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THE DAILY COOS BAY TIM ES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1907.
Coos Bay Times
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INEXCUSABLE.
Every great disaster at sea has
In it certain useful lessons which
humanity learns at vast expense to
Itself and sometimes with frightful
loss of life. Some or those lessons
are heeded and salutory changes are
niado by which the seafaring public
1 protected against tne perils of the
sea. But one thing humanity never
seems to protect itself against,
namely, that insatiate vanity which
insists on place and on the reputa
tion of 'success. It is a fact that
most! of the accidents' which come
within the list of "perils of the sea"
and -which in former years were re
garded as unavoidable are now
nearly impossible, unless the element
of negllgenco or unnecessary risk.
enters into the happening. Great
, modern ships rarely strike on hid-
tion reefs which do not appear In th'o
chart. They, are rarely driven out
of the travelled channels; they do
hot founder In the storm swollen
( sea; they do not collide In the fog;
unless perforce, theio is a blunder
nomewlfere, except in very unusunl
and Isolated cases.
Therefore when a disaster occurs
ion the high sea, when there is no
torm, when there is no prevailing
'g, wnen tnero arc no hidden or
iknown teefs, in the travelled road,
hen there is no experimental ven
ture, seems to be Inexcusable. That
Ii appears from the investigations to
bo precisely what the situation "was.
, in the case of the collision of tho
Columbia and San Pedro. There
was carelessness somewhere. Either
tlio regulations were not observed
requiring a slowing up in a fog or
there was a stubborn determination
to claim the "right of way ' and so
the Columbia went down nnd nearly
a hundred lives were lost. It was
a tragic event duo to vanity. A
terrible disaster, which shocked the
nation had to follow a display of
vanity. Masters of shlp3 upon whom
the responsibility of human life
rested heavily Vero ready to take
clmnccs in order to keep up a record
and either to maintain a right to
precedence or keep to the schedule
time, they make uncalled for and
unnecessary sacrifles. Heroism Is a
splendid spectacle. Tho calmness of
tho master who goes to his self-imposed
death, when his ship sinks
with its freight of human lives, Is
something to ndmiro. But tho com
plete subjecting of one5s vnnlty and
passions to th'o wise and placid judg
ment required to safely accomplish
a purpose Is what mankind has a
Tight to demand. It feeems at this
writing as If the collision between
tho San Pedro and tho Columbia was
duo to tho desire of Captain Doran to
keep to his course and compel tho
San Pedro to glvo way.
STREKT (iRAI)KS.
It is. not too enrly to discuss the
qucBtlon of street ftrailes nnd Marsh
fiold must shortly begin to tnko
lively interest in them for both
JlarshJloUl nnd North Dend will gq
Nelson Iron Works
V. B. NELSON.
Wo repair.
kinds! of Machinery,
otvnm unu
, Knglnea Guns'und 1)1-
cycloB.
1) of vioxk ijir Bpcclnfr
We manufaeluro CI stings In lronpnd
fironzojfor Viv,fU mid Lotsfng
Oapnpi. . Wo ulio Rio Urt Biiavcfd
Jioad Spools for l'thrs. : :j :
aneaa progressively whether they
.. ... Vv v uui. lllt fi u iic t v,wii- I
dltlons, new needs, new peoplo and
new ideas, and stiril ofthe wise.nnd
Influential onesanibng tho old resi
dents, are certain that the1 times' ro
qulre new methods and systems. It
ought to be plain that tho street
grades must bo established so as to
accomplish two purposes; lirst to
make foundations and basements
possible and second to accommodate
an effective sewerage system. Every
basement floor, should be above sea
level so that the water can be drain
ed off and the sewerage dan be
emptied where the tides can rent -e
it. It is a serious matter and P. will
not do to overlook it. There are
several largo buildings going up now
and if the grades are not established
before they are built there is danger
tnat Mar-difield will bo spoiled In the
building, especially in that splendid
level area in the southern tart of
the city.
It Is not necessary to force the ele
vation of the grades immediately,
but only to establish them. Or if it
is not thought practicable to estab
lish the grades by ordinance then let
the city council pass a resolution
providing for future grades, to 'be
ascertained by the city engineer at
this time, keeping in mind the Very
Important matter of drainage and
sewerage, and express the sense of
the council that property owners, in
constructing their buildings ahull
conform to the grades ascertained.
No doubt they will conform as In the
near future it will save themjgreat
expense.
OUR IMMIGRANTS.
No migration in history is cBm
parablo tothe great hordes that
have crossed the Atlantic during the
past 20 years to enter our territory,
says the National Geographic Maga
zine. In 1905, 1,020,499 immigrants
were admitted; in 190G, 1,100,735,
and in the present year the total' will
exceed jthe record of 19 0G by
thousands. Since June 30, 1900, 6,
0,00,000 have been admitted, of
whom probably 5,600,00 have set
tled permanently in tne United
States. ,lhq report, pf Mr, Sargent
for 190(5, recently Issued, contains
much interesting information about
the character nnd qualifications of
the immigrants. Perhaps tho most
striking fact is that less than five
per cput. of tho newcomers have
reached or passed the age of 45.
Of tho arrivals in 190G, 913,955
ranged in age from 14 to 44, 136,
273 were less than 14 years of age,
and only 50.50S had reached or
passed the ago of 45. More than
two-thirds of the Immigrants were
males, the figures being 7G4.4G3 men
and boys and 33G.272 women and
girls. About 2 8 per cent, of the
total number were illiterate, which
is a vory large proportion when we
consider that only G.2 'per cent, of
the total white population of the
United States and only 4.G per cent,
of the native-born whites in 1900
were illiterate.
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Vegetables, Fruits nnd I'l-Adiico of
Many Varieties Aic Being
lironglit to (lie Buy.
Tlio local market. Is at Its besf,
vegetables, fruit and' produce are be
ing brought from the Coos river In
abundance. Among the vegetables
in market and the prices which range
are: Cauliflower, 5 cents per pound;
turnips, 3 cents; cabbage, 3 cents;
beans, S 1-3 cents; carrots, 3 cents;
apples and plums, 5 cents; beets, 3
cdnts; onions, 5 cents per bunch;
lettuce, 5 cents per bunch; cucum
bers, 30 cents per dozen; peas, 5
cents per pound; potatoes, 2 V2 cents
per pound. Ranch egg3 .are selling
at 35 cets, while case goods bring
30 cents. Two varieties of squash
are in market as well, and come
from Coos river. These sell at 5
cents per pound.
ALLIANCE DEPARTS '
' ;F0R PORTLAND
The Alliance finished unloading,
took coal and sailed yesterday after
noon for Portland. She left North
Bend'about 3:30 --with the following
passengers: Zi W, Xlindberg, H. B.
Halt M. H. V.indle, Vr Windle, L.
J. Wejiver. G. M. Payne, J. Jones,
Mrs. D. McLachlln, J.s C. Murray, J.
Keck, Chris Boss,' F, C. Luckey, W.
PJ' Cheshire, Jr., Mrs. y. P.. Cheshire,
Mrs. C. Luckey, M, E. McCarty,
Mrs'. L, 'McCarty, Gale McCarty, Mrs.
Al J. Snyder, Mrs, M, Jenkins, Mas
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