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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1907)
1 THE DAILY COOS HAY TlMKS.HanFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY '. '-." I I1' !i t-4t Coos-Bay Times AN INnKI'E.VUEXT RBPCE!""" "".TSPArKH rUllM3!IED EVEHV DAV E.TCE1TI.NO IOX DAT AND ALSO WEEKLY HV '" ' ' Tiia Coos Bav Times I'cnusni.va Co. FBED PASLEY, Fszion. HEX LA RGB, Business Manaokh. Tho policy of The Coos Bay Times will bo Republican in politics, with the Independence of which President Roose velt is the leading exponent. It t V Wilcrcd nt tho postofflce at Marshfleld, Ore ko, Jor trnnrmkslon through the malls at hcAjA Ihm mail.i.-.attor. TrjilJBL merce let outsiders vote on resolu tions than would the North Bend body, no matter to what those reso lutions referred. Tho commercial bodlesjBarcoos Bay have a riglUtOMl'Sagree on any questlon.iio'iiave tho papers. And sotfctT'cIUzens. Tho Chambers of Commerce on Coos Bay are composed practically an 01 inerf-estate men in tne cuy. Jfhe right-of-way man Will -i&fft from l'ntrer Sound and southward alone the most beautiful country in tho world, the Pacific coast, he will find numerous Chamber of Commerce bodies In the thriving llttlo cities that are spring ing up. Ho will also find real es- fin thPr the merchants, bankers, 'great conflagration, with Its attend- and retired citizens, whom apparently! ant loss of life and millions of dol he intended to make conspicuously lars in property, Is possible In every absent In his Interview with tho .big city In tne country." of men who are Interested in the up- tatc men. building and development of this if ue tarries long onough in each country. Some are real estate men, 'city to become acquainted with the Borne are merchants, some are crafts- ' personnel of tho commercial bodies Tho personnel of both are with a single purpose. As the North Bend Chamber of Commerce is con scientious In Its officially voiced posi tion regarding the bridge, so Is the sister organization In Marshfleld. he will find that theso same real estate men belong. Wo are glad to see that ylsltors to the bay observe tho fact that we are expanding. Whenever a city begins to reach out for additional territory SUBSCHiPIION RATES- !, daily , - - 5 cents , daily, - - f,u ,.0nts tlis, daily, - - 23 i, daily - - GO ' ' hiily, . . . f 5 00 Weekly, per year - - $1 00 Pe. id i T'.r rP1r Tlfnnll Prtnm tin n nr it n I n i - tip 1 11. ' .. .., ....,...... '""'that ,a n Blgn of exiiandou. Tho the gentlemen composing the North , , , t, , , . ... American real estate man Is the jjuiiu umuiiuer oi uommerce ueiieves trmr.1 H.ni.HnnAl.rn I1,.!!... t .. tUn 1r..lf1 I lUUfil JIIUI C3i31C 1C1IUU 111 LlliJ KUMU Address all communications to COOS BAY TIMES Marslificld, Oregon. 4Ki ' ' in ii the reports which have recently ' , , .. , ., , , ' , ,, , , , , . . and ho generally anticipates this sam .UI.I1U 1UUHU UIUII- Nil IIUU Iirilll UU ,,, ,, , , . r not In any way express the existing ,, . , , , . . .. . . ,, , ....... .. ,.i those lands which he thinks the nat- Eeniimenc oi mai uociy regaruing tne s attitude of tho Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce. As stated before, let us have har mony. The commercial bodies on Coos Bay have a greater mission than similar organizations throughout Ore gon or the United States. Many questions will come nn In tho future TICK HKOKXT milDGK QUESTION, and these bodies representing ns they TTAK.MONY should bo the keynote do the citizens of Coos Bay will have for the relations existing be-lon them tho responsibility of solv- twdon tho North Band and Mnrxhfiplri i,nB Uiem it Cit gai Chamber of Commerce bodies, hot no inference bo gathered that thl3 qui sentiment Is expressed because there has been any past misunderstanding. Among tho citizens of the two cities pr on Coos Bay there oxlsts