IS
FINE PAVED STREETS HUD
OYSTER BEDS FOR COOS BAY
The Sentiment Is Unanimous
for Improvement of Busi
ness Thoroughfares.
WOOD BLOCKS ARE IN
UNIVERSAL FAVOR
State Fish Warden Van Dusen
Says Coos Bay Should
Cultivate Oysters.
Floods of oratory were turned
looso at the Chamber of Commerco
Friday night. Tho condition of
Marshfleld's streets was pictured In
lurid tcrni3. Tho establishment of a
biology station on Coos Bay was dis
cussed, and the prize essay on "How
to Improve Marshfleld's Educational
Facilities" was read. Vice President
Smith was tho presiding officer, and
President MiCormac, who arrived at
a late hour, took part in tho proceed
ings. Street Improvements.
The question of street improve
ment was opened up by Hugh Mc
Lain, of the firm of Masters & Mc
Lain, contractors. There are six
kinds of pavement, tho speaker said,
namoly, Belgian block.bltullthic, as
lihaltum, vitrified brick, macadam
and wood paving, or wooden block.
The latter, Mr. McLaln maintaned,
is best adapted to Marshfleld's pur
pose. He cited tho fact that Indian
apolis ships wood for street paving
from Oregon, and that Marshfleld,
surrounded by the best of cedar tim
ber, has tho advantage of saving the
long transcontinental haul.
Mr. Lclnenwebbcr.
Mr. Leinwebber, representing tho
"W. P. Fuller Co., followed. After
paying his respects to the miserable
condition of Marshfleld's streets,
Mr. Leinenwebber advocated tho
use of treated wooden blocks. His
Arm has carbollnlum to sell, and ho
indicated that ho favored letting tho
street paving contract to Masters &
McLnin, a local firm, who would uso
his carbollnlum In treating tho
blocks. Tho speaker pointed out tho
advantage of wooden blocks when re
pairs are necessary, and the advan
tage in having local contractors on
the ground to do the repairing. Mr.
Leinenwebber thought tho condition
of Marshfleld's streets warranted im
mediate action, and stated that prop
er respect for tho ladies demanded
letter streets.
F. II. Clarke Talks.
Francis H. Clarko was called on.
Mr. Clark did not peel off his coat
and face tho audience with his usual
enthusiasm, for ho declared ho had
never built any streets. The speak
er admitted, however, that ho had
taken cognizance of tho very unsat
isfactory condition of the muddy
streets, and wondered if It were not
feasible that some day, Marshfleld
had a street car system which had
sunken out of sight In tho soft
streets.
James Raines Orates.
James Baines rolled up his sleeves
and sailed into tho street improving
business in tho city of Marshfleld.
Mr. Baines stated that ho had been
in Marshfleld tho greater portion of
his life, and to his certain knowledge
the streets wero In no better condi
tion than they wero twenty-two years
ago. Tho Baines estate, ho stated,
is one of tho heaviest tax payers, and
its taxes had been raised 50 per cent
tho past year, though Its holdings
are non-revenue producing. Mr.
Baines drew an impressive picture of
tho policy of taxing the non-revenue
producing property of tho suburbs
for tho building of nice clean streets,
-while tho mud is so allowed on tho
principal business streets of the city
to grow so deep that teams with only
the greatest difficulty can pull
through them. "When you have a
council that will lay such a liability
on non-revenue producing outsldo
nronerty. and permit tho main
streets, whero tho
property prings
cood rent, to reach such a condition, ,
there is something wrong, some-
whpre " thundered Mr. Baines, and
he was loudly applauded
Eddy Draws Comparison.
A H. Eddy, the architect, was say in a ciear anu uisunui voice, mm
called Mr. Eddy admitted he had received the award of $10 offered by
lived all over the Pacific coast for Seymour Bell. The Times will pub
the past 100 years, moro or less, and lish the article complete at an early
in all hs experience ho had not been day.
