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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1913 EVENING EDITION. r 6 m II J STREET MK ASSESSOR IS IN NORTH BENT ilG ROUNDS Council Decides to Grade the Deputy Geo. Bolt Begins Work Thoroughfares Forty in Marshfield Laws Are Feet Wide. j Changed Some. At a meeting of il'o North Hem! George N. Holt, iloptity assessor. Is city council lust coning, prelim- making good progress with the ns- iimry plans were nindo for consider- HesHiucnl of Mursliflohl but the Job nblo street work tlieie, most of Is n big one nnd will tnke consldor- whlch Inid boon taken up previous- nblo time. Many ore not nt homo Jy. Sonio changes wore nindo In tho when he innkos bis visit, others nro original plnim to reduce the expenso not sure of tholr list of property, of Home of tho undertakings. etc. t. wn .inriiinii in crmln stnnton Certain chaugeH hnvo boon nindo f.., n..l,,u,,... I.. Mliln tnrtv fi.nt ll tile MW8 lOltltiVO to COIIlltv ttt wldo 111 tho center of tho "street a.tl()I1 -'V . '? recent legislative sos- nnd grade approaches to all alleys '"" i , ' win oeeonie In same, l'nrt of tho stiuet will "Porat vo HiIh year. Some of the lmvo to bo Improved by Hustle and most Important sections of tho re thlfl will be 20 foot wide and built modeled laws are as follows: on tho wost Blilo of tl.o center of "Every assessor sluill reiitilre any tho Bticet person llnhlo to be taxed In IiIb Ohio from Sliorinnn Is to bo nlso eouuty nml to bo assessed by him. graded forty feel wldo In the center ""'I the managing agent or oflleer of tho street and approaches' made f ' -" corporation or ussocln to nil allojB l'011 llul'le to bo taxed In IiIb coun- Dclawaro from Stnnton to Sutb- ty '" ' ' nsKossod by htm, to crlln la to bo graded forty feet fiirnluli such assessor: wldo in tho center of the Btreot. A "A list of nil tho real estato of email piece of trestio will hnvo to audi porBon. linn, corporation or bo built nt tho east end of tho association, situated In bin county B(rcot nnd llnhlo to taxation: which ust Tho city engineer wiib liiHtructod diull Include a statement .... In nrniinn. In establish tilt) urndo showing tllO tlllO cash VllltlO of OV- on Sutherlln from Ohio to Stato ery imrcol of such real estate, or utroot. Interest therein ownod by such por- 'Tho council will meet ngaln next " "mi. coriioratlon or nssorlu Tuosdav ovenlng to tnko furthor Hon. nctlon on these IniprovenientB. "A list of nil tho pot'sonnl prop- Kor Small IIoiKh. erty of such person, firm, corporn- Tho street committee was In- tlon or association llnblo to tnxn atrticted to nrrango a harbor for tlon In his county; which list shall small honts nnd gnsollno lniincheB, Indude a stntoinuut . . . Bhowlng tho public wharf being utilized most tlio true ensh valuo of biicIi ieraonnl of the tlmo by tho larger vossols proporty or of tho soveral items now. It Is likely that thoy will thereof In which said firm, person, nrrnngo for n floating wharf and coriioratlon or association has any slips for a number of bontB near tho Interest, old landing of tho O'Kelly bonts. The assessor snail require each Tho Oregon Trust Company was person, ninnnglng agent or officer given permission to erect a largo to mako oath, to tho best of IiIb woven wlro Blgu nt Sliorinnn nnd knowledge nnd belief, such proper Virginia under tho restrictions of ty. whether real or porsonnl prop tho ordlnnnco governing signs.'' 'city, or both, contnlns n full nnd A number or inns were ordered true nccount of nil tho real or por RAW NEWS OF COOS BAY Mr. Harrington of tho Southern Pn clllc arrived In this city from Trlnl dud last week and will mnko their liciulqtiarters in Crescent City while tliey complete the work In this vicin ity. They were Joined Wednesday ovenlng by Engineer C. A. DeCninp. who arrived from Smith Hlvor with bis crow. paid. TO COLLECT ROAD TAX. sonn! property . . . and tho true caBh value of such renl or personal proporty, or both, and of tho sov eral parcols or Itoms thereof. Tho ltosoburg Rovlow says: Should any such person. ninnngliiK "Acting on opinions furnished by ngent, or olllcer when so required Attornoy-Gcnornl A. M. Crnwford rofiiBo hi furnish such list of renl nnd District Attorney Georgo M. or of personal proporty and of tho Drown, tho County Clerk of Douglas true rash values thereof, or to County directed Sheriff Qulno to rc-,swenr to tho snmo when required fuso to Issuo n receipt to tho Woyer- to do so by tho nssessor, ttcli por- hniiRor Timber Company for tholr boh, managing ngent or olllcer shall county taxca "In full," becniiso tho forfeit nnd pay to the assessor for nmount tondored by tho compnny tho ubo of tho county tho sum or excluded $2032 lit Bpeclnlly levied jmo. which sum mny bo. recovered rond tnxes ussossed ngn nst thorn. ,y nct0I, nily (.