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SOME HARBOR
IMPROVEMENTS
Coos Bay which represents ap- other things. W hat we need is
proximately 50 miles of addition- this Siuslaw reservg abolished
. trackage. borne heavy grad- and give the land back to home-
mg is necessary on this part of ¡stead entries and tim ber claims.
TO FLORENCE
A a IZ T 1 1 m
n L " V large force of men 1 Let the
settle up. Let it
Bqy from a man who is located in the country and if
O A K I A N D T A I IF I
•5Le'J POyed- Work wil1 ba imkrove and not hold it back
th e mov merit or case is wrong, you have some one to
Sunday being a very beautiful
V t t l t L / U W V A L i r . provided for no few er than 2500 ; Fellow citizens we will have to
make a kick to.
day,
the beach was of course an
laborers, it is estimated. A small I awaken and petition our Senators
All the W atches ] sell are guaranteed to be in first-class
attraction,
and groups of pleas
Oakland, California is carrying force of skilled men also will be and Congressmen stating plainly
condition. I f they are not right, I am always glad to
ure
seekers
were to be seen strol
make good-
4
out what is term ed one of the required.
what we w a n t
If you never ling upon the long stretch of
My W atch Reimiri ng is guaranteed to be satisfactory
largest plans for haroor and
"W e want to get all the grad have been on the tributaries of
and prices rig h t I do not charge for a lot of work I
ing
between the mountains and the Siuslaw in the Siuslaw Re sand, or digging clams, when
w
aterfront
improvements
ever
do not do. Send your watch by the Bea vèr or Mail
suddenly many became inter
undertaken by an American com Coos Bay finished this y e a r,” serve then you have no idea, of
Boat to
vu
ested
in a rapidly moving object
munity.
said A. R. Porter yesterday. the homes that are with held
coming
from the south,, which
J FLORENCE
eweler
Oakland harbor is in two With the right kind Of w eather from the people. W hat is allow
ORE
had
a
close resemblance to
divisions which, however, natur we ought to get it done.
We ed to them is a Small area, or a
- W - H - W I I M 1 I H i W H 1 1 1 1 1 !»
Motorcycle
Mike” crossing to
ally blend into one. These parts will engage all the men we can few acres of land. I believe this
the
Pacific
shore
of the United
are the estuary of San Antonio, use a fte r we s ta rt our work .lit rob b ing thi s home s ee ker arid
States?
locally knbwn aS fhe inner har agdin. ’
PERSONALS
I F. CM WHl
not allowing him justice under a
It finally proved to be V. C.
bor, and the west front. This
It is the intention of the South time case.
Geo. Sehorn was do vn Satur-
Gorst,
of Marshfield and Shannon
west front is the frontage direct ern Pacific to have the Coos Bay
If any one has any questions to Mitchell, of N orth Bend, riding
day.
While J. P. Cox was on his re- ly on the bay. The estuary has road open and ready for opera
Bob Clow spent Sunday in oent trip Eeast he purchased an a minimum width of 800 feet and tion from Eugene to Marshfield ask in regard to the Siuslaw a motor cycle on a test trip from
Reserve o: who wrote this article Marshfield to Florence, investi
Mapleton.
ice plant, which is now in San and extends inland from the bay early in 1915. The work from
ask the editor of the Pilot and he gating possibilities of an auto
Ray David, made a trip to the Francisco on its way to Florence. a distance of almost five miles. Eugene to the Coast range is
•V.1
will give you his name.
stage between these two points.
farm, Monday.
Last^year Mr. Cox bought some The federal governm ent a t inter completed. The tunnel through
SCOOP
The
running tim e was one hour
Mrs. Ralph Lee, of Acme, came w ater front property in block vals in the past 40 years has the mountains has been driven.
and
forty
minutes.
five, original plat of Florence, made appropriations and done
down Thursday.
