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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1937)
Several Hundred Thousand Dollars in New Improvements in 537 Improvements either finished since the first of the present year or in process of construction at the present time point to 1937 being about as active as was the year 1936, one of the best in the history of Coquille, these improvements being conserva tively estimated to total $500,000. The Smith Wood-Products company plywood factory was completed and placed in operation soon after January 1. The contpany’s second and much- enlarged sawmill was likewise coompleted and started operating about April 1, The Western Condensing company installed new equipment in its plant, besides two large boil ers for furnishing its own steam, where previously it had been serviced by the Smith Wood-Products iber company is extending its to the Fairview-Sumner dis- Many New Business Concerns Locate In Coquille During 1936 Playground of Oregon Coquille, as the hub of Coos county and a city of unusual activity, attracted, during 1936, quite a number of new business establishments, as follows: Western Auto Supply company by Greene i Jensen, Eaton Feed store, Broders jewelry, Ladies’ Shoppe by Mrs. Mary Gage and Mrs. Birdie Skeels, Hermann Men’s store, Siver Variety, Jack Page barber, Yellow Lantern Cafe, H. W. Kelley, sand and gravelhnd contractor of etcavations and grad ing, Miss May's ladies’ shoppe, F. E. McCracken, attorney, Dr. R. J. Milne, dentist« Dr. T. De La Rhue, optometrist. Southwestern Motor company's body and fender works, Haynes Motor company, Coney Island cafe, Biegger & Gunderson' secondhand, Gross Wood, Coos Securities, Inc., real estate and builders, R. M. Creager,Teal estate, Farr & Elwood grocery, Dr. J. B. Gillis, physician. Dr. W. S. Parke, chiropractor, Consolidated Truck line, Miss Dee’s beauty salon. World-wide travelers freely acknowledge that Southwestern Oregon presents a greater variety and much more attractive scenery than any other portion of the world. It has become known as the “Playground of Ameri ca” and thousands upon thousands of tourists and vacationists are attracted each summer to enjoy the sort of outing that appeals to all alike. With ocean, rivers, lakes and wooded grounds calling, the tourist finds himself more than satisfied with a nomadic existence. No section of the United States offers so much in the way of outdoor life. .. - The farmer, who has hard winters to contend with, and the burning summers, would realize what "God’s country” means if he could just live in the cool green Coquille Valley. Some Facts Worth Knowing About Oregon Land Area: 95,607 square miles; 61,188,480 acres. Width: East to west, about 350 miles. Length: North to south, about 275 miles. Forested Area: Federal—13,200,000 acres; pri vate—8,900,000 acres. Merchantable Timber: 438 billion board feet— 234 billion board feet private ownership; 204 billion board feet federal ownership. Highways: 4,750 miles. ' Counties: 36. Largest, Harney county — 6,357,120 acres; 9,933 square miles. Smallest. Mult nomah county—277,760 acres; 438 square miles. Population: February 14, 1859, at date of ad mission to Union: about 53,000. Population: 1930 census: 953,786. State Motto: “The Union.” State Flower: “Oregon Grape ” State Bird: “Western Meadow Lark.” State Song: “Oregon. My Oregon."■ Prominent Business Buildings in Coquille 1—first National Bank. 2—Coquille Hotel Annex, housing Mountain States Power Co., office on cor ner. 3—Ellingson block, occupied by Yellow Lan tern cafe and Hudson Drug Store on first floor. 4— Farmers and Merchants bank and Dr. James Rich mond joint building, the former owned by Geo. A. Ulett, occupied on ground floor by Schroeder Jew elry store and office of Coquille Gas and Power Co., and on the upper floor by offices of Dr. Rich mond, and Attorneys Grant Corby, Carl Mack and J. Arthur Berg, and Christian Logging company. 5—Coquille Valley Sentinel block. 6—Southwest ern Motor Co. 7—Grimes block, occup ed by post office, Cow Bell Dairy. Geo. Unsocld, Rackleft Pharmacy and V. R. Wilson, jeweler. S—Laird building with Ideal Bakery and Thrift Grocery on first floor, and offices of Dr. J. R. Bunch, dentist, Dr. T. De La Rhue, optometrist, and LeMille studio on second floor. 9.—Gould block, occupied by Gould Furniture Con Slater’s Variety Store and J. C. Penney Co. 10—Hersey block with occupancy by Hand Shoe Store, Broders Jewelry and Her mann Men’s Store. 11—Henry Lorenz store. 12— Shelley block, occupied by Siver Variety. Economy Cash Market and Safeway facing on First street .and Green Nook cafe at rear on Hall street. 13— Coquille Hotel building. 14—Machon building, occupied by Bill’s Place and O. K. barber shop on ground floor, and Tourist Hotel on upper floor. 15—Folsom Grocery and Hotel. 16—Stevens Hard ware and People’s Market.