yUMBOQMLONjOQS BAY IS BETTER THAN A CASTLE IN SPAIN
.... nnin'T COOS HAY
tnnn.ooo to Ini-
I E1CCrin ." ' 'bor and tho U. 8.
Irovc tho inn o
fcToTco. uy deepening nnd
E tho r pel to the-.
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MEMHEH OP ASSOCIATED PRESS
COOS COIWTV HEALTH Rl.SORT.
Cccs county Is ono of tho lu-a'tli
l"t c-imtminltlr-3 In tho United
States, n good place to live, and at
tho same time It presents opportuni
ties to persons In nil walks of life
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IullVIl I IM1HI " ''
, XXXV. . U. Count M 1
THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, EVENING EDITION
A Consolidation of Times, Cons: Mull
mill Coos liny Aih M-tler.
00)5
ay and coos county th
COUNTRY OF UNPARALLEL
D
OPPORTUNITY
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PANORAMA VJ13W OF THE CtTY OF MAI? SlI FIELD.
Ml'HM.KI) IIY tho west- bnrdB of tho Infant dnys of extant
i 1 ward trend of clvlllza- Htory may havo painted tholr ngo
i Se.K.rS'of'lh'o achievement I. colors that are
Amcrlcnii has carved itu Kiowiig, in mi mm ib enennnung
way across what wiib n, boautlful nnil inlraciilous, wo havo a
few years ngo tho Amor- record of noblo manhood, exalted
lean wilderness, and Ib ambition and heroic achievement,
upbuilding and peopling "ro on our own continent, and at
tho oxlremo shoro of tho our own doors; a history nnd n
American contlnont, ly-! tlomo. thnt might well Insplro to
Ing along tho Pacific wnt-B"hllmoBt song tho bnrdB of old, or
crs. For llfty yonrB and tho poets of tho present, nnd thus
more tho work of subju- sung, ccllpso tho hectic glamor of
uiCiholldcrncss has been going l" "" ' '"V't thorn . ehrm n
, and tho magic changes wrought, of ,nfntunlon thnt Btiu nRors
Iretbcr with tho merit of soil nnd around tho story of Ulysses and tho
laile, haro Inspired pioneer nnd Trojan settlement under tho bluo
ktto King 01 WW! Wimuorfl mill ncn biwl'h ih iimy, mm iiiriuiUK aro iuu
b that nature has scattered along recollections recurring to tho heroic
western shore. Thus Inspired, period wiion lllon resisted tho shock
kr sought to awaken tho ochoes In or Agnmouinoirs arms, and distant
El ID end a W lierilOSH (IT I r. HDruco tuicim ueuimiu inn ui-iumiuiuii ui mu
li mntlo and cedar: chanting In freighted Argos. Hut In tho eternal
Irtle measure thu future grontnosa press westwnrd, tho fabled Argos,
which tho advantages It possosseB wmi tncir tiny nurcions uecamo enra-
lt.it Inevitably carry It as tho west- voih, tno carnvois, in turn, utenmo
b Inninllui: of tho Dressing mil- a Hlilp-of-tho-llno. cnrrylng thousands
in halts upon tho shore of our of tons, and which could put a dozen
r Pacific ocenn. to gather accumu-' ArgoB In Its hold; nnd tho shlp-of-.
hi strength before crossing tho tho-llno hns becomo nn ocenn stenm-J
Iter to tho regenerative work bo-, or, a floating pnlnco carrying thous-
:d. lands of pooplo, or n transport enrry-'
To pa!nt a picture, thoro must bo In u small army, nnd In tho hnrbor
moject. foreground, background or Coos Hay tnoro is ninpio spaco
Icanopy; to state n fact graphical-, for theso ocean mammoths.
Here must bo comparison; to por-l Tho scones of tho achievements
r a condition, there iniiBt appear Hung by tho earlier poota woro clr-
te. People aro horo because of cumscrlbod; tholr territory was
irresistible fouo which Is con-, small; their seas woro lnkes,, anu,
tlr Impelling tho world of com-1 tholr natlonnl domnlns woro moro
(free and of lettirs westwnrd; It ranches whon compared with tho ox
JT be an Intcrniluablu romul na tho tent of sen nnd land over which havo
taturles lilt by like shadowB Into boon accomplished tho nchlovomonts
put," but nm rfheless tho movo- of modorn civilization. Tho crossing
fW is contliiuoii on and on, each of tho Atlantic and tho subjugation
'uuatlon as It p i c 3 leaving inonu- of tho Amorlcnn contlnont hns no
"wouis Hand work In tho ro- pnrallol with tho mucn sung ancients,
HKsHsslVL MssssMBHsH6lrtABisr,'?l w f
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T,n l DREDGE OREGON AT WORK OX COOS HAY.
and ruin"
W. literature
Peonlo . .
