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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1910)
1 W ' ' ' ""yumw. '"" JtJTtHJm- -T ' rrpprrapwwj" - 'uwiPmPRipiMn r THE COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1910 -EVENING EDITION. iEIS OUT PROSPECTUS OF PROPOSED ELECTRIC LINES President Geo. F. Averill, of The Coos Bay Traction Corpora tion Makes a Statement of Probable Earnings and Business and Outlines Plans. !thls Is In the national forest reserve. Traction Corpc-ntlon making conncc- By extending the road northeast of "ohb with the Eugene electric roa nt iteedsDort, all tralllc to nnd from Hoseburg 15 miles to .Glide on the terrtory an(, lhe wn,m. north fork of tho Umpqua River to , oUe Yncy cnn bc nnd which Is tributary over eight billion wih u.i-to-dat'e summer resorts at foot of merchantable timber. By the Ten Mile Lakes and beaches near making boom facilities at tho points there, with tho tralllc from tho for whero the line touches the south and jest and agricultural products along north forks of tho river will bring the line nnd connections with tho Eu- trlbutary to tho road over 13 billion I geno electric road at Ilecdsport feet of timber. Over 70 per cent of makes tho condltona that the gross coal, stono, clay products and min eral ores; then comes all classes of agricultural products; then mer chandise and manufactured products, then express nnd mall, nnd Inst, tho Immense passenger tralllc created by developing tho enormous diversified resources tributary to tho route. l)y tho tlmo tho whole system Is completed, connecting ocean nnd river transportation at Coos Bay, -To tho CIUzcvtH of Poo, Ciirrj' Doug IflH nnd Josephine Conation: Wo desire to Bubmlt for your con sideration a statement of tho proba ble' earnings' of our proposed system of electric railways from Coos Bay, Including a local system around Coos Bay; with its northern terminal at ItecdBport on tho Umpqua Itlvcr; nnd Its southern terminal, via Ban don, nt Pert Orford: with n branch lino from mali lino to Hoseburg, nnd Bnndon, Ilecdsport, and with a not Jts Iloguo River Valley termlnnl, via work of electric railroads from tho Wyrtlo Point, nt Grants Pass, a total Wlllamotto Valley nt Reedsport on of 220 mllee, ull In tho Stiuo oi ore-.tho Umpqua River, with another not on (work of electric rnllroads covering Tho resource tributary to this pro- J tho Roguo River Vnlloy nnd tho snmo posed system and its probnblo earn- at Roschurg In the Umpqua Vnlloy, Ings nro tukon up In tho following Including various Miort logging roods order by dlvlblons: nlo"K tho system, and last, touching Coos Bay-Grants Pnss-.Medford dlvl- nt vh-Ioiib "conn bench points mnkea clon; Junctlon-Hostburg division; It "fo to estimate thnt tho first 12 Coo Hny-Hcodsport division; Coo months of operation, tho Coos Bay Bay-Port Orfcrd division, and Cooo Traction Corporation's gross oarn Bay local system. Tho ostlmntod l"Ka should not bo less than $1,000 oarnlngi nro Ifasod on tho local trnllh! nor mll0 or $880,000 for tho 220 originating along each division mull '"I! f rond. Those tralllc earn tralllc to nnd from rnll and water lnK will Increase cneh year on n linos connecting at various points ratio equalling tho Increased develop along tho system. Tho freight carn-ju'iit of tho natiunl resources trlhu ings originating nlong each division !tnry to tho road, .nro hniiod on what Is called tho "traf- Tiullle by DIvMoiih. flc por