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•0.1. ” Somi-W eekly BANDON, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 ,1911 VOLUME XXVII FIFTEEN MILL TAX ! Proposed Port of Upper WILL SURE BE AND OEPART I Coquille Should be A METROPOLIS Defeated BOATS ARRIVE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSE at Mass Shipping Business Again as Meeting. Gymnasium Los-I Brisk as Ever at Coquille Large Attendance es by Small Margin The district turned out enmasse last night for the purpose of voting a tax for carrying on the schools for the current year. Clerk J. W Mast reported that theamonl necessary to NUMBER 91 River The Elizabeth sailed Wednesday for San Francisco with 22 tons mis cellaneous freight 35 tons machin ery, 47 cords match wood. 195,000 feet of lumber, and the following passengers: IL D'mmick and wife, Russell Dimmick, D. L. Dimmick, M. J. Maynard, F. C. Waltup H. Adams, I. M. Matson and wife, John Clauson. G. C. Woods, Julia Woods. H. Anderson, Miss Ora Deyoe, R. W. Wait, A. Pershbaker, Mrs. C. M. Spencer, A. D. Andrews, L. G. Irwin and S. G. Eil. The Fifield sailed Wednesday with 4,500 cases salmon, 10 tons miscel laneous freight, 450,000 feet of lum ber, and the following passengers: S. B. Etris, Miss Lula Nosier, Miss Happie Baker, Mrs. C. R. Gabler, Mrs. L. A. Marsh, H. W. Painter and wife, J. K Mack, C. G. Cox ar.d wife, Frank Yates, J. L. Pierce, Beit Wilson and W. T. Allen and wife. Bay Papers Size Up Future Committee of Business Men Interested in Welfare of River Show Why it Would be Wrong Before the City of Rich mond In an article on Richmond lhe San Francisco Chronicle passes judgment A Committee of Business Men on the Coquille River Ap that the destiny of that city as a me tropolis is assured. We reproduce pointed by the Bandon Commercial Club to Inves part of the article. tigate the Proposed Port of Coquille, as Out W. R. C. Items. According to an invitation pre viously given to the membeis of Bandon W. R. C. a number as sembled at the home of Mrs Geo. Turner, Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 21st. After a course of soup Mrs. Turner served clams, “half shell on which were written a polite in vitation to piss on to Mrs. L. Wood, ruff’s for next course. Here we w ere greeted bv music and table ready, but second course developed only another polite invitation to move, and to the echoes of “March ing Through Georgia,” we found ourselves at the home of Mrs. Anna Jones Again al the second course we were ordered to “follow the flag." To that call we always respond and at the home of A-rs. Carl Nelson found another delicious surprise. The second course, a tiny cigarette with a note, led us to lhe home of Mrs R. A. Feller, whereour “quiet smoke" developed into cakes and coffee. This novel entertainment produced much merriment and with the sunny afternoon combined to make an enjoyable occasion long to be remembered. The birthday surprise given Mrs. Deborah Young was a complete suc cess. First the W. R. C. ariived in a hotly and after the merriment subsided the Ladies’ Aid of the M. E. church stepped in. The kind greetings and many tokens of af fection in the shape of substaiiti d presents means much to those who have passed the allotted three score. Lunch was served at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chas. P. Still, to about forty guests. The rooms were finely decorated in red white and blue, and the souvenirs, data of Grandma Young, tied in our nation al colors. The Silent Workers have spoken at last. ‘All our quilt blocks are burned." “Where will we get more pieces?” “I wonder if there are some patriotic women in town who would like to donate more to the Relief Fund?” Correspondent. (Sin Francisco Chronicle.) pay all expenses including outstand This city boasts, among its many lined in the Petition Recently put Before ing warrants of all kinds, inteiest on factories, what are probably the two the Court, and in which only a bonds, teachers salaries, etc., over most famous industrial plants on the and above the money from the Coast, the Standard Oil Works, em Small Portion of the River is In county court, would be approximate ploying 1,500 men, and at present cluded, Reported as Follows ly $10,915, and that the assessed making additions that will double valuation of tyto was 709,000. A the capacity, and the Western works To the Bandon Commercial Club. the vessels of today carrying from 15 mill tax would be sufficient to of the Pullman Palace Car Company, Gentlemen.—Your committee to t.'.'o hundred and fifty thousand to employing nearly 800 men. As the carry on the schools. The motion was made to levy a 15 mill tax for whom was referred the subject of the six hundred thousand and drawing work at the Pullman plant increises, carrying on the school and a three Port of Coquille, would respectfully up to thirteen feet of water. We are it, too, is to be enlarged, land exporting thousands of dollars of mill tax tor the purpose of build report: enough having been purchased to butter, cheese, wool and other farm ing a gymnasium. The former more than double it. The territory embraced in the Port products, all of which increased the project carried by I p to 2, the The Santa Fe is to begin soon en of Coquille as filed in the County wealth of this valley to such an ex gymnasium project lost by a vote larging its shops. The Southern Court by Attorney Roberts and one tent as to make us one of the rich of 83 to 54. Pacific, which has a forty acre tract hundred and thirty-three citizens of est, if not the richest, people on the There was much discussion of the and a wharf franchise, may begin de the proposed