PORT ORFORD NEWS P o r t ^ r f o r d ¿^ r e g o n i ^ ^ s d a v ¡ J a n u a r v l O i 1 9 2 8 . few years ago the producers of these articles may coast- «•p®cia»r the co astal plain g allo n and research. h a v P ht-Pn n h o n iir p n w n R u t th o v h u il f a i t h tn o-n tro m P o rt O rfo rd n o rth w a r d . a re C om m endably, m ore and m ore. l j j ° SCtire men. n u t tne\ nad ialtn to .gO .cap,e,i wilb ^ n j an(i g rav el of tb e b u reau has inclined to tu rn ahead and promote their products through publicity, m a rin e o rig n an d of m uch la te r over to in d u s try all w o rk of in- and a great harvest has resulted. i ' la<® th a n Ihe E m p ire fo rm a tio n v estig atlo n when re se a rc h has E n te re d a t th e P o sto ffice a t P o rt O rfo rd , O regon, a s second class So it is in th e use of nu h licitv in thp n e w s n a n e r' Traces of these aanda and T ravels firm ly e stab lish ed th e fu n d am en - m all m a tte r u n d e r Act of M arch 3, 1878 ... A ll v - • P Uf H.V 5 \ i. e nPUbl)aPe r , w ere observed on the 1500-foot u l a , leaving th e o p e ra to r to Held. All big successes in retail trade have been pTO-( te rra c e , but a re m uch b e tte r de- w ork out the econom ics an d ad­ SUBSCRIPTION RATES: duced by advertising. A number of years ago in “ t lo w er levels, w here th e ta b lish the m eth o d s by Which fi- One T e a r __________________ 8»u0 many cases these firm s were unknown or non-exist- ¡nla ^ r P™M°u,Th»° hit»? nal reeul,ta aJ* obtai.nt ? T ? * * 1 . i . , • • it i iniiMd fo r gold T he high- co -o p eratio n ha^ re su lte d in stim - Six M o n th s_________________91.00 ent, Or only Starting in a small way. I e e t of th e m ines n o ted Is on the u U tln g the in d u stry an d elim l- Advertising rates 16 cents per column Inch. Their owners were students of human nature. d iv id e betw een C ry sta l and Ed- n a tla g w astes. They knew that if a concern kept its name and i t s ' ‘“ .i'™!1,?,,,,41 elev'a'ion of 11 ls Doted that the co-‘>per\ business before the eyes of the people, if it c o n s ta n t- w h itish sand i s X e t thick*4 con- ativ e w ork c a rrie d on a t Mosco*'-, Tuesday, -January 10, 1928. Id ah o , w here th e u n iv e rsity has ly told about the things it was selling, it would arouse l i n i n g some sm all g rav el, over- been th e co -o p eratin g a g e n t, cost Power is the g reat goal of ambition, and it is public interest and get more than its share of trade. '¿V icT ^u‘up.m /rock the fe d e ra l g o v ern m en t only; w hereas p ro b ab ly th e r e ' only through a noble character th at one can arrive 'W hen people get that idea and advertise intelligent- The g rav el is* d eriv ed largely 9218.60, is no o th e r a re a of such la rg e , at a personality strong enough to move men and na- ly and give good stuff, success is sure to come as from the a d ja c e n t c re ta c e o u s d im en sio n s h av in g com plex s u l­ anything can be in this world of chance. It is a short sandstone The 1000-foot te r- phide o res o r w hich Is in position . tions.—Orison Swett Marden. an d aid th e sm all, u ltl-j path to success, and the door is always open to new- es and Elk r|TerSi and is gener- m to a te reach p roducers. P ro d u cin g som e , a lly capped by a d ep o sit of m a ­ comers. 25 per cent of all th e lead an d ! PORT ORFORD NEWS Published weekly at Port Orford, Oregon OEO. W 8ORAN8ON. Editor , from th e g u lch es T he old tra il ♦ ♦ I m ay yet be seen by th e tr a v e le r ♦ CLUB NOTES ♦ j com ing n o rth a t H um bug, high ♦ ♦ -| on th e so u th side of a m o u n tain to the n o rth . ' A n o th e r n o tab le relic of th e Citric C luh old days can s till be seen on th e A t th e re g u la r b u sin ess m eet- a n d B ailey ra n c h e s Ju st iDg o f th e c iv ... ic club . T h . u rsd ay i i n D o oyle rth o f ¡Rogue riv er. In e a rly th e fo llo w in g o fficers fo r th e y e a r . . 