BT
S.P.
If
Colonel Rocssler Wires That Rail
road Has Made No Effort For
Permission to Bridge
INSTANTIATES STORY
lit. Sccias Aitparcnt Thnt Line Will
Parallel the East Side of
tlio Bay.
I 4 4 $
' Portland, Ore., June US, 1007.
I Editor Coos liny Tjines,
I Mr.rslilleld, Oregon.
Plans for bridge across Coos
Bay originally submitted by Ore-
I gon Western Railway Co. liue
not received faorable consider-
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I ation by this omce. it nni ;cliarg8 of the steamer, tliat th( Port-
been huggestcd to company that innd run of that 'joat would bo dls
! it submit revised plans ovcrcom- I continued.
k. ing certain criticisms of original
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inans. niicu ruviwu inans uaic v
not yet been received and no ac-
tion is contemplated until such
plans have been submitted.
Koessler, Engineers.
4 $ $ !
Because of the Continued deep in
terest evinced in the bridging of Coos
IBay The Times yesterday telegraphed
Colonel S. W. Roessler, commanding
(United States Engineering Corps at
'ortland, as to how the matter stood,
ITho telegram printed above Is self -
explanatory. Although the authority
Bon which the article regarding the
paralleling of tho east side is nbso-
Jlutely authentic, Tho Times wished to
Iglve conclusive evidence, and for that
Ireason wired Colonel Roessler.
It will bo remembered that some
Bmonths ago the Southern Pacific, or
Oregon Western Railroad Company
made application to bridge Coos Bay.
The specifications were submitted to
Ethe commercial bodies on Coos Bay
land were by them rejected; also by
f Colonel Roessler. The situation is
(now that tho railroad company has
i submitted no plans and there Is noth
ing to tho bridging of Coos Bay be
fore either Colonel Roessler or the
War Department. That the railroad
company is making no effort to bridge
the bay only substantiates the story
printed In The Times of recent dato
ithat tho Southern Pacific Railroad
will parallel tho east side of tho bay
in order to tap the coal mines owned
on Isthmus Slough.
MORE GRAM RESULTS
DEN .COLORADO .CITIZENS .AR
RESTED FOR CONSPIRACY.
3eventy-Threo Are Indicted By Grand
Jury Prominent Men In Six
States.
Denver, Juno 25. Ton citizens of
Colorado were arrested today on in-
Ilctments charging conspiracy to de-
jfraud the government of coal and
timber lands.
Of Beventy-threo persons Indicted
Sfty-flve individuals wero charged
vlth conspiracy to defraud the gov-
arnment under the coal and timber
laws. Tho parties are residents, of
six states. No warrants have thus
far been Issued for residents of Colo-
naao.
$'
W.
1GAINST TROOPS
IN SAN'FRANCISCO
Fourth of July Committee Writes
Funston To That Effect and
Arouses Ire
San Francisco, June 25. The Bul
letin today prints a statement from
general Funston in reference to cor-
pspondencn between himself and the
burtk of Julv committer retarding
Llradlng troops on the Fourth, in
yhlch Funston Is quotod as saying:
'I understand there was much dis
tension in the Fourth of July com
mittee in regard to my letter. There
tre many estimable man in the or
ganization, but for blatherskites I
lon't caro a whoop in H "
Funston says ho meant no attack
pn tho labor unions, and he believes
them, as ho thinks with tho great
noneyed interests banded together
ho worklngmen must organize for
heir protection. It would not bo
rom this class, be says, trouble
rould come, but as sure as soldiers
fere to nppear on the street they
rould be InBulted. Funston says in
MI the time ho has been stationed' in
Pan Francisco he had no difficulty,
but within the past two months he
i received about twenty anonymous
smrasnleatloas threatening death.
sea eommHHwaUea, he conclude,
m Bt t fcelg ftXect Jilt aUttade.
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Telegram From Manager of Boat
States That Portland Will
Be Eliminated
.CHANGE IS SUDDEN
"ns Hilled to Sail For Columbia Next
Saturday Xevv Kim Not
Known.
fS- Hanson, local agent for the
i steamer F. A. Kilburn, which makes
regular runs between San Francisco
,nnd Portland, cnlllni; at both Coos
i Bay and Emeka, jesterday afternoon
received a telegram from F. W.