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, nt;j7 f
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p-'wmai
its achlovomouta
I architecture.
0 western shore.
oro aesthetic and
of tho eastern
pioneers, unvers-
nltles of advanc-
33 tho Atlantic,
sons of Albion
patronage upon
ress, tho scientific
iont of tho Amor-
arther back, tho
ik , tho Mongol
"king west to-
Izatlon. the moro
rous physical and
'Mtinnv-E.. ?f 'he newer
11 HtTiin--' mingled contempt
"nntiBrt . at tney deem th0
8 BnUuehf ,rc ant assumption of
' He mliiin lnn,aturo civilization
Wri.m;i""M. wbo are pushing
weTer uch tho inspired
1 And thus tho resistless march of
thn human family, impelled by a
1 1.... mnotorimm na it la Irresistible,
1 l..l H.n ronalprn RtlOrQ 01 tllO
uua icuuucu vv .. v..- --- -- -
lA,lr, MnMnnnt. nflssintr over
tho plain, and girdling tho globo with
electric currents to convoy intelli
gence to any point at will; wo havo
a recent past to gazo upon, ono that
is prouder, more brilliant than tho
fellcltious visions of tho Greeks,
moro rose-colored than tho concep
tions of tho Romans, moro glorious
than tho history of the early set
tlement of tho Atlantic coast it lies
In tho marvelous resources and
matchless opportunity for empire
building on Coos Bay and In Coos
county. . n
Today tho westward bound mil
lions are gathering and halting on
thla western shore, as in centuries
past thoy gathered on the Bhorea or
tho black sea, the Mediterranean,
and on the chalky cliffs of Albion,
Some Facts About Coos Bay
Coon Hay has n population of 12,000.
Com Hay Una tho only safe, decp'Bcn harbor between San I'rnnclsco
nnd Portland.
Coos Hay spout thousnnd of dollars within tl.o imnt two years In
dredging Ittt harbor.
Coos Hay has mills, shipbuilding plants nnd other factories In
operation and opportunity for others; tho problem of cheup
fuel nnd material, and wntcr transportation Is horo solved.
Coos Hny has four hundred squaro miles underlaid with conl.
Coos Hny has tho largest belt of standing timber tributary to any
port In thoentlro world, timber estimated nt 1,000,000,000,-
000 foot.
Coos Hay district produces strnwborrles, ripe, luscious nnd pnlat-
ablo, from May until Decombor. Cranberries, blackberries
and kindred fruits grow to perfection.
Coos Hay linn tlo largest mill on tho Pacific Coast (C. A. Smith
Lbr. & Mfg. Co.), and tho most modem In tho world.
Coos Hay Is tho port for ono of tho lnrgest steam schooners on tho
Pacific Coast; capacity, 2,220,000 feet of lumber.
Coos Hay Is tho nntural distributing center for u vast territory.
Coos Hay's cities aro modorn nnd up to dnto In nil respucts, build
ings, electricity, gas and wntcr systems.
Coos Hay hns mllca of tho most boautlful ocenn bonch on tho Paci
fic Coast.
Coos Hay Is In closo touch with tho coast cities, two passonger
Btenmera botweon Coos Hay and Snn Francisco each week,
ono ovory llvo days botweon Coos Hay and Portland, bosldes
various steam schoonors ovory low days.
Coos Hay's Port Commission Is arranging for extonslvo Improve
ments of tho harbor.
Coos Hay has adjacent tho finest dairy lnnds In tho Northwost;
genes grcon tho yonr round.
Coos Hay section ranks second In tho Stnto in dairy productB.
Coos Hay shipped 1,000,000 pounds of butter InBt yenr.
Coos Hay has seventeen crcamorlos situated In Coos County.
