, prom ising place, with plenty of Irons on the fire and the fire burning brightly. We CoosBayltes are at times inclined to deprecate and un derestimate our own resources and advantages, just as all home-people do with tho things they are tlresomely familiar with; but. to the friendly and disinterested outsider, she puts up a cheerful face and -prospect and Invites cordial and commendatory comment. All we've got to do la this good year of 1909, Is to carefully nurse our own interests and our own levers. There's nothing more the matter with Coos Bay than with any other -nt rmal, well-poised and wide-awake, community In these United States! JAMES J. HILL AND THE PRODUCTS. FARM James J. Hill tho great railroad magnate, Is especially Interested In tho agricultural development of the west. And he has given such deep thought to the subject that what he says contains a lot of good, sound common sense for the mental diges tion of the people, But the one trouble U that he Is so absorbed In his own view of the subject that he does not consider the same sub jects from other standpoints. K year or so ago he warned the country that there was not enough land under cultivation to furnish the people of this country wtth the ifood products which were needed -and he urged that Inducements be inado by tho government to cause the people to seek the agricultural life and aid lu the development of .the idle acreage of the west. He was not contest to preach alone, either, but ho put Into practice some of his theories and along the line of h's railroad are many eoro inunltice of farmers crested through tho aid and encouragement of Hill and his coupul. Now, he l again to th frost with another warning. Ht ys that the furwtrs art not roUUk th hlghtet returns from their laads. He thiaks they could be tdtioattd to Inductive farm ing that would result In tho care und attention to the soli which would bring the greatest result In products and at the same time have the vitality restored to the soil through treatment and rotation of crops that the ground would never become exhausted of food for plant life. Hill claims that the growing population of this nation demands that oach acre be made to produce the greatest amount possible. There Js much help la the coun sel and suggestions of Hill. But be might have gone a little further, although this would not necessarily apply as a criticism to the railroad policy of his companies. But he might have called attention to the fact because of illegal and selfish methods on the part of the railroads and tho trusts that at least one third of the crops of this country never reach tne market. For instance because of prohib itive freight rates and cotublas of middlemen at various times the fruit crops are allowed to rot. Be cause of the cotton trust forcing down the prices to the producers the latter burn much of their crops. This Is true In other lines sad rem edy is vitally seeded Is that direc tion as well as along the Uses sns xeeted by Mr. Hill. GRAFTING WAX asd SPRAY. ING MATERIAL at the RED CROSS Far the UXXD'S sake. See F. S. DOW for FERTILIZER. : WITH the : : TOAST AND TEA X GOOD EVENING. Grant us, O Lord, the grace to bear The little pricking thorn; The ha6ty word that seems un fair; The twang of truths well worn; The Jest that makes our weak ness plain; The daring plan o'erturned; The careless touch upon our pain; The slight we have not earn ed; The rasp of care, dear Lord, today, Lest all these fretting things Make heedless grief, oh, give, we pray, The heart that trusts and sings, ELIZABETH L. GOULD. He was a dog But he stayed at home And guarded the family and day. night He was a dog That didn't roam. He lay on the porch or chased the stray The tramp, the burglar, the hen away; For a dog's true heart for that household beat At morning and evening, in cold and heat. He was a man And didn't stay To cherish his dren fair. wife and chll- He was a man And every day His heart grew callous, Its love beats rare. He thought of himself at the close of day And cigar In his fingers, hurried