P age 4
P o rt Orfor(L Q regon; T uesday, J a n u a ry 4, 1927.
Mining News o f the Curry-
Coos Em pire
R ubber __________
8.35
6.25
S ugar ----------------- 7.25
9.75
011
7.25
6.25
P a p e r __________ 6.50
7.00
Steel, Iron .............
5.00
6.i>0
Copper, brass
2.50
3.50
Coal
____
1.75
4.00
It will be noted th a t m etal mi
ning heads the list both as to re
t u r n on the investm ent and as to
increase over the previous year.
The o u tstan d in g fact is th a t
m etal m ining is not only among
th e most stab le of our in d u stries
b ut is fa r and aw ay the m ost
stable. P ro p ag an d ists who have
ream s of Junk secu rities to sell
may be able to entice u n th in k
ing Investors into th e ir webs, but
any such investor who has the
intelligence
to recognize facts
may well do som e first hand in
vestigating.
prin ts below a form of applica
tion for m em bership, which may
W ith the Initial step taken in be filled out and sent to the a s
the organization of the Curry- sociation.
Coos Mining asso ciatio n ' much
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has been done tow ard hastening
the developm ent of the m ineral To the CURRY-COOS MININO
resources of this region, but the
ASSOCIATION
work has only begun. An o rgan
P o rt O rford, Oregon
ization to be effective and to pro
d ace th e results aim ed at m ust G entlem en :
I hereby m ake application for
be a live one, and to be a live
one m eans th a t every m em ber m em bership in the CURRY-COOS
m ust take an active p a rt in car MINING ASSOCIATION and en
rying out the purposes of the close herew ith 12.00 In paym ent
of one y ear’s dues.
*s: oclatlon
The announced purposes are
Name _____________________
th e general b etterm e n t of the in
C ecil Rhodes on M in in g
A d d r e s s ____________________
d u stry ; closer co-operation of
those engaged In m ining;
the
Mining has been m e founda
supp o rt of legislation beneficial
tion of the w orld’s w ealth from
M e ta l M in in g Pays
to m ining, and opposition to leg- |
Mining
The S tandard S tatistics com the beginning of tim e.
station prom ulgated for purpose
on
this
pany of New York gets Just about is th e only business
of destroying the Industry; the i
e
a
rth
th
a
t
increases
the
wealth
establishm ent of a perm anent mi as close to the real m eat of of the world w ithout infringing
things as is possible. T heir b u si
ning exhibit a t P o rt O rford for
on the rig h ts of others. Mining
the benefit of m ining men and ness Is to take the colored covers has alw ays been th e quick road
off
an
n
u
al
rep
o
rts
and
to
expose
the public generally;
and the
They also are to fortune. I have m ade a study
carrying on of a reliable pub w hat Is inside.
keen
ferre
ts
on
balance
sheets of th is question and my investi
licity cam paign so that, the m in
and
can
sm
ell
out
what
is re gation shows th a t m ining has a l
eral resources of this section may
gardless of the p aten t purpose of ways offered g re a te r induce
be brou g h t to the atten tio n of
the balance sheet to show som e m ents th an any business In the
experienced m ining men and cap
world to m ake quick and great
th in g different.
ital.
Sum m ing up the earnings rec w ealth. O ften £100 Invested in
In this work, which Is vital to ords of o u r n ational Industries good m ining stock will pay the
fo rtu n a te holder £10,000 more
a full developm ent of the Curry- th is com pany says:
Coos Em pire, the new associa
'T o r the th ree year period the than it could have possibly payed
tion Is en titled to the support of greatest stab ility of earnings was him If invested in any o th e r good
every m ining man w ithin Its bor shown by electrical equipm ent; securities. So I would say, that
ders, and of every businessm an, express, gold and silv er;
ra il I believe investing money In a
as the businessm an Is as much road equipm ent; shoes; th eaters: good m ining stock Is the most I
proftable investm ent and very
the beneficiary of a developm ent and tobacco.”
And why sa
of these resources as th e m iner
Out of 23 in d u stries Standard much the safest.
Because the secu rity
Is
himself. Such support Is best ev S tatistics shows only 8 which in fest?
idenced by becom ing a m em ber creased th e ir 1924 profits over the ore itself— the raw m aterial
of th e association and
p utting 1923.
Fifteen branches showed of money.
one's shoulder to the wheel and decreases. Metal m ining stan d s
helping pack the load.
Moral high In th is record.
Gold and
M ining Men
support is encouraged, but active silver show a 28 per cent
In
support Is w hat brings hom e the crease of profits, and lead, nick
The next m eeting of the C ur
bacon.
el and zinc a 69 per cent in ry-Coos Mining association will
The dues of the
association crease.
J u s t one line out of be held a t P o rt O rford, Oregon,
have been fixed at a nom inal some 40 m akes a b e tte r showing on the second S atu rd ay in J a n u
am ount, sufficient, how ever, to th an gold an d silver
T h at Is ary, the 8th, a t 2 p. m. for the
carry on the work, provided ev lead, nickel and zinc all m etals. purpose of com pleting the o rg an
eryone does his part
R e tu rn s on Invested capital is ization of th e association.
