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About Semi-weekly Bandon recorder. (Bandon, Or.) 1910-1915 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1915)
nrt?on Hist City HaU SEMI -WEEKLY c Advertisers! f X The Racordcr covers the X Bandon field thoroughly X MIXVH4 VOLUME XXXI BANDON, OREGON, JANUARY 5, 1915 NUMBER 1 9 4 BOiill U M Vi. u Improvement far Exceeded Any Preceeding Year In City's History. Despite the fact that during the year 1914 Bandon suiTercd the greatest set-back in its history, the Are of June 11 which did damngc to the extent of $250,000 and wiped out the heart of the' business district, there was more building during the year than any previous year. Foremost among the structures built was the new home of the Firnt National Bank, a two iftory concrete building of fireproof construction, on Second Street and Alabama Avenuo, which was built at a cost of $25,000 and was completed early in the spring, Tho First National Bank building ha. the distinction of being the first class A building to be constructed in the city and was closely followed by the Ellingson building, at the corner of First and Alabama, completed dur Ing the summer by Arthur IJIlingson at a cost close to the ?20,000 mart, Both of these buildings rank among th bst in southwestern Oregon, and with the ?10,000 concrete block being erected on First Street by Capt. Hub ert Johnson, will form the neucleus around which n greater Bandon is to riM. Taking the frame buildings alone erected during 19M, the record could advantageously be compared with the cord of former years. No less than four buildings of this class have been completed. This is not taking into consideration the eight or ten tem porary structures costing from $200 to 500 that aroso immediately after; the fire, which have been discarded or will bo in the near future. The new post office quarters, in the build ing constructed by A. G. Thrift, on Baltimore Avenue, gives Bandon the lead over all Coos county in the mat ter of post ofllce accommodations and tho other buildings are Die new home of tho Bandon Steam Laudry, tho Racket Store building at the corner of Second and Baltimore Avenue, and the spacious new quartern of the Bandon Hardware Company, First Street and Baltimore Avenue. Burned out by the early morning blaze 22 business houses had to seek new locations or go out of business, and all but three of- these are now operating, most of them in temporary quarters. All of tho three which did not reopen have been replaced by new concerns in the same line of bus iness with the exception of n pool and billiard parlor. Previous to the lire practically all of the business blocks in the city were occupied and the sudden demand for locations forced many large concerns into inadequate and undesirable quartern, hut the hearty cooperation of tho business men and the prevailing spirit for "A Bigger and Better Bandon" won out. Store rooms were split in half to make room for the unfortunate con cerns and In one case the citizens went so fur ns to donate the labor nd mutcrial for a temporary homo for one concern which had lost ev erything in tho lire. Nor did the serious coullagatiou and the' business depression which na turally followed deter tho home build ers, more and better residences being trected during 1911 than ever before. Between 20 and 25 new homes mono during the year, varying in cost from 11000 to $0000, the total expenditure in this line of improvement running well above $10,000. In the mutter of public building constructed, the new nchool Iioiiho In at Bundon stands nut prominently Coif of constructing Hun addition to the city's ulroiidy llrt rhuu nelinnl (fUulpiiK'iit wan upproximutaly $20, 900 und the money Is well mproMriilod If) tho LuildlDK It now stuilda. Although but oint building ba Un twM U rupture ihe deal rwyotjjjj I hv Iff, I Im fuming Hpilng indium invr will u Hi Kutkt Iwif (l)ji'tli (hv buiimd nviir uiu i ig wilji ur li lb itt ut Mug mlmlU, ItUr? Im already been driven for the foundation of a modern, two-story fireproof block on tho Biggs-Buckingham prop erty, on tho corner of First Street and Bandon Avenue, and the owners state fiat active work on the building will r.tart us soon as the weather set tles. On tho opposite corner of this street inteiseclion Geo. P. Laird and C. Y. Lowe announce that they will build a structure of Class A construc tion, combining store room and