The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, June 27, 1908, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textnwf J n" i rtE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1908. r-tif&v a - n ' ,A r v MARSHHELD'S STREET PAVING PROBLEM C. A. Smith Writes Another Letter On Important Subject Gov ernment Heport On Wood Mocks. Editor Coos Bay Times: I brick. After Ave years' service, and A day or two ago I wrote an article after passing through tho great fire, which was Intended for publication ' the wood was in better condition than if you considered It worth while and 'any of the others. proper to have It inserted in The Times. This morning I am in receipt of a pamphlet Issued by the U. S. Fore3t Service on wood paving In the United Stated States, which I here with enclose. In glancing over It very hurriedly I have marked parts on page 9. The Chicago illustration I watched myself with a great deal of Interest from the time it was laid un til the present time, and also and es pecially the asphalt blocks which are referred to. The wooden paving looks, so far as I am able to judge, almost as good today as it did when it was laid. The traffic on Michigan -avenue in this locality is very heavy, especially light vehicles. I suppose there aro as many vehicles passing over this street in front of the Auditorium Annex any ordinary day as there would be in a year on Front street in Marshfleld, and for that mat tor, should not be surprised If there were many times more. I.ie experi ments quoted as being made in this city we are all watching with a great deal of interost. The Douglas fir did not receive fair treatment, I am told by several men who are in position to know. Without doubt, to make the best results tho blocks should be creosoted and there should be a ce ,ment concrete foundation. This means a great deal of expense", es pecially as such treated blocks would probably have to be shipped in, as that small quantity needed would not warrant the construction of a creo soting plant. With this very excellent Port Orford cedar, which apparently Is a most wonderful wood, in that it toughens and hardens with age and exposure, and considering the condi tion of the soil in Marshfleld, and es pecially i.ie filling on Front street, I should think oven at the same cost as concrete and cement, It would really be preferable for a foundation, and wltho'ut doubt such planking should cost a great deal less than concrete. I am satisfied that the or dlnary fir blocks six Inches long on cedar planking would make paving that would la3t for fifteen or twenty years, and possibly considerably longer, by replacing some blocks when showing signs of decay. I do sincerely hope that your struggling little city will profit by experimei.ts of other cities which nave been and aro very costly. If the care oi the streets In Marshfleld was my own personal matter, from what I know and with my very best judgment, I would plank them for the present and whenever tho city grows to any con siderable extent and tho values of the proporty would permit and tho traffic demand,, I would pavo them with wooden blocks either fir or cedar, If llr, creosoted, if I felt I could afford it and such block slnld on cedar plank. There is a human falling which prevails very generally, and that Is a tendency toward extravu gance when others pay tho bills. It 1b very Important indeed that this ten dency should bo guarded against at all times, and especially in a small growing community. Yours truly, C. A. SMITH. "In front of the Auditorium Hotol, on Michigan avenue, Chicago, is a creosoted longleaf pine pavement, laid In the year 1900. Adjoining it an area of asphalt block was laid at the same time. In 1905 the asphalt blocks were removed and replaced with wood. In the five years the as phalt nad worn down on an average one Inch, but very unevenly, so that ruts had formed and the blocks were badly rounded. The wooden blocks during this time had worn off only one-eighth of an inch, and the surface, except for a badly constructed gutter at one point, was still perfectly smooth and of even grade. In 1902 the Metropolitan street Railway Company, of New York City, decided to experiment with creo3oted wooden blocks for paving between Its tracks. A small area of longleaf pine was laid on Hudson street, the wood being flanked at either end by gran ite, the material hitherto used. At tho point selected there Is a heavy trucking traffic from the North river wharves, and the stresses on the pavement, where the trucks run with ono wheel just outside the car rail, are so great that tne granite oegins o show a rut in six months, and Is renewed almost annually. At the end "A four years the wood, though show ing a heavy rut, was still sound and in position and good for at least one more year. The granite on either side had been renewed three times during the four years." COOS BAY IS GROWING FAST OREGON'S ADMISSION DAY. Will be Celebrated in Legislative Hall February 15, 1O0O. PORTLAND, Ore., June 27. Peo ple of Oregon, led by the legislature, in joint assembly and encouraged by spoakers noted In the nation and hon ored in the state, will join in the semi-centennial celebration of admis sion day. February 15, 1909. On that day It is planned to have one of tho most noteworthy gatherings in the history of the state assembled in the hall of representatives at Sa lem, where due honor and remem brance may be given to those who stood the brunt of tho early strug gles of the state and who stood shoulder to shoulder In placing Ore gon's star on the national flag. February 14. 