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THE DAILX COOS BAY TIMES,
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1007.
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Tub Coos Bay Times Publishing Co.
FIIED PASLEY, Editou.
REX LARGE, Business Managkr.
The policy of The Coos Bay Times
will bo Republican in polities, with tho
independence of which President Roose
volt is tho leading esjioncnt.
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COOS HAY TIMES
Marshfield. Oregon.
BRIDGING COOS HAY.
Quietly almost to a point of.
Btcalthlncss yet steadily and surely
perhaps unrealized by the mass of
tho people on tho peninsula of Coos
Bay plans aro formulating day by
day, gradually molding Into material
form, and all tho while working
toward ono common end the dispo
sition of Coos Bay's future. Today
each tick of the clock registers an
other step in the process of formation
that Is now shaping Coos Bay's des
tiny. It Is a crucial moment. The
events of tho next few months will be
momentous ones.
The steps that wo take now can be
in two directions backward or for
ward. Tho residents of Coos Bay
have In their hands the necessary
power to act either for the future ex
pansion or the Irretrievable retro
gression of tho peninsula. The Times
is well aware that it will require in
some cases a temporary sacrifice of
individual interests. But the story
of the unbuilding of nations is found
ed on ps&bnal sacrifice.
If tho Southern Pacific bridge
crosses over the peninsula at the
north point there is no question but
that real estate values will tempo
rarily advance in the property con
tiguous to tho line of the railroad.
What an irony, however, would ap
pear the few thousands realized by
the permission of tho bridge to the
terrible injury resulting to Coos Bay.
Then, Indeed, with the Biblical quota
tion now synonomous with Coos Bay
"We came with a straight course
unto Coos" would be linked that
other passage, "X.est there be any
profane person like Esau, who for one
morsel of meat sold his birthright."
We, however, have something even
more sacred than an individual birth
right in Coos Bay. Tills harbor, with
its magnificent possibilities which
aro now only bounded by the sky and
tho World's progress was made for
all tho world. It is well known that
only recently has there been any fixed
movement in favor of tho bridging
of Coos Bay. It was at a meeting of
tho Coos Bay Chamber of Commerce
only a few months since that tho
walls ro-echoed to tho thunderous ap
plauso that marked the closing of
tho speech of tho mayor of North
Bond when ho declared himself
against tho bridging of Coos Bay. If
tho people nro conscientious in their
oft-declared belief that this harbor
will ultimately rank with Puget
Sound and Golden Gate as a trans
pacific seaport, tho statement that
tho "bridging of Coos Bay will work
an irremedlnl ovil" is irrefutable.
no rocks to contend with In the bar
channel, and because Coos Bay has
24 square miles of tidal area, which
furnishes an immense quantity of
water for a scouring force to keep
the channel open. Limit this tidal
area by the building of bridges or
other obstructions that cause shoals,
and as a result you limit the amount
of water that is needed to scour out
i tho bar channel.
The people of this section, as wo
stated before, seemed to realize all
this a short time ago, and were posi
tive in declaring their opposition to
a bridge. They knew that an open
waterway was the cheapest and best
means of reaching outside markets,
and that so long as wo have this
waterway we will be independent of
any railroad, and would not be bound
hand and foot by a corporation which
would regulate traffic and rates for
its own particular aggrandizement,
Irrespective of the rights or preroga
tives of the people. They expressed
themselves also as being opposed to
giving up our waterfront for the sole
benefit of any particular road, be
lieving that tho best interests of the
community demanded that the water
front should be open to all roads on
' the same terms. When these opin
ions were aired, however, business
in the real estate line was brisk, and
many who had come here and bought
acreage property saw their way clear
to make a considerable amount from
their investment. Business at pres
ent, in the real estate line, is not
what 'it has '.been, and there are
those who long for a new railroad
excitement and who would be willing
to make some sacrifices to obtain it.
