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About Semi-weekly Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 1910-1915 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1913)
!. IV.. Tini frnrAur 2a rfB rt hv mnr nmnl in Ranrtan and vlrin'tv. than I oftifr mnrn rnmliiiiKrl' ? . ' ir n I- I '7 AS av X VOLWAlL XXX BANDON, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1913 NUMBER I 1913 HAS BEEN A YEAR OF PROGRESS IN BANDON BaX HP JOINT INSTALLATION f Enntorn S-r nnd Mnnonn InlatnlliuH )fficcrn Satnr day Night. l.ust Satutda night, Occidental Chapter (. lf.. f . mid Handon Lodge A V and A. iV. belli joint Install atloii ol nlTicui" Mi which all Masoiu ami iMiiK thuir laiuiilett weir Hivileil Ha linIhIM "ii neirninny was liehl in K. r,t Hull, , which wan In .mill i v nir. mud lor 41m oe- I'aMou. I hi I . . Mem r t un and Mrs Alice t .dlitir stalling iill'i' with inmullrd lint acted us In- Mr (imcu .Smith at AlarJi.il Thiwi two ladle were llinri ughl acquainted with their work' MtiiV.'o g the eeieiiiiiny a veiy iiieliy onrt riioodu'n i stalled wuio Mis I Km He in, . M; C. It, Moore, V I , AilllM, Reynold, A. M; Kosa friiiKi'iniliil iev; C'i.iare Smith, Tieas Jult.i Colli tiara Mum it, A (on. AdilA'le 1'isiison, Mar ahal, Ai! Crui ie, War; W J' Sahiu, .Si'fi, iil I lie live iolntnol Star, ime; Wt!.i Rosa, Ad..AJIjIi.; Oallier, lW.Nr'' CSulllur, .Ivither i Lizle Munei.t Ntiilha and Menu Mehl, MwU. The K,mtril . tan then closed lodge, A. Y. filil A. M. iiUHieided lo install Willi W !'.. Ciauie an in (tailing olhect tiitt Ray Waliins as Maishal. The lolluwnij iHieem et' ill Mailed C U. Mwtuf, W'. M J Sahin, H. V; V A. la. (iiire. l. W, 14 I'.. U.lllfl. PlIMHi I 'lilt I'lMI- xon, Sit. NV, K. ( lalne, S. ). ; Mr. Uik', J l. Ml. Ilelinkin. S. S; Is, Mow nia ! S. ; and A. Mr Nair, T. Altei the umk - installation v linlslted an elatwiMi e liampiel Mas i ived hy iIii'I.uIk ol the' luulein Star, to clin li all I d auiilejiiilu'e I he evening ivai v iy iiiiinlly ami imhl ilily spiui li all lliiim' in atti nd.une 'KM ! Pei'miU r,M7lrii M& ly Hvnvy lflnu, Jm mIh-HiIi;, villi eondiiil' I lie (il i III! Hotel at M ilh huill, Mid i) 'me ol ir m (ie iliitiil uniil Ui week Im rnil'llii(! umnhllni in t,i! hostelry. Tie viand )niv, tioin h Its nivalin iliuti ol Wuoits, wlin w ii hiihn ti l having kiiI lutrd in the .M vi ile I'oinl hank t iliU'iy, l''H ned ti I umnhhnit hai iii ii umo nn In lk holel, VmmI nvii-n. Ilia) tin I'tiw .ell Ii.hI "ml in t llu pintle1 tlutiv. Tin Mttiitllin liilttwud iiii I In.' enl, and Mr. bvhilhiv iamiiiUii I Keihd itiM. Ivv i ,li id III i mi emtrt Hie ii. i v hit' i vMltnuMtl tl a line nl flon it w ud, ,tid tin um wim Miil ou to I !:(' ,MrM w li i lutUiil itnnhy ih iMtoi uiiu allot ney, UtiluMv t' vm1 p iMIrtly. . It n ilU'HisI thtii hkp ! Kntod a ironi at ill. holel on'dlvem i v asioiis, i mi-Ii (wtwtt a ll)iil iti tl .u ln llte'iiiUUwki ol iiaiiiiula. lino the iMslilmiillr and cliliw in this sei hided l.n;t, ' CNqullle Sn- tntel r?(l Ue.ti 1'iolussoi W.mhl at Grand TIumiic V lioliiy "iilyht Deeottihei jisl. Ut)i (ho miiKCwi ol the Msutiloit Public Llbhiiy. Many New Buildings Have Been Erected and Other Substan tial Improvements Made New Streets . Opened and Sewer Work Started The yuiir (if 1913 litis been the banner year in tbe history of Han tlon us reirsirrisbusiiieKSJUiul improve-, tnent in every line. The hnildin ' industry lias come in for its share of incretise as well as the street im provement, sewer, and .other mttni- ei'pal improvements. Then there is . the lommereial industry that has come ifi for m hij share of advance ment ,ts thc-amount of lumlH;r and ' other products thatr have none