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!!?S k PfHKHBKEwr' ij,TrriT wv "v -?l THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10. iff f , - 8 je V 2 5 tet frfay Times . INUri'KXDEVT HKI'T """" AI'KH oiiLiiu:i) evkrv nv r.ci:iTixo iiov- day and also wnnki.v HY zxw Tjie Coos IUy Timks 1'i'iu imiiixo Co. FJtED PAHLEY, Editor. REX LARGE, Brinks? Makaokh. The policy of Tho Cooh Buy Tunes Till bo Republican in politics, with the independence of w Inch President Roose velt is the lending exponent. Entered nt the poMolllce at MRPhflelJ, 6e Ron, for traniiiIslon through the mnlls If second clns mall mutter. SUBSCRIPTION KATES- Single copy, daily, - - 5 cents Por mouth, daily, 50 cents .Three months, daily, - - $1 23 Bix months, daily - $2 50 One year, daily, - - - $5 00 Weekly, iwr year - - $1 00 Addrcts all communications to COOS BA TIMES Marshficld, Oregon. " " WILL THE WORLD TAKE NOTICE. THE unusual richness of Coos Bay as a natural depository of such resources as are absolutely necessary to mankind and the nearness of these resources to one of the great est natural harbors of earth, causes men to marvel that the light of the Bay should have been so long hid den, so to speak, "under a bushel. " Why does not the world take notice without the necessity of any exer tion on the part of the few people who are here and who may well be said to have "discovered C003 Bay?" Tho fact is the world knows very lit tle about it and its resources. When a man discovers a great diamond mine, or a bonanza gold mine, he , tries to keep it a secret and feels badly if his secret gets out. But here the resources and advantages do not gain by being kept secret but aro Increased in value only by the presence of large numbers of people. For that reason 'the work of adver tising vhe Bay and its resources must go on and the holders of prop erty would bo very foolish if they should spare money in any way in the groat cause of making tho city and country known everywhere. One of tho great difficulties in advertis ing Is not to apprise the great body of men of the exlstenco of the ad vantages which aro here, but to con vince tho leaders the great men, the heads of big commercial enterprises, congressmen and senators that Coos Bay is needed for the general wel fare as well as for private invest ment. Air. Peter Loggie made this evident when he told the Commer cial Club, recently, of nls interview with Chairman Burton of tho com mitteo on rivers and harbors in tho national house of representatives, and said Chairman Burton was sur prised to learn that it was possiblo to obtain forty feet of water on tho bar at the mouth of the harbor. Tho fact Is tho people of Coos Bay over estimate tho Impression they have made on tho world. They havo certainly done some consider able advertising and whllo some of it has been wasted, somo of it has been vory usoful. But not in adver tising alone will progress be made. Thoro must bo a very pronounced ex pression of conlldonce In tho possi bilities by tho peoplo who hold fast tho natural opportunities. Promises of construction nnd good things to bo dono must bo kept. Tho people must bo ready to go their full length from a financial point of view in put ting substance under boom values. Railroads must be met with a spirit which indicates not only that Coos Bay people bollovo In Coos Bny but that they intend to advanco tho placo "whethor tho outside world holps or not. They aro not woodchucks who will not como out of tho hole until thoy aro pullod out, but thoy aro mon who will go out nnd pull things to them. Tho Pacific coast is on tho vcrgo of tho best times It has over scon. What has been dono in tho last few years Is not a marker to what is to bo dono In tho no.t few. Coos Bay must not forget this and sho must got into tho work of mak ing a great seaport Independently. Tho railroad situation Is unusually promising for this city if tho city will look nt it right. Sho does not need to glvo nwny her tulvnnatges but she can show ti readiness to build railroads In cooperation with tho peoplo of Douglas and tho rest of Coos county. Wo havo not tho slightest doubt that If Coos Bay shows this disposition sho will find (ha work of building takon off hor hands and a grout transcontinental lino built in from tho cast. But shu mint tako hold without depouding on any railroad company other than tho local ono. That is what will bring