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Oregon Hifltor.cal Socinty n "'(' ;.!'r J lomftealer W0 Vol. XXXV ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1903. No. 73 (I rg$i 1 llfc (flit m ivtafmv! i ti Ffin fivf rnvFrrTinv'Fnv Si lMUKi and ICE CREAM PARLORS S fruits, Candies, Cakes, Pies, Doughnuts and fresh Bread Daily Portland Journal Agency. Hendrick's Block, Opp. Depot T3 I. J. NORHAN & Co. Prop. Ss FARMERS' CASH STORE, G. A. WOOD & CO, Props DEALER IN Staple ane Fancy Groceries. Highest Price paid for country produce. Fresh bread daily. Your Patronage is respectfully solicited. Private Free Delivery to All Parts of the City Railroad According to Kinney. HELL 55 TROXEL BLOCK OPP PASSENGER DAPOT. Bring Us Your a GRICIKKBIS, BUTTER, Jlajor Kinnoy spent most of last week in .Bangor in the vicinity of North Bend. Mr. Kinney is hero cleaning up eomo local affairs and, when through, will bo clear of indebtedness on all the land his proposed route from Kosoburg to Ban gor, including also tho Bangor townsite. Major Kinnoy is as confident as ever that Coos Bay will have a railroad and says now it is only a question of tho plan. The Western Pacific, whose finan cial backers in this instance seems to be the Goulds, ho says, are to put a road through from Salt Lake to compete with the Southern Pacific and routes leading into San Francisco and Portland. There are now many surveyors at work. There now two plans proposed : ono is to have the principal lino direct from Salt Lake to Frisco, Jwith a short tribu tary branch leading off to Coos Bay, making a V ; the other plan is to form a direct line to Coos Bay anil there form a T extenting along the coast to Portland. Of course the T would help the Bay more, lor ttien all Eastern people going by this route, either to Portland or Fris co, would necessarily have to pass through Coos Bay. These plans are now being agitated greatly at Salt Lake and, the surveyors being at work, con sidering tl.o feasibility of a road to this harbor, and theadvantage it would have in coinfi:'-.; with other roads; it looks that likeiv .'ie road will be pnt through. It is thoal.t that they will begin the construction Boon. Such a road, if put through will be the most direct line East, and with our good harbor will be a strong competitor for the Frisco and Seattle trade. North Bend Citizen. RECEIVER Rnrmi UUU I II Forest Reserves Not Needed. FOR CHSH OR TRHDE, J. F. Barker & Co. OF THE ROSEBURG LAND OFFICE CHARGED WITH GIVING THE BOOTH-KELLEY CO. INFORMATION The Stale Fair. ' 0 Heating Stoves Cook Stoves, Stove Pipe Stove Boards, AT S. K. SYKES, Roseburg, Oregon Hints to Housewives. Half the battle in good cooking is to have good FRESH GROCERIES And to get them promptly when rou order them. Call up Phone No. 181 for good goods and good service. C. W. PARKS & CO. J. M.IWeatherby T. A. Bury D. L. Martin Roseburg Real Estate Co. Farm and Timber Land Bought and Sold Taxes Paid for Non-Residents. Timber Estimates a Specialty. List your proper ty with us. Drain Gardiner COOS BHY STHGE ROUTE i Commencing with Monday, January 20, '02, we will charge $7.50 for thefare from Drain to C003 Bay. Baggage allowance with each full faro . V. 50 pounds. Travelling men are allowed 75 pounds baggage when they i have 300 pounds or more. All excess baggage, 3 eta. per pound, and no a 5 lowance will be made for round trip. DAILY STAGE. For farther information address J ; J. H. Sawyers, J Proprietor, Drain, Oregon 5 Oregon's Blue Ribbon State Fair has passed into history. A uugnificient show indeed 1 The weather was perfect and the attendance enormous. From eight a. in. until late in the af ternoon the eople thronged in at the gates. On Thursday, Portland day, the attendance was estimated at 30,000. The gate receipts on this day alone reached the sum of $S,S00. On no day from the opening to the close of the fair was the crowd less than 15.CO0. The grand pavillion, wherein were displayed the products of Oregon, was a moving mass of humanity from Mon day morning until Saturday night. The exhibits, by counties and individ uals, were the finest ever gotten together on the Pacific Coast. The grain exhibit was particularly splendid. The quality of Oregon wheat was eIiowii to be the equal of any in the Unhid States. The grasses, including timothy, clover and alfalfa, was a revelation to manv who profess to know good grass when they see it. The vegetable display was beyond dis cretion. The enormous size of some o the vegetables is almost incredible. The ladies department of fancy work was such as to turn the head of a man who never saw such things out side a show window. They were two pretty to be move and too useful looking not to be of service. Then there were the stock yards, rows qfter rows of stalls filled with all classes of livestock; cattle weighing 2,400 pounds, horses as large and hogs almost the same size, fcvery class was