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Coos Bay Times
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MzrshiisM, Oregon.
CONSOLIDATION.
Tho cities of the peninsula, are
growing rapidly and each is acquir
ing a distinction which it is feeling
proud to advance. There arc politi
cal differences which are becoming
moro marked as time rolls on and it
is a question whether, If consolida
tion is not effected within a year
or two, it will not take twenty or
thirty or even fifty years to estab
lish that union which has been
deemed certain to occur some time.
Tho name of North Bend and tho
name Marshfleld are, not particularly
attractive and neither name haa be-
como anywhere as famous as the
name Coos or Coosbay. In fact one
of tho obstacles to tho proper pre
sentation of any question which af
fects tho welfaro of Coos Bay Is that
there appear? to be several cities and
a division of strength and popula
tion. While this division Is really
Imaginary yet it may as well ho
true- as it is so treated and the world
fails In extending tho confidence to
tho divided community which it
would most certainly give the con
solidated city of Coos or Coosbay.
There is no question thnt the
union will come some time. It Is
equally well understood that If it
should come now It would remove
many confusions from the minds of
both Investors and prospective resi
dents. It would result In tho cities
acquiring the full advantage of the
famous name which is so widely
known. It would unite the now di
vided strength of a growing and
promising community which, in view
of Its Importance and tho greatness
of tho mission which devolves on it
an a sea port, needs all the strength
It can got to properly regulate its af
fairs. It has tho samo harbor, the
Bamo extended water front, tho same
question as to improvements of the
bay, tho samo purposes and the
same hopes. It Is Impossible for one
to thrlvo without communicating
Its activities and benefits to the
other. They havo tho samo tributary
country, tho samo resources, the
lumo shipping interests, and, inter
changeably, tho samo people. They
arc only threo miles from center to
'contor and It is most likely that the
water front street which Marshfleld
has extended to Pint 11 will be met
by similar street construction from
North Bend to Marshfleld. When
tho new street construction Is done
It will bo only a few minutes auto
ride or ovon walk from one city to
Iho other. With both cities united
undor one name and government tho
progressive work which has been so
well inaugurated will bo carried for
ward with vim and permanency.
Other streets besides Front street
will bo pushed through. Tho outsldo
world will no longer bo puzzled to
know whero tho railroad will Btriko
tho city. Ono great Chamber of
Conunerro will do four times tho
work that two Httlo ones can. One
great namo will bo blazing through
Iho land and Coos will bo the metrop
olis of Southwestern Oregon. Moro
than this. IT WILL ALWAYS BE
THE METROPOLIS.
Thoro Is now n crying need for
now charters In both cities. Absurd
limitations, designed to snvo pennies
aud loso dollars, havo placed both in
straight-jackets. North Bond can
not bond itsolf or Incur Indebtedness
greater than $7,500. Marshfleld can
not Increnso Rs Indebtedness boyond
?2G,000. Every wlso and conserva
tive community places somo limita
tion on tho uso of tho public credit
uut usually In au olnstic form so that
It can meet tho exigencies of growth
Their method is to fix tho uso of tho
public credit within a limit of about
flvo por cent of tho assessed valua
tion. Then If tho city does not in
crenso In wealth and population but
La at a Btundatlll Its Inhabitants must
reduco tho public Indebtedness be
fore It can further pledge its crodlt.
liut It Is not thought possible that a
city can supply its needs and accom-
nllah its mirooscs as a city unless It
shall provide the common municipal
necessities. North Bend ana aiarsn
fleld are so bound in their legal swad
dling clothes that they can not stir.
In a public sense, and it is not sur
prising that they have been charged
with having an almost total lack of
public spirit.
The need of new charters is not
confined to the one objection re
ferred to. There are others only a
trifle les3 glaring. But the point is
that at this time when new charters
are so much needed the two cities
could tako time by the forelock and
unite under one name and govern
ment. Not long ago a townslte on
the other side of the bay adopted the
niimo Coos Bay City and the people
ct Marshfleld and North Bend both
protested to the postofflce depart
ment against the assumption of the
na-no asserting as a sufficient reason
that the two cities were about to coii
solldato and adopt it. Was this a
cry of wolf which having fooled the
department once will not be heard
again when the same locality shall
renew Its petition and point out the
neglect of the peninsular cities to
make good?