away To the club, the lodge, the store, the show. But he had a right to go, you know. He was a man. New York Globe. Take a friend's advice and keep the unbrelia within easy reach for a week or two longer. Why wouldn't It be a good plan to organize the Coos Bay Knocker's Club object, to knock anybody that knocks Coos Bay. The Illinois preacher who declar ed that flirting in church is harmless has no doubt already noticed an in crease in the Sunday collections. There Is something radically wrong with the man who doesn't find the world bright and beautiful after he gets over an attack of indigestion. The Massachusetts man who was sent to an insane asylum one hour after he was married evidently man aged to keep out of that Institution just a bit too long. That girl student in Waco, Tex., who hugged a teacher so hard that she fractured three of her ribs will always have plenty of admirers among the opposite sex. A Vermont man suffered a stroke of apoplexy while watching a game of basketball. Presumably he was unaccustomed to anything more ex citing than lawn tennis. "Why will not doctors write bet ter English?" peevishly asks the New York Sun. We give up. What puzzles us Is why doctors will not write better prescriptions. "An ordinary piano," says the Houston Post, "contains a mile of wire string." The very ordinary piano, we have noticed, also causes a good many suffering listeners to become unstrung. Governor Stubbs of Kansas says 'every man ought to read his Bible, his ballot asd his newspaper with out assistance." Yes; asd he can get the ballot for nothing, while anyone will be glad to loan him a Bible, but ht really ought to pay for the newspaper. THK STRAMKR ALLIANCE WILL SAIL FOR PORTLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT TWO O'CLOCK. FINANCIAL PAY YOUR TAXES THROUGH THE First Trust U 'Savings Bank of coosuiAr Without Expense To You Give us the data and we will attend to the payments uc DIRECTORS. JNO. F. HALL, TT. S. CHANDLHR. DR. C. "VT. TOWER, DORSEY KREITZER. JOHN S. COKB STEPHEN C. ROGERS. HENRY SENG3TACKEN, M. C. HORTON, WILLIAM QRIME3, OFFICERS. JNO. S. COKE. President. DORSET KREITZER, Cashier. M. C. HORTON, Vice President and Manager. - V It .''Mo:'tltt It I tl tit 1 ! Flanagan & Bennett Bank MARSHFIELD. OREGON. Paid Up Capital and Undivided Profits S75.000 Assets Over Half Million Dollars. Does a general banking business and draws on the Bank of Cali fornia, San Francisco, Cal., First National Bank, Portland, Ore., First National Bank,. Roseburg Ore., Hanover National Bank, New York, N. M. Rothchlld & Son, London, England. Also sell exchange on nearly all the principal cities of Europe. Accounts kept subject to check, safe deposit lock boxea for rent at 50 cents a month or $5 a year. INTER.EST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS tt4ttt't'l'tttt.H J i 0 t a if, a ,t, A il ? THE FI&.ST NATIONAL BANK OF COOS BAY STRICTLY A COMMERCIAL BANK WeUs Fargo Nevada National Bank, San Francisco, Cal. n I The United States National Bank, Portland, Ore. UraWS Thtj National Park Bank, New York, N. Y. Drafts Tho Com Hxehange National Bank, Chicago, 111. Oil The Bank of Scotland, London, England. Tlit Credit Lytnaahv, Paris, France. In addition 'we draw drafts on all principal banking centers In Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, China, Japan, North, Central and South America. Personal and commercial accounts kepk aubject to check. Certificates of Dposlt issued. Safe Deposit Boxes for rent. STEAMERS Port and & Coos Bay S. S. Line S S. S. BREAKWATER Sails from AinsworthDockPortland, Wednesdays at 8 p.m S Sails from Coos Bay Saturdays at Service of Tide. g S. S. CZARJNA SAILING BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO AND COOS BAY, CAR RYING FREIGHT AND "TOD3USTTBLES ONLY. W.'F.Miller, Agt,. Phone Main 233 1 2SZ5SSE5c TCSHSHSH5HSH5ESZSHSHHSES?52S25HSHSaSHS2Sa5H5HS2FH5a52SH5E525 PJHSH5a52S2SHSS?aaHSHSHSHSHSZ5HSa52i5H5a5HS2SHS2Sa5?!SHS2Sa5HSHSHSHSHSS THE K Steamer M. F. Plant 1 SAILS FROM COOS BAY FOR SAN FRANCISCO EVERT TUESDAY. No reservation held after the arrival of bought. the ship unless ticket Is F. S. DOW, Agent, MARSHFIELD, OREGON SaSHSHSSSZSaSSSaSZSEJHSSSHSZSHSHSSaSHSSSHSHSHSHSHSZSBSPJHSHHSaSHSHSl CALIFORNIA AND OREGON COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY. I Steamer Alliance E. D. PARSONS, Blaster. COOS BAY AND PORTLAND SAILS FROM PORTLAND SATURDAYS, 8 P. SL SAILS FROM COOS BAY TUESDAYS, AT SERVICE OF TIDE. F. P. Baumgartner, Agt. H. W. Skinner, Agt, Couch St, Dock, Portland. Oro. Marshfield, Ore., Phone 441 ttittltt 1 I I i I' ! ! ----.