apart ment house features, while Rasmussen Bros, expect to put several thousand dollars into a building on their prop erty abutting the prospective Biggs Buckingham block. Should conditions continue to improve a fourth build of similnr construction will arise on the lots of W. I). Marshall & Son. During the past year $150,000 has been opent in the way of building im provements in Bandon and the com ing year promises still greater ac tivity along this line. Celebrate New Years Very Quietly in Bandon There was little noise and practical ly none of the usual high .jinks con nected with the reception of the New Year in Bandon this year, the heavy storm which nrose during tho even ing putting a damper on many of the 3 flairs planned. Bells and whistles .rot in their salute at midnight but this noise did not compare with that of former years, because of the fact that most of the San Francisco boats were at the other end of the route, only the Speedwell being at the dock here. Most Bandonians did homage to the old year and greeted the new atvar- ious watch parties of two and three couples in different parts of the city Many of the young people wore in at tendance at the affair given by the young people of the Presbyterian Church. Dancers found a big treat at the nnual ball of the Women of Wood craft which ranks as one of tho big affairs of the season in that form of amusement and those few who found the floor at the Dreamland Pavillion too crowded or tho more informal, re port a good time at the Bank Hall. Revery was an absent factor in the eelobration and there was less work fop the Municipal Court on the fol lowing lay than for several years. The police report that the streets were quiet and those people who were wan dering about were very orderly. JOINT INSTALLATION BY (i. A. It. AND W. B. C. The Bandon G. A. R and W. R. C. spent the day on January 2nd at the G. A. R. Hull, dinner being served at noon and the rest of the day being given over to social enjoyment Und ceremonies of installation of tho two orders. The following officers of tho G. A. R. wore Installed with J. W. Felter acting as installing officer: C. A. Rogers. Com; B. F. Shannon, Sr., V. Com; V. F. Kennedy, Jr. V. Com; J. A. Faulds, Q ,M; A. M. Sumner, Chap; II. A. Cox, Surg; J. W. Felter, (). D; L. A. Tyler, O. G.; C. B. Zeek, Adjt; A. Henry, Q. M. Sergt; II. M. Fish, Sergt Maj. W. F. Kennedy, delegate; Moses Wilson, alternato delegate. The W. R. C. with Mrs. C. B. Zeek as installing officer installed the fol lowing: Sadie Shields, Pres.; Jennie A. Bow man, S. V. P.; Louise Allen, J. V. P.; May I). F.ndieott, Treas.; Mury Shan non, Chap.; Annie M .Tucker, Con.; Anke Nelson, Guard; Lelia M. Fish, Sec; Fannie Hufl'ord, Asst. Con.; Viola Brown, Pat lust.; Martha Zeek, IV. Cor.; Florunce Young, musician; Ada Still, 1st C. II.; Grace Dlvilbiss, 2nd C. B.; Anna Sherrurd, Mid C. II.; Bonnie Welch, t lh, C, It.; Anna Jones Asst. Guard. After the Installation the W. R. C. pioKeiited the retiring president, Mrs. I.olln M. Fish, with a past presidents badge. Tin day was pleasantly ejumt und one that will long be ittmiiinbored by, Uiijm who worn fortunate enough to liavn twit In Hie ftutlvlllen, Chwf HalMwn awl Hid Wlrcul (,'nin mit4uur Imtt bttou filling lint iijui-,m Wt Wit) flijJiti imVi'iiienl un bm uiWwuw tat &imilm)t with tut iltrtiy Hm fw iloyf Bandons Development By Mayor On the 18th day of February, 1891 the City of Bandon first saw daylight as a municipality. Therefore, on the 18th day of February, 1915, it will have been twenty-four years since four hundred souls, good and true cit izens, who represented the entire pop ulation of Bandon at that time, rea soned together that it would be to the advantage of their social, moral and business uplift to resolve themselves into a political subdivision of the great state of Oregon; and, inspired by the watchword which has always been tho moving factor in the heart of ev ery Bandonian, that "he who hesitates is lost," they put the deductions of their logic into real action, and Ban don began right. Those were the days of the "Ban dorill," the "Joseph and Henry," the "Parkersburg," the "Lizzie Prion,' and various other members of the mosquito fleet whose names we have forgotten little two-mast carriers who were happy, after a sixty-day cruise from San Francisco and four days to load, when the tug "Triumph" found seven or eight feet of water on the