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PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SIGHT.
The public library question Is
again Interesting the people of
MaisUfleld arid with greater and bet
ter prospects of results than eor be
fore. Th ' o 'r.'i".--r.ient of a Carne
gie literary at this city Is one of the
possibilities and a communication
from the secretary of tho Carnegie
Library Fund, which has been ro
ceivoa by the Library Committee in
Muralideld, consisting principally of
.a number of questions to bo an
swered, has made it plain that If
Murshueld will do its part Mr. Carne
gie will do as much for Marshfiold
as for any city of its size.
There are several reasons why
Marsuileld should bestir itself at
once in this matter of a public
library. These same reasons should
also Appeal to tho philanthropic de
signs of Mr. Carnegie. The first Is
that Marshfiold is dCBtined to a rapid
growtn and should bo sufficiently
alert and forslghted to anticipate tho
needs of her Increased population.
Tho increase in one year has nearly
doubled that population. The re
sult lias been an equal Increase In
tho number of school children. More
than this, it is stated by men of large
capital who have Invested In enter
Iirhavi which will require many work
mon In Marshfleld, that at least fif
teen hundred more employes must bo
adda In 1908 to keep the machinery
whtci has been Installed and which
will fcoou bo put In oporation, em
ployed. Marshfleld, which has flvo
thousuad people today will have ten
thousand before tho end of tho year
1008. This Is not a speculative esti
mate but Is based on tho simple fact
that the present mills and factories
require it.
Tho second and very important
reanoa why a public library should
bo obtabllfahed at Marshfleld is its
rcmotoness from any largo town.
Tho oily citv within a hundred miles
of K&rshfield which can be consid
ered anywhere ner its equal, leaving
of course, other Coos Bay citlos which
Simula be coiibidered as ono consoli
dated city, is Koseburg, and Itoso
bura la eighty miles distant and is
nea"lj beyond roach because of 1m
passt.UIo mountain roads. The great
mauulacturlng and Jobbing center
o Coos Bay, with Its lartfo manufac
turing Interests and its extensive
trilnuitry district, not only roqulres n
froa library, hut must bo regarded
as exlioiuely nigardly and Indifferent
to lib bobt Interests and Its futuro
desttuy, if it fails to movo in this
matUi now. It has a most accept
ably cite If It desires to uso it. It
haa fclready subscribed a part of tho
amount needed to got tho books.
TUo olty council has power to vote
subathfltlal aid and Mr. Carnegio will
bo liberal and generous If tho cltlzons
aro active and do their part.
FOR 1JKTTKR ROADS.
Thrive is unite a sentiment nmong
tho paoplo of Coos County In favor
oC bonding tho county for tho pur
pose of building permnnont roads,
but It Is sard that thoro Is a con
stitutional provision In tho way of
tho ii,ovenient that can only bo vo
iuol by nuiundmont. It is argued
that with a sufficient sum raised on
UuuJm to build good roads through
out Iho county the expense to tax
payer through iutorost would not
bo no large as under tho prosent
system, and Instead of patches of
road being built at dliTorent spots
have ood aud permanent roadways
nnd have tho uso of tho saino while
Ucy a ere bem! paid for. Tho
principal lack In this section Is
good loads. Tho county court nnd
llio load supenlsors seem to be do
ing all that U pobblblo to secure
good roads but are necessarily
Uandh tipped by lack of funds and
ecUlui.al prejudices to such an extent
thy " wll bo ninny years before all
tho r ids are made good aud sub-
stand U dm couuty could bond
tlie r Is rouM be built as fast as
hut "ild do the work and material
coil' is iccured. Myrtlo Point Eu
tcrjir: e. ,
FORGIVE THESE TEAKS
LOST One subscriber to the Coos
Day Daily Times. No reward is
offered for his return for be Is
gono forever.
The Times lost a subscriber yester
day. Seymour H. Bell, manager of the
Coos Bay Gas & Electric Co., stopped
the subscription of Henry Hewitt, Jr.,
417 Providence Block, Tacoma,
Washington, for the Coos Bay Dally
Times.
Henry Hewitt Is the head of the
company.
The Coos Bay Gas & Electric Co.
thus fires another broadside In an
swer to this paper's criticism of the
light and power service being fur
nished Marshfleld.
