THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 14. 1908.
LAS DEI
AGIN
Gives the Company's Side of
the Recent Franchise
Controversy.
PROMISES BETTER
SERVICE VERY SOON
Franchise to Be Used In
Floating Loan For
Improvements.
Portland, Ore., Sept. 7, 190S.
Editor of the Coos Day Times:
In the issue of your paper of the
4th inst. you have an editorial con
cerning the granting of a franchise
to the Coos Bay Home Telephone
Co., and a letter by "A Citizen,"
-which do not reflect with credit on
the city council nor give a correct
statement bo that the public would
really understand the situation.
As is generally known, Mr. Durrett
lias been engaged for a period of
four months on Coos Bay with the
-view of arranging for tho purchase
of the lines of the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph Co., and after working
about two months that company
would do nothing in the way of sell
ing, nor would they turn him down
deflnltely. At that time negotiations
were had between him and the per
sons affiliated with the Automatic
Telephone, ami they promised to
help finance an independent com
pany. With this promise in view,
he obtained a franchise for an auto
matic telephone system. As soon as
this was granted, the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph Co. was willing
to sell, and gave him an option on its
properties in Coos and Curry coun
ties; thereupon the present company
was organized for the purpose of tak
ing them over.
The old franchise for the City of
Marshfield covering this telephone
business was lost or destroyed, and
the city records contained nothing
regarding it, except that in May,
1S93, an ordinance of this nature
had been passed. The company had
a certified copy of tho ordinance,
but it was destroyed in the earth
quake and fire of San Francisco. It
Is true that a copy of a copy has
been produced, but this franchise
was in a very unsatisfactory condi
tion to the city as well as the com
pany. The people of your community
are demanding nnd are entitled to a
better service than they are getting.
In order to give a better service, the
entire Marshfield plant will have to
be gone over and reconstructed,
covering nn expenditure of possibly
$20,000.00. In order to do this
reconstruction work It is necessar
to get money, and the city council
realized that any company taking
over the properties would have dif
ficulty In getting money to do this
work unless the franchise In Marsh
Held wns a known quantity and
legally established. The new com
pany merely nsked that tho old
franchise bo re-enacted, or a new
Jranchlso bo given, so as to place tho
company in a position whore It could
get money to do this work. Tho
majority of the members of the
council folt that tho old ordinance
was not stringent enough, and that it
would bo to the best interests of tho
city to have a now ordinanco passed,
more or less in conformity with the
ono passed by It for tho Automatic
Telophono. This last franchiso is for
twenty-one years instead of twonty
flvo; requires tho company to place
its wires underground in tho business
district, when tho population is
20,000 instead of 30,000, and re
duces tho maximum rate of business
'phonos from $3.r0 to $3.00, so that
it is more stringent even than the
Automatic franchiso. Tho schedule
of rates specified In tho ordluanca
does not exceed a raise of over 50
cents a mouth on any class of tele
phono service under 1,000 'phones
in somo instances not more than 25
cents.
Tho public does not seem to under
stand or know that tho larger tho
number of subscribers to a telo
phono plant, tho greater tho cost
por subscriber. When tho present
plant was installed 1 urn told that
the old company figured on ono hun
dred telephones, and started out
with an olllco foico of two, besides
tho manager, and the present rates
wore based on that service. The
probout systoui consists of about 500
telephones, and from thirteen to fif
teen omployoes In tho olllco, and tho
sorvico is admittedly poor. Tho now
company proposes to give n bettor
service, nud until the plant is recon
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structed within the limits of Marsh-,
field no raise will be made.
It should be borne In mind that J
under the old franchise the new com-1
pany could have raised the rates
double, so far as the council Is con- i
cerned, and this ordinanco merely
regulates tho maximum charge.
In regard to the council's action
In passing this ordinance; sevoral
days previous to the first meoting
at which this franchiso came up a
copy of the franchise which the new
company wanted was submitted to
each councilman and the Mayor, and
the matter was in their hands for
over three weeks and up for discus
sion at two meetings before it was
finally acted upon. During this time
each clause was gone over very care
fully and conscientiously, and I
think any unbiased person who will
read this franchise and consider the
conditions of the City of Marshfield
and its reijulioments will admit that
it fills the bill.
Monday evening prior to the Tues
day evening that the ordinance was
adopted, ttc council met In the City
Attorney's office for the purpose of
goin,? through the ordinance once
more and ree what other changes
should be made In It. It Is well
known by everyone who has visited
the council in session that an import
ant measure of this kind can hardly
receive the consideration it merits
in open session. There is usually a
line of twenty-five to fifty people
present at these meetings, all with
axes to grind concerning street im
provements, licenses, and other mat
ters, and the council is to be com
mended rather than censured for
holding this meeting, so it could con
sider the terms of the franchise de
liberately. The fact that all of the
council were present shows that the
members realized the importance of
the matter to the community and
wero willing to sacrifice their time
and convenience in the performance
of their duties.