Port, inctudes almost face of the earth; all of this in the gymnasium project, many favoring velopments any day. The Smith the entire water shed of the Coquille pas’ twenty five years, a record of it while others advanced the theory merger will build the Key Route in river. which all the people of the Coquille that the taxes were too high to al- before the end of the year. The Upon investigation we find that river should be proud. foid it at this time, and though the merger has bought twenty-three The Gymnasium. the petition was circulated without We might mention the price of project had some loyal supporters, acres opposite the Pullntm Works, publicity, and that many of the prom land at that time, which was selling it was evident from the vote that which it is said will be used as a site Extract from the proceedings of inent men of the proposed Coquille at from $1.25 to $10.00 per acre; for shops. the majority of the meeting was •Port were not consulted regarding today very little land is worth less against it. due largely to a misun the students of the Bandon common The Western Pipe and Steel same, and »Mt it has the appearance than $(o.oo per acre and the greater derstanding of the situation, as well wealth schools en masse assembled. Works, starting as a branch of the ol a plan to obstruct the improve part is from $20 to $200.00 per We wish to express our couti as to the idea of too much tax. Los Angeles concern, but now grown dence in the intelligent voters of ment of the Coquille river by the acre. ¡0 equal it in size, has obtained the large interests to the detriment of The people of Myrtle Point will Bandon. contract over Eastern bidders for Terse Sayings by Ike Hadley We wish to thank everyone who the people of the entire valley. remember the very many public im the sixty-inch steel tube of the Rogue That this Port of Coquille if voted provements made by the countv in voted to give us the gymnasium River Electric Company in Oregon. for by a majority of the citizens the way of roads and bridges, which Bandon is booming—fast enough. We believe that we had at the elec It has also won the contract for sup tion last night seventy-five per cent within the proposed lines, would was cf immediate benefit to them. Another word I hate is “albeit.” plying the drainage pipe by which of the money represented in the as have the effect of dividing the river More than $250,000.00 his been ex The things we “view with alarm ’ sembly in the affirmative votes cast in half, making it virtually under pended in the vicinity of Myrtle the mud is to be pumped from the are too numerous to mention. stood that each was independent of Point, including the Middle Fork Key Route basin, and among its for the gymnasium. other contracts is one for supplying Scholars tell us that man sprang We believe that the opposition the other, which would bring into road. Of course, this was to the ------ -czuv------ from a fish. Probably, but I con comes through misunderstanding of the political field such a feeling as benefit of the entire river and the thirteen miles of six'inch pipe to a L. J. Wheeler Return«. tend that woman sprang from a the absolute need of physical train would cause envy and strife on the lower river was always in favor of Washington mining company. Competing directly with Chicago, river for all time mouse. this improvement, as it was along ing for the boys and girls. The peopleof Myrtle Point cannot the lines of general progress, and we lhe porcelain works have obtained a Ever notice that the popular dis We wish to affirm our unchang L. J. Wheeler who was arrested contract for supplying goods in their ease of appendicitis attacks the rich ing belief in the fundamental neces forget the hard struggles for appro cheerfully advocated the improve a few weeks agoandtaken to Jackson line for a $2,000 000 hotel in Port or well-to-do? The rich are able to sity of such training and finally we priations, nor can they forget the ments, but as this money was ex land, Ore. This company is em countv charged with the murder of pav for appendicitis, the poor can wish to announce to the people of many advantages afforded them in pended at or near Myrtle Point, ploying fifty-five men now and has Nathan Rogoway, returned last not. So the poor still have the old Bandon that we are enlisted for the the way of transportation and lower they were of course the largest bene bought land for enlarging the works. night. Mr. Wheeler had no trouble fashioned stomach ache. entire campaign, however long it freights, and in view of the early fited. The lower river, so called in showing that he was not the man I believe in progress and in re may be, to secure for the boys and completion of the Panama Canal from Coquille down, has expended in and was of course released, although In making a selection of Rich form, and in all the good that can be girls of Bandon every advantage of which will afford the great h.ubors blasting rocks, building jetties and a gieat injustice was done him and mond lots, be sure your purchase is of our coast direct communication impounding bulkheads to hold the found in all religions and parties, modern educational methods within he should be able to recover dam in the Brown-Andrade tracts. This but I am suspicious of the big lead our power. Adopted by a unan with the Eastern coast, we should debris from the dredge, more than ages, but apparently under the law all stand together as one to make $20,000.00. This has been done is the only tract property sold inside he has no recourse. ers. The big leader must have a imous vote. our river able at least to make such without any expense to the county