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NUMBER 49
CARNIVAL
I
HASSMEETING
IS CALLED
WILL RESUME FLORENCE WINS
......... . THIRD GAME 01
ROAD SOON
[B A LL
I f weather will permit, con­
Last spring the Mapleton and
struction activities on the will-
Florence High School girls were
amette-Pacific railroad between
both presented with a Basket
Eugene and Coos Bay w ill be re-1
The people of lower Siuslaw H. O ’Kelly and Jared Scott were
Ball by the girls of the U. of O.
sumed within, possibly, three
country, living along the river appointed to d raft resolutions to
A® a result, a series of three
between Mapleton and ‘Acme, urge the building and completion
weeks or a month, involving the
demand that the Willamette of the road between Mapfeton
early employment of upwards of Fames was played the Florence
team going to Mapleton for the
,
Pacific Railway company rebuild and Florence.
2,000 men. A t present virtually
first game and winnings decided
the county road that it destroyet
all construction is at a standstill,
The meeting adjourned at 11:45
victory.
The second was played
in building its grade between to meet at 12:45 and hear the re­
as it has been for six weeks, ex­
There will be a mass meeting of the
in Florence a few weeks later to
‘ those two villages.
cept for the construction o f steel
port of the committee on reso­
assist in raising Carnival funds
citizens of Florence and vicinity, held
bridges and underground tunnel
Attorney W. G. Martin, rep­ lutions.
/ . es1u ,tinF in » tie score.
in the Commercial Club rooms on Friday
work.
resenting the residents along
About 1 o’clock the meeting
I
he
third
game was played on
the Siuslaw river, presented was again called to order and the
Attempts to rush the work
evening, February 13, 1914, a t 7:30,
Carnival day and after a hard
the m atter before the county resolutions passed. The meeting
through the winter were a failure
for the purpose a f receiving the report
court this forenoon. H. P. Hoey, was then adjourned subject to
because of impossible climatic tussel Florence won and was
engineer in charge of construc­ the call of the chairman.
of the general committee for 1913, and
conditions, and now contractors presented with - the Champion
pennant
tion, J. L. Buell, right-of-way
are looking forward eagerly to an
for the purpose of electing a committee
To The Honorable County Court,
When school opened this fall
agent, and Ralph E. Moody,
early start, with every day of
And The Board O f County
only
two members of the champ­
for
1914.
Let
everybody
make
a
special
Southern Pacific attorney, were
delay costingfchousandsof dollars.
Commissioners,
Eugene,
ion
team
reentered Tor practice
effort to be presen t
present in court when Mr. M artin
The slides and the storms that
Lane County, Oregon.
but
sufficient
good material was
made his demand.
The court
effectually stopped all work this
C.
H.
YOUNG,
found
and
the
girls reorganised.
has taken the question under
winter has moved the tim e for
A t a public meeting held at the
Eleanor
Saubert
was again elects
President Board Trustees.
advisement
operation of trains to the coast
Commercial Club Headquarters,
ed
Captain
and
Dr.
Chas. John­
When the new railway grade in Florence, the matter of com­
from Eugene from the present
son
coach.
Soon
after
the Glen-
was built last year it covered the pleting and restoring the County
time to late in the summer, bu ;
„
a
F
id
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•
‘
•rted
to
practice
with
wagon road right-of-way almost Road between Mapleton and
beginning nex$ fall the routing
H
erbert
Thom
as
coach
and
erec­
entirely, and it is now impossible Florence was discussed, a fte r the
of passengers to Marshfled wil
ting Gladys Mitchell captain.
to traverse the distance between election of M r. I. B. Cushman,
will be through Eugene, instead
The first game between the
Mapleton and Acme with a team. as Chairman, and R. C. Wygant,
of through Dram and Roseburg,
two
teams was played Nov. 25th
Several months ago the railway as Secretary, the
Plans are under way at present
following
with Florence winning, although
company offered to pay the resolutions were read and adopt­
fo r a passenger and freight
Glenada played a splendid game
county the sum of $15,000 for the ed:
—
service from Eugene to Acme by
considering
the short time they
road or those portions of it de­
rail, and from there to Coos Bay
WE, the undersigned tax­
had
practiced
and their un­
stroyed in the building of the payers, residents and business
by stage. This will change the
fam
iliarity
with
the hall and '
railray grade, but the offer was men of the Siuslaw Valley,
present stage routing from Coos
showed
good
material.
