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• • VOLUME XXVI. BANDON, OREGON, APRIL FACTS THE PAST WEEK ABOUT MUCH LIVE Executive Club Give Figures Relative to Taxation Un Many Boats Arrive and De Will Submit Water der the Commission part all Carrying Large tion to Voters at Cargoes THE NEWPORT IS AGAIN ON THE RUN The past week has been a busy one in the shipping industry. Besiiles the steam sell .Kiners that have be»-n coming and going, a number of sii - tng vessels have also been making the trip. The Fitield sailed Sunday morning with 300,000 feet of lumber, 174 pieces of piling, -J iki . ooo shingles and the following passengers: S L Oliver, FC Billups, F A Bites, Miss Bates, Raymond Bates, Chat les F. Hurst ami wife, R B Hunnicutt, I B Miller ami wife and Mrs C E Van Master. The Elizabeth arrived in from San Francisco, Monday, with 109 tons oi freight ami 16 passengers, as fol lows: C E Klepler, wife and child. B H Klepfet, Miss B Kli-pfer, Mrs A J Hartman. I. R Boontin and wife. Miss H Moore, C I ( reen, Mrs I Langlois, Ray Langlois G XV Berry. XV E Lewellen, G Bak, Ast Car [Minter and 11 J Peterson. Tne Eliz a be th sailed gain last night but w« did not get her cargo in time for this issue, but she had about a dozen passengers, besides a full cargo o’ lumber ind miscell neons freight. Die Newport also arrived Mondav and sailed Tuesday with abcut 2oo tons of coal and some miscellaneous freight fur Portland. She wis minus her cabin for forty passengers, win.-1 was reported some time ago. The shipping bu->iiiess for Bandon and the Coquille river looks more promising for this summer thin 11 has for a number of years; in fact there are prospects of this being th« biggest season in th • history oi this harbor. ——000---- First National Doing Business The new First National Bank oi Bandon opened for business Wed nesday morning, April ‘doth, but the inside finishing is not all done as yet. The bank has ni»x’ern fixtures in every respect, and w hen all is in place, it will present a very neat ap pearance. The bank opened up with a good day’s business and Ca'hier Roberts says he is very much encouraged with the outlook. ---- noo—- Grange Corner. The Grange meeting, Saturday, May 7th, will discuss the subject ol Taxation. Prominent speakers will take part Watch for further an nouno meat Open mt eting from 2 to 3 p m, -----vO» — . Bates Family Depart F. A. Bates, son Ravuioml, and »laughter Margaret, left on the Fi- field for San Diego, where they go in the hopes that the climate may benefit Rat nt.mil’s health The best wishes of their many Bandon friends will go with them. The Bates family have been residents of Bandon for al><nit two years, A r Bates having owned an»l operate»! the Bandon Steam Laundry, an I is known as an uptight business man. -Mrs. Bates went to Hastings, Nebra-k 1, .»bout a month or six weeks .ago, where she is caring for her invalid father a d mother, and will join the rest of the family later. WILL INVESTIGATE PORTLAND RECEIVES PORT COMMISSION (he following is part of an article soon to be published by the Execu tive Club cf the Port of Coquille to be distributed among the taxpayers within the district- “Some of the leading citizens with in the territory of the proposed Port c.f Coquille River met some time ago and perfected a preliminary organi- ziton for the purp »se cf encouraging and advancing the work necessary for its permanent establishment, and to that.end it is here propos d to set out some of the advantages w’hich the taxpayers within the limits of the Port District will derive therefrom, and also to refute some of the claims in relation thereto which have been made by Mr. Fred N. Perkins oi B union, and others who are oppo ed to the enterprise. NUMBER 15 21, 1910 STOCK OIL PROSPECTS Miocene Oil and Gas Com« New party to Drill Well on s Petition Being Circulated to Bear Creek. * Present to Proper Author- Increase Union Stock Ya Reported Consta.,I Election OTHER BUSINESS OF ities for Change. IMPORTANCE Portland, April 16, 1910.—Live .st. ck receipts at this market for th» week rttding today- have been t‘22- cattle, h. cake'. 