7 , . d ay s a tr a il o v er w hich m all was 1928 w ere e lec ted : ___ . . , « , _ .. . „ c a rrie d was used from C a lifo rn ia i v ic e n reeid en t Mrs M abel w hich w ent n o rth th ro u g h C u rry , rin e san d s, ev id e n tly laid down w hen th e sea sto o d a t th a t level T h e m a rin e san d s and g ra v e l of th e c o astal p lain a re y o u n g e r a n d w ere d ep o sited a f te r the 1, OOO-foot te rra c e had been raised from playing the recognized game of business, tak-, ing advantage of economic law. giving the people some better service than they had before. The pages of well circulated magazines or news­ papers will give the ambitious man hints about the way of business. In the magazines he will see the notices of products that have been boomed by adver-( tising. He will note many articles that became a household word through the power of publicity. A A O O E E A R ’S W O R T H Cli|» thi» « »»upon and m ail it w ith | l for a nil w eek* I am »/ « u /»«« r THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR ( H o n tf, fio riti Gw i«f* tn l i t N* «»/>♦> la »I MMI w ill lb- -In ly <-«od i« * • -I th* worl.l frwtu Ila TWO «pe-ìal w n l#r«, aa Well a« d e i * rim . uta d e ro i.d t,» « ,a«*n*a a»<1 «-htMrea a lateteal« u im m I - , educa tina tadm. * l r b m w ill be clad tn we |. .tate in,a jm u r b<»me fearteaa aa ad««M ale u( pea-e «nal f»r»>h1b,’ *•»»' tn -I .|«wn * mi«« Mrtiha v,r d--c and tb *Wtn4tat and lb» v lb r r feature» TH« ( ' m r iw t i a n Ra'iaNt« Ba- k Bay Station, Pteanr aead twe a att wwwWa tria l «wl-w» n p 'l-m N em e id e a a e BUILDING OF A LL K IN D S New and Repair Work Plumbing and Painting ----- ESTIMATES FREE ----- Geological Survey and i Bureau of Mines Accomplish Wonders W. H. SHERIDAN General Contractor Seaside Hotel (Atalat . - w - A a».ah,le h u n tin g lodge in big gam e te r rito ry , e a s ­ ily accessible, in co n n ectio n w ith hotel. V isitin g b re th e rn w el­ JOHN VAIL, W o r n h lp fn l M a ste r W. T WHITE. Sr.. S e c reta ry . SHIPLEY, HAYNES & CO. - H tR D W .U U OF ALL KINDS E conom y S to r e B .A N D O N . o R R G O T i r.»w ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ (C o n tin u e d from P ag e 1) is tra tlv e an d g en eral. $268.385 - 04. A very la rg e p ro p o rtio n of th is e x p e n d itu re has been fo r purpos ( es an d in v e s tig a tio n s not p rlm a r ily d esig n ed o r conceived as a p a rt of th e w ork of th e b u re a u , ax h eliu m ln v ex tig atio n s. and m in e ra l s ta tis tic s , so th a t th e d e ­ m an d s fo r se rv ice have kept ah e a d of th e ex c h e q u e r an d th e se rv ice to th e fro n tie rs of th e In ­ d u stry h a s not been p ro p erly fi­ nanced. T his is u n fo r tu n a te b e ­ c a u se th ese so u rces of th e indus- try sh o u ld he k ept in a h e a lth y co n d itio n to in s u re th e m obility of th e w hole s tru c tu r e of eco­ nom ics T h is fe> th ro u g h no de-1 sign b u t re s u lta n t of in su ffic ie n t ( a p p ro p ria tio n s an d u rg e n t de­ m an d s In c e rta in lines of investi- , F U R N IT U R E MAna. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « P O R T O R F O R D IJ1IR A R Y OPEN HO, I t - T u esd ay a fte rn o o n . 2 to 4 :3 0 . T h u rsd a y ev en in g s. 7 to 9. S a tu rd a y a fte rn o o n s, 2 to 4:30. I Real i Estate pnt in I n e a r th e m o u th of th e Illin o t- A Itl r - ect to ex ten siv e flood plain s and tid al fla ts R ogue riv ­ er. by th e ir absence, is in stro n g c o n tra st w ith the C o q u ille and th e Coo«, w here rn-etit su b sid en ce h as flooded th e s tre a m s n e a r the coast and g re a tly ex ten d ed th e ir : a llu v ia l plains. ( P a r , IX in next Issu e). J Septic Tanks and Sewers 1 awetaae me dollar >|lb> a r la d sid e ra b le a re a s alo n g th e ir low- rive E le c tric a l C o n tra c to rs Refiners and ‘Buyers o f a larg e zinc to n n ag e, n o rth e rn . Id a h ° wy h ’he a d d itio n of e a s t-, [\Jat{ve Platinum and Gold ern W ash in g to n , has no o th e r co- H ig h est M arket Prices o p e ra tiv e agency n o r Is th e r e any E,iabl„htJ 1907 *a r ^ In d ep en d en t re se a rc h w orks WILDBERG BROS. In th e region. The region cited S M E L T IN G 4i R E F I N I N G C O . by reaso n o f its la rg e re q u ire - ( O liv e , 742 M erkel S i., Sen Francieco Plant: South Sen Frencieco m en ts an d g re a t possib ilities, is e n title d to g re a te r co n sid e ra tio n . ' an e n la rg e d m easu re of co-oper- J H. L. HOUSTON, M.D. a tio n . T his is b est accom plished Physician and Surgeon, by ad d in g p erso n n el an d e q u ip - , rnent to th a t a lre a d y e sta b lish e d P h o n es: O ffice 491, H om e 492 a t Moscow. Fahy-Morrlaon Bldg. To rea d th e re p o rt in sp ire s Bandon, Oregon. one w ith co n fid en ce in th is bu- ( re a u w hich h as accom plished so ( m uch fo r th e In d u stry w ith o u t DR. L. R. PUGH c o m m e n su ra te fin an cial reso u rc- es. We m ust not fo rg e t th a t D ental S urgeon o u r , , c o n g ressio n al . . . d eleg , „ a tio n se e k in g all all possible inform 8eekin« possible in fo rm a a tio n At P o rt O rfo rd P h arm acy as to th e re q u ire m e n ts of th e m i- , . . . . . ... . .. n in * ,,B d“a tr y o rd e r ,h a t ^ i P h o n e 141 P o rt O rfo rd , Ore. m a{ •" ‘« » ‘K ently u rg e o u r claim r n o n e to la rg e r service. WILL IT PAY? (Editorial in Reporter! above th e sea. T h ey a r e well The suggestion made last week by the Reporter exposed n e a r P o rt O rfo rd an d that Gold Beach should incorporate has met with C ape B lanco alo n g the coast, and strenuous objections from certain quarters that to a lso on .h e in la n d bo rd er p la in in the Sixes an d incorporate would cause taxes to increase. m ines. G ravel p re v a ils a t th e The opponents to the proposal may be sincere b ase of th e d ep o sit in th e m ines, and honest in their convictions, but they are obstruc a n d m a rk s th e sh o re line a g a in s t tionists who are working against the development of j oinings b ^ d ¡ehde ¿T X V rg'* a S T th e b lu ff from w hich it is d e riv ­ S e c re ta ry , Mrs. A da P o rte r. 1 ed. I t is o v erlain by san d w ith the community. ta ry post a n d tr a d in g place on A m anda T re a s u r e r Mrs. sm a lle r la y e rs o f g rav el to a th e U m pqua. On th e Doyle and They are of the type who can see no good in pro­ Smith th ic k n e ss of o v er 20 feet. B ailey ra n c h e s th e old tr a il is gressing and who want the community to remain in T h e n ext m eetin g will be on , easily seen, w h ere in m any places In th e s e a b lu ff a t th e m o u th T h u rsd a y , Ian. 12. At th a t tim e unorganized state. I t w as w orn to a d ep th of as of E lk riv e r a la rg e r sectio n is th e clu b will v o te on m em b ers ( exposed, w ith 75 feet o f s t r a t i ­ m uch as 10 feet. In opposing organized government for Gold fo r th e lib ra ry board san d below , o v erlain by 12 iMr. P a rish found R ogue riv e r fied fe e t of gravel. N ear the base of Beach, they might ju st as well say they prefer sheep a p p o rtio n e d a lo n g to w ard th e Ijw lles Aid trails to an improved highway, tallow candles to elec­ | e a st betw een th re e band«. T he th e sa n d , w h ere It com es In con- ta c t w ith th e Miocene, it is lo- W ill m eet at th e hom e of Mrs. Y ah ch u tes claim ed only tw o o r very rich in fossils. A tric lights or a pack-mule to an automobile. A lta Ixirson W ed n esd ay a fte r- th re e m ilee up th e riv e r and the cally very They prefer the town to remain without proper noon. E lectio n o f o fficers w ill T o to tln s w ere n ex t an d had ab o u t la rg e n u m b e r w ere collected, and alignment of streets, established grades and ade­ be held an d re fre s h m e n ts se rv ­ 12 milAi m o re and a th ird band co