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rtE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1908.
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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
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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.
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MARSHFIELD
NORTH BEND
COLUMBIA MACHINE WORKS
Cavanagh, Chapman (Bit Co.
General Repair Work and Woodturning. Launches a Specialty
Foot of Queen Avenue, Marshfleld
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Res. Phone 3520.
J. B. RUST
PLUMMNG, HEATING
Jobbing Promptly Attended to
1.ND GAS FITTING
Second & 'A' Streets.
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Now on Exhibition ah our
Sales Rooms
Pronounced a Beauty by all
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Coos Bay Oil 8l Supply Co.
Water Front Near "A" Street f
Phone 33 - - Marshfleld, Ore.
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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
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NORTON & HANSEN
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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
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BUILD NOW
Special Inducements Offered
In
South Harbor
For particulars, see nnv w.i
estate agent or
I W. J. RUST
y Special Agent.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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