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VOL. II.
THE DAILY joos fcJA riMEb. MARSHFIELO OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1908.
No. 223.
ES5EL
IHE PAC FIG
REACHES COOS
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LARGEST LUMBER CARIING V
WATER COMPANIES' GRAFT
IN CHICAGO IS UNCOVERED
C. A. Smith's New Schooner
Reaches Port After Trip
Around the Horn.
GIVEN GLAD WELCOME
BY PEOPLE OF COOS BAY.
Dream of Years Realized When
Vessel Reaches Her Own
Dock.
C. A. Smith Writes Letter of Aclc-
nolcdt;iuciit niul Appieckitiou
of Cordial Greeting.
LETTER OF ACK-
NOWLEDGMEXT.
Editor of Coos Bay Times,
Marshfleld, Ore.
Dear Sir: On behalf of
my daughter, my associates,
Captain Nelson and myself, I
desire to thank the people of
Coos Bay, through The
Times, for their kind and en-
thuslastlc demonstration on
the arrival of the "Nann
Smith" in the bay yesterday,
and for tho many acts of
friendship shown us In many
ways. Incidents like this
make our efforts worth while
and we look back to them
with pleasure and apprecla-
tlon. It Is also proper at
this time to assure the people
of Coos Bay that wo fully
realize their interests are our
Interests and that our aim Is
to assist In tho developing
and upbuilding of this com-
munlty. Hoping that no-
thing shall occur to mar tho
friendly and sympathetic
feeling so generally ex-
pressed yesterday, and with
the assurance that our aim Is
to be always worthy of this
kindly feeling,
I remain sincerely yours,
C. A. SMITH."
tE ALL dream dreams. And
W into the warp and woof of the
fairy fabric with Its thousand
tints and colors as It comes from
the loom In our house of dreams, we
always weave tho gleaming white of
a sail. The sail of "Our Ship." Out
there somewhere beyond the horizon,
that dim and hazy lino where sky
and sea meet, "Our Ship" Is proudly
sailing, Its white canvas gleaming
like silver In the golden sunshine,
and we wait Impatiently for Its com
ing. And why not? For all our
dreams will come true when "Our
Ship comes In."
Wednesday afternoon, C. A.
Smith's ship came In. The Nann
Smith is probably the first real
dream ship that ever cast anchor In
the waters of Coos Bay. And what
a magnificent and substantial
"dream ship" she Is. Her sails were
folded and she looked like a great
steel Leviathan as she moved up tho
Bay in advance of the gaily deco
rated launches that seemed like but
terflies flitting about her.
When at 5:30, Wednesday after
noon, the Nann Smith moved Into
her slip at tho C. A. Smith mill dock
as easily and lightly as a canoe, and
was mado fast, C. A. Smith's dream
had come true. There was no
formal reception on board, but a
number of the personal friends of
Mr. Smith who remained to con
gratulate him on the successful ter
mination of the long voyage and bid
tho Nann Smith welcome to Coos
Bay assembled In the dining saloon
and drank a toast to the vessel, her
owner and master and crew. In a
few brief, well chosen words, Mr.
Smith gave utterance to his sincere
and heart felt thanks for the good
wishes and evidence of Interest and
appreciation by the people of Coos
Bay. He modestly told bis hearers
how for, years ho had been dreaming
of a mill on the Pacific where his
own ship would anchor at the mill
dock to carry acargo of lumber to
the markets of the- world. And now
the dream was true. The echo of
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The Nann Smith Is a steel steam
ship designed especially for lumber
carrying and was built at Newport
News, Va., by the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com
pany. She Is 283 feet In length, of
2,009 gros3 tons, 43 feet beam and
21 feet depth of hold. As Is the gen
eral style in this class of vessels, the
machinery Is placed well aft, allow
ing large holds for tho storage of
timber and also ample space for deck
loads. The propelling engine Is a
triple-expansion, having cylinders
19,31 and 52 inches In diameter, by
40-inch stroke developing about
1,350 horse-power. Steam is sup
plied by means of two cylindrical
boilers, each boiler measuring 14x
11 feet, built for 1G0 pounds pres
sure. She has a carrying capacity
of dead weight cargoes of about
3,100 tons or 2,225,000 feet of lum
ber. She has eight steam hoisting
the whirling, whirring saws had
scarcely died away and the air was
still vibrant with the hum of the
day's work at tho mill that was
busy preparing tho cargo for the
ship that had just come In. It was
his ship his ship of dreams but
no longer the intangible figment of
the imagination, but' a real ship of
steel and bolts and screws that will
perform an Important part In the
world's work of carrying and com
merce. The Arrival.