Porter Bros., together with Mc
Chas. Frazier and Ed Walker, •Mr. Gorst came here to confer
Miss Tena Beck, of Rock Port, 1 from the Harbor-Sound Invest construction work on the estuary A rthur Bros. & Co., of Chicago, who have been logging on Lake
with George Fisk and to make
ment Co., upon which he will in pursuance of a well-designed are doing all the work west of
was in Saturday.
creek moved to Florence Friday. arrangem ents With him in regard
erect a building this, year to be plan of providing shipping the mountains. In addition to
Geo. Montgomery, came down
to a schedule. These gentlemen
used
for cold storage purposes facilities on th a t waterway.
the grading, much of which is
Sat ¡Fday, on business.
For Sale—Two w ater front expect to oarry passengers with
and the m anufacture ice.
The work of the federal govern heavy, nearly twelve miles of lots close in. Price $2500. See
P. J. Cline, of M apleton/ was
their auto service and make the
The capacity of the plant will m ent on the estuary has been trestle work is necessary and C. L Wayman.
the city Thursday.
run between the Siualaw and
j be large enought to supply the devoted entirely to providing anc several concrete bridges must be
Coos Bay in four hours.
Airs. E. B. Miller was over | demand for ice by the Siuslaw m aintaining the deep
This latter construction
water b u ilt
FOR SALE;—Some fine resi
m the lakes Saturday.
m arket for several years.
channel.
The federal govern will prevent the road from being
dence property close to church
Mr. and Mrs. Joe SaHey came
m ent does not undertake to open to use this year.
FOR SALE
and
school house in Mapleton,
down shopping Thursday.
participate in Xhe work of actua
276
acres
of the best kind o f
Ore. Enquire of
Mrs. Riley Mills and son Roy,
construction of the wharves anc
dairy
land
on
tide w ater land on
GEO. B. CAMP.
shore line jm provem ents. Dur
spent Thursday in Florence.
the Siuslaw river, good house
H. Elliot of Portland, register, t. In conversation with a person, ing the last 10 years the federa
Snap in Ranch—I f taken soon. four rooms, good barn, 400 fruit
ed a t th e Bay View Monday.
who has recently arrived on the governm ent work on the estuary
Some stock, cleared land, close tre es all bearing, 200 acres clear
river, the subject of titles has been carried on continuously,
ed will be sold a t a bargain. Will
W, & K eo-
Having seen in your paper, the to school on county road, 160 sell as a whole or any amount
was
brought
up. The person re there being none of the lapses in
Mapleton ca lie dd’.vd Saturday
acres. See J. K. Lowe.
appropriation and suspension of Eugene Guard, and Register at
above 40 acres. Inquire at this
C. A. Finer, o(' M a 'k to n , was marked th a t he had never m et
work th a t marked the early different times articles concern
so
many
captains
in
any
one
registered a t the Bay Vie .v F ri
place as he had here, and offeree stages of this development. The ing the classification of land in
day.
TH E
as an explanation th a t no doubt final result, so fa r as the estuary the Siuslaw National Forest, will
E. (J. Wort rj lake, o f Fiddle
SQUARES
it was because Florence was a is concerned, is summed up to say I do not approve o f the work
creek, came in on business Mon
being
done
in
some
parts
of
it.
DEALER I «
day
in
a
governm
ent
channel
ex
seaport town. And speaking of
day.
One
of
my
friends
has
a
letter
tending
from
deep
w
ater
in
the
captains,-one of the late recruits.
THE BEST GOODS—LOWEST PRICES
.
'
Miss i.-ylvia Morris, of Maple- proves to be Johnson Pofter, bay to about 3 3-4 miles inland, from the Forestry Departm ent
ton made a Sunday visit to F lor-1 which is shown by a neat little with a width of 500 feet and 30 a t Washington, which states a
New Goods a Sp.ciaHy
S e e in g Hand Goode a'Neceeaily
From man can take all agricultural
ence-
tide book presented to him by a feet depth a t low tide.
.______Boar this in mind; my ffnnHa . r .
