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About Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 188?-1910 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1907)
— '1............. Largest Ship Yard on the Coast of Oregon A Modem Ship-Building Plant One of the leading industries of commenced on the new yard, which deed welcomed in our midst. Their in was built right at Bandon. The enterprise provides labor ior many the esteem of our citizens is the new site was far superior to the old and their payroll reaches several Price Ship Yard, owned by J. H. one, and the close proximity to the thousands a month when running to The work is desirable, Price & Co. While this is one of Cody Saw Mill, which makes a capacity. everything being done labor-saving our latest industries, it is by no speciality of ship timliers, and bet as far as possible. Their machinery means small, and we say with pride ter fire protection, gave it prestige is such as to provide wenches and that Bandon has the largest ship over rebuilding at the old place. A derricks for all of the heavy woik, building concern on the coast of more modern plant has been in and >he plant is equipped through Oregon. stalled, and a great deal of wharfing out with every modern convenience There is a great demand for ves has had to be built before work on necessary to turn out vessels which sels topped with Port Orford cedar, rebuilding the new vessels could be aie a credit to Coos County in general and Bandon in particular. more commonly known as white commenced. /Ml of the companies cedar. This wood is in a way a W’ere anxious to have their boats re Lampa. preservative. It is impregnable to built, but only the contract for the Lampa is situated midway be worms and will last many times as Daisy, for S. S. Freeman, of San tween B indon and Coquille City on long as ordinary lumber. Vessels in Francisco, and the McKay vessel the Coquille river. It is the only use for over 40 years are in service for the McKay Company of point on the river where the Ban today and are as good as new, from Eureka, were taken. don-Myrtle Point wagon road the standpoint of their durability. connects with the river. Lampa The fire occurred the 9th of last J. H. Price was connected with the June, and matters have been rushed postoffiice is supplied with mail Bendixon Shipbuilding Company of to such an extent that the frame twice a day. A general store in connection with the postoffice is Eureka, and then went into business work of the Daisy is all up and the doing a good business. There is a for himself in San Francisco, where work of ceiling has commenced. neat little school building with he conducted a general repair busi Inside of two months the vessel will school six months during the year. ness for vessels of all kinds. The be in the water, meantime the The country around Lampa is a fine S. Gallier. Ed. Gallier. Bandon, and which is held high Hotel Gallier GALLIER BROS., Prop*. Board and Room by Day or Month SPECIAL ATTENTION TO COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Electric Lighted, Steam Heated,Bath Room on Every Floor, Modem Throughout. NEW 3-STORY ANNEX JUST COMPLETED. OREGON BANDON, Price’s Old Shipyard, Destroyed by Fire. earthquake and fire destroyed his McKay I.oat will be commence<!*and dairy section, there being a good plant completely, and forseeing the work rushed on her. The Daisy is supply of green grass throughout Bandon receives a large demand for brats built of white 205 feet over all, the largest boat the year. cedar, he commenced operations to be launched on the Coquille supply of milk from the Maple Dell creamery at that place and a large near Bandon. River, and we have launched quite amount of the milk sent to the She will be 39.6 feet creameries comes from the The Bandon plapt was located on a number. Lampa the north side of the river, just beam and will have 21 feet draught valley, yetjiot one-third of the above Bandon, It was an ideal when loaded. She is built especial valley is under cultivation. There are hundreds of acres of place for such an industry and work ly for the Wilpa Harbor-San Fran good coal land underlaid with ten progressed rapidly, the mills supply cisco run and is well adapted for her or twelve veins of coal ranging from The McKay boat is ing him with lumber without any work. three to nine feet. The coal is tin- unnecessary delays. Three vessels smaller, only 162 feet over all, 35 excel^d in quantity and quality on were well under way, when the en feet beam and when loaded will have the coast. There are thousands of She will tons ready to be opened up and tire plant, vessels and all were a draught of 13 feet. Capital is all destroyed by fire. The Daisy, the run between Eureka and San Fran taken out to market. that is needed to open a great in largest vessel was ready to launch, cisco. The third vessel is being dustry. and the Fiefield was nearly com built in Coos County out of lumber There is a vast amount of timber pleted. The McKay vessel, a small from a mill only a stone’s throw in this part of the county and several er craft was in the elementary from the Price Shipyard and con logging camps. One of the largest course of construction at the time of nected with the mill with a wharf, camps in the State, the Cody Lum While the origin of the showing the demand for our pro- ber Company., is located here. the fire. It OREGON TIMBER. Oregon has the finest timber in the United States. Secure some before it is all in the hands of the «big mills. Address, THE WHEELER REAL ESTATE COMPANY Bandon. Oregon. DENTISTRY 9 A ttention P ublic ! Are your teeth in good condition, if not you may be troubled with indigestion, neuralgia, headaches, bad breath, pain under the eyes and sore and bleeding gums. If so call on D r . L ester S orensen , the up-to-date dentist, not a tooth blacksmith. Don’t have that aching tooth pulled but bring it to him, he can save it for you All work guaranteed to be first class and the prices are right. is a new company, fire was unknown, every precaution duct. had been taken to prevent any con having been in Wm. McKay, Price s right hand operation blit two years and during had ob man and general manager of the that time they have employed up- of fifty during men tained such a headway, that control Plant liyes with his family at Ban- wards and winter and will was out of the question, and the fine don, and is also thoroughly familiar summer He has been employ a much larger crew in new plant burned to the ground, a with shipbuilding. flagration, but the total loss, flames which aggregated approximate sum of $1 to,000. the connected with the J, plant of Alameda Point, As soon as insurance matters had in San Francisco. been settled up satisfactorily, W. Dickie the near future. They are working Cal., and a Urge body of timber which will Both young men take fifteen years to log it off, at work arc efficient in their tine, and are in- the rate of 100,000 feet daily. DR. LESTER SORENSEN Opposite Hotel Gallier.