2065 hogs and 3285 sheep. Pri.es on g«xxt cattle have been steady. The i»og market has easeii off somewhat and sheep have not looked attractive to buyers. Tie sheep market has been some* ha «h moralized, and buyers state that the demand f< r mutton by consumers has not been consistent. The hog market has easeii off in sympathy w.th much lower prices at Eastern centers. However, a high plane of prices obtained w ith tops ar 11.20. There has been a scarcity of go,»») cattle on the market, but with the arrival of a train of Mont mas today, the receipts show up to th • average. At I lie.regular meeting of the City Council, last Friday night, it was decided to hav-e an ordinance drawn, subm tting the proposition at the coming June election o f bending the city for $6<»,ooo to put in a city water system The council feels that it is now time to decide w hether or not the city shall own its water sys tem, or depend on private ownership cl this public utility, and the people will hive in opportunity to vote on this at the June election. The matter of stiaightening First For the purpose of the better un street at th- pier was again brought derstanding oi the situation the fol- up and was adjusted satisfactorily, Club Notes. lowing statement is in ide: and i' was ordered to advertise again There is an unex|>eiided Mrs Henrv Dibblee will < ntertain for bids to complete the work. balance of an appropriation the ladies belonging to the Thimble A few bills were allowed and other heretofore made by Con matters of minor ini| ortance were Club at her home, on Fourth street gress for the improvement this afternoon. taken u : j . of the month of Coquille The Ladies Art Chib met til'- Lt the absence of Mayor Gallier, $22.01 O River to the amount of afternoon at the home of Mrs P C who has been laid tip with rheuma Ste -leiison on the cotintv road There is a recent aporopria- tism for the past three weeks, Coun non made l>y Congress for The Seaside Club will be enter cilm in G. Boak has presided over t.lined tomorrow, Friel y, afternoon the purpose of aiding in the meetings. '• *1*< Mm T. ■ Heaton, in the Hart making and maintaining an nan building. 8 io >t channel (tom Bandon to Myrtle Point in tiie be of great value to every taxpayc “This law gives greater powers of amount of $50.000 therein, not only as a means o bonding and t »x levying to five mi n The present issessed value transportation, f»ut also .is a sure of the real and personal • means of largely tn Teasing the v 1 tie than are passed fpossessed) by anv body <•( men in the State, except propertv within the pro of ill real estate so taxed. posed Port District is $7 Take two 160 .»ere tracts «>i laid' when they are trying this scheme under this same law for the Portland A bond issue on this .'iss^ss each equal to-h? other in produ ed va it iti< n >f one per tivenes- improve 11 nt. an 1 ill other Commissioners cannot lev»-over one- cent would amount to 75 700 particulars, except that one of th -tn fortieth of a ten mill tax. ’ I lie statements contain-d in the A 2 mill general tax on the i» situ ite ten miles »1 st mt fr >111 \| . r said assessed valuation of tie Point and from n ivig 1 >!<• . i -r, ibove quotation are based either 7,570 0» would- amount to 1 s. 4 Ì <» and the other is situate eu iniie-. upon ignorance or willful misrepre dis'ant front the eityof Porll md a id sentation. Told $162 s 1° The common council of anv incor- from 11 iviga tie w iter; which is the Independent of the Gov tnc re valuable? That near Portlan I porateil citv or town in this State ernment appropriation the of course What makes it s >? The can issue bonds for the improvement amount to be raised by fact that one is near a large city of its streets or for building sewets. bind issue and general •yhile the other is not What ha- in an amount limited only by the 90,840 made Portland a large citv? The cost of the improvement or the tax would be Of this amount the bon i fact that it is located or. a river thaï sewer, or loth: anil the extent and issue would be 75.700 could be and was, by improvement, cost of the improvement or sewer is General tax »5. «40 made navigable for ocean going limited only by the good judgment $90,840 craft, which fact alone gave to it of the common council as to the ex Total Fhe bond issue of $75,700 such large growth th.it it soon tent and cost of improvement . nd would require bonds < n each became a large-railroad center and a sewage. ft.ooo of assessed valuation Laws of 19'5, J» 87. B. ¿k C. large city mither of which conditions equivalent to $10. would ever have existed but for the sec 2730. If one—twentieth of these Columbia River and its improvement This is but one instance showing bonds is