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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1007.
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Marshfield. Oregon.
FREIGHT RATES.
Statistics compiled show that the
j railroad rate law, winle it has elim-
,inated discriminatory rates and thus
removed the foundation upon which
some of the most gigantic trusts in
t-.tho country were built Is not without
iits flaws. Tho railroads are now
charging the people $500,000,000
more annually for freight haulage
than before the lav went Into effect.
Thus, while the shipper in the small
town can now ship to neighboring
: -cities for the same proportionate rate
, that the big shipper In the large
city pays, the freight charge has in
creased to an extent that eats Into
profits at an alarming rate. It is
apparent that the railroads are let
ting tho people pay for the new rate
lilll. As a remedy for this It is
: thought that the next Congress will
And it necessary to pass a law coin
polling railroads to base freight rates
on the physical valuation of the properties.
COOS HAY WAGOX KOAD.
Because of the deep interest mani
fested In the lands now In the pos
session of the Southern Oregon Land
'Company which has been accentuated
1 of late by the suits started agalnfat
1t by different people for the purpose
of compelling that company to re
linquish its holdings in favor of set
tlors, tho Times prints the original
' papers which not only contalnthe ar
ticles of Incorporation of the Coos
Bay Wagon Road Company, the grant
made by tho United States Govern
ment to tho State of Oregon for the
purposo of constructing tho "Coos
Bay-Roseburg Military wagon road,"
l)ut also the supplementary articles
of incorporation. Tho papers appear
in tho order of dates In which they
were filed. First appears tho orig
inal articles of incorporation dated
April 9, 18G8. Following these
comes the act of Congress on De
cember 8, 1SC8, granting to the State
of Oregon the lands for the purpose
of constructing the road. The last
paper is the supplemental articles of
incorporation of the Coos Day Wagon
Road Company, dated April 8, 1872.
Tho papers from which tho follow
ing copies are made are furnished
through tho kindness of W. C. Har
ris, tho Sumner postmaster, and havo
a lengthy history. They wero loft
with a neighbor of Mr. Harris, years
ago, by a stranger, who said he would
bo back in tho course of a few days
and claim them. Tho man never re
turned and his Identity remains a
mystery.
Tho following articles of Incorpor
ation aro made and entered into by
A. R. Flint, Thomas Norrls, Hornco
Biowstor, C. Gaddls and Salathiel
Hamilton, of Douglas County, Ore
gon. First Tho nam or stylo of this
corporation shall bo tho "Coos Hay
'Wagon Road Company."
Second Tho enterprise for which
this corporation Is formed, is to lo
cato, construct and kcop open for
travel, a clay and plunk road, from
Coos IJay, in Coos County, Oregon, to
Douglas County, Oregon, commenc
ing at tho most favornblo point upon
tho navlgablo waters of Coos Bay and
running thonco eastoiiy on tho most
favorablo routo to tho vicinity of
ISvans' pralrlo, tlienco to Howe's placo
at tho mouth of tho canyoiv thonco
up said canyon to Brewster's Valley,
and thonco to tho most favorablo
point near Weokly's Mill in Douglass
County, Oregon; being n continuous
dlstanco of about thlrty-flvo miles.
Fourth Tho capital stock of this
vompany shall bo Forty Thousand
Dollars upon a coin basis.
Fifth Tho amount of each s'nro
of capital stock shall bo One Ilun.l ed
Dollars, coin.
Sixth Tho principal ofnc or
place of business of this company
Bhall bo at Rosoburg. Douglas Coun
ty, Oregon,
vltncss whoroot wo havo hore-
X aur bauds this 9th day ot
April, A. D. 1SG8.
Addison R. Flint,
Thos. N'orrls,
H. Brewster,
C. Gaddls,
S. Hamilton.
STATE OF OREGOX, COUNTY OF
DOUGLAS.
On this 9th day of April, A. D.
18C8, before me, a Notary Public in
and for the state and county afore
said, personally appeared A. R.
Flint, Thomas Norrls, Horace Brew
ster, C. Gaddls and Salathiel Hamil
ton, to mo known to be the persons
who executed the above articles of in
corporation, and acknowledged, each
for himself, that he executed the
same for the purpose therein men
tioned. In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and official seal, the
day and year above written.
G. Webster,
(Notary Seal) Notary Public.