"As far as tho Southern Pacific
is concerned, they have surveyed a
good route on the east side of the
bay, by which they can reach their
depot at Marshfield at a limited cost
compared with the expenditure neces
sary to trestle the bay, construct a
drawbridge and operate it. If they
really desire to bridge tho bay, which
is doubtful, then it is snfe to assume
that they have an object in view that
the public knows nothing of. There
is one thing certain, and that is, that
they have a better and cheaper route
on tho east side to reach the depot
at Marshfield than they would have
by bridging the bay.
We believe that a railroad would
mean much for this community, and
we believe that all reasonable en
couragement should be offered to any
and every road seeking to enter the
bay territory; but we do not believe
In surrendering the privileges we now
enjoy and become serfs to a railroad
corporation, which would use the
power, they acquired to cinch the
community for all ine traffic would
bear. If a railroad means the filling
up of our harbor and the shoaling
of our bar; if in order to get a road
in hero we havo to surrender our
waterfront and injure our shipping
facilities In fact, If we have to put
ourselves in the position of an inland
community, depending solely on a
railroad for exporting our products
and importing our necessaries, then,
with all due respect for tho feelings
of those who differ from us, wo say
hold fast to tho privileges wo now en-
Joy and let the railroad be d d.
RAILROAD SUPPLIES.
The Wasco Is duo here from San
Francisco Monday with a cargo of
flats for tho Coos Bay-Roseburg &
Eastern Railroad or the engine that
the company is expecting.
LOST Oh cmnian rid, brownish
lilnrlf ilnrA'. brnndedi (7. L. Re
ward forweturn, or Infwmatlon re-
gardingAame. NotlA H. Seng-
stacker. Mnrshfleln, Or
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A nice line of
Souvenift Postals of MarMifield
'NORTON & HANSEN
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MF. PLAWT
Sails for Ban Francisco TuesdayUune 4
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MARSHFIELD
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REGON
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California aiul Oregon Coast Steamship Company,
bt&amer Aiiiaiwe
B. D. OLSON, Master.
-SAILING FROM-
COOS BAY to Portland and Return
GEO. 1). GRAY a CO., General agents,
421 Market St.. SanFrancisco
!h W. SHAW, Agent,
Marshfield. Phone 441
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The power you can always depend
upon, always ready at an instant notice
by the turn of a switch. ;
Manufactories large and small take
notice that We will be ready to supply
you with power about
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Place your order for your motor equip
ments, or call us up by telephone when
a representive will call and quote prices
on motors' and also the cost of running
them. I
e Coos Bay Gas 8l Electric
j Company '
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COOS 1IAV NEWS OX TIIK URIDG
, IXfi OK TIIK IIAV.
"Al'out Hi'idgliiK the Hay.
"A comparatively short time ago,
tho sontimout of tho pcoplo of tills
section, ns oxprossed by the chambers
of couunorco of North Ilond and
Marshllold, was docldedly opposed to
tho building of u brldgo acrobs tho
bay. TJioy sooniod to realize that
any obstruction placed In tho waters
of tho buy, wlioro tho tide I'hbs and
Hows, would cauuo un ac-ouinulation
of Hilt, ami shoals ami bars ami
'hog' Ihu'Uh' would be tho result.
Driftwood in wiutwr fro-lieta will
help to make a wlngdtuu of the piliiiK
uned iu an upprotu-h to tlu tlruw
hildw. and the wholo poitlou of tin
bu above the tirhlue will inuuo
illitwl feel t Ii Imil vffocU. Hut the
lujun will not bo i-unnuiHl to tin)
iippti buy nloiit). A the tldttl urea
U i.duit-d by thu lUltiiK up of tlir
hu tuui uuuIIIhU, tho amount or
wuw-i i-bbluK ud IIooiIIuk otr tin
bill will bt itHlllUtHl iioiumllnl. ami
, tUaUmwuu t. Miioujttr bar. Tlw hov
. viuiiivui wiiKiusor guy Unit Coo lliiy
vur run u.. vry w.Hy luipruvtxl uml
Hindu iiitatn. for tho target cluw ol
wwMiam mmhioW. bocuuso thvro uro
I can furnish the followincr
followi
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Thorough lred Eees at .'
