THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1949
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here would cause many things to
happen. It would be no time un-
til a road would be built from
199, across the mountain, to con-
nect with 101. It is not out of
the realm of fancy to have the
Southern Pacific extend a spur
or branch line from somewhere
in the* neighbor hood of Grants
Pass to this point, and possible
to terminal at Crescent City. A
survey of this is said to be in
existence.
There are mines from which
chrome and gold could be pro-
duced, now lying idle for lack
of transportation, not being of
sufficiently high grade to war
rant great expenditures now. A
survey shows that native woods,
so needed in furniture and spe
cial manufacture, now stand be
cause of poor transportation fa
cilities. Water shipment “made”
By Dewey
such places as Coos Bay, Astoria,
Hearing on Chetco Cove, post Aberdeen, and others the same
poned on a previous occasion, is picture exists here today.............
billed for Wednesday, January 11
Those holding t h e complete
to give people of this area an data concerning the possibilities
opportunity to gain a i eally under harbor development are
good deep-water harbor for this urged to present these, neatly
section of the coast. Proper pres typewritten, to the army engi
entation of the case is vital
neers it is vital that all facts
it must not be poorly handled be included—none less will be
by the local people, especially ! sufficient..
by members of the various cham
If this area expects to gain
ber of commerce committees.
from this hearing it must be
Without doubt, as I personally co-operative, Events like which
tec it, the fishing industry by happened U t summer, cannot
itself could convince the federal come out again, or the last op
government of the feasabilit y portunity is gone. Jealousy must
of this project. Eureka and Coos not enter the picture this time,
Bay, each, have little more to or there will be no need to
offer in way of a good harbor bold this hearing in two weeks.
for this type of craft, which an
nually swells the coffers of both
California and Oregon several
million dollars.
The army engineers are ask-
not hypothet ical
ing for
cases and figures, but facts. It
figures, actual
surveys must be placed before
them to warrant granting any
further funds toward a develop
ment, which, hail it not been for
the war, might have already been
completed. 1'he case, as ot the
late ’30s, is at band in Wash
ington what is v anted is a re-
vised or late edition.
IT SEEMS TO ME
i
I know that this data exists
1 have seen some of it. I know
too, that much of the data h
convincing, and I knote that it
must be presented properly
be convincing. How far will
holders of this data go fonwd :
doing this chore * If 1 had the i
copy of data that I saw, it would
fill at least two pages of the \
Pilot, would show columns of'
figures actually noir in exist-
t nee. to prove how vital to the
entire coast. Cooos Bay tv Eu
reka, this harbor could I 1.
Making of a deep-ea harbor
H appy
N ew Y ear
The New Year is like a re-
birth of time itself, offering
Roy Brimm
Cliff Brimm
Warren Smith
all the promises of a new
world.
Once more all things are
Happiness ceases to be
BRIMM BROS
LUMBER CO.
merely a word and again
Brookings, Ore
achieve
becomes a sincere wish.
THOR
PEGGY
STAN
GEORGE
DON and LYLE
May the grand sense of
freshness that accorn-
ponies the arrival of a
New Year stay with
you right on through
the decade that is
opening before us. We
wish for you not only
a Happy New Year,
but a happy 1950 to
1960.
you strike
this year.
GOLDIE V. SMITH
Post Office Crew
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