Filed April 15th, 18GS.
Sam'l E. May,
Secretary of State.
STATE OF OREGON, Secretary's
Office. Salem. June 10th, ISSft. .
I, R. P. Earhart, Secretary of the
State of Oregon, do hereby certify
that I am the custodian of the Great
Seal of the State of Oregon. That
the following copy of the articles of
Incorporation of the Coos Bay Wagon
Road Company has been by me com
pared with the original articles of in
corporation on file in this ofilce, and
said copy is a correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole of the
said original document.
In witness whereof, I have hereto
set my hand, and affixed the great
seal of the State of Oregon the day
and year above written.
(SEAL) R. P. Earhart,
" Secretary of the State of Oregon.
Office Coos Bay Wagon Road Co.
AN ACT DONATING CERTAIN
LANDS TO THE CCOS BAY WAG
ON ROAD COMPANY.
Whereas, The Congress of the
United States, at the session begin
ning on the 7th day of December,
ISC 8, passed an act donating lands
to the State of Oregon, which act is
hereby set forth, towit:
An act granting lands to the State
of Oregon to aid In the construction
of a military wagon road from the
navigable waters of Coos Bay to
Ro3eburg, in said state.
Be It enacted by the House of Rep
resentatives of tho United States of
America, in congress assembled:
That there bo, and hereby Is,
grnnted to the State of Oregon, to aid
In the construction of a military
wagon road from the navigable wat
ers of Coos Bay to Roseburg, alter
nate sections of public lands, desig
nated by odd numbers, to the extent
of three sections In width on each
side of said road; Provided, that the
lands hereby granted shall be ex
clusively applied to the construction
of said road, and to no other pur
poses, and shall bo disposed of only
as the work progresses:
Provided further, That the grant
of lands hereby made shall be upon
the condition that the lands shall be
sold to any one person in quantities
not greater than one quarter section,
and for a prico not exceeding two
dollars and fifty cents per acre; and
Provided further, That any and all
lands heretofore reserved to tho
United States or otherwise appropri
ated by act of congress or other com
petent authority, be and tho same are
hereby resorved from tho operation
of this act, except so far as it may bo
necessary to locate the routo of said
road through tho same, in which
case the rlght-ofway to tho width of
one hundrer feet is granted;
And provided further, That tho
grunt hereby made shall not embrace
any mineral lands of tho United
States, or any lands to which home
stead or pre-omptlon rights havo at
tached. Sec. 2. And bo It furthor enacted,
That tho lands hereby granted to said
State shall bo disposed of by the
Legislature thereof for tho purpose
aforesaid, and for no other; and tho
said road shall bo and remain a pub
lic highway for tho uso of tho gov
ernment of tho United States, freo
from tolls or other charges upon the
transportation of any property,
troops or malls of tho United States.
Sec. 3. And bo it furthor onacted,
That said road shall bo constructed
with gradation and bridge as to per
mit its regular uso as a wagon road,
and in such other special manner as
tho Stato of Oregon may prescribe.
Sec. 4. And be It further enacted,
That tho Stato of Oregon is author
ized to locato and uso la the con
struction of said road an additional
amount of public lands, not previous
ly resorved to tho United States, nor
other wlso disposed of, and not ex
ceeding six miles in distnnco from It,
equal to tho amount reserved from
tho operation of tho act In tho first
section of tho same", to bo selected In
nltei nut j odd sections,, us provided
in ' 'i Hon first of this net.
Siv- 5 And bo it furthor onacted,
That lands horoby granted to said
Stato shall bo disposed of only In tho
following manner; that Is to say,
lor that ten continuous miles of said
road are completed, then a quarter of
the land hereby granted, not to ex
ceed thirty sections, may be sold, and
so on from time to time until said
road shall be completed; and If said
road is not completed within five
years, no furthor sales shall bo made,
and the lands remaining unsold
shall revert to the United States;
Provided, however, that tho entire
amount of public land granted by
this act shall not exceed three sec
tions per mile for each mile actually
constructed.
Sec. C. And be It further enacted,
That the United States Surveyor Gen
eral for tho District of Oregon, shall
cause said lands so granted to bo
surveyed at the earliest practicable
period after t'he state shall have en
acted the necessary legislation to car
ry this act into effect.
