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THE COOS BAY TIMES MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1909 EVENING EDITION-
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IS THERE
ROOM
FOR GITY HERE?
MINNESOTA MAN ASKS QUES
TION IN LETTER TO MARSH
FIELD CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE AND J. W. DENNETT
TELLS IIIM A FEW THINGS
ADOUT COOS DAY.
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The other day Dr. J. T. McCor
mac, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, received a letter from a
man In Minnesota asking If there
was really room to build a metro
polls on Coos Bay. The nerve of
the Individual rather dazzled Dr.
McCormac for a minute and then he
began to think how he could answer
the letter. He decided that only J.
W. Dennett could answer such a
question properly so he referred the
letter to Mr. Bennett with an appeal
that he dictate the answer and fin
ally Mr. Bennett consented- to do
so. A Times reporter happened to
run across a copy of the letter and
by a "slight of hand performance"
got it for publication. Here it is
complete:
June 18, 1909.
Mr. Chas. I. Reigard,
Owatonna, Minn.
Dear Sir: Tour letter of the 11th
Inst., to Dr. J. T. McCormac, presi
dent of the Marshfleld Chamber of
Commerce, has been handed to me
for reply, and replying would say
that the report, you heard, "that
there Is no place for a town between
the coast range and the ocean In
Oregon and no room for a town
without going up Into the moun
tains" is all in fact true, but still
the place is very fertile for certain
purposes.
The land surrounding Coos Bay
and the Inlets of Oregon west of the
Coast Range, stands up on end, but
still It is very fertile and the towns
are built on floaters and all of the
Inhabitants are what we call web
footers. The only objection to navigation
hore is that the harbor is so deep
that vessels cannot find anchorage
and are compelled to tie up to the
sides of mountains.
A. Mr. Harrimun undertook to
bore a hole through the Coast
Range but ho could not get through
as ho ran out of rocks. There Is a
prospect that he may be able o get
through and then run down the
sand beach close to the ocean at low
tide. This Mr. Harrlman Is a very
energetic man and works all day
and part of the night time too, but
ho says you cannot bore through a
mountain unless you've "got rocks"
all the time.
It will be dlfllcult to operate a
railroad on the beach even at low
water as the storms will probably
throw the sand over parts of it at
times and then if there should be a
break down or a delay they would
have to find some way to keep the
tide from coming In until the train
was got out of the way.
The townsites you see platted on
papor extend over certain portions
of tho bays, which are protected
from the north winds, but there Is
one energetic real estate man hero
who has platted some land which
is V shape. He has already sold
out two sides of tho anglo and now
lie Is looking for some Bucker who
will build a townslto on the base
line. He Is a very energetic man.
"You might be able to get In on the
ground floor plat as they call It, as
ho did not think about platting that
until ho sold out the two upper
eldes of tho V ehaped mountain.
Wo have flna fishing hero too, but
thero are only certain times when
you can get snlmou as they go Into
the, deep water when they got their
bellios full of craw-flsh off the sides,
of tho mountains, but wo have a
run of snappers here. They come in
hore hunting snaps and the follows
on the floats catch a good many.
Suckers are also very plentiful hero,
when you and your peoplo como
you will enjoy them very much.
When tho' sun gots high onough
so as to overlook tho Coast range
nud precipices It Is renl nice on tho
rater and a follow named Powers
has just brought in an automobile
boat which goes so fast at full speed
that sho jumps out of the water and
bv putting another plato on tho
flange, ho will have a alr-shlp, so
that he can cut pver tho mountains
mid save tho necessity for this man
Marrlnmn finishing boring the hole.
This Is a great placo you ougJU
to SCO it.
Mr. Roosevelt, Judge Landls and
two or three of tho presidents of
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LETTING GO
OE MILLIONS
Mrs. Russell Sage Spends
$24,000 Every 24 Hours
to Benefit Mankind.
Sage Made $:$,500 a Day; Wid-
ow Spends $25,000 Eicry
25 Hours.
Russell Sage accumulated his
millions at the average rate of
$3,500 a day during fifty years
of active life.
Mrs. Sage is spending the
millions for the benefit of man
kind at the rate of $25,000 a
day, and in three years has dis
posed of $25,000,000.
At this rate she will have
placed the whole of the great
fortune Intrusted to her by the
financier In five years more.
Her philanthropies so far
are general and mainly In the
line of education and religion,
and her apparent desire is to
expend her fortune so as to
bring the greatest good to the
greatest number.