over the bar luu im rx'iucil in u pbenotnt ' mil manner. . The building improvemenf lr.vs( perhaps been-the mivst notable in crease of any department of business in the city. Perhaps , tfuv mw4 protctW(H. building which Ims either been start ed or completed during thr yrar i the 'new First National Hank Htiild i UK which is now tinder course of construction. This building which was thoroithly descrJl ' paper at the time t let, wilUw A "H M jWiLllXfWfW,' inn, as ncjir lire prtmf v it is pwaiMr to make Mich huihltnt;. It will b euipK'd l ifh all modern' cfinveni-' euces including heAtin syM:tn muI when cpmplwe will be a model of beauty, as well as usefulness. The . arehireit for ibis building is Mr. rkmjamin (Mind who lias ofilces , at both Handon ami . Marshfield. The building when complete will i out at least 2l),(H) and vUl be m' c4tpied for luukin): purporv, y'rtli fKe second (miv ntdc hnU utWce rooms. "Che iwrvA eomrefe rHiildinjf iu-twi; ereeffd by Aftnur tCHinMirk on tbe corner, of fi-'irnl tiAtrei and AUbiitia Avenue will also be a j,;re cfeditr to the ciry. This huilt littf' will :tso k. ji modern btiMiness block in' every pailictilar. The first lloor w ill be oi i tipied by J. Ira hidwell's I'lothinj;. sloiv ami the secouil will be iiilice rpoms. Mr. Kllinnson has -Air.ifhfr building almost completed on his lots in cusr liimdou w bich w ill hr be imed for an nniki'laker's mormie. This buildiiu; will cosrabotil Another new business block on Alabama Ave which wijl cost about 1,01111 is the new I. owe Uuildiijj. This is a frame building with -stucco front and protein a ver.y neat av penrancr. It is lare and roomy and. makes Tin ideal store hiilliliiin'. .The lint lltior is beinn; occupied by ' Sahio IJuis". iewelrv nltiie and the semndwill k tilllien and hoiue keep'uiu room. In.iMlditmn to the hiiNiiii'M, 'block' there" have bvjn many if en reci diMiieit uuiie im aniiuin which noute ,ery beittitlfuf and commodious homeH,, while ktil others, thcMiIi leA pret enl ioim yet they will make, tomfortnble a( 'cozy tonu Aniouu the better homes hoint li'uilt are the refcidence of . M. Walstrifm which will cost in the neijjldiorlioiul tif 4,U0I), and will be conveitfeni. t ommodiotis and a credit totlua cit.v. Dr. .ICudicott's new bunilou-, which com about 2,0011 is also'e bwmtiitil modern home. The new residence of t Ii. Kopf 'another vhich mi;ht be men- " tioned, Then there is Mr. Thos Lnnlois new residence built at a cost of near ly $2,000, and that of K. J. Chat bum which has cost about $1,S00. . -These are both nice modern homes ami show the true spirit of the build ers in trying to help improve the town. - .. Amonjr other houses that we think of now are three bungalows built by John Nielson, two by Steve Curren, and in fact there arc so many that we cannot mention them all here, but it is sttfc to say that the. new res-. deees, cxher than those mentioned wiir amount to at leas 25,000 in value.. . Then there .is the new school building in Uundou Heights. This buildini; is equipped with electric lights, lux water heat and all other iMinfern conveniences awl ajv- proximately 20,(MW. cl lmpt&vemonta. One of the large factors in the improvement of the city during the past year has been the opening and unproving of streets. Since January v. l j 1913 there have Ivcen many -new "ts graded, or started and die ag ($'cfi&c amn of he ji;ontfaK gone, up itH the ntarvy thouwmlai . of dollars. Aiming mimic of the big contracts have lccn Ocean Drive and Fourth 'St., Jackson Ave; formerly A Street, Chicago Ave., formerly Main St., and -many others of equal magni tude, resides sevefid small protects, such as 9th -Street West, 1 1th Street West and