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T he C oquille H erald
VOL. 28;
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1911
NO. 21
FARMERS UNION
COMMERCIAL
1
CLUB FORMED
CANNERY CO.
Will Try to Unite With Council
At an open meeting of the Farm
in the Building of a New
ers Union last Saturday afternoon
a large number of farmers and
bu=iness men of the cily took the
City Hall.
o
A good-sized aud enthusinslio
bunch of booster» ruet at the city
h-n xutsday night and oi ganized a
cch-needed commercial club to
lo >k after the interests of the city.
A temporary organization was ef
fected by electing R. H. Mast,
chairman, and J. W. Leneve, sec
retary, after which the meeting
was opened for a general discus
sion of the subject.
A number
were called upon by Cbairmau Mcst
for an ixprt ssion of their opinions,
and all the speakers were agroed
that the city was badly in need of
a commercial club.
A» matters
hive stool for several months there
lias been no one authorized to
answer inquiries regarding the re
sources of the country nod oppor
tunities offered in farming or busi
ness lines. There has been no one
to look on* for distinguished vis
itors nor a place to entertain them,
both of which shouldbe made
strong factors in advertising the
city abroad.
Another matter of supreme im.
portance discussed by several was
co-operation with the city council
in selecting a new sito and build
ing a new city hnll. It was sug
gested that by the two bodies work
ing together possibly arrangements
could be made for a permanent
home for the club in the new build
ing, where one room could be set
aside for exhibits.
It was the sentiment of the meet
ing that the old chamber of com
merce and the Coquilte Club be in
vited to consolidate with the new
organization.
It was also suggested, and ap
proved in an informal way, that
Co<[uille should co-operate with the
other towns of the valley in publish
ing suitable pamphlets to adver'ise
this section.
The permanent organiz ation was
completed by organizing the fol
lowing officers:
R li. Mast, president.
L. H. Hazard, vice-president.
J. W. Leneve, secretary,
C. H. Cleaves, treasurer.
A committee of three was ap
pointed by the president to drafts
constitution and by-laws, consisting
of J. C. Savage) E. F, Johnson and
J. E. Updike. This committee will
take up the matter of membership
fees and monthly dues and the
amounts will be determined at the
next meeting.
Another committee was appointed
to look after the gecuiing of per
manent club quarters.
The mem
bers are C- H. Cleaves, J. S. Lyons
and W. H. Mansell.
The meeting adjourned to Thurs
day evening, Feb. 9, at which
time the committ« es will report, and
a constitution and set of by-laws
will be adopted.
MISS GLADYS GAGE
FIVE HUNDRED CLUD
HELD ANNUAL BANQUET PASSED AWAY SATURDAY
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first action on the mattei of starting
a cannery here.
John W. Searls, president of the
J W. Searls company of Spokane,
manufacturers of canning machin
ery was the principal speaker.
Mr. Searles had spent three or
four weeks in Coos county investi
gating conditions pertaining to the
caDnery business. He stated that
he believed there was room for a
cannery at each of the three
towns in the valley, and recom
mended a plant for this place cost
ing about $6,500.
Beans and asparagus were the
principal vegetables recommended
lo be grown for canning, beans be
ittg especially recommended. These,
with all kinds of fruits, could be
handled with the proposed plant.
Corn, peas, squash, pumpkin and
tomatoes he stated would require
additional machinery, and two of
the»e, corn and tomatoes, he did
not consider practicable. Corn can
be raised cheaper in the middle
west on cheaper land, and he
doubted whether the climate was
suitable here for the cultivation of
tomatoes on a large scale.
Following the address a committoe
was appointed to draft and circulate
a petition to secure subscriptions of
M ock.
The members are Geo. E
Peoples, J. C. Wallen, Geo. Hen-
nineer, J S. Lyons and O A Min-
tony e.
W. L. Kissoer, J. W. Leneve and
Frank Willard were appointed a
committee to secure a site for the
plan t.
Up to d'ate three sites have been
offered. One by F. F. Crewe, south
east of town, one by W. M. Wheeler,
near the ferry slip, and one by A l
fred Johnson, Sr., on the old mill
site. Mr. Johnson offers to donate
the water, and wood for five years
in addition to the site.