Every m ining man w ithin the
It is not necessary th a t one be probably the best Index of all.
a m iner to Join the association, T aking a list of the ten im p o rt boundaries of C urry and Coos
o r th a t he reside w ithin the two an t productive In d u stries the fol counties should a rra n g e to a t
tend this m eeting, and
should I
counties.
Anyone In sym pathy low ing is the retu rn per 8100:
with the developm ent of m ining,
R etu rn R eturn also bring specim ens of his ores
for the p erm an en t m ining exhib
no m a tte r w here he resides, is
In d u stry
1924 1928
welcome, and for th e convenience Zinc, lead, nickel
910.25 86.00 it to be established at Port Or
of those who were not present Gold, sliver ......
10.25
8.00 ford.
at the firs t m eeting, the News Chem icals
........
9.00
9.50
CUitRY-COOS MINING ASSN.
M ining O rg an izatio n
P O R T O R FO R D N EW S
^C H A M B E R OF COMMERCE
B andon G ets P u b licity
PUBLICITY
F o r the convenience of the
public In aiding in carry in g on
the publicity work of the C ham
ber of Commerce the o rd er blank
pinted below will be of g reat as
sistance.
Make your order for 100 or
any m ultiple thereof, and rem it
a t rate of one cent for each copy,
or 81.00 per hundred.
(C ut out and m ail)
Com m ittee of the P ort O rford
Cham ber of Commerce,
P o rt O rford, Ore.
The P ublishers Auxiliary, a
w eekly trad e new spaper publish
ed In Chicago, which is received
in 15,5 00 new spaper offices In
th e U nited States and Canada,
carried a story In its C hristm as
day num ber u nder a
Bandon
d atelin e which told of the com
ing m eeting of the Oregon State
E d ito rial association next A ugust
in Bandon and
Roseburg. at
which the Bandon cham ber of
com m erce will act as host to the
visitors while a t the seashore.
H igh School E lection
On Ja n u a ry 8 the taxpayers of
H igh School D istrict No. 2, em
bracing the P o rt O rford territo ry ,
Ei closed find
for
will m eet a t the school house in
------------- copies of the C ham
P o rt O rford and vote on the
ber of Com merce folder to be
question as to w hether a new
prin ted th is m onth.
Deliver
high school building shall be
folders a t my address, given
constructed.
below.
The P o rt O rford high school ,
accom m odations will be inade- I
(N am e) _
qu ate to m eet the requirem ents
of the d istrict an o th er year and I
( A ddress)
It will be necessary to provide
q u a rte rs of some sort. In ad d i
N ote: O rders should be made tion to th a t fact it is impossible
for 100 or any m ultiple thereof, to stan d ard ize the school in its
and the rem ittan ce should be present shape.
m ade on a basis of one cent each,
W ith P o rt O rford
forging
or 8 1 0 0 per hundred.
ahead, w ith the prom ise of be-
G entlem en:
coming a thriving city, the m at-
,
/
w .
a .«
u
ter of school accom m odations be
comes one of g reat im portance.
and the taxpayers will do well
1 to give due consideration to the
question, not only for im m ediate
needs but for the fu tu re also.
D ry Goods
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N O TA R Y
n £
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Refiners and buyers o f
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Gold
Highest M arket Prices
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Real
Estate
E j M u M
1907
W IL D B E R G BROS
S M L L T IN G A R t F IN IN G CO
Olfic«»: 742 Market St., San F ra n .i,o
Plant: South San Francuco
O s tra n d e r’s
BA RBER SH O P
R. C. O stra n d er,
P U B L IC
P rop.
W. T. W h ite
P o rt O rfo rd
P o r t O rfo rd , Ore.
Hatton’s Service Station
For Cash Only
C. A. LONG
G E N E R A L M E R C H A N D IS E
III
!
W ith
5 G allons o f G as— 1 P in t A von Oil F ree
W ith
7 G allons o f G as— 1 P in t Cycol Oil F ree
W ith 10 G allons G as— 1 P in t E a s te rn Oil F ree
N otions
Shoes
G roceries
W ill O rd e r A n y th in g N o t in Stock
Am C losing O ut My Line of
G loves and P ack Sacks
A t Less T han Cost
W E BUY FU R S
C A LL A N D G E T Y O U RS
P h o n e 23
P o rt O rfo rd
P o rt O rfo rd O regon
Phone 121
Unusually Attractive Profits are Made in
Orford
Curry and Coos Counties Have a Monopoly
FOUND NO WHERE ELSE ON EARTH
Exceptional Opportunity for Profitable Investment
Wire or Write Today
for Full Information
9 3 0 0 Ton Boat le a d in g I,a m b e r
at
l ’or« O rfo rd
M u n ic ip a l Dock, P o rt O rfo rd
Inm an L um ber & D evelopm ent Co.,
P o rt O rfo rd , O regon.
G entlem en :
W ith o u t cost to me. please fu rn ish full in fo rm atio n
to y o u r plan of o p eratio n .
N am e
C e d a r Ix ig
Inman Lumber & Development Co
Lessee of Municipal Docks
Add res:
Port Orford, Oreg
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