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• • * VOLUME XXVI. \ C NUMBER 17 BANDON, OREGON, MAY 5, 1910 SHOULD BUILD GOOD ROADS NORTH BEND GREAT NORTHERN TO ADVERTISE ORE. ARRIVE AND DEPART WHAT THE NEW CENSUS WILL SHOW Sufficient Money Being Spent Comparison Between The Hill Road Will Send Out Let Us Get Full Count of Visit of Commercial Club of Shipping Business for Past But Not in a Judicious Census of 1790 and Pamphlets and Display Our Population that City Postponed Week Has Been Very Manner of 1910 Agricultural Products This Year for the Present. Lively At the present moment there is OTHER CITIES ARE WORKING HARD nothing quite so important, except the always excepted and ever ex pected railway, before the citizens of Lack of public interest in the tak Coos county, as the vital matter of ing of the government census threat gooil road construction within the ens to cheat Bandon out of the credit counly limits. Good roads stand next to railway construction in the of several hundred inhabitants. So far, or at least as far as the matter of community building. No R ecorder is able to see or hear, matter what the cost maybe, the about the only people in Bandon road, once permanently constructed, who have interested themselves in will return its expense fourfold. But there’s the rub! Permanent giving Bandon the proper sized oop and substantial construction. Coos ulation, are the government officials county has spent and is spending themselves; it is surprising what immense sums on road construction, little public spirit is being shown. The people of San Francisco have but about the best evidence of it is set a mark of 500,000 population, to be found in the tax roll. Last and if there is the least possible show vear Coos county expended in round of it, they are going to show tha) numbers the immense sum of $130,- many people in that city. The rea >00. This year it will be increased son of this is that every man, woman to $170,000. The commercial relation is founded and child in San Francis o is taking a hand in the game. They^are tak and accepted, among all peoples and ing an interest in it and people are individuals, upon the common and hustling around to find others that honest principle of giving arjd re are not taking an interest, and also ceiving values for the money that hustling to find others th it have nol passes. This is among the most rudimentary of the organic elements been enumerated. Now it is every man and woman’s >f life, and to save us, we cannot see duty who lives in Bandon today to why it should not operate in the see that the enumerator does not scheme of taxation f >r read building: miss them. It is every man s duty why the taxpayer, whose money is in Bandoil to make a list of all his as hardly earned and of equal value friends whom he knows are in town to any lie possesses or uses, should not enjoy the same sense of satisfac and see that they are enumerated. Inquire at your home and find tion in paying his read tax that he out if the enumerator has been .jets from paying his ordinary cost bills of life and household; why he around If not see that yon and you I should not have value received for family get on the list and get on it this as for all else. The fact that he quick as there are now onlv a few ever questions thè fact, illustrates its more day s left of the enumerator’s commanding value and opens the way for doubt and investigation. time. It is admitted on all sides, of It might be well for (he may«» the city council anil the Commercial course, that we rarely do get value Club to appoint a man or two, il received for our money in these days necessary, to help out this work, a'd of imposture, high-finance and graft, to absolutely see that not a man, but none of these predicates, for an woman or child in lfandon is missed. instant, disturb the inalienable right It would look well, wouldn’t it, to have that value, and the fact that if when the final count is taken, in the matter of roail taxation, the Bandon showed up about 500 less denial is wrought by our own public servants who stand in very different people than she actually has. This census must be finished very light from those we meet on the soon and no one should delay a mo common level of barter, exchange and business, only because the more ment. If you have not been enumerated, intolerable and inexcusable. There is no question as to the ex sendin