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MARSHFIELD, OREGOM. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1911 EVENING EDITION EIGHT PAGES. A consolidation of Time, const Man mq 6f)
. ' and Coos liny Advertiser.
Si
OWE SAYS
SENT
LINE WILL BE BUILT RAPiDLY
THE DAWN OF A NEW EPOCH
Southern Pacific Official Con
firms His Previous Announcements.
B
AT CHAMBER OF '
COMMERCE BANQUET
Present and Future of Coos
Bay Lauded by Many Speak
ers Last Night.
Bcforo ono of the largest and
most representative gatherings of
Coos Day business men nt the Cham
ber of Commorco hnntfuot nf 'The
Chandler Inst evening, J. P. O'Brien,
vice-president and general manager,
of the Hnrriman lines in Orogon, re
iterated tho announcement that the
proposed lino from Eugene to Coos
Boy will bo started UiIh fall and will
be ruBhcd to completion as rapidly ss
economical .business Judgment will
permit.
Mr. O'Brien's nddrcss was tho prin
cipal ono of tho evening but a dozen
other speakers participated in tho
evening's program. Besides tho Im
portance of tho gathering from tho
itandpolnt of n railway, steps were
taken looking to n consolidation of
tho municipalities on tho Bay Into
ono city ''Coos Day." Tho meeting
voted unanimously. In favor Df tho
nnmo Cooa Bay ns that of tho city
to be.
Dr. J. T. McGormnc, president of
tho Mnrshflold, wns master of cere
monies nnd thoso who responded to
toasts wero: Vice-president J. P.
O'Brien, II. E. Lounsbury, Cnpt T.
J. MacgeiW 3. W. llonnett. C. F.
McKnlght, M. C. Mnlonoy, M. C.
Horton, P. E. I.eofo, Dr. 13. Mlngus,
C. It. Peek, P. B. TIchonor nnd G.
X. Wondllng.
In Introducing Mr. O'Brien, Presi
dent McCormnc roforred to tho chil
dren of Israel waiting for forty years
for a Moses to lend thorn out of the
'wilderness and said that the people
of Coos county had been watting for
COOS BAY AS
GREAT CENTER
M. C. Horton Graphically Pre
cents Reasons For Manu
facturing Center Here.
M. C. Horton Inst evening In rc-
USINESS men of Coos Bay and the Chamber of Commerce are to
he complimented nnd congratulated on the magnificent success of
the banquet tendered General Manager O'Brien and his party at
the Chandler hotel last evening. Itwns probnbly tho largest and most
representative gathering over assembled on Coos Bay on any similar oc
casion. Not only was the largo attendance complimentary to tho guests
of honor but the spirit of cordial hospitality that prevailed muBt have
been pleasing, conveying as It did the assurance of a warm welcome and
ontlre nbsenee of nny antipathy to the railway project whhih has been
said to exist in some quarters. This spirit found fitting expression In
tho addresses of tho evening nil of which wero timely nnd right to tho
point. It is well that thoso sentiments wero voiced as they wero be
cause good always results from a freo and fair expression of opinion. It
wns n "get together" affair In spirit as well as a tribute to tho guests
of honor.
THE direct nnd definite statement mndo by General-manager O'Brien,
of the Southern Pacific, that his: road will build to Coos Bay from
Eugesto ns fast as men nnd mony enn do It, with duo regard for
economical construction, should be and will be accepted ns tho final
word on tliut subject. It wns tho nlnln statement of a nractlcal busl-
spondlng to tho toast "Coos Bay aslnoss man. There was no attempt at circumlocution or equivocation.
a Factory Center" at tho Chnmbor of
Commerce 'bnnquct, mndo one of tho
clearest and ablest presentations of
soino of tho resources of this sec
tion that has over boon heard on
Coos Bay. The figures ho gave and
tho comparison nnd contrast, enabl
ing ono to fully comprehend tho
mngnttudo of them, won htm loud
applnuse nt tho conclusion of IiIb
romnrks. In substance, ho said:
Within n radius of fifty miles of
Coos Hay there aro upwards of 3.
000,000 acres of land, According to
tho best authority obtnlnablo, tho
averngo qunntlty of stnndlng Umber
upon this lnnd Is 25,000 feet por
aero, .aggregating 76,000,000,000
feet. To bo still more conservative,
wo will put tho aggrcgato at say
GO, 000,000,000 feet of standing tim
ber within n' radius of fifty miles of
Coos Jlny.
Dr. Schenck, tho president of tho
Blltmoro schodl of Forestry, states
that tho annunl growth of timber on
the Coast Rnngo mountains is 1,000
feet pur aero against an nvcrnge
growth of 575 feet per aero in Eu
rope. Tho writers on forest conser
vation agree that tho Coast and Cns-
cado ranges will bo tho future- tim
ber producing area of tho nation.
