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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, ALIHSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 0, 1007
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STEAMER M.F.PIANT
BRINGS POTATOES
Tho Coos Boy Product Is In Great
Demand in tho San Fran-
clsco Markets.
Tho steamer M. F. Plant arrived
yesterday from San Francisco loaded
with a cargo of general merchandise,
also carrying a good passenger list.
A peculiar shipment Included in tho
cargo was a car of potatoes from
Minnesota. Tho fact that the vessel
takes spuds out of here the year
around makes tho Incoming shipment
of special note.
Coos Bay is a well known potato
country, and the product can be sold
for enough more than Minnesota po
tatoes that there Is profit in handling
thom on the bay after paying freight
to this point.
The Plant Is billed to sail on her
return trip to San Francisco Satur
day. She will bo loaded with a cargo
of lumber and general freight.
The passenger list of tho Plant is
as follows:
Plant Passenger List.
E. A. Ashman, Mrs. A. Ru
dolp, C. R. Anderson, Mrs.
II. Anderson, O. re. Anderson, Mrs.
O. It. Anderson, Miss Black, A. N.
Blackstone, C. Wood, C. A. "Wlgholm,
A. D. Andrews, R. N. Endrickson, G.
II. Derry, E. G. Fesllng, A. B. Saun
ders. Second class Mrs. L. Ru
dolf, L. V. Aseek, E. Waskey.E. Dea
borzel, J. Wagner, Ed Lane, J. Car
ney, F. L. Steeves.
STEAMSHIP WAREHOUSE.
May Bo Used by Many Vessels on tho
Coquille Silver.
Tho new warehouse being built by
Jim Wnlstrom at Bandon is fast
nearing completion, and when fin
ished will be used as a dock for most
of the vessels calling at that port.
The Elizabeth will also dock at the
new dock in tho future instead of at
tho Dyer dock. A rumor is afloat
that all the river steamers will soon
bo landing at tho new warehouse.
Tho new warehouse being built In
connection with the dock is fa 0x12 5
feet on the first floor, and the second
story will be fitted with a 22x125
foot coal bunker, from which tho
RIverton coal will be handled. Just
as soon as the demand requires it the
bunkers will be made larger.
REPAIR JETTY
Contract Calls For Daily Delivery of
One Thousand Tons of
Rock
LENGTHENED 285 EEET
Action of tho Waves Hus Carried
Away 00 Feet of Tram
way. Sealed proposals for lumber, piling
and rock work for the extention of
tho Coqulllo river Jetty will bo
opened in tho office of Colonel S. W.
Roessler, June 5. Tho work to bo
dono under the contract consists of
extending tho north Jetty seaward.
About 60 feet of tho outer ond of
tho north Jetty tramway have been
carried away by tho sea, and tho rest
of tho tramway Is in need of repairs
and new piles. The destroyed tram
way will bo built on tho same line as
tho original, by driving plies into tho
old onrockment and dumping stouos
about them.
The stono must wolgh at least ICO
pounds to tho cubic foot, according
to tho specifications. It must bo hard,
firm and Imporvlous to tho action of
aoa water. It Is also required that
they bo furnished in angular shapes
and approximately cubical. No
other dimensions of any piece shall
bo less than ono-forth or greater than
three-fourths of its greatest dimen
sion. Tho avorago weight of pieces
must bo at least thrco tons, nnd
pieces will be accepted weighing up
to ten tons. At least ono-fourth of
the Btono furnished must bo In plccos
weighing four tons and averaging
six tons. One-half must be furnished
in pieces weighing two tons and up to
four tons, averaging threo tons, and
one-fourth must bo in pieces weigh
ing 100 pounds and up to two tons.
No piece weighing less than 100
pounds will bo accoptod.
In tho vicinity of tho work tho
ON COQUILLE
F. A. KILBURN'S
SCHEDULE IS CUT
Round Trip Voyage To Be Lessened
From Fourteen to Ten
Days.
Beginning with this trip the steam
er F. A. Kilburn will give a 10-day
service between Portland and San
Francisco, stopping at Eureka and
Coos Bay on both the up and down
trips. Heretofore she has been tak
ing fourteen days to complete the
round-trip voyage.
In order to gain four days over
her present schedule' she was kept at
Portland no longer than was abso
lutely necessary for loading and dis
charging. Most of her freight on the
down trip is consigned- through to
San Francisco, consequently she will
not be delayed any great while at
cither Coos Bay or Eureka. On the
return voyage, the major portion of
her shipments go through to Port
land. On the present trip practically
all of her freight is consigned to local
merchants.
Alliance Sails.