(.t ,iivIiib Jur- Shorlff Qulno oboyoi tho Instructions iHdlctlon of mntters of debt or con- nmouiit of $100. iny such person, innnug- Ing ngent or olllcer, when so re uuorui wuino ouoyon mo instructions Indict Ion of of tho rourt by lojectlng tho prof- rnct 0 tho forcd payment, nnd tho company's "Should n ngont. Georgo W. Mnrshull, telo- i .,, . t ii i t. i a .i . p Mhi'i tniikui i ti ik it nt i u Si .'.."...u'i . "." i" "I,i ".".fiulred. refuse to furnish and swear company's headquarters In Portland. to any such list, tho assessor shall ft t- I.. ..I 1... il. .. will n onro 5 tuYo n mil to test rtuln tho tnxnblo property of tho vollil "ty o t io aw in lor which 8",,h ,or"on- flrm' nioriitloii or ns Ib ed ""' H'lnll npprnlHo tho A decision will effect $72,000 worth 'I"1"10 f.rom 1' ,,0H informntlon to of sucli road tnxes vuted In tlilH l, ilorlvcj from other sources. Up- county for this year. Tho Woyer-j" " ' "' e Person, linuser Conipnny did not object to mnnaglng ngent or olllcer to inuko pnylng tho regulnr road tax, togeth- "eli valuation or valuations, tho Concerning tho work tho Del Norte Triplicate says: Tho engineers nro following the old survey In tho main but nro div erging mid making cutoffs at points wlioro It will shorten the mileage nnd reduce tho work of grading Ono of tho old lines wits run from Trlnidnd to Retina wlioro It crosses tho Klamath River, hold to tho const lino until It reached Wilson Creek which stream Is followed to the headwaters, crossed the divide and followed Mill Creek to the Smith River,, down that river to tho coast which Is followed to Harbor, Oregon and on up Into tho Coos Hay terri tory. The correction will eliminate tho necessity for crossing tho dlvldo nt tno headquarters of Mill Creek. Tho now survey will come directly up tho const near tho water lino rrom Trinidad, will follow nloim tho foot hills nt tho east edgo of Crescent City nnd on up the const to Harbor. This will shorten tho routo sonio twonty-thrco miles In Del Norte County nnd glvo tho line a compara tively level stretch of rond across tho farming section from Crescent City to tho Chetco River In Oregon. "Another surveying purty Is on tho (rants 1'ass nml Medford line nnd nro now cntnped at Gnsquefs and It Is not likely thnt tho road over tho mountains will bo far behind tho Southorn Pacific In reaching Cres cent City." coos hav mm:. A er with regular realty tax, which totalled $.t:iriU. It has attacked, liowover, tho constitutionality of tho law under which tho special road lovies were mndo. Tho snnio ques tion wns rnlsed by thoin In every county In the state where they woro called upon to pay such tuxes. "I.ano mid Jackson counties hnvo nlrendy receipted tho company for payments of taxes "In full" when such pnyiuents eliminated tho spe cial road tax. Kane County, it Is said, had no chance to collect tho special funds anyway, owing to Ir regular proceedings not duo to tho provisions of the law. Jackson County hns probably forfeited Its right to collect any more." pope pus hetter. assessor shall ho deemed to bo tho authorized agent of such person, tii-iu, coriioratlon or association for the purpose of milking such valua tion or valuations and the snmo, as given In the assessment roll, shall have tho same force and effect as If made under oath by said person, managing ngent or olllcer for pur poses of taxation." I Along the Waterfront. I 4 Hnrry Roynolds, purser on tho Redoudo, arrived hero on tho Xiinn Smith this week, coming to tnko care of tho Redondo's frolght. which the Nanu brought. Tho Speedwell will tnke on its entire cargo nt North Head