If "A Citizen" or any other person
Is carried away with the idea that
the Coos Bay Home Telephone Com
pany has by this franchise acquired
any great or valuable concession, the
company's stock subscription book is
still open and they are invited to sub
scribe for stock.
Respectfully,
W. U. DOUGLAS.
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SHERIFF'S SALE OK
REAL PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given, that by vir-
tue of an execution duly Issued out i
of the Circuit court of the state of
Oregon, for the county of Coos and I
to me directed on the 15th day of
August, 130S, upon a judgment and I
decree duly rendered, entered of
record and docketed In and by said
court on tho Gth day of May, 190S,
in a certain suit then in said court
pending, wherein M. C. Hoi-ton was
plaintiff and L. D. KINNEY and M.
G. KINNEY, his wife, and BELT
LINK RAILWAY COMPANY, a cor
poration, were defendants, in favor
of plaintiff and against said defend
ants, by which execution I am com
manded to sell the property In said
execution ,and hereinafter described
to pay tho sum duo tho plaintiff of
Three Thousand Three Hundred Dol
lars, with interest thereon at tho
rato of S per cent per annum from
the ISth day of December, 1D0C, un
til paid together with the costs and
disbursements of said suit taxed at
$20.20 and nn uttornoy fee of $300
and costs of said execution, less tho
sum of $100 interest p.iid on tho
20th day of July, 1007.
I will on Tuesday, the 15th day of
Soptomber, 1908, at tho hour of Ten
o'clock A, M. of said day at tho front
door of tho County court House In
tho city of Coqilille, Coos county,
Oregon, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash In hand on
tho day of sale, all tho right, title,
and Interest which said defendants
L. D. Kinney and M. G. Kinney, his
wife, and Belt Line Railway Com
pany, a corporation, had on or after
tho 0th day of May, 190S, in or to
the following described promises, to
wit: Block numbered sixty-two in tho
townslto of Coos Bay, Plat 'B' in tho
county of Coos, stnto of Oregon, as
per recorded Plat thereof.
Dated this 15th day of August,
1908, at Coqullle, Oregon.
W. GAGE.
Sheriff of Coos Comity, Oregon.
COLE'S
Original Hot Blast
Heating Stoves
A Hat, Full of Coal, Costing Oie
Cent, Lasts All Night and Warms
the House for Two Hours
the Next Morning
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El feH E AT-:.-5 ft
OUR GUARANTEE
1. AVo guarantee a saving of one-third in fuel over
any lower draft stove of tho same sUo, with soft coal,
lignite or slack.
-. Wo guarantee Colo's Hot Blast to ilso less hard
coal for heating a gii on space than any base burner
made with same size lire-pot.
!$. We guarantee that the rooms can be heated from
ono to two hours each morning with the soft coal or
hard coal put in tho stovo tho evening before.
1. Wo guarantee thnt'tho stove will hold tiro with
soft coal from Saturday evening to Monday morning
without attention.
5. Wo guarantee a uniform heat day nnd night, with
soft coal, hard coal or lignite.
0, Wo guarantee every stovo to remain absolutely
nlr tight as long as used.
7. Wo guarantee the feed door to bo smoke and dust
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Going & Harvey Co.
Complete House Furnishers
Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Stoves, Ranges,
Crockery, Draperies, Lace Curtains, etc., etc.
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NOTICE.
All persona indebted to tho Blanco
hotel, or Ferry & Flanagan, will
please call and pay same or on before
tho first of October. All accounts not
paid by that time will bo placed in
the bands of our collector.
NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS.
Please take notice that the second
Installment of taxes will bo delin
quent October 5th, 1908. No cards
will be sent out except upon applica
tion. Dated September 10th, 1908.
W. W. GAGE,
Sheriff and tax collector.
Look Them Over
all the styles of Bread we bake
they are differently shaped and sized
but the quality is uniformly high.
We use only the very best and purest
Flour 'and other materials, and our
bakery is scrupulously clean
throughout. Fresh Bread, Rolls,
Biscuits and Cake dally, delicious,
appetizing and nutritious. And we
offer the best quality of breadstuffs
at lowest prices.
COOS BAY BAKERY
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Masters and McLain
General Contractor's Buildin
Material and
Beaver Hill Coal
Office: Broadway & Queen St
Phones 2(U1 - 826
QUICK DELIVERY
For convenience of Call pa
trons the Laundry office will
be open Saturday evenings until
8 o'clock.
Phone 671 today. Our wagon
will call.
COOS BAY STEAJH LAUNDRY
Mai-shfldd and North Bend.
r-nune iai or jiau lour oraer 10
COOS BAY LIQUOR CO.