It scorns evident that the C003 Bay
Gas & Electric company have been
mistaken in their judgment of this
paper. There was an opparont un
derstanding on tho company's side
that a newspaper would bo a "good
dog" If It were thrown a few bones
of patronage in the form of adver
tising and subscriptions.
Henry Hewitt was not much in
terested in what was going on in
Coos Bay except In the C003 Bay Gas
and Electric Co. and Mr. Bell kept
him bettor posted on this than a dally
newspaper could possibly do. But
just as evidence of Interest and
an earnest of good intent Mr. Hewitt
would subscribe for the paper.
Mr. Bell did not believe it paid to
advertise but to bo a "good follow"
and help tho paper along, he would
also advertise in it. Recent develop
ments have proven that It was NOT
WHAT THE PAPEK PRINTED that
it was being paid for but WHAT IT
DIDN'T PRINT. a
Mr. Bell was not so much interest
ed in what was printed in the adver
tising columns as what WAS NOT
PRINTED in the editorial and news,
columns.
Mr. Hewitt did not sit In his lux
urious offices In Tacoma long past
office hours waiting for the mail to
bo distributed so that ho might get
a copy of tho Times and read all the
latest news from Marshfleld. Ho wa3
also more Interested In what the
paper did not print than what It did
print.
Now both gentlemen feel ag
grieved. Tho Coos Bay Gas & Electric Co.
stops its advertising in the Times.
Mr. Bell has stopped Mr. Hewitt's
paper.
Thero is ono less name on tho sub
scription list today. Tho aching
void which Henry Hewitt filled is
empty.
Tho Tlmo3 will bo printed, how
ever, at the usual hour Monday eve
ning, If tho electric poweis does not
fall.
It will continue to print tho news
and crltlclEO public service corpora
tions, regardless of the approval or
disapproval of tho Coos Bay Ga3 &
Electric Co. or Mr. Bell or Mr. Hew
Itt.
Wo have lost an advertiser, also
a subscriber, but we retain tho right
to print what wo please in tho col
umn3 of tho Times without consult
ing anybody or anything except our
own conscience.
What profiteth It a man if ho gain
tho wholo works and loso his own
self respect.
Let tho merry war go on.
"Lay on MacDuff,
And dammnad ho Ue who first cries
Hold! Enough!"
GENERAL CONDITIONS
UNLIKE HARD TIMES
Tho news of tho day Is full of
Items that contradict hard times sto
ries, says the Eastern Orogonlan. In
a roport from New York It Is an
nounced that tho United States Steel
corporation distributed $3,000,000 to
Its superintendents, managers and
hends of departments as Christmas
presents.
A dispatch from Cleveland con
tains word that 250 traveling sales
men of a paint company will bo put
on tho road within a week, following
a short lay off, and that tho Amerl
can Shipbuilding company, which two
months ago shut down Its shipyards
along tho great lakes, has put 5,000
raon nt work In tho last few days aud
reinstated 5,000 moro omployos
tho first of tho year.
From St. Louis comos the news
that moro than 3,000 men who wore
thrown out of employment In that
city becauso of tho financial strin
gency, have beon ordered back to
work. )
It Is prodlcted that before tho ond
of January nil factorlos thoro will be
running full and tho offect of tho
financial flurry will not be felt ex
cept by tho workmen ongaged In the
building trades.
The bees of the United States pro
duced $25,000,000 worth of honey
hurt year. Get busy.
A prominent New York proachor
saya that Goorgo Washington could
not now fill tho presidential chair.
Alas, no; poor Georgo is dead.
THE C0C8 BAY WEBKLY TIMES. MAR3HRELD. OREGON, FRIDAY JANUARY 24, 1908
iiWift the Toast and Tea
HIGHER
GOOD EVENING. O
A good reputation is llko a
good wife hard to get, pleas-
ant to keep and jealous of dlvld-
ed affection.
LIFE'S SILENT WATCHES.
Out of life's silent watches,
Out of the gloom of night.
Souls that forsee the conflict
Send forth their words of might.
Heroes of art and science
Wrestle alone for years, I
Bringing at last some trophy
Worthy the whole world's cheers.
Poets with brooding patients,
Tolling with courage strong,
Out of some lonely vigil
Weave an immortal song.
Not through tho whirl of pleasure,
Notfrom tho din of strife,
But out of the silent watches
Come the great deeds of life.
