Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1910)
A: Li THE COOS BAY TIMES. HARSHFIELD. OREGON. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1910 EVENING EDITION. m,JL IbXf wm iOING OUT OF THE GENTS' FURN- SHING GOODS AND CLOTHING BUS- NESS. $25,000 Stock of Htefa Grade lerchandise to be Closed out regardless SALE COMMENCES TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SOLD OUT (art Schaffner & Marx Clothing and Overcoats, Boys' and Young Men's Knee ength and Long Pants Suits Cluett and Monarch Shirts, Nettleton, Bannister fiiompson Bros Shoes, Gautner & Mattern and Cooper's Underwear Oil Cloth- ig, Rubber Boots, Rubber Goods of all kinds. Mackintoshes, Leather Goods, 'Neckwear, Etc, Etc Not a single article restricted from sale. or the convenience of the men who may not be able to :ome during the day we will keep open every night until 1 p. m. Watch the papers for prices. See Window Displays. Come in uid get prices. Supply your needs for the winter. An opportunity of a lifetime. Very Respectfully, MERE-lv tT"""" J5p?ir """""J" fAtYSt? ff !rJ o'JTh3I M Copyrliht 1909 by Hirt Schiflncr U Mitx MERCHANT & KAMMERER. ISOlTHKItN' OHI'.GOX COMPANY i:.iiiiY iiniiixn etno.ono MEASURE. .Voir, If wo concnulo that Mr. Den- tt It not personally Interested In the (50,000 mensuro, why Is ho Torklng and spending his money for ll! It mny bo that It Is not his mon ir Jt all which Is bolng spont, nnd It miy bo that Mr. Dennett Is getting paid and paid well for tho efforts tell making In behalf of such mens- ire. Wo nil remember that tho Southern Oregon Company first trlod to employ Attorney Shorwood of Co qollle, to block tho Port develop ment, and Mr. Sherwood refused, bo cute tho caso was without morlt. Then tho Southern Orogon Company test to Mr. Dennett and ho becann tsddenly actlvo with his Injunction Mltas attorney for tho Southern Oro toa Company. Mr. Donnott had hown for somo tlmo of tho contcni ! pitted bond Issue by tho Port, but ho never said anything In opposition, terer had n protest recorded until te was employed In behnlf of South- era Oregon Compnny. That suit Is "ill pending In tho Supremo Court, 8d Mr. Dennett Is still tho attornoy for the compnny. Wo would not ex pect him to act for tho Company's "west In one enso nnd against It In "other. Whntovor you may say of Mr. Dennett, ho Is a consistent fight er, hen employed In a caso, and t le can't win before tho Courts, he 'III try to effect tho snmo objects bo fore the peoplo. Ho has almost given "P In tho Stato Court, ho Is now to las tho people, and If ho loses out "h the peoplo, ho has tho suit In e reaeral Court to fall back upon. The Southern Oregon Company Is "on-producing timber nnd land holding company which owns hun dreds of thousands dollars worth of property in Coos county. It has xlopted tho policy of closing up Its "! and doing nothing to help develop the country. It will neither JU lfs property nor develop It, but ' e cmpany every day grows richer because other developed lands neces- Increase tho value of the South ern Oregon Company's lands, And " Mr. Smith Is going about among wn-resldent stockholders, attempt US to buy tho stock of the Company at Price of 15 cents on tho dollar, "Ung that Coos county is never go S ,0 amount to anything, and that e Company'a affairs aro In lltlga od. etc. Tho Southern Orogon company hnn fnimht . Ttnrt frnm 1 ' lDCrporatIon, and wo expect will jeep on doing so until Mr. Smith gets the stock at his own price, then ewlll let the country develop so as boom his stock and give him a chnce to soli again. The Southern Oregon Company has 0 reasons for nnnnslmr hfl devel- Pnent of tho Port. First, its hold- 68 are centered In tho townslto of Empire, nnd tho Compnny docs not wish to havo tho Upper Day develop ed so as to build a city at Marshflold and North Dond, for that would take things away from Emplro; secondly, tho Company docs not want to spend money for any dovolopmont, but wants tho other land owners to In crenso tho value of Us holdings. A dog In tho manger policy, nnd such n policy as Mr. Donnott would not at tempt