represented by a dozen or more entries, Governor John Sparks, of Nevada, had his famous Hereford, "Perfection," there, the great sweep stake bull, which has won blue ribbons from Maine to Florida and from Texas to Oregon Wado and Minor had Herefords, second onlv to Perfection. Shorthorns from Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, California, Washington and Canada competed for prizes. The poultry pavilion was crowd ed with feathered thoroughbreds of every class and description, from carrier pigeons, to bronze turkeys weighing half a hundred. There was every afternoon a splendid race program, the harness races were good indeed. The fields of starters were large, but under the management of the judges, got off two good starts. The races were nil contests and close, exciting finishes were the rule. The running races were equally good and some very good time was made. There were pre sent at the fair a great many Douglas Count people, and while Douglas did not compete for the County prize, the Board of Trade exhibit received special notice from tho judges, and a very flat tering comment by the Oregonian and the Salem Statesman. A Special dispatch from Washington of Tues day's date says: The charge has been made that Receiver Booth, at Roseburg, has furnished the Booth-Kelly Lum ber Company with ' inside information" which has enabled it to get control of large areas of valuable public timber lauds, aud tho charges are now being investigated. If sustained, they will make it in cumbent upon the delegation to name a new man Tor Booth's place. The retention of Bridges and Newell is a question that will be left to the dele gation to decide. There is no particular reason for haste in these cases, however, and these three appointments will likely remain to be made after Congress meets. In this connection it is learned that the bond recently furuished by Edwards Davis, the newly appointed Register at La Grande, has been found defective aud has been returned. He cannot re lieve Bartlett until the error is rectified and the bond accepted. LAND OFFICE AFFAIRS. Whilo Coos county has not, so far, j been hit very hard by tho forest reserve proposition, there is no knowing when the lightening strike us, and it may be well to observe right now that what ever may be the caso in sections differ ently situated, there is not the slightest need of any forest reserve in this county, says tho Marshfield Mail. Tho argument for forest reserves is that the timber tends to conserve the water supply and to prevent disastrous freshets ; that when the hills are denud ed of timber the rainfall, instead of soak ing into the ground, rushes down to the 6 1 ream s and flows away at once. This is undoubtedly true. Every log-, ger has noticed that in the green timber nearly every little gulch has a stream of water running down all summer, but after tho timber is removed and fire has consumed the debris, the same little gulches will le dry. This is good argu ment for forest reserves, if we look no farther, but in this section, at least it is entirely vitiated by the fact that such conditions only last a few years in one spot, ot until tho land takes on a new I growth of young timber. Go through! anvof the "old orka" which were log ged over a comparatively few vears ago, and it will bo found that a new growth of young trees is rendering the ground as well fitted to conserve the water sup ply an it was before tho original timber was cut. The area gone over each year by the loggers is comparatively so small that its barrenenses for a few years cuts no figure. As a matter of fact, the scope of conn try in sight of Marshfield is better fitted to retain and conserve the rainfall than it was a quarter of a century ago. The hills which were then still dry and bare from the effects of some early stupend ous conflagration, which had destroyed every vestige ol vegetation, aie now thickly covered with young timber of different varieties, and the same recu perative work of nature is going on more swiftly wherever tho band of man has removed tho old growth of large timber. This effectually takes all force out of every argument for forest reserves in this region, and makes them a senseless tying up of the resources of the country. WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES. A. C. flARSTERS & CO. DRUGGISTS We "Want Your Patronage and as an inducement we offer U. .S. P. Standard Drugs, Fresh Patent Medicines, High Grade Perfumes, Soaps, Toilet Arti cles, and Specialties A New Map Folder. A new map of Oregon, with a vast amount of useful information regarding the resources, industries, commerce, products and climate of this state, has I been issued in folder form by the Pas senger Department of the Southern Pa cific railroad. It gives more informa tion in small apace, about Western Ore- . gon, than wo have ever seen in print ue- fore, and the publication is not only a