«a»
SIUSLAW
$35,000 FOR
THIRTY-FIVEFEET
WATER FRONT
day and a Grand Ball at night.
Among the entertainments will
be speakers from the Agricultural
College on matters of. interest.
Minstrel and Vaudeville shows.
Merry-go-round for the children.
Music, shooting galleries, baby
and
The city of Portland has offered rack, Kangaroo Court,
the Northern Pacific Terminal various other side attractions in-
Company $35.000. for 35 five feet i eluding refreshments of all kinds,
of river front to add to lands it
North Bork will give a horti-
has aheady acquired at a big ex- cultural and agricultural exhibit
pense upon which to build its during this fair.
Municipal Dock No. 1. and the
Meals will be served at an Up-
Terminal Company have accepted to'date Cafeteria,
the offer after assuring itself of
Something doing every minute,
dock priviledges from the Albers | ^he entertainments will be
Company at a cost of 25 cents given at 5 and" 10 cents each and
— per ton freight put over their it - is the intention to have a
general jollification and gloriou >
dock.
good
time with out making a
The Oregonian of July 4th,
burden
on anyone.
says bids for the construction of
Everybody invited.
Municipal Dock No. 1 will be
Come early and see what North
, opened July 21st.
“The dock will have a frontage Fork can do and have the best
on the river of 1075 feet and time of the season.
Dr. M u ller. Brazil’s Official •
Visitor Here, and D. F. M alon e
PILOT
CHffiF FORESTER FORGING ON
TOVBITSIDSLAW TOWARD MECCA
BY C K T H O M P S O N
Carrying out the government’s
In
India
where Mohammed is
new policy of seeking out what
agricultural lands may lurk worshiped the desire of all people
within the confines of forest re both poor and rich is to visit
serves and designating it prop Mecca. A few realize this am
erly so that it may be thrown bition. Those who can’t, have
open for actual settlement, Chief only a vague idea of i t They
Forester Henry S. Graves arrived believe it to be a place of plenty.
in Portland yesterday from They know it to be the place
where dreams of success and
Washington.
affluence
come true, therefore at
During his visit here he ex
certain
times
each day every
pects to settle definitely for
Mohammedan worshiper kneels
recommendation what shall be
done with tracts which have devoutly with face to the west
been the subject of field agents’ ward. They believe that some
investigations, both in the Sius- where toward the golden setting
law Region of southwestern Ore sun lies this land of dreams.
In India the western Mecca is
gon, the pumice lands of central
only
a dream, a superstition if
Oregon, the Deschutes region
you
will,
but is it foolish? We
and in the Cowlitz river lands
the Rainier forests of Wash - th,nk not’ ^ a u s e it is the
extend from the harbor line t o ->
tangible something that is
ington.
ward Front street a distance of AH IN Dll QT SELLS
necessary to the peace o f mind
112 feet. For 303 feet it will b e ’
Heretofore the government
of the human animal, no matter
a two level dock, the lower deck !
has made little effort toward dis
what his race. Oregon also has
being for the accomodation of
covering what tracts are suit its Mecca, and that Mecca "is
Reading
of
the
Siuslaw
country
river steamers and on the upper
able for agriculture. The pros-
westward.
Some were hardy
deck a shed 100 feet wide will in the Siuslaw Pilot convinced
pective settler was required to enough to brave, the dangers,
Mr.
Henry
Holden,
of
Grays
Riv
extend the entire length of the
¡seek out the lands himself, decide discomforts and what not to come
structure, On the upper level er Wash., that it was a good
whether he could use them for
to this Mecca and settle, others
be three double Place to live and so he came to
there will
agriculture and then make his have' come from time to time
mechanical
ramps or slips Florence about a w eek ago. The
application for settlement.
since, and we dare to say that
electrically operated in being day he arrived he called at this
By the new plan, experts of they will continue to come.
raised and lowered for the a c-, office and asked about several
the forest service will pick out
They who came realized their
commodation of vessels, on the
advertised farms for sale
fertile tracts now grown up in dreams after arriving here.
lower level there will be single ar*d sa'd he would go look at
trees, report them suitable for Some of them continued to dream
adjustable power ramp, which them, The first of the week ^Piloto copy r la b i, 1,11. by Amarlona P r e ,, Aaaociatloo.