The steamer Alliance will arrive
from Portland today, and will sail
on her return trip Friday.
TIDE TABLE.
Tho following tablo shows tho
high and low tides at Empire for
each day during the coming week:
High Water.
A. M. P. M.
Thu., 9 11:17 7.7 11:30 8.6
FrI., 10 11:17 7.7 11:30 8.6
Sat., 11.... 0:06 8.8 12:47 7.5
Sun., 12.... 0:37 8.9 1:27 7.3
Mon., 13... 1:08 8.8 2:05 7.1
Tue., 14.... 1:38 8.7 2:43 6.8
Wed., 15... 2:08 8.5 3:31 6.5
Low Water.
A. M. P. M.
May. h. m. Feet h. m. Feet
Thu., 9 5:23 1.0 5:26 1.3
FrI., 10 6:07 0.3 6:10 1.7
Sat., 11 6:48 0.1 6:48 2.1
Sun., 12.... 7:27 -0.1 7:21 2.5
Mon., 13... 8:02 -0.1 7:52 2.9
Tue., 14.... 8:33 -0.1 8:23 3.2
Wed., 15... 9:05 0.1 8:52 3.5
To find tho tide hours at other
Coos Bay points, figure as follows:
At the bar, -0.43; at North Bend, add
0.40; at Marshfleld, add 1.51; at
MUlington, add 2.15.
AAAAAMWV
government has certain equipment
used in former years. This includes
one double track plledrlver, two loco
motives, 20 dump cars, five hoisting
engines, two sets of derrick Irons,
three rock scows and various tools.
In addition to these appliances suf
ficient old rails for relaying on tho
north side and for a tramway from
Tupper rock to a loading wharf at
Bandon will be furnished by the
United States.
Tho work of delivering rock at the
Columbia river Jetty was started this
morning by the Columbia Contract
company. On the start tho company
will be required to deliver 1000 tons
daily. Scows, or barges, built for
the purpose, have just been com
pleted. Throughout tho season the
government will have largo forces
employed In the district, Improving
harbors and rivers.
Myrtle Point
(Times Special Service)
Myrtle Point, May 8. F. E. Hamp
ton, chief engineer of the coast sur
vey, Is registered at the Gucrin. He is
organizing a forco to survey south to
the California line.
Mr. E. Dexter of Dayton, Washing
ton Is looking over this part of the
country with a view of putting In a
brick and tllo plant. Mr. Dexter is
heavily Interested in this business in
Dayton. Ho Is much pleased and ex
pects to return.
Improves Guerin Hotel.
Tho addition to the Guerin hotel
at Myrtlo Point Is fast nearing com
pletion, and will probably bo ready
for occupancy by tho first of next
month. Tho addition is badly need
ed, as travelers through that place
complain that they can not always
Bccuro accommodations whilo in tho
city.
VIOLATE FISHING LAWS.
The game laws of tho state are not
being rigidly enforced on tho Co
qulllo river, according to reports
from some of tho lawyers who have
Just returned from that city. They
stato that Sllverslde salmon aro be
ing caught by tho hundreds there
every day, and that no one seems to
take any lutorost in seolug that tho
law is enforced.
John Curran of North Bend To En
gage in Contmcting Business.
John Curran has sold the Sherman
saloon in North Bend to Joe Shire.
The new owner took possession yes
terday. Mr. Curran will engage In
tho contracting building business in
partnership with his brother under
the firm name of Curran Brothers.
Ho wishes to thank the friends
who have patronized him during the
many years he was engaged in the
saloon business.
Is Recovering.
D. Krletzer, who came here re
cently from Guthrie, Oklahoma, is ill
with a bad case of inflammatory
rheumatism. Mr. Krletzer is con
fined to his bed at present, but will
probably be able to be out In a few
weeks.
London, May 8. The government
presented the long awaited Irish bill
to the house of commons. This bill
Is designed to meet the demands for
Irish homo rule. It was presented
by Chief Secretary for Ireland.Birrell,
to a crowded house. The measure
confers little self government upon
Ireland merely giving to the council
control of eight departments now
managed by government boards. The
council Is to be appointed by Ireland
and while the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland Is given power to nullify its
measures tho crown retains control
of five of the eight departments In
cluding the constabulary. The con
trol of this branch always has been
a thorn In the flesh of the Irish people.
ONE MAN'S VIEWS ON
- THE ELECTRIC RAILROAD
At the mass meeting in tho interest
of an electric road from Coos Bay to
Roscburg an enthusiastic speaker be
wailed the departure of Mr. Henry
Hewitt. Three months ago the Ta
coma millionaire applied for a fran
chise to build an electric road to
connect Marshfleld and North Bend.
