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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1909)
SfVtKT fy.i TT" '(MW .. TK,.JwJtA$Si&rr THE COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1909 EVENING EDITION. - -"Je-t wiry m"ii)vyy ; 1 B'r E k un ELECTRIC LINE Hold Meeting Today and In dorse Haas-Kuettner Project. A committee of Coos Day business men selected by Messrs. Haas and Kuettner during their recent visit here to aid in the promotion of the projected Koseburg and Coos Bay electric line held a meeting in the office of J. W. Snover this a'fternoon and resolved to assist the project, working in conjunction with similar committees from the other towns along the proposed route. J. H. Somers, who has been rep. resenting Messrs. Haas and Kuettner here, returned today noon from Ito seburg where ho accompanied them on their way to Portland. Ho re ports thnt Coqulllo, Myrtle Point and Roseburg are all taking hold of the proposition. He says thnt the Coos Bay committee Is composed, of W. P. Murphy, .1. W. Snover, Judge Sehl brede, August Frizeen and E. A. An derson of Marshfield, Capt. Harris of Sumner, and Mayor C. S. Jordan and Cyrus StecUIe of Eastslde. Following the meeting this after noon, the following statement was given out: "Resolved that we the members of the committee, residing at Marsh- field, Coos county, Oregon, appoint ed to work in conjunction with simi lar committees appointed trom Co qullle, Myrtle Point and Rosoburg to assist in securing a survey and rights of way for an electric rail way line from Coos Bay via Conullle, and Myrtle Point to Roseburg, Ore gon, and' believing that nn electric line between the points above men tioned will be the means of develop ing tho country between the points aforesaid, and that the same will, in no way, conflict with the efforts now being put forth in securing a' survey botween those points, and be lieving that It is the duty of each and every resident of the Coos Bay country to assist in any manner pos sible to secure eithor an electric or steam railroad, and that we assume the duties Imposed upon as members of this committee with the firm un derstanding thnt it Is with no inten tion of being antagonistic to the ef forts now being put forth for n rail road, and commend any efforts that will ovonlually lead to securing rail connection with Roseburg or other points in tho Willamette Valley. "Passed and adopted by the com mittee In convention assembled on this 13th day of September, 1909. " ROSEBURG 10 SAYS COOS BAY RAISE HEY WILL AID LINE (Continued from pace 1.) "Attest: V. P. MURPHY, "Chairman. J. W. SNOVER, "Secretary." TOPICS OF THE TIMES. That man who walked Into a New York restaurant and paid for a meal lie had eaten thirteen years before doubtless charges up a caso of chron ic indigestion to that one falbe stop. field, of tho present conditions in re lation to securing a railroad between Roseburg and the coast, the report was adopted without a dissenting vote. This leaves the matter ready for formal action by the Board of Trustees of tho Roseburg Commer cial Club. They are to select a trustee to hold half of the stock of the Coos Bay, Oregon and Idaho Railroad Company, as soon as It is Issued to this club by the officers of the Railway Company at Marshfield. This matter is to be taken up by tho Board of Trustees at a meeting to night, and they will doubtless carry out the expressed wish of the club. "As soon as the regular officers of the C. B., O. & I. R. R. Co. meet at Marshfield and issue the specified amount of stock to this club ad elect five members of their board of directors from here, matters will be in shape to take up the raising of the $C,000 at this end of the line necessary to complete the survey. It is believed this can be done in a very short time. "The discussion Friday night de veloped the fact that we have noth ing definite to offer railroad build ers until the survey is completed. The actual cost of building the road can then be estimated with a reason able degree of accuracy and definite proposels therefor can be made or received. As previously noted, there are several parties In the Hold with a view to building a railroad between Roseburg and the coast and all their proposals will be given due consid eration. In the meantime this move ment will bo carefully guarded by tho Commercial bodies holding the stock, to see that no antagonistic element from any source gains con trol of It In any way. The first pur pose Is to got a railroad and to keep it free from Southern Pacific con trol, which has heretofore blocked every effort toward securing a rail road to tho coast. H. C. DIers and J. C. Gray return ed today from Roseburg highly pleased with' the developments there. They will make a detailed report to a meeting of tho Coos Bay, Boise and Idaho directors tonight. ARE AT ROSEBURG. Messrs. Haas mid Kuettner Pleased With Outlook. Saturday's Roseburg Review says: "Messrs F. D. Kuettner, Jacob Haas and J. II. Somers returned here this morning from a trip to Marshfield and other Coos county