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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1907)
M ! E& nrntiijwiqKjyj """"HHmnwriy THEDAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY. JULY 20. 1907. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE r " -j H J t i u i r i i - ' i (JflCTTCR CIIT PMIV ill 'Aim Was To Correct False Im pressions Which Have Been Circulated. C. C. WANTS RAILROADS Hut Relict es lt Duty Is lo Gum (1 Zi-nlou'ily Coos Raj's Iiitci'csiN. PROCEEDINGS I B " ' ' Ml"iUiy """ " "I r 1 i. n M ea . (Taifis. n . .- - , Send RcsoMions ,o Roose- WE MUST HAVE MORE 1 volt and War and Navy 1 Departments. c? &. w I I HOO . I K E Important Matters Disposed of By Marsh field's Commer cial Body. DISCUSS PROPOSED HOTEL Monornjl RriircW.itntivi' Makes Tnlk Possibility of Sw-iifliiK Pilrc Shipbuilding Ynid. As announced In a recent issue, the -ilarshflaUl Chamber of Comraorco BIUM1IUIUU il lUllur IU II1U UrUgUIUUIl In correction of tho erroneous 1m- luussiuiis wiuuu nuvu uut'n uiimvuu access into the columns of tho out sido press. Following is tho letter: -"Marshfleld, Or. (To the Editor.) Largely through uewsnapor com munications, an impression has gone I forth that Coos Bay people, particu larly thoso represented by tho Marsh field Chamber of Commerce, aro op posing tno entrance 01 tne southern Pacific Railroad into this territory. Such impression is hardly fair or just to the Marshfleld Chamber of Com merce, a commercial body that i3 endeavoring to do everything that In Its power lies to advance every Inter est of the Coos Bay country. Tho Chamber of Commerce did protest against the proposed construction of a railroad bridge across Coos Bay harbor. This action, unintentionally but wrongly construed, is probably the basis of tho erroneous Impression concerning the attitude of tho Marsh field commercial body. "In protesting against the bridging of Coos Bay no unfriendliness what ever is directed toward the Southern Pacific or any other railroad. The purpose of tho Marshfleld Chamber of Commorce was to establish tho rule that Coos Bay har.bor be not bridged. The protest, voiced by the Chamber, applies to tho Northern Pacific, tho Santa Fe, the Northwest ern or any railroad that may be head ed this way. We have the harbor, lipe always had it and arc jealous of having tho shipping facilities It affords In any way interfered with. The Marshfleld Chamber has and does favor every project that will im prove tho harbor, and protests against any and all projects that may in any way hamper It. "It Is Impossible to bridge the bay without interfering with tho Inflow and the outflow of the tides and ob structing the passage of vessels. San Francisco realized this when she rofused to permit the railroads to bridge her harbor, leaving them to make their terminals on the Oakland side. Such arrangement did not pre vent the Golden Gate city nor the railroads from thriving. It will be recalled how Portland was aroused only a few months ago when tho Northern Pacific asked permission to bridge tho Willamette near that city's limits. It was not because Portland citizens were opposed to the entrance of tho Northern Pacific Into their city, for they wanted tho road, but they were jealous of intorferonco.wlth tho shipping facilities by water. One road had already bridged tho river, Tho Chamber of Cpmmcrcq" meet ing hold last evening was attended by the usual largo assemblage which has marked tho meetings of lato. Routine business occupied tho early part of tho session. Among the reso lutions, or orders, wns that of de claring all who have paid initiation fee at any time bo enrolled as mom bors, and that dues dato from the first of Juno. On suggestion of .1, M. Blake, an amendment was tacked on tho order providing for crediting certain men who lately subscribed money to settle an ovorduo bill with credit in dues. This brought up another point; and it was ordof-ed that all those having subscribed as members and who refuse to pay the Initiation fee bo stricken from tho roll. The secretary read tho resolutions COOS BAY LACKS DEFENSE Would Ut. KirM .Objective Point In disc of War Willi Asiatic Xations. , Tho following resolutions wore nnanimouslj passed by tho Marsh fleld Chamber of Commorce last night: Whereas, tho awakening and tho warlike and commercial rehabilimcnt of Asiatic nations, and tho marvelous and startling increase of population ot tho Pacific coast of the United 'Statos, have brought tho Caucasian and Asiatic races face to faco in a great struggle for commercial supre macy, whereby, in all human proba bility, acuto conditions will develop involving tho security of this coun try, thus making this coast tho fron tier of the Caucasian race in Its re lations with other races and render ing It the most Inviting and vulner able lino for foreign assault, and Whereas, tho entire western coast N I, TrT r, "BceB8liy 0I I,rolec- of the United States between the tion of Coos Bay by the United States mouth of tho Columbia river and the which were adopted by tho body. I lnouth of Snn Fpn-,-P.