Port Orford news., February 19, 1970, Image 4

PORT ORFORD DEEP WATER HARBOR—The KEY to the Development of the Vast Natural Wealth of Southwestern Oregon
PORT ORFORD NEWS
T—
V oi I
BIG TIMBER DEVELOPMENT
STARTED ON SIXES RIVER
-No. 1
P ort Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, November 9, 1926.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Port Orford News comes into being with this issue.
Its environments are satisfactory and its purpose is to adequately
serve the great Curry and Coos Counties Empire
now in the
♦
making.
PORT ORFORD’S DEEP HARBOR
KEY 10 VAST NATURAL WEALTH
The natural deep water harbor
The Inman Lumber and De­
SIXES RIVER
PORT
ORFORD
at
Port Qrford Is acknowledged
velopment company, of which C.
SCENES TO
as the’ key to the development
LOCALS
Its columns will be devoted to he upbuilding of the rich
C. Inman is president, has the
BE SHOWN of the vast , and varied natural
work o f construction of its first
territory traversed by the Roosevelt-Highway,,in Southwestern
wealth of the Southwestern Ore­
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adolph-
splash dam on the Sixes river
The regular monthly meetings gon Empire— a region as ,'potenr
about fifteen miles east of the sen were Bandon visitors Satur­
Oregon and to the full developmenibafc the Immense'.natural re­
of the Port Orford chamber of tially rich aa any like ares on th*
Roosevelt highway, under way, day.
commerce* scheduled to
J^Id face of the earth— and with the
sources
of
that
section.
a n d w ith o r d i n a r y w t w t h e r con­
The Ladles Aid will meet at
Tuesday November 9, 1926, has opening up of the Coos-Curry
ditions it is predicted that the the home of Mrs. Mabel Gillings
been postponed to Tuesday, No­ coast line by means of the R oom -
It foresees the not far distant day when the shore line of
big dam will be completed In next Wednesday. A full attend­
vember 16, at 8 o’clock, accord­ velt highway, the importance of
about six weeks time and the ance of members is desired.
ing to the following letter from this harbor for shipping la at­
this great territory will be known world wide as a tourist play­
cutting and marketing of Port( Clarence Zumwalt went to
the president of the chamber:
tracting the attention of shipping
Orford cedar started well before Portland for a couple of days vis­
ground with the Roosevelt Highway the main artery of tourist
Port Orford, Ore., Nov. 8, 1926 circles generally.
the first of 1927.
it last Fridaf.
Members of Port Orford Cham­
travel between the north and the south, which vision is fully war­
The harbor, to quote Captain
The company has acquired
J. F. Gillings and family drove
ber of Commerce:
Tichenor
some 60 years ago, “la
rights on the river to drive logs to Bandon Saturday afternoon to
ranted by its magnificent coast line; its fine beaches; its wonder-
Owing to the fact that many
a deep and capacious roadstead,
and for catching and storing have some dental work done for
active members of the chamber
ful settings for hotels and private cottages; its unsurpassed
abundantly sheltered from all
logs at a point just west of the ' the children.
are scheduled to be out of the
winds except the southwesters,
Roosevelt highway, known local-1 Curry chapter No. 135 O. E. S.
.city on Tuesday night, November
sportsman’s
hunting
and
fishing;
its
fine
highways;
and
above
having In the northwest a head­
ly as Squaw Bluff, where a r -1 have received an invitation from
9, the regular monthly meeting
land 150 high, „which is perpen­
rangements will be made to hold Doric chapter No. 53, Marshfield,
all for its delightfully cool summers and mild winters.
night, the regular meeting Is
dicular on the side toward the
and load the logs on trucks for to attend a seven-o’clock dinner
hereby postponed to Tuesday, No­
anchorage. The bottom is reck­
hgullng to the municipal docks to be served in the dining room
It foresees vast'bodies of standing timber, estimated at up­
vember 16 at 8 o'clock.
oned first class holding ground
at Port Orford, a distance of six I I of the Masonic hall, after which
It
is
urgently
requested
that
wards of 15,000,000,000 feet, and consisting of the well known
for anchors, and there is a mini­
miles, on which the company j the lnltlatory work of the order
all members of the chamber at­
mum depth of from seven to ten
holds a long time lease.
