The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, September 17, 1908, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextiiT.Tr uU-1.li. ..Lftnl THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1908. s COOS MT IS ONE OF Ti IT wonurs mm 'of the United States It would take seventy-five years to exhaust these j forests. If the coal was to be mined at 1 the rate of five million tons a year which is more than all the coal mined every year now west of the Rocky .Mountains it would take two hun dred years to work out the Coos Day J. H. Dlers of North Bend, chair- Glasgow, Scotland 30 mines. man of the committee, appointed somctimo ago to organize a port of Coos Bay, has written the following able article setting forth the value and possibilities of the harbor of Coos Bay: A study of the great seaports of the world shows that Coos Bay has magnificent natural harbor, fash ioned by nature as perfectly as if by a great engineering genius for a spe cial purpose. That it has no great Havre, France .30 If we take the waste wood from Leghorn, Italy 26 the saw mills and logged off lands Libau, Russia 22 and convert it into turpentine, tar Malaga, Spain 30 ami charcoal and mix six hundred Montreal, Canada 28 pounds of this charcoal with a ton Tyno, England 30 , of Coos Bay coal and using the tar Ostend, Belgium 3ljas a binder and cement this into Port Lyttelton, N. Z 26 1 briquets, we have a fuel that Is equal Port Said, Afrlpa 30 ! to the famous Pokahontas coal, the Riga, Russia 22 j standard fuel for the United States Rotterdam, Holland 27 navy. St. Petersburg, Russia 20 These briquettes can be made for river flowing into It and filling it up I Shanghai, China 24 less than 4 per ton and Pokahon- wlth silt and sand. That its vast deposits of coal will always bo a paramount factor in get ting manufacturing industries locat ed on her shores. That it Is the only fuel harbor south of Puget Sound, and nearest to the Pacific entrance to the Pana ma canal. That every railroad, locomotive and ocean steamer that goes out of Port land, Eureka, San Francisco, San Pe dro and San Diego must pay for hauling coal to those harbors which will always make it cheaper to ship Oriental freight through Coos Bay than any other harbor on the Pacific coast south of Puget Sound. That today it Is one of the principal seaports of the world and for proof of this statement I will now give a list of the depth of channels to the world's leading harbors. Tho depth are at mean-high water. United States. I have taken only the harbors with moro than 20 feet: Feet Bangor, Maine 32 Boston, Mass 3S Charleston, S. C 25 New York 40 Galveston, Tex 2S New Haven 23 Newport, R. 1 23 Philadelphia, Pa 2S Portland, Maine . 39 Provldenqe, R. I .' 20 San Diego, Cal 27 Savannah 24 Wilmington 22 Seattle 5S Sunderland, England 26 i tas coal on tho Pacific coast sells at Vera Cruz, Mexico 31 $16 per ton. Havana, Cuba . .' 35, For every 1,000 feet of lumber Kobe, Japan 45 cut, there Is one cord of waste wood Melbourne, Australia 38 ' and each cord produces 800 pounds Vancouver, B. C 30 ' of charcoal. The Coos Bay country Hongkong, China 55 ' has over a hundred million cords of Quebec 35 this waste wood. Thus eventually Calao, Peru 40 i Coos Bay will become the fuel supply In a total of 64 leading foreign for tlle American navy in the Pacific harbors there are 41 harbors with i waters their channel depths less than that I Iu tllls territory for the year 1907, nf rnni Tinv I tne manufactured products were The total harbors, both of the Oriental states and foreign countries as here given, is 98 out of which 56 harbor entrances nave a less depth than that of Coos Bay. Tacomn San Pedro Bnltimoro Bath, Maine Columbia river bar Mobile 25 Now Orleans 26 Pensncola 32 Tampa, Fla 30 Portland, Ore 2S Port Royal 25 Sablno Pass, Texas 26 San Francisco 41 AVnshington, D. C 22 T3ureka, Cal 32 Grays Harbor 32 Norfolk 30 Skagway, Alaska 40 Juneau, Alaska 40 Coos Bay 29 Total, 34. A total of 3 1 lending harbors of tho United States of which 15 har bor chauuuls havo a less depth than that of Coos Bny. Following are tho foreign coun tries leading harbors giving tho depth of entrance to them. Tho figures given are at mean high water: Foot Aberdeen, Scotland 2 1 Amsterdam, Holland 30 Belfast, Ireland 25 Bilboa, Spain 23 Brlndlsl, Italy 26 Cnleuttn, India 27 Christiana, Norway 2S Coustauzn, Roumnnia 2S Corinth, Greeco 26 Dieppe, Franco 28 Dundee, Scotland 31 Fluno, Hungary , 2S Halifax, Nova Scotia 24 Hull, England 2S Lelth, Scotland 25 Lubcck, Germany 22 Montevideo, Uruguay 30 Newcastle, Australia 26 Odessa, Russia 30 Pulormo, Italy 2S Port Natal, S. Africa 26 ' Portsmouth, England , 30 Roetock, Germany 27 St. Johns, N. B 20 1. ovona, Italy , 26 Stockholm, S wed on , 30 Sullna, Roumuuia 21 Tamplco, Mexico . 