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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1907)
T1IK DAILY COOS JULY TIMB9. MARSaPXBU), ttnEGOtf, SUNDAY, APRIL 38, - it)07 GIVES GOOD POINTERS ON MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Alderman Gideon Stoltz of Salem, Ore., has been making an extensive tour of the coast and Is .giving con siderable study to civic and muni cipal Improvement. In the Salem Statesman Is a letter fromthe alder man regarding his observations. It applies to Marshflcld as well as Salem and Is of Interest. The letter Is as follows: "In accordance with my promise I will write you on a few points that may be of Interest to you In your -work for a better and greater Salem. "Vo have not yet reached the desti nation of our visit, which Is Dayton, Ohio, and from there we expect to make a trip through the southern states, then to the Atlantic coast, then north as far as Boston, stopping at every Important city so that my opportunity for taking notes will be much greater from this on than I liave had. We have stopped at seven teen different towns and cities, re maining from one half to three days. Besides, wa aim to make our entire trip through the eastern states in daytime, believing this Is the best plan to get a correct conception of what people think of their towns and also to see the state of development of farm land. "I will not attempt to give you very specific information as to the paving of streets which is now the important subject for Salem. How ever, I am prepared to say this, that of the seventeen cities referred to all liave their entire business centers pared to Salem some are larger, some streets. In point of population com pared to Salem some are larger, some are much smaller, but in point of Importance to the respective states, none hold a more Important position for the progress of their respective states than Salem does to Oregon. There Is one point that I was especially impressed with, namely, that all cities which have tried to get along with a cheap pavement, found It a loss, and now their pave ments are put on a solid foundation whether brick, asphalt or macadam, and none less than six to ten Inches. "Another point I may mention hero is this: In the cities that show the most progress, you could not help but note that a strong civic pride pervaded the entire population, the young and old lend a hand to put the city to the fore. This was no ticed In all the progressive cities. "The next Important Impression of our tour was suggested by our trip through Iowa, and let me say that It comes only as a second in point as I refer to It here, but to the future development of the Willamette valley I should place It as ahead of almost all other questions. How much we can learn by way of comparison and while we are making the trip through Iowa and noting the splen did state of cultivation of the Iowa farms and' the well built houses, painted barns, high-grade stock, new additions to their homes and barns, wo should naturally analyze what are the resources of this apparent pros perity. In the way of crops Iowa Is especially confined to corn, hay, some wheat, stock and dairying. This is about the extent. But every close observer will soon see that what they flmgymiaggpOCTgagraifll $& Dr. Bancr' Eyt! and neivo specin in hilMJiBhfleldOfli IlogeiV , liuildirig, on Apiil W,1007. J A pill 10, SOdnd 21 ApiH22, LMnJid 24 April20 27 Sid 28 I'cXnt V n bf t gp tat ill bo ce. fom E anX aftci at jCoquille. ni I!anon. it Mytlu sill tttTaMnaaaj0txaBsaa&xmimz&i Coos, Bay Steam Laundry A MARSHFIELD and NORTJfBEND XI All work now dona at the Nor h BendPlant .Edgar Mauzey Agenfy Marshfield North Bend Phong 1031 Marshfield Phone1804 do, they do well and it Is not a farm here and there, but It seems to be a habit and I could not help but feel that It would be a good hnblt for all our Willamette farmers to gdt, not a 'scattered few. So we should agitate some of these things till all will get the habit. Take for Instance, the tiling of land In Iowa. Every sta tion we passed had its stacks of til ing and we could see from the train as we passed where tiling was being placed, not In the lowlands, these seemed to have been tiled years ago, but large fields that had good fall, what wo call rolling land, and you must know that Iowa is a rolling state. Yet they seem to know the value of tiling their land that Is used extensively. Naturally I made com parison with our Willamette valley and felt that this subject was of more importance than the paving of Salem'a streets which is saying a great deal for tiling and I hope the press of our city will get the habit of publishing the experience of such progressive farmers as Frances Fell er and many others and keep It up till every acre of our low and high land Is tiled and every farmer will have from 25 to 100 per cent in crease of crops with the same labor as now. Ho will soon wake up and do all his work on scientific lines. "I trust you will pardon this long letter, but you see I am feeling fine and feel like giving a mite for Or egon and Salem and the Willamette valley In particular. I note by the papers sent me that Salem has taken Its first steps for good streets and I expect to find the work well under way by the time wo reach home." Mr. Stoltz closes by saying that he appreciates the receipt of home pa pers and that he finds them Interesting. THOUGHT HE SAW LONDON'S BOAT sides Mr. London and wife, a Berke ley student, two sailors and a Japan ese cook aboard the Snark, which Is on her way around tho world. MAKE BETTER PltOGHESS. Cnptnin Mncgcnn Saw u Smnll Boot Which He Mistook for the Snark. Captain Macgenn, of the steamer Breakwater, sighted what he sup posed was Jack London's sailing ves sel, the Snark, on the last trip up from San Francisco. The little craft was about ten miles off the Break water's course, and after steaming alongside tho vessel proved to be a sailing craft called the Aloha, bound from San Francisco to Seattle. She carried a crew of four. The Aloha Is about forty feet long, about ten feet beam, and looked a great deal like London's boat. London left San Francisco, bound for Honolulu, the day before the Breakwater sailed. There were be- List YourProperty With Us Lilt youV property with ui. We are iircoiition to nil REAL ESTATE. Tollwing are a few of the REA1 SNAPS: 40 acres 4miles from city on county road. PiAacre, only 4 lots ott Shu-idan 4 lots n Baine street, cleared, 2 lotson 4th. ft. near old hospital site 1 loir 50x100, blocks from postoffice Call" and tee us, in3 be convinced that we ha BARGAINS in the coiintV $25 ,$2100 $1700 $1300 5000 I F M. Rummell Jr.,&f Company NASBURG BUILDING I i CamppelPs Wood knd Coal Yard I i - Fouw of the finest), :; water front lots in Marshfield Paying business Good reason for selling it,:. r .f i ' U Di D. Campbell Vestmlny Good Dny In Securing Jurors in the Rucf Cnse. San Francisco, April 27. More Progress was made today In getting a Jury to try Abe Rucf on the charge of extortion than on any previous day since that seemingly endless task was undertaken. Four Jurors were secured, making a total of nine. Five of these, however, may be dis missed t in the exercise of the per emptory challenge. BACK TO DOUGLAS. G. W. Parker Lencs Xorth llcml for His Old noine. G. W. Pnrker, who has been a resi dent of North Bend for several months, will leave Monday for his former home at Ash, Douglas county, Oregon. Mr. Parker was Interested in the grocery business with Russell Brothers at North Bend tho greater part of the time he resided on the bay. Both Mr. and Mrs. Parker mado a good many friends while on the bay. WILSON & THOMAS Contractors and Biiilders A. Oflico fituYes a specialty. Store Fronts Upuntore, Shelving. let us work out youriplans. isee us be fore building) l Shop opposite Bear's Livery Stable, florin Front Street I D0XA Way with dirty fingers Wny should ypu be bothered withjfthe dVnshionedpon whon you cimfbuy ne bf the Drl Faber self nllinglpons iero? Wo have the largest stdqk of fountain pen ever seen on tho Bay. NORTON & HANSEN west Addition Will be presented to the public about May w " i ' ul - -Vg . Jn n i M I t HI l - I i BraiKter Hill to larsnlield roth JLM..i i Jbhii W. 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