n c e rn in g th em Dr. Dal! re ­ I claim ed th e d is tric t on to th e II- p o rts: "T h ey a re p ro b ab ly P le is­ quate sanitation and fire protection. They want it ed. tocene, all th e species seem ing ♦ ; lin o ls river. to remain as it has for years, unprogressive, a real recen t, b u t they m ay be of the ♦ A p e c u liar s ta te m e n t ap p eared I T ra ffic o f to d ay seem s to b e , M erced horizon (a P liocene fe r­ « “hick” town. | a h it o r m iss a ff a ir. in th e re p o rt to th e 33d congress. ra n e of C a lifo rn ia i. A la rg e r ♦ In sp e a k in g o f th e d e stru c tio n of It pays a community to be progressive and no 't h e In d ian v illage a t C hitco Mr. co llection is needed to d e te rm in e « community can grow and prosper without a munici­ Now is th e tim e to ta lk 1928 P a rish said It w ould be d iffic u lt th is point. T h ey a re not o ld er ♦ ♦ to u rin g . pal government. fo r th e In d ia n s to replace th e ir th a n n ew er P lio c e n e .” ♦ N ear th e m o u th o f E lk riv e r h u ts, as th e re w as no tim b e r in It is true that there would be some expense to th e P leisto cen e a p p e a rs to rest ♦ th e n eig h b o rh o o d , T his s t a te ­ operate a town government under a charter, en tail-, Gurry County ♦ m en t, ev id en tly , w as a m istak e, on th e M iocene u n co n fo rm ab ly , Indian Lore , o r he had re fe rre d to som e o th - but fa r th e r n o rth . n e a r Cape ♦ ing a slight increase in taxes, but the improvement e r locality, fo r th e re is no d o u b t B lanco, th e P leisto cen e is g re a tly which would come with an organized government, i in anybody.'s m ind who has seen red u ced in th ic k n e ss and uncon- (C o n tin u e d from P ag e 1) the increase in property values and in business, would , L „ •__, ; ___ - , , ... , , . I * th e Chltoo d is tric t th a t it w as fo rm ab ly o v e rlap s the E m p ire m ake lilt? investment in taxes most profitable to r ev-, E ach band hud one o r tw o Chiefs well wooded 75 y ears ago Coos fo rm a tio n , w ith a rich fossil bed a t its base. erv property owner and every merchant and business and ,heir b o u n d aries w ere deft- Bay H arb o r A llu v iu m .— T h is fo rm a tio n ln- man in the town. i n ‘te,y d eacr,b ed an d th e In d ian s 11F «1 • , . ax x . . alw ay« resp ected th e p ro p erty Orford elu d es the m a te ria l d ep o sited by Geology of I’ort Well organized towns attrac t perm anent resi- claimed by o th e rs. th e la rg e r stre a m s alo n g th e ir dents, tourists and trade. It is hut natural that a In th e e a rly p a rt of 1854. b o rd ers an d fo rm in g th e ir pres­ (C o n tin u e d from P age 1 , e n t flood plains. It Is g en erally person selecting a place in which to spend a vacation, whl,ws who wer® n,lnln* alo n g • \1<>< l \ F In d ian fine silt, d ep o sited by the h ighest a place in which to live or a community in which to tfiiag^“ i^ixhmo’n ls 'Z e o f .h e E m p ire F o rm a t ion.— T h e E m ­ floods. W h ere th e p lain s a re s u f­ OF to invest money, will Hlways choose <1 town larg est b eing in th e so u th e rn pire fo rm atio n ls com posed c h ie f­ fic ie n tly d ry to be a ra b le the soli with well laid out streets, good sidewalks, properly i’"'' b elo n g in g to th e ch itco « . ly o f sa n d sto n e , w ith som e co n ­ Is fe rtile , an d th e fe r tility Is re- g lo m e ra te and sh a le and a bed of new ed by ev ery flood. aligned buildings along its business section, a ttra c -’dM ^ tr/ ^ ' ; n8alhdlgldnne hfire " . d volcanic dux,, i, occupies but a T he stre a m s , fo r th e m ost p a rt, live Stores and shops, in preference to the community reco m m en d ed th a t th e govern n a rro w Strip a lo n g the coast for flow In n a rro w valley s: only h ere With a disorderly appearance. | m ent re|»ay th e In d ia n s at th e h a lf a m ile n o rth e a st of Black a n d th e re , w h ere soft beds occur, I f C fil/1 R o a n R Ii o n l o I,« . r e o u r ..