agriculture, and eventually have while they worked,
can be used for loading o f dis- he purchased Charlie Fox’s
A N Y A m e r ic a n c it ie s w elco m ed tie . L auro 8. M a iler, fo reig n m lntoter of them listed separately from the
These dreams are now rapidly
charging from sideports
of ranch on the.North Fork and was
B r a sil an d sp e c ia l a m b a sx a d o r to tb e U n ited S ta ten . o o h is vWIt h ere
general forest reserves, throwing materialising, and are long in
A rriv in g on tb e B r a silia n b a ttle s h ip M inas Ueramt. b e w a s rece iv e d
steamers. This ramp js to be wel1 Phased with the Siuslaw and
c o r d ia lly by t b e W ilso n a d m in istr a tio n in W a sh in g to n an d th en sta r te d them open for homesteaders from stead of staging to Mapleton over
made so that - it can be worked esPec>ally the North Fork.
»
on bia to u r o f t h e c o u n tr y , v is itin g N a w York. Boa to n . C h ica g o . Suu F ra n cisco time to time.
This will include rough corduroy roads and then
on a 35 per cent grade on catches , He expects to leave soon for an d o th e r b ig c itie s. H is v is it wan o f a p u rely fr ie n d ly n a tu r e and w a s a re
land from which the timber has by boat it will be possible to
which will automatically attach Hray s River, where he will look tu r n "of th e v is it
E llh u B oot to S o u th A m erica w h en ba "w as se c r e ta r y of
been sold.
speed in over a good railroad in
to auto dock trucks.
after some interests for about a s ta ts . Dr. M u ller w a s a cco m p a n ied b y D u d ley F ie ld M a lo n e, third
se c r e ta r y o f s t a t s . In t h e Illu stra tio n D r M uller le o o too left.
Portland is Mr. Graves’ prin comfortable coaches.
In the construction of the dock month. and then he will return
The progress of the WHlamettf
cipal stopping place on his
6000 piles will be used and about to make his home here. Mr.
system. Two neat signs have
...» . first
. . . . Pacific is, considering weather
western trip, which is - the
Holden
also
has
some
city
prop
2,500,000, feet of lumber. On
been painted, one on the water since last falL He expects to 60nations arid other difficulties,
the front the dock will be provid erty in Florence.
tank and one on the front of the
remain in the district about a | little short of phenomenal, and
ed with ordinary cavils used
laundry.
week, leaving early thia week we believe that within a year the
here, but in addition large cast
They find that with the new for the Siuslaw country, where
trains will be in operation from
iron snubbing posts Will be pro
Mrs. Funke, proprietdr of the apparatus a great deal more he will decide points reported to Eugene to Florence.
vided.
A fresh water supply
-------
■ I Florence Steam Laundry, is now work can be turned out and are him by the field agents.
Construction and supply trains
will be furnished so that vessels
Frank Peixley and son, Everett, doing the work in the new build- well pleased with their improve
are
even now operating from Eu
Andther question is in the
may be supplied here.
of Eugene, spent a few days in ing. Most of the machinery is ments.
gene
to this side of Elmira and
Cowlitz valley of-the Ranier for
Cargo masts will be installed Florence this week. Mr. Peixley working smoothly and they are
Martin Scharared is now help
all
along
thb right-of-way con
on the upper level, about 20 feet has charged of the county enabled to turn out a larger ing out in the ironing and finish est, and I have reports here on
struction
gangs
are mafcihggiant
the character o f the lands. I
apart, to assist in handling circulation
for the Eugene amount of work.
ing department and Mrs. Funke hope very much to be able to I strides in the work of grading.
freight and electric winches will Register,
The equipment now consists of expects to put on more help to
settle that question so that we i Bridge steel, cement and other
be placed at all door openings.
a
washing machine, extractor, I keep up with the increased pa-
Andrew
Olson,
who
has
been
can open up lands for entry there. materials are being rut bed to the
There will be a trucking platform
mangle, collar and cuff ironer, i tronage. This business is grow- I think probably I can make a front
visiting
his
son
A.
J.
