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About The Siuslaw pilot. (Florence, Oregon) 1913-1916 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1913)
w K ? »X S » fj- „ k Ây THE VOL. I. T“ - á PILOT FLORENCE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6. 1913 ENGINEER OPEN LETTER WRITES ABOUT FROM C J. PUREWATB MAHONEY ----- the ordinary mortal a mosQaud- able desire, and one which under the circumstances should be gratified. supposedly a fairly good author ity on the matter, takes issue with a few of our “law abiding citizens’* regarding the adminis John Swing brought some li tration of the criminal laws. quor. so it is stated to town, a Section 2481. In a justice’s couple of weeks ago. He had no court, • criminal action is com ‘ ‘liquor book, ’ ’ he needed none, menced by the filing of the co m- In the last issue of the West, as a reading of the law, instead plaint, verified by the oath of the The most important use of a public water supply i s „ that of under the caption “Another Ver of curbstone jurisprudence, will person commencing the action, Geo. Melvin Miller says people here and handle all the tim ber a t who is thereafter known as the furnishing suitable water for sion of Liquor Case" there ap a tte st This section refers to private prosecutor, etc. of Siuslaw owe this to the state home. In addition to the lumber domestic purposes. It is essen pears what purports to be an express companies, transporta No complaint was ever made and explains how it can be done. o f Lane County, Central Oregon interview obtained from J. U. tion companies, etc, RECEIVING in tial that the water be pure. out or filed, so it could not be In order to get a better mental has a vast area o f yellow pine The only satisfactory method Goude, Justice of the Peace for “ dry” territory any intoxicating verified; there is no private pros grasp of the transportation situa waiting to be marketed through of disposing of the organic wastes Florence precinct Just where liquors. This, of course, refers ecutor, and no arrest legally. tion I recently took a horseback the Panama canal to which Sius of a community is by water car Mr. Goude’s revelations termi-' to the warehouse keepers in dry The law has been as totaly disre law Bay forms the natural and riage or a sewerage system. nate and the logic of the writer territory who receive shipments ride into Central Oregon going garded as though it didn‘t e x ist nearest gateway. In addition to This is impossible withoJt a pub asserts itself is a matter of con of liquors. The warehouseman That this is the wish of the pub- from Eugene up the McKenzie the tim ber resources Central O r lic water supply. Not only does jecture too deep for one of my upon receiving liquors must enter j lie, I do not believe. It is a fact river over the mountains to Prine egon, Eastern Oregon, Southern it give an improved supply from humble talents to fathom. in a book which he shall keep for well known, that a person must ville thence returning to Eugene Idaho and Montana are develop Zeal for the cause one espouses, that purpose the amount, kind, a sanitary standpoint but in be acquainted with the particu by way of Bend, La Pine, Cres ing enormous agricultural re many cases determines the loca so long as that impulse is untaint consignor and consignee of said lar and specific charge against cent, Odell and Oakridge. On sources through irrigation to all tion of factories and other busi ed by unreasoning prejudice, dis 1 iquor, after which, in addition to him. -The famous “ writ” says this trip I got a comprehensive o f which Siuslaw Bay is the near ness enterprises, for these can honesty or falsification,is a virtue a lot o f other valuable informa for Swing to appear and answer understanding of the immense est and most accessible seaport only be established where there most ardently to be commended, tion, the consignee must sub plaintiff in the very particular timber resources of Lane County The railroad from Siuslaw Bay is good water and an efficient but no lasting benefit can or ever scribe his name thereby publish and specific crime