THE
VOL. I.
SIUSLA
FLORENCE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBUUARY 25, 1914
TRACKLAYING BELIEVED TO
» ONDOWNGRADE BECOASTUNETO
« to coast SAN FRANCISCO
were taken from the Southern,
leaving the present Oregon &
California section ending at the
California line, it has been point
ed out that the government, in
the dissolution, could assign the
entire line, from Ashland to Eu
gene, to the Central and one of
the Southern Paeifie »- Portland»
Eugene lines to the Southern,
and the other to the Central.
This would give another line en
trance to Portland, provided the
Willamette Pacific connection by
the coast route were made with
San Francisco — Oregon Journal.
with one another that we will
each bear ourfrroportionate share
of the cost of said improvement,
share and share alike, and that
upon demand will pay to the party
designated by said signers the
amount of said charge or assess
ment:
— .Signe d :-^ -------- ------------ —
Rice-Knowles-Rice
C. Nadeau
*. ...
F. E. Meyers
Wm. Brynd
W. H. O’Kelly
Mabel B. Slemmons
D. J. Stanp
J. K. Lowe
J. P. Cox
Prospects o f -»-now- Southe rn
— The Euge n e -Register-rtf-Feb
Pacific
main line between Port
ruary 19, has this to say about
land
and
San Francisco by the
the Willamette Pacific; Rail
coast
route
loom up larger with
laying on the Willamette-Pacific
the
actual
filing
of the govern
commenced again Monday after
ment’s
suit
to
dissolve
the Cen
a three months delay caused by
tral
Pacific
and
the
Southern
slides and excessive rain.
By
Pacific,
according
to
railroadmen
the end of this week the track
will belaid six miles down the ! and property owners along the
Siuslaw to Chicahominy creek. 1 coast in southern Oregon. How
This is 32 miles distant from this line would be the logical out
Mr. C. W. Curran, who has
Eugene and more than half way come of the severance of the
lived
many years in California
parent
Central
Pacific
lines
to the tidewater. Steps are be
Salem, Ore., Feb. 20—Accord
ing taken to assemble the steel , from the Southern' Pacific com ing to a rule announced today by and is personally acquainted with
for the bridge here.
This will pany has been the basis of much State Superintendent of Public oil roads and the method of mak
ing such roads was interviewed
be thrown together as rapidly as recent discussion.
Instruction Churchill any pupil
The Southern Pacific is now who has attained the age of 14 by a Pilot representive and has
possible, and the march of the
steel rails toward tidewater will building a line westward from years and has taken the regular allowed us to make the following
statement for him.
Eugene to Coos Bay. This is
continue as rapidly as possible.
eight years of the elementary
“There seems to be a good
A crew of 60 men is laying known as the Willamette Pacific. school, and spent at least 460
A
line,
ostensibly
built
as
a
logg
many
people who are laboring
steel under the supervision of
days in attendance at any public
under
the impression that the
ing
road
but
made
up
of
unusually
Martin Dillon. Track was laid
school in the state during the
sand
in
the streets of Florence
substantial
yesterday through the cut at the heavy bridges and
sixth seventh and eighth grades
rails
now
extends
can
not
be oiled successfully ant
southward
west approach of the Noti tunnel,
with a deportment averaging 85
th atjt is an experiment '
where the heavy slides occurred from Marshfield.
per cent may hereafter be ex
This i s not a fact, as oiled roads
Northward along the coast
that delayed progress, and which
cused from examination in any
J e f t the road bed in such a soft from San Francisco a line of rail subject in which an average of] and streets have been in use' Tor
over 25 years in California and
condition that further work was road has been built under the 90 per cent has been made.
have given satisfaction.
impossible.
The rails will be joint ownership ©1; the Southern
Further he announced that
“While oiled streets are not as
laid at a rate of from two to Pacific and the Santa Fe. This any pupil who has taken the
three miles a day. For a time, will reach Eureka, Cal., this sum- regular seven years of the ele lasting as an Asphalt pavement
at least, progress will be slowr as | mer Another line, known also mentary school and spent 460 they continue to oil their roads
the balasUng must be kept close as the Willamette Pacific, is to be days in attendance in any public and streets in California because
behind the steel laying, as the built northward to Trinidad, Cal. school in the state during the it costs but one-tenth
road bedjis too soft to hold trains From Trinidad to the southern fifth, sixth and seventh grades much as asphalt
terminus of the so-called “logging
“It is the easiest street to re
without gravel.
with a deportment of 86 per cent
In order to rush the work, tem road” is an interval of a little may be excused from an exami pair, for if it bdb to be dug up to
porary crib bridges will be laid more than 200 miles. Thus, 600 nation in geography, „and that put in a water system, gas mains
across the smaller streams, just miles of the 700 miles distance is any pupil fulfilling similar con or sewer connections, it can be
done and the oil surface put back
as they were acVoss the Long cared for.
ditions in the sixth grade may be
Surveying parties have been
and in a few days you can hardly
Tom. The bridge crew is now
excused from an examination in
Bee where it was disturbed.
at work on these bridges east qf working along this interval all physiotogy.