- ,,nv ,,, I . .. v. - uv, p t tanco of approximately six hundred and conditions were such that an-labout like this: Mar&hfiold, $20,000; other could not bo denied tho same jirlvilege without unjust discrimina tion. At Coos Bay, It is not neces sary that a road brldgo the bay to got into this territory. At least tho exigencies of the situation do not re quire bridging near tho mouth of the harbor. That Is tho position of the Marshfleld Chamber of Commorce and as indicating that body's loyalty to tho best Interests of tho harbor and faimo3s to all parts of the bay, its members have and do yet farov a belt line road around tho bay, con necting all points on tho shore. "In welcoming tho advent of the Southern Pacific and all other roads into this territory, and protest! ig nspinst En and all of them bridging tho harbor to interfere with marine commerce tho Chamber does so in tho most courteous and positive tplrlt, believing that the time has passed when privileges and fran chises should be given for tho asking o prlvalo corporations, without duo tonsideralion to tho interests of tho pooplo affected "Tho Marshfleld Chamber of Com morce, made up of business men of Marshfleld and vicinity, have, llko tho business men of San Francisco and Portland, protested against what thoy consldor unnecessary obstruc tion to their harbor. It would bo a TOflectlon upon their nlertness, if not Jntolllgenco, to do less. They re'gard tho preservation ot tho Coos Bay harbor, unobstructed, as a non-for- William Grimes, chairman of the Hotel Committee, reported what progress had been made, the situa tion being as follows: tho committee is now" dealing with Mr. Gibson, of Seattle; Mr. Gibson proposes to placo $20,000 In the fund for building tho hotel and desires the citizens of Coos Bay to subscribo tho remaining $30,000 necessary for such a hotel as Is needed; the citizens to take 7 per cent, first mortgage bonds and stock to tho same amount, both stock and bonds to bo turned back to Gibson 013 paid off by him. Tho bonds will not bo payable until tho expiration of three years, in order to give tho enterprise opportunity for getting started away auspiciously. Hon. S. B. Howard, of New York city, who was present, was given opportunity to address tho meeting. He had nothing to offer, yet ho was repre senting tho Monorail railroad system, which Is attracting some attention at thi3 time throughout the country, and which was described at length in a recont Issue of the Times. A com mlttoe of three was appointed tp keep in touch with Mr. Howard through correspondence, since It developed that his company might consider a proposition of building a road on Coos Bay. This committee Is as fol lows: F. B. Waitc, J. W. McNeil, I. S. Kaufman. The president stated that Mr. Guy ton reported progress on the pamph lets now in tho printer's hands. Mr. Grimes obtained a hearing and asked the hotel committee to meet this morning at 9:30. James Flanagan reported poor suc cess in securing subscriptions for tho electric railroad. It developed that tho subscriptions on this matter stand North Bend and outside subscriptions through North Bond, $G0,000; Myr tle Point and Coquille, $10,000. Mr. Songntackon said tho proportion which Marshfleld should placo to its credit is $40,000. Mr. Beloate called attention to the great need for apartment houses, and said he had the names of seven teen people who wished such quar ters, and most of these nre living In tents. A committee consisting of Messrs. Beloate, Kaufman and McNeil were looking into tho matter. It was stated by Dr. McCormack that a Marshfleld man stands ready to build such a structure. The matter of firo limit came up and Messrs. Swootman, Grimes and Sengstackon wore appointed to con fer with tho city council with a view of securing tho establishment of such. This committee was backed by a resolution making it the sense of the (Continued on page G.) feitablo right of the people of today and a priceless heritage to hand down to posterity. Tho Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce is ready to meet, with assurance of unreserved co-operation, nil incoming roads half t0 the occupation of said harbor and way, making only tho condition that tuo SOzuro of said resources by for thoy bo mot on sUore, and not In the olgn nntj hostile warships, now be it miles, is absolutely devoid of coast dofense of any description and en tirely without protection, thus ex posing to hostile attack and ruin, in case of war; 'a great and fruitful country, whose resources aro vast and varied, whose population is in creasing dally and whoso cities aro rising into affluence and fame, and Whereas, tho harbor of Coos Bay, two hundred miles south of the mouth of the Columbia river and four hundred mile3 north of San Frartclsco bay, in southwestern Ore gon, is the most Important seaport between tho mouth of the Columbia river and San Francisco bay, having a rich tributary country containing vast foiests, great areas of fertile land, numberless herds of cattle, ex tonsive