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Preferring Bible to Bridge.
Published Every Thursday by the
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Ma»' 12,
THURSDAY
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That “Port of Coquille” Letter wagon roadsand making a first-class
In last week’s R ecorder we
m ide reference to “Port cf C> quille
letter which was sent out by a “Tax
payer” under date of March 31, 1910.
We made lhe statement at that
time that we had not taken time to
give the letter a thorough study, a.*-
it had only fallen into our hands a
couple of days prior to issuing the
last week’s paper, and that we w ould
give a more comprehensive review
of it this week. Since then we have
read it over seveial times and each
reading convinced us more fully of
the flimsiness of the argument of the
entire letter. In fact, as was stated
last week, there is no argument
whatsoever, except a constant knock
on the possibilities of the Coquille
river as a harbor, and the insinuation
that the port commissioners wculd
be dishonest, domineering rascals,
and that it would be impossible to
get five men who would act in ac
cordance with reason or justice.
The only conclusions that one can
d'aw from this letter, are, that the
promoters and writers of it ba- e in
ax to g ind or else
the\
know nothingab mt business, human
ity or anything else.
l he attempt is made to show that
in the course of 20 years a ptopert)
owner will pay more than half th<
total value of his property in taxes;
this, of course, is on the tin ory that
the highest figure allowed by the
port law is used. Now, my man
does not need to be more than hall
sane to see the absurdity of this ar
gument, and it is so weak that it is
not even worthy of notice. There is
n» intention on the part ot the jno-
motors of the port commission to
reach the high limit, and, in fact,
there will never be one tom th of the
limit of taxation levied, and th«
writers of this letter are as well
aware of that as anyone, but if they
can deceive the people by making
them think that they are heaping a
great burden upon themselves, they
have gained a point.
They also try to make 11s believe
that the small tax payer’s property
will not be benefit I«'<1; that the far
mers around Rural, Bancroft, Dora.
Custer, Remote and Sitkum, would
receive no benefits. This is another
case of ahsurd reasoning. As this
Many news items have emanated
from the innermost circles of New |
York society, tut we believe that,
the report that a prominent so iety
leader ot Gotham has proposed a
-tudy ot th«* Bible as a substitute for '
bridge will attiact the widest atten
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tion. More remarkable still, instead :
of treating the matter as a mei fad ,
of feminine eccentricity, it seems
destined to an extended run of pop
ular endorsement.
The credit for this innovation l>e- •
longs to Mrs. Martin W. Littleton,
wile of a distinguished lawyer. At
a social function she arranged that
her lady friends should assemble at
her home and listen to an exposition
of Biblical themes by Dr. C. L.
Scofield, Secretary of the Oxford
Revision Society. Many of the ladies
found interesting tilings in lhe Bible,
of which they had never before
heard, and expressed lhe hope that
a study of the book might be ex-
tended under equally instructive
auspices.
Furthermore, seveial of the ladies
present in.ide emphatic announce
ment that henceforth they proposed
to pay more attention to the Bible
and less to bridge.
The leaven of serious reflection
seems to be working in New York
society. Let it work until something
of real benefit to humanity may en
ter their empty craniums.
harbor of the Coquille rivir, l«oth ol
which can be «lone at a reasonable
cost, bv using the proper methods.
We are now spending $170,000 a
year in Coos county for roads With
this amount, we can build excellent
roads if we use it legitimately, and
with a reasonable expenditure on
the river and harbor, we will soon
have one of lhe greatest producing
sections in the United States.
The “tax payer’’says: “An) money
that might be raised by the creation
of a local port corporation and the
bonding and taxing of the property
of individuals residing therein, would
be supertluo’us,’’ and that the gov
eminent hid recommended enough
for making every possible improve
ment. Now. the government has
appropriated $56,000. and $6,000 a
year maintenance fund. If this will
make a reasonably good harbor, then
certainly another $100,000 that
might be raised by bonding, in case
we establish the port, and a few
thousand a year added t > the main
tenance fund by a port tax, would
certainly not be “superfluous.“ but.
on the other hand, would make a
Billboard Nuisance.
harbor here worthy the name.