your name at on« e to Mr. penditi! re of the money. There is Mavity, census enumerator of B.in- dcn, or to E. E. Oakes, President no suggestion of graft, but there is a of the Bandon Commercial Club, large and obtruding problem as to and he will see that it gets to the the method and manner of the ex penditure, The people are getting enumerator. The R ecorder wants to see Ban infinitely weary of tiie imposition don have a lull and complete count and the spirit of revolt is active. Every resident of the city, mar Coos county has held back longer ried or single, should take pleasure than most communities, and the sen in complying with this request, and timent is fast forming for a change it you do not care to fill out the that shall render a better accounting blank, send name in to the above for the huge sum; our people are officials, and they will see that the paying for road tax toll. The fight is not against the payment of the enumerator calls on you. Remember that Bandon wants to road tax, but against the futility of show a good anil substantial growth that payment, the uncompensating Every citizen should make it his and inadequate returns upon those business to see that Bandon gets all payments, the lack of “value re that is coming to it. Every person ceived" in the great anil incessant who has not yet been listed should demand and duty of our citizenship make it his business to see that he is There should be no let-up in the listed. Likewise every woman Don't home-tight for a better deal in this wait. The time is growing short. big premise. The immense sums being collected There are only a few days left. Hunt up the enumerator, and if you would, if properly expended, furnish know anyone who has been missed, a number of magnificent highways destined to lead forth into the pro induce them to do likewise. ductive and, at present, isolated of Coos c rnnty. It is a section 1 H. M. Tucker and w if •, and W. areas ... . ... . j. I alive with natural scenic beauty. I* M. Tucker left ibis morning is W fall ot Possibilities. O'.js.sibilities. opportunities ounortunities Prairie City. Ore., wlicfe they expect L 4»n J actualities. There is nothing U> spend the ’umiucf * An exchange tells of the' progress The Great Northern Railway Co. is sending out booklets advertising ALSO HAVE LARGE PASSENGER LISTS of the United States as follows: The thirteenth census work was the immense resources of Central commenced April 15th. and ail army Ciegon, into which country that of enumerators are now abroad in road is building, and everybody will The visit of the North Bend Com The shipping business from Ban the land asking questions, Some mercial Club, to Bandon, which was hale with delight the fact that Hill don for the past week has been ex facts concerning the federal census scheduled for Friday night, has is coming into Oregon. The great ceedingly brisk, and the boats have are given by the Chicago Inter been postponed on account of a hope of the people of Coos county is been arriving and departing at a Ocean in this way: “The first census visit from Louis B. Hill, President that he will see fit, not only to build rapid rate. The Elizabeth arrived was taken in 1790, 0, e year alter a line to Central Oregon, but that of the Great Northern Rai way, last Thursday with a big cargo of the beginning of our constitutional who is coming to Coos Bay. A he will also come to Coos county. freight and the following passengers: visit ot Mr. Hill, who is the son of Hill is the greatest public benefactor Mrs. |. Caitwright, Mrs. E. J. Phil government, Geoige Washington, president. The first census showed J. J. Hill, to this county can have in high financial circles today, for he ips and child, Harold Philips, R. W. a population of less than t 000 000. is really doing things with the ob ect 110 little significance on the railroad Burns, C. Cole, R. B. Hunnicutt, J. The thirteenth will show about 90, • ot benefitting the general public. situation of this section. The Hill interests are not only in E. Walstrom and H. Saulstrom. 000,000 inhabitants. In 1790 the. Whether Mr. Hill will come to She sailed Sunday morning with area of the United States was 826,844 the Coquille valley or not, we have tending to advertise the Oregon 173,000 feet of lumber, 64 cords square miles. In 1910 it is 3,624,- country with booklets, but are going not been informed, but an effort match wood, 25 tons shittim bark, 122 square mites. The first cersus to put on display in the East, and should be made to induce him to do 13 tons potatoes, 3 tons butter, 9 was taken at a total cost of $44.377. Centr.d West, samples ot agricultural so, as he will not see half the re cases woolen goods, 5 tons miscella The thirteenth census .