towns In the interest of their electric railroad movement. They report a cordial reception everywhere and find tho people ready to cooperate In the work of securing an electric road between Roseburg and the coast." H. B. Leonard Optimistic Over Eugene-Florence-Coos Bay Electric. EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 13. The Guard prints the following: "Pro fessor H. B. Leonard, who has charge of the preliminary survey of the Eugene-Siuslaw railroad, has re turned to Eugene from a trip to Flo rence and Coos Bay. While at the latter place he interviewed the prom inent citizens and capitalists of the towns surrounding the bay, who gave him the glad hand and were en thusiastic over the matter of extend ing the rond from Florence to that section. "The people of Coos Bay are will ing to raise as much as Eugene does," said Dr. Leonard, "toward a fund to start the railroad. While most of their money Is invested in property around the bay and there is not a great deal of available cash, mere are a large number of men there who can and will subscribe ?2,000 each toward the fund. "At Florence I found the people very optimistic over the outlook for a rapid growth of their little city. Property values are already going up on account of the prospects of building the road and of the harbor Improvement, and there promises to be a veritable boom there in the not tar distant tuture. There are strange men arriving there every day from up and down the coast, who have heard of Florence ns a coming seaport, much publicity having been given the town through the fact that the people have voted bonds to im prove the harbor, and through agita tion for the railroad from Eugene. One drummer who came up from Coos Bay with me. on the stage had 1,200 pounds of baggage with him. He sald"1ie was going to get in on the ground floor at Florence and se cure tho ' trade there and hold it when the town grows larger. Other drummers at Coos Bay were also contemplating Invade that terrl tory. "You can say that the prospects for building the railroad to Florence and to Coos Bay are very bright, and that there are splendid prospects"" for a rapid growth and development of both sections of the country." A Brooklyn man has succeeded In writing 13,170 words on a postal card, and It probably never occurred to him that his time and ouergy could have been put to much hotter use. A brilliant coutoniporary makes tho astounding assertion that "peo plo nro dying this year who never died botore." And considering their lack of experience, wo'll wager they mako a good job of It, too. In Yroka, Cal., recently a religious anniversary celebration ia aban doned becauso n chcus came to town on tho date sot for tho former occa sion. Tho church Is constantly light Jng against great odds, but upon tho approach of a circus it realizes that competition will have but one result. A Milwaukee woman wants a di vorce because hor husband quit drluking. Sho charges hint with be coming morobo, nbuslvo and brutal after mounting tho water wagon, whereas ho had been formorly nffee tlounto and agreeable, though ho be came Intoxicated occasionally. Which seems to clearly ludlcato that there will he troublo on earth long oftor all men are abstainer. HARRIMAN'S DEATH IS DRAWBACK TO MINOT Cuba grows twenty-pound cabbage heads. The king of Italy is tho only vogo 4arian monarch, Former Coos Bay Laujer Will Have to Alter Mis Suit Against the Southern 1'iu'ilk'. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 13.- A suit Involving title to 7,000 acres of tho moat valuable oil land In Cali fornia, which was to have been filed Friday In tho United States Circuit Court In this city, will bo delayed by tho death of E. H. Ilnrrlman. The suit lh directed against the Southern Pacific Company of California, E, II, Ilnrrlman and others. Thomas S. MInot, the San Francisco attorney, prepared the papers and has to alter them because of llurrlmau's death. On the outcome of the suit about to bo filed will depend the Southern Pacific's title to 'nuiro than half a million act os in California. The point of attack is the Southern Paci fic's right to hold mineral laud un der Its grant of more than 10 years ago from the United States govern ment. At one time tho railroad company was nlloted 20 miles ou each side of Its right of way through the public domain. The stipulation was that mineral lands and oil proporty were oxceptod. In tho Coalinga. Sunset, Midway and McKIttilck districts oil lauds are Involved. A subsidiary corporation of the Southern Pacific is engaged In developing some of those lands. SEE largo ADV. last page. Read the Times' Want Ada. WELCOMED BY LOCAL COURT Marshfield Foresters of Ameri ' ca Held Great Reception Saturday Night. Saturday evening, Marshfield Court, Foresters of America, enjoy- edfa delightful social session tender ed complimentary to Grand C. Ran ger P. E. Struck who was ou his an nual Islt to the courts In this sec tion. There was a largo attendance and following a business session at which Mr. Struck spoke on tho good of the