Olson
in
in the rear,” '
steam boiler, 4 horse-power g a s-1 ing and thè ¡proprietors are de-
The work in the tunnel is now
recommendation without a field
It would be a burning shame Florence a week or so left for oline engine, pump and water, serving of success.
Portland
Friday.
He
was
acom-
trip.
proceeding
more rapidly, al
for Florence to lqt slip an oppor
though
the”
contractors have
panied
by
Mrs.
A.
J.
Olson
who
wno
__
tunity'to acquire ample municipal
A similar question is in the
the Siuslaw
goes
to
their
farm
near
Coos
been
unable
to
get under ground
docks for many years to come,
bar -One hour after for Florence Siuslaw forest, where I am going at the other end. Steel laying ia
Mrs. Terresa^ Alexander, has
such as has heen offered it and
HIGH T ID E S
next week. The classification of
LOW TID ES
lit.
m
lit.
which can be improved and made rented her home to Averill and Til».. Ju ly 1 > ...¡1 1 u.m.
this
land and its designation as going on steadily on the grade
: 0 3 O.I
July
1.
i:01 «».1
be down
11:55 ti.5
agricultural or purely forest lands and V " the
® track
lracK will
WUI soon
*
available for all incoming and will in a week or so leave for W.-.I., July 2
. July
Thu.. Ju ly 3 1.. .1.............
July
is
the
point
there.
As
soon
a
s
'
X
^
h
’A
Shaver,
Fresno,
Co.
Calif,
where
go str a ig h t,
outgoing freight at the mere cost
Fri.. .Inly
I 1 ..
0:01 •«.»;
July
July
5 5 .. . 0 :3 0 0 .0
July
the classification is complete, the 8
1 e tunne ’
of maintenance wl^en the owners her son Roy Alexander lives. Snt..
Sun., July
»1 .. . 1:17 0.5
July
*:5O 3 .0
Engineer Hoey said today that
have agreed to give the city the She expects to be gone about Mud.. July 7 f . . . 2:0* O.I
. July
opening to entry within the
T ip -«., Ju ly * « . . . 3 :0 3 K.5
1 0 .4 2 * ? «
July
the
Willamette Pacific is hamper
four
months.
use of the water front for 300
forest or elimination from the
I* » . . . . 1:02 7.K
11:43 2.0
ed
in
putting down track through
T hur., Ju lv 10 » . . / 5 : o s 7.1
.
"
1
1
:42
’»:55
*.4
Thu..,
Jillr
l
o
.
1.2
feet and including streets that
James Allison, of Noti, W. B. I ri.. July 11 . . . 0:24 O.4
forest will be taken up. Agri
1:4* K.5
Fri.. July 11.
0:50 1.« 12:35 1.0
lack
of
men. The company will
Sat..
July
12
1 .. . 7:11 0.0
the city now control making an Mead of Read, and Mr. and Mrs.
L:42 *.7
Kilt.. •Inly 1 2 .. . 2:01 1.1
cultural department experts will
1 :32
Sim.. Ju ly 13 1.. . 0 :0 2 0 .0
«:3* *.!i
Kim.. Jiilv 1 3 .. . 3:01 O.I!
be
glad
to get more men and
available dock over 400 feet long Merl Tabor, of Lake Creek, were M ,n .. Ju ly 14 1.. . 10:13 0.1
finally determine what lands are
1:30 ll.O Mm. . July 1 1 .. . 4:13 0 .0
send
them
to the front
T
up ».. Ju ly 15 , . . . 11:14 0.3
i:2O
ILI
Tu«
..
.
8
:0
*
July
1
5
.
.
0.5
for the mere construction and visitors in Florence the first of W id., July 10 i___ 1 2 :0 0 0 .0
best adapted to farming and
JJ* ILI
W..I. . July l»i. . . 5:5* 0.*
A
giant
steam
shovel with two
T
hur..
Ju
ly
17
the
week.
They
were
on
their
maintenance of the dock itself
!:47 H.* Th if. July I T .. . (1:41 t o
which are better fitted for other
Fri.. Ju ly IK
:24 7.0
Fri., July 1*. , . 7:21 l.'O
small
locomotives
is
working
with no charge or cost for the way to Eugene where they will Siit.. Ju ly 10
purposes. Oregon Journal.
:57 7.2
Sul.. July 111. . ■ > 7:5* -4L*
Sun..