aero" nnd tho freight earnings To show thnt the system as n whole on Inwnrd bound tralllc nro based on ' cnpnblo of earning $ 1,000 per mile what Is cnllod tho "per capita con- of rtnil, nnd oven more, for tho llrst sumption." .yenr of operation, nnalyBls of traf- Tho pas-anger, express and mnlliflr !' divisions Ik herein proHontod turnings nro based on what Is known ,( tho character of resources trlbu as tho "gross receipts por capita," tnry shown up to show thnt ench dl basod on tho yearly earnings for ur-'vllon Is Self-sustaining, ban nnd rural population 'tributary to Coos Uny-Grauts Pass DIvMoii. tho railway and 'from connecting' It Is nssumod thnt tho Coos Hay IIiioh. .Grants Pass division Is tho main lino The Territory .Served. ot tho whole system, thoroforo It This projected system of railway! will bo taken up llrst, iih to Its earn when completed In Its entirety will Ihk capnclty. hnvoa mileage of'nhout 220 miles of' Tho length of this mnln lino will single track not Including terminal io HB miles. Directly tributary to yards and sldotrncks and will sorvolthls 11B miles nro 200,000 acres of r. territory of nonrly 100 squnro miles 'frosts. Tho United States Forestry or over 2,000,000 acres, or oquo.1 to Department estlmntes that theso for tho area of tho S'ntci of Rhode Isl- t" rontnln six billion feet of mor and nnd Delaware. At tho present .chnntablo tlmbor. If this Is logged tlmo this torrltory Is served by a!"' tho low rate of 1,000 feet per ncVo steam road only 27 miles In length, y'r. nnd the road wore to get an the tlmbor on tho north fork of t Umpqua River 1b also in tho national forest reserve. This line will draw tho traffic from over 50,000 acres of improved agricultural land nnd over 200,000 acres of grazing lands. Tho population tributary to this lino Is over 10,000 and when earnings on this division should ex coed $8,000 per mile or $184,000 lot the 23 miles. Coos Unj -Port Orfortl Division. This division from Coos Bay to Port Orford consists of 47 miles via Bandon. This proposed road wIP traverse a route, noted for Its scenic completed and In operation should i beauty, within sight of the waters of exceed 20,000 people. At Glide, ample power from tho Umpqua cnn bo had to operato tho road with, nnd furnish power for Ir rigating, factories and othor pur poses atong tho line. Thoro will bo a great deal of traf fic both freight nnd passenger be tween Roguo River points and Rcsc burg, ns tho dlstanco between theso polntsvla till h routo Is not any great er than thnt by tho Southern Pacllfe, a steam road. tho ocean for many miles. The rout Is from North Bend via Empire, South Inlet, Bnhdon nnd Floras Lake to Port Orford. . Practically overy mile of land along this lino will de velop resources furnishing traffic to tho road; the valleys with their pro ducts, f-ult and ' vegetables; the hencheu for resorts also contnlnng mineral deposits In their snnds; tho back lylna const hills with their enor mous t'rett products, underlaid with o.nl, Iron, precious metnls, building maximum per ccntago which will bo assumed In this case. Tho capital stocc of tho Coos Bay Traction Corporation consists of $1, 000,000. Tho bond Issue at $5,000, 000 fifty year 6 per cent. The provi sion for maturing tho bonds nro made so that no sinking fund will bo re quired to set aside yearly. Assuming that tho capital stock of $1,000,000 and bond issue of $5,000,000 will build nnd equip tho 220 miles ns pro jected we will acquire as follows: Necessary gross earnings .... $880,000 Operating expenses 60 per cent ...