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yv THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1915-EVENING EDITION. SIX. RAILWAY NEWS OF SOUTHWESTERN OREGON MANY GRADES DOME' work ox coos nol No. 7. Crews arc working both1 wnys. Tho tunnel is 4300 feet long. Less thun this amount remains In Xo. S, a shorter tunnel. These com-ItAY-UUOK.VR I,lelo the tunneling, j.jxci WHITES DF BRIDGES t Lixn MJAitiA' compu:ti: Oi( Whole IJno Hut n Few Small Htrctclics of Rondbed That In Not j Ready Tor tho Halls iSUOKNH, April 8. Tho grading of. tho Willamette Pacific between POItTim HHOS. CI.OSINO UP inf.f.ri.xo xinvs imSCHIHKS Wllil'AMKTTK PACIFIC I Mllo JC. Tempi?, Assistant JKngliiccr A. H. Porter and J. I). Portor, of s r ,:M,,U structure of tho railroad contracting firm of I i it.-i.!,,.. itulMIitir ()cr Hnv Porter Ilrothers, who hnvo tho sub rontrnct for tho construction of tho grndo on tho Willnmctto Pacific "An Kconomlcal Hrldgc-Plor Foundation" Is tho tltlo of an article Kugcno and Mnrshflcld stands OS. railway, returned to Kugcno from a I written by Mllo K. Temple of Nortn liur cctil' complete; I On the whole! trip ns far ns Acme. Hctid, nsslstnntcilGlnecr of tho WNJ- llun but a fow tractions of n mlloi A. It. Porter said timt lila rirm mneuc ruciuc who writes or ino uig hero nnd there nro not at the present! has no more than 1100 men on the brldgo now under construction across jstnndnrd-gungo railroad ROSEBURG HnlLW tlnto ready for tho rails. The last wliolu contract at tno present tlmo tne nay, tno nrucio Having appeared of tho eight tunnels will bo com-1 mid that tho grading is practically j In the April number of tho Knclnecr plotcd within tho next 15 days, the finished on tho entire line. Tho f News, ono ot tho foremost publlca construction of a totni of thrco miles work of Rrndlng through tho quarry tlons of its kind In tho United States. of piling across tho smaller coast lakes Is already under way, and the construction of tho GGO foot steel brldgo across tho Sluslaw river will bo commenced at once. Such woro tho announcements of II. P. Hocy, nsslstant Southern Paci fic engineer In chnrgo of tho ;WWn mctto 1'nclrlc construction, who wns lu hls'bfflco following nn Inspection trip over tho entire lino. Construc tion conditions nro favorable In tho cxtroirioV o'ory' step" posBlhlb taken to complete the lino to Maplctou this year. Oood progress has been made on tho brldgo across Coos Hay, which, wltl( 1)h 200 feet of steel Is referred to by tho engineer as a gigantic pro ject. Klvo of tho piers aro completed and soveral others nro lu tho vnrloup stages of construction. Tho work Is carried on under 30 feet of water, a diver has bcou wrought from San Francisco to nsslut In tho sinking of tho hugo caissons. C, It. Hroughtou, engineer In charge of this work, has been given orders to rush tl.o construction of tho Sluslaw brldgo. Tho assembling of materials has already begun, and campn nro bolug oitnhllshcd. The or ders have liecn placed for tho piling and llmbora, part of which will bo shipped from Kugeno to Maploton ovor tho nowly completed portion of tho road and rafted down tho Slu- hclow Maploton, where a right of Most Interesting aro tho descriptions way was only recently acquired, has and figures compiled by tho cngl been started. Thcro aro C5 men at ler. work thcro and n good sized foreo J The steel work lor this brldgo will Is at work on tho grndo through tho consist of nine 1B0 foot spans, two property of tho Point Torrneo hum her Company, which right of way una nlso held up until a few weeks ago. Portor Ilrothers aro gradually get ting their construction material out of tho const country. Kvory few days thcro nio soveral car loads In the Kugeno yards on tiio way from tho sceno of construction to Port land, tho, headquarters of tho company. GRANTS puss ROD WORK TO HKOIX OX CALIFORNIA AXI) COAST 1,1X13 Twohy Iti-otlieis Say That They Hno Contract for Construction of tho sjS.