Ilollnblo authority estimates thnt
soventy-llvo per cent of tho land
within tho nrcn mentioned Is host
ndantcd to tho growth of timber.
forty yenrs or moro for n Moses to Soventy-flve per cent of 3,0000,000
get them n railroad and now they
would hear from tho now "MoseB."
Mr. O'Hrlcn'H Statement.
Mr. O'Brien opened his romnrks
by stating that ho presumed that 'ho
was expected to talk on tho railroad
question and that ho would stnrt by
confirming tho announcement mndo
tho last of July thnt tho Willamette
and Pacific Itnilroad company, a sub
sidiary corporation of tho Southern
Pacific, would build from Eugono to
Cops Bay. Ho snld thnt tho, reasons
a subsidiary corporation wns hand
ling tho work wns, because tho char
ter of tho Southern Pacific did not
permit them to build extensions. JJn
tll certain right of way and tormlnnl
ground was secured, Mr. O'Brien said
the announcement had boon dolnyed.
"Wo have two right of way par
ties securing tho route between Eu
gene nnd Florence nnd moro work
ing south from Gardiner and Just ob
toon as considerable consocutlvo
trctches of right of way aro secured,
e will award contracts for building
wctlons of tho lino," continued Mr,
O'Brien. "We Intend to push the
instruction of tho road as rapidly
economical business Judgmont will
Permit. Wo are having somo difficul
ty In securing some of the right of
y and tho condemnation proceed
ings that wo will probably have to
feiort to may delay us some.
"Tho first appropriation for tho
building of the lino to Coos Bay is
available nnd wo hope, and I say
that we will unless some unavoidable
obstacle prevents, start tho construc
t'on of the lino this fall.
"This is my first visit to Coos Day
ad while I had anticipated much,
t0 Put it mildly I was greatly asto
nished when I saw Marshfleld. Tho
jpMed streets, cement sidewalks, flno
acres would amount to 2,250,000
acres. With an annunl growth of
1,000 feet pur ncre would nggregnto
2,250,000,000 foot as tho annual
production -of this land, a sufficient
amount of timber to keop In cons
tant operation, figuring 300 working
days In the year, fifteen mills of tho
capacity of our Smith mills namely
about 500,000 feet per day -from tho
tlmbor growth alone, without en
croaching upon the present supply of
tlmbor.
Taking n radius of seventy-flvo
miles, wo hnve upwards of 7,000,000
acres of land, with the same averngo
amount of standing timber would ng'
(.rnfrntn 140.000.0000.000 fCet Of
timber within a radius of seventy-flvo
miles of Coos Bay. To arrive at tho
annual growth upon this land, wo
will tako tho same proportion, throe-
fourths, which would amount to 6
250,000 acres. With an annuul
growth thoreon of 1,000 feet por
aero would aggregate 5,250,000,000
feet of timber, being a sufficient
amount to supply thirty-five mills of
tho capacity of our Smith mills con
stantly In operation without en
croaching upon the presont supply of
timber.
Mr. Mereen, general superinten
dent of the 0.'A. Smith mill, informs
me that tho waste burned In the slab
burner at tho mill there would gen
erate about 10,000 horse-power. Ho
estimates that fully fifty per cent of
this could be conserved and utilized.
Thus with thirty mills of similar bIzo
or
There hare been jnany doubting Thomases on Coos Bay sluco tho ori
ginal announcement wns made and doubtless somo will contlnuo to
doubt. Thero nre people who would insist on nn acid test of heaven's
golden crowns If such people ever get to heaven but the business men
and cltlzuns generally of Coos Bay accept GcncTnl-mannger O'Brien's
statement with cheerful confidence. This wns entlniBlnstically nnd do
voriy expressed 'by J. W. Bennett in his little talk on tho necessity of
confidence In business nnd particularly Its mutual vnluo to tho commu
nity nnd tho corporation on this occasion.
Mr. O'Brien wns .very frank In his admission and utatement that Coos
Bay nnd 'Coos 'county had been n revelation to him. Whilo ho had
heard much of its great resources and progreaslveness he wns not pre
pared for what ho actually found horc. Ho counseled nnd complimented
tho harmony .-anil co-operative effort that had mndo possible such splen
did progress. Tils nlluslon to tho Chandler hotel as bolng ono thnt
would bun credit to a city of 25,000 people and ono of tho beat In Oro
gon must have been flattering to Mr. W. 8. Chandler whoso civic prldo
nnd patriotism and money mado this magnificent Improvement possible.