“I have seen miles of sand just
th e tunnel, and has erected the winter, say residents of the tide
Another rule is that pupils who
two Notis and three across the water towns in that section.
like the sand in Florence oiled
have reached the age of 18 years and made?into beautifel streets
long1 Tom. These are in such a Many projects for crossing the
may,
at the discretion of the
shape that the bridge freight cars Coquille and Rogue rivers have
school board, be admitted to any and roads. I contend we can have
and crew may be working at been tried at various points and
the nicest and beet streets and
high school without having pass
them while waiting far the steel the whole country has been an
roads ii> and around Florence at
ed the eighth grade examination
to reach the bridges on the other alyzed topographically, cross sec
the least cost of any place I have
and receive after earning three
side. With the heavy self mov tioned and found to affords feasi
been ih Oregon if we use oil.”
semester
credits, the eight grade
ing cranes, parts of a 100-foot ble railroad route.
Maximum grades of 7 per cent diploma from that district
bridge, rhay be lifted off the cars
swung into place within 24 or 48 are said to prevail, with only one
hours. They are first bolted to section where especially heavy
work would be required.
gether and later riveted.
Local officials of the Southern
Porter brothers, contractors,
The Men’s Basket Ball team,
Pacific
profess ignorance of the
who made an unsuccessful effort
which has defeated Glenada in a
to get in all the concrete bridge intentions of the company to
series of three games, received a
abuttments before the winter undertake any new construction,
Parties who are interested in challenge from Gardiner last
weather came, and who were but the announced reopening of solving the street improvement week. It was accepted and Fri
caught by the impossibility of work on the Willamette Pacific difficulties of the town of Flor day the men took the beach stage
hauling cement over the dirt next month with 3000 men that ence have declared that oil proper down, the game being played the
roads on the Siuslaw," and are the Coos Bay line may be finish ly used would be just what was same evening.
now preparing to rush a force of ed this summer is taken to be wanted.
With this in view a
The game was called ut 8.45
men in just as soon as the roads significant
subscription paper has been cir with Russel Gilmore acting as
It is pointed out that the terri culated among the business men referee and Jack Gilmore as time
improve. At present their camp
equipment is being placed in tory along this coast route is and over one hundred dollars has keeper and scorekeeper. It was
shape.
almost entirely undeveloped, been pledged. While among the a lively contest with Florence
McArthur-Perks & Co., con though it has billions of feet of property owners another paper showing splendid team work and
tractors over the larger portion standing timber and other re- has been circulated, which reads passing. Gardiner proved lack
o f the line, who sub-let to .Porter sources that would afford plenty as follows:
ing in team work and made
brothers, are preparing to place of traffic. Few towns are to be
Florence, Ore., Feb. 18, 1914
great number of fouls, but played
at work 2,500 men within the found in the district, because
Whereas, it is deemed essential a good game considering the
next five weeks. Every possible now there are no railroads there and necessary to the best inter- 'short time they have practiced,
effort will be made to rush the sta ll, especially in Curry county, est of the town of Florence that
Dr. Johnson, the Florence f o r
completion of the line to tide- The harbors in the main are of the streets thereof be properly ward, sustained his well estab-
water by the middle of the sum- negligible value, so a railroad improved, and
lished reputation as a star player,
mer, and the completion of the <»uW expect to benefit by the
Whereas, it is proposed to im- making 14 field goals and 4 free
road to Coos Bay within 16 drainage of traffic from the whole prove that portion of Front street goals. Beagle, forward, made 8
months.
west side of tne mountains.
in said town of Florence from field goals, and MacKechnie, cen
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The recent application of the the east line of Washington street ter, 1. Miller and Brund did
According to the annual report Southern Pacific company for to the west line of Lincoln street
their usual effective guarding.
of the Rogue River Fruit & Pro permission to float an enormous by oiling said portion of said
For Gardiner, C. Perkins, for
duce Association, which ships bond issue, part o f the proceeds street in the manner and with
ward, showed some good long
about on^third of the total out- to be spent in fortifying existing the kind of oil to be determined
distance shooting, making 8 field
put of the valley, 359 carloads of lines and in extensions, is another by the signers hereto, and
goals and 2 free goals. Von P e r
fruit were shipped during 1913, strong indication that the com
Whereas, it is estimated that kins, forward made 2 field goals.
153 cars of pears, 206 cars of pany is planning to maintain its approximately one hundred an d ,
Graham, center, played a good
apples and one car of peaches. position even though' the Central four barrels of oil will be necees- j
game.
