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J— •»»> è * i •• •*’ / •( I ✓V «u ♦ f •X 1 » f f VOLUME XXVI. : / NUMBER 12 BANDON, OREGON, MARCH 31, 1910 HILL TO BUILD RAILROAD LINE HERE Vol. 1, No. 1 of the Floras Lake Banner reached oui exchange table Monday evening of this week and is Says Portland Report, Which a very newsy sheet and 1 will no Work on Many Projects is Said to Be on Good doubt represent the interests of the Authority Bettering Conditions new city in a very creditable m inner. Large Land Owners Not The publishers are Smith & Quarles, In Bandon Paying Their Share Portland, (Jr., March 29—That the former of whom is a newspap« r Hill will build an east and west man of wide experience according to Says Perkins line of railray across Central Oregon report. In their opening number The commercial club, at its • eg- from Ontario to Coos C tun try was they announce that the policy of the ular session, Friday night, con stated on g od authority during the I paper will be to boost both Coos tinned the boosting work that is be past week. The projected line will j and Curry counties which is a very ing carried on under the direction THINKS MORE IMPORTANT THAN PORT connect with the Grand Trunk, the ' laudable ambition and one that of the club and all will be pushed to Hill road now being built up the should meet with success. completion as rapidly as possible. The Bandon R ecorder . wel- Deschutes, and with the Oregon The subject most under discus comes t htj Floras Lake Bannei E ditor R ecorder : Mr Haber - Electric in the Willamette valley into the newspaper fraternity of sion was th .t of better mail service, ly takes the position, that this believed to be another Hill property and a committee was appointed to This will mean a gridiron of new southwest Oregon and may suc- look into the proposed change of question of a Port of Coquille has cess crown the efforts of the pub- resolved itself into a question as to railroads for Oregon during the com lishers. mail routes, for getting in lil into whether (l) a port would be ing few yeats that will bring about a Coos ccunty, and the concensus of ------ OOO----- a profitable investment— (2) development in this state never be opinion was that the club would en A. J. Counts, snpervisor of this About all Ore whether the burden of expense fore approached. ter protest against any change that gon needs is railroads; it has road district brought his amachine in would further delay the getting of would be equitably distributed. John Jenkins' everything else but people the and hitched and The first point will not be discuss mail into Coos county. A petition railroads will bring them. team to it and graded down the ed much, it is for each and every was also circulated to be sent to the man to decide for himself, but Mr. as much tax on the same amount of race course around the high school department at Washington for a Haberly’s position toward this land. There is a little strawberry grounds last Sunday so that it is daily mail service out of Bandon The boys ap- second point is a little bewildering. farm of about ¡8 acres near Myrtle now perfectly level down the coast, instead of a three When he starts to discuss this Point, that pays as much lax as 500 | preciate their fine track very mt ch times a week service as*' we now second point, he takes this position, acres of the Southern Pacific timber i and are improving the time on it. have. The high school had a half I: liday “It is true that the burden of taxes lands. The beach sidewalk was again i Tuesday, as a result of twenty days is not equitably distributed, it would discussed and the committee in C. A Smith & Co. has 65,000 be a grave mistake-.” Now this is acres of timber land tributary to sell ol with no tardy marks, and the structed to push the work as rap either a flat acknowledgment, that it Coquille river that cruised 4,502,- boys held a track meet and a num idly as possible. this condition can be proven, it is a 000,000 feet merchantable timber so ber of the athletes made some fine Treasurer, R. M. Pressey grave mistake to go into this scheme the Sentinel correspondent stated, if I records. The boys are hopeful of ported a balance of $73.75 in or it is a mere juggle with wordsand you allow one dollar stumpage, good results at the county high treasury. his abandonment of the second point which is only one half the amount school field meet. .A committee was appointed ‘ to he raised himself by saying it is “all being pai<I you have an actual val confer with the Farmers' Telephone If fifty years ago the lumbermen together foreign to this port com uation of $4,502,00>. Now the as Co. to ascertain their desires and of Michigan, Minnesota and Wis mission lav,” makes him appear sessed valuation is about $1,500,000 object of coming into Bandon, and consin had been told that the timber illogical on all the Smith Co.’s holdings in would lie gone by this time some to render any assistance possible in We will discuss this question from the county, and they have 21 000 would have laughed at it, just as l,<iler.ij^g our telephone connections There was not quite as large an this position “It is true that the acres timber, and two large saw mills some will laugh here, but we know attendance as usual, there being only burden of taxes is not equitably dis on Coos bay, this company pays less it disappeared, and we must not The club tributed it would be a grave mistake” than $30,000 taxes. let this great wealth escape without about 15 or 20 present. will meet again next Friday night It is hard to comprehend why this Fhe Southern Pacific owns 107,- paying its full share to improve our when there should be a full attend is a strong point in favor of this law, 000 acres in this county which no roads, schools and river. ance < f all member- and all business for in it we find no power given this doubt will cruise as much as Smith The law requires that property men who are interested in the up commission to adjust valuations, and Co.’s 65,000 acres, the assessed shall be assessed at its true cash building of the city and surrounding they must