to dofend In any porson or cor poration other than his client. If a voter wants to further tho purpose of tho Southern Oregon Company, then ho should voto for tho $50,- 000 measure HcMiIt of 9.10,000 Measure. If tho $50,000 moasuro carries, it will not clvo tho people of tho Port anything which' thoy havo not now, it will not glvo us any greator rights." Wo havo tho recall, lnltlatlvo nnd re ferendum, to control not only tho policies of tho Commission but tho membership of tho Commission as well. Now wo can forco an election whenever ton per cent of tho peoplo want It. Under Dennotfs amend ment wo will hnvo to havo an elec tion to voto on a proposition that all nro in favor of. Wo make a burdon- somo necessity of that which Is no a blessed privilege The $.100,000 Measure. Tho Port Commissioners rccognlr od that tho'ro was somo opposition to bonding tho Port, nnd hence has sub mitted this question to tho peoplo of tho Port, as to whether a project of Improvement shall bo undertaken and carried out. To carry out any project of harbor Improvement de mands considerable money. It costs Just so much to move a yard of dirt and Just so many yards must bo re moved to dredge a channel so many feet deop and wide If the peoplo want harbor Improvement and pass tho $300,000 measure It will mean that we will enter upon tho dredging of a main ship channel 20 feot deep at low tide and 300 fet wide in all places with 200 feot additional width in front of the towns. That is not an extravagant proposition, and the Englneor of tho Port has calculated that such a project by contract to the best bidder would cost over $200, 000. So tho bulk of the money will go to tho dredging of this main ship channel which will bo tho big artery of commerce nnd will boneflt overy I tax-payer In the Port. Does any one think that this is too iarBo channel? If so, ho should under tnn,i thnt such a channel will bare ly accommodate our present boats at all stages of tho tide If any one thinks the price Is too largo, let him consult an engineer, not necessarily , vnrt endneer. but any engineer I who Is competent to express an opi nion. Mr. Dennett would have one think that tho coming of tho dredgo Orogon would romovo all shonls and mako sufficient Improvement. This Is not true In tho first place tho dredgo Oregon ennnot go out of its project, which Is tho center of tho channel. Tho project doos not follow tho wharf lines at North Dcnd, so that tho shlppors of that town will in no wlso bo relieved by tho dredging of tho Oregon. And in calculating tho nbovo project, tho englneor of tho Port mndo allowance for nil tho dredging which tho Orogon would do under tho $00,000 appropriation. Mr. Donnett knows as well as nnyono that tho bar dredgo will not In any way dovolop tho Inner harbor, and It will not bo rendy for uso for qlghtcon montliB at loast. So, ro gardlcss of tho appropriations of tho last Congress, our harbor domands an Immedlato improvement by tho lo cal authorities. ThodredgoOregonwIll holp within tho lines of Its protect, but $50,000 appropriated at tho last Congross will not glvo any appre ciable aid, excopt on certain shoals, for tho dredge will work stralght-a- way to a depth of 18 feet as long ns tho monoy lasts, this will not ex tend to tho bnr, so ns a result wo win bo little, bettor off, for wo will havo an unimproved channel botweon tho ocean nnd tho Improvod channel. A channol Is as deep as its shallowest placo and no deeper. Then this measuro provides an ex penditure of $50,000 on tho Improve ment of tho Inlets and waterways omptylng Into Coos Day. Is that ex travagant? There aro ten water ways omptylng Into Cooa Day this ap propriation would only average $5,000 each, yet Mr. Dennett, In his speech at tho Chamber of Commerce said that every Inlet ought to bo Im proved by the abutting property as a street Is Improved. Ono would hardly know why tho farmer should be taxed unless some of tho fund la to be expended for tho benefit of his transportation facilities. Tho meaBuro also provides for tho purchase of lands suitable for Public Docks. Portland Is today having