It is said that during a strike of
In short, the whole letter is made
up of absurdities, and will never the billposters of Chicago, a number
cause the mind of any one who is of the theatre managers made exclu
capable of doing his own thinking sive use of newspaper advertising to
to waver in the least. There is ab announce their attractions, and found
solutely nothing to it but flimsy the that they were drawing bigger houses
orizing, knocking and insinuating, during that period than when they
and the people of the Coquille water weie making free use of the bill
shed will not be deceived by any boards. Our cities have had hard
such nonsense. We a: e progressive times trying to abolish the billboard
and are t>oing to take advantage of nuisance. Perhaps a general reali
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our oppottunily to advance. We zation that billboards are unprofit 1-
will incorporate lhe port, and the ble as well as unsightly, would help
PEOPLE WILL REAP THE a lot in having their use discon-
BENEFIT, and NOT PAY THE 1 tinned - Success.
FREIGHT as the “TAXPAYER’’
would have us thi 11k.
Card of Thanks.
The Deathless Life.
BAN
ANNOUNCE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THEY HAVE SUCCEEDED
A. F. Estabrook Co.
In Their Hay, Grain And General Warehouse Business
The Retiring Management Wishes to Thank the Community For Their Past
BUSINESS AND FAVORS
The New Management trusts that it will receive the same hearty patronage
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CASH BUSINESS
BANDON WAREHOUSE COMPAN\ will conduct its business on a strictly cash basis
have made this decision, as such a policy cannot but prove beneficial to all, for reason that
We
CASH PRICES Mean LOW PRICES
No firm can carry a load of slow or bail accounts and keep its prices down. That is a busines im
possibility.
Ready cash means that we can take advantage of local and California snaps
and buy at figures ihat will permit of our selling to you at “SNAPPY PRICES. ’
Fot these reasons there will be no books kept at the Bandon Warehouse Co.
RESULT:—“LOWEST PREVAILING PRICES,” “Smaller Margin of profits,” MANY SALES
Watch the R ecorder for Our Prices, They Will Interest You
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“BUY OF THE BANDON WAREHOUSE CO.”
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Make That Your Motto—Bear it in Mind—Pass it Along — Means Money to All
Be satisfied that we are here to stay, to give you a fair, square deal and always .. tiling, courteous
attention. Your interests will always be ours, Let us get together and profit from the very
st <rt. You will find us more liberal and broad on a cash basis than our predecessors or others
cou'd be on a credit basis. You know why this is possible
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SAVING MONEY IS MAKING MONEY
The banks ot Bandon would like to see your accounts with them grow. This is possible by
dealing with the Bandon Warehouse Co. for cash, and saving money.
Out of town
patrons should not forget to use the phone, as we will cheerfully give any information that
lies within our power.
A Word about Your Freight And Passenger Business
THE BANDON WAREHOUSE CO. will act as the freight and passenger agents of A. F. ESTA
BROOK CO.
You are familiar with the past efforts and services of the A. F. Estabrook Co.
Our aim is to betliei if possible, an already y.ood service. We aie here to get your business, and
mean to cater to your every demand whether great or small. The A. F. Estabrook Co are anx-
ions to please you and toward that end will do everything consistent to an efficient ami reliable
service. We shall endeavor to give due notice of all sailing dates. When you see those dales, stop
and think just what it is you wish to send or receive.
Recommend to your triends that they travel on the twin screw S S. FIFIELD, a ship noted
for her safety speed and competent, willing and attentive crew, The Filiekl has units tally large
staterooms, (and tj pical of the A b . ESTA BRO()K < ’( ).'S efloits to give you the best) is lhe only
ship afloat on the P cific, having het and cold running water in each room
L. L. BRANDENBURG
BANDON WAREHOUSE CO.