It was an Ideal day. Those who
worried because of the delayed ar
rival and feared so perfect a day as
Monday, when the vessel was first
scheduled to arrive, might not be In
evidence were happily disappointed.
Coos Bay climate was at Jts best and
when at its best Coos Bay climate
cannot be equalled the whole world
over, with Its skies of blue and sun
shine golden that sifts into the soul
and an air bracing with the salt of
the seas from which it comes makes
life worth living for Itself alone.
There was some delay In starting
and three days waiting and uncer
tainty occasioned some slight rsus
pense, but when the shrill blasts of
the C. A. Smith mill whistle an
nounced that the Nann Smith had
been sighted, tho gaily decorated
launches In the "welcome fleet"
moved out Into tho dancing waters
of the Bay it was a sight worth wait
ing and watching for. Tho gay
colors of flags and streamers, tho
well-loved red, white and blue of
"Old Glory" predominating mado It
a beautiful spectacle. Hundreds
lined the docks to watch the boats
pull out. The Alert carrying tho
band and many passengers led the
flotilla, but there was no attempt at
regular formation as Empire was
understood to be tho assembling
port. Soon the launches were en
gaged In a friendly rivalry for
leadership like a lot of playful school
boys out for a lark. The Eagle, Ex
press, Queen and Dixie soon pulled
away and a little later tho Dlxlo with
Its long line of pennants bidding
"welcome Nann Smith," and carry
ing banners proclaiming -a demand
for. a '!forty-feet bar" and "a harbor
TIIK NAXN SMITH
winches, which operate tho leading
booms on three masts over two
Batches, each 35 feet by 24 feet. For
ward is a steam windlass and cap
stan and aft Is a powerful capstan
and towing machine, all operated by
Bteam. Tho towing machine Is aft
for the purpose of taking In and lec
ting out hawser while towing a
barge or a raft.
The officers' quarters are aft on
what is called tho bridge deck, are
very commodious, have electric
lights, steam heat and are exceeding
ly comfortable. A bath-room, dla-ing-saloon,
pantries, four staterooms
for tho owner, with private saloon, In
a measure describe 'this model type
of the lumber steamer. The crew's
quarters are forward, also lighted by
electricity, very commodious and far
superior to the accommodations on
many trans-Atlantic freighters.
Hanging to tho bows are two
anchors, one weighing 4,200 and the
other 3,500 pounds. Attached to
a mile and a half wide" was leading
all tho others.
As the flotilla passed North Bend
the mills and factories saluted with
blasts of their whistles which were
answered from the vessels of the
fleet. The North Bend boats had
preceded the Marshfleld launches to
the bar. Arriving at Empire about
11 o'clock, all tho vessels put into
dock and the passengers scattered
over the town, many taking their
lunches out on the green hillsides of
the many beauty spots of that pretty
little village.
About 1 o'clock It was announced
that the Nann Smith was sighted off
the bar and the launches again put
to sea with Charleston Bay as destin
ation. Here they anchored and
many of the passengers went ashore
and passed the time pleasantly on
the beach and watching the beauti
ful sight as the breakers rolled
across the bar and sent the spray
high In air, sparkling like showers of
diamonds in the sunlight.
The bar was rough breaking its
entire length, but when the tide rose
tho big vessel headed In and a few'
minutes after 3 o'clock in the after
noon came across as evenly as a row
boat on a land-locked lake.
Coining of tho Ship.
Empire is Indeed an old, old city.
People assembled there to greet tho
Nann Smith and the new era, re
membered that tho old, old city was
on the map when Seattle and Tacoraa
and hundreds of other cities were
not yet born. Long, long had Em
pire been waiting for this event. She
had waited and waited in her quaint
way, with her rustic lookout, her
"Old Corner," her neat Httlo houses
until Coos Bay's ship should come In
over tho bar where tho ocean
stormed and dashed and sent Its
spray Into tho sky. While sho
waited, Marshfleld, more pretentious,
had grown up on tho Inner bay and
then North Bend. Still tho old, old
city stirred not. Then a miracle,
wrought from tho dreams and devel
oped out of tho practical wisdom of
a master, occurred. The day of old
things was warned to vanish before
the wand of the magician Capital,
in the hands of tho Captain of In
dustry and Progress. When tho
each are 120 fathoms of 2 -Inch
chain. In addition, there are two
Bmaller anchors for kedglng pur
poses.