A New York special says: In less
than three years Mrs. Russell Sage
has spent more than $25,000,000 for
public purposes and the benefit of
mankind. The recent Investigation
abroad of the question of working
men's insurance and the establish
ment of a gigantic employment bu
reau call attention anew to her proli
fic bounty.
It took Russell Sage fifty years to
get $50,000,000. This great sum
represented the scraping together of
what amounted to $3,500 a day for
the llfe.-tlme of the astute financier.
Mrs. Sage is now giving away the
fortune at the rate of $25,000 a day.
If the widow continues her charities
at the pace she has set, .all will be
gone In five years. Comparison of
the flnancle-'s power to make money
with Mrs. Sage's faculty of giving
it away shows that the widow Is giv
ing away $2 in the same time that It
took Mr. Sage to accumulate the
proverbial "thirty cents."
When Mrs. Sage, after the death
of her husband, set about distribut
ing her wealth, the cause of educa
tion and religion and the ameliora
tion of human misery appealed most
strongly to her. To educational In
stitutions she has recently given
neaily $5,000,000; to religious
work, something like $2,500,000; to
the Sage Foundation, $10,000,000,
while tho remainder has gone to
works of a soml-rellglous and educa
tional character. Mrs. Sage has tried
to place her money where it would
do the greatest good to the greatest
number.
NEWSBOY GAINS HONOR.
Communication From Spokane
Lad
Rend In Senate.
(Dv Associated Preso.)
WASHINGTON. D. C June 21.
For probably the first time In the
Senate's history, a communication
from a newsboy signed by Arthur
Prague, manager of tho Spokane
News Association, who expressed
regret over the death of Rev. Edw.
Everett Halo, was received In that
body today. Senator Plies of Wash
ington nsked that tho communica
tion which was written on a postal
card be read, thus Insuring Its print
ing In tho Congressional Record.
tho life Insurance companies are
coming oui aere next week so as
lo permit tho financial disturbance
In tho enst to settle down to where
It was before they put the powder
In tho soup. You had better 'come
then, you ought to see It, suro, come,
and bring tho folks.
There nro a few places of Inter
est you ought to seo sure. Rascal
Creek on the lowei Bay has tho wet
test water of nny place on tho coast
and the Seven Devils closo by thero
linvo nover been removed since tho,
floaters came.
Thero Is another attractive locali
ty called Tnr-hee' Point. You will
see the point easily when you come.
Then I hopo you nre not afraid of
'ho natives, as the placo Is Infested
i a Skookum Tllllcums; they are
veiy attractive, especially tho HI-Ass
Cluchman variety. You could take
one home with you and your wife
wo. Id bo dollghted.
Respectfully yours,
J. W. BENNETT.
"OASTLEWOOD" at tho P. K.
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REFORESTRATIDN
fContlnued from page 1.)
estratlon of our cut-over lands was
perfectly practicatle In that terri
tory. In connection with this gov
ernment work, their reforester, Mr.
W. G. Welglo, states In his report as
follows:
" 'Decided steps have been taken
along the line of conservative log
ging by the C. A. Smith Interests.
Stumps are cut low, pitch butts are
no longer left In the woods, and ef
fort Is made to avoid breakage. At
tention Is paid to low undercutting
to avoid pulling out splinters in
falling; also sound dead timber Is
taken; unsound logs are taken which
show 50 per cent or more merchant
able lumber. Logs are cut to small
diameter in the top; hemlock Is cut
as closely as Douglas fir. Logs of
good quality are not cut for mak
ing chutes, and logs of Inferior qual
ity are selected for fuel for the don
key and railroad engines. As com
pared with others along the coast of
Washington and Oregon, this com
pany stand pre-eminently for con
servative logging '
"I quote this for you, not In the
spirit of egotism, but simply to show
you the line along which we are
working. We have already employ
ed a competent forester of years of
experience in the government ser
vice, and with Dr. Schenck of Bilt
more, to look after our new growth
of timber, and he has as his assistant
a graduate of the Blltmore School of
Forestry. These men are employed
In addition to our regular cruisers
for the sole purpose of attending to
reforestratlon.
"Now, to get to your letter. We
belleye that everything possible
thould bo done, to save the forests,
not only of the state of Oregon, but
of the country as a whole. This
does not mean to keep theHlmber
from being manufactured, but means
that new growth should be establlsh-
'ed as fast as the old growth has been
cut and removed from the land, as
suring a continuation of our magni
ficent timber woods. There are two
things that have prevented the pri
vate holder of timber from conserva
tion heretofore. These are the de
struction of the timber by fire and
excessive taxes charged on the land.