I credit to the Southern Pacific railroad, but to tho state at large. Recent phenomena hitherto unob- served in Mars and Saturn indicate that these planets have an appreciable at mosphere. The phenomenon on Mars was apparently a dust cloud that rose I and floated many miles, and on Saturn two white spots that "shone with a bright, pcarl-liko aspect" which ap peared to have a motion much swifter than the axial rotation of the planet. Here is a little lecture on protective tariffs, from the Birmingham, Eng., Post: "America attracts our skilled workmen I y the larger wages that are possible under protection and gets, year by year, a larger helping of the limited supply of potter's clay; and so a once I prosperous industry is approaching tho starvation point. Having no tariff, wo are helpless to check these proceedings. Higher wuges and the development of home industries cause no complaint in I tho United States." The Oregon delegation Living awakened to a realization of the fact that President Roosevelt means what he says, and fearing delay might prove detrimental to their prestige, have recommend ed that John N. Watson, of Paisley, be appointed Register, and C. U. Snider, of Lakeview, be appointed Receiver, of the Lakeview Land Office to succeed Hrattain and Bailey, soon to be removed. There is little doubt that the men recommended will be appointed within a short time. These recommendations were forecast in The Oregonian at the time it was first announced that Hrattain and Bailey were to go. It was also predicted that Congressman Hermann would not consent to Brattain's removal, but would advocate and recommend his retention. This prediction has also been fulfilled, for in the letter received by the President, while Mitchell, Fulton, Williamson and Hermann all indorsed Snider, only three members indorse Wat son, Hermann writing a separate letter in which he recommends that Brattain be allowed to continue in office. Unless Secretary Hitchcock has some reason why Watson and Snider should not be appointed, the President will within the next few days sign commissions for these men and direct that no time be lost in installing them in office. His desire for an immedi diate change is well known, and it is reasonable to suppose he will not himself take any steps that will result in unsatisfactory delay. Just why Hermann, in face of the facts that have been stated in ispatches over and over again, should set himself at odds with the Administration and ask for the retention in office of a man whose continuance is impossible, is not understood in Washington. It is said Brattain's administration was not investi gated during Hermann's term as Commissioner, at least no adverse reports were made during that time, but the Linnen report hereto fore reviewed set forth the most important charges against Brat tain, and the President in his letter to the delegation left no room for doubt as to his determination that Brattain should go. It is believed in the department that Hermann's stand for Brattain was made for sentiment and with tho full knowledge that it wonld avail nothing. The promptness with which the President will act will be an indication that he bears the Oregon delegation no ill will and har bors no resentment on account of indirect attacks that were made on him, through Secretary Hitchcock, at the time of Davis ap pointment at La Grande. All the President insists upon now, as always, is that the delegation recommend good men. Of course, if they ask for the retention of the men whom the President for cause has slated for the ax, their wishes will not be respected. It is believed that before the coming session of Congress is far along the delegation will dispose of the appointment of suc cessors to Register J. T. Bridges and Receiver James H. Booth at Roseburg and Receiver Charles Newell at Burns. These are the only remaining land officers in Oregon whose terms have expired, all having been appointed in 1S9S. ENGLAND WANTS TO HOC ALASKA An Associated Press dispatch of Wednesdays from London says: Attorney-General Finley concluded his argument in behalf of Canada at this morning's session of the Alaskan Boundary Com mission. He received the thanks of Chief Justice Alverstone and the congratulations of Messrs. Root and Lodge on his "lucid ex planation of so technical and comprehensive a subject." The Attorney-General made it clear that Canada wants about everything, and the American counsel informs the Associated Press that every efTorfc will be made by them to convince the tribunal that tho treaty contemplated a barrier between the Dominion and the ocean, and that tho question of territory is not important, pro vided the shores and inlets remain in tho possession of tho Unitod States. David T. Watson, of Pittsburg, of counsel for tho American side, opened for the United States, describing tho purchase of Alaska, and stating that tho United States