-.OOd.dOO Railway POItTLAND, Ore, April 8. Twohy Ilrothers, rnllroad contractors ISO foot spans, and ono 158 foot drnwspan, a totnl of 2208 feet of steel. A flvo pile-bent ballast trcstlo, of cedar pll-'s and cedar lumber will niako up tho remaining section of 2,988 feet. "There will bo In nil," runs the article, "11 piers, containing about 10,000 yards of concrete. It being nu all sand foundation, tho piers in turn will rest on closo driven plica reaching from 3Q to 15 feet below tho bottom of the concrete." Tho center cf pivot pier of this number wns completed two months ago. It Is tho largest of tho piers nnd is to support tho draw span, which will weigh about 1,000 tons. This Is to ho a center-bonrln swlngspnu and will allow of 200 fcot In tho clear on each bUIo of tho center pier. J Tho pivot pier, being cylindrical in shapo has a total depth or 52.7 feet and contains approximately 1,- 800 vii nio of rnncrntn nml rnsla nn who have built a number of Import-j ,., foundation ..lies. Mr. Tmnntn I ant units of tho llnrrlmnn Hues In , n,,,,, .H r i. ,, ... ,i,ii. ! ....... , ... ,v. ,,, . ,,.,, thu northwest, announced Hint tho completion of tho California and Coast rnllrond, projected from jarnntH Pnss, Ore, to Crescent City on tho const of Northern California, tho concreto for this pier wns pour ed. KI3XDALL ItltOTHKltS TO HUJLH SAWMILL AXI) HOAl Jtontl ill) -511108 and Plant to Handle 1200,000 Feet of lumber Rally Propel ;d HOSKUUUO, April S. Kendall HrothcrH of Pittsburg, Pa., through S. A. Kendall, today submitted a pro position to tho people of Itoscburg, whereby they agrco to construct a from this city to their timber holdings on tho North Umpqun River, erect a modem sawmill In Koscburg and make other substantial Investments hero, in ex change for a mill site, right of wny, and municipal bonds In tho sum of $300,000. According to Kendall Hros., writ ten ngreoment tho railroad will be 30 miles long and will cost approxima tely $750,000. Tho mill which they proposo to build will cost between $200,000 nnd $300,000, with a dally capacity of 200,000 feet of finished lumber, and will employ about 150 men. Twlco that number will bo employed In tho camps along tho route to tho rnllroad. Tho railroad, according to Sir. Kendall, will bo owned by the City of Itoscburg. To protect their In vestment, which will totnl nearly $1, 000,000. Kendall Hros. demand n lcaso on tho lino for CO years and tho option of purchnolng It at any time for $300,000. Itoseburg Is to rccolvo 25 per cont of tho net receipts ot tho road. Tho road will be n common cnrrler and tho snmo rates will bo given com peting lumber compnncs ns Kendall Hros. Tho proposition has been accepted by a committee of citizens nnd pre parations will bo mndo at onco for floating tho bonds, obtaining tho rights of wny and arrnnglng for n mill BASEBALL SCORES THHKB TEAMS OF LEAGUE HOLD SWAT J'EST 0.iklnml Commuter Make Sanson's Record With 15 Hit Off Angeles Ttvlrler; Mormon Hcos Oct 111 PERCENTAGES OF COAST LEAGUE .714 .655 .500 .500 .I2S .333 tnr AuoclttCtl rro to Cooi Iltjr Tlmw.l