On her maiden trip around Cape
Horn from Baltimore to San Fran
cisco, the Nann Smith carried a cargo
of blacksmith's coal. She was de
signed as an oil burner but on the
trip around the Horn, coal was used
for fuel. At San Franqisco, the oil
burners were Installed. On her tripl
trip, she developed a speed of thir
teen knots per hour and It Is esti
mated that she can easily make
eleven knots per hour when loaded.
The steamer has double bottom in
which about 300 tons of oil can be
carried. The cots, complete, was
about $300,000.
She is manned by Captain Nelson,
who has sailed on northern Pacific
waters for many years and who Is
considered one of the ablest seamen
In this section, and a crew of about
thirty-five men.
Nann Smith, greatest of her class,
came In over the bar the pioneer pe
riod of Coos Bay was over. She was
being baptised with tho waters of
commerce; she was received Into tho
community of mankind; she took
her place In the world and stepped
proudly Into history.
Some said, "There are many ships
as big as that In San Francisco Bay."
Yes, but they never came to Coos
Bay. Some said, "She will get
stuck on tho ridges In the channel."
But she sailed on straight and true
and cast her anchor at Old Empire
dock. Then tho people swarmed
aboard. Most of them realized what
It means. Some few may not have
done So. Mr. Smith did not belong
to tho pioneer class which must be
regarded always as merely experi
mental. Ho belongs to the class
which knows when the experimental
work has succeeded and takes ad
vantage of the results. Men call this
business instinct. He Is the demon
strator. A great mill and a great
ship, and a great harbor in a country
which laughs with prosperity and
where culture is climbing the hill
sides. The pioneer sat back with n
knowing smile and the great Demon
strator of Coos Bay and Its possi
bilities smiled with satisfaction and
victory as he grasped tho hands of
the hundreds which were extended
to him in congratulation.
Then the procession formed again
and tho launches of our Western
Venice ranged themselves on either
side of tho great ship as It weighed
anchor and headed for tho Inner bay,
Sho did not falter although It was In
tho thought of the peoplo that she
would strike In tho channel. On-on-on
sho moved and the Httlo Old City
with its "Old Corner" and Its silent
mill receded. Tho new roofs of
North Bend appeared between tho
trees, Simpson Park looked green
and Inviting, Old North Bend looked
bright and comfortablo as tho ship
came round tho bend and tho crowds
gathered on tho wator front at North
Bend cheered, tho whlRtles blew and
the band played. Pandemonium was
mingled with music. Tho old was
JContinued on Pago 3.)
1EAT PRICES
GO SHO
Eastern Packers Raise Prices
But Refuse to Pay More
For Livestock.
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK, March 20. The re
tail prices of meats of all grades have
Irci cased two cents per pound with
in the past week and it is likely
that a further advance of from three
to five cents will result fiom tho
shortage of fat cattle. It may be
necessary, according to tho packers
tr Import sheep and cattle from Eng
land, Australia and Argentine.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS
ARE FOR W. J. BRYAN.
(By Associated Presp.)
CHICAGO, March 2G. At a har
monious meeting of the Illinois Dem
ocratic State Central Committee
Wm. J. Bryan was endorsed for the
presidency. It was decided to hold
the state convention at Springfield,
III., April 22d.
r oiscuss
LAST MESSAGE
Roosevelt's Utterances On
Bankrupt Railways and
Labor Discussed.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 20. Pres
ident Roosevelt's message to Con
gress Is still the principal subject of
conversation among tho members of
Congress and all others who aro In
terested In national legislation. Par
ticular attention is being paid today
to his utterances concerning bank
rupt public utility concerns and the
labor unions to which not much at
tention was first paid. A summary
of them follows:
Ho recommends that when a pub
lic utility concern goes Into tho
hands of a receiver, tho Attorney
General should havo tho right to
nominate at least one of tho re
ceivers who should operate tho roads
and as speedily as possible pay tho
debts and return tho concerns to tho
proper owners.