known as and Central Oregon, the immense now nearing completion places fire protection. The insurance will accrue to the prohibition ing and declaring to the world, “misdemeanor* ’, and that is all irrigation possibilities of Central all Lane county resources direct companies base their rates on movement or any other honest for a purpose unknown to the the light it gives, as it is a writ Oregon and the railroad situation ly tributary to Siuslaw by easy these facts. It is more econom endeavor by misrepresentation writer, that he is possessed o f a of arrest in a civil action. A all of which bear directly upon ical to contribute toward the and covert attacks seeking to considerable thirst. He is then a t ; writ of arrest is a very efficacious the future development of Sius- grade while the construction o f the Oregon Eastern from Vale maintenance of a water system to cast aspersions on the charact liberty to sneak off somewhere instrument, when properly sup , -x i ■■»“ «»«wib «Hen property sup- ’aw Bay as a harbor, for be it westward nnng al westward win w ill soon soon bring all then to pay excessive insurance j ers of those who said zealots mis and consume it. The construe- ported, as a provisional remedy known that to all Central Oregon, Central, Eastern Oregon, South takenly presume to be opposed to tion placed upon the law is that in law actions, such as breach of Southern Idaho and Montana, as | ern Idaho and Montana in difecl rates. that-cause. Such actions belittle the captain must have a liquor promise to marry, defamation of ! wel1 83 L*"« County, Or., Sius- touch with this harbor, It improves the appearance of the author thereof and are most book is so apparently ridiculous character, etc. but not in a ,aw Ba-V *9 the nearest and most a city, gives an opportunity for Thus we see that vast tonnage lawns, gardens, sprinkling of certainly - a detriment to the cause as to need no further comment, straight misdemeanor or alleged accessible seaport and a seaport Is already waiting for this rieenei streets and generally increases of temperence. Is the man who The law says absolutely nothing One. they must have for the greatest harbor Fully fifty oer cent . v a l u e o f property. V “ * Th, toUowin, proceeding, have devetoproen, of their.rerouree, , lirobenof U n e c X l T h The amount of water consumed X n he makes allegations thai h i ' ™nductOr of a train not been had, and the law sp eci-1 Nature located Siuslaw Bay ripe, over ripe or burned and he d ^ T Z w t ^ Z . any “ b" Z h e X t ™ « " th ^ ’ ’T 8h° re ’ T “ *" Whil' will come under four heads. 7 , T 1 , th 1I fore a man can plead to a crime: ° f th at the lowest paS8e? »oil it encumbers should be put Domestic use This requires less a liar than the one w ho I tffini ? T ’" 10 & 80 {&r “ A COmplaint must filed> verb through the main ranges of the into cultivation.- 20 to 30 gallons a day per capita who openly falsifiies" rhia is paid paid thne° , regulations are concerned ( fied by the private prosecutor.! • • * * , thus making it the most With such a harbor other rail when not metered. This of fixtures ,- . would hare to carry a book, hold upon the filing of the complaint ' accessible to the widest area of for by the number roads would be built. Probably I lia n a an angel of light compared the train, rustle up the consighee the Justice must Issue a warrant I <■» ’ t»tes resources Now Now that , used' ! to the cowardly scandal mongei the Oregon Electric would be ex of a bottle of schnapps, and get of arrest;.