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About Western world. (Bandon, Coos County, Or.) 1912-1983 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1918)
WESTERN WHERE PRODUCTIVE SOIL AND TIDE WATER MEET VOL. VI. CONDENSERY HEADS INSPECT THE WORK MEMBER OF FIRM SAYS EVERY- THING IS PROGRESSING FAVORABLY. Delay ut City in Putting in Street Work is Only Drawback Sow in Sight——Council Says Action Will be Taken on Return of Mayor— Machinery Coming by Water. Construction work on the new Glebisch & Joplin milk condensing plant here is progressing rapidly and everything in connection with the new industry looks favorable, accord ing to F. Joplin, member of the firm, who in company with his son W. T. Joplin, and his manager of the Mc- Mlnville plant, J. G. Dietrich, left for Portland today after spend ing several days in the community. The only feature, according to -Mr. Joplin, that may cause delay now is the street work that is to be done by the local citizens. That portion of the street which gives approach to the plant site is completed, but it is absolutely necessary that the Del aware avenue section be also com pleted at once. Without it the con struction of the west wall will be made very difficult and require much more time. Mr. Joplin says that from present indications there will be but slight delay in commencing operations by the first of April as intended, unless of course, the street work holds up the building operations. The street work stopped more than a week ago on account of lack of funds. It seems that subscribers to the condensery fund have been slow in paying up. The City Council has in a way guaranteed the street work, the matter having been placed in the hands of Mayor Topping. Mr. Top ping has been out of the city for several weeks consequently nothing further has been done. However he is expected back within a day or two and it is altogether probale that an effort will be made to straighten the matter out. The Joplin-Dietrich party also in cluded Frank B. Thompson of Port land, salesman for the Duplex four- wheel drive auto truck, and D. E. Crawford of Portland, salesman for the Republic truck dealers. W. T. Joplin is negotiating with the Gleb isch & Joplin company in view of contracting the milk routes and the truck salesman accompanied him here to survey the roads in view of selling him the necessary motors. Others in the Portland party were Mrs. Shaver, wife of Captain Shaver of the Shaver Transportation Co. of Portland, and her friend, Mrs. Van Pelt of Los Angeles. They are fam ily friends of the Joplins. Having intended coming to Bandon to see the local beach they took this op portunity. Julius Clark, chief engineer for the Northwest Process Co., condens- ery contractors, was also here this week, leaving for Portland yester day. Mr. Clark came down to con sult with Thomas Muir, building contractor who is personally in charge of the work now under way. Mr. Clark on his return to Portland will see that the machinery for the local plant is completed for shipment at once and the first consignment will probably arrive here sometime next week. It is planned to ship it down on the gas schooner Anvil. Harlow Ehrlich will be the first man connected with the new indus try to make his permanent home in Bandon He will be plant foreman and will arrive soon after the ma chinery gets here. A number of oth er families will come here for per manent residence as soon as the plant is ready to operate. There is a move on foot in Port land, according to Mr. Joplin, to establish regular boat service be tween that city and Bandon. He stated that the steamer Elmore which has been plying between Til lamook and Portland, has been sold and is being considered for the loc al run. Messrs Joplin and Dietrich met with the members of the City Coun cil at an informal meeting last night to talk over the street matter. Ow ing to the absence of the mayor It was Impossible to take action but the visitors were assured that the matter would be taken up as soon as Mr. Topping returns Goes to Washington J. R. Peters has gone to Wash ington. D. C., following a tryout of his electrical gun at the Bremert >n Nary yards a few weeks ago. It is understood Mr. Peters has been su.n- moned to the capital by officials of the war department to further de »- onetrate his device. WORLD LUMBERING, MINING, DAIRYING, STOCK RAISING BANDON, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918 JAMES HAFT DIES IN 106TH YEAR TIDE FLATS MAY NOW FOOD STUDY CLASSES No Government [Orders