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In a city where tho business streets
had been permitted to get into such
awful condition.
Ulology Station.
When II. G. Van Dusen, state
flsh warden, was called on, interest
in Marshfleld's street situation had
reached such a pitch that tho stato
officer felt that ho would bo a butt
lnsky to talk anything but streets.
However, after promising to send
down a shipment of carp to turn
looso in Marshfleld's business streets
if they were not improved before ho
visits tho bay again, Mr. Van Dusen
launched Into the subject of a biology
station for the bay, with Its attend
ant possibilities in tho propagation
of oysters and lobsters, and deep sea
fishing, etc. The speaker stated that
ho had been agitating and working
for the establishment of a station on
the Oregon coast, and gave tho peo
plo to understand that it's up to them
to get It here. Ho has taken the mat
ter up with tho state university and
denominational universities of tho
stato, and all are anxious for a bi
ological station on tho coast, where
they may bring students for study
and experimentation. Mr. Van Du
sen also hopes to interest the gen
eral government in tho station, and
believes an appropriation of $25,000
cr moro can be had from congress to
flt up an experiment station, onco it
is started here. It developed that tho
Chambers of Commerce of Marshfleld
and North Bend have been working
along tho same line with the flsh
commissioner, and the project of a
station is well under way. The
Marshfleld Chamber of Commerce
has a communication from President
Campbell of the stato university, in
which he indicates that institution's
anxiety to back up the enterprise
here. L. J. Simpson has already of
fered a free sito at Sunset Bay. The
mills havo indicated that they will
donate tho lumber, and it is now up
to the two commercial bodies to de
vise means to secure the labor. Tho
flsh commissioner thinks tho oyster
industry can be reinstated; that pos
sibly lobsttors and crabs may become
a valuable commercial commodity as
soon as the railroad is completed, and
that deep sea fishing may surprise tho
people as soon as the matter is tested
out. He thinks the people of the
bay will pass up a most valuable op
portunity if they fall to get tho bi
ological station.
Oyster Theory.
Mr. Van Duscn's theory of the oys
ter on Coos Bay Is that at ono time
tho sand spit across tho bay from
North Bend, to tho westward, was
ocean, making the bar much farther
in than at present. During that per
iod, according to tho flsh commission
er, there was enough salt water and
enough fresh water near Marshfleld
to create tavorablo conditions for tho
oystter. Tho bar moving outward left
too much fresh water, and the oys
ters died.
President Asks Question.
President McCormac related the
Indian theory as tho cause of tho de
cline of tho oyster Industry on Coos
Bay. Tho Indian legend is to tho
effect that following tho big fire, that
ashes from the woods washed into
the bay, forming a kind of lye which
proved deadly to oysters. Mr. Van
Dusen is not inclined to accept the
Indian theory, and in support of his
position cited the fact that the same
Are that burned the woods on Coos
Bay swept the forests of Yaqulna
bay, and yet oysters continued to
thrive at that point.
Prize Essny.
As announced, tho prize essay on
"How to Improve Marshfleld's Edu
cational Facilities" was read at last
night's meeting. There wero four
contestants from the high school. Tho
judges, Mrs. Sengstacken, Dr. Straw
and Dr. Tower, had met in tho after
noon and pasped on the productions.
It was found that the contest was
close, and after balloting tho count
showed in favor of Miss Holen Brad
ley. Miss Bessie Coke, Hugh Smith
and Miss Sigma Holm were tho other
contestants, and their productions
were pronounced meritorious in
fact, showed wider comprehension of
their subjects than could havo been
expected. Miss Bradley read her es-
Bay Times
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BLACKMAILERS
ARE SEEMED
Mayor Lane's Traducers Are
Given Terms in the
County Jail.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, March 10. Mrs.
Bello Waymlre, was sentenced to
four months' and E. E. Radding to
f.lx months Imprisonment In tho coun
Ij jail today. Tho couple were re
cently convicted of conspiring to
ruin the character of Mayor Lane by
having him discovered in a compro
mising position with tho woman.
