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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1908)
fi- LAlf&&T.wn L&uZJFXJ&&4ilJ0, i-rnimwvmvmmmmfm mmifit mfr.'sMn THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1 908. E 1ELL5 OF ASSESSMENT! Secretary of Southern Oregon Company Explains Its Atti tude On Taxation. Editor Coos Bay Times, Masrhfleld, Ore. Dear Sir: Your Issue of the 30th quotes Assessor Thrift as stating, "The Southern Oregon Company did not advocate the raising of other assessments until the company found that it could not have the as sessments on its own property re duced, " also "when they could not get a reduction Mr. Shine pointed out property here and there they thought should be assessed high er." This statement is Incorrect and misleading aud has a tendency to create a wrong Impression of the position of the company In this mat ter. The Southern Oregon Company appeared l;fore the Board of Equal ization and requested equalization of certain valuations on acreage property pdjolnlng Coos r-y. Their representative first rem'nded the hoard that owirg to the usual cus tom of assessing property at less than "its cash value," that it was difficult for' any tax-payer to com plain that property was Illegally assessed at "more than Its ca h value," and therefore an equaliza tion of values ,as by law provided, was always In order. The company does not desire to avoid paying its just share of taxa tion and has no wish to increase the taxes of any Individual or company, but it wants a "square deal." A brief examination of the com parative valuations of acreage ad joining Coos Bay showed such a re markable difference in the valua tions per acre, that they have exer cised the common right of all tax payers to draw the attention of the Board of Equalization to the com parative figures, and to ask that they be equalized. They later suggested that if the board preferred to leave the lower figures without change, that the company's valuations on certain p'eces should be reduced, but that a fair and equitable adjust ment of the incorrect valuations should be made. Acreage owned by the company and acreage owned by other tax payers in the vicinity of Empire City and North Bend, is assessed at $100 per acre. Acreage in Section 35.25.13, within one-half mile of the C. A. Smith Lumber and Manu facturing Company's Modern Plant, and within a reasonable distance of the city of Marshfield, is assessed at $20 per acre. Hundreds of acres Immediately adjoining the city limits of the city of Marshfield (some of which Is to day selling at $300 per acre), are assessed at a nominal rate of $2, $3 and $5 per acre. Some of the lat ter land adjoins other acreage as sessed nt $100 per acre. These are not isolated cases as shown by the petition of the com pany, nnd with such remarkable contrasts on the County Assessment Roll, wo feel that a request for equalization is not open to criticism. It will bo best for the Interests of all tax-payers to have such matters adjusted in a business manner on a just and impartial basis. It is to bo assumed that ncreago in tho near vicinity of largo towns lias a much greater "cash value" than that located in tho vicinity of smaller places. Tho last school census shows tho following number of school children of legal nge In, Marsh field, 732, Empire-, 42. It would seem fair that slzo, im portnnco and population of towns should bo considered In placing tho valuation on property for tho pur poses of tnxntlon, but such has not been done In assessing tho valua tion of tho ncreago complained of, and full particulars of which have been placed before tho board. "Wo aro, dear sir, Yours truly, SOUTHERN OREGON CO., R. E. SHINE, Sec. , VOTE IN WYOMING. (By Associated Press.) CHEYENNE, Wyo., Nov. 3. woathor favors an early voto. roads are In good condition. Good Tho NEWS OF COQUILLE. Miss Kato Wlokham roturnml Tuesday from Miushfiold whoro slio was tho guost of her sister, Mrs. Nols Odmuudsou. allianl; ROUGH TOIP Steamship Arrived In This Morning Twenty-Four Hours Late. The Alliance arrived In this morn ing twenty-four hours late, from Portland, after bucking one of the stlffest head-winds that she has en countered In many months. In ad dition to the head-wind, the sea was very choppy and part of the time the engines had to be slowed down ow ing to the steamship's wheel being out of the water. Capt. Olson said that It was one of the worst trips he has seen in a long time. Of course, practically all of the passengers were seasick a good share of the trip. The Alliance will sail from here about 5:30 this afternoon. The Alliance's passenger list fol lows: Bob HIllIs, M. McCormick, Joe