W L P.C. Salt Lake 5 Los Angeles ... .5 San Francisco . . i Onkland Venlco 3 Portland 3 SAN FRANCISCO, April 8. In a slug test nlivo with HUB tno uccs tramped tho Portland Heavers far ther toward tho bottom of tho por centngo column yesterday In tho Mor mon capital, Bcoro 8 to 1 with tho homo team making 13 hits. Los Angeles was wild and Oakland se cured 15 hits nnd an 8 to 5 score, while tho homo team won from Ven ice, 1 to 0. Tho scores of yesterday's games follow: At Salt Lake H. H. E. Portland I- 10 2 Salt Lake 8 13 At Los Angeles- It. H Onkland 8 15 2 Los Angeles 5 9 4 13 Innings. ' At San Francisco It. II. E. Venlco 0 8 1 San Francisco 1 7 1 JElllOii THE TRINIOAO-LAKE-ASPHAIT OBhfe Pat a cover on your roof that stays wcathc It takes no more of your time or it costs fto lay enduring Gcnasco Roofing- than you'd spend ruuuilg Hiiuau Btinw la oiiuii-uvCH. 10 Gcnasco is waterproofed tlirouKh-and.tlim l "Nature's everlasting watcrproofcr". 8h i4 The natural oils 6f Trinidad Lake asphalt ciVe r life and lasting resistance to sun, rain, wind . ?ISC( cold, alkalis, and acids. ' nU' snow- hi, It means economy from beginning to end. Prime ict Gcnasco and s.iv mr...- " '""' " your roofinr. C. A. Smith Lumber & Mfg. Co. niAissiiKiEL!), om:(.0Ni Trinidad Lake 0 K. PORT, OltFt1)!!!) HAPPEXIXGS DcM'lopinont nnd Mnrlne News From The Apnto City. The first nutomobilo of tho season to mnko tho run from Lunglols to Roguo River passed down tho const Sunday. Tho Rustler laid In our harbor for n fow hours .Monday whllo en rotito from Astoria to Roguo River with n lond of cannory supplies for tho Weddorbum Trading Company. Two gentlemen from Mnrshfleld aro now In this section looking over conditions with n view to starting n site. It Is bellvcd hero tiinlj "ox factdry on Sixes River, nenr the When the Shades of Evening Fall ,Vs Ml nun nut:, ii is uunvcu noro mail About 23 feet Is the depth of water the hon,i Issim will enrrr nn,! n.nt bridge. It Is reported thnt tho gen ...... i - i.i . -. . -i. .. . iiuinuu nuvo uuuu uuereu a suo nun consldornblo spruco timber freo, nnd thnt they aro bo well pleased that hero at tho ordinary high tldo. As' actual work on tho road nnd mill rmintriiotnil flin lintfnm r nntinfntn i ...III i.Ani.. iu t....a ..w ."iiw .Hill llllll'll tl'lljl IIIU itllll -I l,n I .,. i 1 II ' --, "v ..-... . bu.ih.v.uf i.iii UUblU in U IIIIU. Hlaw. Tho steel Is already lu tho' '"'' , , " ' , ". , , , , L'0""i1'' 8 et below ordinary high water,) Kendall Hros. flWn thousands of i,..,r ....!.. r n ,i ',....... i tniPtlon operations would bo begun or, fm ,,.... liroRnn prnilllll ,,.. , ,,.., ,...., .. .... "..,. ..i.o i iimivt luiitis uii iiiu iuriu uiuiiqna juver, aim iney ucsiro to begin ciit,tjji this n8 soon ns poa- Kugono yards for all thrco bridges across tho 8luslaw, tho Umpqua and Coos Hay, Good progress, Bnys tlio oiiBlnecr, Is bolug mndo on tho grndo across tho rorontly ncqulrel rlght-or-wny over llio Andorson-Johusoii rock quarry nnd tho expectations nro thnt It will lin sisini Itlnl si.t Itt 4lt... tn i. .. .. 41... ' ,;, v,:'Lm.j" " : " .. "i''''i' " t 10 muc. or ti,0 -.... ... ...u HIKIhU DIlU - IIIU IIIHU I tho piers nro completed. Thcro Is1 within a fow weeks nnd carried to fllCo ,, i0 reet ,)eIow tho ,,r0II08cd completion, probably by the end ofboUom 0f tho channel. ' tula year, ( . .,!