HAS LEG BROKEN
AT THE SMITH MILL
An Employe Is Hit With Sl".b ami
Sustains Serious and Painful
Injury.
William Zapisek, an employe of
the C. A. Smith mill, is lying at tho
Mercy hospital at North Bend with a
broken thigh bone, as tho result of
an accident in which he sustained the
irjury. While handling ono of tho
logs at the mill he was In some man
ner struck with a slab, which frac
tured the right thigh bone. Dr. Geo.
E. Dlx was summoned and set the
injured member. The accident, which
is a painful one, will necessitate an
extended layoff by tho Injured man.
LEFT HIM BIG
BUNCH OF MONEY
Eastern Y. M. O. A. Man Falls Heir
to Millions of Dollars in
Australia.
WORCESTER, Mass., March 9. J.
T. Dower, secretary of the Y. M. C.
A. here, has been notified that he Is
heir to a fortune of ten million dol
lars from his uncle, Thomas Wallace,
who died in Melbourne, Australia.
He says he will retain tho secretary
ship of the local branch of the asso
ciation. COAL OUTLOOK ENCOURAGING.
Supt. T. C. Russell, of the Beaver
Hill Coal Mines was a Marshfleld vis
itor on Saturday. Ho reports satis
factory progre&s in the work of de
veloping the coal deposits of the com
pany at Southport. The showing
made In the preliminary prospecting
has been so excellent that the com
pany expects to commence tho work
of sinking a shaft at an early day.
The prospects indicate an excellent
5-foot vein of coal of fine quality at
that point and if tho preliminary
showing is sustained it promises to
become an excellent producer.
At tho Beaver Hill Mines new
pumps havo been Installed with suffici
ent capacity to drain all the tunnels
with ease. It is expected that they
will be started In a short time and
the mine will then be entirely free
f l om water for the flr3t time in three
years. Tho output at Beaver Hill
will bo largely Increased and many
new miners are being brought to tho
camp.
LUMliEIt TRADE IS IMPROVING.
J. E. Oren, Manager of the C. A.
Smith Lumber & Manufacturing Co.,
who is home from a flying business
trip to tho north coast, reports busi
ness conditions generally as great
ly improved and the lumber trade
looks much moro encouraging. Mon
ey is easier in all tho cities and build
ing operations in progress arid pros
pective aro very lively.
Locally Mr. Oren reports business
excellent with the Smith mill, orders
and inquiries coming in largo num
bers. The mill machinery is rapidly
being adjusted and it will soon be
running with tho regularity and
smoothness of an old mill and equal
to demands to full capacity.
INSPECTORS ARE IN CITY.
Two special postal inspectors are
on Coos Bay today, Messrs Clements
and Riches. Their business here at
tho present timo was not divulged,
but Inspector Clements is tho man
detailed by tho department to Inves
tigate the land locators who have
been advertising in reference to tho
Southern Pacific and Southern Ore
gon lands. As two or three Marsh
fleld parties have been advertising in
I eastern publications, it is though that
his presence has been occasioned by
this matter nnd to find through tho
local post office the extent of the
operations and tho names of all who
have been engaged in this work.
"Many a true word is spoken in
Jest," remarked Dr. Haydon as he
lighted his cigar.
"Yes, said Dr. Straw, "but the
majority oi lies are uuerea in aeaa
OREGON, FRIDAY. MARCH 13,
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Important Action Taken at Last
Night'S Meeting Of City
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STREETS AND SEWERAGE
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS
Will Hold a Joint Conference
With Property Owners
and Taxpayers.
All tho members of tho council ex
cept H. Lockhart who is out of tho
city were present when Mayor Straw
called tho body to order.
An ordinance giving notice of In
tention to establish grades on G. I.
Fifth and Fern streets was passed;
also on Oregon aveuuo, II. street,
Miriam street, Ohio and Nevada
avenues.
