THE
SIUSLAW
S E M l- W E E K L Y
FLORENCE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1914
VOL. II.
PILOT
/
NUMBER 42
Eugene Thursday on a trip of in­ a June 11 claim. When this is
spection. This is exclusive of finished Forrest Surveyor Max­
$700,000 to be spent by the South­ well expectA to go to Walport on
ern Pacific in the east next year, similar work.
advertising the attractions of
A force of men is also at work
several Southern Pacific states, building a telephone line to con-
winch are Oregon, California, nect Walport with the govern­
Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, ment line at the Durbin Rang­
(Special to The Siualaw Pilot)
Louisana and Texas.
er Station. This is the govern­
Mew York, Aug. 10.—A battle ’ Liege, is reported to have de-
Speeial excursions to the Sius- ment line that follows the forrest
is
being waged on thefrontie r o fmanded the surrender of all forts.
law will be run from all over the trail past Saddle mountain to Wal­
The question of adding the and an additional number had to state in an effort to build up the port, which at present extends: Germany and France. France Belgium General Leineu has re­
eleventh'and twelfth grades to be printed. When the question lake resorts south of Florence, about 35 miles. The line will be I has obtained possession of the fused to surrender.
100,000 French soldiers have
the Florence High school was first came up there was consid­ just as the Southern Pacific has extended a distance of 20 miles mountain passes of Bon Hamie
arrived at Liege.
submittd to the votes of district erable opposition to this plan for developed the beach resorts at to make direct connection be­ and St. Marie.
Heavy fighting is going on be-
Austria has temporarily aban­
No. 97, at the school house on the school this year, but as the Newport and Tillamook.
tween Florence and Walport
twee the French and German doned the invasion of Servian
Monday afternoon from 2 to 4 time got closer for their decision
The first excursion of this kind
troops at Luexembourg.
several were brought to look at
territory.
o’clock.
will be run to the Siuslaw in less
The
German
advance
guard
it
more
favorably
and
gave
it
Russia is amassing troops along
The school directors and clerk
than a month, according to the
which entered France at Logue, the German border. , ~
their support.
acted as an election board.
plans of the Portland Commer­
failed to maintainja foothold. No
West of Nassau and Lodez, the
Some publicity and considera­ Friends of the proposition cial club, and probably this
other German troops have crossed English, French and Belgian
ble individual work had been giv­ worked hard for an endorsement month a junket of 50 Portland
the frontier.
en to the matter, resulting in 115 of adding the two grades and business men will leave Portland
troops are massed at Namur
voters attending and casting they feel proud that such a hand­ bound for Coos Bay, by way of
France has formally declared fronting the Germans.
war on Austria-Hungary.
ballots. That this was unprece­ some majority has been given. the Willamette Pacific railway.
The U. S. government to levy
The vote that will give Flor­
dented and unexpected, - was
General
VoriEmmich,
the
Ger­
war
tax to offset the loss of rev­
^Business
men
are
receiving
in­
They will go to the end of the
shown by the fact that the school ence a Standard high school was line which will soon reach Maple­ formation of an upward tenden­ man commander in possession of enue on imports.
clerk ordered only 100 ballots, 103 for, and 12«gainst
ton, and from there stage it to cy of the price of many lines of
Salem labor organizations are
Marshfiald and take the boat goods, especially food-stuffs, WILL RECEIVE AND
meat, flour, canned goods, wheat
sight, with the light house at back to Portland.
picketing
public market
POST WAR BULLETINS. building and his boycotting
and
all
imports.
Heceta standing out prominently
R. R.
Mark
Woodrnff, publicity
E. F. Surface, druggist, has - The Siuslaw Pilot will receive Ryan as unfair. Ryan has been
in view, while on the south agent of the Southern Pacific,
twenty miles of ocean beach is will leave Eugene Friday for received the following from a each day the latest news about a prominent socialist leader and
to be seen. ,
Coos Bay by way of the Willam­ wholesale house concerning his the war and will post it on the labor advocate.
Mr. Woodruff continued Satur­ ette Pacific to obtain material line of business:
Salem comercial club will make
bulletin board in the office.
“ We deem it but proper to While at present this news does a strong pull for a starch factory.
day over the railrord right-of for advertising this region in
Mark Woodruff, publicty agent way and through the several western Lane county which will promptly caution our customers not get to Florence until 9 o’clock
Steam shovels are working
for the Southern Pacific arrived lakes south of Florence, to Gar­ soon be one of the great summer to anticipate -material advances in the evening,* an effort will night and day between North
in Florence Saturday morning. diner, on his way to Coos Bay.
resorts of the Pacific coast, ac­ in prices of all imported articles be made to secure it earlier.