For some reason his ardent enthusi
asm cooled off to such an extent that
he passed away without saying a
word.
Allow me to say that the passing
of Hewitt is not to be regretted, for
the way is now open for the business
men of Marshfleld and North Bend
to build tho road and operate It for
the benefit of the citizens of the two
towns.
A water front franchise In Marsh
fleld and North Bend Is worth at least
one hundred thousand dollars. If
the business men of Marshfleld and.
North Bend do not care to own a
railroad that will forever be operated
for the benefit of the two cities the
councils of tho two places can grant
such franchises as Mr. Hewitt de
manded and get a hundred men to
pay a handsome bonus for them
But this would be folly. A water
front electric line Is too valuable to
bo auctioned off to the highest bid
dor. It will play too important a
part in the transportation of tho
future city of Coos Bay.
Tho way to go about it Is for tho
chambers of commerce of tho two
cities to name threo trustees. The
Marshfleld chamber can request such
men as James W. Flanagan and Mr.
McFarland. At North Bend, such
men as Mayor Simpson should bo
selected. With three men to act as
trustees that would enjoy the con
fidence of the business elements of
tho two cities the building of a water
front electric railway will bo easy
sailing.
These threo trustees can ask tho
cities of Marshfleld and North Bend
for franchises. The people of Marsh
fleld, having confidence that their in
terests will bo safe in the hands of
tho trustees, will have no objection
to giving them a franchise on Front
streot. Mayor Simpson can get a
franchise along the water front of his
town. Frank Walte, Major Kinney
and others, owning property on tho
water front between tho two towns,
will bo very anxious for a railroad
and will be eager to help It along.
With franchises on Front street in
Marshfleld, and through North Bend,
the expense of building that three
miles of electric railway will bo so
small, and tho earnings so largo, that
it will be tho easlebt piece of railway
to finance ever put on tho market.
Really a franchise along Front Btreet
and along tho water front to and
through North Bend ought to be
worth more than the cost of building
and equipping the road.
At a conservative estimate this
threo miles of road when built would
be worth more, as an Investment,
P. A. Snndbcrg of Bnkcr City will
Fill the Position at Marsh
field. Mayor Straw has secured a city
engineer to fill tho place vacated by
C. H. Codding. Tho new Incumbent
is P. A. Sandberg of Baker City.
Ho is said to bo a through expert
in every lino of engineering work.
He has wired of his departure from
Baker City and may bo expected hero
in a few days.
RAILROADS INDICTED.
Federal Grand Jury Goes After Re
bate Violators.
New York, May 8. Indictments
charging violation of the Elklns antl
rebatlng act were handed down by
the federal grand jury against tho
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific,
Ontario and Western railroad, Chi
cago Milwaukee and St. Paul and
Western Transit company. All tho
indictments contain several counts,
tho largest number being that agalns't
the Ontario and Western which
rhnrfrRH 30 senarate offenses. That
the American Sugar Refining com
pany was involved In the charges
could not be confirmed. In fact It
was rumored that the alleged rebates
were granted on shipments of com
modities other than sugar.
Swear Out Warrant.
Seattle, May 8. A warrant has
been sworn out for the arrest of John
RIplInger, former city comptroller,
and defeated candidate for mayor of
Seattle last year. The complaint al
leges the embezzlement of city funds
RIplInger is now in Honduras.
than an electric road from here to
Roseburg.
After the trustees secure the fran
chises they can incorporate and Issue
10,000 shares of capital stock at a
par value of ten dollars a share, or,
if it is estimated that It will cost
more to build and equip the road let
the stock be Increased to that
amount.
But with the plank already laid
on Front street for the rails and
there being little grading between
here and North Bend, I think that
! sum is ample to build three miles of
electric road and equip It.
Then the trustees can Issue $100,
000 first mortgage, five per cent
bonds. The holders of the $100,000
stock will not be asked to do any
thing but to guarantee the Interest
on the $100,000 bonds, or $5,000 a
year.
Let the stock bo distributed as fol
lows: One-third to Mayor Simpson
for North Bend people and two-thirds
to Messrs. Flanagan and McFarland,
trustees for Marshfleld citizens. Then
the trustees can dispose of the stock
to such citizens as will secure them
with good and sufficient security to
guarantee the payment of the interest
on the bonds.
To prevent tho stock from being
sold to some railroad or other cor
poration, and thus defeating the
object of this citizens railway, it
may be stipulated that stock shall
not be transferable, without the
assent of tho trustees. Or there may
be some safeguard as is common
with many corporations by pooling
stock, so that It cannot be voted in
any other way.