relations ce mented by indissoluble ties of friend ship and regard. Tho proposition to brldgo Coos Bay, while meeting opposition among Marshfleld citizens, the commercial body representing the Coil city, and the Coos Bay Times should qua not bo used as nn Issue wherein to .? inclto factional strife. While It Is VST. t MIC. XI Kit OX COOS BAY. QUOTING from tho Oregonlan: "Tho fountain head of the op position to tho bridging of Coos Bay by tho Oregon Western Railway i Yankee and Yankees were never yet urnl growth of the city will absorb. We don't know how many real estate men there are on Coos Bay. Wo believe there are a good many. Wo would like to bollevo there are many more. A real estate man doesn't generally Invest In cemetery lots. Ho goes where there &ro prospects and he generally figures right, for he is a master In the game of cause and ef fect. That is why there are so many real estate men on Coos Bay, or, as Mr. Nler explained it, in Marshfleld. Stop a moment and ask yourself the question: Why am I hero? You arc hero because you have more faith In Coos Bay than in some other Pa cific coast vent. If you are a live Drain correspondent. Mr. Mer cans us "knockers." Continuing, ho says the railroad has surveyed such a course that the knockers cannot in terfere. Tho Times is sorry to contradict this statement. But tho recent ac tion of tho Southern Pacific, in mak ing a marine and railroad coaling station of this port; the action In establishing a steamship lino exclu sively between Coos Bay and Port land; the buying up of the coal mines Mr. Humphroy ftays in his report that the defects or construction so strongly condemned in San Fran cisco "are no worso than those gen erally practiced throughout tho Unit ed States." The cause of this, ac cording to reports, Is tho short-sightedness of builders, who, seeking a largo Immediate return on invest ment, refuso to pay for good con struction. Fire statistics in this country it Is pointed out, show tho false economy in cheap construction and the official declaration that thoIf iniilvlduals will not cease to put company would mine from 1,000 tolin llnUurnable buildings, say the ex it, 500 tons of coal on the start on-'pertS( lt ls tho duty of communities tirely refute Mr. Nler's statements. '0 dQ g0 by ,av. Thcv Times begs to venture the sug- gestion that the Southern Pacific so A n far as slighting Coos Bay, is only too , MBlllrH ,,, liu C1 jiuua uiuLiwi univ. iijiuin, jl glad to "get in." Talk as Its agents will of the road's Indisposition to wards C003 Bay we who live here and have seen, know that Coos Bay, with its coal, Its timber, its agricul tural resources, all in virgin wealth, is a prizo that any railroad man may well covet. Company Is in tho Marshfleld Cham bor of Commerce, a body made up from my observation of certain real estato men engaged in promoting out shlo townslto schemes, and an attor ney in their employ. Among the inombera at tho meetings of the Chamber of Commerce which I at tended there was not one person who had anything at stake on tho rail road project whatever." Thus speaks J. N. Nior, right-of-way man lor tho Oregon Woatern Railroad In accused of being dead you would bo In Portland, San Francisco, or the Philippines, if you thought tho op portunlties were there, all here on Coos Bay- FIRE PROTECTIOX. SINCE tho great conflagration at San Francisco a number of en gineers Have become engaged in a movement that approaches n crusade against lax building methods. In vestigatlons and tests have shown that fireproof buildings are very rare, and that many which are labelled fire-proof, In large letters, are not so at all. Tho consensus of expert opin ion seems to be that tho remedy lies in strict and strictly enforced build ing laws. In other words: Do not But wo arotrllst to Putting out flro, but remove tho real cs-,1"0 1'ossiuiiity. from such