(no discretion about it, the great railroad systems of the tended from Eugene or Junction. Commercial u se -T h is includes who ha8 not the courage make 91gnBture his signature before the train and no writ of arrest in a civil nation are being extended to the PLANS FOR DEEP HARBOR water for manufactories, Office a direct allegation, and be th ere-' could proceed This mitrht cause buildings, stores, h o t * . factor- oy in , poBition „ X u ™ the I r o t Z S i There are three feasible plana action) when the defendant is bay the people of the harbor are brought before a magistrate, tjie placed under'moral obligations to for improvement in view towit; ies, canneries, etc. ThW Will Great consternation reigns in chus happened to be a rancher or complaint must be read to him, improve its navigation for the First extending jetties and dredg take 10 to 20 gallons per day. the camp of the so-called “law touring the continent, and might Public uses—Schools, public abiding citizens over the fact make our mail later than it now and he must be required to plead benefit of the interior country. ing present channel as now in thereto; arrest for misdemeanor The people of Siuslaw are under progress. Second, cutting new buildings, street sprinkling, wa that one John Swing, upon being j8< cannot be made on Sunday, un moral obligations to themselves channel through the sand spit at ter troughs, fountains, sewer wrongfully arrested for a viola- i - , ., . . . , . We adm it John had no liquor less upon direction of the magis as well as to the balance of the its narrowest point about two flushing, water main flushing tion of a law that exists only m He shouldn’t have any. and fire extinguishm ent The the disordered imagination of a. The authoritie9j actuated b a trate indorsed upon the warrant; nation to make of Siuslaw Bay miles south of present channel. Third, extending a concrete there was no warrant, no com- the best harbor that can be made total for this is from one to two few cranks, wants to have re- . j X , • , ucaire l u mete uui io onenaers desire to out to offenders plaint, no indorsement, nothing w,tb the material at hand. pier into the Pacific, as is now gallons per day. turned to him the money pa,d to „ law the punishment pro- being done at Los Angeles. Of to arrest for; and in addition to Keeping in mind that the actu- Loss of water—due to bad Mr. Goude under a m.sapprahan v¡ded get , heirdetective 0B the course the present channel will all the faults in the proceedings, al C08t of transportation averages plumbing, leakage of mains etc. i sion of the facts. This appears to »'„T u a j . About 10 gallons per dav. -_____________________ _ _ _ _ _ tr?lL fIe, CO,^ 9Jto thadock 9ees the Court had no jurisdiction to $100 P«r ton for ten milea P««- be always used for smaller ves a barrel placarded with letters a start with. ( wagon, $1.00 per ton for 127 sels but for vessels of the largest Summing this up from statis Florence. 4 Here the reservoir foot high proclaiming to the pub ' It is said that Swing pleaded miles by rail and $1.00 per ton for size the new channel or concrete tics of many cities, taking into should be, built. lic that it contains several dozen guilty, how in the name of all 2000 mi!ea by water, we can e a -,. pier will be _________ necessary. _ With the _______ consideration the climate and lo This would be storage in case bottles of lager, etc. By careful that’s just, can a man plead to a timate pretty closely the advan- new railroads such improvement cation, it is safe to estimate the o f fire or repairs to the pipe line and painstaking auu pouiow*ikiim logic iwgic and anu deduc ueuuc- crime that does not exist, that he tage to the state and nation in would invite there will be busi daily consumption of water at or intake. This elevation would tion he gets a clue that there is is not charged with according to having the deep sea harbor at ness enough for all the docki forty gals per capita. give the desired pressure in the beer within. Yea, verily» Sher- law, and before a magistrate who the nearest possible point of ori- that can be provided. It is now a question of what mains for all ordinary purposes. 1 ock thou has prognosticated cor- has no jurisdiction to try the fDn and consumption of the ton *“ 'r-------------,J-*- To accomplish iL!