the fight of Its existence In attempting to wrest from the transportation corporations sufficient waterfront for Public Docks. Supposing Portland, twenty years ago had invested $50, 000 In Public Docks, then that In vestment would today retlro a bond lssuo of $300,000. So long as Har bors have tho facilities for Public Docks, tho corporations will bo fair In tho handling of freights, but if the Harbor is controlled by tho cor porations, then It will be bottled up In tho interest of such corporations. We want a harbor hero that overy boat that floats can enter and dock, without asking the permission of some corporation which may bo com peting and charge such a dockage as to prevent the competing ship from entering this Port. Public DockB will lnsuro nn open Harbor. The 9!500,000 HoihI Imiic. Mr. Donnott's only argument ngalnst n bond issuo, Is tho old cry of "Don't lot your homes bo mort gaged." Ho would mako each man with a thousand dollar homo bollovo thnt, In voting for n bond issue, ho was voting to mortgago that homo for $300,000. Mr. Donnott's object in making such nn argument, is first, to scare tho voter into voting against tho bonds nnd thus voting for tho Southern Oregon Company, and, sec ondly to mako such a hullabaloo that tho votors will forgot to Investigate Into tho relationship oxlstlng botweon Mr. Donnett and tho Southorn Oro gon Compnny. So far as tho mortgago Is concorn od, ench votor's property will, In any ovont, only bo llnblo for a propor tionate tax to meet tho payinont of tho bonds, In caso tho Port defaults In paymont. The Proporty of tho Port Is now valued conservatively at $15,000,000 so that a tax of 2 por cont Is atl that wo nro pledging our proporty to pny ovon If thoro woro no chnngo In conditions. Dut does Mr. Donnott think thnt thoro will bo no chnngo In conditions, Is ho n pes simist, does ho not expect thnt in twonty years from now, when this bond lssuo will becomo duo, that tho valuo of tho taxablo woalth of this Pqrt will havo quadrupled, so thnt tho tax would bo only flvo mills, In caso tho Port should default In its bonds. Dut moro than that, wo are going to buy some water front which in twenty years will bo worth such an amount as will redeem tho entire bond lssuo, and If tho Port defaults, then tho property of tho Port will ro tiro the bond Issue and no person's property will bo taxed a cent's worth, As a matter of fact, wo, in voting bonds, are not going to mortgage ou homes in any different manner or to any greater extent than tl)o home Is mortgaged each year. Nobody gets scared about the regular tax, why should wo get frightened about tho levy, of a tax to retire a bond Issuo, which is tho same in nature and ef fect as tho regular tax. Mr, Dennett's argument in this regard is all bosh and ho knows it. Tho Heavy Tnv Payers. Tho largo property holders, who will havo to bear tho greater propor tionate share of tho p'roposed bond Is sue aro unqualifiedly In favor of it Such men as C. A. Smith, L. J. Simp son, W. S. Chandler, P. Honnessoy, William Grimes, and many others, who aro first of all good business, men, aro In favor of tho bond lssuo. What Is considered best for tho prop erty owners by tho successful busi ness men nnd largo property holders of the community, should bo con sidered by the small property owner as good enough for him. You can't bonofit tho big man without helping tho smnll man as well. The Non-Property Owner. . And If a mnn docs not own prop erty, nnd hns no tnxes to pay, but is working to got monoy enough to got proporty, then he should cortnlnly bo In favor of tho bond lssuo. In tho first placo ho pays no tnxes nnd bears no bunions, nnd In tho second plnco, ho will bonofit directly by having the opportunity to work on tho project nnd got bnclc In wages what tho prop orty owners pay out In tnxes. P every laboring man Bhould voto for tho bond issuo ns ho is thoroby vot ing for hta opportunity for employ ment. Mr. Donnott recently wont to tho exponso of n cartoon in n local pnpor In which ho doplctcd his sldo of thn argument, which Is no nrgumont at all but only a scaro