1859. Oregon be came a state in the union and the fif tieth anniversary of that date will fall on Sunday, February 14, 1909. UNTIL ROSEI1URG IS DRY. Tho lollowlng is a copy of tho ex tract on wood paving referred to by Mr, Smith in his letter: Durability. "Thoro is in the United States al most no wood pavomont of tho mod ern kind which has yet been down long enough to show its durability. Tho'-values assigned by tho engineers to durability are, thoroforo, based principally on gonoral Impressions and Inforpnco from European oxperi oncQ. Thoro aie, howovor, a few ciisos In ti3 United States which offor portlnont evidence, In Baltimore, Mil., in tho summer of 1901, thoro wore laid several adja cent strips of oxpuriniental pavo lugulu, including sheet nspualt, creo soted wood and several kinds of Tying Up of Breakwater Brings Unusual Estimate From Port land as to Development Here PORTLAND, June 26. The Tele gram says: "As near as It can bo judged by those who have looked her over, it will take close to two months to make the necessary repairs to tho Breakwater. Tho work to her will be done at San Francisco. The steamer is lying at her dock at tho foot of Davis street. "Fearing that with her off tho route for an indefinite period, the facilities for making shipments to Coos Bay would not be adequate to handle the traffic, tho local mer chants Induced the company to get another craft and maintain the ser vice. William Baker, the Portland agent of the concern received word from headquarters that the shippers can rest easy, aB the City of Pana ma will arrive shortly to look after the traffic. "Less than two years ago one steamer was deemed all that was ne cessary to handle the commerce be tween Portland and Coos Bay. But now there are three coasters on that route, and each of them has bren well patronized. The Alliance Is the pioneer craft of the fleet. The third is the Eureka, which stops in at Coos Bay ports on both her up and down trips between Portland and Eureka. If the commerce continues to grow at the same rate it has in the past year, it will not be long until more ton nage will be required. The Alliance and Breakwater have been giving better than a weekly service. "Mariners running in there say that few sections of the state have undergone more rapid development than the Coos Bay country. It is held to be due to railroad building, lumbering on a more extensive scale and the establishment of manufac turing plants at North Bend and other towns on the bay. The Smith sawmill, recently started, has a dally capacity equal to that of almost "any other similar concern on the Pacific coast." Now is the Time to Build Lime and Cement Have All Declined We quote best imported Cement $3.75 per bbl. We " " California " 3.00 We " " Lime 2.25 t The above in small quantities Marked reductions in large quantities MURPHY-DOW Building Material Company Buy Your Wife a GAS STOVE TROUBLE IN CURRY. Wcdderbum Men Have Trouble Over Card Game. WEDDERBURN, Ore., June 2C. E. H. Meservey and Mr. Bagnell had a little altercation at a game of cards at the home of Mr. Lowrey last Sunday, resulting In a disagree able contiguity arising between the geographical location of the latter's fist and the former's face. The Im pact left a laceration of the skin and scarred condition of the feelings. A settlement was effected by the con tribution on the part of Bagnell, of twenty bucks, that being about the size of the hole in Mr. Meservey's face and the scar upon the dignity, peace and quiet of the community as seen by his honor, Judge Kreuger. BUSINESS IS GOOD. Novel Sentence Imposed On Port land Offender. PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 26. Standing out as tho most unique pur Ishment ever Imposed by Judge Ca meron, W. M. Gorsline was ordered retained nt the city jail until Rose burg, Ore., Is declared "dry," July 1, when he will bo released to move to that city with his family. Gorsline was accused by his wife of threaten ing to kill her, and 13 the husband and father from whom three chil dren and their mother fled last Wed nesday night to escapo his drunken abuse. Yesterday at the city Jail the Gorslines becamo reconciled, and tho complaining wife and mother ex pressed a deslro to withdraw tho charge sho had filed, but she under- strawberries for canning purposes Is went a change of heart In the night, , four cents a pound. One man dellver and appeared this morning to prose-Jed 1440 boxes at the cannery Satur- cuto. She Is satisfied with tho son- , day, tenco imposed, and already has be gun preparations to leave Portland for n prohibition town. Corvalis Fruit Cnnnory