Right hero 'It should be stnted that It Is tho spirit and commercial cour
age of men like W. S. Chandler, who has dono ns much or moro than
any other 'inillVIUunl to make Mnrshflold u -modern metropolis in minia
ture thut makes Cities. It is men and not geography thnt build a
metropolis.
Tho tunstmnster's tribute to Mayor Straw jib ono of the big factors In
tho remaking of Marshfleld developed Ills deserved popularity with
tho business 'Interests of this city. It would seem that tho enthusiastic
outburst of npplauBO must hnvo renched the mayor's sick chamber and
conveyed n message of good will and good cheer that was comforting.
It was -an occasion thnt will do down In history ns tho beginning of a
now nnd splendid cpucn of development. For yenrs this garden spot of
tho world has 'boon dormant. Thero hns .boon growth, it Is true, but If
1ms been nlow nnd not whnt it should have been. Now tho railroad is
coming ns tho tonstmastor expressed It, to freo Coos County from Its
bondage of forty years, and with the magnificent opportunity offered, tho
future of this section now rests with Its citizens. Tholr enterprise nnd
progrcBslveness In tho past Is a sufficient warrant of the rosy pictures
portrayed by tho speakers at Inst night's banquet.
CHICAGO PHYSIC! KILL!
MAN 10 SOUGHT RANSOM
F
I
WILL CARRY MAIL BY AEROPLANES
AGAIN TODAY
Engine Not Powerful Enough
to Carry Aviator Over
Sierras.
By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
Times.
COLFAX. Calif., Sept. 23. Avia
tor Fowler today ronowed his nttompt
to fly ncross to tho Atlantic Const.
On lcalng his camp tho aviator mado
n splendid trial flight and returned
nnd n short time nftcr ho started off
to cross tho Storra mountnlns. Ho
flow 22 miles to tho Blue Canyon,
trying nil tho tlmo to renoh nn nltl
tudo which would enrry him safely
over the crest of tho mountnlns, but
wns unnble to do so nnd returned
here, nnnouncolng his cnglno wns not
powerful enough to accomplish tho
feat. A moro poworful cnglno will
bo secured.
Scheme to Abduct Son of
Wealthy Parents Results In
Fatal Shooting.
WAS TO BE TIED
IN VACANT HOUSE
HODGEHS ON HIS WAY
1 Cnstern
Flight
Aviator Continue
WcNtwunl Today.
Hy Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
Times.)
ELMtltA, N. Y Sept. 23. -Aviator
Rodgors got another stnrt an Ihs
const-to-const flight this
Ho Is following tbo Erie railroad
BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 23. nod
gcrs landed nt Cnnlstoo,- four miles
Enst of Cornell which is 58 miles
from Elmlrn.
afternoon.
United States Government Es-,City nnd a now nostmnrk has been
uesignea wmen is to oe pinceu on ox
tablishes First Aerial Letter
Service on Long Island.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23, In con
nection with the International Avia
tion Meet which commences this af
ternoon tho government baB prepar
ed for the first aerial postal service
In this country. A regular branch
postofllco has been established on tho
field of Nnssau Boulevard, Garden
hlblt letters. This reads that It Is
"special norlnl service" from .Aorlat
station No. -, Garden City, .Long Is
land." Cnpt. Paul Beck of tho Ar
my proposes to make two flights
dally carrying nbont 20,000 letters
each day. Ho will tako them to
somo postofllco on Long Island or
Governor's Island for transfer to tho
regular service.
Tho meet will continue for nlno
days and thlrty-flvo aviators, includ
ing four women, will compete for
$50,000 In prizes.
SAYS STRIKE MAY YET BE CALLED
Southern Pacific Officials and,?" m,nute bJ l cnnnot now namo
iiiu exuci wine.
Former Aeroplane Mechanician
Slain While Attempting
Bold Deed.
(By AsEocint 1 Press to tho Cooa Da
Times.)
CHICAGO, Sept. 23 A plot to luro
Dr. William II. Folkcr to an unoccu
pied bonne, tie him down with ropos
fastened to staples driven In tho (loon
of n small clothes closot, for tho pay
ment of a largo ransom by tho
wealthy parents of tho physician, fa
now believed to bo tho explanation
for tho killing of Emll Dlgnos, na
neroplano mechanician. Dlgnos was
shot and killed by Polkor in a vacant
Iioubo following n struggle The
physician says ho was lured to tko-
premises by Dlgnos on tho protexc
that Dlgnos required medical atten
tion and thnt Dlgnos pointed n rp
volvor nt him nnd compollod him to
glvo up n wntch and somo monoy nn,oT
that tho fatal strugglo onsuod.
In tho strugglo, Folkor obtained
possession of tho weapon of his nu
snllant nnd shot him. Dlgnos was
Identified ns tho man who rontcd tlio.
unoccupied house sovernl days ago.