SMILEAGE BOOKS ON SALE IN BANDON BE PILED AND FILLED ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ForNewShipyard» PERMANENT PIERHEAD AND BANDON BED CHONS BRANCH IS BULKHEAD LINES HAVE MAKING MANY ARTICLES —#5« 1.10 USED. BEEN ESTABLISHED. James Haft, better known in this section as "Uncle Jimmie", who, it is believed, was the oldest man in Oregon, if not in the West, died at the home of his son-in-law, Robert Wallace, on Floras creek in northern Curry county, Monday of this week. Mr. Haft was in his 106th year and although physically feeble and rapid ly declining for several years past his mind was still clear and his mem ory good. Although he would sel dom talk of the past he could tell some interesting yarns of the days when he conducted pack trains across the mountains of southern Oregon. For the past 35 years he had made his home in Curry county. The funeral was conducted Wed nesday, burial taking place at Den mark. Col. Zinn and Capt. Polheiuus of U. City Library Is Taking Active Part S. Engineers. Portland, Discuss in Directing Food Conservation Matter With Local People—No Campaign Locally—State IJbrar- O|>l>osition—The Lines as Now rian Suggests—.Iunior Red Cross to Be Formed. in Force. Col. Geo. A. Zinn and Capt. J. S. Polhemus, of the U. S. Engineers of fice at Portland, were in Bandon Tuesday to hear complaints or sug gestions if any. at the public meet ing held in the Moose hall, previous to the establishment by the govern ment of permanent pierhead and bulkhead lines. No opposition was encountered, and the ten or fifteen citizens present assured the official» that the lines as announced met with local approval. The lines were surveyed by Engineer C. R. Wright and assistants about two years ago. and the matter has been passing thru the routine of tho war department since. Messrs. Zinn and Polhemus arriv Local Ranchers Will Be Encouraged ed in Bandon on the eleven-thirty to Enter Industry by learning boat, returning north the same It Is Very Profitable. afternoon. Sheep Situation at the Present Time Many local ranchers who have hesitated to enter the sheep raising industry because of a fear that it might perhaps be experiencing only a very temporary and limited boom, will be interested in the following compiled from data of the depart ment of Agriculture: Six farms out of every seven in the United States have no sheep; while sheep can be produced profitably on almost every farm. Sheep in propor tion to the value of their products are produced more economically on the farm than any other livestock. The feed and labor requirements are less. They fit in with practically every kind of farming; get much of their subsistence from forage, from grazing weeds and grass that would not support other livestock. They eat almost no feed that has a value as human food, and need less grain than other animals. They add ma terially to the farm revenue but add very little, relatively, to the farm expense. Since 1914 wool and mutton prices have doubled and some grades of wool have trebled. Those who are in close touch with the sheep in dustry believe that attractive prices will continue. During the war over production seems impossible. The United States now has 1,200,- <100 fewer sheep than in 1914. Our production of wool has steadily de clined since 1910, when it was 321,- 362,750 pounds, to 290,192.000 pounds in 1914; 268.490.000 pounds in 1916; and 285,573,000 pounds in 1917. Hut while our production has decreased our manufacturing con sumption lias increased from 550,- 356,525 pounds in 1914. to 737,- 679,924 pounds in 1916. In 1917 the amount manufactured was even larger, and it seems certain that it means the sheep Industry will for several years experience most pros perous times. The difference between t h e amounts we produced and amounts wo manufactured represents our wool importations from other countries. We have gottea into the habit of us ing a great deal more wool than we produced,—we'd merely send over to Australia or South Africa or perhaps somewhere In Asia and get what was needed. But the ship short age now interferes with that unecon omical arrangement—which i n the long run will be a very valuable thing for America The wool from 20 sheep is needed to make the clothing and equipment needed for one soldier. Hence the wool Industry has become of immedi ate importance in the light of a war necessity. But war or no war. It would have been necessary for the United States to produce more sheep for we are consuming much more wool than we produce. The princi