Success Magazine.
Thero are some people on Coos
Bay who are outspoken but thero
are also others that cannot be out
talked. Lives of turkeys all remind us
Life Is fleeting at tho best,
And tho greedy gobbler gets it
In the neck the quickliest.
Geo. Flanagan.
In Its write up of the arrlvel of the
new fire engine the Bendon Recorder
says:
"When tho stream was turned on,
E. M. Furman was struck and his
oyo glasses broken and his face
slightly cut. The Board was well
satisfied with tho result of the test."
Wo should think they would be.
But how about Furman? What
does he think of It?
Clarence Fooled the Editor.
Clarence Woodward and another
party from Marshfleld were In Port
Orford Thursday night on their way
to Euchre creek, for what purpose
we sayeth not. Port Orford Tribune.
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"Avo thero any talking machines
In your part of town?" romarked W.
R. Haines to E. K. Jones. "Six of
them," Jones replied, "four married
and two single."
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THE HAPPY SPIRIT.
Just a happy spirit, with tho very
dust you tread
A highway to tho land of golden
promise just ahead!
Just a happy spirit, and no matter
what may arise "N
Tho world shall bo all beautiful bo-
foro your trusting eyes!
Just a happy spirit and the rest will
come a'ong
On wings of love and laughter and
tho ringing lips of song.
Baltlmoro Sun.
No doubt overyone on Coos Bay
has common jgpnso but It is not al
ways working with somo people.
.
Two Coos Bay mon were discussing
the biblical reference of a camol go
ing through a needle's eye and ono
asked the other If he thought It pos
sible "Oh, I wouldn't be surprised,"
replied tho other. "You know how
largo my wife l."
"Yes."
"Well, she goes thru my pockets
regularly."
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UP.
O GOOD EVENING.
The man who can't work un-
less he has a pipe in his mouth
never produces much that is
worth preserving.
Only a Little.
Only a little sunshine,
After the welcome rain;
Only a little laughter,
After tears and pain.
Only a little loving,
After a kiss or two,
Only a fotd caressing,
When you're feeling blue.
Only a little kindness,
Given in many ways,
Makes our life worth living,
Makes many happy days.
Only a faithful promise,
Ever to be true,
Is all I'm asking,
Dearest love, of you!
Augusta Stephan.
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It has been found that when you
attempt to make some Coos Bay men
eat their words, they would rather
light than eat.
There are some Coos Bay men who
try to carry at one time a load that
would look better If taken In two
trips.
Somo Coos Bay people who turned
over a new leaf this year have found
that It blew back before the year had
grown very old.
O
A North Bend girl drew herself
up haughtily as she said "you had
no business to kiss me." "But,"
tho Marshfleld young man said, "it
wasn't business, it was pleasure."
It was a little Coos Bay boy who,
when callod to get washed, said:
"What's the matter, halnt nobody
got nothln' else to do?"
Tho New Year.
Although wo rhyme it
Pat and straight
We're apt to write It
1907.
G. A. GOODRUM.
Ono Coos Bay man says he has al
ready made several mistakes this
year. Ho has dated several letters
1907.
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A Marshfleld man recently had a
serious operation performed. 'He
had his daily "smile" cut out of his
habits.
VALUABLES LOST IN MAIL.
Every year the United States post
offlco department conducts a salo of
articles received at the dead letter
office. It Is amazing how much mall
reaches tho dead letter offlco and can
not be delivered to the porsons for
whom It was lntonded, becauso of the
carelessness or Ignoranco of tho send
ers. Tho experts make every effort
to idontify the addresses aud souders,
so that tho lottors and packages may
bo delivered to one or returned to the
other; but after everything Is ,done
there romalns a groat accumulation
which must be disposed of In some
way. Articles of any value are sold
at auction and the money turnod Into
tho treasury. The last year there
were 7,555 parcels sold, and thoy net
ted $9,7G5.95, tho largest amount In
tho history of tho postofllco department.
Taylor in L03 Angslos Times.
NO APPLE OF DISCORD.
