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SEMI-WEEKLY BANDON RECORDER, TUESDAY, A1T.IL 1914 ,
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1 Ladies'
I Home Journal
! For May
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GLOVES
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I. - HAS A PLAN
In buying you should consider
Quality first. There is no other
article of wearing apparel that costs as much, therefore
it is advisable to buy the best, and the best are those
that have been tried by years of test. Our gloves rep
resent the best in quality and make.
SATISFACTION GUATANTEED
Perfection kids, $1.00, $1.50, $3.50
50c to $1.50
- 25c and 35c
Kayser Silk
Kayser Lisle
Citerion
of Fashion
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J. NIELSON EXPRESSES SOME
OPINIONS ON MATTERS COM
IN(J UEFORE THE ELECTION
IN JUNE.
It behooves the voters and citizens
of the city of Bandon nt the present
time to begin to pay some attention
regarding the coming city election.
That la, who nro going to represent
the city nt the coming election and
what are their policies? I presume
very few havo given this matter very
little consideration, and will put it
off until the last minute and then
make excuses that tney did not have
very much time to consider the mat
ter. You now have plenty of time be
fore the election to give this matter
thorough consideration, but have you
though anything about it?i It is too
lute to think about it after the city
election is over. NOW IS THE TIME
TO THINK! Now is the time for all
citizens of Bandon to get together
and decide upon something definite.
Find out what you want to have done
what you need and should have, what
is necessary for the good and future
welfare of the city. Put asido petty
jealosies and strife and factional
ism. Get together and arrange to do
something that will bo a benefit to
the whole city.
There are many propositions to
come before the people of Bandon in
the near futures and a few of them
ure as follows, which probably very
fow of you have thought anything
about:
1. The Uiking over and buying the
present water system.
2. The taking over und buying the
present electric light system.
a. Wnys und means for better Are
protection.
I. Taking over and maintaining a
library.
6. Sowerago system.
0. Keeping up and properly main
taining our present park.
7. Better system of municipal gov
ernment. 8. Putting the city on abetter fi
nancial basis.
U. City dock for the accomoda
tion of the public.
10. City hall.
Regarding the buying and taking
over tho water and electric light sys
tems, wish to stnto that n large num
ber of cities uro doing this, which iiy
the true sense should belong to nnil
bo in tho possession of the city. Most
cities let this matter drift alone until
those .systems get so expensive that
it is almost tin impossibility to buy
them owing to the high cost of these
systems. Tho time to consider sueli
propositions is tho time when the cit
iuti uro small and tho cost of taking
over euith propositions uro easily han
dled. Tlitirn nro very fuw who will deny
thiit wo need better hit protection
but wliut in u you doing iihout HI
NDTIUNOI la It fur plumper to M
tliu town burn up than nmku uny tf.
futt In jmilout it t Or I ft hellor Id
Wimv, fur mirli KliuTfunnlo Imoiii
Uwy Jiujijiun ml voM ityili rnily
klviUmm1 'J'ltl alwuld m mu uf
ih imln iUJ yl I ll'j JilyiJf UlllM.
UftJwiflJlluJ )w flly MiiWJJJ'Itt',
es buying a fire engine. What are
,thoy going to do with it after they get
,it when thero is no water? How are
ithoy going to get over some of our
streets in the winter time when they
arc impassable? What good would it
bo for putting out fires in the resi
dential part of the city? What is it
going to cost nnd what good will it
be after it is bought? How many
have asked themselves these questions
)rf a main of cast iron or some other
suitable metal pipe were laid along
the present First street with hydrants
at each street nnd enough hose so
that it will reach to Second street and
)y putting an electric pump in some
Suitable place in tho river you will
then have fire protection that can be
used any time instantanously night
fr day. In tho event that the citj
al ;es over the present water system
ho pipe can be used as n water main
nd tlicrc will bo nothing wasted or
hrown away. Even if you buy a fire
engine and do not get a proper per
son to handle it, how long will it be
before it will bo put of commission?
These are not toys and it will lake
a man to look after it continuous!
who understands how to handle one
and how much is this going to cost
for the good (?) you might get bj
having it?
The library is getting to be largely
pntronizedgand it is worthy of some
consideration Many large cities are
maintaining their libraries for the
benefit of the public. It is far better
to have chidrcn nnd young people
patronize a library than to roam the
streets. The school children use the
librnry for reference work which in
itself is a great thing. It is grow
ing and being used and patronized
moro all the time and being a public
institution, why shouldn't the city
take it over and maintain it?
Sewerage in this city nt the pres
ent time is worthy of seriuos consid
eration but what has been dono about
it? It is getting to u point where
tho public has to bo looked after and
not selfish interests. We hear that
everybody is kicking and fighting
about anything of this nature being
dono? WHY? Havo you over asked
yourself this question? Havn't the
property owners a right to know
whnt such propositions are going to
cost and wlmt are tho benefits going
to be? 'It is queer if a person is not
entitled to this information. Prop
erty owners nro not opposing im
provements but it is tho cost. If n
thing can be gottan for one dollar,
that is fnr bettor and more service
able why should they pay two dollars,
and it will not answer tho purpose
after being done? Do you bhime
property owners being opposed to
such propositions? The same matter
applies to street work und other im
provemcnts.