results as are available I think there Is no question that the best fire-resisting material nt the present tlmo is the right kind of burned clay." This view is shared, apparently, by tho foremost building experts. Tho steel frnmes of tho largest and highest structures under wny In Now York and other cities aro being pro tected by hollow terra cottn blocks, burned clny products which keep tho heat away from tho steel columns and girders which they surround. Tho general conclusions of tho throe experts may -no summed up in Mr. Humphrey's words: "Tho only bulldin oyardens.' g bz bz bz bz bz suro way to remedy gravo defects of , this character is to enact strict build ing laws which will compel nn ob- servnucGu of the essentials for fire proof construction." I'lintiitoiliim KiiIm-kcn. Clifford Bayless, proprietor of tho Unlquo Pantarorium, yesterday sold a half Interest in tho business to Roy A. Mercer, who has had twelve years' experience in San Francisco. Tho now firm hopes to be prepared to block and clean all kinds of hats within a month. It will also make a specialty of ladies' work at a tailor ing establishment to bo started soon for that purpose. )tfftVu'3S k w "Mi niu in lUKiiiK oi uoos unv MKis a niptter eutlroly optional with tho thi War D'nnrtmcnt, upon tho approval Thi "f U'e "In"S 1,y Colonel s- w- Roc3s nlo. lor of I'ortland, it Is a public ciiics- 80U tiou, tho disposal of which will affect lan interview dated at Drain, Oregon of tho futitro of thp bay. Tho merits of ! JIr- Nc-Ir also observed that at the lno tha brldgo have been discussed ex- meetings which (ho) attended, ac cording to (his) mind tho personnel of tho Marbhfleld Chamber of Com merce was not representative of local business Interests. The Times has not a Hit of the members of tho Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce, and is thus unable to publish tho membership of that body. Mr. Neir is correct, nowever, in somo respects. There aro numbered In hilllsHvnlv lii. tli.. .,...,,., p ! n.. , -"'J "J w.i; incoa 171 LUU3 I3il) 0 j and, through Its columns, by tho pub Fr0 lie. Action by tho commercial bodies tho ban been taken. Any dissertations olocnru superfluous at this time. The noMurshIleld Chnmbor of Commerco, u .however, hns boon Impugned with a motives for which no foundation ex ists and which places that body as 'woll ns certain citizens of Marshfleld M fnlao light. Tho Times regrets to stnto that thcrio falso reports havo boon allowed Ito got Into tho columns of outsldo ; papers. In Justico to tho honor of tho gentlemen representing tho H0,5 aiurmiiioiu unamucr ot uommorco lo.and to tho city of Marshfleld tho 101 Times Wishes to rofutn tlinsn rnnnrfa jy-Jn taking n stand against tho brldg- f -mg or uoos Bay this paper was actu-- atod bocauso it seemed tho future in ' torosts of tho peninsula could beat bo consorved without a bridge. It has been stntod that tho Marshfleld opposition to tho brldgo was backod wholly by mon Intorosted in prop erty on tho east sldo of tho uppor bay. Equally so could thoso in fa vor of tho brldgo bo accused. But r- ns tho Times knows that among the 1 Opposition to tho brldKlnu of Coos tlolDay aro Marshfleld mon who not only a,ftdp not own proporty on tho mainland, j jl)u,t aro proporty holders In North 0,.05ond, and also that among those domavor,nK t,l bridge In North Bend by aro mon interested in Marshflold ino, property, it boliovos tho majority of OII0 those- participating In tho brldgo con Dlv Juay uro actuated only by honest hono,otlvos slncoro in their expressions bodhwL tho bridge- will work a detriment ; ' V1'0 1,n,'bor of Coos Bay and ro ""KSjrd nnd limit Its growth. FlartUtCI"0nts f,0ln vn,'Is sources Ho been printed that tho called Wrting of tho Marshflold Chambor (omniorco, hold recontly, was mis- teresontod; that tho improsslon was Doe-jiS41 olU t,,ut n nlss meeting was mi