Tho police discovered that- Dlgnds
was without funds. nnd owed his Inner
lady two hundred dollars.
TAFT IS GOEST
OF ST. L
OS
CLASH OVER
NOTED TRIAL
Darrow Wants McNamara
Case Postponed While Pro
secution Will Resist.
(Dy Associated PresB to, Coos Day (By Associated Press to tho Coos Buy
Time..', Times.)
HT. LOUIS, Mo., Sopt. 23. Proal-
President Reaches St. Louis
Metropolis on His Western
Trip Today.
LOS ANGELES, Sopt. 23. Clar
onco Ditrrow announced today that
he would demand of Judgo Bordwell
Monday n two week's dejay In start
ing the trial of tho McNamara Broth
ers, schodulod for Octobor 11. Dar
row said tho dolay was absolutely
necessary because of embarrassments
that he held tho prosecution responsible-
for.
W. J. Ford, Assistant District At
torney, said tho prosecution would
vigorously oppose granting n motion
for tho continuance of tho McNninnui
trial.
Union Representatives
Confer.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay
Times j
LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 23.
A strike of the shopmen on the Harrl-
nian fines may be called any time, ac
cording to a statement by William
Atkinson of Los Angeles, one of the
Vice-presidents of the National Boil
er Makers Union. He said the offi
cials of the national organization are
now holding a meeting with tho rail-
o,iimi hv the annual growth
timber on the area within a radius road officials somewhere In the East
of seventy-five miles of Coos Bay, and that the calling of the strike Is
there would bo opportunity to gone- dependant upon the action taken
rato 175,000 horse-power irom me "
waste alone. This great power could
be easily mado available for anypur
STRIKE ON SI. K. & T.
Shopmen Walk Out Today as Result
of Company's Stand
By Associated Press to the Coos Hay
Times)
SADALIA, Mo Sept. 23. Tho car
shopmen of tho Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railway's entire system struck
today because tho company rotused to
grant a Joint conference with tho
men of the two systems North and
South of Red niver regarding work
ing conditions. Fifteen hundred are
said to be out.
In addition to better working con-
WHEAT PIT QUIET
Ycsterday'ii Flurry In Market all Over
Today,
By Associated Press to the Cooa Ray
Times.;
CHICAGO, Sopt. 23. Tho wheat
pit hero today showed no overdue ex
citement following yesterday's high
prices. Tho market was as steady as
a dray horso. It closed as follows;
Septombor 95; December 9!)'4.
and Slay $1.05.
PORTLAND, Sept. 23. Wheat unchanged.
How to LIVE LONG. Make I1REAI)
from HAINES' FLOUR.
LAST CALL a few choice acres
each having over 60 feet OCEAN
FRONT. Very cheap, easiest terms.
Any LEFT nfter I've LEFT won't bo
dltlons the shopmen demand higher LEFT for sale. Don't got LEFT. Seo
(Continued on page 3.)
Atkinson said, "I am In communi
cation with J. H. Franklin, president
of tho Boiler Makers National organ
ization. Tho strike may be called
wages.
REALLY FRESH EGGS.
THE GUARANTEED KIND.
LOCKIIART'S GROCERY.
Todd, at Tho Chandler.
SIUSIO at the CHANDLER on
SUNDAY evening. Arrange to tako
YOUR Sunday DINNER thero.
dent Taft nrrlvod horo at 7:58 this
morning. Ho wns tnkon Immodlutoljj
to tho Morcnntllo club for breakfast.
While- horo ho was tho guest of tho
Million Population club. After break
fast ho took an uutomobila rldo or
forty miles through St. Louis oountyj
and wont to tho City Club for lunch
eon. This afternoon ho laid tho cor-r
nor stono of tho now Y. M. O. A.
building nftor which ho wont to tho
ball grounds to witness tho gnmo be
tween St. Louis and Phlladolplda.
Tonight ho will speak at tho Coli
seum. Tho Presidents recoptlon herq was
non-partisan. Governor Hadloy In
troduced tho President at tho broak-
lusi. Kererrlng to reciprocity, tho
Presldont said, "I suppose you have
heard tho policy of reciprocity Is not
going through, I seo Speaker Champ
Clark has been speculating as to
who Ih responsible. I can't say who
Is responsible but I do know I ntu
content and abide by tho rosults."
NOT QUOTED RIGHT
Wfckcnriuun Denleo Statement About
Steel Trust
By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay
Times)
NEW York, Sept. 23. Tho fallon-
Ing dispatch from Attorney Goaeral
Wlckeraham was received by tho- As
sociated Press today: "Statements
attributed to mo that United State
Steeol Corporation is plainly a viola
tion law, are entirely unwarranted.
G. W. Wickershnm."
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Walker Studio.
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