Robt. Marsaen, Pres. y
W. F. Rau, Gen'l. Mgr.
We carry all leading brands of
Whiskies, Wineo, Cordials, Ales,
Beers and Cigars. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded.
All goods delivered promptly
within the city limits..
PARKSIDE POULTRY RANCH
Empire, Oregon.
JOnN W, KING, Prop.
Eggs from thoroughbred Buff
Orpington chickens for sale
S1.BO to $5.00 for setting of 15.
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HOTELS
The LATTIN Hotel
Guy O. Lattin.
New nnd modern throughout. Rates
$1 per day, $0 per week. Free baths,
newly furnished. Phone 2005.
Next to cor Sheridan and Queen Are.
Marshfield, Ore.
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Hunting, fishing, camping, K
bathlnir thfi VPnr nrnnnri fJ
Beautiful Ten Mile Lakes,
tho sportsmen's paradise.
When you come to Ten Mile
visit the Ten Mile cafe, cot
tages, tents, boats, complete
camp outfits for rent at rea
sonable rates. In connection
with the cafe. Any size party
taken care of. Call nnd sen us
or phone your engagement, fr
Phone local or long distance. I?
H If. RKK1). Pi..
p LAKESIDE, ORE.
ES5Z5H5SSHSBSHSE5E5aS3HSSSSSHSHi
ft tfARSHFlELD HOTEL
1V1 Corner 'A' and Third street.
Board aud Lodging.
Per day.. SI. 00 Per Week.. $6. 00.
Meals 25 c.
R. MILLER, Proprietor.
Business Directory
Doctors.
DR, R. E. GOLDEN
Physician nnd Surgeon
202-03 Coos building.
Office hours: 10 to 12 m.
2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m.
Phones :
Ofllco 1051 Residence 2361.
DR. A. C. BURROUGHS
Homeopathic Physician
Chronic Disease a Specialty.
Residence and ofHe, corner C And
Second Street, Harshfleld.
D
It. GEORGE W. LESLIJH
Oflteopfttai PhyWni
Sradaate of American School of Osteopathy
KirkSTllle.Mo.
Otlce Hours? t a. m. to 4 p. tn. Other Ilonri
Appointment. Office in Naiburg Bloak
Phone 1611. Marahflald, Ore.
DR. GEO. B. SIX
Physician and Surgeov
New Flanagan & Bnetl Bank Bldg.
'Phome 1681.
DR. J. W. INGRAM
Physician aud Surgeon.
Ofllco 208-200 Coos Building
Phones Office 1621; Residence 781.
DR. A. L. HOUSEWORTH
Physician and Surgeon.
Offices second floor of Flanagan &
Bennett Bank Building.
Rebldence, two blocks north of
Crystal Theater. Office Pbsn
1431. Residence Phone 656.
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RS. NETTIE HOVEL
Midwife
Obstetrical Nursing
Witk E. W. Kammeror Phone H f 4
Lawyers.
Francis II. Clarke Jacob H. lllako
Lawrence A Lnjequlst
CLARKE, BLAKE &
LILJEQVI9T,
ATTORNEVS-AT-LAW
United States Commissioner's OlSce
Trust Building. Marshfi eld , Ore.
J
. W. BENNETT,
Office over Flanagan & Bennett
Bank
Marshfield, - - Oreuoa
- KE & COKE,
-1 Attorneys at Law.
Marshfield,
Oregon.
MUSICAL
M
ABLE CLARE MILLIS
Vocal Instruction
Italian and German Diction.
Studio, Phone 511.
HTlMER A. TODD. Director
JU Co09 Bay Academjr ot MntIfc
Voice, Piano. Pipe Organ. Harmony etc., from
I beglr-ilpg to graduation. Singers coached in
siyie oiction ana interpretation, for opera
oratorio or concert work
New O'Connell Buildlns. Mnrshfleld.
Miscellaneous
w.
S. TURPEN
Arcliltect.
Over Red Cross Drug Store
MARSHFIELD, ORE.
MARSHFIELD TURKISH BATHS
210-213 Coos Building. "
Hours: Ladles, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
except Saturday Gents, 7 p.m. to
1 a. m., except Friday. Phone 2141.
TURKISH BATH $1.00.
C. L. BUTTERFIELD, Prop.
RIBBS & MASON
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Coos Bay Monthly Bldg.
j Mnrsbflcld, Oregon.
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R. ALBERT ABEL,
Contractor for Teaming of all kinds.
Phone 1884.
Cab Call Sen lie at All Hours
Good Hearse and Vehicles
HEJRVBR, MILLER & CO.
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable,
Wood for Sale.
3d and 'A Sts. Phone 1201 Mrfld.
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MANGAN'S UNDERTAKING
PARLORS.
Funeral supplies in gen
eral. Licensed embalmer with
lady assistant.
South Broadway.
Telephones: OFFICE 2101.
RESIDENCE 2103.
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