July
20
eastward
from
,
Mapleton.
All
>:2*
7.3
July
2
0
.
.
Kim.,
.
*:3
o
land.
»1.3
visit a week or two.
«
Mr. Graves’ party is expected the activities ‘ vouch for the
M<>D- July 2 1.
:5* 7.1
Mo,,.. July 2 1 . . . 11:00 O.I
Til»«..
July
2
2.
We can only appreciate the
:2U 7.5
Tin . July 2 2 . . . 11:30 (Ml
R. A. Lowe, expects to be W. J.. July 2 3.
to arrive in Florence Saturday
:57 7.11 \V.i|„ July 2 3 . . . il:51 T.2 r-
statement that -within [the year
farsighted wisdom of our city ready to give a ferry service be- T hur.. July 2 4.
:27 "•*
remaining''a few hours. They
Thu.. July 2 4 . . . 10:14 1.’*
the Willamette Pacific will have
F ri., July 2 5.
J tt 7.*
Fri., July 2 5 . . . 10:31» 2.3
Council in accepting the offer of tween Glenada and Florence next Snt..
will come down the coast
Ju ly 2*1.
:4* 7.!l
K»t„ •In
2»!.. . 11:17 2.H
rom become a fpet instead o f a pro
the property owners in Block 2 week.
He has been getting Sun.. July 2 7 .
:41 * .o
Kun.. July 2 7 . . . 1 :22 1.* !
Tillamook,
Mon.. Ju ly 2K.
:41 *.2 A l"i‘.. July 2 * . . . 2:31 1.3 1
ject, and
Florence, Oregon’s
byjcomparing with the efforts and ready to do this for several" weeks T up ».. Ju ly 2 0 .
13 *,5 T „ .-.. July 21». . . .3:3« 0.«
W. ih. July 3 0 .
FmnV
...u
j
u
Mecca.
will
be • placed within
:
12
*.ll
W«L,
July
3
0
.
.
4:34
0.1
enormous’expense of other cities and announces that he soon ex- T hur., Ju ly 31..
fm i p
T ° V? here ea8y reach of th08e d<^ring to
Thu..
31.
5 :2 5 0 .7
to secure Municipal Docks.
peets to put a boat on the run.
fro^i Eugene recently has ac-1 come. This country tributary to
HIGH T ID E S
LOW TIO ES
n. m Ht. p.m.
cepted a position - in the Lane the Siuslaw will give o f its bounty
Henry Bergman and wife left
- n'.iii. lit.
1 . . . 1 1 :57 7.2 1 1 :3O
. Fri.. Io» 1 . . . »1:12 1.2
•»
Wednesday for North Bend.
County Loan & Savings Bank, to those who will come to partake
I Sut., .All«.
2 : ' ., 0 :5 5 1.1
• 3 . . .( 0 - 2 0 (MI
' Kun.. • Allie* 3 . . . 7:37 1.4
They will make their home on
Frank is an expert accountant of ,
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4 . . J 1 :1»> 0.5
Mon.. Au».
S . i i l M i WN 0 .1
■4Tu*., Au».
Coos Bay. Henry has accepted
experience.
'
_
-
n
•I. . 2 :52 K.5 3 :3 7
W»d.. Au».
11:40
B. V .u gh .„, Of Eugene, cu b e w. „
"¿Li**'"’
a position as assistant cashier in
. 3:4!' 7.<l
'I bu.. Aii».
10:23 0.0
4:41
0
.0
I
Fri..
Au».
11:0* I *
The Grange, of North, Fork the First National Bank of North
down from Mapleton Saturday Z * m u
0 :0 7 « 2
K»t„ Au».
H'2.3 1.0
u- u v .
. .
Larsen is one o f the
7:32 5.*
has completed their new and Bend.
Kun.. Au».
His many friends in Mon., Au».
1 :: m i ILS
afternoon.
He has his horse w,th proprietors o f Hotel Siuslaw at
K:57 8.*
Mo»., Au«* ]
2:4
0
0.5
commodious hall.
Florence will miss him.
Tu».. Au».
,10JN» »1.1
T u -.. Au«. 1
him and went south intending to
3:5 4 0.1
\V»d., Au».
11 J»4 <1.5 I
that place,.