result. Lot Coos Bay put out hor own strong hand and sho will find tliut another ono will grasp hors and she can pull in success. Tin: golden fleece. EVERYBODY knows the story of Jason nnd the search which the Argonauts of ancient fable made for tho Golden Fleece and the difficulties the heroes had in following its ehi' slvp track. Tho golden fleece of modern times Is the commercial, prize which the nations reach out to recover or obtain and the vast ship ping of the Atlantic, embracing the commercial activity of the whole world, has found its inspiration in that sentiment. But now evidences multiply that the Golden Fleece Is passing from the Atlantic to tho Pa cific ocean and that the future scene of greatest commercial activity will be the western ocean, geward saw this when he bought Alaska and his prophecy is being fulfilled sooner than even his forslght anticipated. A recent poem on Coos Bay puts the idea In picturesque language: "The Golden Fleece has passed Into that ocean vast Which on thy shores is cast Coos Bay. And Commerce hero has whirled Tho navies of the world With banners all unfurled Coos Bay." And now the United States gov ernment has dispatched a great fleet to become permanently stationed in the Pacific and, with Admiral Bob ley D. Evans in command, it sweeps around Cape Horn with "banners all unfurled." It is an event not to be underestimated and while it sug gests possible hostilities with some Asiatic ntuion, yet it also shows the westward trend of empire and the march of civilization In this same connection the papers wnlcu an nounce this pcrtentious movement ot the nation's sea armaments, aloo mention the fact that tho govern ment Is profoundly interested In coal as an indispensable munition of naval equipment. The remarkable figures with reference to this feature of the naval movement ought to have a special Interest to Coos Bay people who aro acquainted with the coal resources of the Coos Bay coun try. It develops, according to Eastern parers, that the govorrnient, in ts der to pass its fleet into the Pacific, has been compelled to make con tracts with South American coun tries for tho delivery of coal at vari ous ports along tho route so that the ships of the fleet can coal up from time to time. It has already been arranged to transport sixty thousand tons of coal from the At lantic ports of the United States to tho Pacific, and forty thousand tons constltuto tho naval supply at Ma nilla. This Is a mero hagatolle com pared with what tho fleet will re quire in tho futuro, and it Is certain that tho substitution of oil for coal as a fuel for steam purposes in the navy la extremoly remote, and is not yet deemed practicable. It is doubt ful If it over will bo practical. Steam coal is not found in many localities on tho Pacific coast of North America, and not at Kll on tho Pacific coast of South America. Tho coal measures ot Alaska aro vory promising, but not well located for tho easy supply of tho wholo coast. Puget Sound coal is not very plentiful and Vancouver Island coal Is in foreign territory. But tho coal measures of Coos Bay aro practically Inexhaustible and aro valuablo for steam purposes as well as for domestic use. Not all Is considered good for steam mak ing, but tests of tho product of nriny of the row volns show tnat for this uso Coos Bay coal Is unsur passed. Tho extreme Importance of Coos Bay as a coaling station In tho development of American naval and commercial power on tho Pacific be comes more evident every day. THE COLONIST RATES. THE colonist rates go Into effect September 1 and continues un til October 31. This Is tho rate that brings tho actual settlers to Oregon nnd means that peoplo can come to this Stato from Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and nil tho great torritory between tho Missouri river and tho uocky Mountains for $25; (to all points east of Umatilla, $22.50); St. Louis, $3u; from Chi cago, $33. It should be borne In mind that tho most important thing of all is that these peoplo must buy their tickets direct to tho towns they want to reach. This is true w It'.i regard to Medford, Eugene, Too Dalles, Astoria and overy other c.i. or town In Oregon. Many peoplo got tho Impression that thoy can como to Portland and then coutlnuo tholr trip to point of destination, and it devolves upon each and overy community In Oregon to ndvortlso this fact, and through tho corro