27 Valparaiso, Chile , 28 Yokohama, Japan , 30 Alexandria, Egypt . 30 Burcelona, Spain , ........... .24 llorgon, Norway . 27 Uozurta, Tunis 30 Buouos Ayros, Argentine 24 Cttto. Franco 23 Clvlta, Italy 2S Copenhagen, Denmark 20 1 valued at $6,000,000 Live stock 9,000,000 Farm products 7,000,000 Orchard products 700,000 Improved acreage of farms 900.000 Leaving only 42 harbors with more ; Number of farm 12.000 depth of water than Coos Bay, which Va,ue of farmg 33,000,000 makes It one of the leading harbors Government land open t0 settle. of the world. iment, 5,250,000 acres; gold mines In Out of the 34 leading harbors of operation, quartz and placers, 42; the United States 19 each with a city gold produced ,$1,200,000. of 50,000 to over 3,000,000 lnhabi-i And yet few people of Coos Bay tants, are on the Atlantic coast. I realize their vast resources, and the The export trade and population of strategic value of their position; and foreign countries adjacent to these ' many have no conception of it yet. Atlantic harbors are: Population, The Coos Bay country was long 3S7.000.000; export trade, $4,175,- known for its virgin forests, vast coal 000,000; now If wo turn to the Pa- fields, precious metals, fertile soils, clflc coast states we find only eight splendid summers and mild winters, harbors each with a city of from but Its commercial possibilities are o.OOO to 400,000 Inhabitants, which , as yet not understood. Coos Bay is centrally located and is But now the awakening has begun, rated third on the coast as to liar- Every railway system of Importance bor facilities. ' that Is heading for the Pacific has Between the eight ports will be marked Coos Bay on its map as a divided the, expanding commerce of point to be reckoned with, as one of the western side of tho continent, the future principal doorways be The wealth which drains from the tween the developed east and the Rocky mountains toward the Pacific riches of the Orient, coast must seek their outlets to the , The far reaching events which are Orient with Its following countries, stirring Oriental countries have turn population and export trade which ed the eyes of the world In that dl countrles are adjacent to these eight rection, and commerce Is flooding ports: East India, Australia, China, through the gates of the Pacific Japan, Russia, Asia, Philippines and coast. other Oriental countries; population) First it was the Mediterranean, 978,050,000; export trade, $1,917,- then the Atlantic, but with the com 000,000. So here, we have adjacent to pletlon of the Panama canal it will these eight Pacific const ports a pop- be the Pacific. ulatlou of nearly a billion people The three Pacific states with their while adjacent to tho twenty Atlantic seaports which must serve as the coast ports only a little less than one- western base of the Panama canal third, while the export trade from produce more than one-half of all the the Oriental countries which come lumber, more than one-sixth of all within tho sphere of these eight Pa- tho wheat, more than three-fourths clflc ports nniounts to nearly two of all the salmon, and more than billion dollars and that from the Eu- one-fourth of all the gold of the ropean countries for the twenty United States, which represents a Atlantic coast ports is only double, trade in round figures of over $200, In building commerce on tho 000,000 a year. A very large part of Atlantic coast it is necessary for this those products aro ship cargoes. In country to compete with like prod- addition to this, these states serve as nets. But the conditions on the Pa- a clearance house for the district of clflc coast are altogether different. Alaska with a trade worth $50,000,- Thore, the millions In tho Orient aro 000 a year. Add to this the trade of moro than ready to exchange their the Orient, worth many millions products for wheat, lumber and more and one can readily understand manufactured articles that the west what the futuro has In store for tho has to offor. eight Pacific coasts seaports, and And, with the completion of the Coos Bay in particular. Panama canal, wo will bo able to The values that we ran figure up reach tho European countries with on tho vast resources which are trib- our wheat and lumber and tho dls- utnry to Coos Bay, which enn be run tanco will not bo farther than to tho fnr into tho hundreds of million dol-j oriont. i lars, aro not in those resources but With these facts beforo us thero in tho Coos Bay harbor, therefore can bo but ono conclusion formed Coos Bay is first as rich in its harbor and that Is, each of these eight sea-' ns any other harbor on tho Pacific. HI ON y SETTLE uio Twenty-five Establish Homes On Southern Pacific