The
never accepted. When the peo­ spectfully request and petition on the lower side of the railroad
Bay to Allegany or Gardiner and
second
game
took
place
in
Glen­
ple 11T.I1M
living in
territory affect-
thence out by way of Scottsburg
*"c
in tne
me territory
ailect- your Honorable Court to Compel wherever practicable.
ada on Jan. 80th, and as the ball
ed heard o f the offer they at oncQ the Willamette-Pacific Railroad,
Drain, to continue n w th and
Be i t further resolved:______
Urged
not. to accept
am»an+ 1*
to open,_lay
onon lav out and construct
__ x__ x a
urged the court not
it, to
■mailer than
strike the railroad at Florence
we respectfully urge and demand
arguing that the highway de­ wagon road consisting of at least that the County Court shall cause
I t will reduce 60 to 70 miles regulation site the game was «
scramble, only giving the strong­
stroyed was worth fa r more than a twelve foot right of way and to be constructed, a bridge six­
mountain stage trip to 40 miles
er
a chance to w in.
The Flor-
the amount offered.
an eight foot grade or crown; teen feet in width, across and
along the beach.
enca
girls
could
not
do
any good
The railroad men present at where the same shall be within
I t the weather will permit,
over the tide flats, along the line
passing so were badly defeated,
the meeting with the court this the right of way of the said Rail­ of the
County Road survey Porter Bro., Grant Smith Go. stated H. P. Hoey, assistant
The third and deciding gam*
forenoon emphatically declared road Company.
engineer in charge of the Coos
through the Town of Acme; and
Have
Leased
Water
_
was
played last Thursday even-
that they were not willing to re­
Bay line, “ we shall prepare to
T H A T , whenever the «aid that a bridge be built across the
ing
and
a fte r a hard and cloae
Front
at
Glenada
build the road, but that they wagon road leaves the said right North Fork on said road survey,
continue track laying in less than
contest
Florence
again proved to
would pay the county for that of way of the Willamette Pacific and that said road and bridges
a
month—posssibly in three
have
the
best
team
by winning
Authentic information was re­ weeks.
which they had destroyed. They Railroad, the
said
Railroad be put in proper condition for
As I understand, the
two
games
out
of
a series o f
ceived in Florence Monday that contractors are also prep a rin g to
declared that there was not company shall purchase of the
travel from the point where the
three.
.
Porter
Bros,
&
Grant
Smith
Co.
much of a road there in the first abutting property owners land Willamette-Pacific right o f way
commence operations again very
The largest crowd of the year
has leased water frontage and a early, and will place a big force
place little more than a trail, and sufficient to construct and main­
crosses the Siuslaw River above
had gathered in the hall and at
piece of tide land belonging to of .men at work very soon.
that they do not feel that they tain the said wagon road.
Acme, to the Town of Florence.
8 o’clock the game was called
Wendling Johnson at Glenada
are justified ~ in putting their
T H A T , the maximum grades to
We are looking forward at
and
would
erect
a
w
h
arf
and
company to the expense of giving he permited shall not be in ex­
this time to the operation of with Dr. Johnson and H erbert
Thom alternating as referee.
the people of that locality a fine cess of nine and one half per
warehouse on the property.
trains to Acme or Mapleton late
Prom start to finish it was a
highway in its place.