bar so that they might glide safe ly to sea, each modestly carrying from two hundred and fifty to three hundred thousand feet of lumber. Thoso were the days when the boys felt rich (as indeed they were) with a winter's job in tho mill of Capt. Parker, Adam Pershbakcr, or Col. Rosa; the output of which mills can be better understood when we recall to mind the fact that they were de pendent upon this little mosquito fleet as tho sole means of transporta tion. In those days the principal and one assistant had time to spare dur ing their six hour's work of inspiring the young mind of Bundon with the idea that knowledge is power. In those days three regular meals were never dropped from the urogram of any Banuoninn's life. If perchance , they were, it was due to the fact that the frugal provider had lost his tide book or failed to have his clamming artillery in position nt a seasonablo hour. In those days tho wily gamo warden never filled the heart of the peaceful Bandonian with dread. In those duys we were satisfied und con tent with tho undulating characteris tics of n sidewalk on a part of the sunny sicfe of Mrst "Street. Trails to the various scattering residences filled tho hearts of none with dread of dangers of Alice-in-Wonderland fame, but rather assured the older residents safety from being lost on the wny home and inspired the young and romantic heart with the fancy of sort of lovers' lane. No one wor ried over the fact-dwindling wood pile in those days; beach wood was a nevcrfailing resource. In the sum mer every one raised his own garden, with tho confident assurance that if the same failed him ero the dawn of spring, the freshets of winter would surely replenish his vegetablo bin from the abundant supply of tho up river farmer who was thoughtless enough not to profit by his past win ter's experience. As for grocerien and clothing, our trust was in Judge Dyer, who was too kindly to doubt our credit, and therefore proved & nuver-fuiling resource. PAST YEAR'S ACHIEVEMENTS That Bandon enjoyed prosperity luring 19M, despite the poor condi tion of the lumber market and the dis astrous fire which destroyed practi cally half of the hiisinusg section ot the city, and that wu have a year of surpassing prosperity before us U JOdlllj OIJ1 JO OUIOU ,( p)U41MUOIU9p tnnt Incidents of the pust your. The people of lliindou voted ?4H, 000 In bond for the purpose of tak ing over the wuter system of the city the city taking uctuul control of the wuter pltuil January I, 1915, An uiiiiuul tax levy of one mill vot ed for llii iiiuliituliutiit'ii uf Ihv Buit don Public Library. TIih nuw nrhnol lioiim ercttd In '.n Bundon at a tout of lo fK0,00D. Tlifcf iiioderji tftvjirpof building tV'i'i'UJ Wild jo 0Um of toil' Geo. P. Topping But let us consider henceforward. The progressive Bandon lias inspired tho nation with the importance of he needs, thereby securing dovclopmei t of river and harbor. Today the mo dern sttnm schooner only waits for the tide to serve her that she may car ry 700,000 to one million feet of lumber or its equivalent in capacity to the markets of the Pacific. Ban don has doubled her population near ly 9 times. Mills, factories, foundries, machine shops, light plant, water works, and many other industries, have been added to her progression. Tho llttlo two-mast sailing vessel ha.- come and gone. Following close in her passing has come and gone the three mast sailer. Only steam alone has proven adequate to supply the de mand for transportation. To keep pace with her progression, the child which first saw daylight on that mem orable If th day of February, has been called upon to reconstruct her organ ic law three times once January 2S, 1903, once October 27, 1908, and again on the 3rd day of May, 1912. lie schools have grown from the then creditable institution of one princi pal and an assistant to a high school and two graded branches, under tho management of a superintendent and two principals, with a corps of twenty-three teachers in attendance, and a school census of 961. Modern stores and shops ornament the business cen ter, and elegant homes skirt the res idence district many of which are second to none in the fund. Bandon has successfully combated and with stood yea, and come out victorous from evory business depression that has overtaken the country from the inception of our original municipality Thus, we have had our misfortunes and have