Cooy Hay hod nn increnso of nearly 200,000 tons In tho shipments
In nnd out of this port within tho past year.
Coos Hay has four Incorporated cities within a radius of six miles
Mnrshflold, ICastsldo, North Houd and Kmplro.
Coos Hny recontly erected (nt Marshflold) a J7G.000 hotol and n
$50,000 high school.
Coos Hay mills lost year loaded tho Hazel Dollar, ono of tho
lnrgest lumbor cnrrlora In tho world.
Coos Hay schools Btand nt tho bond of tho Stnto In tho manner
of advancement of her school systom, nnd' outsldo of Port
land tho high schools of Cooa County lend tho Stato, asf
reported by Stato Suporlntondont Ackormnn.
Coos Hay la the only port on tho Pacific Coast whoro coal can' bo
loaded Into stenmshlpa and schoouors direct from tho mlno'a
mouth.
Coos Hay has ono coal mlno that haa beon In contlnuou8 oporatlon
for 5-1 yoars.
Coos Hay has tho most equablo cllmato on tho Pacific Coast.
Coos Hay has tho lowest death rato of any section In tho North
west for 1010 Including accidental deaths, only flvo to tho
thousand.
Coos Hay offora romarkablo Inducomonta to Inveatora, tourlsta and
sottlera on account of cheap cost of living and hoalthy cll
mato. Coos Hny enjoya deep-sea fishing; tho lovers of this kind of sport
can secure theso fish by going out to sea In gnsollno launches
to tho fishing banks a few miles off shoro, whoro tons of
halibut, ling, cod, sea bns3 and othor deep-sea fish aro
caught.
Coos Hay streams aro filled with trout and three kinds of salmon
chlnooka, sllvorsldes nnd steolhcads.
Coos Hay has a government hatchery near tho head of navigation
on South Cooa River, and Hborates C.000,000 salmon fry
annually, and cannorles on Coos Day pack and can tho fish.
Coos Hay abounds in clams nnd crnba, whllo on tho headlands of
our coast, rock oysters aro abundantly found at low tide.
Several fish markets tako caro of tho local demand.
Coos Hay has many attractions for the hunter; thoro aro deor and
elk In season, bear and cougars for tho mountain hunter,
and duck3 and geeso oa tho lakC3 and Btreams.
Coos Hay la noted for Us market gardening. Tho Cooa County
potato la famous; another leading vegotablo product is
celery, and there Is a ready market for ovory bunch that
Is grown. Cabbago, beans, peas, onions, turnips, rutabagas,
beets, carrots, rhubarb, cauliflower, and similar vegetables
crow vigorously and In abundance, and without tho extra
work of irrigation and fertilization. Radishes, onions and
cabbago can bo grown tho year round.
Coos Hay haa sevoral roads under construction, besldea those
eomnleted for the autolsfs pleasuro; thero aro a great
number o automobiles owned by Individuals, besides those
kept In tho public garage, and tho number Is constantly
Coos Hay waa vfsltcd last year by the U. S. Battleship Boston draw-
Inc 194 feet of water. , , T
Coos llay ships lumber regularly to South America, China and
Australia.
building grcnt commercial cities till
j they gathered strength for passing
beyond tho wntcr. Tho circumnavi
gation of tho globo la nearly com
ploto In extant history. Tito ndvnuco
guard of tho newer civilization of tho
J occldont Ih looking westward across
tno rnciuc to tno decaying, crumu-
1 ling orient.
I Tho advancing civilization of tho
now world Is treading hard on tho
heels of tho effete, dying civilization
of tho old. Tho liuinnu current In
Its courso westwnrd Is halting on
theso shores, nnd Its millions will
! mnsB and nggrcgato horo In tho prep
aration to push across tho Pacific to
absorb tho new-old fields toward tho
sotting Him. Hut pcoplo hero aro
only nt tho threshold of this process
of upbuilding on tho western shoro of
tho American continent. Tho possi
bilities horo nru such ns roqulro
centuries to fully appropriate.
i Tho raco across tho continent lum
been mado with such hastu that thoro
Is much Intervening torrltory that
will easily asslmllato a far greater
population, and tho halting lino
nloug tho Pacific shoro In varied pos
MlillllleH of e'lnmto and toll gives
promlso of a future whoso groutnesH
Is boyoud tho human ken to dlvluo,
or tho power of laiiKiiago to portray.
