THE
SIUSLAW
FLORENCE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1914
VOL. II.
OPPORTUNITIES,
FLORENCE AND
---- THE SIUSLAW
Remember the Voting
for Queen ends tonight
at the Basket Social. At
th e- Rita, special • pro-
gram will be offered.
No admission charged.
PILOT
>U of O Libra ry
NUMBER 14
S. ELMORE & CO.
ASSIST CARNIVAL
?RIZES FOR
DECORATION
J. W. Bergman, chairman of
the pavillion committee has re­
OF BOATS
ceived information from the S.
h more & Co that they will trans­
The Rhododendron Festival
port a large tent from Portland
to Florence free. The following Committee are offering three cash
? is the communication:
— — •prises-
enter the water parade.
Mr. J. W. Bergman,
These are worth trying for and
Carnival Committee,
it is expected to create a strong
Florence, Oregon.
rivalry in the contest. First prize
Dear Sir:—
Yours of April 30th, relative1 will he $25, second prize $15, and
to the annual Rhododendron third prize $10. A number of
'Carnival celebration, just re. 1 owners of launches have already
ceived.
signified their intention of doing
In reply, we wish to advise I the best to win first prize.
miles north of the mouth of the i that all arrangements have been Disinterested parties will be
Siuslaw.
made for transporting the ac­ selected to act as judges in award­
After having located a halibut commodation tent mentioned, ing these prizes.
bank off the coast north of here from Portland to Florence and
that promises to be one of the return, by one of our steamers,
best of fishing grounds, the two- free of all charges, to the
masted fishing schooner Zillah Carnival Committee, and we will
May from Grays Harbor was give the matter our careful at­
The passenger service Ion the
forced to lift anchor and nets and tention.
put into Coos Bay for refuge If we can be of any further Willamette Pacific has now been
from the severe northwest gale. assistance in the transportation extended to Joe Fowler’s place
The Zillah May brought in line, please let us know your on the Wild C at
This change enables the stage
about 4000 pounds of fine halibut wishes.
which she had taken in a short We desire to take this oppor­ to get into Mapleton about |one
hour sooner than before.
time.
tunity to express our best wishes
In that locality are three
Capt. Chris Anderson is master for a most successful celebration.
bridges
close together and this
of the Zillah May and he carries
Tours truly,
place
will
probably be the end of
a crew of fifteen men. They
S. ELMORE & CO.
train
service
for several weeka.
started in fishing off Heceta Head
F. H. Haradon.
and were prepared for a big
catch which the bank afforded C. W. Hflakle, of Bakersville J. P. Cox received the first
California arrived in Florence strawberries of the season last
when the storm came up.
Friday.
The Zillah May was originally for a short visit.
planned for the Alaska fishing
fleet but the Alaska Fisheries
Company so predominated that
field that the owners decided to
try for an independent field.
The Zillah May is docked back
of the Johnson-Gulovsen store.
She will put to sea in a day or
two.
Oregon, Eastern Washington transportation would mean noth-
and Idaho are a great producing ing to Lane County if they had
Empire comprising 220,000 square nothing to ship, but as they have
miles. An area equal to Maine, fifty billion feet of standing tim -,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Mas- ber, enough to load fifty thousand ,
sachusettes, Connecticut, Rhode ships with a million feet to a ship, j
Island, New Jersey, New York,, they are deeply interested in any i
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Vir-I enterprise that promises cheaper
ginia. Lane County, Oregon, on transportation or wider markets. ’
the western coast of Oregon, is The completion of the railroad
117 miles long, and 40 miles wide from Eugene, and deepening of
the only county in the great Wil- the harbor at Florence will start
lamette Valle/ that extends from the wheels of prosperity in Lane
the summit of the Cascade Moun- i County as nothing else can do.
tains to the Pacific Ocean, and
The shores of this section are O. L. McVey reports a good
includes a good harbor, giv- J washed by the warm Japan cur­ patronage at Hotel Glenada.
ing an open doorway on the Paci- i rent, which keeps the tempera- John Liles, the barber, is now
fic and Panama Canal for the ture of the air even and subject located in his new shop just
fifty billion feet of standing tim -' to only gradual changes. It is across from the hotel.
ber that Lane County contains, free from destructive storms and
Hull has built an addition in
Everybody is looking to the bay extremes of heat and cold, and is rear of his store.
at Florence as the front door of wholesome and invigorating. The
Wm. Wohlanders left Thursday
centeral Oregon, opening upon scenery of the Oregon coast is
for Eugene in response to a mes­
the greatest highway of the earth, magnificent, its lava cliffs and
sage saying that Louie Hedstron
the Pacific Ocean, thence through frothing surf dividing stretches
was dangerously ill in a hospital.
the Panama Canal to all impor- of smooth sand beach, our future
John Liles has purchased a lot
tant markets of the world.
auto boulevards.
ip Glenada and will soon com­
At Florence all Lane County
Lumbering is the most develop-
mence the erection of a residence.
produce, such as lumber, fruits ed and chief industry at the
A1 Miner moved a house from
and vegetables, etc., will begin present time.
According to
Rose
Hill to his lot in Glenada
their journey to the market at a Government statistics, the Sius-
Friday afternoon.-It was brought
cost of only one dollar per ton for law water shed contains ' thirty
each 2000 miles, while marketing , four billion feet of standing tim- down on a large scow.
