17 o f o
S E M I-W E E K L Y
VOL. H.
PILOT
Lib r»ry
FLORENCE, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, lftïd
COMMISSIONERS EXPECT RAILS
HOLD MEETING AT MAPLETON
WEDNESDAY
NEXT WEEK
NUMBER 5 9
SIUSLAW DOES TWO ANTWERP
NOT GET AP
FORTS LOST
PROPRIATION
TOBEUM
It will be noticed the dispatch from Washington re
garding
the
rivers
and
harbors
appropri
ation says: “A noteworty feature of the allotment is
that only those projects which were authorized in the
the house bill as a result of the efforts of Representa
tiv es H aw ley a nd S innott re c e i ved fu n ds TfiffigrtHripr'
propriation just completed, and the new items inserted
in the bill after It reached the senate have been disre
garded by the war department”
It has been an evident fact that to save the results
obtained and receive benefits from the workalready ac
complished that the south jetty would have to be ex
tended, in fact the whole project would have to be com
bined and completed or a considerable loss would re
su lt One item alone, if the work is stopped, will be
the opening of a new quary, which alone will mean
thousands of dollars additional expense.
Somebody
went to sleep on the jetty appropriations. Who was it?
At the regular mothly meeting
With a crew rushing the track
o f the commissioners Qf the Port laying at the rate of 4,000 feet a
Washington,
O ct
7,- T h e
London,. O ct 7.—Dispatches
of Siuslaw all the members were day the steel is nearing head of
amounts allotted to’Northwestem from Amsterdam say that the
present
projects are: Celilo Canal. $525,- Germans continue to bombard
tide rapidly and by the first of
¡000; Lower Willamette and Co
Just what this port would re next week, possibly Tuesday the
Antwerp, that two more defend
ceive from the rivers and harbor rails will be at Mapleton.
lumbia, below Portland, $200,000; ing forts have fallen and that the
bill,' had been in question,
Willamette and Yamhill, above Belgian government has been
Between Mapleton and Acme
but a letter from H. P. Dutton, there are nothing but small
Portland. $25,000; Columbia. moved to Ostend.
of the. Tide Water Mill Co., in trestles and the piling for these
, Celilo to the mouth of the Snake,
Meanwhile the French account
formed them that ■ the appropria are being driven and good pro
$20,000; Columbia, Bridgeport to of the battle of Aisne says that
tion of $112,600 was not allowed. gress made in the work. On this
Kettle Falls, $36,000; Snake the battle on the allie’s left wing
Mr. Dutton in his letter urget stretch of about 15 miles only
River, $5000; Coos Bay, $70,000; continues with extreme violence,
immediate action in regard to one obstruction remains and that
Coquille River, $26,000; Siuslaw. the line being extended more and
the South jetty work, but as the is a right-of-way through the
$5000; entrance Grays Harbor, more. The German account says
commission had a letter from the Point Terrace Mill company-
$110,000; inner Grays Harbor and that the advance guards of the
firm which had contracted for property, a settlement of which
Chehalis River, $15,000; Cowlitz opposing forces are in touch north
the purchase of the additions is expected soon.
and Lewis rivers, $6000.
of Arras.
Mr. Hawley and his friends are
There are in many communities
bonds, cancelling their offer, be
While no definite information
A noteworthy feature of the
getting scared. This is evident successful bussiness men and
cause congress had not made an has been given out, it is said that
W hile the world awaits new*
from the fact that they are re farmers who stand like stumps allotment is that only those pro
appropriation for the Siuslaw, Mapleton is planning a cele
jects which were authorized in of the great battle in which the
sorting to every means honorable in the highways of progress and
the .commission took no definite bration and that an excursion
the House bill as a result of the English and French allied force*
or dishonorable, to pull him in such a situation the Under
action in the matter.
effortajof Representatives Hawley and the Germans in northern
from Eugene will be a part of the through and defeat his Demo
taker is an important factor in and Sinnott received funds under
The question of driftwood, pier formal opening of passengter
France have engaged for 26 days,
cratic opponent, Fred Hollister. development.
Scarcely a day the apportionment just complet the meagre official reports from
lights and other obstructions traffic to'head-of-tide.
One of the meanest most con- passes that they do not add a
were taken up and discussed,
ed, and the new items inserted the front vouchsafe little infor
tempible tricks that a politician new terror to death by refusing
and referred to the engineer’s
in the bill after it reached the mation o f the actual operations.
or his supporters can resort to is to join with public spirited
office for information.
the "native son” cry. No one citizens in s movement for the Senate have been disregarded by Today it is a small piece o f ground
lost and tomorrow the same
The Welcome sign which was but a coward will resort to the upbuilding of their eommunity *the Wat Department
The Buck box and crate factory
Items
for
which
no
allotment
ground
has been regained. Mean
at Eugene is rushing the com down down several weeks ago contemptible plea that a can or by their indifference snag an was made and the amounts pro while the French forces are
las been raised ag&in and will didate for an office should be industrial enterprise.
pletion of their plant
posed for these projects in the moving northward, but are gain
soon be connected up with the elected because he is a "native
It takes live men to build a river and harbor bill which failed ing little to the east which would
son.”