$528,000 interest on bonds. 300,000 828,000 Leaving not Income to divi dend nnd surplus $52,000 This figures tho gross lncomo.at $4,000 per mile, which Is required to pay all charges, etc. In tho forepart of this repdrt the stntcment Is mado that when tho wholo system is completed and In op eration tho nrst 12 months, It should bo cnpnblo of earning not less than $880,000or $4,000 per mile. In taking up tho various resources tributary to tfio divisions, It Is brought out thnt each division Is self sustaining, thnt the estimated earnings show more than $4,000 pur mllo nnd that tho whole system Is capablo of making n gross earning of $S,000 per mile. This to some may scorn too high. Whether or not tho estlmnto Is So with part of the main lino from euiic .m-" 'ipy deposits will furnish Grants Pass and Medford to Coosiaigo ton..ie. This rohd has trlbu- Bay, and with tho lino to Rosoburg. 'tary to ft. over 300,000 acres of ngrl creates tho Hoseburg and Grants culture nnd forest Innd. Tho timber Pass division of tho system with only inn this is cstlmntcd to contain four n stenm road as a competitor ns to billion fcot of merchnntnblo fir, too high Involves only two questions termlnnl points. AM the territory trlb-i-pmce, white nnd red cedar and hem requiring nil answer. Tho llrst ques- utnry to this line by the laws of ills- lock. tlon Is, Are tho diversified resources tnnco nnd grades for seaport shlp-l Tho Bandon harbor, 23 miles from tributary to each division as stated moiit belongs to Coos Bay. Tho ells- Coos Bay Is, as to shipping facilities, In this report? Tho answer Is, They tnnco from Roseburg to San Francisco jtbo snmo ns thnt of the Umpqua and are, nnd only need to bo verified. via S. P. R. R. Is over COO miles and Isiuslnw harbor. The rates on linn- Tho resources bolng there ns stated,! to Portland via the same road Is llf Iter out of Hnn'don via tho son nro the second question Is, Aro those re-' nri,f t,gtiniuto of tho distance r miles. If tho S. P. It. It. builds ltH,th0 snmo ns that of the two harbors sources, with tho machinery of th lthu rm)0lt0,i 0i0PrP rniirnn,i . Drain branch to Coos Bay, tho ells-j mentioned, which means ono dollar ordlnnry commercial activities, capa-,,3lK(mo t() Cfl08 Uny l)y M route I tanco from Hoseburg via that route ( per 1,000 fcot In fnvor of Coos Bay. bio of producing tho traffic which, Jn0 nic8( ,. a totnl ,i8tnnco of 25 will bo 117 miles nnd via tho Coos Hero the conditions with rcferenco to with tho going traffic rates, will glvo , ., ,', . , ... ., ..," "" -. VI no miles from Coos Bay to (Iranti A MM U AlM 1 ft ftl 1 luu ui iuui iiuu u null cunis hr i per imiu. mo uinmnco from r Bay to Roguo River pofnlg b iU miles and nssuinliiK thnt tin, t ' company will charge tho same ri ' per ton por mllo ns does the 3, p H. tho rates from Coos Bay to n0r adding to this tho steamer rate !i ?a.uu por ion irom aan Francl8C0Cr Portland to Coos Bay woufd maketi rate from San Francisco' or PortUtJ via luuo uuy io iiUKUO illVCr D0l(. como to $7.00 por ton as agalmt I 6 i.iu pur ion via mo a. v, R, n . $13.80 In fnvor of Coos Bay Tract'lol Company. It is stated that tho tonnage tnr flc of tho Roguo River points la 0Ter 200,000 tons each year via 8. P, It. R. At nosoburg tho dlstanco via S. p n R. to Portland is 199 miles and to 8an Francisco is, 600 miles, j freight rates