spondouco and advertising of their peoplo, got now settlors. It Is Important that the Chamber of Cominorco bodies on Coos Bny prepare to reap tho advantages from tho colonist rat OS. Concerted action nlong tho propor linen can havo but ono result. It must not bo forgot ten that thoso purchasing tlckots must buy to tho points they wish to go. And, again, Portland, Eu- gene, and every other city and town in Oregon will be doing their utmost to draw tho trend of coionlst travel, Thousands of peoplo wh. look toward Oregon this summer, and it Is up to tho Chamber of Commerce ' bodies on Coos Bay to impress the advantages ot tins section on minds of each of th03e persons. the PERSONAL NOTES Hov. Summerlin and family, of North Bend, aro spending a few days at Daniel's Creek. Mr. and Mr3. Pettyjohn and Miss .Cannon leave today tor Ten Mllo on I a ten davs' nutlnc trln. Mr. W. II. Dlndingen expects to leave in a short time for Portland. Mr. H. P.. Fowler, of the Pacific Milling Co., Is In Marshfleld work ing this territory with local agents Pettyjohn and Nichols. Charles Watson, representative of Wadhams & Kerr, arrived In Marsh field yesterday from the Coqullle ' pnnntri wlilnli lin line pnvnrflil Charley's friends aro always pleased to see his genial countenance and his welcome on Coos Bay Is always of the warmest. Dan Reece and family went to Ten Mile Lake yesterday, where they camp for about three weeks. Gus Peterson was1 here from Em pire yesterday. George and Mrs. Snyder and Miss Laura Sturtevant went to Myrtle Point yesterday to visit tho ladles' mothe' fas: Of Hali Run Hctwc Bend MnCte in 12 Minutes PriviitJSLaiulings. Fare: One way, lcVrtmffrirp, '. J. A. O'KELLY, Proprietor. NORTH mMK fEST BOTS t 'SHE B&Y f 1L.A.- o...,- i e MfkfiJWelct -111(1 Notli '' BEST Whenyou have a jobfof printingou naturally want the best quality; work' that shows taste, fcially scfif it is a job of com mercial stationery, such as litter heads, bill Mkdst etc. We have an old experienced job printer incharge of &fs department. This ex perience together with modern rJitiesnables us to turn out the best job work ever done on Coos Bay. Call up phone J33J and a man will call and give you a good figure on that job. James BaVclay, M. Irwin nnd A. G. Sergent returned yesterday from Bandon, where they had been en gaged in executing the masonry work on the Cody Lumber Com pany's new sawmill. Mrs. Roakuin, of Coos River, wa3 In town yesterday. Miss Mildred Rogers and mother were town vlsitors Tuesday. Mr. C. II. Marsh leaves for Ten Mllo Wednesday. 5 R. E. Shine, of Emp'rc, passed thio.igh Marshfic'd yesterd.i on his vi.y to Coquli!. Mr. II. Painter left town yester day on a business trip to the Co qullle country. Mrs. W. II. Morgan, of Daniel's Creek, was In town on Tuesday. Mrs. A. Kruse was in town yester day shopping. Miss Parkor, of North Bond was TheCB.,R.&LO. and Navigation Co. TRAIN SCHED JLE NO. 2. In Effect January 1, 1007. All previous schedules are void. Subject to change without notice W. S. Chandler, manager; F. A. Lalse, freight agent; fiJDn'eral offices, Marshfleld, Oregon, f No. 1. Trains. Daily Except Sunday. Stations. Leave 9 ):00 a. xdJ ):30 a. tfi. 9 B tlon. 9:45 a. m. Arrive 10:30 a.m. Coqullle Myrtle Point, No. 2. I Dally Except Sunday, i Leave 10:45 a. m.Mytle Point x0:S0 m.lCoauiHt. 12:00 m. B. I. Junction. Arrive 12:80 p.m.Marshfield. Extra trains "will run on dally special orders. Trains to and from Beater Hill dally. L MaSbSoId a. Jirac JOB WORK ' l In Marshflo'd yesterday. Thomas Harvey returned from a lslt at Grafts Pass, Sunday Xels Munprn and daughto wee down from Ton Mllo yesterday PILING FOR SALE. Sealed bids will bo received up to noon on July 25, 1907, at Jho law office of C. A. Sehlbredo, In Doug las Building, In Marshfleld, Oregon, 0t6Sfi&$ti&St5P&$3828t1&& Specialdie wuirkf v 1 k scenes on CoojBiy 1 ancybiildinginCaps J; I Cofmtl anp Mah- I n EL w ESK. I JEWELER of OUAtiTY for tho cedar piling and saw timber standing and lying on tho NW V of tho NE Vi of Section 28, Township 25, S. R. 13 W., the said lund being situate adjoining on tho west side of tho Marshllcld Wnter Works Com pany's pumping station. The purchaser to havo six months from the dato ofpurchaso In whlch to remove such piling and timber from tnid premises. Terms cash. MATTHEW VONEY, Owner. Mrs. Robertson, of Catching Inlet, stsp$PQ&$3&&&&ato&&& .A 4 J? . $ 4$ vv "yIMjWill