this Ii. See of Med fori I Thinks Road Will He Ilullt lleie. A San Francisco pnpor says: "A. L. See, n tlinborninn of Med ford, who Is staying nt tho Mnnx, says that there nro nenrly 100,000 norcB of virgin timber Innd In Cali fornia and Orogon, and that when tboso nro opened up tho northwost will bo tho timber center of tho world for ninny yenrs to come. Mr. See snld: "Fow realize tho nmount of tlm bor thcro Is In tho Roguo River Vnlloy. From survoys Just nindo mi estimate mny ho formed or the nmount of timber thoro when It snld thnt If four railroads, operating four trains a dny ench with 100 enrs It would require 100 years to haul tho timber now standing In tho vnlloy. As a matter of fact this section Is already taken up by n nig company and several railroad compnnles nro bidding for tho haul ing privileges and nro nlnniiliii: to put In roads running from tho Roguo itiver vnlloy to Coos liny mid linn don. With tho opening of tho Pan ama canal the tlmhoruieu or Cali fornia nnd Oregon will ho nblo to compote with tho world.' TERMS MADE IN FRANGBISE DEAL (Continued from Pago 1.) Rcoral other considerations from i the Southern Paclllc. Among them arc said to be: . Completion of railroad by l!H.r. That Maishilold shall be on the main line or the railroad. i That Mnrshllcld shall be the tor-, initial of the railway or division headquarters In case u through line Is built and that shops and dhlslott, olllces be ninlulnliiod here. ! That JIarshlleld be given terminal , rates on eastern shipments which i will penult Coos Hay to become a! distributing center. I Other requirements are also said to enter Into tho deal which will , prove ltal factors In the commun ity deriving nil the benellts from tho construction of n railway. , Of course, no olllclal statements nbout the deal are obtnlnnlile yet but It Ik likely thnt the campaign for the election will probably bring1 out tho details or transaction Tho following Is a copy of tho much discussed common user clause In the franchise: : SUCTION II. Tho City of Mnrsh- tleld. expresly teserves the right nnd j power to penult nnd allow any nml , every railroad company which shall j desire to run Its freight or passenger cars or trains of cars Into or through the City or Mnrshlleld upon Front Street North mid Front Street South. Broadway South and Kruno Avenue Hast, ami any person, firm or cor poration who shall desire to receive any freight enrs at any warehose or factory In said City or Marshlleld to connect with the above main tracks or said grantees, their heirs or as signs, with proper spurs and swili lies nml to require Bald grantees, their heirs nnd usslgus to receive i,.iM cars or trains or cars and transport nml switch tho same on nnd over snld tracks nt such uniform and rea sonable rates, and under such rea sonable regulations as the City of .Mnrshlleld mny by Ordinance llx mid order, nnd this shall npply to their roads constructed on rights of way acquired over private property on Its rond wlioro steam mny ho used in said city. The grantees, their heirs or ns slgus, shall hnvo tho right hereun der to outer into such trnlllc agree ments nnd arrangements with other common carriers ns mny bo neces sary or convenient to tho operation of the lines of railway herein pro vided for; provided, however, that In so doing the same shall not conlllct or revoke any of tho powers In this section reserved to tho City of Mnrshlleld. Our New Spring Suits are simply bubbling Pl.A.V XKW ROAD. pi'siiim; nkw i.ixh OX TO COOS ll.W Willamette .V Pacific Right or Way From .Mapletou to Acme Or dered denied. MAPI.KTOX, Or.. March 10.