Another meeting will be held Sat
urday to hear the reports of the
committees.
Miss Gladys Hazeu Gage passed
The annual banquet of the Five
Hundred club was held Monday away at the home of her father, W ‘
evening at the home of Mr. and Mis. W. Gage, last Saturday night at
A. J. Sherwood, about 40 people I 11:45, alter an illness lasting for
enjoying the elegant spread and the about two and a half years.
social time following.
Miss Gage suffered an attack of
The following menu was served: pneumonia two and a half years
ago, aud gradually failed in health
Cream Tomato Soup
uutil death relieved her suffering CANNERY TO BE BUILT
Hot Rolls
Funeral services were held Mon
Olives, Celery, Salted Almonds
BY BAY FRUIT GROWERS
Roast Chicken, Oyster Stuffing day alternoon at the M. E. Church.
So ith, conducted by T. G. Bunch,
Cream Potatoes
At a called meeting of the Coos
and interment was in the Masonic Bay Fruit Growers association at
Cream Cabbage
cemetery.
Lobster Salad
the Marshfield Chamber of Com
Ice Cream, Cake, Coffee
Miss Gage was born at Allegany, merce this morning, it wbb decided
After the banquet the evening Ore., Aug. 22, 1890, and has lived among other things to go ahead
was spent in playing five hundred, j with her parents in this city with the cannery project and en
Mrs. O. C. Sanford winning the since 1897. She attended the local deavor to have it in readiness for
ladies first prize, a cut glass water ; school, and has been an earnest handling this season’s crop. A. O.
bottle. Mr. D. D. Pierce won the worker in the Adventist church Kjelland was appointed a commit
tee of one to negotiate for possible
first prize for gentlemen, a set of since early childhood.
military brushes, and Mr. O. C.
Deceased leaves to mourn her sites at North Bend and President
Sanford won the consolation.
loss, besides a host of friends, her P. M. Hall-Lewis to do so in
Punch was served during the 1 father aud mother. Mr. and Mrs. Marshfield.
It was decided that reports on
W. W. Gage, of this city, two
progress of the game.
possible sites and statements of
brothers
and
five
sisters:
Clyde
of
Those present were:
of
the
plant be
this city, Fred of Allegany, Bon the cost
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Evland, Mr. nie of this city, Mrs. Frank Fish
submitted to the regular general
and Mrs. Jack Lamb, Mr. and Mrs of Bancroft, Mrs. Viigie Everdon meeting of the association which
Fred Slagle, Mr. and Mrs. Allan of this city, Mrs. Clara Landrith of is to be held next Saturday. At
Collier, Mr. and Mrs. O C. San Turlock, C a lif, and Mrs. Nannie
this time, the balance of the sub
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lorenz, \Y ilhoit of Graton, Calif.
scriptions necessary will be taken
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Peoples, Mr.
so that work on tbe cannery can be
and
Mrs.
A.
J
Sherwood,'
begun at an early date.
FISHTRAP.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W o.
Rose,
The idea is to rush the caDnery
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Gage, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Yates arrived home last to completion so that all of the
Mrs. D. D. Pierce, Mr and Mrs. Saturday from an extended visit
crops can be handled by it this sea
Bert Folsom, Mr. and Mrs Geo. with relatives and friends at Oak
son.
Robinson, Mr- and Mrs. Walter Sin land and other parts of California
Contracts will be entered into
clair, MissEffie Collier, Miss Clare
R. E L. Bedillion came up from with farmers to produce vegetables
Sherwood, Mrs. Owens,
Miss
Bandon Saturday for a few days’ for canning, and small aod tree
Gretchen Sherwood, Mr. L H.
fruits will be taken care of at their
hunting cn the Fisbtrap marshes.
Hazard and Mr. Stephen Hockett.
Mrs. Hale, the Fishtrap musician, seasons.
did not go to Riverton Monday,
Attorney L. A. Lilj eqvist will as she was feeling somewhat indis evening was very entertaining and
the debating was instructive as
leave on the Breakwater Saturday posed the fore part of the week.
well as very amusing. The quei»
for Portland, going from there to
The ladies' aid society met at tion debated was “ Resolved, That
Salem to argue the case of Dow vs.