Bend and ten mile.
As
to
the
object
of
“his
visit
He is looking over the coast
cording to railroad men who are on account of the European war.
Philips and Miller have install­
county to get personal knowledge the Engene Daily Guard has the enthusiastic with the combina- Several important advances have
La
st
heavy
machinery
for
the
ed
a 100 horsepower engine in
_
of its future possibilities, es­ following:
nation of lakes, beach and moun­ already been made.
n
ew
Booth
Kelly
sawmill
has
ar­
their
Bandon brickyard.
“As is well known, chemicals
From $5,000 to $10,000 will be tain scenery all within a few
pecially the summer resort fea­
rived
and
the
formal
opening
of
The
distilling of peppermint oil
spent next year to avertise Si- miles of each other and directly and druggists sundries of foreign the mill has been defered to labor has begun on the Dugold Camp­
tures.
—t—
origin now cover a considerable
A trip was made to the mouth uslaw and Coos Bay summer re­ on the new railroad.
day Sept 7.
*
. bell farm near Coburg.
sorts,
reached
through
Eugene
' of the river, but fog prevented
Chas S. Fee stated that he in­ portion of the druggists stock.
■ii in n i
The
extent
of
the
changes
in
him from seeing the magnificent overthe Willamette Pacific, ac­ tends to return to Eugene this
when’ ° r how rapidly
ocean beach that stretches on cording to John M. Soott gener­ fall and spend a wefek on the t.hese'
they
will
occur
we are unable to
the south to the Umpqua river, al passenger agent of the South­ McKenzie river and on the Siua
forsee.
Without
doubt the ahip-
and on the North to the first ern Pacific in Portland, and law. ‘ —— -— 77-
'
ment
of
many
foreign
lines* will
cape. On a clear day the north Charles S. Fee, passenger traffic
We will spend from $5,000 to
*10,000
advertising
Ihe^SiVaLw
cea9«
e^tire,y
for
®
n
indefinite
beach presents ¡a very pretty agent of thé Southern Pacific in
and Coos just the same as we Ijerlo<1-
*
have advertised Newport this
year,” stated Mr. Scott. “ We THE SIUSLAW NATIONAL
have many Newport and Tilla-
FORESTHAS FEW FIRES
mooks for Oregon beaches, but
we will have no lake summer While reports show that sever­
resorts like those which will al serious fires have occurred in
spring up along that railroad. Siuslaw timber, these have not
We are already preparing to ad­ been in the Siuslaw National
vertise it for next year. Some Forest.
Several small brush
time, after August 15, a delega­ fires have been started but have
tion of Portland business men been controlled before much
will make the trip over the line, damage happened. Two brush
and today our publicity agent fire8 apparently set out. on Rock .
Joe. Morris Jr., Norman G. Morris.
will be in Eugene to start over creek up the north coa8t from
the line after material for adver- Florence, burned over an area of
35 acres last week before the
This means much to Eugene, forest service surrounded it
fo ri think Eugene is already with trenche8.
feeling the good effect of th e , Another fire which got started
travel over the new railroad. lagt week, burning over 60 acres
The people along the line are now1 on Sweet creek, at one time War is a condition under which opposing factions engage in com bat
(Thia to not the definition aa credited to General Sherman.)
trading in Eugene where they threatened the destruction of
The whole of Europe to enraged in w arfare of the kind that kills. Morris A
were not doing so before.”
the buildings and improvements Son have started a w ar on the price of hog and chicken feed. Read our mani­
of A. H. Benson’s ranch. This festo. W e are haeked up by the highest authority in Lane county. Road these
Í
letters, then carefully read our ultimatum.
fire burned over ground covered
Mapleton, O r.. July 20, M14.
with a reproduction and briish M r. F. W . Rader, Eugene, Oregon.
g * M o n r ^ M a p t o t o ^ Oroge«.
growth, but did no damage to Dear Sir: 1 am sending you by mail aoth a t hand. A fte r examining eare-
' e a t anil t
large timber.
fully the samples of wheat
this date, two samples o f
taken from the damaged grain, I can
Last Saturday about noon a grain, one of wheat and-one o f barley, see no reason why you can net handle
fire was reported to Ranger
I
Mackechnie to be burning in n Portland, end lean get it considera­ purchasing the same yourself
fo r chicken feed
the huckleberry brush on the ble cheaper than grain th at to not dam­ or hog feed. There is not enough burnt
Over one thousand applications
grain in these aampiee to do any dam-
have beén made for homestead Mercer road about a mile north aged, but what I want to know, is the • age either to hoga or chickens.
