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VOLUME XXVI.
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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
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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.
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BANDON TO HAVE
A LARGE BAND
COMMERCIAL CLUB
IS STILL BUSY
Paper For Lakeport
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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.