Wo havo paid for a city park but
whirt has been domvibout it? If wo
own ground for such u purpose why
don't wo use it for such purposo? It
ia tho public property, or, at least, it
Is supposed to be.
It Is up to this city to make improv
nients in tho way of municipal gov
ernment. At tho present time wo
can't groan or kick unless wo look
up nnd boo what tho city charter bus
to Hay about It so us to bo sure It U
legal or lllegul, If our)) In tho ivmu,
It lookn like wo need something (hut
will (111 tho ri'ijulnniu'iiU und wlklies
of Did puopli!, Oilier cltlm urn bo
ginning lo finiliii i'Ihuiko, und why
klioultln't w? A number of oil Ion
itin uiluplllltf wlmt i I'llUI "i ny
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.COOS COUNTY SOLON SUGGESTS
FOUR YEAR TERM FOR REP
RESENTATIVES AND MORE
PUBLICITY.
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about as follows: The peoplo first
elect a council consisting of three
five or seven or more persons who are
called councilmen or directors who
have the supervision of the city bus
iness in the same manner as the di
rectors of n private corporation. The
directors or councilmen so elected
appoint what is known as the City
Manager who is the same as a man
ager of a private corporation whom
they can hire or pay off any time
with or without cause. Tho city man- j
iger has tho power to hire or pay ofi
all the other city officials. "Of coun;c
the city lias a charter by which it is
governed. By this system the city
has c heatl at all times and it is held
responsible for his actions and if he
is not capable, can bo paid off at any
imo and the same applies to the oth
tr city officials. They can bo paid off
(it any time providing they do not r.t
lend to the business for which thoy
iiio hired or are not capable to fill the
positions. Under this method all the
outine and cumbersome systems and
methods can be avoided. Results al
the least possible cost is what we want
Financial conditions in the city
iced attention at the present time,
which is the most essential part of
uiy business and it applies equally as
,vell to the city's business and stand
ing. Without credit and financial
standing wo cannot expect to do very
much m the way of improvements
and extension work without being
hampered No business can nor can
a city.
There is nothing in lawsuiting ex
cepting to fight for a principle ns tho
taxpayers havo to foot the bill
whether tho city wins or loses. Thoy
liavo to dig down in their pockets
and pay for tho improvements and
the law suits. What they win in one
way they lose in another. What wo
need in this city is good substantial
improvements wherever necessary
hut the cost not to be more than what
they should be It is not tho iniprovc
mens that we nro fighting; it is the
cost und the methods of improving.
Tho city hall is something that
has been needed for some time and as
all towns and cities are having good
town or city halls, why can't we have
one here? It is certainly needed.
In order for the majority of tiie
citizens and voters of Bandon to get
the best results it is up to them to get
together and arrange for somothiiif
definite. Select men who aro not
afraid to state their policies and what
thoy will work for if elected. (Jet
men that have made n success of their
own business and it is evident that
thoy can nt least try to mnlrc a
"howling success" when elected at
the coming election ns there are
many things they will hnvo to con
tend with and overcome. But help
them along and work with them.
Show thorn that you aro interested
in tho city's welfare und by doing
this you can expect to got desired
result. jpHN NIELSON.
For Joint Representative.
I nm a candidate for Joint Nopro
sentutivo from Coos nnd Curry coun
ties beforo the Republican primaries
May 15th. E. J, LONEY,
Port Orford, Ore.
Auiiouiircini'iil
I hereby announce, myself im n run
iliduto for tlio nomination of aherlH'
ly the deiiiocrulli! jmrly ni tin, pri
mary ohvllon AJy Jf,, JOJ.J,
If nomlmiied nnd ulntied J will ton.
iliM tho OlIUu uloMg III.. inoMl iwmi.
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W, VV. JjfV
Mnrshficld, April 14, 1314
To the Editor:
The plan of Portland in urging 12
of her leading citizens to stand for
the nomination for state representa
tive, on u platform of economy and
efficiency should be ndopted by every
county in Oregon.
That too many laws nro enacted
and too much money appropriated by
tho legislature all must admit. But
the important question is: what uro
we going to do about it? First in
importance I suggest publicity. Since
ninny of the members of the last leg
islature are candidates either for re
election or some higher office, n com
plete record of each member giving
tho amount of appropriations voted
for; the number of votes cast to raise
tho salary of some public official; cre
ating new official positions, etc, would
make interesting reading for tho
electors and serve as a warning to fu
ture legislatures against cxtiTavu
;ance nnd reckless legislation.
Many unnecessary laws ns well ns
excessive appropriations are the re
sult of inefiiciency and inexperience
on the large per cent of legislators.