from Portland to Ho. burg aro $14.00 por ton. Tho dii. tnnco from Coos Bny to Hoseburg tt tho Traction route Is 120 miles, mak. Ing a rate, from San Francisco, or Portlnnd via steamer nnd Traction routo tho snmo as to Grants Paii $7.C0. Tho Rosoburg shippers wonl envo $0.40 por ton. Tho pnssongor rates from Il08cburi nnd Roguo River points to San Fran cisco Is $20.00. Tho fnres from theso points via Traction routo will be l?:MIO to Coos Bay and from Coos Da; to San Francisco $10.00, or a total of $13.00, or $0.40 In fnvor of the passenger. Coos Rjiy-WUInnietto Vnlloy Conncc tlous, Whon tho Oregon Electric Is com pleted from Portlnnd to Kugcno It will cover a dlstnnco of 115 miles. A liny Traction routo 120 miles. This 'getting the lumber tralllc from Ban- tho earnings ns stated, which Is $S,- r.ul Medford . . .If'-Jnu-Hosoburg Indicates that tho Traction routo will don to Coos Bay nro tho snmo ns that 000 per mile? In making a recnpltu-1 1ng8 v(n Trnctloia routo mnkes th get Its share of traffic from tho Hnse-jof tho Umpqua with tho exception lntlon, tho standing timber ns trlbu-'t()tnl (8tnnco from Portland to Hoc burg territory via Coos Bay ns against that there U not likely to ever bo any tary o each division totals as follows: nVor points como to 3 10 miles Th! the S. P. It. It. vlu Drain, If tho 8. P. (railroad competition between Bandon .Con Bay-Grants Pass iii-tunni rmn. iinmin nivn.. ..i!... .- ;o!!,!!!,!!!iroad' ,H 330 n,"8 or 10 m,leskM h,000,0Utl,UUU ,,. ,, ninp.lr. mtn ,.n r-- n.. 4i0Oa,00002,So0o'ThlB ih0Wi th'U th C- "" T'H 4,000,000,000 ,on Corpora(loil w ol ,. fl.gh.r. ..,,., , lot through fost passenger, express and lotnl feet board nn Jmnll traffic from Portland to Uogue measure ... 2 00,000 000 nIw ,, both Assuming that 15 billion feet of Wlllnmotto Vnllov Rinririr f this tlmbor will bo handled by this nmUo fnlr (v80n Qf trnnc ,hf builds. With tho nbovo facts In view. nnd Ccos Bny. Port Orford Is not an It requires but little figuring to show Inside harbor, but nn open roadstead thnt when this 50 miles of lino Is com-, and only protected from the north- I?oeburg-Glldo pletod nnd In operation, that tho j west. Vomols of the largest cnrrylnj: (' oi Bay-Heodsport. freight, express, mall and pnssongor capnclty on thtil'aclllc const ran land Coos Bay-Port Orford earnings should not bo less Hunt" $C,- nt Port Orford at certain seasons of 000 per mllo or $300,000 gross enrn- tho yenr. At present thero nro no lugs. j shipping facilities thero, to speak of. Coos Hiiy-ltfodspoi't Division. Port Orford Is roferred to further on This division from Coos Bny to lit this report. Reedsport will bo 23 miles In length. built from MarHhlluld on Coos Bay to Myrt!o Point on tho Coqulllo River, nnd tho mr.lu lino of the Southern Pa clllc from Portland to San Francisco, traversing tho eastern portion of thin territory north and south, not con necting with tho Coos Bay lino. This tonltory is tho most produo average rnlo of ono dollar nnd fifty routs por thousand teat for hauling It ono dollnr nnd fifty oeuts per year for tho noxt thirty years would bo had, or $300,000 each yenr on this ono Item tilnuo, or $9,000,000 for tho 30 )inrs. This Is not ull In tho tim ber lino. A largo tonnage of forest tlvo part of Coos, Douglas, Cursy and products will bo hauled tho entire Jcstphluo counties. Practically every length of this lino from branch ncro of land tributary to th propound roads and connecting Hues