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There is being conducted tn
state of Wisconsin «luring the present
months a cow contest, which aims to 1
discover the cbamplou butter producer
of tiie state. The two animals having
the highest records for ttie first month
have shown a butter return ranging1
between sixty and eighty |M>unds. The
dairyman who Is Interest«*«! iu bal
1 desire to thank the good ladies anced rations will note with interest
of Bandon for their kindness Io my the bill of fare which the two cows
sister, Mrs. Rogers. I will be com have been receiving. Ttie one show
ing the largest returns Is given thirty-
pelled to leave here in a few days five pounds of corn silage, ten pounds
probably never to see her again, so of alfalfa, four pounds of wheat bran |
please continue your kindness t< het and four pounds of ground barley '
daily. The second cow is f««d thir !
by dropping in and speaking a ty-five pounds of corn silage, thirty
pounds of mangel#, eight pounds of
cheering word occasionally.
timothy ami clover hay. eight pounds
Yours very truly,
of cornmeal nnd four pounds of gluten
A. R P attee
meal daily, it is not surprising that
cows that get outside of such an
Leavenworth, Kansas
amount of raw materials do business
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at milking time, In quite a real sense
they are milk manufactories and are
Portland Markets.
rlewwl as such by the uieu who own
them
Victor Hugo: I feel in myself the
f iture life. I am like a forest once
cut down, the new shoots are strong
er and livelier than ever.
I am
rising. 1 know, toward the sky.
The sunshine is on n y head. The
earth gives me its generous sap, but
heaven lights me with the reflection
of unknown w01 Ids You say that
country develops, the property of the soul is nothing but the resultant
these farmers will also enhance in of lhe bodily powers. Why, then,
The receipts at the Portland Union
value, but they say the farmei does is my soul more luminous w hen my Stock yards for the past week, wete
not raise any better crops on high bodily powers begin to fail? Winter as follows: cattle ¡484, calves 92,
Ivgs k »7 i , sheep 4096, horsand
priced land than on cheap land, ami is on my head, but eternal spring is
mules 52.
that he is only burdened with great in my heart. 1 breathe at this hour
Most of the cattle have been from
the fragrance of the lilacs, the violets California and were of good quality
er taxes.
Let us investigate. The writer is and the roses, as at twenty years. and the prices at which they were
familiar with conditions in the great The nearer I approach the end, the sold indicate that the lower prices
farming sections of the Mississippi plainer I hear round me the immort looked for at this time did not apply.
The run of grass cattle has not
vallev, having lived there the most til symphonies of the worlds which
started and while the packers un
It is marvelous, ve-
of his life. In that section, farmers invite me.
doubtedly expect to get lower priced
are making a lietter rate of interest, simple. It is a fairy tale, and it is cattle, the supply, both in quantity
at the present lime, on land for which history. For half a century I have and qualitv has not warranted a re
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they pay from $100 to $150 per acre, been writing my thoughts in prose duction.
The sheep market has been well
than they made off of the same land and in verse; history, philosophy,
supplied
throughout the week.
25 or 30 years ago, when it could I m drama, romance, tradition, satire,
Prices indie ile a steady mat kef.
bought for $ 10 to $15 per acre And ode and song. I have tried all. But There were all sorts of sheep offered,
why is it? Because they have a I feel I have not said the thousandth | and the lowest prices quoted brought
means of getting their products to part of what is in me. When I go all they were worth.
The hog market is slowly follow
market. The same condition will bt down to the grave I can say like
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the lead of the River markets,
many
others:
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have
finished
my
true in Coos county. As soon as
and
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hile prices at Portland are f 1.50
the farmer has an easy access to days's work.’’ But I cannot sa :
l>er hundred higher than at other |
market, his farm will bring him re “I have finished inv life.” Mv day’s points, tiie market is 10 per cent I
turns. ten fold, over that which he is work will begin again the next morn lower than List week.
mg The tomb is not a blind «Ilex ;
low receiving.
It closes 011
Our present opportunity for tji-t it .is a thoroughfare
First class job work a specialty.
Mg • market m by building gout lhe twilight; it opens on the dawn.
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There Is probably no force, not ex
cepting steam, that possesses the force
exhibited in the expanding of freez
ing water. The results of this tremen
dous power are everywhere visible in
nature and form a most interesting
line of thought for those of an inquir
ing mind.
It seems to be the consensus of opin
ion among breeders of experience that
coutinual breeding from immature
sows tends to produce a type of hog
lacking in vitality and sturdiness of
frame and more subJecfS’than the off
spring of mature sows to diseases. In
the same way the first calf of young
heifers is seldom taken as a producer
of breeding types.