Mrs. Albert Schroeder’s Wednes the cow is more profitable than
Courtney Lumber company before
day of this week.
the Supreme Court. Mr Liljeqvist
the horse.” The chief disputants
Services were held at the Willow- were Miss Hazel Kadabaugh on
appears for F. S. Dow, the case be
! dale church Sunday, Rev. Root tbe affirmative side and Mr. Oluf
ing the foreclosure of a lien.
officiating.
A asm on the negative, and this
The ateamer Fifield will sail from
The literary program given at being a dairy country of course the
Bandon ou her next trip south
the school house last Saturday affirmative side got the decision
next Sund »y aftern oon.
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES
W ILL COMMENCE FRIDAY
NIGHT, FEBRUARY I0TH
On Friday, Fe >. 10, at 8 p. m. in
the Nosier Hall will occur a debate
bfctwem the Myrtle Point high
school and the Coquille
high
school, on the question, ‘Resolved,
That all telegraph lines in the
Uniud States should be oimid »1 d
operated by the Federal Govern
ment ”
These debates are nn annual eer-
ies of contest between the bigb
schools of the counties and state
and it is tbe hope thsq^the healthy
interest in them will continue to
grow. The young people on both
our teams have been doiDg^credi-
table individual work on their ar
guments and the subjects tor de
bate is one of vital concern to all
citizens. Judges are being selected
from out of town.
Tbe home team will have the
affirmative side. Naomi Knowlton,
Alice Stanley and Irvin Custer
comprise the team.
E '’a Sugg, Walter Oerding and
Matt Kerrigan will go to Bandon
on the sane evening to debate the
negative side of the same question
against Bandon.
These debates wi-U naturally give
to the girls and boys taking part,
keener memories, better poise and
self control before nn audience and
tbe sense of achievement in do
ing something by their own initia
tive.
PROSPECTS NOW FOR
A GENERAL HOSPITAL
TO BE LOCATED HERE
Dr. K . A. Leep, well-known to
many Herald readers, has decided
to locate in Coquille, and should
conditions prove lavorable will
open a general hospital here.
Dr.
Leep states that he believes the
central location of Coquille makes
it the best possible place iu the
valley for such an institution.
That it would be a benefit to Co-
quille goes without saying.
Dr. Leep practiced 18 years at
Myrtle Point, but the past two or
three years he has been at Eugene.
For the present he will open
offices in the First National Bank
Building.
HIGH SCH O O L NOTES.
The sixth grade will give a
literary progt am Friday afternoon.
Next Friday, Feb. 3, at 2:45 p.
m. the senior class oi the high
school will give a ‘ Riley program,”
consisting of poems aud songs
The third game of the basket
ball series participated in by the
local team will be played here next
Friday night, Feb. 3. with Myrtle
Point. Everyone should come out
as a good game is in prospect.
A
preliminarv game will be played
by two girls’ teams of the loca
schools.
On account of the over-crowded
conditions another teacher was
added to the corps this week, Mrs
O. C. Sanford accepting the posi
tion. A part of 5A and 4A grades
were moved to the third grade
room, and the third grade was
moved out to the Academy.
BAN CROFT
PER YEAR $1.50
REPAIRING OF BOISE ROAD IS
MILL PLANT
AGAIN ACTIVE
SOON DONE Interesting Data on Railroad
Fine progress is being made in
the work of repairing the mill of
the Coquille Mill <k Mercantile com
p a n y , and Manager D. D. Pierce
states that incase they so desired
it would only be a matter of a few
days until they could put things in
shape to saw lumber.
It is not
thought, however, that they will
begin to operate for a month or so
yet.
The engine room is now vir
tually in shape to run. The en
gine has been placed on a solid
concrete foundation 14x20 feet and
7 feet deep The engine which was
wrecked in the explosion last
summer will not be replaced, but
by reducing friction throughout the
mill and runniug the other engine
to its lull capacity the mill will
have no lack of power. All of the
steam fitting is now done except
running a pipe to the planer en
gine.
