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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1910)
--- -- LMl W v n m s & 1S f An Independent Republican news paper published every erenlng except Sunday, and Weekly by Eho Coos Bay Times Publishing Co. .Address all communications to COOS BAY IIAIIA' TIMES, Gtorahflcld :: :: :: :: Oregon Dedicated to the service of the people, that no good cause shall lack a champion, and that evil shall not thrive unopposed. Entered at tne postofflce at Marsh flld, Oregon, (or transmission Virough the malls as second class mail matter. M. O. M ALONE Y Editor and Pull. BAN K. MALONEY News Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES. In Advunco. DAILY. One year $5.00 BU months $2.60 Less than 6 months, per month .60 When not paid strictly in advance the price subscription of the Coos Bay Times is $0.00 PER YEAR. WEEKLY. One year $1.60 The Coos Bay Times represents a consolidation of the Dally Coast Mall And The Coos Day Advertiser. The Coast Mail was the first dally estab lished on Coos Bay and The Coos Bay Times Is Its Immediate successor. Official Paper of Coos County. 1 OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF MARSHFIELD. HELP FOR A FAIR COUNT. THIS MORNING the census enu merators started upon the last six days work of counting tb people and of gathering other data called for by the census bureau. In Marshfleld two enumerators have on ly four weeks in which to complete tho count. In many places organized efforts have boon made towards aiding the enumerators in getting a full count. In Spokane this was done. Llkewisa in Seattle, Portland and other places where the peoplo are Interested in making a good showing. In Marshfleld little has been done along this line because of an unfortunate- misunderstanding, but now that they liavo signified their Inten tion of accepting aid It should be forthcoming. As it now stands, how ever, we will have to rely to a large extent upon the enumerators for n fair dsal. Upon tho zeal with which hoy do their work will depend Marshfleld's showing as to population. Now It will bo physically Impossible forv the enumerators to count every body. No mntter how carefully they may work they are sure to overlook some peoplo. But If peoplo will co operate with the enumerators and give them all tho assistance possible they will bo able to make a more complete count than otherwise. Aid tho enumerators. HILL TO VISIT ROSEBURG. JPooplo Thoro Will Urge Coos liny Line on Him. .ROSEBURG, May !). Word has l)cen received by Dr. A. C. Seely. president of tho Uoseburg Commer cial Club, that Louis Hill nnd party of bankers and financiers will visit Roseburg in tho near future, as the party has started on a trip through eastern Oregon, work around south toward Klamath Falls nnd finishing tho trip by returning to Portland through Medford, Grants Pass and Itoseburg. Tho following committee hns boen jappolnted to tako charge of the re ception and entertainment of the Hill mrty upon Its arrival at Roseburg as '.follows: J. W. Perkins, chairman; H. T. ;McClallen, F. W. ilaynes, A. C. See- lly, J. II. Booth. Sam F. Josephsou, !. B. Cannon. Jos. Micelll. F. E. Al- ,iey, Clark L. Bargar, Elbert Her mann nnd Row C. W. Baker. :, The importanco of this work can not be overestimated. Tho one cry ing need and requirement of Douglas county nnd Roseburg is an east and west railroad connecting tho same with Coos Bay. Tho various localities throughout state, namely, Eugone, Medford Drnln nro all making Hcrcul- .nean efforts to securo an east and ivesl railroad, and tho locality which entually finds Itself on tho main lino east and wost and probably a lslon point will bo tho favored pot from n commercial standpoint in outhern Oregon. . Tho invltntlon sent to Mr. Hill mid: 'tTTftLltllll 111 r . .1 T"rt .. rl n .. AA....,. rnesth rdqiiiutt that you honor us lth a lalt that we may place before in tin- tnjMiy i.8(Miifi aud great iaim.'i uenlth of Mir community. Im. ih most feasible route to Coos )a , ilif only natural deep water kar- ;or in Oregon, having ona per ceut xade and l (legion curve maximum h no miiioli, aud a vuxt Held of inber and coal " feho sand ov rdlvl IWltl I :: 9 :: ..;..,.;.. LET US TALK IT OVER i. 4 3 I ' "I f fifr f fcMijii. iji. (Continued from pace ID ! TOPICS OF THE TIMES. ! vvww All tilings come to those who go after them. pany from all sources were about $4,300(000. In 1905 the city received from the company, which also furnishes some light and has some lines outside the city, about $400,000, In 190G it received $433,312 for fran chise privileges, $3,500 from licenses and $1G,3,27S from taxes; and in 1907 It