Voogt, of San Francisco, who has
it was not known hero last evon-
I . ... ..... . -
Ing whether the bept was to be taken
off the run entirely or not, and the
future plans of the" company- could
not bc learned at thl3 place, 'although
Mr. Voogt was telegraphed regarding
future plans. It is thought the
boat will continue to run ' between
Coos Bay and San Franciscd, calling
at Eureka.
Mr. Hanson has the boat billed to
sail for Portland Saturday, which of
1 course she will not do, according to
the message received. She will ar-
'rlvo hero Saturday from San Fran-
clsco and probably sail the same day
for the south.
j This change will give the residents
'of Coos county better service between
here and San Francisco, a"s both the
M. F. Plant and tho Kilburn will mak0
weekly trips, whllo the service to
Portland will bo equally as good, tho
Breakwater and tho Alliance running
on a weekly schedule to that port.
Tho greater amount of freight
comes from the north, but large ship
ments of perishable good3 come from
j San Francisco, and can bo shipped
every three or four adys with the ser
vice given by the two steamers run
ning to that port.
S. P. CHANGE JULY 1
W. S. CHANDLER'S SUCCESSOR
TAKES CHARGE THAT DATE.
New Manager Will Have Supervision
of Portland-Coos Bay Steam
ship Line.
(Special to The Times.)
Portland, Juno "26. C. J. Mlllis,
live stock agent of the O. R. & N.
Company, has been made general
manager of tho Southern Pacific in
terests on Coos Bay. The appoint
ment goes in effect July 1. Mr. Mil
11s will go to Marshfleld as vice-president
and general manager of the
Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern
Railroad and Navigation Company
and the Portland and Coos' Bay
Steamship Company. ; W S. .Chand
ler has been placed In charge of thel
development of the coal properties
for the company. He expects to get
out from 1,000 to 1,500 tons of coal
a day with the comptlonjpf tho spur
of the railroad. '
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Tho abovo special to The Times Is
practically the same as the story
printed In tho columns df this paper
recently relative to tho Southern Pa
cific Company choosing Coos Bay as
its coast, marine and railroad coaling
station. Tho item stated that tho
Southern Paplfic wpuld reopen tho
Henryyllle and South Port mines;
also that tho payroll of the company
when the operations were completed
would total $70,000 a month and
omployment be given to about 600
men. By tho special it will be noted
that an additional office devolves on
W. S. Chandler's successor, in the
shape of the managership of the Portland-Coos
Bay Steamship Company.
SEIZE SMUGGLED GOODS.
Find Several Hundred Dollnrs' Worth
of Contraband Merchandise.
San Francisco, Juno 26. Charles
J. Bennlnger, a customs Inspector,
yesterday seized on the Hong Kong
Maru, 1,263 silk handkerchiefs, worth
several hundred dollars. They wero
sewed into a bed quilt In the Japan
ese steerage quarters of tho boat,
the quilt being the property of Rljo
Kahs, a Japanese steerage passenger.
On the same boat, In the Chinese
quarters, Inspectors L. H. Sackett,
P. O. Huffaker and Joseph Head
found and seized 2,060 decks of Chi
nese playing cards.
TREATY SIGNED.
Oyster Bay, June 26. President
Roosevelt today signed the treaty for
the regatatid of the Saato Doaala
goa evstoaa sattere.
KILBURN
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IN THE DAYS OF 600-
Providence In "Little Rkodey" In Com
memoration of the Colonist Days Will
Have Home Coming Week
The idea of an old Homo Week
originated, it is said, In a New Hamp
shire village. The young people had
gone away and were scattered in a
dozen different states; tho soil was
deteriorating; civic consciousness was
at its lowest ebb. It was decided to
exert an heroic effort to induce the
prosperous prodigals to return to tho
paternal mansion. Not only the re
juvenating effect of their presence
was desired, but material asslbtar.ee
was necessary to redeem from threat
ening abandonment a district rich In
history, beautiful to view and, pleas
ant beyond compare a3 a place for
summer habitation.
Tho children came they saw and
they wero conquered. The forgotten
landmarks appealed to them anew.