Hold ings In Lane. EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 17. A party of twenty -five persons have recently made actual settlement on as many different pieces of railroad land in tho vicinity of Panther, Lane county. Wm. G. Martin, who represents this club of settlers and who has Just re turned from San Francisco, where ho presented their applications to the of ficers of the land department of the company, says that these settlements have been made in anticipation of a favorable outcome of the great suit of the government vs. the Southern Pacific Company for the possession of over two million acres of valuable lands. In the event that the suit Is won by the government, each settler will , j have possession ot lot) acres tor $2.50 per acre, as provided under tt ,. - ,..., -i I 1. i uie ui'muuu uuL ui cuuijresa 111 iiuitv- tho government losing tho suit. Thousands of offers have already been mado the railroad company, but In only a few Instances havo the persons been actual settlers. All told there are only 50 actual settlers who have taken up quarters on this great amount of land. Twen ty of these are In Columbia county and .about eight of them are in Lane county. Tho others are scattered through the country in which the land is located. Settlement Necessary. Quite a number of suits have been filed in the federal court against the railroad company by persons ' who havo become actual settlers. Under the conditions as they now exist no suits aro necessary and In tho event that the government wins out tne settlers will come into possession of the tracts upon which they have lo cated. Those persons who have already located have built houses and barns and even should the government eventually lose the feuit they will have had the use of, tho land all theso years. One man in Columbia coun ty has five acres in potatoes this year. tt A II Steel Ranges From $26.00 to $45.00 Cook Stoves $9.00 and up Heating S toves All Kinds and Sizes For Wood and Coal ing the land grant to the railroad company. It is understood that all persons who actually settle on these lands and make Improvements on 160 acres will be fully protected in case the Kovernment wins the suit, and will be i allowed to remain according to the , jj OIL HEATERS Milner's Hardware tt tt i ? it it it a. i tt i it :'r t it it tt tt I ? it :': . a i original provisions made In the act u-tl-M-tt-tt-tl-tt-tl-tl-tt-tt-tt-n of congress wmen grantea tne rail road the land to be sold to settlers at $2.50 an acre 30 years ago. These conditions are not generally known, it seems, the public having , become confused last year when there was considerable correspond ence reviewed between Senator Mon dell and Attorney-General Bonaparte. Mondell's idea at the time was to protect persons from being victim ized by professional locators. At that time the attorney- general gave his views on the question. This was to the effect that actual settlers locat ing upon 160-acre tracts would be allowed to remain. The suit against the railroad will probably be In the courts three of four years pending a final decision by the supreme court of the United States. If a person takes up the land and makes his home and im provements he takes the chance of NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that tho undersigned will receive on or before September 29th, 190S, at 7:30 o'clock P. M., separate bids, for the Installment of the heating plant and plumbing of the new school building at Bandon, Oregon, according to plans and specifications, on file in my office. Each bid must be accompani ed by a certified check, or good se curity, for 5 per cent of the amount of the bid. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved by the board. By order of tho board of directors of School District No. 54 Coos County Oregon. JAMES W. MAST, Clerk. COOS BAY, UOSEBURG & EAST ERN RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY. TIME TABLE NO. 3. In effect July 20, 1008. Daily except Sunday. No. 3. South P. M. Marshfleld Lv. 2.00 No. 1. A. M. Lv. 8.00 ports and that is all there ever will bo on tho Pnclilc coast will in less than twenty years grow to from 100,000 to 1.000,000 peoplo, and Coos Bay will not bo tho smallest on tho list as she has tho tributary country with its vast and varied re sources. Tho territory which, by all tho laws of distance and grades, be longs to Coos Bay In area is greater than the combined area of four states on tho Atlantic coast. This torrltory tributary to Coos Bay has over 150 billion feet tho Atlantic or the world. OREGON NEWS BRIEFS. open merchantable tinibor or 10 per cent of tho standing timber of tho Unit The Eugene public schools September 21. A new hotel containing 40 rooms, has been built and opened