• w,u be elempUfled. A number
Port Orford-cedar, fir, spruce, hennock, oak and myrtle, flowing
tend this meeting, and others in­
fathoms of water In the channel.
The big timbers for the dam o( the members of the order from
terested in the development of
The
engineers of the government­
to
the
markets
of
the
world
through
the
beautiful
and
natural
have been cut and peeled, exca- port Orford have signified their
Port Orford are cordially invited
al coast survey have pronounced
vatlon for the foundations m ade,1 intention of attending,
to
meet
with
the
chamber.
deep water harbor at Port O rford; tfdien Curry and Coos counties
this The finest and most acces­
and a donkey engine has been; I The way that the people of
L. B. HATTON,
sible summer harbor on the coast
shall be recognized as the platinum .producing center of the Unit­
Installed to lift the logs into po­ Port Orford are getting behind
President.
' between San Francllco and Puget
sition on the dam and the work the new Inman Lumber and De­
At this meeting, the News is
ed S tates; when the large deposits of coal, iron, copper, gold, and
Sound, and a movement is on
Is In full swing. The sawmill of velopment company is certainly
informed, an exhibition of min­
foot to construct at Port Orford
the Inman Mines company, locat­ very encouraging to the promot­
building stone shall be fully developed; when the halibut, cod and
ing and timbering scenes on the
a stone breakwater, which is
ed just above the dam and run ers of the project.
Sixes river, .together with other
Practically
much needed for complete im­
salmon banks off the Port Orford shore are supplying those de­
by water power, will be utilized all of Port Orford people are giv­
scenes locally in the vicinity of
munity against the storms of
to saw . such lumber as may be ing it not only 'hioral but so far
Port Orford, will be shown on i
lectable fish to the wide interior markets; and when the g r e a t7
winter."
necessary for the dam construc­ us possible, financial support in
the Balloptican picture machine.
Curry county, the best and last
transcontinental railroads shall fully realize that this rich section
tion.
The meeting will be held in the
purchasing stock of the company.
of the undeveloped sections of the
The Port 'Orford cedar market
Welcome West theater, and light
with its enormous potential tonnage, is the last and the richest of
John Parker of Oregon . City
United, States, has been retarded
is exceptionally good, and the ex­
refreshments will be served with­
passed through Port Orford Fri­
in its development In the past by
the
undeveloped
country
remaining
for
their
conquest.
port logs are sold to the Japa- i
out charge. Every man and
day evening with 96 head of fine^
lack
of land transportation facil­
nese. The company states it Is
woman in Port Orford and vicin­
steers purchased in the south­
ities, and this fact has caused
in position to contract its entire
ity
should
attend
this
m
eeting1
All
of
this
it
sees—and
more.
It
foresees
a
happy
and
con­
ern part of the county.
the government to delay the har-
cut of Port Orford cedar export
and learn more about the im- .
,
. , ,
,
E ditor W. E. Hassler of the
,
bor work and take up work of
tented people, as no one can live icithin such environments with­
logs for a period of years up to
mense natural ' resources tribu-,
.. .
Curry
C
ounty
R
eporter
spent
a
,
r
.
.
.
.
.
I
more
immediate
importance
in
a maximum of 10,000,000 feet
tary to ih e P o ri \jrlo rd deep wn-
.
out being contented, and the mild ocean atmosphere, if not a
i other sections.
Now, however,
per year. The Port Orford ce­ short time in town Friday.
er ar or.