pal sheep raising countries of the world were not Increasing their pro duction before the war. and seemed to have reached their maximum: and there was even then a discrep ancy between consumption and pro duction thruout the world that was growing critical. One of the big factors in lowering the wool production of the United States has been the homesteading of large areas in the Middle West and hence limiting of the grazing area:, for the hug* bands of sheep of that section With the coming of a neces sity for reducing the sizes of these flocks, there was no corresponding increase in the number of small flock» on farms thruout the country. NO. 15 A statement of the Bandon branch account with the Marshfield chap ter shows that $581.16 worth of ma terial has been sent. This has con sisted of yarn, jean for bed shirts and daisy cloth for bed socks and shoulder wraps. The following extracts from a cir cular letter from headquarters at Seattle will be of interest: Fracture Pillows. Will ask that you do not make any more fracture pillows. Comfort pillows. In view of the fact that we have sent in almost .wice as many comfort pillows is asked for, we request that you dis continue making these pillows. Any tliat are now being made will be gratefully received but we ask that no more be made until further no tice. The Bulkhead Line Junior Reel Cross Commencing at the north corner of Edison avenue and First street, west, the bulkhead lino passes thru the city property, outer edge of the M. Breuer, U. S. Coast Guard and Gallier Bros, holdings to a point just north of the Old Bank building where it almost conforms with the outer edge of the present dock. From thence it gradually approaches tlie liill, passing diagonally across the north edge of tho Buckingham- Biggs property, thru the Thos. An derson, Gallier, Steve Curren, Mc Nair and Timmons properties, meet ing the north line of First street at Alabama avenue, thence along First street to Elmira avenue, from whence it passes diagonally thru the unim proved lots, thru the Acme Planing Mill and Moore Mill & Lumber Co holdings, parallel to the shore line, to a point opposite the L. C. Gibson property on Riverside Drive. Back of this line, that is, between it and the high ground to the south, the property owners will now be per mitted to fill in their property with out first obtaining government per mit. However, all sucli fills must be so made and of such maleriais that nothing will be carried away by the tide and thus help in filling up the harbor. Tho Port of Bandon will have authority to regulate bulkhead improvomonta. The Junior Red Cross drive for memberships will begin soon. This drive was to have taken place week before last, but due to lack of defi nite information from headquarters, .iad to be postponed in Bandon. The Pierhead Line The pierhead line, or farthest point out into the harbor to which docks ami wharves may be extended, follows a course considerably far ther out into the river than the bulk head line. Commencing at a point conforming witjt tlie line of the inner harbor spur jetty, this line practi (ally assumes the present wharf extremity to a point near the Cen tral Warehouse, from whence it pass es diagonally across the lagoon, some ninety feet farther out in the river than the present Standard Oil Co. dock, to the northwest corner of the Moore Mill & Lumber Co. property, thence along the present wharf frontage of that company, ending a few hundred feet beyond. ESTABLISHING SAWMILL Geo. Cox Moves Plant From Bradley latke to The Glade*. Geo. Cox Is moving his sawmill from the Bladley Lake section to The Glades, about 2 1-2 miles from Ban don on the Coquille road The loca tion of the plant will be near the place where the Seeley & Anderson logging railroad trestle collapsed a few years ago in the big logging train wreck. He expects to have the plant running by April 1. Timber is available to keep the plant running for about 3 or 4 years. Twenty men will be em ployed in operations connected with the venture, and the product will be hauled to Bandon and marketed either here or in San Francisco. A dam is being made across the creek to form a log pond. Supt. Farley I* Remembered Supt. Matthew Farley of the Sun set Woolen Mills, is a mighty happy man today. He has just been pre rented with a beautiful signet ring by the employes of the woolen mill In remembrance of his seventy-fourth birthday anniversary. Mr. Farley is hale and hearty with more pep than the average man of 50 years, and is popular with his co-workers