- Suney ror l.lne from .Mcdloid to Crescent City. PORTLAND. Mnrch 12. The pio Jected railroad rrom Medford, Ore gon, to crescent City, on tho const of Northern California, appears now quite certain. Tho survey has been completed nnd It Is understood thnt much of tho right of way has beon procured. Tho road will furnish nn outlet for nbout 1.000.000 tons or high grade copper ore nml about 2.000.000.000 foot of flue timber. M. !:. Reed or tho firm of Reed & Chenery. engineers of this city, returned from Medford yesterday after having completed the survey or which ho has been In charuo. It Is snld that the englneeis In making tho survey round n pass over ino aisKiyou mountains that over with crispness of style and neatness of pattern. We real ly can't tell you how good they look, but we can SHOW YOU in a very short time. Come in while the assortment is com plete. We're glad to have lookers any time. You know that our methods of doing , business is the right one. Don't help to pay for the other fellow's suit when you pay CASH for YOURS. V ?0" That's why wesay "MONEY TALKS" Hub Clothing and Shoe Co. MARSIII-I F,U MVItTI.K POINT IIUD0.V TO icnforci: ,.W. Right or way ror the Willamette- offors less obstacles than any yet Pacific line between this place and surveyed through that rugged cotin- Coiiillllou or Pontiff Continue", to j time, taking n big consignment or .UrwKM''ili'Aii 11,," ,IC,', f,',U ,h0 l:8,'""ok ItOMU, March 12 Tho condition of Pope Plus continues to bo very favorable. rumps on tho Sengstnckeu ranch on South Inlet In addition to tho regit Inr cargo of lumber NEW STATIONERY Latest in Style Best in Quality We have just received a fine new line of the latest cuts, both in white and tints of the celebrated Crane's Linen. Call in and see our line. Red Cross Drug Store (Fine Engraved Calling Cards.) Phone 122-J QUICK DELIVERY Acme, (en miles to tho wost. hns neon secured, excopt ncross the lnnd or tho Point Torrnco Mill Co., ac cording to .!. U Uuoll. right or way ngent ror tho company. Ilo hns directed owners or buildings on tho right or way thnt the ohstrtu-. tloiiB must bo removod by Juno or tills year. IniiBiuuch as tho contractors lmvo nil winter beon gutherlng grading supplies hero mid at tholr camp n nine up tno river, it is believed thnt work Is to ho piosocuted tills suininer on the section or tho rond bet wen hero mid Acme, wlioro tho lino Is to cross tho Sluslnw and turn Southward to Coos liny. There hnd been n moro or less general holler thnt tho rompnn would build rrom ICugone to this place nnd thou hnving reached tide water would rest ror a time, but tho speed with which tho right or way has beon ordered denied both lend to tho conclusion thnt thoro will be no pause in construction work. With the coming or sottled won ther the wholo Sluslnw vnlloy will bo a scone or nctlvltv. Xenrlv a dozen camps hnvo been established by Porter Uros. nnd tholr sub-contractors, nnd moro thnn hair or tho right or wny hns nlrendy been denied. As soon ns supplies can bo taken In, crows will bo put nt work and grading ronimoncod. Kqulpmont bore Includes two sots or steam shovels with donkey on glnes and dump enrs. CouimlBsnry supplies hnvo been stored In tho warehouse here. Porter llros. hnvo work nearly done on their tunnel on tho Wildcat I'lfun, a lew nines west or .ori tun nel through the summit. Tho Wild cat tunnel Is to bo 150 long nnd already over 350 root hnvo beon oNenvntod. From this tiinnol n do zen miles either way tho grading will bo easy, ns the vnlloy Is fair ly open, but ns tho lino neais Mn pleton the grading will be heavier and there will hnvo to bo sevoral bridges ncioss the Sluslnw in otder to avoid tunnels through rock points that come down to the river. try, tho routo of the promised mm! showing n maximum grade or :! per cont or nbout 100 root to tho mile. This pnss Is described us bo lug between tho Smith mid Illinois rivers. Tho grentest obntructlon. tho crest or tho dlvldo. It Is tnhl, can bo surmounted by a L'000 root tunnel. Tho survoy runs 10 mllos turougn Jackson, Jonephliie mid Del Xorto counties nnd will tan the rich Illinois Hlvor. Smith River nml Ap- pieguio vauoys .Vow Postnumtci (,'eiieinl Will Kn force Xewspaper Publicity. ll'r AMoMMf.! lvrr to Coon nay Tlrnm. WASI I IXOTOX, March 12.-- I'll less tho supreme court restrains Postmaster General Hiirleson from enroiclng the nowspnper publicity law. as It wiib asked to do yostor dny. ho will Immediately do so re gardless of un agreement by former PoBtmiiBter (lenornl Hitchcock to withhold action ponding n determ ination or Its constitutionality, llur lcson so announced today. Finn! notices have boon sent to a number or publishers that ir thoy no not furnish iho Information ro quired by lnw within ton days tholr liublll'lltloilu IVfinlil lin ilnnlml nilmln. slon to tho mulls. Approximately Livery nnd Trainfer Comimj. 