THAT FIRE ORDINANCE.
It has boon understood for a con
siderable time past that the city
council of Marshfleld had under con
sideration an ordinance which was
intended to give the men who are
erecting large and substantial bulll
Ings In tho city and constructing;
them of cement, brick or fire proof
material, somo protection against the
erection of fire traps in their prox
imity. How long the city council
has to have a proposition of that de
scription "under consideration be
fore they enact it into a law is a mat
ter which v only the council can say.
But the men who have put their
money into substantial buildings
havo a right to protection. It Is un
fair and unjust to withhold it. They
build of material which will appeal to
the insurance companies to reduce
the rates of Insurance and men who
put themselves In a position to pay
heavy taxes by improving tho city
ought to have tho advantage which
lower rates give. But before they
complete their work they often have
the chagrin of seeing a fire trap go
up next to the costly building which
they havo built and the danger of
fire which they have sought to avoid
returned to tho same locality in an
enlarged form. It is a mistake. Es
pecially Is this so when the value of
the locality for tho business which is
to bo carried on In the fire trap or
wooden structure Is largely created
SiiKgssE
Waterman's Ideal fountain Pens the best on the market
absolute guarantee, for sale at the
RED CROSS --
Portland & Coos Bay S S Line
BREAKWATER
Sails ror Portland and
C. F. McCollum, Agt.
PJone Main 34 - -
WE ARE
To nmko nil classes of furniture,
lKturcs mill woodwork.
Our idnut is equipped especially
for this lino of work anil our me
chanics are tho best there Is.
Wo make nil kinds of special
furniture to order.. Also iiiuke man
tles, pantry furnishings, store fix
tures, in fact nil kinds of Job work.
We gunnuitco our work and tho
prlco is right.
Get our estiumto on your Job.
Coos Bay Furniture Co,
North Bend, Oregon.
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by the very structures which It en
dangers. It is important for the people of
Marshfleld to realize that such a pro
tective measuro as the council have
under consideration and havo been
considering for a long time, means
that capital will be far more ready
to invest in building up the city than
where such protective measures arc
absent. Some of the people think
different at this time but we believe
they are few and that they do not
understand the demands of modern
progress. The argument that con
crete and brick must be Imported
from a distance and that it is costly
to make use of such materials does
not help the contention that the fire
ordinance U untimely. At least flvo
buildings of large dimensions and
costly construction are either being
constructed or are in actual sight.
The Bennett and Flanagan .bank
building on Front street, the Rogers
building on the corner of A and Ce
dar, the bank building on the corner
of C and Broadway, the Williams
building on the corner of Queen and
Broadway rao in process of con
struction and tho work on the large
$75,000 hotel will commence before
ten days. Tho men who havo put
their money into these buildings arc
progressive and are all in favor of
the ordinance and back of them the
sentiment of the citizens is strong
They want the ordinance passed.
It is proper to state here that
many little things which will in
commode nobody and which require
little consideration and no loss of
time arc pressing for attention and
ought not to be delayed any longer.
The comments of the people on all
sidles are becoming sufficiently strong
to be recognized. It would ue a sim
ple matter for the council to adopt
a more rational system of numbering
or naming the streets of Marshfleld.
Tho crowds of newcomers as well as
the old time citizens who throng the
streets want to know where they are
and wish to be able to give clearer
directions to one another. The street
names are not only mixed, but ridicu
lous and when a newcomer discovers
how confusing they are ho cannot fail
to look on the whole system with de
rision and contempt. These latter
matters do not need discussion and
it would not consume any of the time
of tho proper authorities to correct
the deficiency at once.
Attention, Modern Woodmen of
Americn.
There will be a special meeting of
the Modern Woodmen of America
next Wednesday evening, September
25, at their hall. Business of Im
portance. Geo. N. Bolt, Clerk.
Astoria every Thursday
A. St. Dock
READY
The Steamer
M. F. PLANT
SAILS FROM MARSHFIELD, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25th.
