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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1907)
(UmiB tm0 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. No. 52. VOL II. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1907. mnn EDITION FRIDAY ARRANGED FOR ESTABLISHMENT Portland Men Will Open Ma chine Shop in Marshfield Inside Month GONE TO BUY MACHINERY Business Will be Located on North Front Street on the Tower & , O'ConnclI Lot. The new business establishment mentioned two day's since in the Times as likely to bo located in Marshfield, Is now decided upon and will be ready for business before a month elapses. Messrs. Thomas Do lan and B. F. Roberts, the two Port land men who are Interested In the matter, did not wish their names to appear in connection with the matter until it was fully settled and a place had been found for a building. Yes terday, they informed the Times re porter that the matter was closed and they had made every arrange ment for the machine shop they had spoken of, and had associated with them, Mr. William Tharp, another man with an expert knowledge of mechanics. Theso two men came in on Tuesday and left on yesterday's Dreakwater, having found their site and closed the deal in less than three days. They have gono to Portland to buy machinery and ship it here on the first steamer possible. They figure they should be here and ready for business within three weeks, and perhaps in two weeks. Both men are machinists who are employed in Portland and have done'a great deal of work that is sent from Coos Bay to Portland. In this way they learn ed the need of an establishment of the sort they are going to open and so decided the best plan was for them to come and locate, thus being on the ground and convenient to tho work. The site chosen for the building which will be 35 x 50 feet at first, is on the lot just north of the Hayes optical store on Front street. It will be necessary to have a very solid foundation and this will bo put in as the building is built. This is for a heavy hammer used in their work. Tho lot is owned by Dr. Tower and Eugene O'Connell who will immedi ately commenco tho erection of tho building and rush it as fast as pos sible. Tho firm will do a general heavy blacksmith business, includ ing repairs for logging machinery and tools, boat repairing and any other work which comes under their classification. TWO POUND APPLES FROM LEE VICINITY Chnmber of Commerce Display Grow- ing.F. F. Eddy Will Address Meeting Tonight. Many people, some of them old residents of Coos Bay, have looked on the display of fruit and vege tables at tho Chamber of Commerce and expressed doubt as to their hav ing been grown In Coos county. To day, when they look upon the latest exhibit of apples placed on display, the credulity of the doubting mom as"' will be moro severely taxed. Last evening there were placed on exhibition and can be seen in tho show window today, apples weighing two pounds and measuring upwards of 15 inches in circumference. They wore grown at Leo in this county and are of the Bentlngholmer variety. Tho grower furnishes a certificate and there is no use con tradicting his affidavit of their being grown In Coos county. A number of floral contributions were also added to the exhibit yesterday. Things have been astir In Chamber of Commerce circles this weeK aim an Interesting meeting is promised for tonight. It will bo a kind pf "It will bo built" meeting. In ad dition there will be an interesting feature in tho way of an address by a new-comer. Frank Fay Eddy, of Salt Lake, will make a talk on "Three weeks seeking a farm on Coos Bay." Mr. Eddy is an enter taining speaker. The meeting will be called to order at 8 o'clock. Labor Day Post Cards at Lock- hart-Pareon'B Drug Co. FUTON'S BOW MADE IN COLLEGE TOWN Formal Opening of Senator's Cam paign at Corvallls. Covers Principal Issues. (Oregonlan.) United States Senator Fulton to day mado an address before the A1I Benton School Fair. Ho declared his political principles in a manner obviously designed to define his at titude on public questions In his can didacy for re-election as United States senator. Tho senator discuss ed at some length tho question of the general powers of the government and the powers of the state, and took the distinct ground that there should be amendments to the constitution of the United States so that the fed eral government should have greater specific power for dealing with Inter national Questions and for the con trol of pressing domestic problems. Would Increase Federal Power. "I firmly believe," said the sen ator, "that our character of govern ment, namely, a republican or rep resentative form, Is the wisest and best that has yet been, conceived, but I am just as firmly convinced that Instead of delegating certain specified powers to the general gov ernment, all power should be vested In it and that the states should exer cise only such power as congress should from time to time endow them with, or at the utmost their powers should be limited and confin ed to subjects necessary to local gov ernment and all other power be vest ed in the general