A largely signed remonstrance
against tho proposed Improvements
on Miriam tsreet was presented and
on this showing the council decided
to abandon these improvements for
tho present.
Rills Allowed.
The consideration of bills was then
taken up tho largest ones ordered
paid being ?1C3.G5 cents to the Pio
neer Hardware Co., $1G0 to Masters
& McLain for extra street work on
Pennsylvania avenue and ?30.00 to
tbo same firm for extra street work
on Broadway.
In the consideration of the Pioneer
Hardware Co's bill Mayor Straw en
livened tho monotony of the routine
proceedings with the only joko of tho
session by remarking that tho bills
for a siren flro whistle were almost
ae high as the sound of tho whistle,
Project For Furnishing All Coos
County With Electricity
Progressing.
THE MEN INTERESTED
VISIT COOS BAY
Say That the Work of Actual
Construction Is Matter of
a Short Time.
J. S. N. Smith, Electric ti6 Con
sulting Engineer of the Coquilltr Val
ley Power Co., which is back of tho
project to develop 2,000 hors3 water
power at tho head of Brewstc valley,
and bring e'ectriclty for lighting and
power into North Bend and Marsh
fleld, and C. C. Carter, vice president
of the "3a'" o company, aro on Coos
Eay today in tho Interest of their
enterprise. Their present visit is
merely one of general conference
,'ith somo of th business men of the
Bay cities in reference to tin pro
ject. The Ideal
WILL PUSH WORK ON NEW
ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
ON O STREET.
Everything New
Wo buy tho best crude drugs in tho mnrkct nnd manufacture our
own goods, therefore KNOW they aro tlio best obtainable.
NO GUESS WORK HERE.
E. Don McCrary, R.. Ph.
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Wo claim to benefit all who enroll for a courso with us.
If wo don't do so wo aro not living up to our claims.
If wo DO benefit them, then it is to YOUR INTEREST to
enroll with us.
We ask that you Investf.lgato our school, our methods, and
tho results attained.
Wo Jeavo tho decision to YOU.
MILLER-CLEAVER BUSINESS COLLEGE
IvOPTH BEND, OREGfN
arrirTiMrarnrramrar - irar - 5rTirr - ir - ni -
1908.
CONSIDER STREET PAVING
th0 bln for Waning tho whistle at-
ier receiving it being over ?70.00.
Another arc electric light was or-
dered Installed at tho corner of II.
street and Laurel avenue in Smith
"li""u" "' H WM
Health omcer Dr. MIngus was pro-
oi-uk uuu uuuvuiuu au earnest uuk iu
the council on tho necessity of hurry
ing the work of sewer construction In
South and West Marshfleld. He said
this was of great importances as a
number of cases of infectious dis
eases had developed In those sections
a? a direct result of poor sewerage.
City Engineer Sandberg was called
upon and said ho would havo all his
sewer plans and designs for South
Marshfleld ready for presentation to
and consideration of the council at
its next regular meeting on Monday
evening.
Hotter Streets Needed.
Alderman Sacchl then took tho
floor and said that without minimiz
ing tho importance of tho sower work
the importance of tho Improvement
of tho business streets must not bo
overlooked. Ho stated It as his be
lief that tho condition of Front street
had driven people away who came to
Coos Bay with tho intention of locat
ing and were disgusted and discour
aged wlth the appearance of tho
main business street of tho city. Ho
said that the time had passed for
ta'k and It was now time for action.
As a result of his earnest plea tho
special meeting of tho council on
Thursday evening was decided upon.
Tho matter of employing an ox
pert accountant to straighten tho city
books and arrange a system of ac
counting was taken up and resulted
In an agreement that definite action
will be taken at the regular meeting
next Monday evening.
Tho council then adjourned.