from fyeem tf rnllwajs nb p:i.J.v.ed u, other timber territories, which, by tho Traction Corporation will develop H tho laws of distance nnd grades, roso.neus furnishing tralllc to It; tho must, for economy sake, pass over vnlloys nnd bench lands with tholr tli" l'110 to Its consuming mnrkots. dairy products, fruits mid ogctnblo; Considerable of this forest land U the hills with their enormous forest underlaid with ooal nnd mineral. Do products, undorlnld with coal, Iron, sldtv (his, thuro will to tributary to WllOn tllld lltlf l nmiltllnt.vf ntnl It lln nn.l ltA f.lmnln.Vft. In itlinn .nml. ....... ..., ....v v .... ,.v... .u . ...u .V...U...UV. MJ UlUVi lUtlHO T.finHn.. ...... . , !.. .. .1.1- . .1 Tim lm.nl ll-nnin trllmtnrv .. tl.ta linn ,ww.rn, I.... .1 .1 l.i l M ..... I ' """ .! !" H11UI1 Ull U1IS TOUIO 11 " - " i ' ...... ....- ,iv...kiuii iiiviu riiviiiiu uu iiiuuuir.i un ctiuiH'iiiiirn. 11 wuiiui iilKU mil will bo forest, agriculture and dairy to It a population of not less thnn loss thnn 20 sawmills with n capacity products, and passengers to nnd from 20,000. Tho resources tributary to of 100,000 feet per day of ton hours tho lakes nnd beach resorts. This ill- thU division when tho road Is com- thirty jonrs to cut this fifteen Wllloii'X TV.n .rniii- ..-. ,, V ,i vision will havo trlbulnry 800 squaro plated should produce nros. oiirnlniH. foot into lumhor. Tim rn.i.i,,.i .. l "u '. ,0 trnl c '""" of "10 Tmm miles, or over 500,000 acres of land, j thnt Is, freight, passenger, express paclty of these mills would bo cnn bo routed via steamor from Cooi Bny to Portlnnd nnd tho Willnmetto Valley Ulectrlc will loso their through iiiu uuiuuiiiuu I'll- rnrnnpnlln,. ...Ill n...,.ln. tki. .. t.ui.wtUtuil tUMIUV.IIIU tlitB Over 70 per cent of this Is covered by r nd mall, $5,000 por mllo, or $235. hund'.vd million feet nnnually nnd If , '"nirtrar'neeme.u' lib" Z forests, estimated to contain over four 000 for tho 47 miles the llrst year of tho moraae haul Is llfty miles for.f.?" , ng,eo"10"18 lib' wl,,ch billion foot of merchnntnblo llr, operation. lamb jiwI Iobb. nn.i n i. rn nfi "ns '"V . '. C.H,s B,,y ..oral 8,MP,... 'one c i.ar and fifty cents per 1.000 :.,'? ,. ' n' "T"!"1.?, """ -. ..... . . . . . .l,,"w U '"It B,niVIII IB L'AIVIIUIIIK III spruce, cedar nnd hemlock. This tlni-l lior Ifl 1)1 1 llrlfixl 11 f tllll Tun Mlln Ifllfn. I Will. ,1... n ....., n n i nlong tho Umpqua and Smith Rivers, Reedsport nnd Bandon-Port Orford tku'iiroduct would lio $750,000. Iprn'r,?""'' Vl0 ,r. K'nIma,h '' nnd their trlbujnrles. Reedsport . tremln.tlng around Coos Bay. logical- The logging and manufacture of this ' "Z$mJ. '"l ?., TJSflSZ situated on tho Umpqua River nnd Is.ly cionto. In n local eystom In tho lumber will employ over 5,000 men ?", n ,a counW nlnt V tlio best located seaport on thnt river, shape of a belt line conning nil with a monthly pa, roll of $250,000 J "J l J ZTZZ I T'nv! Tho promoters of that townslto nre'tho towns nrnuii.i ih. imv. t .i.i. n.. . nnn . ...'...,... .... .'.. lDa M tho Traction routo. The dli- -. ... ...--....., . &(-' tl VUillUU.UUU JI1I1IIIII II V II1P III II11P I tho only fuel har Sound. ami Ores. tonnage iiroducor tlif)H iuui u .......I... t.. .