Tuesday's Times has a very sen
sible .. 0i.ment In favor of harmony
amor kUa fvuK growers of tho coun
ty arl Lhc elimination of petty Jeal
ouslcr. I. should, however, endeavor
to practice what It preaches, and no:
bcllttl- the Coquille Valley Fruit
Grower' association by calling It the
"Myrtlo Point" association. Tho
fruit growers hero will undoubtedly
concede that, for a rfounty absocia
tion, Coquille would be tho proper
headq avtevs, but if there aro to be
two associations, as has seemed prob
able, Marshfleld would be the logical
headquarters for the ono and Myrtlo
Point :r the other. The valley, or
fruit growing district, extonds from
Rlvorton on the lower river to 30
miles beyond Myrtlo Point, covering
nearly sixty miles of broad fertile
galley, aud tho aim was to have tho
headquarters as nearly central as
possible. However, tho Enterprise
does not assunio to speak for the
fruit growers. They will undoubted
ly act as seems best to them at their
coming meetiag, when it is to bo
hoped that the Times may have its
desire and the- fruit growers organ
ised with tho utmost good feeling be
tween nil sections. Tho broad
Mlnd'cd farmers of the Coquille will
readily concede that the bay offers
their hopo for a market aud would
aot care to get along without It, and
tho Times' praise of tho Coquille Is
received W'ltU rcjipiocal feeling for
tho bay country. Myrtle Point En
terprise. "Wo are pleas nl that tho Enter
prise accepts th T.iuea efforts for
harmony so Oauously. Wo do not
understand, however, its reference to
belittling tho Coquille Valley Fruit
Growers' Association by calling It tho
'Myrtle Point" association. Tho En
terprise Is supersensitive. Thero
was no thought of belittling either
tlie association or Myrtle Point by
such a suggestion. It was merely a
slip of tho editorial pencil and tho
thought which prompted it was mere
ly identifying the society by tho place
It was organized. Some papers have
referred to the Coos Bay association
as tho "Marshfleld" society and
Marshfleld and tho fruit growers have
both felt honored thereby.
In any ovont If the Times desired
to belittle tho society which thought
it has nover entertained oven after
the suggestion of the Enterprise
it would not do so by using tho name
Myrtle Point. Why such a nam1)
an honor. Busy, bustling, hustling,
onterprlslng Myrtlo Point. It should
be proud that Its namo was so used
and the fruit growers should be
proud that they have such a pros
perous and enterprising city In whioh
to hold their meetings. Come, come
brother Enterprise, we think you
owo an apology both to Tho Times
and to Myrtlo Point for even sug
gesting It.
Thore la no place on tho frm
trees of olther Coquille valley or Coos
bay for an apple of discord.
THH DOLLAR MEASURE.
All men have uso for the dollar In
cho common adjustment of life, its
duties, lto pleasures, Its aspirations,
Its exactions; It is used, and abusod,
according to the gumption, spirit,
habit and necessities of the man In
whoso hand It lies. It has attained
to tho chief place In tho calculation
of the ordtnary mortal, and it will
buy anything from tho common
est commodity to human life and
character; tho scale of values it
stands for Is found In tho standards
of human cupidity, safety, ambition
and prodigality. The human has bo
tome doc.orallzed, Insofar as tho re
lation of the two are concerned and
the impossibility of separating them
goes. Law, religion, social ethics,
love, fratornlty, "fellow-faith, and
hopo Itself, aro wrapped Into the disc
and paper-leaflet of commerce, until
man daro not espouse even the gen
tler elements of life, without first
reckoning the, reflected Influence of
tho dollar is going to assert itself in
tho dollar is going to assert itself to,
the chain of circumstance that fol
lows tho act of inspired commltal.
It has cheapened existence, moral
ly; and made It Intolerable in a
physical ocn3e; and has become the
"touch-stono" of all endeavor to the
utter exclusion of the once boasted
basis of Individual action and judg
ment. This, of courso, outside the
raro noblo uso that Is made of It,
says an exchange. Bond and bargain
and bale are tho slogans of money
and tho want of it; and yet we go
on cultivating It and forcing It into
the last crovlco of our existence and
put It abovo and beyond almost every
virtue and grace that, makes for the
fullness and sweetness of life.
A Coos Bay man, when asked by
the doctor to show his tongue, replied
that no tongue could tell how bad he
tolt.
Itaugliter Born. A beautiful little
leap year lady arrived at the home of
Geo. Chard, at Libby last evening.
Mother aud oblld doing well. '
Port of columiih.