Tho abandoned farms were bought
up and transformed into comfortable
summer homes, public buildings were
restored, public utilities wero insti
tuted and the village took a new
lease of life. Thus was the cause
and effect of the first Old Home
But It has remained for Providence
to develope the Old Homo Week
ideal to Its fullest flower. She has
chosen tho time of her greatest pros
perity as the dato for the homecom
ing. Not only does she want her
visitors to renew acquaintance with
tho old familiar places, but she de
sires, also, to show them many new
ones.
And when the first greetings are
over, when the old familiar places
have been visited and college, social
and family tics are all renowed, the
city will take a hand In the enter
tainment of its guests. To this end
it ha3 arranged a three days' Colon
ial Carnival, whose program with its
parades, entertainments, receptions
and numerous sports, is sufficiently
varied In character to satisfy either
the freshest or tho most jaded palate.
It has been scheduled for Wednesday
Thursday and Friday of the Old
Home Week and opens with a floral
parade of automobiles at ten o'clock
on Wednesday morning. From then
until Friday night tho program is
crowded with Interesting events a
water fete on Narragansett Bay, with
yacht and motor boat races, twelve
oared bargo racing between the naval
reserves, long distance swimming
matches, dingy races, tugs-of-war be-
tween whale boats, diving machines,
and exhibition of the Volunteer Life
Savlne Corns, a recatta on Seekonk
River, automobile and motor-cycle
raclnc with hill cllmbintr contests.
tennis, golf and polo tournaments, a
picturesque revival of old games, a
grand militnry parade, composed of
regulars from Newport, Volunteers,
tho G. A. R., and Spanish war veter
ans, headed by General Tanner and
his staff, to be reviewed by" Governor
Higglns and other governors or New
England states, a decorated canoe 1
parade, band concerts and special
illuminations in tho evening, the
whole to culminate on Friday even
ing with a Historic Parade of illumin
ated floats embodying the history and
progress of Rhode Island from Roger
Williams tlmo to tho present day.
This ?wlll bo accompanied by a Tater-
de-Mallon Cavalcade and tho Carni
val will close with n special program
In tho Civic Centre, whero concort
and dancing pavilions are to be erect
ed for the occasion.
And to demonstrate beyond cavil
that Providence is not only "up to
dato," but up to the day after to
morrow", she" is negotiating for a fea
ture that will bo national and inter
national In its Importance. It is to
bo the first ballooh race ever held In
America and it will go down to
aeronautic history as tho "Provi
dence cup."
The man under whoso direction tho
program of sports will be carried out,
is thoroughly qualified for tho work
in hand, and he has surrounded him -
self with a group of chairmen each
of whom is an enthusiastic in his
special line. Thoy are Individually
and collectively working up more
than a local Interest in nearly all of
these events and the offering of ap
propriate prizes will bo an Incentive
both In and outside of Providence as
well, as for largo entry lists.
Of the Water sports those that will
take place In tho harbor of Narragan
sett Bay will probably bo more im
portant as they are the more nuwer
ous. They will Include nearly every
thing in the nature of yacht racing
that is possible to that body of water.
Four or five classes of yachts will
compete, each class having already a
large number of entries. There will
also bo sloop racing, a competition by
dingeys, and for thoso who enjoy
something of a thrilling nature
there will be a rescue of an over
thrown yacht by the Volunteer Life
BftTlag Corps and several other res'
boats and the like. A particularly
Interesting feature will be an exhibi
tion of speed under water by the new
est and swiftest known of motor
boats, tho Hydroplane, of which only
ono other exhibition and test has ns
yet been given. There will also be
motor boat racing, long distance
swimming contest, tug-of-war and
racing between tho Newport Naval
Resrve troops in twelve-oared barges, (Of thq country had it not boon for
At night tho bay will present a beau- the great demand of tho California
tlful spectacle, as every ship and cfart' country. Tho destruction of San
In tho harbor will bo brilliantly Ilium-' Francisco camo at a tlm0 when tho
lnnted and electric lights and colored'1 lumber Manufacturers of tho coast
flags will bo used nt all tho boatlcedod a market for thoir product.