published in 18G7 the map issued by Russia in 182G, ono year after tho treaty with Great Britain, and that no protest was made against tho boundary therein fixed, either by Great Britain or Canada. R. W- FENN, CliZIL ENGINEER. (Lately with the government gsographical and geological survey of Braaft. South America.) United States Deputy Mineral Surveyor, HOSEBURG, OREGOfl. Ofllce over Postoffice. Correspondence solid Ud go to THE ROSELEAF for CIGARS, TOBACCO HMD SMOKERS' SUPPLIES. Jackson Street, - - Roseburg, Oreg6n Attention Rheumatics!! Why pay the Rail Road a lot of money to carry you to Springs of unknown medical properties when you can be guaranteed a cure at BOS WELL SPRINGS near home. BLA.TERITE ia Mineral Bnbber. YOU WAY INTEND nCII.DIC or find It necessary to REPLACE A WORNJCT ROOF ELATERITE ROOFING Tie the ple of ihlnsle. tin. Iron. Ur tai CTTeI sd tU preprel rooflart Tor Sat tad t twp rattuxt, roller. t.: -jr. etc !o !r. Tearerni 'oTtll ckafja. Eeuosabl la catt. Sold on merit. Gatruitctd. It will ij to tk tcr prices ! InlorouUoa. THE ELATKKITE JLiOOJTIIVO CO., Worcester Builtlinc. PORTLAIi'D Must We Submit. Are the people of this section aware' that one-fourth the area of the sute of Oregon is about to be tied np by forest resertvf , asks'the Port Orford Tribune. I The following are the proposed re-j serves and their areas : No. ofTps. Acres j Walkway 29 66S.160 Joseph 14 322,500 La Grande 17 S01.6SO Blue Mountain 1M 3,133,440 1 Morrow 15 345,800 j Maury's Mountain 3 00,120 . Warner Mountain 108 3,S24,fW0 Additions to Cascade... 26 599,010' Hocue River 55 1,339,320; LADIES!! Have you seen our line of Jackets and Furs. We do not claim to do all the busi ness, what we want is the pleasure of showing our line. The Goods will do the rest. We are confident that your Jacket or Fur will be bought of H'OLLCNBERQ BROS., Phone 801. Total i&i 10,000,500 j Cascade 192 4,439,110' Total.... C56 15,136,050 Area of the State 61,227,440 From these figures one can compre hend what a vast area of the great state of Oregon is about to be tied up in the foolish proposition of forest reserves. Every person living within the limits of the 15,130,CS0 acres about to be unjustly and foolishly ''reserve!," should stand together for the common good and use their united efforts to fight the proposition through to a finish. Es pecially should the people of Coos aud Curry counties fight this unjust measure to the bitter end. w hen one half the timber area of this county is tied up in a forest reserve, the people may as won move out. ine mineral awl timber resources of this county are those on which its development depends ton groat extent. These hills carry upon their backs dense forests that for many years to come conld supply many large mills with timber from which the finest lumber could be made. Within their bosoms untold wealth is hidden that is onlv awaiting the experienced prospector with pick aud shovel, to un earth, and capital to develop. Heavily signed petitions remonstrat ing against the creation of the reserve, 1 J Of your life if you bu y a bueey, hack or road wagon before m which nearly one-half ol tins county you lnspect our Stock of John Deere vehicles. proper authorities and it is reasonably expected that, at the proper time, a vigorous protest will bo made by those who represent tho people of this section and who are in a position to make themselves heard. We Are After You Finest line Suppose savs an exchange that every time a newspaperman should hear some ono criticise his paper heshould retaliate bv holding up to the public gaze tho faults and shortcomings of said fault- fin.li.r. What whould bo the result? Tim alitor does not know it all, but he does not live in a community long with out knowini! a whole lot moro than ho publishes. Haven't missed a sale since car arrived. spring goods ever brought to the county. CHURCHILL & W00LLEY Trespass Notice. A. SALZMAN, Pratical WatchmaKer, Jeweler, Optician. Tim miblic is hereby warned not to trespass uiKinltho promises, not to hunt for or shoot any kind of binl or animal on tho Da Motta farm and pasture land located east of-Roseburg under penalty of tho law mado and provided. M.T. DawEon, Prop, Roseburg, Oregon, Aug. 18, 1903. Watches, ClocKs, Jewelry Diamonds and Silverware Watch Repairiag a Specialty. CCOCH30XXX0CCKXCOCK0 FY. BENSON", A.C.MARSTER3. H.C.QAJJET, President, Vice resident. Cuhlr Goats (or Sale. Ahout 40 head of Angora goats for sale, all young does, also some thorough hrnd bucks. Correspondence solicited. L. A. Marstebs, Cleveland, Oregon. Wanted. . I i 1 PA i m tiers ouk Biuvuwuuu, ou uuis b" blockwood. D. S. K. Buic 48tf. Douglas County Bank, Km tu tolls tied I883. Incorporated 1901 Capital Stock $50,000.00. BOARD OP DIRECTORS F. W. BKXROtf , t. A. BOOTU J. II. BOOTH. J. T. BRIDGES J. F. KELLY, A. C. MARSTERS K. L MILLSR. 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