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VOL II.
THE COOS BAY TIMES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1907.
No. 139
WILL APPLY AT WAS
BLOWS OUT BRAINS
BEFORE HUSBAND
WANT DISTRICT FAIR
IN MARSHFIELD 1909
THE STEAMER PLANT ARRIVES -
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Citizens Unanimously Adopt Resolutions for Improvement at
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Last Night.
Over one hundred citizens gath
ored in the chamber of commerce
rooms last night at ono of its lively
meetings and resolutions were passed
unanimously to instruct the authori
ties at Washington of the condition
of tho mall service betweet here and
Roseburg. Chairman Smith invited
anybody to speak on the matter just
before the resolutions were drawn,
and everybody apparently being sat
isfied with the service, Frank W.
Iteeder was to speak. He said:
"I believe the trouble is that the
contractor in his desire to secure the
contract overbid his wisdom in the
matter, and that there are tons of
mail for the growing population
which he failed to consider when pre
senting his bid. He also uses broken
down horses which cannot carry tho
loads expected of them. I believe
that action should be taken by the
Chamber o'i Commerce to state the
facts and present them In some form
to the Washington authorities."
Secretary Lyons then read tho fol
lowing resolutions which had been
drawn up to be sent to the assistant
postmaster general, which were voted
upon and unanimously adopted and
which will be forwarded as early as
possible.
"WHEREAS the mail service of
the Coos Bay country Is in a demoral
ized condition,
"AND WHEREAS this condition is
due to the overland stage route be
tween Roseburg and Coos Bay fail
ing to deliver mall on time and fail
ing to protect It from the elements,
delivering It often in a badly dam
aged condition, thoroughly soaked
with water,
"AND WHEREAS fully ten thou
sand people receive their mail over
this route,
"AND WHEREAS the population
and business on Coos Bay and in tho
immediate vicinity are increasing at
a rapid rate,
"AND WHEREAS the uncertainty
of delivery and damaged condition
of mall have become a serious inter
ruption to the business relations of
tho firms and Individuals In this sec
tion attempting to do business with
the outside world, this Chamber of
Commerce has upon request made In
vestigation and finds tho condition as
follows:
"Tho contract for tho delivery of
mail between Roseburg and Coos
Bay is held by B. Fenton. Tho dis
tance Is slxty-flve miles by land over
the Coast Range mountains from
Roseburg to Sumner, and from tho
latter place ten miles to Marshfleld,
via launch. Between Roseburg and
Sumner three relays of horses are
used. The mall Is carried in an un
covered wagon, four horses to the
wagon. Passengers for hire are car
ried with the mail. Throe drivers,
one for each relay of horses, make
the trip. Tho mall weighs from one
half ton to a ton. It has doubled In
volume within the past two years.
The mail is due here at 10:00 a. m.
each day. During the month of No
vember it was on time 12 days, and
on three days failed to arrive at all.
During the past month, up to date, it
has not been on time a single day.
Tho mall service has never been so
irregular and unsatisfactory. Mr.
Fenton was consulted early in the
fall and he urged in justification of
alow service, the bad condition of the
roads. The Chamber of Commerce
has sent a man over tho route, and
Interviewed people along tho road,
and finds that the road is in as good
condition as in former years. It is
found that the County Court of Coos
County has appropriated $1190,00
for improvement on this line of road
within Coos County, and that men
have been sent into the mountains,
built their cabin and live there dur
ing the winter to look after the road,
as a section man looks after a rail
road. Tho horses driven by tho con
tractor are thin, and when compelled
to pull passengers over the muddy
roads in addition to the heavy mall,
constitutes an offence which should
receive tho attention of a humane
society.
Furthermore, the life of every pas-.
HFfi MAIL
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HAWLEY WILL
PRESENT BILL
Appropriation Bill for Coos Bay
Will Receive Congressman's
Earnest Effort-
Secretary Walter Lyons, of the
chamber of commerce, has received
a personal letter from Congressman
W. C. Hawley, who Is now at Wash
ington, stating that ne will give the
bill for me appropriation of funds
for the Improvement of Coos Bay
and the bar his earnest attention
and present it as early as possible.
The letter was read at the meeting
of the chamber last night and arous
ed considerable interest. It is as
follows:
My Dear Sir: I have the bill for
tho Improvement of Coos Bay harb
or and bar, with the continuing con
tract proviso, ready for Introduction
as soon as tho report of the en
gineers is received. Tho committee
of congress will not bo announced,
In all probability, for some time,
and nothing will be done In the
matter of such work until they are
appointed. I have an excellent seat.
My colleague, Mr. Ellis, sits just be
hind me. Of the leaders of the
house, Mr. Payne, of New York; Mr.