paid at the end oi by taxation . that the Port law does not give each year for twenty years, It is not here contended that Myr “greater power of bonding to five the annual tax on each tle Point, Coquille or Bandon will men than is possess» d by any I mk L $1,000 of assessed v.ilua ever become a Portland because of of men in th«’ State ” tion, to pay the principal the establishment of the proposed •‘For the purpose of raising reve and interest would be as Port; but it is contended that its nues lor county purposes tiie coitntv follows: establishment and the consequent court or board of count»-commis Principal »4 $10 of bonds >5° improvement of the river will, to a sioners for each county m the Stat« Interest 6 per cent for first large extent, increase the population shall, at its January term in each year .60 of these townsand the manufactur year, levy a tax upon all taxable Two mill tax on $(,000 $2.00 ing industries within its limits, and property in its county, which, tax Total annual tax on $1,000 as a natural consequence increase shall be sufficient in amount todefray of assessed valuation 3 to the demand lor and price of all arm the expenses cf the county.’’ The amount of interest would ol products as well as increase the value B. & C- Comp. sec. 3,18 5. course lx* decreased each year. of all real estate in the port district This is an instance showing wher«' It is estimated by th ase who are to an extent that would make an a "body of three men have greater competent to judge, that this fund annual tax of $3 10 on every $t,ooo power of “tax k vying" th n. is given of $162,840 will be ample to place of assessed value a good investment, to I’» rt Commissioners, for.the latter anti maintain the river in condition in addition to the personal advantage are limited as to amount, while the so that any vessel that can cross the to the taxpayer on account < f the 1 former are not,— except that th»’ tax bar at its mouth can ascend the increased and cheaper facilities for shall not exceed an amount necessary river as-far as Coquille, and to make transportation. j “to defray the expenses of the conn and maintain an eight foot channel Mr. Fred N Aerkins, through the ty.” But the power of the county from Coquille to .Myrtle Point. press and his street talk has had court goes much »k-ept-r than this in We thus find that an annual tax much to say about what he claims is • “tax k wing,’’—for it has, to a very of three dollir.s and ten cents on an endue power vested in the Port large extent, the |K»wer to co ttrol each one thousand d »liars of assessed Commissioners, and the probability the extent ol the expenses of the county lot the payment of which it valuation of property within the that they will abuse that power. In must levy the tax. And in this con projxwtxl port district will pay for an his article published in the Coquille nection it is well to stat*», that tn improvement th it all must see «ill Valley Sentinel of April 1st, he says : (Continued on page 4 ) • A petition is being circulated and everybody is si... ting it to ita. lights placet I on the jetty md to move tilt lighthouse to the bluff on the south side of the river. It is state«! bv marine men that the lighthouse is really a detriment where it now is as it throws a gi.iiing light directlv into their eyes as they attempt to cross in over the bar at night, anil thus blinds them so they cannot see the channel, and then the light, where it now is i-.iynot be seen from the si a until vesse.s get directly in range with it, but if it were up where I he kxikout now is it would be dit ferent. as then the light could be seen far at sea, and be of some use to mariners, ’¡ lie petition also asks that not less than ten light of 60 camlie power or more, be placed aloi g the south jetty so as to light the channel, thus enabling vessels to come in at right. If tlies • improve m -r.ts ..re ma it is consider» »1 that it will greatly facilitate shipping pos sibil iea.iii this harbor. --- — ---- An < il well so near to Bandon, or in tact anywhere in the Coquille valley, will mean thousands.md even millions to inhabitants of this valley, and will mean a gr wth in population and industry that cmnot now be estimated. As has been said. oil experts are very pronounced tn their utterances as to the excellent prospects for oil, ic.d taking all things into considera ion, there is every reason to believe that within a