-.. - ,,rt ,,. ., - , 4. jrivtmu " inu UIDk I'tlbU ul C1JU Tho project called for an oxpoudl- ninirn7.lnn Rlimva tlin nhnnr nlln nnn. turo of about r000,000. Of this In t own for tho yot , of sum tho city of Grants Pass already , b rW f u w, 8 ' mmQ Ims raised $200,000 by a bond Ihsuo. L,lni m H " nnd tho money has been expended In .. .... ,lf wn.OP ,Mll .' , . ,. wa, ,,.... .n..v VHO.HUHI) road between GrnntB Pass nnd Wild- tr.lllit 'IMmpA Mninli 1... i...tn no bedrock hero an,, these must be ,UR '.'"t.I t. built, ns In tho raso of tho Coos liny hrldgo, on piling sot far under tho rlvor bod. All tho grading will ho completed In Ions than two months, bays Mr llooy. Only two places of any no count romoln, ono of these being that across tho rock quarry, ami mo other nt Lnko Tahkonltch. Porter HrothcrH. contrnrtors, are' .,'',, ,,, ' mur mnrnMlr.i.l i.i. , ... , '"'KUCll I-orry '"IH muii iwiri'H (Ml I Ml) construction of tho piling across the arms tit TsIIIcooh, Tuhkonllcli and Ten Mllo Lakes. The piling lias mostly heen nit; tho driving ulono remains nnd this Is under way. Leas than 00 foot of rock remains botweon tho headlngH In the long tun. greater portion of tho right of way has been secured, putting down tho concreto thnt camo following nftor. (.OLD IIEAt'll GLIUXIXGK CAXXEHV AT (iOLO IIEACII John (iustavson nnd his son, Alex, from Ast'irlu, urrlved lu tho city lust Fildny. Mr. (Iustavson has chnrgo of tho construction of tho now can nery, which Is bolug built nenr tho I Imny' This Is tho twoirii cannery which ho has boult and tho( second for Mr. Soyborg. Tho Id In driver. In working full tlmo nn-l oMiryhody Is busy, pushing tho ton Htrucllon ns fast as possible. A largo fi 110 of men wns put on iih h'ioii na the driving was completed. Gold llenih Globe, Tlio (Jlolie Tolls of Southern Curry County IIwntH nnd People. II. I). Miller mid wife, of Marsh Gold, woro lu tho city Monday. Mr. Miller Is superintendent of tho Pugct Sound Hrldgo nnd Dredging Coin- slblo. ItOSEUUIin. ITEMS Help Your Favorite Contestant win a free trip to the wonder ful national $50,000;000 Panama Ex position at San Francisco this summer This contest has proved one of the most interesting and liveliest of any ever held on Coos Bay. Bitj in terest is being shown and hundreds of Coos County people are now lined up and boosting for their favorite candidate. Votes are issued with every cash purchase at the rate of 10 with every 10c purchase, 50 with ev ery 50c purchase; or 500 with every $5.00 purchase. FROM APRIL 5 TO APRIL 19 WE MAKE A SPECIAL INDUCEMENT GIVING 3000 VOTES WITH EVERY $1 BOOK PURCHASED FROM ANY CONTESTANT. Red Cross Drug Store 'liouo Ili-Jl u. w. wiiuiie wns arrested on Sundiiy, arraigned and pleaded not guilty of "hog stealing" nnd pre liminary sot for Saturday nt t p. in., hoforo Justice Stafford. Waller Hansom, of Hrooklngs, gutherlng datu lu reference to con tinct for grading county road, wns In tho city last week. PoHtoffleo Inspector Wood, of Hokeburg came, saw nnd departed. What ho said was brief. What ho saw ho carried away locked In tho The Itovlow Makes Mention of Coos County People " Joseph Murphy, a local timber buy or, has rpturnod, hero nfter several days spent lu Coos County. Ms. Murphy snys business Is good on tho const and thnt practically all of tho Inrgo snwmllls nro lu oporatlon. Tho logging camps aro working to tholr cnpaclty, and monoy Is very plentiful there. George Culbcrt, ot Coos County, arrived hero this morning to pnss n few days on business. Fred and William O'Hrlen, ot Marshriold, nro spending n fo days In the c Ity on. busnioss. They own consldornblo timber In ' Douglas County, mid will Inspect soiuo bo foro