Approved March 3rd, 1SC9.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGIS
LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF OREGON:
Sec. l.-jsTJiat there Is hereby
granted1 to the Coos Bay Wagon
Road Company all lands, rights-of-way,
rights, privileges and immuni
ties heretofore granted or pledged to
this stato by the act of congress, In
this act heretofore cited, for the pur
pose of aiding said company In con
structing the road mentioned and de
scribed in said act of congress, upon
the conditions and limitations there
in prescribed.
Sec. 2. There is also hereby
granted and pledged to said com
pany all monies, lands, rights, priv
ileges and immunities which may
hereafter be granted to this state to
aid in the construction of such road
for the purposes, and upon the con
ditions and limitations mentioned in
said act of congress, or which may be
mentioned in any further grants of
money or lands to aid In construct
ing such road.
Sec. 3. Inasmuch as there is no
law upon this subject at the present
time, this act shall be In force from
and after Its passage.
Approved Oct. 22, 1S70.
STATE OF OREGON, Secretary's
Office, Salem,
I, R. P. Earhart, Secretary of the
State of Oregon, do hereby certify
that I am tho custodian of the Great
Seal of tho State of Oregon. That
the foiegoing copy of an act entitled
"An Act Donating Certain Lands to
the Coos Bay Wagon Road Com
pany," approved March 3rd, 1SC9,
also an act providing for further
rights and privileges, approved Oct.
22, 1S70, have been by me compared
with the original acts on file in this
office, and said copy is a correct
transcript therefrom, and of the
whole of said original acts.
In witness whereof, I have hereto
set my hand and affixed the Great
Seal of tho State of Oregon, the day
and year above written.
(SEAL) R. P. Earhart,
Secretary of the State of Oregon.
Roseburg, Ore., Mar. 29, 1872.
We, the. undersigned stockholders
of the Coos Bay Wagon Road Co.,
each owning and holding the amount
of stock set opposite his name, here
by vote that the directors of the com
pany be and aro hereby authorized
and ordered to file the following sup
plementary article of incorporation
of said company. Towit:
Article 8. This corporation here
by assents to and accepts tho grant of
land and right of way and all of the
conditions and provisions of the act
of congress approved March 3rd,
18G9, entitled, "An act granting
lands to the Stato of Oregon to aid In
the construction of a military wagon
road from tho navlgablo waters of
Coos Bay to Roseburg, In said state"
and also of the act of tho Legislative
Assembly of the Stato of Oregon, ap
proved Oct. 22, 1S70, entitled, "An
act donating certain lands to tho
Coos Bay Wagon Road Company,"
and also assents to and accepts all
further acts of congress or of tho
Legislative Assembly of tho Stato of
Oregon, granting lands or other
property or thing In aid of tho con
struction of said road.
J. F. Watson, 30 shares
S. Hamilton, 80 "
J. Franklyn Hamilton 5 "
Aron Rose, 45 "
Jas. Errlngton, 25 "
Thos. J. Bcall GO "
D. L. Watson, 15 "
Flint and Morgan CO "
A. R. Flint, 55 "
Sam'l C. Flint, 5 "
John M. Eborleln, 20 "
J. W. Hamilton, 5 "
Jeptha Green, 5 "
400 shares.
rectors of this company to make and
file supplementary articles of Incor
poration. Now, therefore, in pursuance of
the action of said stockholder's meet
ing, and by virtue of tho power in us
vested as a board of dlrectlrs
We, Aaron Rose, Salathiel Hamil
ton, Addison R. Flint, Thos. J. Beall,
and John M. Eborlein, the legally
constituted and acting directors of
tho Coos Bay Wagon Road Company,
do hereby make and subscribe the
following:
Supplementary Articles of Incorpora
tion of tin Coos Buy Wagon
Road Company.
Article 1. The eastern terminus
of said road is hereby fixed at Rose
burg, Douglas County, Oregon, and
tho western terminus of said road Is
fixed at a point on the navigable
waters of Coos Bay, Coos County,
Oregon, and tho routo of said road
shall be along the line thereof as
heretofore surveyed out, subject to
such changes and modifications as
jnny be made for the. benefit of said
company.