To overcome, the fire hazard we em
ploy many rangers during the dry
season who patrol our territory. The
result has been that In eight years
we have had no destructive fires in
tho Oregon or California timber. It
Is our purpose to continue this patrol
service, but It would certainly be
verv much cheaper and better for
all the owners of timber and the
state In particular if a" co-operative
fire association could be formed In
the various districts who would have
charge of this fire patrol and fire
fighting, each of the owners paying
their pro rata share of the expense,
based on the acreage owned. Such
nn association Is doing the fire-protecting
service In the Clearwater
district of Idaho and Is doing It very
much cheaper than each Individual
holder could do, and In a more satis
factory manner. If a fire breaks out,
these men employ additional help to
flght the fire, thus limiting tho extent
of damage. The second thing, pre
venting conservation, namely, taxes,
cover a wide range of questions. Th3
state of Minnesota has been agitating
the passing of a law by its legisla
ture which provides for a simple land
tax on the land upon which a new
growth of forest is being made, and
the same bill provides that when the
trees aro mature, the owner shall
pay to tho state a certain amount per
thousand feet for all the timber cut.
In this way tho state will derive tha
?ame benefit It would derive fron
'.he taxes annually had tho present
EVERYBODY'S
the big, strong Mag
azine for red-blooded
men and women.
JULY OUT TO-DAY
Special Display by
NORTON & HANSEN
a nil
"THE SMOKE-HOUSE"
method been in vogue, but the tax
payer will be In much better position
to pay the taxes at that time than he
would be from year to year while
the land was unpiuductlve. If this
matter 'l3 not taken up by the vari
ous states and some concession made
to the reproducer of timber, refor
estratlon would be an Impossibility
In this country unless carried on by
the National Government. Such laws
are In effect In Germany and Franco,
where the reforesting of denuded
lands has been carried on for several
hundred years and worked success
fully. You may wonder why we are
going on with our project nlong this
line If my previous statement Is true.
In reply to that, I will say that we
are convinced that the agitation at
tho nrpsnnt time by the National
forestry
Government and the various
associations of the country will final-
ly result In an action along these
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lilies UUU will lliunc il ,...- ,
thing for nil owners of tracts of lands
suitable for the growth of timber.
Further, you state, .'would it be prac
tical to place watchmen In our log
ging camps?' This question, we be
lieve, In Oregon answers Itself, In
that during the dry season all the
logging is being carried on; during
the wet season when it Is Impossible
to log, thero Is no danger of fire. In
our various logging camps in Coos
county there are always men on.hand
watching for flrer Further" we al
ways have a watchman in connec
tion with our donkey-engine crews
and make a business of having water
enough to extinguish any Incipient
fires started from sparks. It would
be perfectly practical to fall our
timber in a manner that the tops
could be cut and piled and burned
annually. As a matter of fact, it wi'l
be necessary along the coast to burn
over the land before re-planting can
be done now, on account of the luxu
riant growth of salal and alder,
which cover the coast country to
such an extent that all light is shut
out and the germination of seeds
of the fir and other trees prevented.
We shall burn these coast cuttings
over and then set out now trees.
Further back toward the mountains
this growth of underbrush Is not so
thick, and there we shall use a na
tural method of reforestation, leav
ing mature trees to furnish the seeds
for the new growth. Further, I
might state that the Legislature of
Minnesota in its present session has
a bill before it compelling the lum
bermen to destroy their tops, and In
this way do away with one of tho
most vicious causes of our forest
fires. There are many subjects we
could discuss with you along these
lines, but am afraid we have written
to too great length already. If, how
ever there are any questions your
c irou.ittee would care to put to us
we would glad.y answer, and if there
i any way In which we can work
with you looking to the conservation
f the Oregon forests, rest assured
lifit we will use our best efforts to
hat end."
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DIRECTORY
The way to build a city Is to stand together. Coos Bay factories and jobbing houses make and
linve for sale many things that Coos County people buy in Portland and San Francisco. Keep the
money nt home. It helps prosperity.
Tho following is a list of reliable oud up-to-date establishments that nro worthy and descrro your
patronage.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
I North Bend Iron Works,
Iron and bronze casti ngs.
logging toolq a specialty.
f Nelson Iron Works,
Manufacturers of Machinery and Supplies for Mills Mines, Railroads '.
and Lopginpr Companies. We are pioneers in the manufacturing and,,
repairing of Gas Engines. Don't forget our Gas Engine Supplies.
T FouihUt aiul HnclihiQ Shop - Marshfleld Oro.'I
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l The Modem Company
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Marshfield, Oregon
Are Yew Well Armed?