Tho gentlemen held a conferences
with L. J. Simpson of North Bend
and a number of other business men
in both cities. They are very much
in earnest in their work and say that
tho work of actual construction on
tho new enterprise is only a question
of a short time. A detailed and defi
nite statement of the new company,
its possibilities and tho scopo of its
work, Is in course of preparation, and
will appear in Tho Times nt an early
day.
Tho last Issue of tho Myrtlo Point
Enterprise has tho following in ref
erence to the organization of the
company:
A meeting of tho stockholders of
the Coqulllo Valley Power Co. was
hold in this city last Monday night
and officers elected. Regular meet
ings of the corporation will hereafter
be held on tho third Monday of each
month.
At last Monday's meeting tho fol
lowing offlcers wero elected:
P. E. Davenport, prosldent.
C, C. Carter, vice president.
V. P. Hendricks, secretary.
E. P. Davenport, W. P. Hendricks,
C. C. Carter, J. R. Benson, and D. II.
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Pharmacy
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ROLE SOOTH
Inaugurate a Reign of Terror in
Many Sections of Sunny
Southland.
DEATH AN DISASTER
FOLLOW THEIR WAKE
Reports of Murder and Arson
Come From Many
Quarters.
(By Associated Press.)
CLARKVILLE, Tenn., March 10.
Near Woodford, fifteen miles from
here, Brown Bennett, son of an asso
ciation tobacco raiser, was found
dead early this morning with a bullet
hole in his head. Near Bennett wero
two dead horses and three empty
shot guns. It is believed Bennett
was attacked by night riders, and
was shot down by parties whom ho
and his gang attacked, and that his
comrades in their hasto had to lcavo
him dying on tho scene of tho fight
Negroes Must Go.
(By Associated Press.)
PADUCHA, Ky., March 10 A hun
dred masked night raiders went to
Birmingham, Marshall county, last
u'ght and shot six negroes, ono fatal
ly, and whipped five others. They
took possession of the town and shot
into tho negro cabins. They warned
twenty-five negroes to leave town.
Tho raid followed a warning of two
weeks ago to all the negroes to leave
Birmingham.
Destroy Tobacco.
(By Associated Press.)
BROOKS VILLE, Ky., March 10.
Fifty night raiders, early today
burned 16,000 pounds of tobacco be
longing to Robert Stanton, one of tho
wealthiest planters in this section.
Tho men were heavily armed. They
placed a guard over tho telephone ox
change so that no request for assist
ance could bo sent. Tho men at
tempted no violence. Thoy did not
burn tho wnrohouse in which tho to
bacco was stored.
Give Warning.
(By Associated Press.)
HENDERSON, Ky., March 10.
William Bradshaw, a farmer living
on tho edge of this city this morn
on tho edge of this city this morning;
found a note warning him against
employing negroes and signed "Tho
Thirty Five." Tho note was accom
panied by a bundlo of switches, a
match and somo cartridges.
Johnson, of Coquille, directors.
At tho meeting of directors it was
decided to placo a small amount of
stock on tho market, and a number
of Investors havo beea coming for
ward with subscriptions to a corpor
ation that they believe Is destined to
work a wonderful change in this sec
tion of tho country. Thoy aro like
wise prompted to got in early, real
izing that stockholders will bo ablo
to secure tho pewer thoy may need at
a lower rato than will bo given to
consumers who do not hold member
ship. Tho plpo lino of tho power plant
has been surveyed, and profiles Of
the systom furnished, while applica
tions for a pipe lino right of way havo
boon mado and tho matter of right of
way for tho pole lino has been taken
up with tho county court, so that tho
power may bo brought down from
Browster valley and distributed to tho
consumers.
The work of development is pro
ceeding, and will go forward moro
rapidly as soon as tho weather will
pormit of tho work in hand. Tho
prospects for tho early building of tho
plant aro now excellent, and tho cer
tainty of tho valuo of tho corporation,
both to the country and tho share
holders, is conceded by all who know
their plans. Myrtlo Point Enter
prise.
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