1 f -"- m i,
$2100 Per Setting
Ithouo Island Reds
Barred Plymouth RocUs
WhiL Leghorns f
PekMDuoks
JOHNW. FLANAGAN
Sond inyyour orders ljor-
"BH3 '"l'l'V" ,l,v wiHJroiii wiu
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SiATIlG
RINK
Annj)ui
ncerhents:
SecondXCqncert
by the
ACME BAND
lat dA
Ska,tinp; Rink
will be hqlmnext
Friday evening.
Come , early and
get ypur skates.
Dt L. Avery,
Manager
Ja
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Every man knows the advantage off neatly pressed
clothes. Wedp the best work of this character fn
Marshfield and "at reasonable prices. Will call for
and deliver all work. Experienced lady in charge
to do ladieswork
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UNICVUE PANTATOR.IUM
Clifford Bayliss,Prop.
Over Walker's Art-Store
J 1S)N & THOMAS
Contractors and Buildcrs
I Office fixtmVs a specialty. Store FronjK, Counters,
I Sholving lW us work out your plans Seo us be-
! foro buimingX 1
I Shop opposite Bear's Livery Stable, North Front Street 1
MARSDEN'S COOS BAY BOTTLINGWORKS
ROYAL SELCCTGAMBRINUS BOTTLED BEER
Bot,tled in
Quarts, Pints and One Half Pints.
Phone Orders promptly attended to. Phone 481.
NW"jWWjihlwiw
WE SELL
iay R.ejj Estate
Residence and FarmingEfoperty
A natf40 acres on Catching Inle 4 miles from
city 15 apes bottom land under dyke.
40 acres on County Road 4 miles from city $18
per acre. '
For further particulars call
F. M. Rummelr Jr. & Co.
J NasburgJbldg.
'NATIONAL BAfe
)F COOS BAY
coi
Becv
fine its busi-
lloviiir tliis
own stability
ho commun
ities of tho
It is thv polioy of this bank to
ness to this Wmecliate vicinity. I
course the baVkiot Only inhances
but promotes lie highest interests
itv. Wo limitmur investments to
most substantal kind: such securities .s aro oasilv
converted int6 csish and free froan speculative in
fluences. Wfi issue drafts payable in all the im
portant cities andVowns in Europe.
.XOHN S. COKhJ President O. B.f HINSDALE, Vice Pres.
W.S. McFAKLAND, Cashier. R. T. KAUFMAN, Asst. Cas.
Foit Sjyqbt
SE US Fokl
Property
hat Will
Front Stteet Business!
We Have Something Tv
iterest You
Sengstacle&s Addition offers the
best Values for the rhpney.
kODAY
Title Guarantee & Abstract Co.,
Henry bengstacken, Manage,
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COOS BAY
MONUMENTAL WORKS
' Kiinrnntuw Iwttwr w jrk nt A''r irn h.
tlian win bo hml flwvluro. JW n -t -rl r
iitMiiiuiiuiital work until MiiiaV
SEEN US V
Stewart & Mitchell
Corner 3d & D Sts.
Phont - ., - - Main 1731
COOS BAY CITY
ON EAST SHORE OF BAY
Level bench land, all Cleared, for business blocks
Gentel sloping, Aldencovered land, for residence
,ots'
Reasonable JPrices Easy Terms
Also 550 acres Dairy Farm on Kenluck' Inlet.
Free Launch from Marsfiff ield
and North Bend.
Call at our office opposite Central Hotel,
muiHiiiiuiu, ure. or call us up.oirphone
Coos Bay Townsite Company
0,MC,nST"ER Pres atuI Gen. Manager
N. F. THRONE, Secretary