Adams and wife, Mrs. Denny, M. J. Byrd, F. H. Clarke, Joe. Crofft, Mark Lee, Joe Adams, E. L. Pierce, Mr. Taylor, J. R. Robertson, E. Wood, M. Brennan, H. Aydelet, Louis Du buque, Delia Steiner, Geo. H. Rot nor, P. N. Reberg and wife, R. W. Frame, Ed. Stone, W. S. Paige, C. S. Hampton, Frank Coos, Frank Green, F. Rosenqulst, Gus. Witt, Tony Schmidt, H. Perkins, Ant. Ames, J. A. Cowan, and twelve steerage. NEW MOATS COMING. M. 1 Plant Laid Up at 'Frisco For An Indefinite Time. The M. F. Plant will not sail from San Francisco this week, as was re ported from F. S. Dow's office the other day. A telegram received to day by Agent Dow did not contain any information as to when the Plant would be sufficiently repaired to en able her to sail for Coos Bay. The telegram stated that the M. F. Plant's freight would be brought on the Czarina. The Homer will leave 'Frisco with passengers and freight for Coos Bay next Saturdays The steamer Bow doin will leave 'Frisco Wednesday with freight for Coos Bay. BIG BANK CAVES IN ON CEDAR STREET CUT Over One Hundred Tons of Dirt Slide From In Front of W. T. Mer chant's Residence Into Street Sunday night or early Monday morning, over one hundred tons of earth slid from in front of W. T. Merchant's residence in North Marsh field into Cedar street which is just being cut around the side of Knob Hill. Whore the landslide occurred, a cut of about thirty-five feet had been made, the bank being left per pendicular. The bank broke back within a few feet of the Merchant house and the building will be moved back at once lest another landslide carry it into the street' below. It is feared that many other similar land slides will occur along the street during the wet season to come un less the bank is bulkhead at a heavy expense. Who will have a bear the expense of removing the dirt that fell Into tho street, that Is the city, Merchant or Contractor Walter Con dron has not been determined. PUPLIS ARE ACTIVE. Myrtle Point Scholars Take Up Athletics and Oratory. MYRTLE POINT, Nov. 2. A fine interest in athletics and oratory Is In evidence at tho Myrtle Point high school this term. Two baskot ball teams have been formed, one of boys nnd tho other of girls, and tho prospects aro good for a girls' team in tho eighth grade. It Is proposed to have the teams meet those from other schools of tho county during tho fall nnd winter In n try for the county championship. In oratory also, tho Myrtlo Point debaters ex pect to moot those from the other schools of the county. The first local debate was held Friday after noon, tho question discussed being, "Resolved, That tho Philippine Is lands should bo given their Inde pendence." Tho afllrmatlvo was takon by May Hall, Cecllo Miller, Margarita Clinton, Lester Sumerlln, Lucy Huff nnd Mnmlo Haines. Tho nogativo was handled by Mabel Hatijghton, Jra L. Howe, Paul Breuor. Dnlton King. Clark Giles and Ray Ilalues. Although few of tho de baters had ovor boforo been In a public, debato, tho quostlon was well handled by both sldos. Tho judges decided hi favor of tho negative side. Road the Times' Want Ads. BUCK FRH THE ! PHiLIPPINES1 MR. AND .MRS. A. S. ELDRIDGE Beach since Tuesday, October 14th. RETURN FROM THE FAR EAST,At the enln6' M,sa Ada Balley who presides at the district building and TO VISIT COOS COUNTY RELA- j has classes betow the 8xth grade, tivi:s. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Eldredge and two sons arrived on the Bay by the1 last Breakwater from Portland, en route from Manila, P. I., to New UvGonTLe'thrCool,SlmvgertheMrrepr tlves on South Coos River. Mr. EI- dredge has been In the Philippines f- m,o ..n.t ti,,o ,.o for inn nasi three vears ns a onn- for the past three years as a con structor engineer for J. G. White & Co., of New York, the contractors Navy Department at Olongapo, P. l..and then the lin went down agalu He has built and completed the first unit of the largest coaling station ever undertaken by the Navy Depart ment and costing one million dollars. This plant consists of steel and con crete docks and bunkers, storage shed, a central power plant, an elaborate water system, with a 500,-000-gallon steel storage tank, placed at an elevation of 250 feet above the sea level. The water for this sys tem comes from a mountain stream, some five miles distance In a 12-lnch pipe . The river being dammed in order to get the fall required. The plant Is operated entirely by electricity from a central power plant Installed by Mr. Eldrldge. Coal Is unloaded from ships by traveling electric cranes which de posit the coal upon belt conveyors which distribute it into large steel storage sheds, 150 feet by 450 feet in size, and divided