, Within tho wealth producing for
ests of C'ooh county nro trees that
woro growing whon Columbus sight
ed tho shores of tho Azores. Tho
hills of Coos nnd Curry counties con
tain nlmost oxhnustloss stores of cool
and Homowhoro In their hidden
depths fountains of oil nio awaiting
discovery. Cold Is nlsn found In
theso ombryo niountnlns nnd some
day may bo uncovered In qunntltlo
thnt will make tho world wonder.
Tho valleys and plains nnd countless
of prophet or statesman. And It
will bo readily seen by tho thought
ful observer that In tho process of
peopling nnd upbuilding of tills west
ern shore, Coos county presents unus
ual physical fen lures as a dlfltlnct soc
tlou of tho continent, both In relation
to sea and laud, that mark nor an
having no superiors nnd but fow par
allels on tho shoro lines of tho sor
ernl continents.
Nature stems to havo drawn hor
lines for tho concentration of Pa
cific's commerce nt nnd through
Co oh Hay's entrance-way. Coos Uayj
Ih tho westernmost and most prom
inent headland of tho United States,
pushing fur beyond ItH gunornl coast
lino, causing It to bo tho first lnnd
sighted by tho Incoming craft from
tho orient, but unllko most othor bold
and prominent headlands, It Is pro
vided with a capaeloiiH and safo land
locked harbor, rapablo of accommo
dating the comiuerco of a homts
phoie. Tho tondoney, progross and devel
opment of commerce, and general
transportation trnlllc In this ago
makoH tho matter of dlstnnco and
t lino of transit botweon great com
niorclul ceil I era I ho controlling factor
In tho problem of successful commer
cial competition. Howovor much of
cnrrylng trado good business mnn
ugomout may succeed In gathering
for tho benefit of any given lino of
transportation. If a now and com
peting lino Ih opened that offora moro
luminous nnd quicker transit, such
rnuto nnd lino will luovltnbly absorb
tho business of other Mnca. Such Is
tho Inexorable law of trado nnd com
merce. This Ih not offored nB n now
thought or argument, but rather as
nn universally nccoptud axiom upon
which to bnso n theory and porfect a
A
I,l'.MHi:it SCHOONERS AT NORTH HUM) WAITING TO HE LOADED.!
hills bountifully watered everywhere,
Btand unparalloled In tholr product
ivity, and our cllmato, mild and
balmy, tho atraosphoro filled with
ozono from tho ocean and balsam
from tho forests, scorns a special dis
pensation, and causes many to think
that tho Garden of Edon haa beon
falsely located by tho chronicles of
history.
In reviewing theso possibilities of
tho futuro, tho query naturally
comes to tho mind: Whoro will tho
gathering hosts build tholr great cit
ies, both Inland and commercial porta
of entry? Whoro will Southwestern
Oregon figure, and how will she faro
In tho settlement of tho great Incom-j
lng population? This la a quest!on
for the logician, tho statesman, thO
prophet. Naturo haa ondowed South--westorn
Oregon with a lavish hand,
and her Induatrlal centers and com
mercial marta will grow In exact
keeping with tho energy and spirit
or progress and liberality of her
people.
There aro somo pages of natures
book, however, which even tho lay
man may understand, without the aid!
schemo of railroad and ocean trans
portation which naturo Beoma to havo
omployed all hor arta to mako unas
sailable to competition and Impreg
nablo to Innovation bo long as tho
Burfuco of tho earth and sea romnlu
tho olomonta over which trado aud
travol movo.
Naturo does nothing by halvoi.
Not only la C003 Hay tho most wo3t
em headland of tho United States,
but her harbor la tho most western
harbor botweon tho Mexican and
British Columbia linos, and It holds a
position approximately half way ho
tween thoso two foreign boundaries,
As a point of advantage commercial
ly, from seaward, Its morlts will at
once strlko tho studont and buslnos
man. In tlmo of war Coos Head of
fora a strong point for fortification
against an Invading foe, nnd tho har
bor can bo reached and entored by
craft crossing tho Paclflo In shortor
tlmo than othor points because of Its
bold position, and because of tho Ja
pan current which serves Coos Bay
(Continued on pace 4.)