suffered disadvantages, but they hive always b.een met with .. "j .ii a i t i spirit oS!to ordare, until the business Interests of Bandoii have creditably won tho distinction of always stand Ing together. We ore blessed with many advantages of modern times and are embarrassed by but few of tho disadvantages. Although we may be overtaken with disappointments we feel that Bandonians should con gratuiate tiiemsclves on ttic success of their many achievements; and Bandon and her harbor shall yet be more than an imporntnt factor in the commercial welfare and development of Coos County. Wo shall have better schools, better and more manufactur ing, better and more agricultural in terests, farming and dairying, besides many other enterprises which shall spring from our dormant resources, even climute, fertile hills and valleys We have no reason whatever for be ing discouraged. Business may wax und wane, but no mun can take our harbor from us, our resources, or our climate. For us God has done much; it is only left for us to reach and grasp the opportunity. I therefore have great faith in Ban don und Iter citizens. She and they have always been courageous, public spirited and energetic. There is noth ing to prompt me to believe that they shall ever be otherwise. Kvidonco of the red corpusclu of progress has grown too pronounced in tho iifeblood of her advancement. struction costing a total of $50,000. Fifteen storerooms, warehouses, Industrial plants and public buildings of frame construction built. Approx imate cost, 4 00,000. Between 25 und 30 new houses built at u total of not less than $10, 000. First Street West 'Hived with hard iturfuce pavement at an outlay of $12,000. Munlclpul dock built ut the foot of Hullimoru Avmiiup. Kltcht now biulness ronrerns open In Bundon, Including u factory und olio luinUr company. Thoru I not u vui-anl ttiirn loom lit Bundon, Hiliool rt'iimu of lim dly niwp POt rMUmi) of i'ioo ugw In Hitt ilbdflif, uf && hwiv limit llio, JltrdiUK )'if J)fiIoii of liuyivii' flyjl dWfj ing Tort of Bandon to be legally formed, releases $25,000 for immed mtc improvement of bar and river. Pathe Dally Wnr News. If you want to sec tho latest mo ing pictures from the Europenn Wnr the I"ntho Daily News shown at the Grand Theatre twice n week beats all others. We wish to announce th; t ui-Kiiimug jan. ist wo are rcccivin,: the Pathe New3 from U0 to 40 days old, the latest films of this type that nave ever been exhibited in Coos county. See the terrible destruction wrought by the 12 centimeter guns and other interesting war pictures every lucsday and Friday at tho Grand. Parent and Teacher Friday Night. Problems immediately affecting ev ery parent and patron of the Bandon schools, discussed by local peonle along with several musical number will make up the program to be ren dered at the meeting of the Parent Teachers Association, at the Hig'r school building Friday evening. The meeting will take up promptly at sev en thirty o'clock. Folk dances by the pupils of th. iiast side school is a number on tin program which should be a treat U -hose who attend inasmuch as it 1 an innovation in the activities of the ocal schools and will be preceded by an explanatory lecture on the sub ject by Miss Landreth. It is only dur ing the past few years that folk dances have been made a part of the exercises in Americnn schools, and this is the first year that it lias ap peared in Bandon. Quite an extensive and varied pro gram including tho best of tho local talent has been prepared as follows Vocal solo, Mrs. G. Geisendorfer. Reading, Chester Teegarden. Music, Mrs. A. Sweet. ine cviis oi juvenile uossin anil its results, Mrs. J. L. Kronenberg nnd Mrs. C. F. Pape. Uoulilo Male Quartette, Messrs Webb, Wntkins, Boak, Corson, Sid- well, Dippel,- Quigley and Rev. Knight. Piano Duet, Clarice Danielson and Treasa Button; violin accompaniment Melford Wesleader. Paper, Miss Landreth. Folk Dances, East Side School Pu pils. Ini order that the people having small children which they cannot leave at home, may be able to attend the meeting without being bothered with the care of the children the Kinder garten Coinmitteo will be on hand to tnke care of all children whose par ents wish to nttend tho meeting. At tho close of the program re freshments will be served under the supervision of Mrs. Annie Barrows. Mrs. C. E. Bowman and Mrs. Herbert Brown, who compose tho Refreshment