the city limits of Richmond to Signed, Pres. Harry N. Craine. big office or big money—there is no Mr. Wheeler is a highly respected shipments as will be necessary to or general government, and all the day. In the Brown-Andrade tracts citizen of Bandon and a gentleman Sec Zettie Gibson. exception either in religion or pol supply the great demand for lumber river has shared in this improvement. you pay no interest on deferred pay in every particular and his'friends ——■ ---- itics The owners of that great re It would seem that the citizens of ments and complete street improve here are glad to see him back once form paper, The Appeal to Reason, Murphy & Simpson’s Famous to all the lower Pacific ports. Before the Government improve the proposed Port of Coquille would ment are put in free. In every other more. have got there, and got theirs. Dog and Pony Show at Grand ments were made on the Coquille see the necessity of the improvement Richmond tract now being sold in Same way with the big Evangelists, river, the rate of freight on lumber of the entire river and would be wil Coos Gounty the purchaser pays 8 such as Billy Sunday and Gipsy Dr. S. C. Endicott, dentist, Ras per cent interest after two years and was fifteen dollars per thousand board ling to contribute their mite for the Smith. They grow rich, not in mussen Bldg. Phone 71. 85-tf The Grand Theatre will present treasures “over there, ’ but cash an unusual entertainment of Trained measure, and incoming freight was “greatest good to the greatest num I is liable to be assessed for a portion For a furnished or unfurnished taxed at twelve dollars per ton; no ber,' and make one general port for I of the street work at any time. See down. Ever notice it? Animals that will prove amusing to lumber was shipped at that time ex house, see Spencer. the river on which they could be 1 that your contract reads in Herbert To the High School: Put in a old as well as to young folks. The cept the cream of Port Orford cedar represented, so that any and all ex- F. Brown's Andrade tracts, other little more tune or. spelling and not special feature will Ire “Maud” the wise your lots will cost the original and then less than one million ieet quite so much on yelling. original funny mule in a farce enti annually. No other lumber at that penditures made could be examined contract price with 8 per cent in by one of their representatives Father Time is yanking the pig tled “Maud lhe Waitress.” The time could affoid the high rate of We trust that this pioposition will terest and the street improvements t tils o't the Chinese. Serves ’em jumping Greyhounds and the edu freight. lie voted down; that the people in added. C. R. Wilcox, agent, office of borrowing small sums right. For thousands of years they cated Pony will be equally good. ! over Bank of Bandon P. O. box The vessels coming into the river have been hugging their old tradi Three thousand feet of pictures at that time had a carrying capacity cluded in the lines drawn will see it from friends is a pernacious tions behind the walls of prejudice will be shown each night giving the of trom forty to sixty thousand feet to be to their best interests to stand practice. It breaks many a by a United River as against a few while others have been m iking prog i public a good entertainment. B. M. and the draught was from six of the interests, who are always ob friendship. Observe a n d ress, and now it requires a revolu Admission 35 and 25cts Cox-McCloud- to seven and one-half Ieet. As the structionists and who are against all you will notice that the per tion to get rid of some of them Two shows each night. work of improvements advanced, kinds of public improvements. son who strikes you for a How many pig tails do you wear? Remember the dates, Saturday larger vessels were admitted, freights C ommittee Married, in this city, Tuesday small loan is not the one and Sunday nights Nov. 25th-26th. were reduced, more manufacturing ------- OOO------ evening, Nov. 31, Mr. Leander Cox with a savings account. Those owing me are hereby noti industries were established, logging I own 37 lots in Bonanza Addi- fied to call and make settlement, Open House at the Oriental Em- camps were opened on the river tion to North Bend. Coos Bay. ! md Miss Bell McCloud, both of this Start on the road to pros as I am putting accounts in Mrs. L. ’ porium, Saturday afternoon. Call where logs could be floated, many which I will exchange for an im- city. The young couple departed perity by opening an account A. Burns’ hands for collection. S and see our fine line of novel wares of them more than thirty miles from proved or unimproved farm in Coos | 0:1 the Fifield Wednesday forja brief with this bank. L. P erkins . 9o-t8x from far away China and Japan the mills where they were nianufac-1 County, or for property around Port- w <lding trip, after which they wil l><- at home to their many friends. See Fred .Mehl at the Acme Plan Beauti'ul Kimonos, Linen, Brasses, tured, and today, we are shipping land. Will pay cash difference ing mill for apple boxes. 84-tf China etc. Welcome all to the from the river by steamers and sail Give exact location, description and National ing vessels more than sixty million j price. Address owner, Lena Riv- F or S ale . — Span good work For Sale.—Fine ranch of 190 Holiday Shopp.r’s Mecca. 91 -if Portland, horses for sale cheap. G. B. Fid State Depositary Take Witter Water for it. C. M. feet of lumber per year, with freights ears, Imperial Hotel, acres, 3 1-3 miles south of Bandon at four and a half dollars per M ; t Oregon. wards, Bandon. 88-tf See C. M. Spencer. 84 (8 , Spencer, Agent. The Habit First Bank