pla« e their levy on the valuation on this propertv is less valuations made by assessor, neither than $1,500,000 and they pay, k-ss value, and this is held to mean the community. “amount such property would sell The good roads proposition was does it come within the power of than $28,000 taxes. sale m ide in the for at a voluntary also taken up at the last meeting, this official to adjust the most There is no doubt that and Dr. Houston was appointed on flagrant violations of fair valuations. Southern Oregon Co.’s 85,000 acres ordinary course of business.” neatly done by a committee to confer with the peo If this were as The only way it can be brought timber land will cruise as much as about is to cruise the timber holdings the 65000 acres spoken of the valúa timber lands, as is done by farm pie of the Four Mile district regard lands, we would get $300,0000 in ing improvements of the road which of these corporations. tion on this is about $100,000. taxes from the timber holding in this are to be made in that section. There are two reasons tor these in they pay lessjhan $25,000 taxes. county. Ail four mills on the river pay less equalities of valuation, Firs’, aln ost From the standpoint of the spec all of these large holdings are sub than $1,300. Card of Thanks nlator, or the man who has an ax sidy lands, granted to railroad c >m- The Coach timber holdings of to grind, this scheme looks inviting For all the kind and loving sym- panys, and the Coos Bav and Rose 4247 acres on Lampa creek, pays i also the man who is cutting his land pathy shown us in our bereavement burg wagon road and have never about 23 cents tax per acre, the been cruised. Second, the owners farm lands adjoining pays $1.10 per into lots for sale, and the boomer, and for the beautiful flowers brought who is merely a transcient, look we wish Io thank all our friends and of the lands that have been cruised 1 acre. with favor on anything that will in neighbors. will not give the assess : a coi i ect The statement of the correspon M rs . C rosman T immons , statement, and that ofh al can not dent mentioned is borne out by this flate values, especially if it does not But the home E thel T immons . go about cruising timber holdings. fact. Township 30 5, 1» 10 west cost him much. builder whether in the town or on F rank T immons . We must have a countv < >urt that was cruised by countv cruiser and the farm, view ’ s this matter in an will have the courage to have this found to contain 1,300,850,000 at a done at once, so the assessor will valuation of 18 cents per thousand. altogether different light. The farmer receives no greater mills and logging camps would get have a basis on which to place val If this scheme of direct taxation better wages? We can remember uation on these large holdings. is resorted to. to improve this river returns when the valuation is $100 when this town went dry, the special The timber lands in this county the burden of paying for it will fall dollars per acre, than if the valuation tax was put on, when they wanted are the largest assets in the county on the ranchers and small home is at $50 per acie The home owner it wet again they promised cheaper but the conditions are such that the owners in the j roportion of from in the town derives no greater com goods, did ar.y one ever hear of owners of this great wealth pay, 4 1 2 to 1 to 10 to 1 as against the fort from his home if the valuation comparatively, a small portion of large property’ owners who aré btst is high, than if it is low, highei goods going down? valuation only means higher taxes The arguments for this Port the taxes, and the only way to get able to pay for it. Someone made the assertion in Commission look very much like at it is as staled above. If this does not show unequal | If we succeed in showing th.it the valuation consequently unequal 1 the R ecorder last issue that the the argument put forward at the above statements are correct, we ex taxation, it is up to Mr. Haberly to : ranchers would receive more benefits , time of tariff discussion that to vote pect Mr. Haberly to get on the other show w hy, although this Port Com than any other people. We are to keep up high protective tariff side of the fence, for he should not mission may have its merits, it is from Missouri “you will have to would keep full dinner pails, also want to make a grave mistake. premature until we get this question show us ” A mere assertion to that better wages, but who ever heard of this kind of people dividing up with The improved lands in Coquille of valuation adjusted, so these effect is not convincing. valley are assessed at a valuation of wealthy timber owners may pay Any intelligent Coos county the working man? Mr. Haberly labors under a $80 per acre, the unimproved lands t heir fair share. farmer knows that we cannot com at $40 per acre. The average in the So it behooves us to get a mcvel pete with California in growing misapprehension about the recall, county is $57 per acre. The tim on us, and have these timber hold- j vegetables for the market. In a an appointed man can not be re ber lands average less than $12 ings cruised, so that these corpora- j great portion of that state two crops called, there wfll be no man on this per acre, so it takes alxmt 5 acres of . lions may be assesse I according to are grown on the same ground in commission that can be recalled, un til we have elected two, and then the timber land to pay as much tax as actual valuation, for at present rate I the same season. one acre of farm land. There is a of progress, and the natural increase We will suppose for the saxe of majority of this board will still have lady on the river who received $17,- I in operations, the timber which is argument that the work done by two years to run this thing. I.et every man who reads this re 000 stumpage from 160 acres, or tributary to Coquille river will have Port Commission would reduce the more than #100 per acre, and the 1 all disappeared, in thirty years, ac freight jates of both Jhmbermen and member that he will get just one land left. A farmer will work very cording to estimates