The carriage track is just com
pleted and is now in condition to
stand many years of wear. The
pilings now stand on a plank foun
dation built up from the old mud
sills
What machinery is yet to be in
stalled, such as the trimmer and
wood saws, will not require much
time aud is all on the ground. The
main work yet to be done is to re
build the roof.
Mr. Pierce says the mill is in
better shape now than it ever has
been since his connection with it;
that it is, iu fact, a first-class mill
of 25 to 30 thousand capacity.
He also believes that the pros
pects for the lumber industry here
were never brighter.
With a nine
or ten foot channel at low tide the
largest boats entering the harbor
will be able to load lumber right
from the docks of both mills, and
with the lower freight rates in
prospect on the opening of the
Panama canal an enormous eastern
market will be opened in which
this sectiou will have an oppor
tunity to participate.
ENDEAVOR CONVENTION
TO BE HELD IN ASHLAND
The Oregon C. E. Union is
planning to hold a big convention
in Ashland, Feb 10-12. Dr. W.
B. Hinson of the White Temple of
Portland and Paul C. Brown, field-
secretary for California, are among
the piominent speakers and work
ers on the program.
A rate of one and one-third fare
for the round trip has been granted
by the railroads but it is necessary
for delegates to secure a certificate
from the agent at the time of pur
chasing ticket and bring it to the
convention to be signed by the
state secretary.
Free entertainment, consisting of
room and breakfast, will be pro
vided for all delegates during tbe
convention.
Ashland is one of the most
beautiful residence cities in the
state and has a reputation for
hospitality second to none.
Indications are that the conven
tion will be a great success and all
who possibly can do so should
plan to attend.
John R igg, Ashland, Ore., is sec
retary of the registration committee
and delegates should send names
to him.
Freight Rates in South
ern Oregon.
Surveyors, posing as geological
engineers, who have been wo rking
from Salmon City to Lewiston,
Ida., are now said to be in the ser.
vice of the Gilmore A Pittsburg-
Their operations are regarded as
confirming a report from Pottland
Or., that this road is about to be
gin the building of the line be
tween the poiuts where these men
have been a: work.
Auother fact
haviug the same effect, is the pur
chase of ,1000,000 Ues, to be de
livered at Salmon City.
The Gilm >ro & Pittsburg is an
undertaking that up to this time
has been a subject of more or less
speculative gossip as to whether
it is independent or has behind it
some established and stroug railroad
interest. At one time the latter
idea did not seem to be warranted,
owing to developments suggesting
that its promoters were in trouble,
or else had had differences with a
financial
house in
Pittsburg,
through which its obligations were
being settled.
There still remains an element
of uncertainty relative to tbe enter
prise that not a few people would
like to see removed.
This much
is conclusive— if it is really to be
an independent road, eventually
the Hill and Harriman systems
have some strong competition to
meet later on.
A citizen of Roseburg recently
received a letter from a friend in
Boise, Idaho, who says that the
impression prevails to a certain ex
tent in Boise that this railroad will
be extended westward through
Central Oregon to the coast, pass
ing through Ontario and Roseburg.
Surveys have been made through
Boise, and also through Emmett,
Idaho, and the general direction of
these surveys indicate the road is
headed for Coos Bay through Cen
tral Oregon.
In all probability
this east and west Central Oregon
line will be established before the
completion of the Panama Canal,
the principal obstruction at this
time, it is claimed, being the mis
guided rapacity of the owners of
Coos Bay terminal grounds. There
seems to be no desire on the part of
Coos Bay property holders to en
courage the building of a railroad,
although the Coos county needs
transportation more than anything
else. However, with the natural
ydvantages offered, even the selfish
ness of its citizens will not prevent
the establishment of terminals, and
ANVIL ARRIVED IN THE
COQUILLE RIVER SATURDAY
The long looked for Anvil ar
rived in port about 10:00 o'clock
Saturday night and remained onl)
about 10 hourp, crossing out again
at 7:30 Sunday morning.
the railroad to Coos Bav, via Rose
burg will materialize, and the sec
tion between Roseburg aud the
bay be in operation before tbe
completion of the canal.