Has Many Offers For Entire Product. CORVALIS, Ore., June 26. The new fruit cannery, built recently in this city, Is in full operation on a run of strawberries, and will con tinue in that line for the next two weeks. The berries are very fine, be ing In especially good condition, and as the plant Is the most modern ob tainable, the output Is expected to bo f of especially high grade. Many of-, fers have been received to take the whole product of tho establishment. The cannery was built by a local stock company and Its capital Is fully paid up. As much large and small fruits have been set out In this vicin ity, as a result of the new industry as had been planted altogether In 20 years before. ThV price '-paid It converts the drudgery of the kitchen into a pleasure. It reduces a woman's housework onc-hnlf. You can sleep Inter in tho morning as tho fire docs not havo to bo made n half hour before time to :ook. Call at the office and sec those instantaneous water heaters. Turning on the cold water lights the gas and heats the water in one minute, turning the water off shuts off the gns. You would not think of going back to the old kerosene 'lamp after using electric light, would you? Well, when you have once used a gas stove nothing could induce you to use nuythlug else. ay uas MARSHFIELD NORTH BEND COLUMBIA MACHINE WORKS Cavanagh, Chapman (Bit Co. General Repair Work and Woodturning. Launches a Specialty Foot of Queen Avenue, Marshfleld TTpnTTTWWiTiFi',riii--ir11lr,iiJ1'-iTT'l f TiYTittif 3 Shop Phono 1201. ESFIEOT Res. Phone 3520. J. B. RUST PLUMMNG, HEATING Jobbing Promptly Attended to 1.ND GAS FITTING Second & 'A' Streets. riJTZ777F7m7.;rTTi7y?m It's Here AAASAAAAAAAAAAAAA'AAA-AAAAA 2 t t t t t . RflAftiRiM: N;ra;Bia; for jnjl Now on Exhibition ah our Sales Rooms Pronounced a Beauty by all frhp l.nrjal CaQfthnA Fvnovfc f Call and inspect it I Coos Bay Oil 8l Supply Co. Water Front Near "A" Street f Phone 33 - - Marshfleld, Ore. v4vvvww4vvvvvvV4vwvvvvvvvvv r1 JUST RECEIVED GKT n good square at Mother's be fore the game, you will onjoy It all tho nioro. SKK HKHLAD SON Hardware. For prices on nlpo and fittings, pumps and windmills. Pnvor motors. Rent8 The DeLaval Cream Separator. HAVE you over tried Mother's cof fee? It's simply swell. IVNRYTIllNG In tho hardwnro lino Ekblad & Son invite your inspec tion of their prices. You can do bet ter with Ekblad & Son. Hardware. SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL EAGLES AM Eagles of Marshfleld, Coqullle and Bandon aro urgently requested to join In tho special Initiation core monies to bo hold at Ten Mile, July 1 tli, and alro to notify tho secretary, T. L. Owen, Marshfleld, of their ln ten'lon so that transportation may be provided. This Is Important. Hy order of Til 10 PRESIDENT. A FINE, LINE OF STAMP-SOALES, "RATES" ADDING CHINES, AND WASTE BASKETS MA- NORTON & HANSEN 2SQ22XZa3j xrso3issss3Esrm3Bxsrssnns3 Quick results aro obtained through a Times "Want Ad." S U N Mi T BAY STAGE Leaves North Bend stables Monday Wed nesday and Fridays at 8 a. m. Returning at A p. in. Fare SI. SO round trip For Seats Apply NORTH BEND STABLES Phone 111 J Try A Times Want Ad It Pays AAAAA-fSAAfA-H-AA.;yv!M BUILD NOW Special Inducements Offered In South Harbor For particulars, see nnv w.i estate agent or I W. J. RUST y Special Agent. V4 V VVVV V VV V VVV 4 Spend your vacation nt Good- will's summer resort on South Coos lllvcr. Launch Tioga leaves Marshfleld nt 8 n. m., re- 4 turning nt 0 p. m. dally. HATES REASONABLE. PHONE 20X8. The Steamer Eureka Sails from Coos Bay on the following dates: ' - J . For Eurckn: June 20 July B June 20 July 14 July 8 .July 23 . July J 7 August 1 July 20 No reservation of berth held after ship's arrival unless paid for. Tho right Is reserved to change steamers or schedule without notice. CHAS P. DOE & COMPANY, San Francisco Agents. F. S. DOW, Agent for Coos County. Chas. A. Stevens Coat & Suit House, Chicago Mrs. M. R.SM1TH, Agt. Cor. First and B Sti. Marsbficld, Ore. ? Masters and McLain General Contractor's Building I Material and Beaver Hill Coal Office: Brofiway & Queen S Phones 2M1 - 826 QUICK DELIVERY For convenience of Call pa trons the Laundry office will be open Saturday evenings until R o'clock. Phono 671 today. Our wagon will call. cnos KAY STEAM LAUNDRY ,m.MifpId and North Bend. A Dollar Saved IS A DOLLAR EARNED Save a Dollar by buying South Mnribfield Coal at $5 Per Ton Delivered Phone 534 There is no need of anyone suffer ing long with this disease, for to effect a quick cure it Is only neces sary to take a few doses of Colic, Sclera and Osiarrfeoea Remedy In fact, in most cases one dose is sufficient. It never falls and can be relied upon in the most severe and dangerous cases. It is equally val uable for children and is the means of saving the lives of many children each year. In the world's history no medicine has ever met with greater success. PRICE 25o. LARGE SIZE 50c. WEfNHARD'S UEEIt PROMOTES HEALTH MAItSDEN'S LIQUOR HOUSE Orders Delivered Free. A Times Want Ad will soil it for you. vgturaau i " .....f-ti TrMWAM ffltii !li TmftllllrfiMfi"