Roosevelt highway is rapid­
The port commission held its
cure-all, is a panacea för many of the ills that affect mankind.
dar on the Sixes watershed runs
Discussion of the many mat­
ly changing this -situation and
from 15 to 26 per cent of the regular monthly meeting last
ters that need attention prepara­
capital is coming into this terri­
regular
total stand, and an exceptional Friday, attending to
Its columns will record the Tiews of the day accurately,
tory to the opening up of the
tory and developing Its wonder­
fine quality of old growth yellow routine business.
tourist season for 1927 will be
ful timber and mining resources,
with
the
sole
purpose
of
making
the
News
one
of
the
best
local
fir makes up about 50 per cent
had, and. the views of the com­
with the result that the necessity
of the entire stand, the remain­ CHAMBER OF
munity as a w„hole are desired by
papers in the state. In this effort the News is entitled to the
for harbor improvements that
der consisting of spruce, hemlock,
the chamber of commerce In or- j
will protect shipping the year
support of the people of Curry and Coos counties.
.
yew, myrtle, and alder. The COMMERCE FAVORS
der to formulate a program which i
round will be imperatively need­
plans of the company for the
BIG PROJECT
will produce the desired results.. •
ed, in the very near future.
—The Editor.
future Include a large saw mill
About five years ago the'P ort
to saw and market the yellow
At a meeting of the Port Or­
of Port Orford was organized and
fir, which Is considered nearly ford chamber of commerce held ber of commerce as a body de­ ing undertaken a businesslike d e -' defenite sentiment is evident In­ Ship Port Orford
Cedar to Japan ¡the work of providing dock fa-
as valuable as the Port Orford Wednesday night a lengthy dis­ cided that It was only just and velcpment of said Sixes river re- ’ definite sentiment is evident in­
Coos Bay, Or., Nov. 2.— Of the cilities was carried forward Un-
cedar.
.
cussion of the natural resources proper that they go on record as sources by the Inman Lumber, wards said company and belief
endorsing the proposition. The and Development company along in its reasonable prospects for 5,419,456 feet of lumber export- der direction of the port commis-
The facilities acquired by the of the country tributary to the
ed to the other side of the Pacific sion, consisting of Messrs. Zum-
following resolution was there­ lines which it is believed will re-I success:
company for the economical cut­ deep water harbor at Port Orford
during October, every foot of the wait, Giilings, Smith, Spoerl and
fore unanimously adopted and a suit in sound activity and pros­
NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE
IT
was
had,
and
aiqOng
other
re­
ting and transportation of the
consignment
was Port Orford ce- Knapp, and this work has been
letter
to
be
addressed
to
the
perity
and
accelerate
the
develop­
RESOLVED that the Port Orford
vast stand of timber on the Sixes, sources the Immense stand of
company, stating the attitude of ment and improvement of the chamber of commerce address a dar, either lumber, logs or piling, so well done that* boats of ton­
estimated at upwards of 5,000,- virgin, timber on the Sixefe and
the chamber, was authorized:
Port of Port Orford; and
communication to the Inman The steamer Kohnan. Maru, sail­ nage up to 9300- tons are en­
000,000 feet, Insure profitable Elk rivers received the attention
ing October 2, for Yokohama, had abled to load and unload at the
WHEREAS, One of the main
WHEREAS, From examination Lumber and Development Co.,
operation's for many year« . to of the speakers.
11,373,878 feet of logs and 150,-. present docks.
commending
its
enterprise,
as­
of
this
come, and Port Orford, with Its
area- is the ; ¡nto the organization and plans
In view of the work now being resources
383« feet of lumber; the Havre
The Northwest Association of
deepwater harbor which will done by the Inman Lumber and abundant and valuable timber I 0( sa(d company, and from the suring the company of the hearty Maru carried away 1,412,580 feet
Rivers and Harbors at Its annual
.1
support
of
the
chamber
and
resi­
stands,
now
aftnost
entirely
un
form part of the large system, Development company prepara­
. experience and knowledge of in-
of logs and 320,567 feet of lum­ session held at Portland in Sep­
will benefit substantially thereby. tory to the cutting and marketing developed, and particularly in the , dividual members of this body dents, and offering the company
ber; the Hqiyei Maru varied the tember ’recognized the need for
With the harnessing of the po­ of the timber of the Slxee river Sixes river watershed, all of and of other residents of the its good will and such assistance
shipments of October some by improvement of small harbors,
as
lies
within
its
power.