An amendment should bo made to)
tho anti-trust law, ho says, because
of tho uncertainty as to how this law
affects combinations among tho la
boring men and farmers If tho com
bination has any tendency to restrict
Interstate commerce. Tho President
says that all of these combinations,
If existing for and engaged In the
promotion of Innocent and proper
purposes, should bo recognized as
legal and declares tho anti-trust law
Is a mo3t unwisely drawn statute
and that In the modern Industrial
world, combinations aro absolutely
necessary. They aro necessary
among business men, they aro neces
sary among laboring men and they
are very necessary among farmors.
Tho President recommends arbi
tration as a substitute for strikes of
laboring men but says that strikes
aro and should bo recognized as
legal and declares that combinations
of working men havo a peculiar rea
son for their existence. "Tho very
wealthy Individual employer, or still
moro, tho very wealthy corporation
stands an enormous ndvnntuge when
compared to tho Individual working
man, and while thoro aro many cases
whore It may not bo necessary for
laborers to form a union, In
other cases It Is lndlsponslblo." Tho
President declares that tho right of
employors to combine nnd contract
with ono another and with their em
ployed should bo recognized as
should tho right employes to com
bine and contract with employers.
Tho President urges that amplo
provision bo mado for a permanent
waterway commission with whatovor
power Is required to make it effect
MN
Corporations Have Defrauded
City Out of Hundreds of
Thousands of Dollars.
BY TAMPERED METERS
AND BAD OFFICIALS.
Employes Bought, Payroll Pad
ded and Supplies Bartered
For Drink-
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Mar., 2C An amazing
system of robbery and graft, Involv
ing many city employes and business
firms and extending several years,
was uncovered In the water depart
ment today. Two employes, Includ
ing a division head, have been re
moved and 38 subordinates are slated
for discharge. Some of them may be
Indicted for compllcty in thefts.
Through tho use of tampered met
ers and tho connivance of city em
ployes several large corporations de
frauded tho city out of hundreds of
thousands of dollars in water taxes
and tho employes of the meter divi
sion havo plundered the stock of
supplies, selling them to junk dealers
and bartering tho material for drinks
In saloons. Supplies, purchased
ostensibly for the water department
havo been traced to city plumbers
who uso them In their outside busi
ness. Tho payroll division was also
padded and Superintendent McCourt,
appointed six weeks ago, has reduced
tho staff of employes from 200 to
50.
lapanese Official Succumbs at
San Francisco and Ko
reans Express Delight.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FltANCISCO, March 20.
The remains of Durham White Ste
vens, tho Japanese diplomat shot by
i Korean Monday and who died latt
night, will bo hold for tho nn-lvnl
of relatives from tho East.
Tho Korean who shot Stevens re
ceived tho nows of his victim's death
with manifest delight.
KOREANS RAISE FUNDS
TO ASSIST COMRADES.
Colony in Los Angeles Will Con
tribute to Defend 'Frisco Ones
in Trouble.
(By Associated Press.)
LOS ANGELES, March 2C. Fol
lowing a mooting of tho Korean colo
ny here, announcement was mado
that a fund is to bo raised to defend
tho men hold in San Francisco for
having attempted to assassinate D.
W. Stoyens, tho Japaneso official.
Somo of tho Koreans endorse tho
actldn of tho assassins.
BATTLE OF AFFIDAVITS
STILL WAGED IN 'FRISCO.
Huef Flies Forty.tliouMind-word Doc
ument in Ileply to IIcncy'H
Allegations.
CBy Associated Precs.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.
Abraham Ruof today filed a forty-thousand-word
affidavit In reply to
tho affidavit of Francis J. Honey.
Ruef wishes his arraignment upon
tho trolloy franchlso indictment to
bo sot asldo. Ruef also filed sovoral
Bhort affidavits In support of his mo
tion to plnco Rudolph Spreckles,
Honey, District Attorney Langdon,
Detective Burns and several others.
Including a number of newspaper
men, on tho witness stand for cross
examination relative to tho alleged
Immunity contract with Ruof,
See JOHN S. HAYS' ad. in want
column. It means money for you.
uILqLIIiJ ULnU
MURDERER GLAD