government." The senator declared himself unalterably opposed o government control of railroads. Tho senator announced that he would offer at the coming session of congress a constitutional amendment which should vest solely In tho fed eral government the power to regu late commerco of every character, state and Interstate. "All corpora tion engaged In trasportation and in the business of insurance, he said, "should be formed under na tional rather than state laws." Regarding Statement No. 1. Tho senator dUcussed at length the nuestion of election of United States senator by popular vote. He defined his position as to statement No. 1, saying that he would not deem it Incumbent on him to Instruct members of the legislature as to their duty In that regard. Ho pointed out, however, that under tho con stitution of the United States the legislature and not tho people elect the senator, and said that a legisla tor, having taken oath to support th nnnstitutlon must determine for himself how far ho must go In obey ing the mandate of the people to elect their choice for United States senator. "While I expect tuai as a rule," said the senator, "tho cnoice of tho people will be the choice of the legislature, you can reaany see why I do not feel that It would be proper for mo to Insist that candid ates shall subscribe to statement No. 1. I have no objections to their do ing so. I offer no advice on tho sub- Ject-" u'liiiiif to Let People Decide. Tho senator further declared that i nnno ha should not be successful as a candidate before the people, he would retire from the field ana ne ,i,i not nermlt his namo to be pre sented to tho legislature for that or any other offlco. The senator dis cussed tho question of waterways and said ho would labor hard for the purchase by the government of the locks at Oregon City. He declared himself in favor of a "judicious and ..f..i rovision of the tariff by friends of tho protectlvo principle. ulvu' ii II EAGLES A RAPIDLY INCREASING ORDER The Eagles aro growing as no n,or lnml order In Marshfield is doing. The members aro attentive to their meetings and there is always a big turnout at the specials as wen. On Wednesday night the local Aerie No. 538 took In seven new members and had applications for as many more. When tho initiation was fin ished, tho members had a line uan quet and smoker and theso events create an interest in tho lodge. PROF. BALL ARRVES AND WILL OPEN STUDIO Prof. Ball has arrived from Port land and is busy arranging his studio over tho Taylor piano house Prof. Ball was here some weeks ago and found a demand for rausjcnl In struction, and so returned here for business. THE ENCROACHING SEA. NEWS OF NORTH BEND Doings as Recorded by Times' Regular Correspondent Sheriff Gage was In town yester day. District Attorney George M. Brown visited us yesterday. The Hugh Hogan is taking on a cargo of lumber at the Porter mill. Tho Encore is loading lumber at the North Bend Lumber company's wharf. Charles St. Denis has gone to Seattle to attend the convention of ROOT IN DANGER OF OF NERVOUS COLLAPSE Secretary of State's Mental Condi tion Causes Ills Wife Worry. New York, Sept. 5. Secretary of State Elihu Root is a member of the famous "training squad" at Wrestler Muldoon's farm, near White Plains. He has been there several days. Un til tonight he succeeded In keeping his presence a secret. It was reported In White Plains that when Mr. Root reached Mul Hnnn'c tin wns on the verge of a "breakdown from overwork. He wa3 nervous and distraught. Ho is still suffering from nervousness, but it is believed that ui.der the treatment of . fa,.moi. nVinrrmlnn wrestler of the "United States he will make rapid re covery. Mr. Root is accompanied by his private secretary and is thus manag inir to keen up with most of his cor respondence. He has been seen rid ing horseback around the place ana in an automobile. Persons who have been at Muldoon's In the past few days say that Mr. Root has the ap pearance of being run down. The mental condition of Mr. Root has worried Mrs., Root and all the members of the family, including Mr. Root's nephews, in the last nlno or ten months. Mr. Root's trip to South America was really more for relaxa tion than for diplomacy. The jour ney laid out for him to Mexico which in the ordinary course of things, would bo under way In a week or ten days, was largely riieant by Presi dent Roosevelt to take Mr. Roots mind off a lot of things that have brought Insomnia and other mental disturbances. It Is assumed, therefore, taking all the rumors of the last year, and the testimony obtained tonight, that Mr. Root is on tho verge of a serious Breakdown. In fact, that a term In Muldoon's place was regarded as one of the essentials toward his restora tion to health and that he Is being prepared there for the trip to Mexico, which is slated to follow. ONE TRUST MAGNATE IS NOT FRIGHTENED Frick, Steel Nabob, Does Not Take View of Prosecutions Other Rich Men Do. New York, Sept. 5. Mr. Henry C. Frlck, one of the dominant figures In tne steel world a roan who always has bis finger upon the real business pulse of tho community Is In no wise alarmed by