ihOjo hold In which cltlzons would bo '""'-Wed to voto on tho resolutions to H,Vi'i'lionvardcd t0 the War Department. aun.iiSscnl'B issued for tho meeting wore i.l5ted ' the columns of this paper. riuirnr u,om Btatod that tho Marsh tJ cllalllor of Commerco would lock !d an oi'"" meeting for tho pur- &.e of liearlng tho citizens volco l-jiftr opinions, jrnut tho Marshflold .MUDor or Commorco, ns a body, twwsou to lot cltizous not uionibors Nn tho resolutions to bo forward- B Ba If : ur iPartment there was v ninyNntontiou. eithor did tho culls publlshod nt .flee-nt times in this papor givo ut that Impression. Tho Chamber f Coiuinerco wanted to hear tho an. rent argumonts for and against the Ulso. For nn organization to allow holders to voto on resolutions ivn for tho liurposo of expressing sentiment of that organization d bo a sonsoloss proceeding. It vloua that noii-nieinbois can no voto on mnttors portaining to unercial organization than can tato men, newspaper men, merchants, bankers, laborers, clerks. If Mr. .Nier comes to visit us ten years later he will find us still here. He will also find thoso same "townslto real estate agents." The only differ ence will be that the real estate agents will be soiling townsites about ton miles further out than at pres ent. Wo advise Mr. Nler to buv The United States Geological Sur vey has received repoits from three eminent engineers who made an ex haustive study of the condition of buildings after the Are in San Fran cisco. These engineers are Prof. Frank Soule, Dean of the College of Civil Engineering in the University of California; Captain John Stephen Sewell, of tho Corps of Engineers, jjOPEN FOR street. Goods Store and inspect nn some of the lots offered now. He united states Army; and Mr. Richard will realize several dollars If ho holds iL- Humphrey, export in charge of tho on to them for a few months. structural Materials Division of tho Mr. Nler says several other things which are, to say the least, unkind and unwarranted. We wish to state that tho gentleman will find on the membership roll of the Marshfleld Chambor of Commerco the repre sentative men of this city. If he will glance at tho recent snliscrintlnn Hat tho Marshflold Chamber of Commerce raised for the publicity fund ho will Technical Branch of the Geological Survey and Secretary of the National Advisory Board on Fuels and Struc tural Materials. "They reach the conclusion," remarks the Engineer ing Record, "that the lessons from the Chicago and Baltimore fires have not yet been learned, and that a in our new store room in (he old Central T T 1 T 1 1 1 i i TT7 1 riotei Duiiains oi nrontstreet. we nave 1 II 1 A fl tne only exclust in Coos County our line of f BASE we carry only the best makes and every thing that leaves four store has a guarantee of quality with it. w ye ooornne j Game (LLja best makes mi u V VEDV lt&9hflKBLflAEMtir.tttftAJbdJ8'W JjkhHTT! mjHnK73fiYBIH!ESKE3E VmJBTWiTi iimibii i i i i I 18 1 n , . I Kfl W& aa jeJiM,m. m M V i iu;auy io I I Serve I i I I A 1 me a Any hour m the day 1 1 I at the la Bon Vivant 1 1 I If I quick, clean and l I modeyafe. The story If 9 B v I is told in f niir wnrIc I ,.. . I Marshfjield Best If l Lunch Service Ii I I LA BQN I VIVANT i! m North Front Street I lm Opposite Gty Hall B I I! We39B89M09ngM OPPORTUNITY have on dis- Merchant Bros. play the real hand made European laces, dinning room sets in Florentine, Dutchess point, Irish point and etc., sizes from 6 inches up to 72 inches. DnrilS " week yog can havetnnm Sty of seeing a stock of $2500 dii,. WINDOWS It cost you nothing to This store be open 4th OF see them. nights until the JULY ' "K t o citizens vote on questions g before tho loglslnturo, No i ph would 1lio Chamber of Com- $$$$$$$$$$$$. vvvtttOOOOfei WtV e&&99&eeeil wsosos v0O55 iaasT- CCOOOw. : H V HWHBHI iHB HHjHH x?v iY ""JMHHHa fllf--.. - . . Z'