Dalzell, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Wat
son, of Indiana, and others are In
my Immediate vicinity. I shall in
troduce the bills for the Improve
ment of the Coos Bay bar and har
bor, and for the construction of the
locks at Oregon City, at tho same
time, unless some unforseen con
tingency arises. I shall give them
my earnest attention. With best
wishes, I am truly yours.
"W. C. HAWLEY."
Quito a spirited contest ensued
after this was read In tho chamber
by a suggestion that It would be bet
ter that the bills be presented sep
arately, so that the Oregon City bill
which Is regarded as hardly feasible,
would not have a dampening offect
on the Coos Bay bill for an appro
priation. A motion was finally car
ried to Instruct Mr. Lyon to write
the congressman asking that tho
bills bo separately presented, and
that the North Bend chamber of
commerce bo advised on the matter
and asked to co-operato in this sen
timent before tho bill Is presented
by Congressman Hawley.
senger carried Is imperiled, over the
mountainous road When the surface
is soft and slicke'ned by rain. Tho
drivers employed receive from $40.00
to $50.00 per month, and in many
cases strangers are picked up re
gardless of their recklessness for
human lives or knowledge as to their
record as to occupying a responsible
position.
"WHEREAS it is wholly within
the bounds of reason to remedy these
conditions by employing more re
sponsible parties as drivers, and by
putting on another relay of horses,
and by providing each stage with
tarpaulin or other impervious mater
ial for covering the mall, this Cham
ber of Commerce hereby
"RESOLVES, that the attention of
tho assistant postmaster general be
called to tho deplorable condition of
the Coos Bay mall service and that he
be asked to take steps to afford im
mediate relief by requiring the mall
to be delivered each day In good con
dition and within tho time spetlfled
in the mail carrying contract."
Salad Sets, Lemonade Seta and
Chafing Dishes at Milner's.
Coal and wood heaters at Ek-
blad's.
Mrs. Cora Slmonton Tarns Shotgun
on Herself at Union.
Dies Inftantly.
UNION, Ore., Dec. 14. Mrs. Cora
Slmonton committed auicldo by
shooting herself with a shotgun.
Death was instantanlous. No one
was present but the husband. He
is prostrated and gives no coherent
explanation. The charge of shot en
tered tho lower sldo of Mrs. Simon
ton's face, and ranging upward, blew
her brains out.
Mr. and Mrs. Slmonton were new
comers from Ashland, Ohio.
BRISTOL'S NAME
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Tho de
partment of justice announces that
the nomination of William C. BrlBtol
United States Attorney for the dis
trict of Oregon, which has been sent
to the senate, will be withdrawn, In
accordance with the department's
recommendations to tho president,
because Bristol's course with refer
ence to the land fraud speculations In
CODS BAY BOOSTER IS ABROAD
C. J. Millis Says Good Words
for This Section in Interview
With Portland Reporter.
C. J. Millis, of Marshfleld, who is a
business -visitor in Portland, in an in
terview with a reporter of the Ore
gonlan took occasion to do some
boosting. The article Is as follows:
C. J. Millis, head of the Harriman
interests on Coos Bay, who has the
extended title of vice-president and
general manager of the Coos Bay,
Roseburg & Eastern Railroad & Nav
igation Company, of the Portland &
Coos Bay Steamship Company and
also of the Beaver Hill Coal Com
pany, Is spending a few days In Port
land where he Is greeting old friends
and conferring with tho Harriman
officials here. Speaking of condi
THE GOVERNOR'S JOKE
PROVES SERIOUS ONE
Gaps In Holidays May Cause Extra
Scsiou of the Legisla
ture. PORTLAND, Dec. 14. Governor
Chamberlain's plaesant llttlo lapsus
memoriae about the holiday situation
brings the state face to face with a
special session of the legislature.
Tho only other possible alternative is
for every county to call special ses
sions of courts, if they expect to
transact any judicial business within
the next several months. Multnomah
county, where there Is a term each
month In the year except In the sum
mer, may not bo forced to resort to
this expedient should It bo deemed
Inadvisable to call tho legislature to
gether. SAN FRANCISCO BANKER
COMMITS SUICIDE
California Safe Branch Manager Ends
His Trouble; No Charges
Against Ilim.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. A,
bloody tragedy has developed from
tlio crash of tho California Safe Der
posit & Trust company. T. Otway
Sadlelr, manager of tho west end
branch of the defdnct Institution at
1531 Devlsadero street, blew out his
brains while locked In his office.
No examination has yet been made
of Sadleir's acounts, but It is known
he was heavily Involved personally
In the failure. Ever slnco It was
known that the bank could not sur
vive ho has been greatly depressed,
though ho mentioned to none his
intention of taking his life. ,n
Come and buy your ornaments
for the Christmas tree before they
are all sold. Chas. Stauff.