clubs and the decoration ot private
residences. '
in connection with these J'achting
features it may bo mentioned thafc the
R I. Yacht Club ha3 turnod over its
club house to the Committee op
Sports for use during the Old Home,
Week, thus making an attractive and
convenient meeting iilnc'e f6r" visit
ing yachtsnien ' '
Sunday. i
Roger Williams Day-RJnghig. of
bolls, hymns by church chimes, ap
propriate services in ' all ' churches,'
dedicatory services in' oldTplacbi of
worship, evening concerts in ch'itrche's
by Sundey School children : ""A
Monday. ' '
Historical Day Historical pilgrim
ages to various points of Interest,
visits to Brown University, visits to
Historical Society Building, reunion
of old school boys, recaption by His
torical Society, exhibition of histori
cal relics, formal dedication. Of hia
torical idles to city, children's out
ing. . ,
Tuesday.
Municipal Day Visit to State Cap
itol and Ctty Hall, visits to public in
stitutions such as hospitals, school of
design, etc., visits to famous machine
shops, woolen mills and jewelers;
monster free clambake, clambakes at
various points along the bay, child
ren's calesthenlcs driH In Roger Wil
liams Park.
Wednesday
First Carnival Day in Rhode Island
Day 10 a. m parade of floral decor
ated automobiles and' motorcycles.
Beginning of; Golf Tournaments at
Wannamolstt Club. Beginning of
Tennis Tournament at Agawam Hunt.
n a- m- automobile race, 12 m.,
automobile hill climbing contest. 2
P- m-' canoe racing in Roger Williams
'Park. 8 p. m., band concert in Roger
I Williams park. 8:30 p. m., iflumin
I ated cane Parade in park. 9:30 p
m fireworks In park.
Thursday.
Second Carnival Day ana Day of
Sports 10 a. m., trades parade, sec
ond day of golf tournament, second
day of tennis tournament. 11 a. m.,
motorcycle race ana hill climbing
contest. 12 m., motorcycle race at
Hills Grovo Park, ' .2 pem., raco of
30-foot yachts on .Narragansett, Bay.
2:30 p..m., race of 22-foot yachts..
3 p. m rape of.lQ-foot yachts ,3;30
p. m., race of dhigeys., 4, p. m., sIoqp
rescue by U. S. Life Saving Corps.
4:30 p.' m tug of war contest be
tween crews of wha.16 boats. 5 p.' m.,
12-oared barge race between prews of
Newport Naval 'Reserves. 8 p. m.,
concert by bahd oh Doard barge an
chored off R. L Ydcht Club. 9, p to.,
Illumination of" all 'boats in harbor
and fo all club houses and cottage's
on shpro. 9:30 p. ta fireworks' frojn
barges in harbor. " '
Friday. ,', v
Last Carnival Day and Military
Day 10 a. m., military parade of all
state militia companlps, regulars
from Newport, members of G. A. R.
Veterans of Spanish War, Naval Re
serves from Newport, all to bo 're
viewed by Gov. Iljggins, of Rhode
Island, and other visiting governors.
Third day of tennis tournament.
2:30 p. m., polo and jousting contest
at Rumford Polo Club. 3 p. m.,
first balloon raco of America, between
seven of the largest airships In this
country, race to bo known as tho
Providence Cup, prize to winner.
8 p, m., concerts at different band
stands In tho city. 8:30 p. m., gen
eral Illumination of tho city, tho civic
centers and public squares. 9 p, m.,
grand historical parade of illumin
ated floats depicting the hlBtory of
Rhode Island and Providence. 10 p.
ra., general fireworks.
Saturday.
Merchants' Day
"JAP" SUES CITY.
Suit Entered by Restaurant Proprie
tor Against San Francisco.
Washington, June 25. According
to private advices received bore the
proprietor of a Japanese restaurant,
attacked In the recent antl-Japaness
riots, will tomorrow entef suits In
thn itttt Corirb of Callfnrnlji io'ra.
