Coos County Produces
Superior Dairy Products
Coquille9» Youngest Business Man
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Coos county, Oregon, is commanding the atten­
tion of the markets of the Pacific coast country be­
cause of its superior cheese and butter products.
The southwestern Oregon country, while practically
young in dairying, is fast proving that it possesses
every requisite for producing the highest quality
milk pioduct. Those already engaged in dairying
are co-operating in every way possible in an en­
deavor to place the industry on the highest plane.
While the Coos country today stands second to
none in the matter of quality of dairy herds, it will
only be a matter of a few years until it leads the
entire state.
The 15,000 or more dairy cows, at present main­
tained on the farms of Coos county alone, with sev­
eral ’’WHS**’ nfHa*■— 1 r,
two counties with milk and cream. There is still
room for many more thousands of cows in these
two counties, and it is predicted that these will
come within the next few years because of the
growing demand for dairy products.
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Coquille’s newest and most unique business enterprise and
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one which
bids i fair to develop into a highly successful one, is Alpine
Popcorn, owned and operated personally by Gross Wood.
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The accompanying illustration depicts the uniqueness of the_
establishment, located adjoining Bill’s place, and opposite the post­
office, and because of such, together with the high quality products
of popcorn, cheesies and nuts carried, attracts the attention of the
buying public.
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Gross Wood is a promising young business man, graduating
turned out highly successful. He is Coquille’s youngest business man,
and his friends predict a successful future for him.
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Served Coquille Eight Years as Mayor
Elected mayor of Coquille in the fall of 1928 to serve from
January >,'1929, to December 31, 1930, and re-elected for three con­
secutive terms, with his tenure of office expiring December 31, 193«,
P*1-«' accounted a leading citizen of Coquille, served as this
city s chief executive a longer period than any other person.
_ __ Mr- Berg, a graduate of the law department of the University
of Oregon, was a resident of Coquille but seven yean before he was
called upon by the people to assume the head of the city government.
As such official he displayed business and executive acumen that
early stamped him • as the right man in the right place. Through his
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at mayor, most of it during the depression period, Mr.
Berg found many vexatious problems confronting himself and the
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city
some 1__
vast
improvements
necessary to the city’s water supply, extension of water-mains and
sewer system andjhe laying of
oj many
many blocks of pavement. It is to
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were repeatedly
itedly re-elected to serve with him through his adminis-
tration, that all these
th— matters
tt_. j were carried through to a successful
and highly satisfactory ’ issue to the majority of taxpayers.
Although urged
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Berg declined the over
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overtures
of friends and taxpayers, expresing the
feeling _ that others
should
of 2 their
an< id effort to the conduct
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of city affairs just as he had done for eight years.
Mr. Berg’s attention is now devoted entirely to his growing law
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practice, and also his several business interests, he being a director
and treasurer of the Coquille Gas &
it Power company, a locally-owned
Utility,
Inc., . insurance
and
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—J a member of
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estate. He tz
is also -zzzttzz^
president of
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the Rotary
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_t_h of Coquille. Mr. Berg
ia an overseas
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ican Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Since locating in Coquille Mr. Berg and family have been liv­
ing on North Coulter street, where they own a pretty home. How­
ever, the family has in contemplation the early erection of a larger
home on Spurgeon hill.
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State Highway Head-
, quarters In Coquille
Coquille, the county seat of Coos county, is
home base of large machine and repair shops,
well as division engineer’s’ headquarters for the
Oregon State Highway department. Here a crew
of six or eight men are kept busily enjployed in
servicing the motor equipment used oh the state
highways in either direction from Coquille for •
distance of 50 to 100 miles. Out from this city go
the mpn who not only operate this equipment,
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'• but
also those who keep , the
highways
and _ bridges
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idges in
in ro­
pair throughout
llout the year.
In the I large buildings is also the office and
headquarters
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state police
force, _____
a crew __ of _ six
or eight alert and watchful young officers, who pa-
trol the highways, northaouth and east every hour
of the day pMM
and night.
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sup- ­
plied with a police patrol radio system through
which they are kept in close touch with state head­
quarters in Salem.
North Bend's Newspaper
One of the ablest edited newspapers of south­
western Oregon is the Coos Bay Harbor, owned and
personally managed for more than 25 years by
Edgar McDaniel. The Harbor covers the Coos bay
country in an entertaining manner, as well as pub­
lishing interesting items from the various sections
along the Oregon Coast Highway from Newport to
Brookings. Its home is in North Bend in its
modern building