comparatively short time thete will be oil in abundance in this locality. - -coo — To Dedicate New Hall. »_ __ I’lii- <hi«i Fellows »>f Bandon are making preparations to observe the otst anniversary of the founding of li.iLerly Replies to Perkins. the Order, by dedicating their mag nificent new hall, Tuescia-., April b> the matter of the I’ott Coinmi- 26th. I be town will belong to the sion I would rep'v to Mr. Perkins' "Three Linkers" on that day. In last week's at title briefly as follows: vitations have-been sent to the oth« 1 if neighbor Perkir.s will read I st lodg»s of the county, and then- will v ek's pagers lie w.'l find that the nrobabl»- be a big attendance »if vis .»ppi opt tai »on ior th»’ Siuslaw of over .ting btolhets Circumstances ¡icr- three hundred ihotc-anJ dollars bv niilting. there will lie a parade lead the t - S, gov i nineul is contingent l»v the Bandon Concert Baud, and ipou ill«’ Pot t <1 Siudavv spending addresses by prom nmt 0<ld b'tl'ow.s over two hundre»! thousand »lohats w .il be given at the Gra« d Theatre on the project. Of Cott sc the gov in the afternoon, to which the gen ernment will be expected to do nr le eral public is invited. In the even- Ian 1. As for tiie P >11 of Columbia ng the ceremony of tile dedicatio.il not existing. For Bio. Perkins of the hall I > the uses of O«kl Fel ben» tit, I w ill state it consists of lowship will lake ¡.’lace, .-¡iter which Clat >p. Washington anil Multnomah a sumptuous banquet will be serveil. I i he evening exercises will be open counties. If the other so called “facts’ ■ to Odd Fellows and their la«lie~, and which Mr. Perkins alleges arc base I R< ix kalis. upon the same kind of fiction, his • log c’’ 's mon imaginary than that Goes to Settle Estate. which he accuse- his progres-tve opponents ol using. It has been rumored about town But .. hv prolong this discussion? The R ecorder has repeatedly and that C. Evan Lucas, of the real estate ably presented the advant t’ge.s and firm of Lucas & Hopson, was going the equitable distribution of the cost away,,iml that the firm would lie of the Port. an»l the general fairness discontinued; but Mr. Lucas s,«vs to all c<»ncer:ted, while it has refuted the rumor is with» ut foundation, any argument that has been pre 'and theii t 1 m w ill remain here indefi nitely Mr. Lucas will depart slmrtly sented against said Port. Th«’ cost is not commun urate with for London. Canada, to settle hi if- the benefit, and the people at large [ fairs in an estate there, left bv one are beginn tig to realize tiiat »e must ' of iiis relatives. The estate has b cn do something to improve our water, under discus'ion f«»r eight years nd way before the great railroads get now satisfactory arrangements 1. ve in here anil oppo.-e our project so as! L»e -n made for its settlement. As to be in a p isition to control our scon as these affairs can be arranged freight rates to their ow n advantage he will return to Bandoil and be In fact, it is the large corporations ready for business again. The firm that are fighting the Port of Coos of Lucas & Ho|»son have ju-t pur Bav, today, more than any- one else. | chase«! the Davidson tract and will I think it will be tl e same with the improve it along imxlern lines. They Coquille proposition. 1 thank you will do the entire gia.img oi the for the use of your space, and ap >1 streets, put in cement sidewalks, ogize lor using so much of it, and | curbing and street planking. Mr. assure you I shall not again reply to Lucas has done this in other locali ties, and a more tmxlern and beauti anv imaginary facts-. ful city has resulted. Th - D »vidson A H arerly . pjrqierty is up near the n w school house, and is a beautiful tract. Miss Emma Solve returned to San Francisco, Wednesday, having taken Miss Myrtle Att-il arrived n Bi i- passage on the Elizabeth. She came don last evening having U< « h I .« n a feu week a ago to visit her sisters, m-«i Gold Beach for the pa-t Mr*. Kausrud and Miss Nora Solve. months. < * • The Miocene Oil and Gas Co., which is made up exclusively of ] eo- ple of Bandon and vicinity, is pre paring to »hili for oil on Bear creek during the coining summer. The company is now selling sto k and it is going very rapidly. Oil experts say that there are the fun-t ol prospects for oil in many parts of Coos county, in-1 that the place whete this company has decided upon for its well is parti tilarly pimn- ising • *