- this interested population we wish to supply. There should be a pump located rectly. At the instant the guilty case? The law* has not been nage to be handled. For ins citizens should form a club, in We need a water main that will in the city to pump water into the wretch is within his range he complied with in any one tance, it would cost twenty-six corporate with a capital sufficient carry water for a city of at least reservoir if necessary and to give pulls y e gods of Jurisprudence particular, nor even the million dollars to move all of to carry on the work of making 6,000 people. This means 200- the required pressure in the mains a writ of arrest! No complslht, plain intent of the law, which Lane county’s green timber forty surveys, securing data, adver 000 gals, per day. in case of fire. It should be of no warant, no private prosecutor, I is to punish malefactors who miles by rail. One million dollars tising the enterprise and extend In considering the source of sufficient 3ize to pump 1,000 gals no regard for Sunday, no juris- are really guilty of a crime, o f this money put into improve ing the membership throughout water we must determine its per minute which would give four diction of the Court! This fa- and I do not bellhve that there is ments of Siuslaw Bay would en- the territory to be benefitted by ___________________ quality in reference to appear standard fire streams. It is gen moua “ writ’’,- no good to start a person acquainted with t h e 1 able the largest vessels to land the deeper channel, ance,, mineral contents and pres erally thought one hour is ample ......., __________ __ with,— was further ___ damned by facts, other than some rattle ence of disease producing organ time for a station to respond aft- being wholly unsupported by|any brained fanatic, biased by un isms. er an alarm is turned in, and in complaint, undertaking or affida- founded prejudice, who would de The appearance of water is af case steam is kept up for ordi- vit, as by law required, and was sire to see John Swing punished — * fected by the presence of clay nary pumping the required fire about as efficacious for the pur- or fined, knowing, as officers do, Rumors have been circulated Morris & Morris received on and sand in suspension or by veg- pressure is obtained in a few min- pose for which it was intended, that he had no intention of com at different times in regard to the last trip of the Patsy a new table matter, any of these things u^e8\ as would be service upon him of mitting a crime, and as a n y . one the [»ossibility of the salmon can--lathe for their machine shop does not necessarily make the This system would include the Mother Jones’ Cook book, can know by looking the matter neries running. Some thought is up-to-date in every respect water unfit for use. intake at the lake, three and one The laws of the State, as ex that on account of the poor mar with all the new attachments and The principle cause of pollu half miles of pipe line, pumping emplified by Lord’s Oregon Laws, (Concluded on page five) ket for the product last year weighs about two tons. tion iS from inhabited areas. plant. The ; approximate cost ______________________________ , local plants would remain idle or They have installed the ma Considering in detail, Clear would be $20,000. , that only one would operate. chine in, their shop and will oper Lake, north of Florence as a These lakes have no large Corrected to read for the Siuslaw This morning we were reliably ate it with a two-horse gasolene source of supply- There are three streams flowing into them • They ’bar—One hour after for Florence informed that both plants would motor. With this equipment lakes, the nearest two and three drain a very small area and are H I6 H TID E S LOW | be operated, but that they would they will be able to handle much n.m. lie . li.ro. lit. n.m. Ht. p.in. n t . quarters miles away, the largest evidently fed by springs and Fri.. A m . 1. . . 411:57 7.2 11 9 .5 Fri.. Au«. 1 . . . 0:12 1.2 »k<rj be under one control. more work and a larger variety. three and one half miles. These seepage from the large open S .I .. A u«. 2 . . . 12:57 7.7 S«t., Au«.- 2 . . a 0 :5 5 1.4 0:54 Stai.. Au«. 3 __ O:2O 9.0 1 :3H ».1 i Sun., A h «. 3 . . 7 :*» 7 Those who have depended each 1.4 7:4 3 lakes are connected, and their sand areas which extend for sev- : A o«. 4 . . hl season on fishing were somewhat T i:-„ A m . _ 8 . . . 2 :o o 41.4- 2 : 5 5 H.o Au«. 5 * . S :50 0 .0 0:24 1.4 outlet flows south to the Siuslaw era! miles along their west3hore U » d.. Aii<. 