a* th< beautiful engraved ring signifies Food ( lasses Progressing Shortly after Christmas food class es were formed in every section of the town thru the efforts and under tlie direction of the library board. Wiese were formed for the purpose if studying food values and the use jf the substitutes for wheat, sugar, fats ’and meat. A pamphlet: “Ten Lessons in Food Conservation", lias been made the basis of this work, supplemented by other pamphlets and war. time cook books. Reports from tlie various classes indicate tliat much interest has been aroused. Many of the war substi tute recipes have been tried and pro nounced a success. Many women, .vho have not been able to atteud, have read the pamphlets at home. Each section worked out its plan for meetings. One leader gives the following re port: “Lessons are read with a time reserved for discussion; and now we are using a short period for copy ing recipes. Next meeting we are to bring tlie largest list possible of the various kinds of foods, and those ire to be discussed as to food val ues. and wltli reference to substitu tes for same. Then we hope to add zest to future meetings witli a contests as to best menus arranged ->f substitutes both as to food value and as tempting tlie appetites of those «ho are mLssirig the usual diulies of before the war.’’ Tlie following women opened their homes for the < lasses at the begin ning: Mesdames Lewin, Erdman, Radley, Best, Lewis, Hicklng, Wai ker, Boyle, Faulds and Pearson, Bowers and Lowe, Philpott, Topping, l.eep. Pape, Dickey and Nielson, Perhaps the following extract from a letter from State Librarian Miss Marvin to the libraries thruout the state will show how Important the government considers this work: Tlie Oregon food work has been quite successfully done thru public libraries but we want to make Ore gon 100 per cent useful, and this can be done only if your library Is l<>0 per cent useful in this emerg ency. • • • So far as getting the lit erature used is concerned, you must get It u ed even if you have to peddle it out * * ‘.No matter how you get them out, you must use your In genuity and get them read in some way even if you have to make a rule conforming to the rule in regard to the purchase of flour, that with every b >ok of fiction there must be one Pod book: or one to three, or one t•> five—whatever you can get d ne.” There will be a display soon of m ■ food posters, pamphlets and other suggestions in the windows of the building formerly used by the H'.b Clothing Store. Let every tnio, ' Tian and child pause long enough to read them, then go home and fol. « their suggestions That will -, ■ Bandon 100 per cent efficient in aalng food to win this war. Bandon Disabled at Coo* Bay The steamer Bandon struck s sat I spit in the lower bay at Coos l a Tuesday, breaking a propeller blade. The schooner Hardy pulled the disabled craft off the spit and It imhorid below Empire until arrival of aid Local Plants May Be Permitted to Take Foreign Contracts Pro COI PON METHOD INSCRI S REC vided Doesn't Interfere. REAI ION FOR OUR BOYS AT ALL TIMES. Washington, D. C.. Feb. 25—In responso to a request of Congressman Entertainment I nder Inspires of the W. C. Hawley for a statement con G< vei n nient at Camp* for Solider cerning wooden ship construction. Boys—A Splendid Way to Cheer General Manager Charles Ptez of the i |> tin- Lad by Remembering Him Emergency Fleet Corporation has W ith a Tickets Book. reaffirmed the policy of tlie board against letting contracts to new ship Ever hear of Smlloage? yards. The matter was brought up by Mr. Hawley in connection with Bandon ( uncil of Defense has re request from the Port of Bandon at ceived $50 worth of Smileage cou Bandon. Ore., and other interests pons to be sold in tills section. These seeking government contracts for books a: o be sent to relatives or yards at various other Oregon ports. friends low serving In the training The reply to Mr. Hawley follows: camps 1 are In the United States. “In reply to your request for Infor Coos county's share amounts to $400, mation as to the policy of tho board of which $50 is the local quota. The relative to the construction of wood books may lie purchased thru Sec’y en ships, both for private and our of tlie Council ,1. W. Mast. The own account, you are advised that in coupons are put up in book form. view of the fact tliat there are be One contains twenty 5 cent coupons fore the corporation offerings for and costs $1. The other size con wooden ships in excess of its con tains one hundred 