-.......... . .1... II trli til t fittilt m.l iiii.I.ihI.iI.I ..lil. I "'' iniwi- iuiiiiiT ii, Kuiiuiiiiu uioo- ' ni'ii-v, nun iuui iimniimu niui " iniuui ui uiu uiiiiiii is Biiua ( in earnings Hiiiuoiciit to pay all lUml yenr. Coos Bay Is Irlnllv fill ti.iti'n. tt .i.iii(...lj. I1..k ....!.. f!n. A Mill.1 Ill.il ...imniit .itim.. nml flint vilAUille nfiiiwit rwtt tti l. .!.. ..!......... fu.... a. .. .....w .... ,...., v. ... iviiv iii iiFiuiB, - - .... v bv ...ii ii, ui" n urn 8i'H iHoinuing opornting oxpensea bor south of Puuet llialll !.. . t...t..l. t i I . . 111. rlt.lll.I I.I lllil la ltl..l. I.. ....I.i.llll .... I lllllllllll llllkl.ili.. ,tul. At. 1 J . - T1 unui hut luniia, iiiiiiiiuih (lllil CHIOS I'ivhmii iiiuinriiiB nuiuu la i'iiiiiu; un ..nnui iiuiiiius iiurillg WIO SinriU.V IOT U118 2U IlllIOS Which Is $80 000 Or (VlllOllt I f ... nloni! tlio rniilo. with unwor inniii-li vii'.'t f(io I'ovonuo lirodiiours ns llio ifoilbiin. Vessels of laruo driniL'lii mn. ijaim ..- ...n m... . . ' . ... ' ( . i vt "u """i ooiuiii .iiui or groni I llllt .llll.li. Ilint .nh.n llll. .. II I...... ... ........ . -l ...... .. .....-,.,,,, uu 1 1 VITJ" lUWri IO Illn U'llMln will ll.l Mm i.nn.m.1 ll. . theso vast i AssuiuIub tliat all those dlvorslllod.rimd from Coos Bay to Reedsport and .Coos Bny Traction svs'om ti.u -n ,i.i..t.. im l.i . ! .... Is into mer- Proluols from this 400,000 norus for water rates on lumbor ono dollar miles will be tin mon Htr. ...,!,. i ..' n ii'. V, . un"ou markelK.of froknt ravomit will u ono dollar poriPVr 1,000 foot In fnvor of Coos Hsy. .piece of railroad on th. P,.m,. n.f t.n . . . . . ... Uint inrd ii.ii- i.. .,.. tjnnnnii r.... ti... im.1 ill.. ilii..,..i ni,..-..in ..'...... , ...ww.... ......,.,; u, lll0 rolu, ,n l(10 j(0Kll0 ... ,,. . ...... ... T. .,,.. .... .., v, ... vui,ibi,in , ,,,lv, ui uvuii ruiorenotf IO u sunn-irt tufinl....! ll.-.- v liiilldtng stono, llmo stoiiii, ulaydepos.Mhlb Hue of 400,000 ncroa of land Its nnd proulous metals, coupled with "Hdi is dovotod to stock, dairying, lift to furnish ovory factory and In- iVw pr -duots dun try used In converting trlbutnry raw niatorla chautablo products for tho the trade TowiiHltos can bo dovolopod nt a 100,000 ores, with th number of points along tint mad, and f""" tho forest products will be 'inotorlos built. Thoro nr uumurous $700,000 fniin tho 04)0,000 uoros, or nttraotlvo lakes and ocean bMiohes an nveruuo of nmi dollar and twunty nloug tho routes of this proposed -! cents per acre a year, torn upon tho shores of which sum- My tho time the road U oomplotod mor rtsorts oau be located as soon from Coos Buy to tJrants Pass, the trnnsportntlou Is provided. At miuu population ot tho lormlual cities, diislrable point along um roast nn towns, ll!alos and tributary country ideal amucemont city oau bo built, will exceed 50,000, and with tho uu Also, ruaroujlon iourts In tho inoiin- meruit, mountain, lake and bench ro thtns enu bo ostabllshud along tho sorts, should iniiR0 tho passenger rev route, onuo como to four dollars per capita 'JChero U not nnother territory In r $200,000. Theu thoro is the In thoUnlted Stnlos equal In area, that ward bound tralllc suoh ns uiorchnn basins many dlvorsltled resources as ills, machluory, oxpross, mall and h5 this territory which will ho trlb- through tralllc fiont connecting lines ulp- to tho proposed system of rail- which will total up to $100,000, inak was as projected by the Coos Bay Ing tho total gross earnings $1,000, Tnglon Corporation. ,000, or over $8,700 per mllo for tho Homing Capacity of the Whole 'U5 mllos. K S).stom. The luoolloii-ltoooliurg DIvMoii. Illi RiiNitost factor In tho earning About 70 miles from Coos Bay on capacity of this system vvuou im- the iuiu Hue to Grouts Pass is the tnnco by tho Hill nnd Hnrrlmnn sju- toms from Portland to Klamath will bo 450 miles; from Klamath to San Francisco is 470 miles and from Klamath to Coos Bay via Hill and Traction lines via Roguo River polnlr. Is 220 miles, or less than half the dlstanco to tho othor sea ports. 