-. ill cost about products raised in Oregon. This sources of this great county unless will be done by means of an exhibit neous, and the following passengers: $l6,coo,coo. The first census was he does. car which will tour the entire eastern J W. King, E. R Lewis and wife, taken by seventeen marsh.ds and --- --------- section of the country, and the es D. Lewis, R. Lewis, Mr. Nicholson 650 deputy marshals. Now there Don’t Refuse Enumerators. tablishment of permanent agricul and wi'e, and I... C. Travis. are 330 supervisors, and Chicago The Fifield arrived Sunday even done has 1,440 «-numerators. In tural shows in many of the larger If you refuse to answer the ques ing with 60 tons of freight and the 1790 returns were published in one •cities. tions propounded by the census following passengers: Capt. C. H. sin dl octavo volume of 56 pages. With such advertising as this there enumerator, here are some of the Butler and wife, A. Polmson, Ci. W This year ten large quarto volumes is sure to be a great influx of people penalties you subject yourself to: Lent, T. Cline, G. S. Robinson, L. of 10,000 pages will be needed In to Oregon within the next few years, “The penalty for refusal to give and people who come here will cer L. Brandenburg and wife. Miss B. 1790 Illinois was merely the abiding census infoimation is a fine not ex tainly find a home, far superior to Wilkins, Miss A. Johnson, W. S. place of a tribe of Indians. Now it Kloat, N. Johnson, W. Bure, G. it is the third state r.f the union, with ceeding $2.000.” anything of which they have ever Loiter and N. Jurndoman The a poj ulation of 5 50«' «yip ! i 179*1 “The penalty for wilful falsification yet dreamed. Fifield sailed again Wednesday the estimated population of the of the returns is a fine not exceeding —-orw>----- evening with 380,000 feet of lumber, northwest territory—now five states $2,000. ’ 2 tons of butter, and the following —was 7,000. In 1900 it was more You need not be afraid that your The K. of P.’s Surprised. passengers: Mr. Beeson, wile and than 16,000,000. In 1790 the cen answers w ill be made public, for here One of the pleasantest events o* son Tom, Mrs. C Hayter and two ter of population was twenty three is the penalty of the enumerator if the season was a surprise given the children, Miss Olive Kelley, Chas. miles east of Baltimore. I11 1900 it ie “gives you away.” Fisher, Will Limpach, Ber.i. Had- “Enumerators communicating any K. of P.’s, Monday night, in Castle cock. Chas. Laddington, J. Cline, had moved westwar I 519 miles to information regarding the census are Hall, by the Pythian Sisters, The R. A. Wheeler and Mrs. M. J Pal Columbus, Ohio, and this census will send it much farther west. liable to a fine not exceeding hall was beautifully decorated in the mer. lodge colors, flowers and ferns. —ooo---- $t,ooo.” The Washgalore and Ruby are When lodge had adjourned tin Arrange For Trackage. ladies invited the Knights to the also in port and will sail within the License Is Renewed. The Advance dining room where they had pre next day or two Through their president, M. went to sea this morning. pared a splendid spread ol roast Svavrud of Eugene* and represen The Oregonian says: “Capt. Levi chicken and brown gravy which was tatives F. B. Kidder and L. P. Ness, Snyder, late master of the ill-latei! thoroughly enjoyed by the gentle the Lane County Asset Company steamship Arago, who had his license men, so much so. that it brought Grange Corner. has made an arrangement for track- suspended for a year by United forth an eloquent speech from |. W* ige and terminal facilities with ti e States Inspectors Ed wards and Mast on the art of cooking, and es Coos Bay Rapid Transit Company. The Grange will hold its regular Fuller, is again qualified to go to pecially that of good gravy. Arrangements are also entered meeting next Saturday, in Concrete sea in command of a vessel. Through Truly the wise sage has said that into so that construction work may instructions of Captain John Bir the way to a man’s heart is through hall. 10:30 a.in. The Presbyterian