A citizen who would take $1000
worth of this stock could only be
assessed five per cent annually. This
would amount to $50 a year. After
two years the road should not only
pay operating expenses but Interest
on tho bonds. In five years it should
do this and pay flvo per cent divi
dends. Stock would then be worth
$2 a share. So that In five years
a man who subscribes for $1,000
worth of stock will have paid out
$200 for stock that is worth $2,000.
That is a pretty good investment.
Tho hardest work of the trustees will
bo to make a just distribution of the
stock so that all citizens who want
to subscribe for the same can become
holders.
Instead of paying tho profits out
In dividends It may pay tho policy
of the stockholders, and the board
of managers, to uso the money In ox
tending the lines.
This was the policy that after In
vesting $2,000,000 in a street car
system the Portland City Consol
idated sold out to the Philadelphia
syndlcato for $6,000,000, two years
ago, and tho Philadelphia company
would not sell those same lines for
twice the money,
Tho street car proposition Is too
good a snap for the business men ot
Coos Bay to let go to any outsiders.
GEO. WALLACE WILLIAMS.
Retail.
Quotations arc as follows:
Flour Per sack, $1.10 to $1.50.
Potatoes Per lb.. 2V4 to 2c.
Cabbage Per lb., 5 to 6c.
Cauliflower Per head, 10 and 15c
Honey Per box, 20; S for 50c.
Onions Per lb., 4c to 5c.
Butter Creamery, 40c; dairy, 35c
Boiled cider, per quart, 30c.
Carrots Per lb., 2o.
Turnips Por bunch, 6e.
Beets Per lb., 2c
Asparagus llbs for 2Ec.
Rhubarb 3 lbs. for 25c.
Visit.
Crabs $1 per dozen.
Stoelhead salmon Per lb, 8, 9 and
10c.
Flounders, Per lb., 5c.
Herring Per 2-gallon bucket, 50c
Cleaned clams Per quart, 20c
Empire Clams Per bucket, 60c.
Salmon (salt) Per lb., 6c.
Fruits nnd Nut.
Applet) Per lb., 10c.
Cocoanuta Each, 10c.
Walnuts Per lb., 25c.
Almonds Per lb., 20c to 30c.
Lemons Per dozen, 20c to 30c.
Bananas Per dozen, 36o.
Oranges Perdozen, 30 to 60e, ac
cording to size.
Fresh Moats.
Sirloin steak Per lb., 12 to 15c
Boiling Per lb., 5c to 8c.
Val Stew, per lb., 8c; cutlets,
10c to 18 c
Porterhouse steak Per lb., 12 c
to 15c.
Round steak Per lb., 10c
Chuck steak Por lb., 10c.
Prime rib roast Per lb., 12 c
Mutton Roasts, per lb.. lBVic to
15c; chops, 126e to 16c; stow, 10c
Pork Per pound, 124 to 16c.
Lard E-lbs.. 76c; 10 lbs., $1.50.
Pickled pig's feet Per lb., 10c.
Bacon Per lb., 16 to 2 Be.
Hamburger steak Per lb., 10c
8ausage Per lb., 10c.
Bologna Per lb., 10c; 3 for 25c
SHIPMENT Of TILE
PALIS INTO BAY
While Loading up a Scow It Tips
and the Accident Is tho
Result.
Ill luck overtook a shipment of
tiling from Portland to Coos Bay,
when almost the entire shipment was
precipitated into the bay off a scow
In front of the North Bend wharf
The scow was too heavily loaded at
one end and this caused it to tip
lengthwise in tho water. The tllo
were for A. Sullivan, South slough.
The shipment, Including freight, was
said to represent a cost of $140. Mr.
Sullivan Is having the tile recovered
by longshoremen at a cost of three
cents per tile.
EXPERT MACHINIST
COMES TO THE BAY
John L. Koontz Will Form Connec
tion With Holland Boat Build
ing Works.
John L. Kontz, who for the past
seven years has been employed by
the Gardiner mill of Gardiner as en
gineer and machinest, removed his
household goods In this city Tues
day on the tug Hunter and will bring
his family here in a short time to re
side. Mr. Koontz will soon start a ma
chine shop In connection with tho
Holland boat building works where
he will do the machine work for this
firm as well as a lot of other like
.work. Mr. Koontz will operate tho
machine shop under his own personal
management and not as a part of tho
Holland firm. The shop will be In
readiness for operation in about two
weeks.
Mr. Koontz will move into the resi
dence being erected on Sheridan ave
nue by James Balnes, just as soon
as It is completed.