I would suggest that instead o f ahip-
entry in the Siuslaw National of Florence. He and Field Assist­ value of thia grain for feeding value, * ping
in ail grain for feeding rationa for
ant
Miller
went
out
and
dug
a
hoga,
that you aubatitute p art tankage
compared with undamaged goods.
Forest. This forest «is divided
fire trench checking the flames W e usually handle wheat here for or oil meal. One pound o f digester
j into four districts, and the work
tankage is equivalent to four pounds of
I in district three'w hich includes which had burned over ten acres. chicken feed only, and it retails here at barley for feeding purposes. Condsid-
the high freig h t rates to get grain
the territory under the supervis­ AH these fires have been in from 2c to 2 l-2c per pound. 1 can sell ering
or provisions to that section, it seems
brush
and
small
growth,
and
so
this damaged wheat at 1 l-2c per pound to me it would ba a groat deal mare
ion of Ranger Mackechnie is
far
no
fire
has
occurred
this
here, and would like to know if it w ill profitable to you and your patrons to
now almost finnished. Forest
make part of the ration a concentrated
year in the Siuslaw National for­ not be cheaper and better for ehleken food,
Examiner L. B. Pagter has had
feed
than
clean
wheat.
A balanced ration for r hoga should ba
charge of this work and and has rest in western Lane county that
The barley would be good for hogs, approximately one part | protein toseven
has
destroyed
timber.
and 1 want your opinion an to the rel­ and one-half parts carbo-
been using about fourteen field
*..-....
ative food value of thia damaged bar­ ley runs about one to eight, and wheat
assistants.
approximately one to seven. A mix­
With eight proposed tax mea­ ley aa compared with undamaged bar­ ture of these two would make a nearly
Forest Surveyor Maxwell came
ley, and what other grain would make
ration.
up from Gardiner last week, ac­ sures on the ballot the taxpayer a balanced ration with the barley for balanced
1 do not know the price o f digester
tankage, but w ill he glad to look it up
companied by Field Assistant will have but one course open on fattening hoga.
and tot you know at ones. Thanking
Miller, and Forrest Examiner | election day.
Thanking you in advance I am yours you for your favor, I remain youra truly,
FLOYD W W.KADIÄ,
. RADKR,
Sheridan
business
men
are
truly,
M O R R IS A SON,
Pagter and Field assistant Irving
"County Agriculturist.
Per
Joe
M
orris
Jr.
joined the party at Florence, and backing a cannery.
To our good friends and patrons. Owing to the fact that we received in oar
they left the first of the week Willamina wants another pay­ warehouse
at Mapleton, Oregon, on August Sth and Vth. Fifteen tone o f wheat
roll
in
the
shape
of
a
cheese
fac­
and barley aa referred to above in the two printed lettera. W e do declare and
for Ira Haringtons plaçe above
insist that you do not have to pay to eaceed 120.00 per ton in lota of one tan of
Mapleton, where they will make tory.
FLORENCE, OREGON.
more, for this feed a t our warehouse a t Mapleton while those or any part of
Glendale
has
opened
a
new
an examination previous to Mr.
theee fifteen tons oW eed remain«.
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_
MORRIS & SON. Mapleton, Oregon.
Harrington making final proo' on c ditorium.
STANDARDIZATION
OF HIGH SCHOOL
WINS 103 TO 12
SIUSLAW PILOT’S
— LATEST WAR NEWS
WAR WILL
MAKE PRICES
UNCERTAIN
TO ADVERTISE
WESTENLANE
BEACHRESORTS
THE KODAK
That Gives
Pleasure
Store
Morris (8b Son
SUITS
$9.85
THE LEADERS
WAR!
. We have twenty-five men’s sum­
mer suits that formerly sold at
$15, $18 and $20, which are going
at
\
$9.85
(Dome in early and pick out one
of them.
WOOLEN MILL 'STORE,
CLASSIFICATION .
WORK ABOUT
COMPLETED
WAR!