returning to their homes. tho factory will bo built lu tho vory i noar future Tho box material when manufactured, will ho shipped irom Port Orford. Hnrry.Huntloy, of North HeniL wns In Port Orford last Wednesday Inlght on his way to Gold Heach to sco his mother. Nat UoatTrlght, tho tlo Inspector, from Hnndon, arrived In Port Orford Monday night and Is now Inspecting tics lu this vicinity, Tho Astoria Company that Is build ing it cannery on tho Alt Miller plnco on Roguo HIvor, Is said to bo a good substantial concern, It is understood that 75 cents apiece will bo paid for salmon, which will he the highcht prlco ovor given for fish on tho lower river. Tribune Your home is cheerier and more comfortable when the beautiful, sunny radiance of Ma7ria t Electric Light floods the room and dispels the gathering darkness. Then, too, the current that lights your horn e can be harnessed to in numerable convenient appliances for lighten ing the daily tasks and effecting economy in the home. KT TIT " "R 19 1 c ijo oum is too lvioaestron Electricity None too Large Whether your horns is old or new, large or small, Electricity may be installed economic ally and easily. Electric Service will not only add to the comfort and happiness of your home, but will also add an immediate and distinct value to your property and make it more easy to dispose of, should you wish to sell. WRITE OR 'PHONE TODAY AND FIND OUT HOW LOW THE COST REALLY IS ' Oregon Power Co, i COUNTY SEAT NEWS Items of Interest in Coipilllo CIIhm! From thu .Sentinel nrchhes of his socretlvo iinturo. Ifo came In over tho mull route, but I - c'- Ochltrco, of this ctly, was taken letuinod unother wny. Ho lookodi,,own 1 l,1 Hnndon Hospital last grny, haggard and worn when ho VP(,l whero olio of Ills legs wns am- arrived, but tho pampering and pot- 1'Utnted on Tuesday tho 22nd. Tho ting troatmont ho received at tho liuiids of (Jolii lieach peoplo reduced his ago ami cheered him on his way. Ho wns pormlted to add somu tlmo i ma iiiu ii- gouiR a htiort way - home. Ho has much to thank tho T baby nughter born to Mr. and good peoplo of this city for, hut so Mrs. Leo J. Cnry last Tuesday morn- trouble which cnuso tho loss of tho limit wns n tuberculous nffectlon of tho kneo Joint. Ho stood tho opera tion woll nnd is gottlng along flno. HANHON HUDGFl' lllltol, it ItriUl.w If....... faub... 111. !,.. .'...v.. --. ... . v.j .-ii- ., trill uii .ll A Hy-the-Scn iih Told by Tho Worm II. H. Smith, wool and mohnjr pur chaser, of Langlols, was lu tho city today on business. Mr. Smith, who handlos tho local business for ono of th0 Inrgo J'ortlnml buyora, statos tho market for inohulr Is good, averaging nbout 27 1-2 cents per pound with prospects for n raise. Wool Is also soiling good, being worth 2C conts per pound. GOODRUM'S GARAGE 10 HOMB OF TUB CAI)lM,AO AM) DOHGI3 AUTO HUPPI.IIIS 1'OIt ALL MAKKH OF CAltS !W7 Central nv. Phono HTJJ-Ij far tho honors nio ono sided. Ing only lived 24 hours, passing away ' Wednesday morning, YOURCATTLEBRAWD SAVE MONEY by ordering the rnmona Attornoy for J. I,. Krononbcrg to-, HENRYVILLE COAL day filed a suit against J. w. Conch .Vnt coal, per ton . Kt.oh nnd others for tho collection of $4.