others- The aggregate amount spent for street improve ment w ill.lxc at least fl(HMHM), which is certainly no small sum when it is tonviiicrcd that no paving was done, . the paving prowitton will no doubt gtl a gonml start during the year 1914. School. The lUudim Schools during the jbj4 year has uude much , progrew and a imtnU'r of new departments have Iveen added, among which is a domestic science department, and in addition to this the high school has made several improvements in its. roursvs and the school is now on the accredit nil list of the biggest universities of the country. , HUndon is one of the highest mantifAituring towns in Oregon,. the payroll here and in the nearby ' mills and logging camps amount tl. uUoor I.?U,01M) a montV. 'Among the prjuctple wvonnfAc turing indtisWiirs are the lumlver .mills the veneer plant, the woolen mill and other smaller indiurru.-i. The output, of the woolen mill is abouj 5,000 annually and this' iu stjtiqton pA.vs in wayes, aboirt $2,00() a month. Oix of the'big factors in the li iiaiu iiil interests of the city is the Iwtabfook' Company, which tsmade HP largely f local capital and is managed liy A. I'. Ivstubrook of San Kmnciseo. This conipan'.' operates "the steamers Speedwell, 'Jm field and Handon befween'this citv' an'd San I'rttnciscrt and they paynto Handon ftbout'OO.OOO U year w bich itself is.niAsmaU aluottnt. ' . ,'llippiivg Ruiunea. . Dnejof the hip features of the .lluulon business u its sltipniitg in dtiMiy! In addition, to the ,1'isTa brtjok line of Txiats, we have the Kruse Stwimship Uo. operating The Elizabeth regularly hetween here and San Francisco, this boat is the pioneer on this run anil carries tut immense of freight besides the lum ber from'the Prosper Mill which is also a Kruse institution. Then there is that big, new boat the Grace Dollar owned by the Dol lar . Steamship Company and has a carrying capacity of 1,200,000 feet lumber. This boat is carrying lum ber for the Alfred Johnson Lumber Company. An idea of- tlic vast amount of shipping from this port can be had when it is known that the board feet shipped out during the past year including lumber, ties, poles, shin-, gles, box shooks, etc. is far in excess of one hundt'eed .million, and a con servative estimate of the value of this lumber would be 1,500, 000. In connection. with the shipping . industry should be mentioned the incorporation of the Port of Handon which carried by more thaii two .to one vote; and when this commission , begins to get' in its work it will, mean thousands if not millions of dollars in valuation to the city a.nd the Cb quille Valley. ' Oilier IrtTpravemonl. 7AYiongTtiier improverrrontn-'for . the hu.sine.ss. moral and educational interests of the city might be men tioned the Handon Public Library, an institution of which we till feel proud and one that is deserving the. support of the people. It is hoped that a special tax -for the main tenance of the .library will be voted at the next city election and then it will be better able to meet the de mands of the people. The Handon churches are also keeping up with the times and will no doubt erect several new edifices within the next year or so'.. The new Presbyterian church, it is; hoped will he. completed' in a short" time. Brief Summary. A brief summary of the building ami the other improvements will show t,be enormous amount . of money that has changed hands with- in the year. A conservative estimate of the, cost of new buildings would be in excess of jUMMMH). the rtreut improve ment aggregates, aumher' 100,000'. . 