No reservation will bo held nftor the nrrhul of ship unless ticket I
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RS DOW Agent
MARSHFIELD,
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fVlarshfield, Oregon.
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WILSON & THOMAS
Contractors and Builders
Office fixtures a specialty. Store Fronts, Counters,
Shelving. Let us work out your plans. See us be
fore building.
Shop opposite Bear's Livery
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WHY DO PEOPLE BUY IN
. SENGSTACKEN ADDITION
BECAUSE
It is choice inside residence property, lots 50x100
with alleys, is well sheltered with a good bay view and
prices of lots are reasonable. For particulars see
TITLE GUARANTEE & ABSTRACT CO.
Henry Sengstacken, Manager.
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North Bend, Oregon
California and Oregon Coast Steamship Company.
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COOS BAY AND PORTLAND
Sails from Portland Saturdays, 8 p. nt.
Sails from Coos Bay Tuesdays, at service of tide.
P. r. BaumwrkM. Aat, U W. Shaw. .Aat.
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Business Directory
Doctors.
DR. J. V. INGRAiU.
Physician nuO burgeon.
Office over Bengstacken's Drug Store.
Phonei Office 1G21; residence 783.
Lawyers.
J. W. BENNETT,
Offlco over Flanagan & Bennett
Bank.
Marshfleld, - Oregon
Francis If. Clnrkci .Tncob M. BInko
Lawrence A. Liljcqvlst
CIjAHKE, BLAKE & L1LJEQVIST,
ATTOHXE YS-AT-L A W
Times Building, Marshfleld, Ore.
United States Ccfmmlssiouer's Offlco.
c. f. Mcknight,
' Attorney at Law.
Upstairs, Bonnctt & WaUsr Block
Marshfleld, - OregoD
COKE & COKE,
Attorneys at Law.
Marshflold, -
Oregon
Nasburg Block. Thono SIC
J. K. C A Y O U,
Architect
Estimates furnished for nil
kinds of buildings.
Marshfleld, : : Oregon.
UKIGHAM & filCLL,
Architects.
North Bend, ----- Oregon
Real Estate Agents.
MB. AL11EBT ABEL,
Contractor for Teaming of all kinds.
Phono 1884.
TheC.B.,R.&E.R.R.
and Navigation Co.
TIIE C. B., It. & E. R. It. & N. CO.
TIME TABLE.
Subject to chango without notice.
No. 1.
Daily, ex.
Sunday
No. 2.
Lv. 9:00a.m,
Marsh'd
Junction
Coquillo
Myrtle Pt
Ar.12 :30p.m.
Lv. 9:45a.m,
Ar.l0:20a.m,
Lv.ll :30a.m.
Lv.10: 45a.m.
Trains to and from Beaver Hill daily.
F. A. LAISE, Agent.
and
NORTH BEND
FASTEST BOATS
ON THE BAY
Half Hour Schedule
Rui Between Murshflcld -ind North
Bend Mndo in 12 Minutes.
Private Landings.
Faro: One why. 15c; rouia trip, jS5o.
J. A. O'lCELLY, Proprietor.
STEAMER FLYER
M. P. Pendergrass, Master
and 10:30 a. m., and 1:00, 2:30
and 4:00 p. m.
Leaves North Bend at 8:15,
9:45 and 11:15 a. m., and 1:45,
3:15 and 5:00 p. m.
Makes daily trips except Sun
days. Fare: One way, 15
cents; round trip, 25 cents.
TIMK TABLK.
Leaves Marshfleld 7:30, 9:00,
$ 4 $ . .$ t fr J $
J. L. KOONTZ
Machine mid Repair Shop.
At Holland's Boat House
Front St. Marshfleld.
fr
PIANO STUDIO
of
LOUIS 1L BOLL
Is now open for reception of
pupils. Parlors over Taylor's
Piano Store.
Steam Dye Works
C Street
Lidios'audUents'gannrnlBolean-
ed or dyed,
Philip Becker, Proprietor.
Pull the
BELL CORD
Wt Yir Whistle Then Blow
J. R. HBRRON, Prop.
Praat&kwt. i t MartUoU. Orcaa
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