Committee Appointed To Secure tho
Privilege By Cliambcr of
Commerce.
Secretary Lyons made n motion at
the Chamber of Commerce meeting
last night that efforts be put forth to
secure the district fair for Marshleld
in 1909. He asked that the member
of the district board of this section,
F. P. Norton, be requested to make
application to secure the exhibition
for this city. The motion was en
thusiastically carried and Mr. Norton
was appointed a committee to make
overtures In this connection.
IS WITHDRAWN
Oregon has been unsatisfactory.
The withdrawal of Bristol's name
means tho appointment of a new
United States district attorney for
Oregon. Mr. Bristol has declared re
peatedly that he was ready to pro
ceed at any time with tho land-fraud
trials, as soon as tho cases were
turned over to him by Heney. This
Heney has not done.
tions in the Coos Bay district, Mr.
Millis said:
"Coos Bay coal Is in great demand
by Portland people. We are shipping
1000 tons a month here now and ex
pect to double that amount within a
short time. The coal is excellent and
is very popular. In the spring we ex
nect to put on the Czarina to carry
coal from Coos Bay here. Until she
goes on the run, we will continue to
carry It on the Breakwater.
"Coos Bay Is going ahead In fine
shape. The financial stringency has
been felt very llttlo down there.
Everybody is prosperous. Our rail
road is doing well and the steamship
line from Portland is handling lots
of business. Thomas Russell has
been appointed superintendent of the
Beaver Hill coal mines and he is in
creasing tho output materially. I ex
pect that work will go forward on tho
Oregon Western, tho road from Drain
to Coos Bay, within a short time."
FULTON ASKS FOR COIN
FOR OREGON BUILDINGS
Kosebiu-g Slated for a New 100,000
Public Building if Senator's
Plans Carry.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Sen
ator Fulton today Introduced bills
appropriating $100,000 for public
buildings at La Grande, Pendleton,
Oregon City, Albany and Roseburg
and $2,500,000 at Portland.
FRESH SALMON FOR
THE EASTERN MARKET
Oregon Man Plans to Provide East
erners With Fish Fresh as tho
Morning Dow.
PORTLAND, Dec. 14. II. J. Bar
bey, a salmon broker of tho city, has
gone to Sheridan, Yamhill county, to
establish a headquarters for tho
transportation of fresh salmon from
tho Trask river, in Tillamook county,
by teams. Ho has forty men en
gaged In catching steelheads along
tho track, and six teams will trans
port tho fish as quickly as posslblo to
Sheridan, by" a 25-mllo drlvo. Tho
salmon will then be sent to Astoria
by rail for freezing, when they will
bo sent In refrigerator cars to Now
York.
On reaching New York tho fish
will be washed In fresh water, when
they will bo as fresh for the table as
when taken out or tho Trask. The
enterprise Is a now ono, and fish
dealers all prophesy success for Mr.
Barbey's venture.
-Wine and water glasses at Mil
ner's.
Melroso. Turkey Dinner Sun
day, 12:30 till 8 p. ra.
-Stllletto Razors at Milner's.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO FRIDAY,
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Easily Weathers Fierce Storm and Carries Forty-Six Pass
engers to Marshfield.
AAAAVSAAA
Several Complaints Made at
Chamber of Commerce Meet
ing Last Night.
Complaint was made by Frank W.
Reeder last night that there was no
place to dispose of garbage in tho
city of Marshfleld, at tho Chamber of
Commerce meeting. He stated that
he had found It Impossible to dis
pose of the garbage for some weeks
past, and that he had paid a number
of teamsters to take tho garbage up
Coal "Bank Inlet, but they had
brought It back because they could
And no public dumping ground.
This statement aroused consider
able Interest among many citizens,
who claimed to have experienced a
like condition of affairs. John F.
Hall said that there was a place be
yond the graveyard, but that he be
lieved there should bo some system of
getting rid of the garbago In thecity
which was littered In many places
and would result in a serious menace..
He believed that some arangements
should be made to have a wagon call
at regular Intervals, once or twice a
week, from house to house, so that
the expense inlght bo less to all and
that the garbago might bo disposed
of In a feasible manner.
Frank A. Sacchi took tho floor and
said that tho city had a lot for tho
purpose but that the adjoining prop
erty owner had protested against us
ing the vicinity as a dumping ground
as It was a means of lowering the
value of his property and because of
tho danger of causing sickness. It
had cost him $4.75 last month, ho
said, to have tho garbago carried
away from his premises. Ho believed
that something should be dono
toward securing proper garbago
grounds and that some system of
carrying it should bo providod by
tho city.
Chairman Ira Smithsaid that tho
Chamber of Commerce had nothing
to do in this matter and that It
dwelt entirely with tho city council.
Tho only thing that could bo dono
was to appoint a commltteo tb tako
tho subject before tho council to dis
pose of In tho best way possible.