Hogan and Lillabo played
Prices for the crop were excep- Pacific.is taken_from ft.
ary to make such improvement,, guard first half and Berdict and
tionally good.
i If the J Central Pacific lines and
| Smith second half.
Whereas,
the
exact
cost
of
Final score 19-42 in favor of
~
r
said oil, the freight, cartage and Florence. A return game will be
other incidental expenses can played soon in Florence.
FEBRUARY-MARCH
not at this time be definitely com-
FEBRUARY-MARCH
HIGH WATKR
A. M.
r . M.
LOW WATKR
A. M.
puted.
The Made-in-Oregoiw move-
Date
h. m. 1 f t , b. m. 1 ft.
Date
I h. ra. 1 ft.
h. m. I ft.
Now, therefore, we the under t , ment received substantial encour-
Thuraday 26
1:22 8.0
I s T T T I 7.56
1:1«
7.9 Thursday
signed in consideration o f the agement when 1,500,000 brick
Friday
27
1:46 8.1
'1 1 5 I 8:18
1 -52
7.6 Friday
27
benefits to each and all o f us were used in the Northwestern
Saturday 28 2:12 8.2
228
7.2 Saturday 28 8:50 1 1 3
8:40
Sunday
1 226
8.2
306
6.7 Sunday i 1 9 2 4 ( 1.2 1ï»O 0
2.4 accruing by the improvement of bank building at Portland, 500,-
Monday
2 306
8.2
3:50 6.2 Monday
2
A. 121 » 2 8 1
said portion of said street, here 000 being the cream pressed face
Tuesday
8 327
8.1
4:44 5 2 Tuesday V 8
T 1.8 »28
Wedneaday 4 0 2 7
7.»
52»
6.2 Wednesday 4
by promise and agree to and brick.
T 1 4 1 1024 J
M AYBE
FROM EXAMINATION
1$ PROPOSED
TO USE o a
T ID E
C. F. COX OF
FLORENCE FIRST
TO PAY TAXES
and collected with the same as
follows:
1. A penalty of one per cent
on all taxes paid on or after said
first day of April and before the
first day of May following.
2. A penalty of two per cent
»m A !Jtem iaiiL an.,or after., .the .
Taxpaying in Lane county be first day o f May and before the
gan
Wednesday
morning. first day of June following. .
3. A penalty of three per cent
County Treasurer Taylor had
on all taxes paid on or after the
made no announcement of the { first day of June and before the
definite date of the beginning of first day of July following.
4. A penalty of four per cent
collections, not being desirous of
being swamped the first day. on all taxes patd on or after the
The books were quietly opened said first day of July and before
this morning at 8 o’clock and C. the first day of August following.
5. A penalty of five per cent
F. Cox, of Florence, who was
on
all taxes paid on or after the
waiting at the door of the office,
said
first day of August and be
was the first to pay.
fore
the first day of September
The law is different this year,
following.
in that there is no three per cent
Provided, that one-half of the
rebate as formerly, but property
taxes
against any particular
owners may pay their taxes in
parcel
of
real property, or of the
two halves, by paying in addition
taxes
on
personal
property charg
interest on the last half at the
ed
against
any
individual,
firm,
rate of one per cent per month.
Every piece of property is list etc., may be paid before the said
ed separately, and the person first day of April, in which event
who owns more than one piece of the penalties specified in thia
land is being sent statements section shall apply, to and ba
covering each. He will have tq collected with the remaining one-
foot up his total himself as his half of such taxes, to be paid
name and the amounts he will prior to the said first day of Sep
have to pay are not together in tember following. All taxes re
the books as they were under the maining unpaid on the first day
of September shall become de
old law.
In order that the taxpayers linquent There shall be charg
may fully understand the law ed and collected a penalty of 10
this year extracts from it are per cent and interest at the rate
of 12 per cent per annum on such
quoted as follows:
Taxes legally levied and charg taxes from the day on which they
ed in any year shall be paid be became delinquent until their
fore the last day of April follow payment (Laws of 1913, page
ing. If the taxes against any 384).—Eugene Guard.
particular parcel of real property,
or the taxes on personal property *W. L. Chappell of Oakville will
charged against any individual, establish an up-to-date creamery
firm, corporation or association at Medford.
A 120,000 central heating plant
are not paid before said first day
has
been installed by the„Ei<wt
of April, penalties shall ba charg
National
Bank o f Oallas.
r ~
ed on such taxes and added to
THE BASKET BALL
GAME AT GARDINER
This Space has been contracted
for by the Woolen M il Store
for One Year
I
It Has Been Reported
that the Woolen Mill Store is selling
o u t This is true, but w e are not going
out o f business.
We will be prepared
this spring to show the largest lin e o f
Men’s and Boys’ Goods
ever brought to the Siuslaw