tential water power of the Port watershed, that proposition nat­ which must move through the community as to the resources in
carrying
48,000 feet of poles, 1,- and'' by resolution unanimously
Orford district many manufactur­ urally received considerable dis- deep water harbor at Port Or­ the area under consideration and Attest:
L. B. HATTON, 328,918 feet of logs and 136,221
adopted, a committee of five was
ford;
and
ing establishments utilizing the cusslon, and, having full knowl-
I he means proposed for the de­
J. F. GILLINGS.
Pres. feet If lumber; the Hakutatsu appointed to investigate the feasi­
cheaper grades of timber and the edge of the enterprise, the cham-
WHEREIAS, There Is now be- velopment of such resources.
Secretary Pro Tem.
Maru sailed October 29 with 399,- bility of Port' Orford and other
woods waste will center at Port
000 feet of logs and 250,000 feet northwest coast harbors with a
Orford where the raw material
of lumber.
view to recommending improve­
may be had cheaply and where
The value of the exports for ments of a Reserved character.
water transportation permits of
October was $206,685. There
What is needed now to com­
carrying the manufactured prod­
was no intercoastal shipment, plete the harbor improvements
uct« to the marts of the world at
usually about two craft a month here Is such work as will protect
a cheap rats.
by the Transmarine corporation shipping from the southwest win­
of New Jersey, which carries ter storms, and necessarily this
A goodly number of the mem­
lumber from here to eastern har­ work must*be undertaken by a
bers of the Port Orford Civic Im­
bors. All outgoing consignments governmental agency. The de­
provement club met at the club
to the orient went to Miike, Ja­ velopment of the back country,
rooms last Thursday with Mrs
pan, excepting the cargo of the now going forward, will produce
Christina Fromm and Mrs. Bert
Havre Maru. When the October actual tonnage that will prove the
Lynch as hostesses
It was de­
report , of shipping was made by necessity of such action, and Port
cided to hold thefr annual sale
Deputy Customs Collector Ches­ Orford may rest assured that her
and raffle of fancy goods on the
ter Clark, there was one Japa­ harbor needs will be supplied all
second Saturday, the 11th of De
nese steamer In the harbor yet in good time.
cember.
Everybody remember
.
loading— the Yayoi Maru.
the date and qntne
White cedar operators claim
Mrs. W. T. White, Jr., has
Tom Dollar has been deliver­
that the demand for their prod­ completed . furnishing
several
ing the new crop of Bayo beans
ucts. while good throughout the rooms In their new building,
from his Cedar Fork pinch to the
season, was Increased during Sep­ which she Will use for the ac­
local merchants the past week.
tember and October, with some commodation of the transient
Mr. Dollar raised over 1100
Increase In prices.
public.
pounds of aa flue Bayo’« th is yeai
In the two years from July 1.
Mr. McLaren lettered the signs
aa we have ever seem In the mar
1924, to July 1, 1926, over 50,- on tins windows of the Inman
kets
Other ranchers shodld
000.000 feet of Port Orford cedar Lumber and Development compa­
take notice.
logs were shipped foreign; about ny’s office last week
Mac Is an
Jim Fay, Gold Beach post
9.000.00Y> feet of the same vari­ expert at his line of work.
master, spent a few minutes In
ety of lumber and about 1,500,-
Past Master Jessie E Hoggatt
Port Orford Wednesday morning
000 feet of poles. 5,000,000 feet and Deputy Sheriff Norton drove
Although County Commission
of spruce lumber. M ,000,000 feet to.Gold Beach Wednesday to de­
er Ed Sypher’s name did not ap­
of Douglas fir lumber sad dimen­ liver the election returns from
pear on th« ballot sheet he still
sion and 5,500,000 feet of hem­ Langlois and Port Orford to the
received 13 Port Orford votes
FORT ORFORD DEEP WATER 14 IKHOH
lock.
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. - i county clerk.
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