2 "tl!"M.',..::f..8 : !-t,w.., bo ono.,, t0 .,.,, tm x,nw of ovor .oo IS. J!!: ""?tBiw!Jf ..o w...,ibu ui vuui. ruiuuuu San Francisco havo no coal nittiefi woal.hy lumbermen nnd havo llnnnced 'prnctlc.il'y speaking, there will bo no tributary to this road. iii illuming oi me inrgosi puip nun oxra mileage of track as .tho dls-i Coal paper mill on tho Pnclllc const. They tances llgured from tho th- I Tho noxt groat tonnago producer also Intend to build largo sawmills slons terminating nt various points on for tho road will bo tho coal industry nnd box factories and other Indus- tho Bay covers that, which will be At various points tributary to tho trios nt that point. nbont 20 miles. road Is enough undeveloped coal land. The lumbor rates out of tho Ump- Tho business, such ns citrrvini- whim nm,n,i .i .'..... ... ' qua harbor aro ono dollar per 1.000 passengers, switching nnd hnnllmr ducn no.,oi, ... , i..'..... ,' ." jmuu.uuo u conis per i.uuu feet for haullnn oonuocMnK with the rnnts na ,... nr.. in i" .... ". ..:."" "" " logs nnd lumber to Coos llav. ,,.! ln.,i i ,i.. t......... """".' '" "" .."?" "U'"D"B " "' JO"o, ce- " -"- -.j nf iti.iiiiii Lur tiraiitii . allowing 25 touts por 1.000 foot for loading, tho nilllmon and loggers! UUCAPITUI.ATION OF KARNINGS make 25 cents por 1,000 foot by ship. (Coop Bs.v-Grants Pass and Medford Division alloy and Hoseburg districts o doposlts of llmo stono. ce ment shale. Iron, coppor, gold and plug his products via Coos nay. TIUs will throw tho bulk of the Umnniui lumbor traffic via this road to Coos Bay. if the Southern Pnclllc lmihu. Coos Bay-Hoedsnort Division Its Drain lino which comes to Coo? 23 miles Bay via tho Umpqua River, It s Coos Rat-Part Orford Dlvisloii naturally take Its share of tho tratllq -17 miles , fiom Hoodsport to Coos Bay. ,. Coos Bay Local Systom- .$1,000,000; per mllo, $8,700 115 mCes Junotlou-Hosoburg Division- 50 inllnss -. V, . .' : '. juo.ooo; por mile, 0.000 A company Is now in tho Held pre. paring for construction an electric, road from Kugeno via tho harbor oH hluslnw to Reedsport. This electric lino will connect with n not work o electric roads connecting the Wlllam otto Valley and Portlnnd. The Port of Sluslaw is 20 mllos 1S4.000; per mllo, S.O00 235,000; por mile, 5.000 S0.000; per mllo, This nt oven figures is 5,000 por day, 308 days In the year or, at oven figures. $160,000 nr month. Assum. 20 miles north of'm,- mm i,n n... ...i.i .- Reodsport. . " ,,,u'1 B',B,om ,s Tributary to tho electric road from ,"n,,,0,! a"d ln "oratlo 't the Kugeno west of the Coast Hnueo u I POlMilatlou trlbntary Is 75.000. the plotod as a wholo Is In hauling of Juuotlon of 50 mllo line to Itoso- over tlvo billion feet of spruce, llr and IKross earnings ns ufiirod would show Muttr aud logs, both wa from the burg. ThU will make the dlstnncejwdar timber. Tho freight rates on 'six and a half cents per o-plta uer dav forest covered men through which thrt from Coos Bay to HoMU'irK via this forest products out of tho SluslnwLont tor trtht , port are tho same as that of the Ump- i ' ." ,r , ' qua. which is one dollar per l.oL maU " or tW0 mian r foet In favor of Coos Bnv. The con- numt"' or twent.v-four dollars a year. . 