S. A. Freclov and ■■ if?, left ¡friend. The book has embossed the end of t his channel along the and up to 25 per cent and all
and the price the c leapcst, quality of goods
4ered
or Portland Monday, go.ng out in gold letters on its cover. Oakland shore of the estuary the agricultural land is subject to
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Drain.
‘"Captain J. P. P o rter” .
governm ent has dredged a chan lomestead entry. There was no
COME AND SEE ME
ACME, OREGON
nel 300 feet wide and 25 feet restriction to timber.
Chas. Kelly1 a rd w ife are
Jam es C? Parker, sheriff, deep, extending a mile and a
If I remember right the people
visiting with Mrs. Kelly’s mother
yestsrday
formally
announced
sunt
a petition to congress asking
►on Fiddle creek.
q uarter to the eastw ard end of
his
candidacy
for
Lane
eounty
them
to open the Siuslaw Reserve
the
estuary.
From
this
eastward
Hazen Johnson. Melt Coburn
sheriff,
to
succeed
himself.
He
to
settlem
en t Did they do it ?
end
of
the
estuary
a
canal
ha.«
and J. C. Beck were down on
is
the
second
to
announce
candi
I
should
say
n o t They tried to
been
dredged
by
the
estuary
and
business Saturday.
dacy on the Democratic ticket. prevents desposit of silt th at make the people believe they
Mrs. Geo. Elliot, le ft for her On his petition, P arker states
would naturally accumulate. So have on a bluff.
home Monday, a fte r a short stay hat he will, if elected, ‘‘enforce
Why do the F orest officials
perfect
has been the work o f the
with Mrs. Geo. Coium.
all laws with strict im partiality;” engineers in this regard, th a t the limit some of the applications "To
Mrs. Herman Larsen left Tues but he has not drawn up his , annual cost for m aintaining the ju st a few acres? It makes no
F A N C Y A N D S T A P LE
day for M srshfield where Mr. oiatform, other than to state channel, five miles in length, was difference how level the land is,
and Mrs. L irsen vill reside.
hat he will conduct the office ejtim ated last year a t $12,500.
if there are a few trees on the JO E MORRIS JR,
M A P LE TO N . R
J. W. I ntall and M v k H. with efficiency at a minimum
land,
they will send the report
Effects of the governm ent
Savage, o i P ortlan d , ca ne in cost During his past term he work on the estuary may be per back, statin g there is too much
Tuesday on 141c beach stage.
aas established a ^wide record ceived when the statem ent is m erchantable tim ber on i t or the
Claud Cole, of Jackson Mich, about the state for capturing a made th at before the federal land is in such a condition it can
who has been h ere for toe past hum ber of im portant criminals. engineers began, boats draw ing not be farmed.
month, left Frida for Eugene. A particular ciaim of thé sheriff’s more than two feet of w ater
Say did you ever stop to think
Mrs. M artin O.sou, of Dead force is th a t there have all during could not enter this Harbor a t low what a homestead would amount
wood, left -for home M onday B arker's term been at least three tide. This estuary, or Oakland to a poor man, a fter &'l ihe valu
a f te r a short, vie.it to Florence. Ixiot leggers in jail a t all times. inner harbor, is perfectly land ation is taken aWay and nothing
Robt. J. Lewis ca ne in from Ih e re are three in jail a t present. locked, is protected from winds luft but old Hr stum ps end tree
He has sucessfully cleaned up and from sea swells, and has a 10D8 for h.‘ n io toil his 1 3 a way.
Portland, Tnursday to superin
bootlegging in Eugene R egister maximum tidal range of about
Why if utere was so ne valu
tend the erection of the new
six feet and a minimum of about ation th a t he could disp >«e of, it
vi*ter tank.
“ Most Everything for a Little Less”
A. Demangear, representing four feet
would help the poor hom : seeker
D. H. Robinson arrived in
the Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co, of
to clear the land for cultivation
Florence last week and has taken
Milwaukie Wisconsin, came in
and would be a blessing, T.i
a j osition as bookkeeper with
Saturday to rearange the Tide
say a fte r the tim ber has 3 •
Tide W ater Mil« Co.