The
railroad
contractors
are
cent, and that the said wagon
next summer, and I do not doubt
closely
contested game and the
anxious
to
begin
their
work
as
Attorney
Moody,
Right
of
Way
road
shall
be
so
opened,
laid
out,
that beginning next fall, the
x x v m j i i i c j t muuuy, m g n to i way
»nan oe
Agent Buell and Engineer Hoey | and constructed throughout the
»oon as possible and this move is Coos Bay traffic will be out teams fairly wall matched- Altho
to facilitate the landing o f con­ through via Florence over the the Glenada centers proved the
presented the matter of straigh- entire distance from a point
stronger the Florence forwards
tening a street in Mapleton be­ where the said Railroad crosses
struction material and camp sup­ new line.”
Robert J. Lewis, a contractor plies for the work between the
fore the oourt this morning be­ the Siuslaw River above Acme,
An effort was made to com­ were more accurate in basket
The first half ended
fore the road question came up. to
w««iu
n e c tin g with
witn the County of Portland, arrived in Florence Siuslaw river and the Umpqua plete the construction of all bridge making.
and eon
connecting
ast
week
and
immediately
put
a
river.
w
ith
the
score
8 to 7 in favor of
I t had not been fully determined Wagon Road at Mapleton.
foundations last fall, before the
w
h
p
f
h
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n
r
n
n
t
a
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crew
of
men
to
work
on
the
con­
Florence.
The
game ended with
whether or not a certain street
The Elmore people have a con­ rains set in. The grade is com­
T H A T , the said wagon road
struction
of
the
tank
tower
upon
Glenada
9
and
Florence
15.
over which the new railroad pass­ conform in the main to the sur­
tract to transfer railroad con­ plete between Eugene and Acme,
Eleanor Saubert, forword for
es is really a public highway.— vey as outlined and established which the Tide W ater M ill Com struction supplies and have put and with the bridge foundations
Eugene Guard.
by Mr. Zentner, the Engineer in pany’s 250,000 gallon reservoir the Tillamook on the Portland- in all necessary to the completion Florence, played a fine game,
Siuslaw run to take care of this o f the line would have been to proving a speedy player and
charge of this section of the Rail­ will be placed.
MASS MEETING DISCUSSED THE
Eight concrete bases w ill be increase. And i f necessary to
road construction, save and ex-
have pushed the rails ahead, accurate basket maker, making 8
RIVER ROAD
used
to
support
the
frame
work
meet
the
demand
will
supplement
. cepting one certain point o r place i
throw up the steel bridges as field goals and; 5 out o f 7 free
In response to a call for a mass in and around the Point Terrace which spans the reserve water the Tillamook with another boat. they were reached, and then goals. Lucile Watkins, forward,
meeting to be held in the Com- Mill and Lumber’ Co’s, plant and tank built last year.
It is expected that construction continue, ballasting, and laying also played a very good game
The concrete bases have been of the w harf will soon begin, so
mercial Club rooms, Tuesday the Old Rock Quarry at Point
steel.
Under this plan n ils considering it yas herCfirst try ­
morning, February 3d, a large Terrace.
That at this public poured and are ready for the aa to enable the work south to be would have reached tidewater by out and making 2 field goals.
The height o f the started as soon the weather con­
Goldie Levage and Doan Cham­
number of up-river and Florence meeting a committee o f three frame work.
now.
tank
will
be
about
75
fe
e
t
i n ' T , ' Fathered shortly after consisting of Messrs
Martin
ditions ad m it
But the weather interfered. berlin centers, showed a good
The mill started Monday to
° n°
, T _
Noffsinger, Tom
Neely, and
The road bed is now practical­ B ^ecame • physical impossi­ determination to win, while Reba
On motion of J. C. Beck, I. B. Jarred Scott, was appointed to saw out timbers for the tank ly completed to Acme and ready bility to freight cement over the Watkins and Esther Levage
Cushman was chosen to preside, confer with the said Railroad tower, and is also sawing other for the laying o f rails, but be- Siuslaw wagon roads after the proved such strong and persistent
while R. C. W ygant was select-1 Engineer and M r. J. C. Beck, material for the improvements t ween the Siuslaw and the Ump­ rains commenced, and the bridge guards that Glenada had little
ed as secretary.
qua rivers are two tunnels to foundations were not completed. chance to score.
for the purpose of determining, now under construction.