Glenada’s meat market is now
by rail cannot be done for less ber which will be logged and
showing
a display of all kinds of
than one dollar a ton for each 127 manufactured upon Siuslaw Bay, j
fresh
meats.------
miles.
which is the center of the lum-
Florence and all of Lane ber manufacturing and exporting ‘
County will begin an enormous of the section,
growth and development as soon The principal timber owners
as the railroad reaches the harbor are Messrs. Starret and Hovey
at Florence, giving the people of Detroit, Michigan, who con-
cheap and direct transportation template the erection of a large The two buildings being erect­
through the Panama Canal to the
ed for Wm. Kyle & Sons Co. are
best markets of the globe. Cheap I
(concluded on oage 3)
having the finishing touchfes put
on. The one just west of the i
Bay View Hotel has been plaster­ The comedy play “ Mr. Bob’’
ed and carpenters are laying the will be given by local talent on
floor.
Saturday evening, May 16 at the
A walk has been built to the new theatre. Proceeds will be
moving picture theatre, and! for the benefit of the carnival.
electricians are wiring the build­ The following is the cast of
ing.
characters:
The theatre will have an Audi­
DY ER & BALD W IN
Robert Brown—Frank Johnson
torium 30x74, and the interior
Philip Rayson—John Holt
Our Stock Of
finish is of pressed steel mak­ Miss Rebecca Luke—Ather
ing the walls fire proof. The Watkins. •
stage w ill be 12x30. The audi-1 Katherine
Rogers— Hazel
will be the most complete in the valley. We will receive addition
torium will have four exits, three Weatherson.
to the stock we now have on hand on every boat that comet in.
on the side and the main in front, j Marion Bryant— Mary Cassidy.
A
SEE US FOR
The operating and lantern room Jenkins—Dr. Johnson,
CEMENT, LIME, SEWER PIPE. DRAIN TILE,
wifi be tn front just above the patsy Heirter Hurd.
• front entrance. Good ventila- The p]ay jg under the direction
LIM E FERTALIZER
tion is provided for and when of Mr hrank Smith who has
completed Florence will have a had considerable experience in
handsome and attractive moving ^his |jne of work an(j jj promises
, picture theatre.
to be a splendid success.
In the front part of the build-
1 on each side of the entrance wilt
; be a business room 12x16. Neil
' Grindall has leased the theatre
j and the business rooms are
Suits Made to Order.
spoken for.
S. J. Miller, has bought the
equipment and lease of the new
eating house just west of the
Bay View hotel, and served his
Next to Telephone Office,
Florence, Oregon
first meal Thursday.
The
building has
bigpn
♦
thoroughly
overhauled,
repaper­
The Patsy made a fast trip to
We are showing a varity of Patterns and Models
1 Portland and return this time. ed and painted throughout, and a
We also show in better grades from
She left port Sunday morning kitchen built on the rear.
The range is a fine new one
about5 o’clock and arrived again
and
the dishes are all new. J.
, Friday noon. While there was
W.
Osburn
will have charge of
not a full cargo waiting when
the
culinary
department, and he
of well known makes like HIRSCH, WICK-
she got to Portland, the tonnage
is
well
known
to the public in
was considered sufficient to im­
WIRE SCHLOSS BROS. FITFORM.
such
capacity.
mediately return.
The S. Elmore & Co. say that i Sam has a nice, neat place of
If you are hard to fit you can choose from 500
if the Patsy cannot take care of business and will also fix up four
samples and have a suit to your measure
the freight they will put the rooms to rent.
We are pleased to show you at any time
Tillamook on the run to help out.
$5 REWARD
WHAT’S DOING
INGLENADA
TRAIN SERVICE NOW
TO JOE FOWLER’S PLACE
Special Sale
KYLE BUILDINGS
NEARING COMPLETION
On
“MR. BOB” ON
4 '
SATURDAY MAY 16.
Sarsaparilla
The Great Spring Tonic
$1:00 Bottles at 75c
Store
Siuslaw Building Material Co.
Doors, Windows, Moldings, Roofing Paper Etc
R-K-R Warehouse
_____ H E N R Y HY RK AS
S. J. MILLER HAS
OPENED RESTAURANT
will buy you an All Wool
Suit well made
__
Ladie’s and Gent’s Tailor
Cleanining and Pressing a Specialty.
PATSY MADE VERY
QUICK RETURN TRIP
Five V otes
F o r Q ueen
$18 TO $25 SUITS
Given with each $1 Purchase
THE FLORENCE RACKET STORE
WOOLEN MILL STORE
C onqueror Hats
Douglas Shoes
Florence, Oregon
Is offered as a prize by Dr.
Edwards to the boy or girl under
16 years of age who constructs
the best fly trap containing the
The Coos Bay lim es prints the largest number of flies dead or
following account of a 4600 pound alive. Fly traps must be entered
catch o f halibut off the coast ( as a part of the School Fair
, from Heceta Head about ten exhibit.
HALIBUT CAUGHT
OFF SIUSLAW RIVER
1.
T h e P ride of
Florence
We make a speciality of made to order clothing.
Cleaning and Pressing. Buttons made to order.