(cover 4magef. bWrlct 'Attoraey
HOQUIAM SHIRS, ,
RECORD CARGOES
Over 80,000,000 Feet of Lumber
Leave That Port In '
Five Months
Hoquinm, Wash. Hoqulam's repu
tation as one of tho greatest lumber
producing cities of tho world is fast
going abroad, and the total shipments
by cargo of tho five mills during the
past five months Is something bevond
comprehension, over SO, 000, 000 feet
j of lumjbor being shipped,
Tho lumber market -of tho Pacific
coast (would have been ono of the
smallest features of this vast portion
LWith no Cars available In which to'
I ship their lumber td Ea.fern market, ;
the mill hlbn saw a'n Indefinite1 close
down staring them In the face, but no
sooner had this blow-been considered
serious when tile' reminding (i of
striken San Francisco came U3ia de
mand for tholr-product. -j i
Every conceh able- craft - which;
could bo pressed luto service to -carry
lumbqr from, tho northern mills vafi
,at onco pwt in service, nd tho fr0shtfy and Orchard-and-Simpkins Intro
rate jumped from. ?4.60 to $10.50 per
thousand In a very , short ' tlmo;
St6ck hi a, sailing vessel or steamer
'was considered a bonanza and the,
work of. building many moro steamers
f wag at onco started.) , ,ii i af
For five months of this year the,
tnills' have shipped to California!
points all tho. lumber they, cculd. ship
out, and as a result, combined with
recant labor dls'turbattc'es, that mhi-i
ket became glutted and the prlco1 Ml
Iman amazing why. '
As the price of lumber went "down,
eo did tho price of freight and now"
there is lying at anchor In Grays Har
bor several largo vessels awaiting
cargoes. The" price offered th6m Is
so low that managing owners claim
It Is cheaper to tie up their' vessels
than to operate them at such a price,
as the loss would bo very heavy.
Following are tho cargo shipments
from Hoquiam during tho paBt flve
months:
Lumber.
January 9,438,606
February ' 9,631,070
March . .' 15,200,053
April '. .17,410,894
May '. 14,084,430
Total V 65,747,430
' Lath.
January .....: 7,904,050
February . 4, 511,600
March ' 3,288,900
April '...':'. 2,629,450
May 4,269,150
Total 22,602,550
Shingles
January .....'..; ( 338, 500
Fedruary . .V ' 41340,250
March ..'.. .V.V. .'...-.. . 5,803,750
April ...'...'..; 20,52),200
May ,.:.'. '. . . 2,'l 00,000
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Total' .".......: . 3 3, id 27 00
. Thjs tabid does not include W.uOO
boxes, 185(0 ilheat.fe'fek of.pUlng nor
9rt1 fl19 vnllr-on,! tin.
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SCHMITZ. ALLOWED .'...
, TQ VISIT, FAMILY
Dethroned Ma'ydr of, San Francisco"
- ' Permitted To T3le Luncheon
With Family
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San Franclscq, Juno 2G. Eugene
E. Schmitz-r-his tHlo Is a matter pt
dispute took, luncheon with his, fam
ily yesterday at his former residence,
Pierce and Vallojo streets..,
This privilege was granted In an
order sjgned by Judge Lawlpr. At
torney Frank Drew, In presontlng
tho application to tho JudEQ. asked
that tho regular permission for
Schmltz to visit his attorneys bo am
plified by allowing tho. ','Mayor" tp
lunch at his home. Lawlor objected
to doing this unless ho had tho con
sent of tho District Attorney. Drew
then went to Lnngdon's pfflco, 'where
bq found that tho District Attorney
had not returned from Stockton, but
one of the deputies telephoned to
Francis J. Heney, who accorded his
permission for the Mayprto takQ
luncheon at home, and an indorse
ment of this jjermlsslo was then
placed upon tho order, which was
Blgned by Judgo Lawlor, , ,
In the afternoon Schmltz was at
tho office of his lawyers, What i?
discussed at , these dally sessions
which Schmltz hold with his counsel
Is a matter of pneertainty, as his at
torneys say there is no legal action
under contemplation, apd Jhat the
whole matter' most rest until tho ap
plication 'for thY habeaV'corptis' 'writ
is. acted' upoa by the Cosrt'of'Ap
peals.. " "V "! '"
ORCHARD'S- - HEART
TRAVELING MAN WAS MARKED.
AS VICTIM.
Llfd Spared Because He Hnd Dono
Renegade nud Murderer n
Kindness.
The Spokano Review publishes a
special to Wallace as follows:
Only last night J. H. Scott, tho
traveling Jowelrj' salesman, learned
what a narrow escape he had from
death at the hands of Harry Orchard
and his accomplice, Jack SImpkln3.