In warfare, to meet a moderately-armed enemy, your own force
equipped 'vith obsolete weapons, would be worse than folly, Even
tho argument that you could not
would not excuse you. The enemy makes you pay for HIS. So it is
In business You must advertise in the most modern and aggressive
ways or get out of the flght entirely.
MANY HURT IN
Machine Loaded With Coney
Island Merry-Makers In
Accident.
(T3 Aw.ocIated PresO
NEW YORK, June 21. One was
fatally and six seriously Injured
when a big sight-seeing automobllo,
filled with merry makers returning
from Coney Island ran away
an J
crashed Into the Ocean Parkway. All
twenty-live passengers were thrown
from tho car.
MADE TRIP IN 10 DAYS.
Further DetnMs of Marshfleld Man's
Trip to Scuttle In n Gasolino
Launch.
A press dispatch from Seattle dat
ed June 10, gives the following ad
ditional details of Capt. Tom Hoi
lands' trip north with the launch
Eagle:
"Completing a run of more than
400 miles, 300 miles of it in the open
sea, the nine-ton gasolino launch
Eagle is in Seattle, having braved
the dangers of the passage from Coos
Bay. The Eagle was brought up
by Captain T. D. Holland, assisted
by his mate.
"The Eagle made the hazardous
run In 16 days, but much of this
time was spent at ports en route.
Some heavy seas were encountered
luif rinntnln Hnllnnrl states that the
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ocean-going imur uuu uiiii, uimuubu
she rolled considerably none of the
glass windows was broken."
MAKES BIG. HAUL.
Russian Army Paymaster Gets Away
"With $80,000.
- (By Associated Press.)
OMSK, "Russia; June 21. The
paymaster of the 26th district Sibe
rian rifles, has fled from Omsk after
drawing $80,000 of the regimental
funds on forged orders.
FURNITURE FOR SAIiE -pearly
new, must be sold at once. Apply
cottage across from Presbytorlan
church.
Coos Bay Paving
& Construction Co
CONTRACTORS
Bituminous Rock Pavement.
Brick, Stone, Concrete
and Timber Construction
Plans Furnished for
All Kinds of Work
Marshfleld,
Oregon
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Of Coos Bay Manufacturing
and Wholesale Houses : : :
Phone 321
NORTH BEND, Ore.
All kinds of repair work and
Founders and machinists.-
(Inc.)
Wholesale , ,
CANDY. CRAOtKRS
CIGARS, frPES, ETC
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AFFORD modern arms or weapons
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We have just received dlrect it
irom New York one of the
nicest lines of four-in-hand
ties and bows ever shown on
Coos Bay. Thej come In all
tho latest shades and colors
and sold at prices that will
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surprise you when jou Bee the A
goods. 9
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Your Choice of this Elegant 1
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Line of Neckwear
25c mill 50c.
for
Only
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9 THE BAZAR
HOUSE OF Ql'ADTV.
Phone 32-J Central Avenue
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It's The Right Ticket
to have, -js a hankering after Real
Estate. And you can find the best
bargains here In all kinds df pro
perties. If you are looking for a.
jjiome
ite or for building land as.
'nn
investment, we have some very
attractive parcels to offer you at
most tempting- prices. All lmprovedl
lands, most desirably situated. We
have town and country properties for
sale or exchange and we 'buy, loo.
residence lots ai east,
side from $05.00 up, terms to
suitObuyers. TITLE- GUARANTEE
& ABSTRACT CO,
HENRY SENGSTACKEN, Manager.
Marshfleld, Oregon.
General Aceits. Eaetslde,
FOR PINE BREAD
DELICIOUS CAKES AND COOKIES
GOOD PIES
Try
Hunter's City Bakery ?
Market Avenue Across from Baptist
Church.
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Wedding Cakes, to Order a Specialty.
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J. L. KOONTZ
Machine nnd Repair Shops
GENERAL. MACHINIST
Steam nnd Gas Engine Work
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A TTnl land's hoat shop. Front f
street, Marshfleld, Ore,
If you are a
Coos Bay Booster
you must drink
Coos Bay. Beer
Phone 1271 for dozen NORTH BfflD. OB t
Coos Bay
Monumental Works
The old reliable house.
NO TIME
We bare
w
to come and see you but we hare
a large stock at your disposal. Wt
buy for cash nnd In largo " i
and give you the lowest prices. J
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Come In and see our BtOCK
Pettiiohn. Nicols &gg
WHOLESALE AND
COMMISSION MERCTIAM-8
Cor. Broadway and Qnee
Phone Private I '
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