and varied fruit orchards, mines of coal and precious minerals and other resources unbounded, hav ing also largo commercial and ship ping interests and capable of receiv ing ships which draw twenty feet of water, and Whereas, said harbor is large and capacious and has no rock bottom and can be cheaply dredged to any desirable depth and the apex of the bar at tho mouth thercot is only three hundred feet across and can bo easily reduced, thus making one of the best harbors in tho world and tho only open harbor along tho coast between said points, and Whereas, on tho shores of said Coos Bay and along tho banks of Its navigable tributaries, are practically inexhaustible veins of coal, and many rich producing coal mines, said veins and mines being tho only coal meas ures and producers along said coast in the United States, and are so lo cated that ships aro able to recolvo their products almost at tho mine's mouth, and Whereas, It Is believed on evidence which is within tho knowledge of all resldonts on tho shores of said bay, that emissaries of certain foreign and alien governments havo.been par ticularly active in gathering detailed information with regard to said bay, and more particularly Its coal re sources, and that tho said bay and Its resources are as well known and valued in certain Asiatic capitals as in the capital of tho United States, and Whereas, said Coos Bay is the only harbor in tho world which nature has so supplied with coal that ships can load "it direct f;om tho mines, which coal Is adapted for steam purposes and can be rendered, by the briquet ting process, equal to tho best steam coal in use, thus making said harbor a natural coaling station, and espe cially attractive to hostile navies or a valuable auxiliary to American naval oporatlons at all times, and Whereas, said harbor is as devoid of defensive fortifications as is tho vast stretch of coast line described, and no resistance could Le offered, so far as such defenses are concerned, middle of tho bay." WALTER LYON. Secretary ot Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce. Resolved, that it Is tho sense of tho Chamber of Commerce of the (Continued on page G.) IN ORDER JO ACCOMMODATE THE IMMENSE STOCK OF GOODS ORDERED, WE ARE COMPELLED TO MAKE SACRIFICES IN THE WAY OF BIG REDUCTIONS ON ALL LIGHT-WEIGHT DRESS GOODS, WAISTINGS, SHIRT WAISTS, KIMONOS AND MUSLIN UNDER-GARMENTS; ALSO MEN'S, LADIES', MISSES' AND CHILD REN'S TAN SHOES IN HIGH OR LOW CUTS, INCLUDING CANVAS WHITES. NO RESERVATIONS DURING THIS SALE, EVERYTHING UNDER THE ABOVE HEAD LINES GOES. Press Goods Department We have a few exclusive Dress Patterns left in this department, quite an assort ment of patterns in poplins, silk mulls, silk organdies, mercerized lawns and dimities, which will be closed out as follows: u 12 yard Cuts formerly 12 12 11 $10 on sale 55 eiT& Miv 7 ze t & j' M .Ar $7.50 6.3? 5.45 3.?5 On account of the laie deliveries, wef have left a line of light weight silk and wool mixed suitings in very beautiful designs. There isonly one suit of a kind to be had on the bay and not a bad pattern in Jhe whole Iol In order to dispose of them quickly we have marked them at a loss. Fancy striped or checked silk ana wool mixed mohairs in light blue, gray or tan: sold for $12,50. Sale price Fancy striped or checked silk aip woolpiixed suitings in blue, ictn ui giay mixiuieji, sum iut cpiu,juu, oaie .price omes in stripes or plaids bale price Silk and wool mixed waistingsj sqfd for 75c, Sale price, per yard !. for 60c, Sale price, per Fancy wool suitings in various and exclusive patterns; sold for 6.65 5.00 5711 Silk and-wool mixed waistingd yard Silk and wool mixed waistingsj sold for 50c, Sale price, per yard - Mercerized ginghams, lawns, schallies, organdies, etc, retail ing for 35c to 40c, Sale price, per yard Beautiful shimmery .figured organdies and lawns, retailing at 25c and 30c, Sale price, per yard Lawns and organdies, sold for 20c, Sale price, per yard Figured lawns and organdies; regular 15c quality, Sale price, per yard 455 27 ly & 2d 1812 122yd 10 We have gone, through our stock and find a good many short ends; these will be closed out at big reductions. There is enough yardage in a good many of these pieces to make a dress; so come early and make your selection before they ar'e' all picked over. A GENERAL REDUCTION OF 25 Per cent will be made on our entire line of SHIRT WAISTS, KIMONOS and MUSLIN UNDER-GARMENTS. A big stock to select from. Shoes Shoes We have a few tan shoes still remaining and in order to close them out quickly we have marked them far below factory prices. We have a complete line of sizes, so you are sure of not being disappointed. Ladies' low and high cut Tan Shoes; regular $3,50 quality,- ilK Sale price Cr.3J Ladies' low and high cut Tan Shoes; regular $3,00 quality, C Sale price &.& A GENERAL REDUCTION OF 25 Per cent on ALL GENTS', MISSES' and CHILD REN'S TAN AND CANVAS SHOES and OXFORDS. Any goods bought during the sale cannot be exchanged. Merchant Bros. DRY GOODS j Ji .ot.UK jtcr tr'n- sex. mn