01 per cent of tlio publication i! fected lmvo filed report tlik&l postmaster general nnd otswi hnvo compiled with the la PIIOIJI. HTOXS I.K..TII. Investigation of SuiluVn PcmMl Rear Admiral nrpn- , ttlr AiwxUtH I'rnt lCoxllfTl NORWKM., Man., March !! An Investigation Into the dtiU Rear Admiral Joseph UUi f ii v riiHimi. lio died SJttrft Is being nindo by the autbori tho nutopsy having leen fai." by the announcement that uu miiiinn .r tim stomach" ' u cause or death. ,.... .. ,..- tfnri yorii ALWAYS USKD. Phone .., rl XIIW I.Al'XCH FOR SIl'HiaW. Joseph Supple Will liulhl Larger Craft for l.ngino Testing. A Portland pnpor snys: "ShiBlnw River Is to bo tho homo of a 00-foot gnsollno launch that Is said by Portland motorbont owners nnd Bteninbontnieii to bo tho Mnest niotlol or tho kind thoy hnvo soon, tho ornft hnving been built nt tho yards or Joseph Supplo mid was Intended ror uso In testing n now gnsollno engine patented, hut It was been found that an engine undor coiiBtruetlon Is too poworful for tho hull, so a largor ono will bo timm.i out. "Tho hull wns pnttorned aftor a model nindo by Mr. Supplo for a propeller steamer thnt was to have been sent to Pugot Sound n few years ago, and he wns to gunrnnteo her n speed of IS miles nn hour, but the prospective ownors fnlled to completo nogotlntloiis. Sluslnw In terests propose to lustnl! n Palmor onglno In tho launch and uso her for general purposes." for mo .ions. FH1IIAV XIOHT FARKWni.I. appearance of the favorite HK.V PLAYF.RS In that big laughable farce comedy, "CAPTAIX HACKICT." Several Oregon Men Suggested for High Federal Positions, WASHINGTON, March u - Sonntor Chamberlain sent to Secre tary of tho Interior Lane tim nnmn, of tho following Oregonlnns who aro candidates for positions under the now administration: For Commis sioner of tho General Lnnd Oillco, A. C. Shinv, rqnuor nssocinto forest er, nnd J. P. I.nbln, former special ui tut i-iinu uuice, uotn or Port land. For Commissioner of Indian Af fairs, K. V. Aldrleh, Pendleton, edi tor of tho Knst Orogonlnn. For Commissioner of Pensions, G W. Wonncott, of Rosehurg, County Judge of Douglas County. svxopsis or Tin: axxcal stati;mi:nt ' TI,K Hartford Fir Insurance Co. .., .... r..... ... .. . .. ... .... ..... m. ,i,n- of llecrml n iiwiii, in un Mime m loiiiiceiiciu, mi ii- " , ,Ortl IDIli, made to tho Insurance Conimlssliuer or (he Mtt '" vl pursiiaut io law: CAPITAL. oO'tCC3l Amount or Cnpltnl Stock pnld up '-" ' INCOMK .niiJimJ Premiums received diirlmr tho venr ?;:;' nKt lutorest, dividends, and routs received during tho year.. ,,::'jjU Incomo from other hources received during tho year "J . Total Income 1,4. DISI1UHS10MKNTS. Pnld for losses, endowments, annuities nnd surreniier ...jjll vnluoB S,7flH0..H Dividends pnld on eanltnl stock durlm tho year ,i'!il! ConimlssIoiiB and salnrles paid during the yenr 59s 0.'1' Taxes, licenses and fees pnld during tho yenr 1 121.ni-" Ainniml ,. ..II l. 11. .... I" ...it.i...V 111 Ul UIIIU1 ItAIIUIllllLIll - Tnlnl ...., fl6tS058lH , . ASSETS . 75J,0JJ Market valuo of roal estnto owned oi 177.811 Mnrlrnl vn1.. r .ii... i i- .. i !' '.Jilt " -- iu i. oiwi-nct iiiiii uuium uwiiuii Loans on Mortgages Collntoral Cash In banks nnd on hand Not uncollected nnd deferred premiums uuier nssets (net) Totul nssots Less speclnl deposits In nny stnte (If thoro bo any). Total assets admitted In Oregon ' 3!2 1 369.1'- f.j!!l .TSf-f v . LIABILITIES. S13.S71."'- Net resorvo i27t." Total policy clnlins S3J.'1' All other liabilities .. 11 ..K078.6:' Total Hnbllltles ovcIiirIva nf rniillnt stock !is'i9!.Jl11 Total Insurnnco in force Decombor 31, 1912 i:'W ' ., , , , , nUSINESS IN OREGON FOR THE LA, 9.32T.5 ikb wrmen during tho year H,',;.ii Gross premiums received during tl'o yenr jMjj.j Premiums returned during tho year 69.". . Losses paid diirlnc tho vmr. K7.5i'' Losses incurred during tho yenr. ...'..' --- Total amount of risks outstanding In Oregon December .319951" 31, 1012 Hartford Fire Insurance Co. R.v fSIeucill PHAnT.P'a v piiAepi .ipA) Statutory general ngent and attorney for service lp rtnd. 3 , JAMES T. DEifiiiFlEliP' I. S. KAUFMAN & CO.. Am.. MABSIW"1