One of the most Interesting of tho
several propositions which the people
of Oregon will bo called upon to voto
on nt tho coming election is that ono
which tho people of Portland aro
anxious should result In tho legal
creation of tho Port of Columbia,
comprising several counties along
tho Columbia river, it will bo re
membered that the supreme court de
cided last year that tho legislative
act which attempted to create such
a port was unconstitutional as being
special legislation. After that' de
cision Coos Bay people who havo
similar problems on their hands, bc
canio Interested in watching Port
land to see what courso she might
take to make thb pet plan of n great
port practical. Mot of tho observ
ers believed that a general lrflv would
bo formulated and submitted where
by all niaritiino cities In tho state
such as Astoria, Tillamook, C003
Bay and somo of the smaller places,
might be organized Into ports llko
the Port of Portland, by local Initia
tive. But such conlldliig patriots
counted without their host. Port
laud and not C003 Bay people woro
thinking, not of Coos Bay, but of
Portland.
"It was over thus." Portland was
obliged, In order to Involve tho othor
counties outsldo of Multnomah and
nearer the mouth of tho Columbia, to
have Its district, comprising all theso
counties, created by force. Tho
counties outside of Multnomah woro
unwilling to come In and If tho dls
drict could not be created except by
the veto of those counties, It could
not be fronted at all. So Portland,
In order to force the plan proposes
to ask the people of the whole state
to create by general enactment this
special dlstvlct and call it tho Povt
of Columbia, whereby tho Columbia
river traffic will bo regulated for
Portland's benefit. Let is be under
stood that Portland is to bo admired
for taking care of itself. But Coos
Bay people insist feej a llttlo cha
grined at the carelessness which has
let an opportunity slip to have a
general law relative to the organiza
tion of Ports llko the Port of Port
land placed on the statute books. In
order to do It now over 7000 names
would have to be obtained and that
within the next two weeks. Let is
also bo remembered that tho next
legislature, which Portland was too
much concerned to wait for, may
enact a general Port law, but it ia
certain that Portland will not caro a
copper kopek whether It does or not
that Is, unless tho rather ground
less suspicion that Portland Is a dog
In (he manger and will oppose every
wish of any other aspiring port, is
true. The Times does not believe It,
but it has very little patience with
the motto of those who aro always
crying out "Walt."
THE DREDGE THAT JACK BUILD.
It has been learned with regrot,
that through tho misunderstanding,
mistake or defection of somebody,
the "dredge Intended for Coos Bay,"
but which the congressional act pro
viding for It expressly designs for tho
Oregon and Washington coasts, will
bo built in Portland and not on Coos
Bay. That the wooden portion of It
could be constructed cheaper hero
than anywhere else goes without say
ing, for Messrs. Simpson and Smith
wore prepared to furnish to Kruse &
Banks, shipbuilders, all tho lumber
required In that construction free, so
that Kruse & Banks were in a posi
tion to make a bid for tho construc-
tltjn with which nobody could com
pete. But In spite of this tho Port
land Iron Works got tho contract and
for some reason Kruse & Banks woro
not put by the military department In
a position to figure on the plans and
specifications. It Is claimed by
Senator Fulton that this dredgo was
the result of special labors with con
gress on behalf of Coos Bay and thero
Is no doubt whatever that tho claim
Is true. But if it Is to bo used on
Coos Bay, It would seem to tho ordin
ary mind that it would have been far
better to havo it built on Coos Bay,
rather "than Incur tho expense of
bringing It down tho Wlllametto
twelve miles, the Columbia ono hun
dred miles and the coast two hundred
miles.
If tho Chambers of Commerce of
Marshfleld and North Bend would
take hold of this matter of tho
dredge, send some competent person
to Portland to see Col. Roesler, find
out tho exact facts and also open cor
respondence with the department at
Washington, not falling to put in
on application for this dredgo wheth-
or It Is In order to mako tho applica
tion or not, then make a full, com
plete and Intelligent roport to the
Chambers of Commerce and have tho
report made public, no doubt tho
dredge could be obtained for this bay
or the people would know the reason
why not. This Is too Important a
matter to be overlooked. The dredgo
Is now practically under construction
or will be soon, aud It la very likely
that Tillamook or even tho Columbia
river, or perhaps Wlllapa or Gray's
Harbor will put In an application for
it.
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