W -d . Au». 1
4:52 <L3
The hall is two storries 26x60
E. K. Thompson came down Thu.. Au».
visit Gardiner and Coos Bay
1 1 . « « .9
Thu.. Au«. 1
5 :3 0 0 . 5
F
ri.,
Au«.
The cannery o f tne Fruit Grow
feet the Upper floor is fitted up from Mapleton Monday. Mr.
: Fri.. A h ».
•1:21 OU
pionts.
Öj)O *.«
Sut., ■ Au».
K«t., Au». 1
1:3«
0.4
ers’ Association at Eugene, is
■far lodge purposes with a
Thompson- is a ■first-elms—
•fii’s l-fla.ng job
sun.. Ant I
(¿20 T». 1
h . t f . Garber - o f -------
Roeeburg,
Mon.. Au». 1 * ..
0 :5 5 K-2
1:45 7.7
Mon., Au».
running to full capacity and 24
*:1 3
eeption hall, property room and printer and The Pilot Manage Tu».,
Au». K». .
1:20 7.0
2 .1 0 ,.*
T u - .,’ Au». 1 0 . . . * :Î5 O*
:4 5
came dowh from Mapleton on the quarts o f loganberries or rasp»
lodge room, the latter 26x48 f t ment persuaded him to help out Thu A u f, 2 0 . . . 2:03 7.5 3 .3 4 7.0 W -d. Au». 2 0 . . . * 4 5 1.3 0 * :1
7
Thu.. Au«. 2 1 . .
221* 7.0
3:51» *.l
Thu. Au». 2 1 . . . 0:04 1.*
v®r Wednesday morning, i berries are being turned out for
0
:5
2
_ The Grange will hold a Street a few days.
Mrs. Thompson. I n . . Au«. 2 2 . ,
<1.5
3 :2 * * .l
Fri A. U». 2 2 . . . 0:21, 2*3 10:35
K»t.. Au«. 2 3 . .
Mr, Garber is in [the Indian every minute o f the working day.
4:07 *L0
4:03 K.l
K«1.. Au». 2 3 . . . 0 :4 5 2.K 11:20
Fair and Carnival early in who is district manager for the Wun..
Au«. 2 4 .1 . 5:21 5.4
4:4* *J> K jn.. Ait». 2 4 . . . 10:1* 3J1 ¡t......... I
Service, a branch of the Interior Due to increased acreage and un-
August to celebrate the opening Knights A Ladies of Security is Mo»,. Au». 25 . . «:4O 5.1 5 40- 7.1» ■Jfitir:’ Au». 2 5 . . . I 1 O I 3.*
T u » ..-A u « . 2 «. , *:14 5.3
7 J « 7.0 Tu»... Au». 2 » l ... 1:52 1.0 12:24
Department, and ia here looking usually favorable weather con-
of their new lodge home.
visiting with the family of H. H. W»«t.. Au«. 2 7 . . . . 0:27 5.* * :1 0 *.2 W»«L, Au». 2 7 - ... 3 JM 0 .« 2:24
up the estates and right-of-way ditions the berry crop in the Eu-
It is planned to have a Fisk at Mapleton. . Mrs. Thomp Tim .. A u f. 2 * . . . 110:21 « 4 0 :2 7 * 5 Thu.. An». 2* . . 4 JW 0 .0 3:5 2
.CHARLIE FOX’S RANCH
M'
PERSONALS
WORKING ON THEIR
NEW STEAM LAUN
DRY BUILDING
Bay- I ide Tables—-Corrected to read for
NORTH FORK GRANGE
HALL IS COMPLETED
°?
uversified program during the ¡will be in Florence next week.
F ri., Au«. 2 0 . . . 1 1 :04 7.0
K«t.. i A ii « 30
111:42 7.7
Kun.. Au«. 3 1 . . •1..........1
10:27 0.0
11:21 0.3
: 12:211 S.2
Fri.. Au». 2 0 . . . 4 :5 0 0 .4
Ku»., A u » » . . . I 5 :4 5 -0.7
.Kim.. An». 31
I «.-2AI-0.*
4.5*
5 :5 0
»1:3*
matters for several of our Indian gene district is
citizens.
I large thia year. >.
exceptionally