20 mllos , t ni. i . . ..... .i Vr-Fpt r.id traverses. Railroads havo boon Hue 120 uillos ami will nake tho ills b i!H nd paid their owners vvoll, lance from ItivseUurg t Orauts Pass through mouutnlnous countries whore Q5 miles via this route, the oo8t was much greater per unit Freight lionilngs, ' -i hulldinic this systom, for no In entering Rosoburg, this lino will c'hor reason than to tap timber bolts cross the south fork of tho Umpqua r one-fourth as lurco or productive Hlver. Trihutary to this river nbovo i- r n..ft, ns the timber blts trlbu- the railroad crossing Is over tlvo blll tn n 'his system. Ion foot of merchantable nr, sugar Tho next ns a traffic producer Is pine and cedar. Eighty per cent of dltlous of the Sluslaw harbor as to deep sea shipping, facllltlos aro no bettor than those of the Umpqun bar bor. This makes It favorable for a large amount of timber traffic coming equalling $1.79.000 gross earnings. Operating: F.poiiM and KJml Omrgo. Operating expenses of steam and . oioctric railways aro iisn.miv nnn,. in Cnn T?n. .n... 11. DI...I . . I...... M. m .. j. . ... ........ ...v ...... , oiuei ierri-,i'"it:u i irom 10 to ou por cent of or San Francisco vin m q n . torr for den sea fihlnmflnt. n, . th ma ,! .i, ,.... .. '. f ranclsco via tho S. P. R. p. . r , luv .. D. to, vuc Ittuvr oe(nB a , oge Rlyer nolntg are wj silver oros. To develop theso to tholr fullest, only needs railroad transportation to tho nearest seaport, w.ucn is uoos Bay. in developing those, tho freight revenue from them should, and cru bo made to como to ?:50,000 n yoor. Other Fiolglit. The earnings from the tonnago sue"! rs machinery, merchandise and farm products should total $300,000 a year. Tho dlstanco via tho Southern Pa cific from Rogue River points to Portland is 340 miles nnd to San Francisco is 470 miles. The freight rates on merchandise from Portland trlbutnry to thorn, nor is thero anjr conl oil tho lines of Hill or Jlarrimarr sy8tonis botvveonthoso points. Cooj Hay has coal mines, also thero Is coal nlong tho lino of tho traction route Tho nbovo facts seem lo indlcato tbat tho traction lino will got its fuR, ahnro of traffic from tho Klamath country. With Eastern rail connec tions nt Klamath makos it tho short est routo from Coos Bay to tho East via tho Traction routo. -Theso connecting lines with the. proposed traction linos, mnko ft system second to nono in tho State. With Coos Bny His its principal tei mlnnl seaport, affording ns It " an outlot for tho uatural diversify resources which nro beyond the com prehension of those who have not familiarized themselves with the ter ritory; and making rail and water , connections as It will, with Hue reaching the market conters of the ontlro country and seaports of thfr world, thore Is. and can bo no ques tion, as to tho gross earnings of the Coos Bay Traction system 8oIn over $S,000 por mllo when com pleted nnd in operation. THE COOS BAY TRACTION COR' PORATIOX, Hy Geo. F. Averill, President. ALTi XIGHT SERVlCn. For tho accommodation of carnival" visitors, we havo started a twenty-four-hour-a-day boat service between North Bend nnd Marshfleld. BaU leavo either city every little wh" and .afford one of the most pleasant trips on the Bay. Remember, ba,s nil day and all night. J. A. O'KELLY, Proprietor. i' aifa,.ii1tf,tgafSrtri .