for tho votors. Ho should havo doplctod Marshflold as a deserted village, with tho ghost of tho Donnott nmendmont winding Its wny among fnllon wharves, do sorted buslnoBS blocks, nnd grass grown stroctB. For that Is what will happon to Marshflold, If wo don't dovolop our hnrbor and rolognto Mr. Donnott nnd his client tho Southorn Orogon Company to tho Dnck Ground. A voto for tho bond lssuo and against tho $50,600 measure, is a voto for prosperity; nny other voto is ngnlnst our Interest na a community nnd In favor of tho Southorn Oregon Com pnny. (C. It. Peck Paid Adv.) VOTK YES OX XO. 5J1H. TO YOUR INTEREST. Coos County is untitled to repre sentation In tho Legislative assem bly; will alio havo such If Storor Pierce ns Jolnt-Tlopresontatlvo, and Ed. Rackloff bb Ropresontativo aro elected? No. "Why? Mr. Plorco la a resident of Curry County, so is Mr. Rackloff. Thon, how will Coos so curo proper representation? Tho only choice left to tho Coos County voter is to voto for R. A. Copplo of Mnrshfleld, for Jolnt-Rop-resontatlve. If you do not do bo,' Coos Is loft out and will not havo any ono to vote tor Your own Interests. Democratic County Central Commit teo, by W. J, RUST, Sect'y. Driofly summarized, tho nrgumont In behalf of tho Normal School at Monmouth results In this: All tho States, and tho Natlonnl Govern ment, supply Normal School train ing. Tho avorago taxpayer wants his child educated In tho best way pos sible Tho public school Is tho groat lovolor of tho Nation, nnd tho bul wark of Amorlcan Independence Tho host tenchors posHlblo nro none loo good for this work. Tho child of tho mllllonnlro recolves tho samo cour teous treatment hero at the hands of tho tralnod tenchor ns doos nny other child, Tho nvorngo mnn is not nblo to employ a spoclal tutor; ho must depend largely upon the edu cation and trnlnlng which his child receives In tho public school; boyond this but fow over ndvanco In their educntlonnl work. Tho cost of this work at Monmouth Is but n bagatello, only four cento on n valuation of $1000. If this moas uro Is dofoatod, It means tho dupli cation of this proporty In somo city, at a very heavy outlay of monoy to tho ordlnnry taxpayor. Tho school must be locntod somowhoro; It Is In n healthy part of tho stato, easily ac cessible to tho Stato Capitol by dally boat and rail sorvlro, and Is directly connected with tho metropolis. Such schools as thoso ought not to bo in largo cities, for tho work Is pocullar in Its nature, and tho pooplo who attond got larger results In tho smaller towns, Tho best Interests of the taxpayers, tho best IntoroBts of tho public schools, tho beat Interests of tho chlldron of tho public schools warrants evory votor In voting Yes on No, 318 on Novombor 8th. IF THIS ISN'T "THK RBATj TIIINfl," AVI I AT IS? Good soven-room houso, on Con tral Avunuo, modorn conveniences, sightly location, paved street, South front, closo in, house could not bo replaced for tho prlco asked for tho proporty. Steady ronter. $1,100.00 I. H. Kaufman Ji Co. Take your SUNDAY DINNER at The CHANDLER. Special menu and ORCHESTRA. RESERVE tables tor PARTIES by PRONE. POCKET flashlights. Tho"Uunner, FOR JOINT REPRESENTATIVE S. P. Pelrco ,tho Republican can didate for Joint representative is a. farmer and laboring man and Is in a position to know and feel tho needs 'of tho working classes In Coos and 1 Curry Counties. Ho has been a resi dent of tho lattor county for now I thirty years and during that time has held public offices with full satisfac tion to his people Theso aro Items 'which aro worthy of your considera tion next Tuesday. Anothor consi deration Is that Curry is entitled to namo a resident or that county as Joint roprosontntlve This has been conreded for many years' and this soason 8hould.bo no exception to tho rule Glvo Curry roprcsontatlon among tho law makers. It is entitled to tholr concession. If Mr. Copplo was so desirous of having Coos County roprosontod why did ho noUcomo out as candidate for tho Fifth District (Coos County)? (Pnld advertisement by J. 8. Dnrton, sect'y Coos County Republican Cen tral Committee.)