received $225 annual rental, $430,095 percentage of earnings, $3,750 licenses and $S9,044 taxes. Massachusetts has a very elaborate law governing street railway cor porations and their taxes, and the sum of all the taxes provided for amounts to nearly 7 per cent of the gross receipts. The receipts in cities outside of Boston varied in 190G from $2,S28 for public service privileges aud $5,S3C from taxes on street railways In Fltchburg to $24,98S for pub lic service privileges and $42,049 from taxes in Springfield. New Bedford collects $3,000 a year license fee. In 1907 these receipts varied from $78 percentage of earnings and $3,105 taxes in Fltchburg, to $22,S50 percent age of earnings and $91,G18 taxes in Cambridge and ?7G,953 percentage of earnings and $452,241 taxes in Boston. In Detroit, Mich., some of the lines pay percentages of gross receipts, 1 per cent, 2 per cent and 2 per cent and others nothing. The city re ceived $30,S23 in 1902 from these percentages. In 1907 the receipts were $6,93G from lnterurban express service and $48,S04 percentage of receipts. New franchises in St. Paul, Minn., must pay 5 per cent of gross receipts, but this Is not retroactive on the older franchises. St. Louis, Mo., street railroads pay various percentages, In 1902 the city received $105, 83S from special percentage taxes and $24,750 from car license fees at $25 a car. The license fees do not appear in the report for 190G, but the city received $131,573 from the franchise payments and $270,489 from taxes on street railroad property; in 1907 the receipts were $10G,000 annual rental of privilege, $29,G47 percentage of earnings and $41S,32G from taxes. Kansas City railroads pay $124, S3 4 franchise fees In 190G, and $S4,3G7 in taxes. A later franchise assesses company S per cent of gross receipts from which city pays state and county taxes, leaving about $120,000 net to the city In one year. The receipts In 1907 were $123,728 from the percentage of receipts, $1,200 annual lump sum payment and $156,443' property taxes. Lincoln, Neb., received $3,131 percentage of receipts and $10,214 prop erty tax In 1907. Newark, N. J., was reported In 190 2 to require 5 per cent of gross re ceipts and license fees of $10 a car. The two amounted to $8G,797 in that year and $139,016 in 1907. Patterson's 2 per cent of gross receipts amounted to $14,G36 in 1902, and $30,767 in 1907. Jersey City received In 1907 $3,700 from annual rental, $53,400 'from percentage of earnings and $19,379 from property taxes. Other New Jersey cities collected In that year amounts varying from $3,5ll percentage of receipts and $990 property taxes in Passaic to $10,799 percentage of receipts and $14,124 taxes in Trenton. In New York City some street railways Pay franchise taxes, but many do not, the franchises dating prior tolSS4. The lnw passed that year re quires companies to pay at least 3 per cent of their gross receipts during the first 5 years and 5 per cent thereafter. Franchises sold to the highest bidder have occasionally gone at a slight increase above this minimum, in one case 3 per cent above. Others require 4 per cent for 5 years, G per cent for the next 5 years, S per cent for the next, and 1 0 per cent for the last 10 years of the franchise period of 25 years. Some of the companies also pay $50 car license fees. In 1902 the total receipts of the city from these sources were $422,177. The following figures are for the year 1907 for the street and elevated roads paying franchise taxes; there are others which pay only license fees and regular taxes. Brooklyn City Railroad had gross earnings from operation of $11,469, 517.79 and paid franchise tax (F) of $143, 5S0, car license (C) of $14, 7S5, tax on earnings and capital stock (E) of $139, 021. 36, and tax on property used in the operation of the road (P) of $122,372.71. The Brooklyn, Queens County & Suburban R. R. Co. had gross earnings of $1,5S6,507.05 and paid (F) $21,400, (C) $3,041.74, (E) $1G,1S9.02 and (P) $9,G0Q. The Interborough Rapid Transit Co. had gross earnings of $22,3G3, S02.33 and paid special franchise personal taxes, etc., taxes of $1,035, 102. 