Just suppose that
Bids will be opened October 14 lights.
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Nehalem, $116,176;
for two concrete bridges on
The marshal had charge of the voters of the First Congressional der sight in life than a few noble
River,
$3000; Siuslaw, new pro the German wing.
job and two large timbers were district who are not natives of spirited citizens staggering under
Wasco county state highway
je c t 112,500; 'Columbia at Cas
A s a matter of fact General
used to anchor the side columns. Oregon should take Hawley and
a load of dead timber. The cades, ew.uuu;
$10,000;
Willamette
locks,
Won
Kluck,
wiuamette
won
m uck, in command o f the
It is announced that a giant
I t is believed that the arch will his friends at their word, and line
undertaker is of times a developer. $80,000; Clatskanie River, $1000; »German army, with heavy rein-
lumber corporation with a capital withstand most any wind that up behind Hollister because he is
Willapa River, $100,000; Grays forcements which have reached
o f Beveral millions is planned by might come.
not a "native son.”
Where
River,
$500; Puget Sound, $25,- him in the last week, has taken
holders of large timber .interest
would Hawley be then?
The
000;
Skagit
River, $40,000.
decided offensive and day by
in Clatsop
and
Tillamook
Enterprise is getting a sawmill great majority of the voters of ' The Willammette Pacific rail
day the announcement is made
counties. It will build a fleet of andj logging railroad that will the First district are, natives of
A new Presbyterian church by the French war office that
road company has commenced
steamers ahd maintain a string employ 1500 men under good other states.
But what differ-?,
has
just been dedicated at Gold the violent engagement contin
suit
against
the
Point
Terrace
o f eastern distributing yards.
ence should this make. We &«$ Mill and Lumber company tojcon- Beach Curry county.
business conditions.
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all Americans, and the candidate
demn the necessary land for right
for an office, high or low, who
of way purposes.
has nothing better in the way of
The papers were filed in the
argument to offer than th e 'cireuit
thi, week
cowardly, un-Amencan cry that
’
he is a "native son” of Oregon S
J ,an d .be,7 one acre-
is unworthy the confidence or
?
A Kncom,pan*
THE CRY O fT H E COWARD J UNDERTAKER A DEVELOPER
WELCOME SIGN REPAIRED
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THE
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Mr. Hawley' had a full-page
wh' re ‘h<
advertisement In the official State 7 ^ “ n° ‘ “ CUred “ “ ngh t'
Fair program in which he pleads
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FLORENCE, OREGON.
, the narrow-minded selfish select
jL
class that would close the doors
i of the State to the people of other
Jack Gilmore while working
sections of the country who would
with
the Willammette Pacific
come here to make homes and
crew
removing
false work from
engage in business. We should
remember that we are Americans the bridges had both legs caught
first, and "native sops” second. between a pile that was being
Again: Mr. Hawley’s picture lifted and a saw log, resulting in
cards and other literature put his right foot being mashed at
out oy himself and friends bear the ankle and the left leg injured
this familiar motto:
"No In near the hip. He is able to walk
terests to Serve but tfce Public some but will be under the doc
tor’s care a few weeks.
Interests,”
n
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Let us see about this.
Mr.
The new post office building to
Hawley is at this time, and h&s
be erected at Coquille will cost
for many years past, been draw
’ $6000.
ing a salary of $75 per month
from an insurance organization ’ th<t Mr. Hawley refused to at-
for serving as a member on the tend the funeral of Mrs. Wilson
board of directors or managers, wife of the President of the
In addition to this he receives $5 United States after he had
a day and traveling expenses beert appointed on the committee
every time he attends a meeting and that he left Washington and J
of th» board, board meetings went to Denver in August to at-1
being held in Denver four times tend a board m eeting.' Was there
a year. Does this look as if Mr. anything patriotic about this?
Hawley has
No interests to We yrz truly ashamed of such a
iserve but the public?
¡ "native
so n .° Tbe,r Oregon
We have the records to prove Mess enge r.
WAS INJURED THURSDAY
Costing you
•
v°en »„e iro^o„'l.nhd
e W ST OfflCE IMPROVEMENTS
closes his tearful plea with these
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.
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words regarding his opponent,
Frederick Hollister: "It is said *"8ta,l,ng [°° lock 60x63 ln »4-
I that he was born in Georgia.
in ’ U9e’
i What has a per^n with such 76)8 wdl
a total of 158 lock
antecedents to commend him to 6oxes- whic6
P~bably meet
; the people of Oregon as their’ h® demBnd for 8oma time to
come.
representative?”
Since taking the office and its
Poor Hawley!
He is hard
promotion
to third class, Post-
pressed for an argument.
was born in Oregon, but he has master Buchanan has endeavored
nothin«?
else to
to offer
nffer as an excuse to Rlve the Patrons the benefit of
nothing else
improved
for re-election. He belongs to a continued
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