of conservative merchants, is there any assurance vote, for or against this Port Com hard for several years to do as well, j m-m, who have followed the lumber that we would get cheaper goods or mission, never a vote on tax. F* ed N. P erkins . that the men who work in the wills and all the time is piying five times business for a life time. • • • \ BANDON TO HAVE A LARGE BAND COMMERCIAL CLUB IS STILL BUSY Paper For Lakeport • • DIES SUDDENLY Greatest Found Dead in ! His Monday Morning at Bed Musical Organiza tion in Southwest Oregon For several months Professor Kausrud and Manager Topping of His Home the Bandon Concert Band have been planning to alignment that already efficient and well known musical organization, and have recently formulated plans to carry out such augumentatio 1 by drawing largely upon the local talent; and with this The community was greatly end in view Prof. Kausrud has ex shocked Monday mo ning when tended his service free of charge to the news was spread abroad that reliable, ambitious voung men who Crosman Timmons was dead, as he wish to take up music as an ac had been in his usual good health, complishment, with the aid of Mr except for a slight cold and his sud- 'Fopping instruments have been sup den passing away was entirely un- plied, on reasonable terms to those expected. who have been willing to purchase Mr. Timmons was a inau widely them, thereby enab'ing the appli known in business circles of Oregon cants to get first class instruments. and the northwest, and it could be The results attained from this ex said of him that he had no enemies. periment have been remarkable, and Deceased was born in Bath, i the plan has proven a crowning Maine, March 30th 1840 and died in success, the public will soon have Bandon. March 28th 1910, age 70 an opportunity to- hear the initial years and 8 days. He was a veteran concert of the largest band that has of the civil war, being a member of ever played in Bandon. company B. 7th Maine volunteers. When the present number of re He enlisted in the early part of the cruits are added the band will num war anil served to the end. He was her in all 36 players, m addition to a prisoner of war for 10 months, which seven more are now waiting peing imprisoned at Savannah and to be assigned places, w hich will be other prisons, and so great was 11 is done as soon as Prof. Kausrud can suffering while in prison that he arrange; the best of progress is be weighed only 97 pounds when he ing made by the new members who was relea ;ed. meet from two to three times a week After the close of tin war Mr. for lessons both private and in as Timmons returned to his home in sembly work, the first appearance Maine and came to the Pacific coast of the entire organization is set for in 1867, and has made his home at Memorial day at which time they also Astoria most of the time since. He hope to he out in new uniform. was at first a fisherman and after The Bandon Concert Band has ward bought an interest in a cannery stood at the head of musical organ on the Columbia river. He was also izations in this part of the state for superintendent of a cannery in seme time, and with the present Alaska for some time and owned an energy and ¡merest shown, together interest in a cannery in British Co with the continued support of the lumbia. public heretofore enjoyed with the He bought the cannary of the added support and influence of the Gilstrap packing company of Pros friends o the band it is needless to per in 1894, this cannery burned and 1 say this excellent organization has a he built the Bandon cannery in very brilliant future and let us add 18.5, operating the same every year ' that it has heretofore and now until last year when he sold the | merits the hearty cooperation of the machinery to the Coquille' River I entire city and should be encouraged Canning Co. He then put up the ; and assisted by all. new Timmons building w hich is one of the best structures in this city. Mr. Timmons was married in M. E. Church Notes 1880 to Miss Jennie Rich. They have two children, Frank and Miss Hie ladies of the E. church Ethel, both of whom are living and will have an old f ishioned social at together with Mrs. Timmons were the residence of Dr. Rossiter on it home when the end came. The funeral was conducted in the Friday evening April 8th to which Episcopal church Tuesday afternoon the public are cordially invited. Sunday was a red letter day in by Archdeacon Horsfall and interment was made in the G. A. R the history of Methodism in Bandon. cemetery. Mr. Timmons was a Flic attendance at Sunday School member of the Masonic lodge and G. was the largest it has been for years A. R. and both organizations at and at tne morning services, after a sermon on the Ressurection of tended in a body The elaborate floral contributions Christ, the pastor raised by sub showed the high esteem in which the scriptions $58 for the benovelences deceased was held by the people of I of the church. I11 the evening the 1 Sunday school gave their Easter % Bandon. Fhe sorrow ing family have the sin program to an audience which cere sympathy of the entire com filled the church. Standing room inunity in their great bereavement. was at a piemium and several were unable to get in at all. Services on Sunday as follows: A Week of Pleasure Sunday School at 10 a. m; preach At • the opera house beginning ing at 11 a m; Epworth League at Sunday night Apr. 3rd the Gor- 7 p. m; preaching at 8 p. m. Special tnand Ford Co. of New York will i music at both preaching services play a week’s engagement, pre ' Come and worship with us. R. If. A llen , Pastor. senting modern dramas of the clean est type together with bright, catchy vaudeville specialties between the The writer had the pleassure of acts. sampling some very fine radisnes The company consists of eleven grown by Dr. Greek and they cer people and the pieces presented ate tainly tasted like more. staged in the most thorough and artistic manner. Admission ‘<¿5, 35 and 50 cents. I Tag day last Saturday was a Reserved seats on sale at Mars’ all great success. More about it next week. week.