From the time the meeting dn, i f possible, a more feasible!
Janie and Ada Colter played
complete and this year w ill see Then heavy slides buried the
was called to order until it ad­
S.
W.
Taylor,
republican,
also
forward
for Glenada making 4
the
contractors
busy
rushing
this
grade in eeveral places, and by
route across and over that one
journed a lively interest was point
filed his formal petition as candi­ section.
good
field
goals, but were un-
the time these were cleared, the
taken.
date
for
county
treasurer
to
18c-
i
'ortunate
in
throwing free goals
T H A T , the said Willamette-
ground became so soft th at fu r­
On motion
committee
of three
only
making
1.
Lily Fox and
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Pacific Railroad Company shall ceed himself. He has served in
The Priscilla Club will meet ther work was literally impos­
consisting of Tom Neely, Martin provide turn outs, or places this position two terms, and is with Mrs. L . J . Pourtales next sible.
Sdna
Hansen
as
centers
put up a
New preparations are
Noffsinger and Jared Scott were I practicable for loads or heavily , well known about the county.
strong
fight
and
made
it
lively'
Friday afternoon.
>eing made to commence work
appointed to look into the present laden wagons to pass, at distances
again as early in the spring as for their opponents. N ita Han­
°f
proposed road Hear not greater than one quarter of
sen and Bertha Mitchell, guards
possi ble. —Register
tuC Point
I Oint, Terrace O
QU7 mill and a — f t .
a .
. •
.
the
saw
did effectual work.
a mile apart; that wherever it
see if it could not be changed.
shall be deemed necessary the
W ith a capital stock o f $641,
FE B R U A R Y
Resolutions were adopted^urg-' said railroad is to construct and
FE B R U A R Y
the Corvallis Cannery, operated
The Roecoe, returned to the
A.
r. m .
mg the construction of a read piaintain for the period of two H IO H W A T »
LOW W A TB K
A. M.
by the Benton County Growers’ Siuslaw Monday
towing the
F. M.
Data
1 h. m. 1 ft. I h. m.
from just above Acme to goin. years, a plank decking, or sur-
Data
I h. m. I f t I h. m. I f t
Association, did a business of Coquille, with a cargo of powder.
IS 1:40 8.6 158
the road that is now completed facing for the said wagon road fhunday
Thursday 12 7:60
$65,000 in 1918.
The establish­
1.6
8.11
Friday
18 2:16 &» 2:19
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Friday
18 8 5 9
1.0 8:41
a point below Mapleton.
ment packed 17,850 cases of
Saturday
14
2:66
arid that further the- said wagon
9.2
8:18
Satarday
14
951
The boys High School basket
0.7
>58
16 >56
fruits and vegetables, making 88
9.2
On motion a committee con road is to be constructed above Sunday
4:12
Sunday
16 1058
0 6 10:12
Monday
16 451
ball
team, will leave for Gardiner
8.0
6
5
2
carloads
of
86,000
lbs.
each.
Monday
16
1150
0.6 1150
sisting o f W. H . Weatherson. W. high water ms rk in all places and Tuesday 17 6:44 8.7
6:49 1
Tuesday
17
on
the
21st of this month to play
G,’? ^ recdved approximately
12:41
WadneadaylS 6 5 0
S4
851 1
Wsdn«sdayl8 o.-ot 1 5
158
$12,000 for raw material.
the athletic team there.
WILL BUILD
WHARFAND
WAREHOUSE
AT WORK ON
TANK TOWER
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