Committee. Bible Lectures Close at Orcphcum. Sunday night closed the Bible Lec tures in tho Orphetiiu, but in response to many request they will be con tinued in tho Baptist Church on Hast FJoventh Street, until permanent lo cation can bo arranged for. Meet ings will be held three nights each, tho subjects for this week being as follows: Wednesday, Jan. ti, "Tho Keys to tho Lingdom of Heaven." Friday, Jan. 8, "Present Truth foi This Generation." Sunday, Jan. 10, "The Messugo for Today." Special music will accompany each servi o which will begin at 7:80. During tho seven weeks tho lec turei. continued in the Orpheum the utteiulauce ranged from 80 to over ilOO each night. At the close of the sermon Sunday night u largo number went forward for speciul prayer ami consecration. l'untors l.liigenfelter and Bunch are pleused with the runult and the outlook for the futuio. Iliinilon WVullirr deport, ('apt. O When, ctmpttruUvti uuar vnr, reHiiU Hut nilnfull fur tli month ut liMvifibtir, 0 I, ut lUiKi lot! iiui (hi your. iln t'toir. 11. fh iwIm1J Iw lim mi)iMmmlin miimi hi Jill w 7:11 imm, mum u olil f lill hnim mrv Has fa m ni . r .i n ir nans ror me iinsaaic ?ear Laid at Meeting of Port of Bandon The port commissions for th 1 of Bandon met n their first for tho year lfU, in the office Port Attorney Trcadgold Satf I0::t0 o'clock and completed t ranization for the year 101 r. At the election of oflfi . ' II. Rosa was elected i-e.'L i lohrwn, vice prevde it, J. I'. T.. -i , iecrctray, und T. P. Hanly, i;t The term of R. E. L. P3AH1: ' ing expired, A. McNair, wh elected at the fall election to ' seat and T. P. Hanly. who w- :locted to succeed himself wns t 1 1 installed into office Mr. McNoir took the p'uee oi dillion on all committee.; inc'.udin s inatu-e comniiUe.- ,i d oher. It was decided by the jort co' - sion to work in cooperation wf , s farmers along the river to prot ' 1 f j banks of the river from washm.r 1 and destroying large areas of exec '- snt bottom land and filling the n, r with sediment. The treasurer's report for the yt r was read and approved. Tho work of the port for the yei.r was not entirely outlined, but it is the intention to start a vigorous cam paign of improvement so far as the funds will permit. Application hps already been made for the dredge Ore-" gon to be brought into the river, for the purpose of cleaning and dretlging shoals between tho mouth of th rty er and Cnquille. The Pertliasiilmiiti. ?25,000 available for this puruo,-a$8 It is the intention of the port commia jioncrs to work in conjunction with the army engineers for the geHoinl improvement of the harbor. At the last session of Congress. $20,000 was appropriated for this riv er and there has been $70,000 place. I in the rivers and Imrbors bill before this session of congress. If this lat ter amount is forthcoming it will give the port an excellent start foitfff largo amount of improvement. There is little doubt as to tho passage of this bill as it stands, so far as the Ce quille river is concerned us the amount has been lecommended by the engi neers, and accepted by the Commit- ' tec. In addition to this the bill car ries with it a new survey for a new project, tho survey to include the b.r und entire river from its mouth to Coquille. While the port commissioners have not fully decided to bond thin year i 1 any considerable .sum, yet it is tho in tentiou to do so as fiere is uuod for new imptovemouts, over nnd above those outlined for the funds now avail able. With this fact in view it in- pears that there will tie large devel opment in port work for Mover I years to come. It is generally under stood that the government will give dollar for dollar for every one rais ed by the port commission either h bonding or otherwise, and it is aval able that within the next two tin 00 yearn that a half m) II ton dt lars or more will bo expended on t local harbor. COOS COUNTY RANKS THIRD IN WIDOW PKNSION OUTl. Fact and figure given out by Iiimui'iiiu'0 Commissioner For show that during the hint ye. ountkn of Oregon paid out 30 1, 1 J I 90 in the way of widow' at hiuI for the euro ami relief 0 U.' mid needy between January 1 i lumber 80 th. Coo county, according U th tUtic given out, raniit fourth .. to countiu in thv amount of . spofuijal in uoUm (ut wUiawt 1 ing paid out M.uHl it in that k far rliaf work. Muiyuau in Mm urdr nmuI I n Hw ) rUf fur tba mmm, Ik taMM4tr , l A.. A i.. .