Into bins of 600 tons each. In landing ships the coal is con veyed by the same system of belt con veyors to the ships and runs directly Into the ships' hold, thereby saving the expense of handling coal by hand. This system will load or un load coal at tho rate of 250 tons per hour . The belts are so arranged that the coal passes over a" system of weighing scales which weighs and records the coal coming out or going into a vessel without the aid of the operator of the plant. The whole plant is lighted by electricity and is also furnished with an alarm system . that records the temperature and location in the sheds where the qoal is heating, so that tho keeper of the plant can locate the spot within ten feet. Mr. Eldrldge says that this plant although very complicated, has been erected entirely by the native labor. The average cost of which is 45 cents per day per man. Mr. and Mrs. Eldredge enjoyed tho stay in the islands very much, but are glad to be home again. They spent a month traveling In China and Japan, and tell some very Inter esting stories about the countries they have visited and their people. Mr. Eldredge will return to New York after a week stay at Anson Roger's, on Coos River. Mrs. El dredge and tho boys expect to remain some time visiting relatives and friends before returning east. TAFT LATE THIS AFTERNOON By Associated Press. CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 3. W. H. Taft arrived at his home , at S o'clock this morning. Im- ! portant business prevented' him voting at noon as he expected. He said he would go to the polls. late tills afternoon. "I am very much gratified with the report and thank you heartily for let- ! ting mo know it," was Taft'a remark on hearing the first pre- l clnct returns from Mnssachu- , setts as reported to him by tho Associated Press. - :: - n - - - - a - wn - K - K - - - See our dishes and V .SEMI -PORCELAIN AND HAVILAND WARE J Bond Porcelain Dinner Plates, .et " Send Porcelain Tea Cups and Saucers, bet 0c AVE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A FROM FACTOHV. YOU WILL RE PRICES. -a a-a--::-K-a a-a-a-a--a . Milner s Hardware INDEPENDENTS WIN GAME. The Independents defeated tho , Marshfield High School. today by a score of 7 to C. CURRY COUNTY NEWS. Events There As Told By The AVed dcrburn Itailiuni. School has been In session at Gold had thirteen scholars and Miss Kel sey, who has tho higher grad.es, re corded an attendance of plolitpfin f . dnhtherla developed, and the niembers ot the Blshel famllv aro convalescent Mr. Ballon, who was sent from ...' ,. .., ',""smro" " "l'a" " ' iSteaks Choi.s Cutlets or Poultry, I telephone 1 ne, spent seven days 0nbteaKS noHB "i'"8 or 1UU,U" ' ..t. i u ... !....,.... ... nir the work and had the line ready for service Sunday afternoon. Commu nicatlon was uninterrupted for a day Mr. Ballou started home Tuesday i morning and will give the line an other overhauling on the trip, and it should be in as good shape as its tumble-down, worn out condition warrants when he finishes with it. The line needs extensive repairs and will never furnish satisfactory ser vice until these are made. The salt air along the coast reduces the life of telephone wire materially and this rusting process is accountable for a great part of the trouble In this sec tion. HOUSE For rent, modern six-room cottage. Apply Fred. Holm, South Marshfield. FOR RENT Three furnished rooms for light housekeeping . Apply Mrs. Lash, over Mangan's Under - taking Parlors. FOR SALE A few choice Barred Rock pullets, full bloods, $1.00 apiece. S. J. Defreese, Marshfield. FOR SALE Cheap One. large air tight stove, suitable for large room or bar Also cash register. In quire of Merchant & Kammerer. FOR RENT Four 3-room flats In the O'Connell building on 'A' street. Apply Hall & Hall. sgBBasBBgsaaa1? Let Us Launder Your Curtains We are proud of our re putation for fine work on delicate fabrics. Our ex perience and facilities for laundering face curtains, bureau scarfs, lace hand kerchiefs and other em broidered pieces make It safer for you to entrust them to us than to handle them yourself. Ask for price. Phono 2291. Marshfield Hand & Steam Laundry DeWitfs Carbollzed Witch Hazel Salvo Is especially good for piles, but It Is also recommended nearly every where for anything when a salve Is needed. It Is soothing, cooling and healing. Be sure to get DeWltt's Witch Hpeel Salvo when you ask for It. We sell and recommend It. Sold by LOCICHART & PARSONS. tt - - - a - M - - a - - - K - - a - a n n i tt i post yourself on orices of a a i . a i a i a n a t LINE OF CL'T GLASS DIRECT SURPRISED AT THE LOW v i a i a-a-a-a-a-a-::-a-a-a-a--a A Real Nice Cut