Article 2. The enterprise, busi
ness pursuits and occupation in
which this corporation proposes to
engage In addition to that expressed
in the original and supplemental
articles of Incorporation, heretofore
made and filed, is to purchase, take,
accept, and receive, own and hold
any and all grants of land, of per
sonal property, or thing of value
from the United States or from the
State or Oregon, or from any person
or persons or corporation or company
and to purchase, own and hold real
and personal propeify of tho kind
and to tho extent said corporation
may deem necessary or advantageous
and to bargain, sell, transfer, and
convey any and all real and personal
property which said corporation may
now or at any time own, and to do
and perform any and all acts neces
sary and requisite to tho taking, se
curing, holding, selling and convey
ing any real and personal property of
whatsoever description and to con
struct, own and keep a Toll Road,
Toll Bridges and Ferries, and to re
ceive and collect toll on any road or
part of road, bridge and ferry by this
company owned and kept, and to
make, alter or change the line or
route ot tho said road, bridges or
ferries and toll grades. Also to
organize, establish and maintain a
system of emigration from tho other
states and territories of tho United
States and from Europe, to the State
of Oregon, and to do and perform
any act in conformity with law, that
said company may find necessary and
deem proper In aid and furtherance
of any of tho objects and purposes
aforesaid.
Witness the hands of the Directors
of said company this 8th day of
April, A. D. 1S72.
Aaron Rose,
S. Hamilton,
A. R. Flint,
John M. Eberlein,
Thos. J. Beall.
STATE OF OREGON, COUNTY OF
DOUGLAS.
Be it Known, that on this 9 th day
of April, A. D. 1872, personally came
before the undersigned Clerk of
Douglas County, Aaron Rose, S.
Hamilton, A. R. Flint, Jno. M. Eber
lein and Thos. J. Beall, personally
know n to me to be the persons whose
names are subscribed to the fore
going instrument, and they and eacli
of them acknowledged to me that
they executed the same freely and
voluntarily and for the purposes ex
pressed.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand and affixed my of
ficial seal this tho day and year last
above written.
(County Seal) E. Stephens,
Clerk of Douglas County.
By J. Wall, Deputy.
STATE OF OREGON, Secretary's
Office, Salem, June 10, 1878.
I, R. P. Earhart, Secretary of the
Stato of Oregon, do hereby certify
that I am tho custodian of tho Great
Seal of tho Stato of Oregon. That
tho foregoing copy of the articles of
Incorporation of tho Coos Bay Wagon
Road Co., has been by mo compared
with tho original articles of incor
poration on file In this office, and said
copy is a correct transcript there
from, and of tho whole of the said
original document.
In witness whereof, I havo hereto
set my hand and affixed tho Grent
Seal of tho Stato of Oregon, tho day
and year above written.
(SEAL) R. p. Earhart,
Secretary of tho Stato of Oregon.
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11. D. OLSON, Master.
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421 Market St.. San Francisco.
J,. W. SHAW, Agent,
- Marshfield. Phone 41
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF COOS BAY
It is the policy of this bank to confine its busi
ness to this immediate vicinity. In following this
course the bank not only inhances its own stability
but promotes the highest interests of the commun
ity. Wo limit our investments to securities of tho
most substantial kind; such securities as aro easily
converted into cash and free from speculative in
fluences. We issue drafts payable in all tho im
portant cities and towns in Europe.
.JOHN S. COKt:, President O. B. HINSDALE, Vice Pres.
W.S. AlcFAKLAND, Cashier. R. T. KAUFMAN, Asst. Cns.
Piled April 11, 1872.
S. F. Chndwick, Sec. of Stato.
Tho stockholders of the Coos Bay
Wngon Road Company, nt a stock
holders' meeting duly called, nnd nt
which each and every share of tho
stock of said company was ropre
sontod, having by an unanimous vote
of nil tho stock, determined to on
lnrgo tho business of said company
bv onenirlncr In n now nntm-nrlen o.i
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. w.u Bur..or oi snm sinio-snail additional business pursuit, and hav-
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RAISES MONEY QUICKLY.
Salem, Y. M. O. A. Members AVngo
Subscription Campaign.
Salem, Juno C (Times Speclnl).
Two thousand three hundred and
thlrty-olght dollars havo been raised
in Salem for tho local Y. M. O. A.
Tho nmount was raised by members
of tho orgnnlzatlon. It will go to
ward the Improving of tho nresent
ai- quarters.
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