Mr. Rockefeller's recent pessimistic predictions of fin- -" Mayboll In Brooklyn Eagle. the Pacific Coast Billposters associa tion. The Sunrise left yesterday after noon for South Bay, towing a barge of brick to be used In the construc tion of the residence of L. J. Simp son at that place. An accident at the electric plant left North Bend in darkness again. Frank Cameron of the Coos Bay Times was over to see us yesterday. ancial disaster. Mr. Frick, probably next to Andrew Carnegie the richest man in the steel crowd. Is not one-of I the financiers who make a specialty oi sneering at the president of these United States. When asked his views on the business situation, It was with re luctance that he gave them. Mr. Frlck Is no hunter after printer's Ink. "I find nothing," said he, "In un derlying conditions to warrant the apparent great lack of confidence in business generally, which now, seems prevalent. If there is any thing to justify that feeling in trade conditions, I do not see it. "I can understand the vague, but real unsettlement of sentiment created by current agitation against corporations, but this is In a mea sure apart from real conditions ana Is capable of correction. I believe myself, and always have In tho cor rection of .abuses, whether corporate or Individual, but I feel that such care should be exercised In doing this that only tho wrongdoer should suffer. "Now that the government Is de termined to enforce laws hitherto dormant, would it not bo well that actions of the past, sanctioned by custom and usage at that time, should not be called into question under the new order of things, but that such activity as the government has shown should be taken as evi dence of Its intentions as to the man agements of all corporations? "Of course, where corporations aro still acting outside of the law, unknowingly it Is to be expected that they should bo set right, but I am sure that can be accomplished without harm to any one, and with out tho least Injury to credit, If the situation Is properly and intelligent ly handled by the administration.' Miss Clark Returns. Miss M. E. Clarke returned on the Breakwater, from Portland, where she has been visiting her mother for some weeks. Of courso she combin ed business with pleasure and has come back home fully posted on the styles in hats, and a largo stock was ordered. They will bo on display commencing Monday. A word to the wise Is sufficient. Portland Architect in City. John G. Wilson of tho firm of Travis & Wilson of Portland archi tects for tho Coos building is on tho Bay looking after tho work. Notice. Shoe repairing shop just opened on A street near Baptist church. Prices reasonable. Raj your groceries at Sacchl'B. COAST COUNTIES ARE PROSPEROUS State Commissioner Bailey Returns From Trip of Inspection to Coos and Tillamook. Portland, Sept. 5 J. W. Bailey, State Food and Dairy Commissioner, returned to Portland yesterday after an extended trip through Coos and Tillamook counties, where ho went to Inspect tho dairy industries. Mr. Bailey is enthusiastic over conditions ho found to exist in that section and says the Tillamook Is so rich in na tural advantages that she is now putting out only one-twentieth of the amount of cheese and dairy products of which tho county Is capable of producing. He says that the growth of dairying there has been pheno menal and that with the extension of a railroad into Tillamook and Coos counties their output will be Increas ed to an enormous extent. "I spent nearly three weeks In Tillamook and Coos counties," said Mr. Bailey last night, "and I must say that I found conditions far more prosperous than I had expected. The Inspection of the dairying Industry of course was the principal object of my visit. The rapid growth in that line in both Coos and Tillamook was a source of great satisfaction to me . In Coos I found a largo in crease in tho output, but It should have been larger, for the people there are too much given to manipu lating land deals at present and booming thier town lots and timber claims. "Coos has many advantages that have not been developed, and when the residents of that district get down to business and drop the land booming game, they will become far more prosperous than they aro to day. In spite of this tho towns of Coos Bay, as well as Coqulllc City and Bandon on tho Coqullle River, are advancing with giant strides. The country inland also is being de veloped. "In Tillamook I found the great est industrial movement. This is destined to become the greatest cheese producing county in tho world. This declaration was made to mo by Professor Larsen, of tho Utah State University, who accompanied me on the trip. Ho was astonished at the auallty and quantity of cheese pro duced in Tillamook county, where the Industry is still in its Infancy. Tillamook has about 4,500 people and this year the value of the cheese output alone will exceed $500,000. "They have two banks in Tilla mook and both are in a flourishing condition. Aside from the dairying, both Tillamook and Coos eventually will make a mark In lumber manu facturing. This industry is practic ally undeveloped at present for