fl,inhT. tender joint, will I please the most fastidious and ex acting eater. We pride ourselves on the exceptional tendernesa of all 'the meats sold here, whether it bo Beef. Veal Mutton, Lamb, Pork, We know that, wherever you are dealing now If you buy your Meat here once 'ou wIU l'10"'20 us al" " " because both quality and 111 please you. Sanitary Market Hall & Richards PHONE 1001 Get Your Suit Pressed While you wait, batho, sleep or while you eat at WAS SOJi'S SHOP, on 'A street. If you have not a suit, let me make you one for $35 or $40. If that Is too much for your pocket book, let me take your measure and have the Royal Tailors make you one much cheaper with an Extra Pair of Pants FREE. As I am able to give a cor rect desrilptlon of just what you want, I will guarantee you a good fit. PHONE 2311. ; j; i i" 1 J J J j; ' -! -n----n-a fr-a-o- i- a I Coos Bay Liquor Co. I i SPECIAL FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY i I I T li 10 year old XXXX Rye, per a 1 gallon $4.00 T Uest nualitv Port Wine, per J, eallon $2.00 ! !,... ......111,. CI......... Wl..i. not. I gallon $2.00 J if Rest quality Angelica Wine, :? it per pillou $2.00 f . A Rest quality Table Claret, per B 'T pillpir 50c 1 I Try a case of Wcinliard or jj T Lager Beer (Union Made). 1 ? FREE DELIVERY 7 MrftV usjSfTS-j i pjaj .h.J . .. . iiilL'" j.'v!HV 'f yyr;- r-rv y v nl) Call bervice hi All lioyrs Goorl Hi'imu and WMi-ies nEIER, MILLER & CO. Livery, Feed and Snlo Stable. HAY' FOR SALE Wholesale and retail. 3d and 'A' Sts. Phone 1201 Mrfld. GOOD THINGS t to X Eat X Readv For The X Table X at X CORTHELL'S X DELICATESSEN. X LUNCHES SERVED, Masters and McLain :: General Contractor's Buildin ',', Material and Beaver Hill Coal Office: Eoadway & Queen St Phones 2011 - 826 Mimmumi nuiino' PASTURING, PASTURING. ti Hove- good Pasture ifor ten or a fifteen hend of horses or cattle sj on Catching Inlet. One and one .. half miles from East Marshfield. ' Good shed. Address: C. O. RUSSELL, Marshfield, Ore. o , from a really FIN&- ... TAILORING SSSs h" iawi di . rem.t la-im1. mt J$m -r' BH NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Senlcd bids will bo received by thn Common Council of the City 0 Marshfield, until 7:30 o'clock p tn Tuesday, November 10th, 1908, f0r the work of Improving that portion of AHco street from the north line of yueen avenue to the center line of 'D' street, In E. B. Dean & Co., sec ond addition to the town of Marsh field, Coos county, Oregon .accord ing to plans and specifications now on file in tho office of the City Rec order; also for the work of improv ing certain portions of Front street from a point 320 feet north of the north lino of 'A' street to tho north lino of W street, in Marshfield, Coos county, Oregon. A certified check for five per cent of tho amount of the bid must ac company each bid, to be forfeited to tho City of Marshfield in case bid shall bo accepted and bidder falls to enter Into contract within five days after notice of such acceptance. The Council reserves tho right to reject any and all bids. Dated this 31st day of October 1908. J. M. UPTON, Recorder of the City of Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon. CURE FOH RHEUMATISM. Each recurring attack of rheuma tism makes tho disease harder to control, but the fact that It is not In Itself dangerous causes people to neglect It, awaiting a change or a settled condition of the weather for relief. It is often only after the dis ease has become so serious as to in terfere with business that the suf ferer will seek more than temporary relief. Chamberlain's Liniment Is a remedy for rheumatism which any one can apply. It not only glvej prompt relief from pain, but in a large majority of cases it brings about permanent results. The first application will surprise and delight you as Immediate relief is almost sure to follow. For sale by JOHN PREUSS. I Wo are still doing business at the same old place and paying HIGHEST CASH PRICES for HIDES, WOOL, MOnAIll AND FURS A. Helming & Co. Cold Storage Docks Front Street, Marshfield. ALL HANDS. appreciate our fine Bread. It Is well made, splendidly baked and by reason of Its ARSOLUTE PURITV Is exceptionally delicious. Graham Bread, Rye Bread and many dif ferent sorts of white bread. Coos Bay Bakery " "Tf DUV YOUR. FUEL FRO.M COOS BAY FUEL CO. J. O. DOANE, Proprietor. Dealer In South Marshfield, Bea- ver Hill and Llbby Coal. Dry Are and stove-wood on short notice. Phone H31 or Leae Orders nt I. S. KAUFMAN CO. ' KMvff PARKSIDE POULTRY RAM-" v Empire, Oregon. JOHN W. KING, Prop. Eggs from thoroughbred Bun Orpington chickens for sa 9i.r( to so.uu ior seiwub v"?2 "fcl IttJhfiK rHw "?v 'T ry