« .1 .,„ ,1 4.» ra te o f »100 p er house. In d ian s lock point and a sim ila r s trip do th ey carv e ou, w id er p o rtio n < If Gold Beach wants to grow and prosper and t o , a year ’r two‘ before thlg report fl„. abolIt tWi mi|ps snu,he:w ,(f and form a flood p lain of a llu v i­ WOCOITIC dition, unprogressive, a place with a reputation f;ir ,h,e , k lll,‘r " “ u d Section of E m p ire F o rm atio n ta n , d e p o sits a re p ro b ab ly th o se and wide of being a backwood s village and shunned t,a,i ,i „ , e h ,. killing, N ear C ape Blanco. o c c u rrin g a t th re e p o in ts along Feet th e so u th fo rk of th e C oquille. by home seekers and investors. T hese a ff a irs aro u sed th e In- On v e l E lk riv e r and th e Sixes have co n ­ Think about it. J d iu n s an d am icab le re la tio n w ere F ine w hitish sa n d s to n e full I nut m a in ta in e d . o f m in u te o rg an ism s ,« o Thx cen su s tak en by A ecot T u ff 99 ELEGT CAPABLE MEN P arish show ed th e re w ere V3 1 1 Y ellow ish san d sto n e* and ne r In d ian s in Ills te r rito ry . 445 men. On the second Tuesday in February the Cham­ 490 w om en. 205 g irls and 171 to p very sh a ly sa n d sto n e s 47 ber of Commerce will elect its directors and officers hoys. O nly 12 g uns w ore found T ntxl 825 for the ensuing year and it is none too early for mem­ am ong all th a t n u m b e r, in d ica, T h e s tr a ta a re tiled so u th e rly ing th e n a tiv e s w ere q u ite h e lp ­ a , an an g le o f 25 d eg rees, rest bers to give careful consideration to the m atter. less In a q u a rre l w ith th e ir w hite Port Orford is on the verge of a great development b ro th e rs w ho w ere all well a r m ­ d ire c tly upon th e M yrtle form a , tlo n . an d a re o v e rla in u n c o n fo rm ­ and capable, wide-awake men should be put forward ed in m in in g days. ably by m a rin e sa n d s of th e T h e re w as a m in in g cam p at c o astal p lain to handle the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. Foeeils a re very ' E lizab eth , a sh o rt d is ta n c e below a b u n d a n t, and a f te r an e x a m in a ­ Think it over. . E u ch re c reek , w h ere m in ers w ere tio n of a' larg e n u m b e r of th em ! fin d in g beach gold. T h is was In Dr. W. H. Dali re p o rts th a t the ' sig h t o f th e R ogue riv e r reef s t r a t a a re M iocene and of th e PLAYING THE GAME . w h e re th re e la rg e ro ck s stan d sam e ag e as th e E m p ire fo r m a ­ (Editorial in Silverton Tribune) | o u t se v e ra l m iles a t sea. T h e m i­ tio n of Coi»s l'#v. There is something inspiring about achievement. n e rs called th e se th e T h re e Sis Much of th e fo rm a tio n has 1 been w ashed aw ay, b u , I, p ro b When one journeys to a famous city and sees won­ te r s .” been ab ly n ev er ex ten d e d fa r Inland u m b u g m o u n tain h ad derful buildings, fine artistic homes, a tremendous nam H ed in 1854 and m uch of , a lo n g th is p o rtio n of t i e coaet. fabric of commerce and industry, he is incited to go Agent P a ris h 's d a ta re fe rre d to To th e n o rth . how ever, alo n g ailed the dis Coos riv e r and a lso n e a r th e Co­ back and try to do something along the line of a t - ¡ th a t lo cality He r«u< tainm ent. And the way to success is always open to îanc® . *ronî , O rfi’r d to Hum lu m b ia. tt re a c h e s fa r th e r in lan d bug 12 miles, h u t In th o se days PlJ-asTOCKNE those who know how to play the game. M arine -a n d « a n d G rav els.— th e tr a il s k irte d th e h ig h sp o ts Fortune does not come by luck. Success comes ! on th e m o u n tain « and k ep t aw ay T he m a rin e te rra c e s n e a r th e RIGGS ELECTRIC SHOP WOODMEN OF THE WORLD W. 0 . W. Camp 609 Meets m t T-'.Sfcr «( month. Yiaitaea wMaowi » J LONG OISTANCL o u r cam p W. J. SABIN, C. ©. RKRXAL FORTY, Clark. _______________ | * 4 SERVICE FIRST