at Oregon City. A sawmill of the Astoria Lumber Company, valued at $25,000, was burned. Tho Lano County Veterans' Asso- of elation will meet in Eugeuo Septem ber 23, 24 and 25. Tho Wheeler county grand juri ed States, or 30 per cent of the has spread fear ainonc tho cattlo tinibor on tho Pacific coast and over ; rustlers by returning sovoral indlct 50 per cent of tho tinibor of Oregon. ' wonts. It has moro acreago of coal land than all the coal acreage on the Pa cific const from Puget Sound to Mexico. The meeting of Governor Cham berlain and Governor Mead of Wash ington nud representatives of tho fish and law departments of both If all tho wator powers available I states at Portland was devoid of re wlthln this territory woro utilized ' suits ns to a settlement as tho courso Dantzig, Gormany 22 Dublin, Ireland 31 Dunkirk, France , , 29 they would turn every wheel west of the Rockies. If tho timber woro to bo cut at the rato of two billion foot a year which would bo half of tho now an nual cut of tho stnto ot Oregon and to bo followed la Orogon oxorclslng jurisdiction on the Washington sido of the Columbia. Tho Washington officials will begin suit in the federal courts to provont Oregon from en forcing tho recent fish laws on the Washington or ouo tweutioth of that north sido of the river. Southport 2.25 8.18 Summit 10.20 5.25 Junction 2.45 8.30 Beaver Hill .... .... Coquillo 3.10 8.45 Johnsons 3.20 8.50 Schroeders . ... 3.27 8.55 Norway 3.35 9.05 Myrtle Point . ...Ar. 3.45 Ar. 9.15 No. 2. No. 4. North A. M." P. M. Marshfleld Ar.10.45 Ar. 6.00 Southport 10.30 5.40 Summit 10.20 5.25 Junction 10.15 5.15 Boaver Hill .... Coquille 10.00 5.00 Johnsons 9.50 4.30 Schroeders. ... 9.4S 4.20 Norway 9.40 4.10 Myrtlo Point ....Lv. 9.30 Lv. 4.00 Flag station; stop on signal only. MANGAN'S UNDERTAKING PARLORS. Funeral supplies eral. in gen- with Licensed embalmer lady assistant. South Broadway. Telephones: OFFICE 2101. RESIDENCE 2103. L Saw Mill Proposition MILL 2-Story 32x48, with addition for planer 24x56, and EN GINE ROOM 20x40, filing room 10x12, 3 tramways and slab con veyor 120 feet long, 35 barrels, water tank and 20-ft. towor. MACHINERY Atlas engine, 12x18, boiler 48x16, steam pump 125 ft. hose, Maine saws 2-50 in, 32 ft. carriage with 3 head blocks, log haul cant gear, 4 saw edger, 2 saw trimmer, cut oft saw, 2 wheel trucks and 2-4 wheel trucks. PLANER 6x24 S4S, 30 in, blowers, swing cut oft saw, omery knlfo grinder and grind stone. FARM 195 acres with 6000 ft. stumpage left and 1,000,000 ft. piling, 35 acres under cultivation, houso 16x30, 2-story and addi tion 16x2S, 5 rooms first floor, 4 rooms second floor. BARN 50x50 stalls, 6 head of horses, 10 cows and large storage rooms for hay and grain. Wood shed 16x24, chicken house. Extra houses for mill hands cts. COOK house 24x32m. 2-story with sleeping rooms for the em ployes. 5 rooms on second floor, Michigan range cooking uten sils and dishes. I, 16x36 one story D, 2 rooms I, 14x16 ono story D, 1 room I, 16x26 ono story D, 3 rooms I, 16x36 one story D, 3 rooms I, 16x24 one story D, 2 rooms Largo dam in Elk creek not yet completed. Dam in BIdwell creek 60 ft. long 10 ft. high; also 2-floor darns in BIdwell Creek. BL.1CKSMIT1I SHOP 14x16. with forge, anvil, bench, vice, die press, pipe vice, stock and dies, pipe cutter, 4 augurs brace and two sets of bits, S crosscut saws, S axes, 2 cant hooks, 8 peaves, 5 shovels, 2 picks, 2 mattocks, 3 sledges, 4 wedges, 2 large and 1 smalljack, 1 automatic jack. Donkey engine, Ledgerwood 9x10, with 7-8 in, main cable 3,200 ft. Vz in back haule, line, 150 ft. 5-8 in yarding line, 2-20 ft. chokers, 4 return blocks and one Tomy moon But chain, 1 lead block. TWO HORSES 1 set heavy and 1 set light harness, 1 heavy wagon, 1 harrow, 1 plow. STUMPAGE 500,000 ft. not paid, 75 cents per m. 400,000 ft. $400 paid and If more than this amount of stumpage, balance at 1.00D, per M, 1,000,000 stumpage $700 paid, balance when logged nt 75 cents per M. TOTAL STUMPAGE 4,900,000 ft. LUMBER ON YARD 1,000,000 ft. LOGS 50,000 ft cut piled and on the creek banks. For further information call on or write STUTSMAN & CO. School Days! School Days! GOOD OLD GOLDEN RULE DAYS are here, and so are we with the largest stock of school books and supplies on the Bay. NORTON & HANSEN STATIONERS OPPOSITE BLANCO HOTEL COLUMBIA MACHINE WORKS Cavanagh, Chapman , Co. General Repair Work and Woodturning. Launches a Specialty t Boot of Queen Avenue, Marshfield SUNSET BAY STAGE Leaves North Bend stables Monday, Wed nesday and Fridays at 8 a. m. Returning at 4 p. m. Fare $1.50 round trip For Seats Apply NORTH BEND STABLES - Phone 111 - Pacific Tool Works && ? Heavy Forging a Specialty. 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