W ater Mill Company’s plant.
taken-off, then the lancf will b
Al »Hite an^j v ife who have
opened
for settlem ent. A not; •;
I
P. J. Peterson and R. W. Mc-
Portland, Feb. 7—This
morn- chance
for
a man w to toll >llrt
his II Id •
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Geo S cn n ed er k i t Thuroday,
M F Melvin of’*■ in<f8 3 Ore>ionian
Employ- 1or the best part of. it away bt f
for their home a t Coqui e.
r j
. . Gamm
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a h has
« -.m
ni. moans
. for suppor
......
ent for
for more
more than
than 30iki
3000 m..n
men h he
ample
„
vuq me.
London Oregon, P. M.
of . m m ent
will
be
provided
about
March
1
Capt. Larson, accompanied by .Gardiner, S. E. Drew and wife
ing his family off of his n-, n j
Ed M orns and Earle Leppert, of Camas W ashington, Joe Slem-I by the operation of a single Port stead. Having lived in a
left.. Friday e v e n u g fo r Coos j mons, Robert J. Lewis, D. NM1 land concern- th a t o f Porter country till of my life, 1 Know
Bay m the Coast, towing two Robinson and John .A- Sawyer Bros., railroad contractors.
th at it tik e s several years to
Porter Bros, are arranging to clear a farm for cultivation.
a
a r r * d *"
w ere re g e u te e d a t the Bay View
resume work an the Eugene-Coos What benefit are we receiving off
field Saturday mom;ng.
f ’rtirsday
Bay line of the Southern Pacific of our Siuslaw fo re st Of course
between Acme and Marshfield we get a certain per cent of the
and on the Tenino cutoff o f the t'm ber sales but th a t is not a
N orthern Pacific south of Tacoma. ! comparisoij to w hat we would re
Both of these projects, which have ceive if it was taxed. This idea
FLORENCE, OREGON “
been
under way for several years, of a Reserve to keep the capital
E. S. DYER, Mgr.
have been idle on account of the ist from controlling all the tim ber
winter raina.
is a fake, for when it is sold it
C EM ENT, LIME, BRICK
Porter Bros, have contracts for is most generally sold in large
S E W E R PIPE a n d DRAIN T IL E
approximately* 100 m iles of the tracts. Who buys it? Why the
House and Store Plans Drawn to Your Ordter
SouUiern Pacific’s Coos Bay line capitalist
on short notice for an me price vou
and have been Working on ft for
I have studied thia out "and
can buy thema^eady made.
two years. Grading on the first have talked with the Forest
Six-inch Sewer Pipe for Chimneys X afh
(
50 miles west of the Noti tunnel officer but have not y«t been able
was completed last year.
SALESROOM
to see how we are benefitted.
Behind Millinery Store
As soon as weathei; conditions One Forest officer told me this
permit, work will be taken up on was one of the finest oountries in
OFFICE WITH MONROE REALTY COMPANY
that portion of the liny between the world to grow timber. Then,
Acme and the northern v n j o f it must be a good country to grow
! M r. M an
When You Buy a Watch
I motor cycle comes
FROM MARSHFIELD
F. B. C A R S O N
-P-
U<r
—P
PUT Iff AN ICE PLANT
IT IS NOW
CAPT J . P. PORTER
B THE SIUSLAW
NATIONAL FOREST
OPEN TO SETTLEMENT
J ared Scott
COMPLETE LINE
GROCERIES
Kelloggs’ Corn Flakes, pkg - - 10c
Buena Vista Corn (Iowa standard) 10c
Blue Lawn or Golden Elk Tomatoes 10c
...at...
F RAER BROS, Mapleton, Oregon •
P0R1ERBRÛS. W1LLS00N
RESUME RAILROAD WORK
t
Siuslaw Building Material Co.
Tiïè Pride
Florence
W e d o C lean ing
and P ressing o f
all K inds
Gents
Hats
UteMsd, Blocked aflefr lUtriAA>e<t
Located in the J. K. Lowe Store