- 'nip Coal, per ton ffl.OO 000., ropresontlni; money loaned to 1 0r na,f ton ot both $3.00 Loncn and business associates. W. K. Hest, local mnnngor"for th" Kstabrook company, has tondered his resignniion to take effect May 1st. ' ' Ills place will bo take by W. J. ' RnnPIMP Clarkson, who arrived this week from RcpMniMo "KnarVoAnTiMf San Francisco, to get a lino on thol"1 'S CONTRACTING, PROFESSIONAL DIRECTOR H. H. Harper HOUSE BOTUIKR Cenorsl Repalrlas -nil Chiw Maklnr. Phone 34D-J. I U Urinht "" ""wt rbol IJDILHrNO COXTIUOTUB ir.Hir.nl on furnllhed 0D W" 1). MU8SOX. Prott. Pitono 18-.J or lenvo orders at Illllycr's Clgnr Store. ' work. Mr. Hest has not vet ,ioM,in,i HUUrlNG MATER ALS. as to his next move, but Intends to1 FELTS AND CEMENT tako a rest for awhile, i J. l BRICE i.uuuon iriends of L. L. Thomas of I 0. 11 8. P OQ .must in: iti:;isTi:m:i ix om;, (JON AFTIJU .MAV 22 InsjKMtlon hy Duly Appolutetl Offl I'lni Also Pitnlilcd for liy New ,nw Shipments to lm Hogulateil SAI.i:.l, April 8. Assossor T. J. Thrift snys most of tho flold work Is dono for this year's assessment, though Co.ull!o City, a ll!!."!:u'm!!r.th0"tl:i"ur8,!f'e''' ri.v.i 0 hW "S, j; v"uo "" ' "" "u"', U,U1 ! ,a nilsfortuno. H0 wns siiddonlv Bt7 J ui uio county remain to bo looked ed with an attack of .i.noii.llom. m.. YOU AIITH OA! I an or. no onociu in i.m.. i.n n..i ... .. . . . --. ...i. - ..w. w nuu - ... ...., ,.. ,,UU1 nvvK una tnK t hospital where work all dono hy the middle of April, he underwent an operation after. - - vi.rsa u liuill IIII1 I I I II lllll.r nn.i n I. n.. i . . FOR F00 TE'S AUTOS PIkiiik i(.r. Mr. and Mrs. L. Crandnll, who used' I'og8,1" activities on the Coqulllo . Vlsht mid Day. io uo locaieu nt Craluo's Camp nnd 'b u a larger scale and It , fit" 'to.e. A stato brand havo recently returned. Mnr, i.. .i. ,s Probable that n source of rnvnnna Good Cars. n....f..i i.i ' '"I " Sl IIIU - ,. - - - 'l7lt I'UIPII Or. H. M. Shaw Eye, Unr, Nose " ' ' r.AHSKS F1TTKD lilt. MATTIK II. SHAW Dlsoanes or """""""- Vii m ! DKi.ni ssn.J. noomil"'1" 202, Irving Blocfc 8eniamin OstlFnd AB( . AHCHITEOT nffiPfl. 206 Irving W , Phone 103-Lor SW.fl14 Roomi w r nhandler ' mm t- " ",ijiyn I 301 iJifc.B- Murahfleia, w-. . -t Wm. S. Turpen J AHCHITfcCT . MarBMUbjOreio Perl Riley Ballinger PIANIST ANHTEAUn Residence Studio, 217 M. " I'none ' CiiftnMlliiiv .! I.........U... .... . i rnll;; ,,'" V cl,y Wwll,"y u called on the r T "" lUreeUo will boon coinoj 1. U rOOTK. taKo effect May 2, and It provides Sentinel. Tiiov .., m.. ... to towns of tho vallov I. 8.Knnco,,f,SteuSgfoSatc!' V? V"n Ulero ! d Ueau!' r". today, .... COOS HAY TH35 slmlU. nnd dencrlntlo.. r .1... i i l "-":. . " ""l" "u b'. but! """ " -'i'""--ni oi pinning mill sun WAK MAPS TPM wnuui'n .illJDDCI I C urimroubb .- aaat rruMi North .1.... .1.1.. .. . . "..,1- glUng definitely Its location on tin. , ... . '.', "l ",uru ,ne" aro t0 bo,'"" w00i Uayi From (here "- I 17111MI1II l. . .., nnlnial, together with a statement of tho deslro to adopt tho same, and shall file tlio snmo with the State Veterinarian who shall keep a roe- goes to Portland nfter cannery sup ,. - i "" 'or uoguo Hiver. The resumption of activity n the Charles Johnson, cannery .uperln loKKlng camps on the river in the vl- tendent of tho We.i.ih,..., mi ,. ... - --.-... w... 4 1MUIIIK tnnttv,riii.-it..f . .- . ord ami Ihiio a certificate to tholiiu,lno;, "" "' " brui"'"B to ouri luy on Rogue river, has gone u 'iiii ou a ou8iness trip Vluies wut adhrmesm,.. liilriirluiK "mU"R f i PPWTQ JtUV A.N UP-TO-THK-MIXUTK "AH .MAP WHIU: TIIK SUPPLY JASTS S7. I CHIMNEYS entitled to a brand Tho pajnieutl , i n fee of ?1 oo is reipilred Read THE TIMES FIRE vl IOC Any Kind ofDriw M prices That Are And nil f ,1M Call at "The FlreiW. 'W Bids.. 137 Second St. r. 'i.v,ni, TMneei. " J-1 81. - -5 tsa3jrr- -