4G; (E) $1S5,055.S3 and (P) $l57,S0G.0S. Tho Nassau Electric R. R. Co., had gross earnings of $3,167,615.52 and paid (F) $60,000, (C) $7,211, (E) $3S, 945.17. Tho total receipts of New York City, taken from the U. S. report of 1907, included $29,460 from car licenses, $9,3S5 annual rental of privil eges and $313,99 7 percentage of earnings, which amounts dp not agree ex actly with the sums of the above, probably on account of 'differences In classification and fiscal year covered and receipts from other roads. Rochester, N. Y collects 1 per cent of gross receipts, amounting with a small car license fee to about $30,000 in 1902, although the total gross did not much exceed $.1000,000. In 1907 the receipts were $23,209 from percentage of earnings, $1,490 from licenses, $59,867 from tax of fran chise and $7, SOS from other taxes. Buffalo collects 3 per cent of earnings, which was $85,S51 In 1902, and $120,02S In 1907. In the latter year taxes amounting to $50,637 were also collected. In 1907 Albany received $2,500 from sale of privileges to street car company and $274 percentage of earnings. Cincinnati, O., collects 6 per cent of the gross receipts, which amounted to $200,000 in 1902; $240,141 in 190G and $257, 0SG In 1907. In the latter year the city also collected $2,2 75 car license fees and $45,214 in regular taxes. Dayton collects $300 a year compensation for privileges, and In 1907 the percentage of earnings brought $14,940 and other taxes $20,533. Cleveland collected In 1907 $3,152 nnnuual rental, $S4,4SS per centage of receipts. $S,740 license fees, and $135,520 other taxes. Philadelphia, Pa., requires street railway companies to pave the whole htreet, and some companies pay a tax of 5 per cent on dividends in excess of 0 per cent. Car llconse fees of $50 a car amounted to about $100,000 In 1902. The total payments of one. company averaged about 7 per cent of the gross receipts In 1900 1-2. Recolpts in 1907 were $115,579 from percentage of receipts, $122,204 from enr licenses. In Harrlsburg the street railway company paid $14,G71 In 1906, and $16,461 in 1907 per contuse of receipts, and each year a $500 license fee. Providence, R. I., receives 5 per cent on gross receipts, which amount ed to $66,195 in 1902 nnd $7S,103 in 1906. The company paid $3S,253 regular taxes also in tho latter year. In 1907 Providence collected $1,100 annual rental of franchise, $S3,8S9 percentage on receipts and $60,552 regular taxes. Woonsocket collecting 3 per cent, received $1,G31 In 1902 and $1,231 in 1906, and also $1,231 of regular taxes. Nashville, Tenn., receives 2 per cent of gross receipts up to $1,000,000 and 3 per cent thereafter. Its receipts In 1907 woro $33,143 from the percentage of gross receipts from street railway and lighting company, $750 licenses and $G0,1G0 tnxes on property of company. In 1907 Houston, Tex., received $6,791 percentage of gross receipts of streot railroad company and $13,576 taxes on Its property. Ft. Worth rnlloctcd $1,133 percentage on receif t and $524 taxes on roperty. Richmond, Vn collects 5 per cent of gross receipts, which amounted to $2S.121 In 1902 on gross recolpts of about $600,000. The collections In 1906 amounted to $13,940 on gross recolpts, $1,600 on car llconsos aud $24,017 tegular taxes; and in 1907 $40,452, $1,600 and $30,5 19 respec tively. Norfolk levies 4 per cent ongross earnings, which tax amounted to $12,671 in 1902. In 1900 tho collections woro $1,000 fixed payment for franchise, $2,700 for licenses and $10,025 for taxes. In 1907 tne were $23,818 percentage on roeelpts. $6,000 for llceuses and $32.30u other taxes. lu 1907 Seattle. Wash., collected from street railways $10,000 from sale of privilege, $300 annual reutal of privilege, $&5,4S0 fur percentage of gross oarulngs. and $5,"Sl from taxes. Tacouia collected $15,143 percentage of earnings nnd $12,012 taxes. Montreal, Que., receives 20 per cent of gross receipts. True Westerners are optimistic and enthusiastic. A little touch of spring makes the whole world sing. Join the chorus and boost for Coos Bay and Coos County. , In spite of the comet the rain falls and the sun shines on Coos Bay. Anyway the comet is respoonslble for some early rising on Coos Bay. Bring on the Coos Bay railway. "Tho first to come will be the first served." Leave that Information for Uncle Sam at home where the celsus woman can get it. It's everybody's duty to stand up and be counted now. Remember, this ceusus will stand for ten years. Come in and let us ex pain and and prove to you why Friend Bros lits are the Best for the Money YOU CAN AFfORD IT THE HEIGHT OF CIGAR QUALITY IS ACHIEVED IN A DERBY Livery, Feed and Sale Stable Rigs at all hours and a carry-all that wo will send out with partla" wishing to go in crowds. L. H. HEISNER Marshfleld, Ore. Phone 120-J i You O n'L Have To !": worry about who does the best laun dry work, ask any one of our numer ous customers. Our prices are In anyone's reach. Always tho same oki price. Laundry work is our trade. It Is the trade we have prac ticed and studied for years here on Coos Bay. Send us a trial bundle and be convinced. MARSHFIvLl) H. & S. LAUNDRY Phone 2295. "Our wagon gees any old place." Mnuzey