LD7E SAVERS FISH
Havo Good Luck Deep Sea Angl
ing. The crew at the Coos Bay life sav
ing station sometimes finds time to
Indulge In a little sport such as fish
ing and the like, In spite of tho many
duties It has to perform for Uncle
Sam. A few days ago the boys were
out deep sea fishing, and they came
In with one of the best catches of the
season, having over 500 pounds of
ling, cod, black snappers and red
fish.
Rex Davis nere.
Rex Davis, representing the J. A.
Folger company, is in the city call
ing on his customers. Mr. Davis will
leavo for Coquille river ports today.
Brains Per lb., 15c; 2 for 25c
Pickled pork Per lb., 12 c
Corned beef Por lb., 7c
Wienerwurst Por lb., 12 Vic
Lamb's tongues 6 for 25c
Btitter Per 24 ounco square, 55c
Country eggs Per dozen, 25c.
Hons Dressed, &2c lb.
Chickens Frya, dressed, 25c lh
Dried Fruits.
Raisins London layers, per lb.,
20c to JOc; seeded por 12-oa. pkg".,
12o; 10-oz. pkg, 16c
Currants Cloan, per 12-oz. pkg
13' J 16-oz. pkg., 15c
Citron Por lb., 36c
Orango peel per lb., 25c
Lemon peel Per lb., 25c.
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.
Following la a list of wholesale )jfl
Oat and wheat hay $15 to $25
Chickens, spring . .UVSe
Ducks 50a to 75c
ueese $1.00
Hens 10c
Sheep $3.00 to $5.00
Veal calves . .'. $2.75
.Beef, steers $2.50
Beef, cows $2.00
OUTSIDE MARKETS.
Liverpool, May, 8. May wheat, 6s
7d.
New York, May 8. Lead, $6
$6.05; copper, $25 $25.50; silver,
64 c.
Chicago, May 8. May wheaf J
opened 82 c, closed 82 Vic; July
wheat opened 85V6c, closed 84 c;
barley, 7476c; flax, $1.17 Vic;
Northwestern, $1.24.
San Francisco, May 8. Wheat,
strong, $1.32.
Portland, May 8. Wheat Club,
78c; blue stem, 80c; red, 76c; val
ley, 77c
Tacoma, May 8. Wheat Blue
stem, 81c; club, 79c; red, 76c
USE RED PEPPER TO
THROW Off HOUNDS
Bandits Who Held up North Coast
Limited Make Good Their
Escape.
Butte, Mont., May 8. The two
bandits who -this morning held up tho
North Coast limited at Welch's spur,
murdering Engineer Frank Clow and
wounding Fireman Thomas Sullivan,
thus far have managed to elude
about 15 officers who are scouring
the mountains In tho vicinity of the
hold up. Officers returning tonight
from the spur, state that the trail
was lost by prison dogs on the road
leading to Butto where the bandits
had sprinkled red pepper.
The officers havo a number of
sparo hounds In reserve, and early
morrow morning the hunt will re
sume. It Is the belief that the bandits are
making their way to Butte, If they
are not already within the city lim
its. All the passes leading from the
divide where the outlaws aro sup
posed to be hiding, Into Butte, are
being closely watched. A stimulus to
the efforts of the officers is being ad
ded by the announcement of a reward
of $2,000 offered by the Northd J
Pacific railroad company for each of
tho bandits, dead or alive.
.Scores of officers are on the alert
and the belief is expressed that with
tho description they have of the rob
bers, which was furnished by the
wounded fireman, Charles Crawford,
who was stealing a ride on tho North
Coast, they will soon have the mea
In custody if they have returned to
the city. Crawford, tho tramp was
brought to Butte and lodged in Jail
pending further examination by the
officers who aro not quite satisfied he
is telling the truth. The officers made I
the arrest near Woodvllle this after
noon but the suspect was later re
leased as he failed to correspondJa
the description of tho outlaws. F J
posses will leave Butto this morning
Engineer Clow was Bhot five times
through the body. The robbers as
they left tho train fired a number of
rounds at Conductor Culver.
MEETS WITH ACCIDENT.
Steam Roller Slips Into the Soft
Earth.
Tho steam roller was out of com
mission for a short time yesterday
afternoon, as tho result of its slip
ping Into tho soft earth on the east
side of Broadway, whore it was being
used. Tho road bed at this point Is
ery soft, and after the machine had
once commenced to slip nothing
could be done until help arrived,
when with a little digging and build
ing up with piles it was possible to
get the roller back on tho solid road
bed.
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