The
average citizen does not realize
how valuable this line will be to
Roseburg. It will place this city
practically on tide water, and en
able our merchants to ship in goods
at water rates, thus materially re
ducing freight rates, and do away
for all time with the Portland local,
which is a fat rake-off for the S. P ,
and also release the Portland job
bers’ hold ou this territory and
permit the establishment of jobbing
houses in Roseburg.
It will not
oDly be a benefit to Roseburg, but
to all Southern Oregon, and such
rates $ 11.70 from San Francisco to
Roseburg and
from Portland to
Roseburg, compared with $5.20
from San Francisco to Portland
will disappear rapidly. The S. P.
will also set out cars in Roseburg
without charging the freight from
San Franrisco to Portland plus the
local rate from Portland to Rose
burg, ns is now the case on such
shipments. Our fiuit groweis can
deliver fruit to terminals at Coos
Bay for water transportation to
New York city and other Eastern
points with less than a 100-mile
haul by rail, and this short haul
will not permit very high charges
being made by the railroad.
The
new railroad and the Panama
Canal will not only bring the best
selling markets to Southern Ote-
gon’s door, but the best buying
markets as well, so that merchan
dise can be bought cheaper and
produce sell higher. The Rose-
burg-Coos Bay railroad is so val
uable to this community that when
its value is recognized the citizens
of Coos and Douglas counties will
build lor themselves, it some es
tablished company does not con
struct the railroad.
And when
that railroad is in operation the
way Southern Oregon will wake
■ up will startle the S. P. and other
Oregon friends.
If the extension
is made into Central Oregon,
which, without question, will be
done, the great virgin fields will be
brought within 100 miles of tide
water, and the Coos Bay, Roseburg
and Eastern railway be one of the
best dividend payers in America.
Wheat, stock, oil, coal and lumber
in enormou.s quantities await this
outlet to tide water, and its con
struction cannot he much longer
deiayed.— Roseburg News.
brought about 40 tons of freight
into this port and took out a little
over 100 tons.
She also had a
couple of passengers who re
mained. They were J. H. Hollis
ter, and J. D. Egbert of Portland.
The Anvil is scheduled to leave
Portland again, February 2 and
will arrive here about the 6th, when
she will probably lay over a day or
two and give the people a chance
to see her.— Recorder.
Owing to her short stay, very
Rice and Weekly sold a nice band
few people had an opportunity of
of mutton sheep a few days ago.
seeing her, hut Captain A»trup,
C. F. Waterman of the upper
who was in charge said that they
Myrtle Creek is somewhat undtr
could get a big cargo of salmon at
the weather lately.
the Umpqua river if they got back
H. G. Cameron who had his leg
there
Sunday consequently he MYRTLE POINT DEFEATED
broken a week ago is getting along
hurried up his work of unload
nicely at present.
MARSHFIELD LAST FRIDAY
ing freight and taking on his now
W. A. Fish is putting decorative
cargo.
finishing» into E. Culver’s new res
The Anvil did not go in at Coes
The Marshfield basket ball team
idence.
M inard Barklow .
Bay and we understand that she met its second defeat in the high
E. Frediuburg’s baby girl swal
lowed a pin Wednesday night but
Married, at the judge’s office in does not intend running there at school series last Friday night atf
father succeeded in dislodging it in tkiscitv, Jan. 27, 1911, Mr. Harvey all, She stopped iu at Tillamook, Myrtle Point, the score being 46
M. Rarklow and Miss Rutha 7 , Umpqua and Siuslaw, and was to 11. The Myrtle Point team is
time to save a trip for tbe doctor.
The snowfall of tbe 25tb while j Minard, both ol Myrtle Point, E. G- bar bound at Siuslaw for six days, said to be a very strong one having
played together for the past three
officiating.
These hence her delay in arriving here.
not so deep as that of two weeks ! D. Holden
The Anvil is a finely equipped years. Marshfield’s team show*
people are well born
ago, did more damage, breaking < young
0f team work but hopes to
down fruit trees aud telephone “ children of Coos’” and commence boat and has accommodations for
45
first
class
.and
0
steerage
pas-
j
make
up the deficiency l>efore their
lines and bending timber into the their united lives, with the best
sengers, making 51 in all.
Sho nex{ game.
roads.
1 wishes of a host of friends.