Bros., Props. What to Eat Is a dally problem, but where to buy is solved at once when you de cide to order all your tabl supplies from WOLCOTTS OUR GOODS ARE FRESH OUR QUALITIES ARE HIGH OUR PRICES MOST REASONABLE . These three cardinal principles of this grocery store should make you a permanent patron. We please oth ers and would like an opportunity to please you. C. W. Wolcott THE GROCER. PHONE 97 J G. W. BUNGAN, Undertaker MANAGEMENT NOW OF Tim GAS IT IS THE POLICY OF THE NEW COOS HAY GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY TO PLACE ALL n-a 7 PRODUCTS WITHIN REACH OF ALL THE PEOPLE Tlipy ?. REACH. WITH THIS END IN VIEW THE PRICE OF HAS BEEN REDUCED TO $1.70 CENTS PER THOUSAND Wrm ' A DISCOUNT OF TWENTY CENTS MAKING THE NET RATJ3 J $1.50 Per Thousand j PHONE US AND A MAN WILL CALL. I Coos Bay Gas & Electric Co. I PHONE 178. STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF THE First Trust and Savings Bank OF COOS BAY, MARSHFIELD, ORE. March 29, 1910. LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid In. .. $100,000.00 Surplus fund Goo;oo Undivided profits 1,962.4$ Deposits 12G.43640 Total $228,8 RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $ SC.473.1S Overdrafts 211.90 Bonds and securities... 25,003:90 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 56.S11.10 Cash on hand and due from banks 59.79S.50 Total J22S.S9S.5S We Invite your attention to tho strong condition of this bank as shown L the above statement to-wlt: Cash reserve 47 per cent of deposits. Reserve required by law 15 per cent of deposits. Reserve In excess of legal requirements. . .32 per cent of deposits. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS JOHN F. HALL, STEPHEN C. ROGERS, W. S. CHANDLER, , DR. C. W. TOWER, M. C. HORTON, Vice President and Manager. A GENERAL HANKING AN I) TRUST BUSINESS. YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED. JOHN S. COKE, President. HENRY SENGSTACKEN, DORSEY KREITZER, Cashier. WILLIAM GRIMES, DOES THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK j or toos BAY STRICTLY A COMMERCIAL DANK (Wells Fargo Nevada National Rank. San Francisco, Cil, The United States National Bank, Portland, Ore. The Nutlonnl Park Bank, New York, N. Y. Drafts The Corn Exchange National Bank, Chicago, 111. 00 I The Bank of Scotland, London, England. The Credit Ljonuais, 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 kept subject to check. Certificates of Deposit ierjed. Sato Deposit Boxes for rent. FLANAGAN & BENNETT 'BANK MARSHFIELD, OREGON. Oldest Bank in Coos County, Established in 1880. Paid up Capital and Surplus, $80,000.00. Assets Over Half Million Dollars. Does a general banking business and draws drafts on the Bank of California, San Francisco, Cal.; Hanover National Bank, N. Y.; First National Bank, Portland, Ore.; First National Bank, Rose burg, Ore.; The London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd., London, England. Also sells exchange on all of the principal cities of Europe. Individual and corporation accounts kept subject to check. Safe deposit lock boxes for rent. OFFICERS: J. W. BENNETT. President, L F. WILLIAMS, Cashier. J. II. FLANAGAN, V.-Pres. GEO. E. WINCHESTER, Asst. Cash. 1 INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. T ---K-a-tt--::-:j-::-::-8-H a--a-a-a-a-: a-a-a-a-- a t I k i R i I 8 I 8 fl I I a i J! I a i a Abstracts and Real Estate To anyone interested in above we would say, It Is Important when buying to see that yo u got title as well as value. We are best prepared to glvo you both. Our work Is reliable. Are General Agents for Eastelde and Sengstacken's Addition. Hence you will consult your own Interests to come to headquar ters to do business. Telephone: Day 103-J Uiulertakhic Rooms Frout St. Njvth Mnrghlleld, Oregon, Title Guarantee and Abstract Co. Branch Office, Coqulllo City. Henry Sengstacken, Manager. a-B-a-a-a-B-a-a-a-::-a-u-.nt;-a-aa-a----a-B-'B"!, es2sas2SH5252KSZ525E5E5a5B5ZSH525BSHni5Hul Portland & Coos Bay S, S. Line Steamer Breakwater Sails from Ainsworth Dock Portland, Monday at 9 a. m.? May 9th. Sails from Coos Bay Wednesday 1 p. m. May 11th. W. F. Miller, Aet,. Phone Main 35-L iaasardnrasESESESHSEssKasEsasas; zsansaszs'asHssmsEre'jESHsasssBSHSS WE ARE CLEARING OUT OUR Fixtures and Glassware at reduueed prices. Special on all fixtures and appliances. Investigate. Coos Bay Wiring Co. EXPERT ELECTRICIANS. Respectfully ask your patronage. PHONE 237-J. FOR SALE. NEW 11 FOOT AWNING, ALSO BUGGY, BIClvBOARD AND ALL KINDS OF NEW AND SECOND HAND GOODS. CHEAP FOR CASH. 10 BROADWAY, SECOND-HAND Have that Roof Fixed Now See CORTHELL I'iIONE KIO-L. "' V ' &tftou. . Mmm