'Che sewer system w bich ,is now ; under headway -will' eosf another $S0',(MH) before it is completed. Other improvements of various kinds will amount to at least $100, (MI0 making a total- of. nearly a "half million dollars in, visible Improve ments during the year and tjie. busi ness transacted including lumber, woolen goods',' vender plant goods 'and various other articles would ' . easily amount to two million dollars. .This'in a ciry .of 3000 inhabitants is not so bad, and would certainly make the citizens of some eastern' town of two or three times . tin;' povulation sit up and take notice. The future of Handon is assured aitd the people who have nroney to invest can come to this city'to invest s it and feel safe as it is sure to, hrii&g them big return's. , Another 'asset of Handon and 'sunt Invest Oregon i& our stilfibrous climate, 'and while people of the east and mid'dje west are shivering inthe coltl i we. fire cnjrtyinjj mild weather with.just enough rain to ijwtkwMt plcasirlg diversion. NEW PARCEL POST RATES New Parcel Post Schedule Will Take Effect Jan uary. 1st, 1914. The Handon postoflico has been officially notified that on and niter J.um.iry i, 1914, the limit of weight oi parcels ol fourth class mail for delivery within the first and second zones shall be increased from 20 lo 50 pounds and in the third, (ninth, fifth, bixtli, seventh and eighth zones from it to 30 poudds. "The late of postage on parcels exceeding 4 ounces in weight in the third, fourth, filth nhd sixth zones sh ill be as follows: "Third Zone. Six cents for-the first pound and two cents for each addition, il pound or fraction thereof. "Fourth Zone: Seven cents lor the first pound and four cents for eacli additional pound or fraction thereof. .'Tilth Zone. Kijjht cents for the first pound and six cents fur each ulditioiul pound or fraction thereof. "Sixth Zone. Nine cenls lor the first pound, and ei. lit cents for each ulchtional pound .or fraction thereof' . In tile tyto" remaining zones tit rates remain the same as at present, viz: Seventh, eleven cents for the first.pound and ten cenls for' e;fch . succeeding or fractional pound; eighth, twelve cents for isicji pound or fractional pound. After ISlarch 16 of next year 1 lie parcel post service is to he, extended so as to include hooks, ' the rate of which is now' one cent for. each two , ounces or fraction thereof. Parcel 'post rates will apply on books heavier than eiht .ounces. Under that minimum, the present rate will prevail. ' Two of tlx.' new centrifugal gold machines patented and made by Sweer Hios. of Mar.slilield will be hrougdt to Handon ilui .week. One of these m ichiitcs Will lie left 'on ox- iltition at 'Scott's machine shop in Fast Handon and the other will be taken to Curry county where it will be used by Kronen.and Steel. This "machine is conceded to tie thb best yet conceived ol and prom ises to. revolutionize the black .s.md milling industry. It will handle 25 tons o' s.in.d daily .md .'saves more guld. til. hi any other machine yet put on the market. ' ' -iJOO The Law And The Outlaw Ol the .many exerting western pictures slial ,Selig has pioduced, ""'Hie Law and the Outlaw" over shadows the who's lot, for skill, daring, and horsemanship. In the "Law and tee Outlaw" red butlers hit the" rocks and plow up fie dust. The h-ro Imldog-i a maddened steer rolls down .loinouutain. A mark for the tjhcrrilf's gun lire, has his hat shot oil and then dee himself fioin his msiiacleri by breaking the links oil bin lundeull with 0 bullet flom his own revolver. The ordinary feariof Uronco bunting and the trials of skill in ihe Round tip are outdirt tniicud iri,thiMhrilliiig picuuru play ol the rfi.tl Wild Wott. The ijiw and thS Outlaw will bu ihowu at the GmnU Tlntre, oWmluoHliry, Due, 3- , NEW GOLD MACHINES