COMMITTEE TO VISIT
COUNTY FRUIT GROWERS
Taking Actlvo Measures to Secure
Inspector of Trees In
District.
Messrs. Coffelt, Kllnkenbeard, Hod
son, Bealo and Seaman, fruit grow
ers of Coos county, wero appointed a
commltteo to consult with tho fruit
growers of this district regarding tho
county Inspector, at tho Chamber of
Commerce meeting last night.
All theso men wero present at tho
meeting and as early as posslblo
they will interview tho fruit grow-
ors of tho district toward gecurlng
tho much needed fruit inspector.' A
letter was read at tho meeting from
Fruit Commissioner Carson, of
Grant's Pass, who asserted that Coos
county could produco fruit along
with nny other section of Oregon, and
that it was advisable to securo an In
spector as early as posslblo so that
there might bo no injury to fruit
trees, as Is tho caso in tho Willamette
Vallny. Ho gave Instructions how to
ko about to securo an Inspector and
stated his willingness to assist tho
fruit growers all ho could in She
lr rttter.
Dinner sots in Havlland, Ger
man China, and soml-porcolaln at
Milner's.
CITIZENS
PLAUE
With forty-six passengers and a
large amount of freight on board tho
steamship Plant from San Francisco
arrived at its Marshfleld docks about
nlno o'clock last evening, after stop
ping for a short whllo at North Bend.
She Is scheduled to sail Sunday
(tomorrow) morning at eight
o'clock, provided that she is able to
havo somo repairs to her machinery
completed, and the transfer of her
freight mado In time.
The steamer passed through tho
storm yesterday morning without
mishap of any kind, and as tho wind
was from behind she mado good tinio
on her trip but had to wnlt until late
yesterday afternoon to cross tho bar
dt the mouth of tho harbor.
Passengers assert that tho waves
ran mountains high during tho gals
about 5:30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. In somo cases spray wont over
the smoke stack and the water looked
wild and unearthly. It is said to
havo been as bad a galo as ono sees
on this coast, but tho boat carried
herself admirably through tho down
pours of rain and violent blasts ot
wind which stirred up a vicious sea-
Captain Burtls, whon interviewed,,
did not consider the storm much out
of the ordinary. "It was about as
stiff a gale as one sees on tho coast,"
he said, "but tho waves did not reach,
any great height. There was a chop
py sea because of tho shifting winds
which stirred things up a bit, but tho
boat rode through it quite comforta
bly. The worst part of tho galo
caught us just down tho coaBt a few
hours before daylight. Early In tho.
night the wind had been southeast,
but it shifted around to tho south
west making quite a cross sea. Tho
wind blew In a strong puff or two
then after a quiet spell half a dozen
pretty stiff puffs enlivened things
some.
"No, I did not seo any sea ser
pents, nor woro wo struck by a whale.
Wo did not see a phantom ship and
tidal waves wero scarce. Wo kept a
sharp lookout for mermaids, though,,
becauso we always stop whonevor wo
seo any."
Tho Plant had an unusual amount
of freight on this trip, and tho sheds
at tho dock are pretty well filled with
packing cases and boxes containing,
much needed stock for local mer
chants and Inland towns of tho counr
ty. Ono reason for tho unusual car
go Is that local men havo been order
ing goods from San Francisco bo
causo of tho delay In securing their
orders from Portland. Tho passen
ger list from San Francisco Is as foh
lows: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Annfleld, Geo.
Tucker, R. Dlllnrd, D. R. CUarch, J.
C. Jones, T. Moran, W. H. Wood, T,
J. Froman, Mrs. Josephlno Brown,
two children, Mrs. L. W. Deyoo, Eva
Gnnsmell, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson,
C. K. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. ,J. L.
Hamilton, M. A. Kennedy, E. M.
Hagonson, Carrlo File, Kathorlne
Nlchol. J. Bannerman. P. E. Clon-
dennlng, and twelvo passengers
steerage.
in.
PORTLAND BANK
PLANS TO REOPEN
Merchants' National Hopes to Ile-
Suino "With Increased Cupltul.
Portland, Dec. 14. That tho Mer
chants' National Bank of this city
will roopon for business about March
l.wlth an Increased capital, Is now
practically cortaln. This bank sus
pended business with about $3, 500,
000 deposits after paying out $2,
000,000. Examlnor Wilson, who has
had chargo of tho investigation of
tho Institution, has forwarded his re
port to tho controller of tho currency,
and It Is said to bo most favorable.
It Is known horo that Portland capit
al is ready to back up, tho Merchants'
Bank, and with tho resources of tho
institution there seems'no doubt that
It will reopon on a more solid basis
than over.
Havlland and German
China,
Coos Bay Cash Stdro.
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