The laws in most states make the
maintenance of ttie partition fence
betweeu two pinces a matter of Joint
responsibility as between the respec
five owners, The type of fence de
sired by one proprietor, provided it is
within the sco | h * of the definition of a
legal fence, the other proprietor can
be made to furnish through appeal to
If any readers of these notes sus the trustees having these matters in
tained losses last season as a result of charge.
smut In their small grain the sameditfi
culty may be headed off this season by
White clover not only makes n most
treating the seed with a formalin solu excellent pasture grass and source of
tion. This fungicide is made by dilut- food supply for bees at blossom time,
Ing a plnt of 40 per cent formalin in but the superintendent of one western
about thirty gallons of water. The road-the O. It. and N.—is making
seed. which should is» treated a few tests of It with considerable success as
hours before using, should lie spread a means of preventing the washing of
about six inches deep on the baru or its cuts along the Columbia river The
granary floor and the solution sprin clover roots make a fibrous and com-
kled over it evenly, care being taken pact mass, while there is sufficient
not to put on so much that it will soak moisture from soil ami air to insure
through to the floor beneath. When its vigorous growth.
the sprinkling has been done the grain
should be shovel«*«! over and mixed
On the basis of Us value in Increas
thoroughly, so that all of the seed will ing crop production fresh manure is
be moistened with the solution. An ruled ns tuning a value of $2.25 per
inspection will show whether enough ton. mid experiments which have |xs*n |
solution has l>een added the first time. made show tluit It will low one-third i
If not, the seed may t>e given a second of its value if It is allow«*d to tench
sprinkling. Machines costing $•> or $7 for three months Tills Is not a large
are on the market which have a tank loss on a single ton. but It menus that
containing the solution, through which 100 tons of such fertilizer would be
the seed is passed and given thorough worth $225 and that the loss reierrtsl
treatment. Such machine could treat to would Is* $75. enough Io buy ii
seed for half a dozen or more farms manure spr«*n<ier or give the I h \ v eight
and might well be owned jointly.
weeks at nn agricultural college.
In all agricultural communities our
standards of good citizenship should
more and more come to give high
place to the man, whether owner or
tenant, who at the end of a season
leaves the soil which he has tended
Ju as fertile and productive a condition
as when he found It. And it should
class as very real traitors to the coun
try’« best Interest and welfare tho
very large class who despoil and rob
the soil ruthlessly.
The English potato crop for the year
1009 averaged 238 bushels per acre as
against an average in the United
States of about 105 bushels. It is well
to remember, too, in this connection
that the English avetage was secured
on lands which have been tilled for
"00 or 800 years, while here the land
has not been cultivated on an average
sixty or seventy years. There ought
to be a suggestion in tlwse figures for
the American agriculturist.
The agricultural department Is con
tinuing its vigorous warfare against
the weevil pest, which has exacted
such heavy toll from southern cotton
growers, and ns a result of Its efforts
parasitic enemies have been intnslueed
which are greatly lessening the dam-
age sustained. In some fields in Lou-
isfana as high ns 77 per cent of the
boll weevils have been destroyed by
these Insect enemies, nnd at various
points in Texas from 21 to 48 per cent
of the weevils have been destroyed by
the same agency.
Investigations which have tieen made
by the Nebraska experiment station
Into the causes of sorghum ¡tolsonlng
show that this result is due to the
presence of prussic acid in the green
leaves of young and old sorghum
plants and Kaffir corn. The (sdsons
seem always to lie present in minute
quantities, but is developed in danger
ous quantities when the plant Is nr
rested In certain stages of its growth
by dry weather. It is more than like
ly that to this same poison is due tiie
frequent death of stock which has
eaten of the green r I kmi I s and suckers
In a field of corn following a period of
retarded development.
ALFALFA—$1.75 BALE-Good Grade: Where Can You Beat it? Stock Up.
Barley--$1.15 Sack. Clean and Heavy. In
ton lots at $1.10 sack
Midlings-$1.85 Full size sack«. Shorts $1.50
REMEMBER! IT PAYS TO PAY CASH.
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