- !- 1-... Steamer Wilhelmina LUDYIG CHRISTENSBN, Master. Sailing for Bandon every Monday. Far full iaformatlw, apjtfy. Cha-i Thorn owaer, or H. W. Skinser, agent. t-----4 fr- I 1- -4 i ll i ---- I ?! PROFESSIONAL CARDS. D R. J. W. INGRAM Physician and Surgeon. Office 208-200 Coos Building Phones Office 1621; Residence 1623 DR. A. I. JIULShWUIWIl Physician and Surgeon Office second floor of Flanagan Bennett Bak Building. Office hours 2 to 4 p. m.; 7 to 8 p. m. Phone: Office. 1421; Residence. 14S3 DR. R. E. GOLDEN Physician and Surgeon 202-03 Coos Building. Office hours: 10 to 12 m. 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m. Phones: Office 1051 Residcnco 105. DR. A. C. BURROUGHS Homeopathic Physician Chronic Diseases t Specialty. Residence and Office, corner 'C and Second Sts., .Marshfield. Phono 1604 DR. GEORGE W. LESLIE Osteopathic Phvsician Graduate of American School Osteopathy, KIrksvllle, Mo. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 4 p. Other hours by appolrtment. Oflice over First Natlonnl Bank Phone 1611. Marshfield, Ore. of m. DR. GEO. E. D1X Physician and Surgeon New Flanagan & Bennett Bank BIdg. Thone 1681 Residence Phone 1655 LAWYERS Francis H. Clarke Jacob M. Blake Lawrence A. LiUeqvist CLARKE, BLAKE & LILJEQVIST Attorneys-At-Law United States Commissioner's Office Trust Building. Marshfield, Ore. J W. BENNETT, Office over Fl&cagan & Bennett Bank. Marshfield, Oregon. JOHN D. GOSS Attorney at Law. Marshfield, Oregon. MISCELLANEOUS M RS. NETTIE AVERY" Formerly Nettle Hovel In house adjoining Catholic Church. Obstetrical Nnrshig. -i W. MERCHANT, - ELECTRICIAN Wiring Done and Guaranteed at Reasonable Rates. Shop: South Marshfield, Phone 1033 w S. TURPEN Architect City Building Inspector Over Chamber of Commerce MARSHFIELD, ORE. MARSHFIELD TURKISH BATHS 210-213 Coos Bal'ding Hours: Ladles, 10 a. m. to 6 p. m., except Saturday Gents, 7 i. m. to 1 a. m., except Friday. Phone 2141 TURKISH BATH, $1.0. L. BLIVEN. Prop. TKjn. HANSON, V. S. Veterinarian. Phone 1201. Office at Heisner & Miller Co. "HOTELS The LATTIN Hotel Guy C. Latin. New and modern throughout. Rates SI per day, S8 per week. FYeo baths, newly furnished. Phone 2005. Next to cor Sheridan and Queen Are. Marshfield, Ore. --- - -o-t--t-- f SouthMarshfield Coal$5.00 per Ton '! We solicit your trade. All orders filled promptly. COOS BAY FUL COMPANY J. C. BOANB X: SON, Props. Phone 5S4 t Leave Orders at T I. S. KAUFMAN CO; t t-t-t-t-t-t - ... ecS25c5HSESZSH5251525S"-5'2r55F:f3 STEAMER FVW0R1TE 8 Two trip dillj betwMn Boi d ffi CooniUe connecting wtk all Uartkieid fu train' Ln Leaves Randon . Leaved Bandon , Leaves CoquiUe. Leaves Coquille . . ,fl;4Saja. Li ..1:20p.m. & ..0:15a.m. fj ..4:00 p.m. j3 pi TraTelr leaving Uanhileld la ta ri " Boraln; reach Bandon at a ou People JO IS on Coonillt nrer t an pad orer ar In rJ boon In ManhSe.d and reach K me tae f" ( fame day. (j S COQU1IXB RITER TRANS- KJ 3 PORTATION CO. S Masters and McLain General Contractor's Btrildirjg Material and Beaver Hill Coal Office: Broadway & Qneen St Phones 2(111-826 II GH GRADE MEATS The ftlor of roast r .kit VJ,lrllyu ",Ln ' appetizing, can onlv be eugseetir of of t0a Uute. ed J?TOr that th'evexy piece o( . eU. AU orr meats are the chocet re can produce. R. H. Noble 5R CITY MARKET - s Froat, SCrttts, UnklM4 Ortgos Phoe 1941 a I Coos Bay Liquor Co. c Makes a specialty j of family orders at a in wholesale prices. t Try a case of i EXPORT BEER i QUARTS $2,00 XX f Pkoae 4S1 a i EresDeliTcry i