tho reason that the harbors lack the depth to accommodate large lumber carriers and there is no means of get ting lumber out by rail." "Within a few years these two counties are destined to bo rated among tho market centers of tho state. All that is needed in both counties is moro attention to tho raising of fine dairy stock, which Is the most profitable Investment the residents of those places can make. Tho soil Is tho richest loam In tho state and is remarkable for tho rea son that It grows alfalfa and clover all the year round, and furnishes the best of feed for dairy cows." Mr. Bailey visited tho condensed milk factories in the two counties and announces that this infant In dustry also is flourishing. DISTILLATE LOWERED HALF CENT A GALLON F. S. Dow, who manipulates the prices on Standard Oil on Coos Bay, Informed tho Times reporter that tho price on distillate was lowered one half cent yesterday. It was not learned whether tho order came from John D but Mr. Dow said tho action was governed by old rule of supply and demand. LAND CONTEST UP FOR HEARING SATURDAY A land contest suit Is scheduled for hearing at North Bend on Sat urday beforo A. H. Derbyshire. Tho suit is brought by Stanfield Arnold, of tho firm of Oakley & Arnold and Is over a forty acre tract In the Ten Mile country. This title is claimed by John A. Swett, who it is said, Is a resident of Eureka, California. Mr. Arnold hones to successfully contest the titlo or right to tho land and there are a number of witnesses from Ten Mile subpoenaed for tho trial, among them being J. D. Mugeo and B. N. Holcomb. STRAIGHT FROM FOUNTAIN HEAD The Coos Bay Railroad Will be Built, Says E. H. Harriman NO DELAY CONSTRUCTION! Loss Contract Has Hampered Worfc, Hut Road Will Ho Put Through. g. 4. . .j. . .j. .. v Coos Day Road to Proceed. While Mr. Harriman would dvo no assurance of the im- fr mediate construction of the Cen- tral Oregon lines already pro- jected, ho said the Drain-Coos Bay road, or the Oregon West- em, will proceed as planned. Work will bo steadily kept up until tho road Is finished. The foregoing is from the Oregon- Ian report of tho interview with EL H. Harriman, president of Southern Pacific Company. It is tho first In formation from headquarters which, has been given out as to the inten tion of the company to build the road as begun. Tho advices receive at the Times office were to tho effect that the company was merely waiting to rid itself of tho complications caused by the failure of tho Loss Company, which had tho line under construction. The report In regard to those advices appeared in Wednes day's Issue. Tho statement above quoted coming as It does from the head of the whole Harriman system, and being given out with an air ot absolute certainty, is a sort of con firmation of what was already be lieved by the best Informed, but will inspire courage and hopo " in the hearts of thousands. Tho .construc tion work on tho road is progresses as fast as possible consistently wltla the policy of the Oregon Westera Company, not to concede anything to tho fortunes of the C. E. Loss Com pany. There Is a force of almost 309 men engaged In clearing the right ot way and making preparation for the more active work to follow. Consid erable construction work may be ex pected this season and the tunnel work will be pushed through the rainy season with vigor. It Is be- lloved by some well advised person who understand tho situation that tho railroad will bo welf Into Coos Bay before the fall of 1908. CRITICISM OFFERED ON STREET APPEARANCE Stranger Says Hummocks, Holes and Debris MiiUcs Front Street Look Untidy. A man who Is a stranger, and yet not a stranger In Marshfield, since he has spent considerable tlmo la this vicinity this summer, remarked yesterday that It was a shame to have such a street as Front for the visit ors to view when they come to Coos Bay. Ho mentioned the propose visit of the delegation of Knights ot Columbus and the prominent men who aro to accompany thorn to tho Bny next week, and said that Front street would not Impress them as be ing a thoroughfare noted for neat ness and cleanliness. He pointed out tho huge hummocks to tho south of B street and a number of three inch plank which were directly In tho middle of tho street and wanted to know what earthly reason there was for such a condition. This was not all. he told of tho north end ot the street, near tho city being full of holes, with hero and there a plank sticking down through tho holes to Indicate the fact that there was poor part of tho street. Ho was In formed that the city has a great deal of construction work on hand and for that reasonfi probably could not And workmen enought to do work of this sort that really Is absolutely necessary. But that did not satisfy him. He said there was no excuse for tho ugly and unsightly appear ance of tho street, and who will sar ho was not right? Mothers' Club Meeting. Tho Mothers' club for today will meet in tho BnptlBt church at 3 p. m. MrB. Annan will sing, "Thero's a Bright Sldo Somewhere," and the evangelist who Is conducting special services In tho Baptist church will address tho meeting. 1 "