0 . . . 2:52 s .5 Ur«|. Au«. 0 . . 3:37 S.7 0:0 » 0.1 1O:U» 1.1 disappointed at the outlook, but just above Florence. This sand becomes saturated dur- Ih ii., Au<. 7 . . . 3 : 4!i 7.0 4 :20 S.7 '1 till.. Au«. 7 . . . 10:23 0 .9 11:17, 1.0 I ri.. Au«, s . . . 4:44- o.» - 5:10- » .5 Fri.. Au«. » . . by the combination o f the two . I l i » 1.» In order to obtain pure water ,' ing the winter season and grau- A h «. I I . . . 0 07 0.2 S h i .. Ail«. 04171 S.5 9 . . . O:3?l 1.0' I24K) 2.7 plants it is made possible to oper Sun., Au<. TO .. . 7:32 5.S 7:10 Sun.. Aiur. 10. . 1 :3O O.* S.4 it would be necessary to go three ually seeps out during the sum- Mon., Au«. 1 1 . . . 1 :04 3.ÍI *:57 : Mun.. Au«. 1 1 .. . 2:4 0 »».5 S:14 2 :2 0 :i.N ate and relieves the situation. The Oregon Journal of August and one half miles to the largest mer months. l u - .. Au«. 1 2 ..'. 10:09 0.1 9:15 » .5 Tur.. Auk. 1 2 . . . 3:51 0.1 3:.'O; 3 .5 " Au«. 1 3 . . . 11 JH 0.5 10:10 * 0 Wrd.. 1st under telegrah date of same Au«. 1 3 .. . 4 :52 0.3 4:42 3.7 lake Where a suitable intake could The large lake covers about Thu.. An«. 1 4 . . . rL/40 0 9 1 1 :00 N.O Thu.. Au«. 1 4 . . . 5:39 <».5 5 :3 7 3.» A regular meeting o f the Port day says a civil service examina* Fri.. Au«. 1 5 . . . 1 Î ; . . 1 12/21 Fri.. 7.2 be installed. This would take 320 acres. The flow of water in Au«. 1 5 . . . 0:21 o.»; »1.23 3 .0 Au«. 1 3 . . . 0:<M» «».0 12:52 7.4 Sat., Au«, lrt. . . 0 :5 0 0.4 Commisionera was held today 2.7 tion will be held September 13 at the water from above the marshy Munsell creek March 1st was 20 .'un.. Au«. 1 7 . . . 0 :2 5 H.4 1:2O 7.0 ; Sun.. Au«. 17. . . 7:20 0.1 ¡:O4 * :3* 221 A special meeting is to be held M .... Au«. 1 u. . 0 : 5 ' *.2 1 :45 A Ilf. lM Marshfield for postmaster of Flor 7 7 . »7:5* 0.3 2.3 areas of the lower lakes. second feet or 150 gallon per T u r., Au«. 1 9 .. 1:29 7.9 2:1«. N'23 0.» Au«. 1 9 .. » :4 5 2.1 fhursday, August 14th, to dis ence and of Glenada. WriL. A h «. 2< i.. . 2:0.3 7.5 The elevation qf this lake second. 3:34 7.9 W*<1.. Au«. 2 0 . . . » : 45 1.3 9 :1 7 1.0 1 bu.. Au«. 2 1 . . . 2:3* 7.0 3 :59 ».1 Thu.. Au«. 2 1 . . cuss the necessity of raising 9 u| x i r 0 :5 2 I.» The local offices have not re would give a gravity flow into I believe the land around this F ri.. Au«. 2 2 . . . , .3:1» 0.5 3 :2 » ».1 Fri. A.u«. 2 2 . . . 9:21 2.3 10:35 1.0 more money to expend on con ceived notice as yet and do not 2 3 . . . ; 4 417 0.0 4 4 0 ».1 Sat.. Au«. 2 3 . . . 9:4'. 2.S 11 /29 1.5 Florence where a reservoir should lake should be i»ught and owned S S u it n .. . Au«. Au«. 2 4 . . . 1 5:21 5.4 4:4S ».0 Sun.. Au«. 2 4 . . . I»»-1 - 3.3 struction work. The question is know officially of this examina be constructed large enough to by the city. It has little value M- c.. Au«. 2 5 . . . i 0 Io 5.1 5 o; 7.9 Mun.. A h «. 2 5 . . . 11 :OO 3.» * f Tu-.« A »if. ‘J O ... 1 »:14 5.3 7 4 0 7.0 TO* . Au«, a a . . . 1:52 1.0 12:24 4.3 one of importance and the com • - j tion.x This seems ridiculous ------- and ----------------------------- hold several hours supply of wa for any purpose and'at this time W rit, Au«. 2 7 . . , 9:27 5.» » : ! » H.2 Au«. 2 7 . 3:04 0 .« 2 :2 4 4.4 missioners desire to study care- shows a lack of knowledge of the T hu., Au«. 2 S . . , 4 10:21 0.4 9:27 » .» Thu.. Au«. 2 » . . 4:O»i 0 .0 3 :5 2 4 .0 ter. We have a natural elevation ought to be obtained at a nomi I t ... A u f. 2 i> .. .f 1TO4 7.0 10:27 0 .0 Fri.. Au< 2 9 . . 4 59 0 .4 4.5» 1 3.2 fully all sides before taking any country by the post office author* Sut.. Au«. 3 0 . . . i 11 42 7.7 11:21 9/1 of about 75 feet in the city of nal cost Sat.. Au«. 3 0 . . . 0 .7 5 :5 0 : 2.4 ■Sun.. An«. 3 1 . . . j 12/211 ».2 Son,. Au«. 3 1 . . . action. ' ¡ties at Washington. 0.» «¡3» 1.0 : ----------------------------- — DEEP HARBOR FOR THE SIUSLAW RIVER w .. .a v r W n t * n u u IIV w i l l | ------------- -------------- CANNERIES WILL RECEIVED NEW LATHE , RUN THIS YEAR. OFLATEST HAKE, Tide Tables— - .j III- EXAMINATION OF . POSTM ASraAPPUCANIS