order, a delicious spread was. enjoyed. Mr. Struck expressed himself as pleased with the work of the Marsh field court. Ho said that he was sorry that he was unable to spend moro time hero as he would have liked to arrange nn opon session to which friends of the members could be Invited. Following Mr. Struck's address, Mllo Sumner. L. Leo Brown, Dr. AVm. Horsfnll Jr., and George Ayres made short talks. Chief Ranger A. L. Blitz presided and lalso made brief remarks. Mr. Struck left Sunday morning for Itoseburg. Prior to his visit here, he visited the Bandon court and wns highly pleased with the or der's work there and with tho recep tion accorded him. He wns delight ed with this section and expressed tho hope that sometime before long ho would bo able to make an extend ed visit here. TOPICS OF THE TIMES. After his experiences In Africa Mr. Roosevelt may think running for mayor of New York is too tame a sport for him. The people who helped Mr. Taft frame up the itinerary for his west ern trjp have taken good care that not much of that $25,000 appropria tion will bo unused. It never seems to occur to Mr. Carnegie that the public might be interested in an annual statement showing how much nearer to poverty he gets from year to -year. At the next session of congress, it is stated, a petition bearing 1,000, 000 signatures will be presented urg lngan amendment to the constitu tion giving women the right to vote. We would like to get a gold eagle agalnst-ahameandwlch-that-not:on Eresslorial committee will take tho trouble to decipher all the names. A rich Connecticut man has been confined In a sanitarium because lie was generous In his gifts. Let us hope the news will be kept from Messrs. Carnegie and Rockefeller. NOTICE TO APPLE GROWERS Apple growers who wish to con test for the F. B. Walte Gravensteln apple prize are requested to bring In their entries this week. The prizes are $20 for the best box of Graven steins; 10 for the second best; $5 for the third best. The prizes will be awarded October 2, and the ap ples must be on exhibit a week prior to that date. MARSHFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Do you want to buy som'cthlng? Read the Times' Want Adn. FLOUR FALLS FAST AS. IF DROPPED FROM AIRSHIP A Decline of Forty Cents Per Bnrrel On Coos liny Market Is Announc ed Prices Demoralized. F. S. Dow announces a decline of 40 cents a barrel in fldur and a cor responding decline in the retail prices. Mr. Dow advises us that this brings the price of flour to a lower figure than a year ago. Some of the smaller mills have not put this in effect and are attempting to main tain prices on what IS claimed to be old wheat flour. When asked re garding this, Mr. Dow smiled and re marked, "Any tnlk on quality coup led with a higher price always has some effect but the Sl'KRRY NAME and SPEHRY GOODS always speak for themselves." BARLEY $1.30 at HAINES. "EASTSIDE" is a winner. Buy Your Woo Winter tMSaEEXSt-mSEl It' Now And Save Money On and after November 1 , the price will be advanced from $2.00 to $2.50 per load. This advance in price is made necessary by the increased cost of making delivery .when roads are made bad by winter rains. If you buy now you not. only save money but a few days of this good sunshine will dry wood until it will be in prime con dition for fuel which is not possible with wood delivered during the rainy season. ORDER NOW FOR. QUICK DELIVERY. C. A. Smith Lumber Manufacturing Go. Retail Yards: Broadway :: Phone 190 J DIRECTORY Of Coos Bay Manufacturing and Wholesale Houses : : : , The way to build a city is to .stand together. Coos liny factories and jobbing houses make and have for bale many tilings that Coos County people buy in Port I and and San Francisco. Keep tho money at home. It helps prosperity. The folliuliig is .a list of reliable and up-to-date establishments that arc uorthy and deserve your patronage. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY North Bend Iron Works Phone 321 1 L. KOQNTZ NORTH IIEND, Ore. The first bicycle with pedals was made about 18-10. Government railroads In India nro experimenting with cast iron cross ties made in tho form of boxes. I Nelson Iron Works, (Inc.) Iron and bronre casti ngs. All kinds of repair work and logging tools a specialty. FOUNDERS and MACHINISTS. Manufacturers of Machinery and Supplies for Mills Mines Railroads and LogginK Companies. We are pioneers in the manuf.icturini; and repairing of Gas hnghics. Don't forget our Gas Engine Supplies o Foundry and Machine Shop The Modern Company raishflohl Ore. && Marshfield, Oregon Wholesale CANDY, CRACKhRS CIGARS, PIPES, ETC. Machine and Repair Shops GENERAL MACHINIST Steam and Gas Enpfnn Wn-b- At Holland's boat shop. Front street, Marshfield, Ore. If you are a I Coos Bay Booster you must drink J Coos Bay Beer I Phone 1271 for a dozen NORTH BEND, ORE IP THE TIMES HOES YOUR JOD PRINTING IT WILL HE NEAT AND TASTY AND WILL AT TRACT ATTENTION. SEE large ADV. last page. SEE large ADV. last page. VV f ffft yy m1n ta, , mi I j-- """"IJ" 6KE largo ADV. last page. flfejS