A careful business man would not em
ploy a bunk cashier, a manager for a
store, factory or farm, who had no
knowledge of that particular line of
work; but the peoplo frequently send
men to the legislature who have but
slight conception of needed legisla
tion or the requirements of state in
otitutions, apparently overlooking the
fact that they have the power to spend
millions of dollars of the peoples'
money.
I expect to introduce u resolution
it the next session of tho legislature
submitting a constitutional amend
ment to a vote of the peoplo provid
ing a four year term for Represen
tatives. If this resolution passes and is ap
proved by the peoplo, the legislature
would always have nt least forty
five experienced members.
Another abuse is tho perfunctory
manner in which joint committees
from the House nnd Senate investi
gate and report on the needs of tho
various stato institutions. In plnco
of appointing members with u view
of their fitness for the position, the
Spenkor of tho House and the Pres
ident of tho Senate usually pay a po
litical debt by appointing niembem
who desire to bo placed on n certain
committee. Provision should bo nude
for one or more committees compos
ed of members of well known hum
nesB judgement nnd honesty, to make
a thorough investigation of nil state
institutions during vacation, and sub
mit n detailed report to the next leg
islature of the needs of tho various
institutions, nnd the amount of mon
ey necessary for their proper main-
tainnnce. Suclt committees should, of I j
course, be paid a reasonable cnnipen-1 1
sation for their services. From half !
a million to a million dollars can be
saved by every legislature by the ex
ercise of business nTuthods nnd honest
effort on tho part of its members.
The future growth nnd development
of Oregon depends in n large meas
ure, on the reclamation of its arid
lands. But the IS) 1 it legislature, in
my opinion, established a dangerous
precedent by appropriating nearly
half n million dollars to take over a
bankrupt irrigation project in East
ern Oregon.
' A fow years ngo, the reclam
ation service made a thorough inves
tigation of what is called the "Mal
heur Project" and reported that 100,-
000 acres could be reclaimed at an
expense of $12.00 nn acre. Suppose
tho business interests of Malheur
county should ask that the next ses
sion of the legislature for an appro
priaiion oi w,mu,uuu ror tins pro
ject. I wonder if the members who
voted to establish this precedent
would voto consistently in order Hint
all sections of the stnto might bo
treated with equal fairness.
All of thcHo projects nro of vnst
Importance to the future greatness
of tho state of Oregon. But in
Justice to the taxpayers of nil kcc
tlons of the state, hliould bo loft to
tho gononil government. In
;tliy event the ntuto tihoulil not go
further than to ro-ojHtriite with the
!iiwtr;nnunt nnd jippropriiito dol
lar for dnllur.
A folly day tmn jiioviiM
by llio law w)i)o) wur ndoijiwl hidio
lliun u liulf u mnlmy m Wi
lli oly liiiyliiiiimUi for Hit' mtufvl
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of Uli&m Uiwl mum tk
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The new soil of this section requir
es a COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER,
giving H what nature lacked. You
must have it for your garden to get
the best results. We have a large
supply at a very reasonable price.
Central Feed Co,
Central Warehouse Phone 142
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We want von
For our customer not just today, but tomor
row and for all time to come, if
Right Goods
Right Prices
Courteous Treatment
and prompt delivery
is what you want
WE HAVE YOU
Successor to A. E. While
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BANDON TRANSFER LINE
Gatchell Brothers. Props.
AH kinds of heavy and light, d raying. Phone orders
given prompt attention. .Barn corner First & Edi
son, Fish Property. .Telephone (Ml.
fr .fr 4 .4.
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Got Any Time To
Use electric appliances for the household
work and you will have time for other
things. Let us demonstrate .them to you
BANDON POWER COMPANY
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GEO. RIDOUT
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
Phone 4S2
Room 3, McNair Building. Bandon, Oregon.
Mrs. Guy Dipple
Spirella's Cor? eleire
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bills besides many memorial and res
olutions It is to bo hoped that
tho Constitutional nmondmoiit pro
viding for a longer guMsioq will bo
adopted at thu noxt election. Tliu
writor Joined with Proaidont Mn
larkey in u resolution, nt the Inst
soHgion, proponlnjf to nubtnit to
the people a t '- f.Ututioiml amend
ment limiting tno meinhera to
fivo bills each, hut tho runolution
was defeated in the Sonntu.
I now euggoat a cnnunisflon con
sisting of the Governor, Hocrotsry
of Stnto, Atlornoy CJiiiniral, Trwaurar
mil Coiniulwiioii of Uibor to axmnlna
II bills and report to Uw lotfislii
.mo Ihtrir opinion of in in wliirli
would Imv0 tho olfoet of wmliuu out
ninny uanactwwry and noeoiiaUUi
Uoiwl wuftaurM.
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Mechnnical
- Engineer
Contractor 'anil
Builder
Bandon
Oregon
City Transfer
S. I). Kelly, Proprletoi
Light and Heavy haul
p iiiir promptly done.
;; ContPMetlng and grad
fnr. Tmnaiefenl trade
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