Mr, S,cott is the man whoso trunks
Orchard and Simpkins tried to steal
from tho O. R. & N. depot in this
city and he Is at present making his
regular business trip to Wallace.
Deputy Sheriff Angus Sutherland
returned yesterday fiom Boise, whero
he had been subpoenaed as a witness
in the trial of William D. Haywood,
and ytflllc there ho had several talks
vltl .nlVhnril Amnnr rt1ifiv thlnfct
Orchard told Sutherland, was the fol
lowing story, afterwards ropeatlng it
ir.om.tiie witness btana in the pres
ence of; the court;
On October, 1005,'an'd just'piibr to
tho assasylriatibn '' o'f ex-Governor
Stoiificnbcrglir-Caldwell, Orchard be-
came acquainted, with Sco(tt,, In Wal
lace" and later lritroauccd 'him W Jack
Slfnpklns.'-who-was also horo tit that
time Tlio; flirecr becanle'vorr friend-
duced' Scptt ,to a; number qfr buslno&s
ftlend3 ndhehjed hijn .to , make a.
great many sates, Scott soils jowel
ryJ,tt Individuals bhly and carried
a "Valuable 'stbek, of tbn -having over
$i;0O0 worth of goods on his person
at: a -'time.
, In return for Orchard's hid. in. mak-
Jng .sales Scott lent him money,
h,ejped hlra in qyery way and ulti
mately presented both, him and Simp
kins with watches. Orchard nawnlnc
hls later In Spokano with John Kam-
meror, who used to b0 a business
man of this place,
After they had been acquainted for
a whllo, Simpkins proposed to Scott
that he should help a woman friend
of his In connection with a timber
claim which, sho was trying to set a
patent far. Simpkins represented to
Scott that ho would be conferring a
personal favor on him, that he would
be helping ono of his best friends
and at .tho same tlmo ho would bo
able to mako a llttlo money for him
self. This woman lived at that tlmo
up Placer creek, in this city, and is
also living there now. Scott agreed
to go with Simpkins to her homo
and see what could be dono and a
tlmo was set for tho vlBit.
In the meantlmo Simpkins went to
Harry Orchard, told him tho arrange
ments that ho had made and the two
agreed that Simpkins was to keep
Scott at tho house as late as possible;
and that on their return to Wallaco
the two wero to bo met by Orchard,
who would hold them both up and
rob Scott, shooting him if necessary
to tho accomplishment of his design.
Tho whole plan was carried out as
arranged. Scott was taken to tho
nouso on Placer croek, tho timber
claim business was discussed and on
one prejext or another Scott was kept
there In spite of his protests until it
Was very .,late, Orchard had In tho
mdantlme communicated his schemo
to a man .known to the public under
the alias' of Cunningham, but whose
rea napjo; la. known to tho sheriff's
Office! in, this' city, and, as Scott and
Simpkins qa'mo forward on the re
tunfjpurney: " AI 'stoppe'd" out In front of them,"
said Harry Orchard to Angus Suther
land,, "but cpuld. not.hayo. tho heart
to kill Scott, I remembered that
ho had treated us whlto and my heart
foiled mo, ' 'i'he four'ot us all walked
oacK iq yvaiiaco logecner.
Tho whole details 'of tho plot wore
laid before Scott herb last night and
ho was able5 to verify every detail of
I the story, tho trip up placer creek,
tho discussion of tho timber claim
business, the latp stay at night, tho
return to Wallace, tho meeting of Or
chard and Cunningham, who sud
denly appeared in the dark and his
surprise at tho strango meeting.
GAS COMPANY BUYS
MAMMOTH TANK
Specially Constructed Will Have
Capacity of 350,000 Gallons
Supply 25,000 Consumers
The Coos Bay Gas & Electric Com
pany signed a contract yesterday with
the Portland Shipbuilding Company
for tho erection of d 350,000-gallon
crude oil tank for tho new gas plant.
The oil will be brought from Cali
fornia by steamer. It la necessary to
have an immense tank to secure low
prices' on tho oil. The tank will sup
ply a city of 25,000 people.
B.1 11. HuBsey. to John, Marsden,
lots' I2j 13, U, block 1, 'Spokane Ad
dition lo Coos' t)r. 110. u , ,
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