be started 011 this end of the pro mingham, supervising inspector, to his stomach, and surely the Pythian Ladies’ Aid will serve dinner in the posed Eugene Florence Coos Bay whom the case had been appealed, Sisters have discovered the secret hall from 12 to 2 p.m.; price 25 cts. electric line if they choose to. While his license was returned to him Mon and won the hearts of the Knights. At 2 pan. there will be an open the matter is largely in the formation meeting to which the public is in day.” The many friends of Captain it is piactically certain that work will vited. Both ladies and gentlemen Snyder will be glad to learn that he Graham Loses Damage Case. are welcome. The very timely and be starteil very shortly and pushed is again qualified to resume naviga as rapidly as forces of men and teams important topic of “Taxation” will tion, as it has been generally under Coquille Ore., May 3.—After be be discussed. Judge Topping will can do it. stood that he was not really to blame As we understand the situation, ing out a few hours, the jury in the speak on “An Ideal Tax Law.” J. for the accident, and that he was case of R. A. Graham vs. the P. DeGesen will give his ideas o( the matter of crossing the Bay will exceedingly brave in the face of Southern Pacific, John D. Spreckels Taxation from the view point of a be settled later, when several surveys great danger. & Bros, company et al, for about Socialist. If time permits others w ill be made. W. P. Evans, ¡»resident of the $143.000 damages and salary, re may take part as they wish. Mr. F. M iss Wilkins arrived on the Fi- turned a verdict for the defendants. F. Eddy will give a short talk on Rapid Transit Company, states in field, Sunday, to visit her sister, The verdict was unexpected. It is the proper care of milk. We also Ins opinion there is no question but Mrs. Geo. P. Topping. presumed that Graham will appeal hope to have a short literary program the Lane County Asset Company is the case to the Supreme Court. that will advance development faster in connection with the meeting. financially able to build the road, The grand jury completed its work This meeting should be largely at and In has every reason to believe and contribute more to the comfort and returned an indictment against tended because these questions are that it will be done. — Coos Bay of the present dwellers than high Harbor. Richard J. Reeves, of Ten Mile, ways that can be traveled in comfort just now very much discussed. charging him with wrongfully killing every month in the year. Doors open promptly at 2 p.m. but Sending Out Letter. Judge Coke recently made a sug a bull belonging to a neighbor named not before as the business of the Hope. gestion in the columns of the Times Grange must be first transacted. Some Myrtle Point people are that is worthy of thought and con j sending out a five page type written sideration. He stated that a good Rebekah Whist Party. letter ass filing the Port Commission plank road could be laid for $1,000 Presbyterian Church. Ocean Rebekah Lodge will give question, and their sole argument is per mile. If these figures are correet, made up 1 f knocking the Coquille it offers a solution. The sums col a Progressive Whist Social, Tuesday lected last year and this year would evening, May 10th, in the I. O. O. F. Regular preaching services will be river and harbor, and insinuating hall. Score cards and refreshments mean 300 miles of roadway that held next Sunday, it a.m. and 8 that the Port Commissioners would could be traveled any month in the 25 cents Everybody invited. p.m.- also Sunday school at 10 a m. lie dishonest and pile lip a big bond vear for at least ten ye«rs. As it is and Y. People’s meeting at 7 p.m. and tax. It is a frail attempt from jt is doubtful if we will get one tenth Mrs. L. J. Radlev, and daught* r, Topics of vital interest are always start to finish The R ecorder will of th «t number. Mrs George Laird, arrived home discussed in the pulpit. Strangers give a more exhaustive review of the letter next week, as up to th s time Give us a run .ind a road for our Saturday afier several weeks’ visit oiiM and others uii'cia are aic invited mviicu to iu make maKC this iniS we have not had suftc tent opportu money.—Coos Bay Times. with relatives at Bellingham, Wash. | church your Sunday home. nity to study it thoroughly • —— "******** - • - —“ • — LOUIS B. HILL COMING TO COUNTY I I