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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.