5-cent coupons ami templated program, it is not deemed costs $5. Tlie cost of admission to expedient at this time to award con these shows varies from two coupons tracts for this class of tonnage where to five coupons, depending bn the such work will necessitate tlie con cost of producing the show. It will struction of additional wooden ship never bo over five couimns. Tho ac building plants. In this connection counts are audited by men from the it is noted that thero are now over war department. W hat Stnileage la 800 ways devoted to the construc In the thlrty-two big national tion of wooden vessels, and that we guard camps are having considerable difficulty army and national keeping the work in existing plants large theatres and tents have been put up In which regular theatrical progressing satisfactorily. “In respect to construction of companies will give regular h I iows , such vessels for private account, such as “Turn to the Right,” “In- you are advised that the corporation -fde tlie Lines,” and “Cheating has no control over the establishment Cheaters.” Real vaudeville from of plants for such purpose, provided Keith's circuit by special companies, the work in question does not inter who will play only at the camps; tho fere with the corporation’s building best concerts, movies and lectures program. The corjioratlon reserve- will also be given. All tills Is being the right however, to pass upon (lit I done under tlie direction of the war question as to whether the contimi department commission on training Smileaga book plated work doos interfere with iIn I camp activities. existing program, and, accordingly, coupons will admit the soldier free all builders desiring to build for pri to those entertainments. vate account are required to secure a permit from the shipping board and GOLD BEACH PEOPLE I N I I Ki STI D IN ( HROMH the Emergency Fleet corporation, a special form of application having .1. It. Stannard, County Clerk of Cur been prepared for this purpose ” ly, Enter* Field for Rep- sentatlve of ('»»<>* and Curry. Could Hanilh- Many Cargoes Henry Axtell returned this week from San Francisco where he had been the past month purchasing machinery. Mr Axtell had a talk with Fyfe-Wilson Co. officials whom he states eftproased the opinion that market for their products Is such than they o.tuld easily (lis pose of cargoes from twenty flv«- vessels on the Bandon run were liar bor conditions more certain, and shlirn available. Pawngers Go On Tramp The little gas schooner, Tramp, «as in the harbor the first of the week and loft Tuesday for Gold Beach. It took aboard five passnn gers here who preferred n five hours' cruise on the briny deep in the little craft in preference to a two days' Journey by stage to tho Curry count' seat. They were Mr and Mrs Chas Morse, proprietors of The Breakers Inn; Mr and Mrs. Chet Hoskins and Perry Dodson, all of Gold Beach. J. R. Stannard, county clerk of Curry, who made the trip from Gold II ach to Coos Bay on the Tramp was also here at the time of her departure south but he said “nothing doing I'd rather walk.” MRH. HARTMAN GETS GRAND Srl liner Sella to < hid Fellows Win» Give Ix-aae—Orplieuni Closes. There has been another change in theatre ownership and management In Bandon Wm. Sellmer has »old the equipment and good will of the Grand to the Odd Fellows' Lodge, owner of tha building, which in turn has leased the place to Mrs. E A Hartman, owner and manager of the Orpheum. The change, for the present at least, means that there will be but one house in operation Mrs Hartman intends to keep the Grand running Mr Sellmer ha.t not made his plans for the future known but he will be here for some time yet as hs ha* other property lnterets. Liberty Loan Committee* Liberty Loan committee for th« Bandon district has been appointed by the state committee as follows Col. R H. Rosa, chairman; C. R Wade, I. N Miller, H J McDermaid and L D Felshetm. Curry county committee for the next Liberty Loan drive Is compos ed of W .1 Ward of Brookings. C H. Buffington of Gold Peach. A. 6. Johnson of Port Orford. .1. R. Stannard of Gold Beach «ns in Bandon Tuesday enroute home from a trip to Coos Bay via the schooner Trump. Mr Stannard is county clerk of Curry county, but has decided to cast his hat In the ring for Joint representative, inasmuch uh Im lias been a popular county clerk for a number of year» In Ills home county and also has ninny friends In Coos, Im will no doubt be a major factor in the race. While Imre Mr. Stannard discuss ed the coming Liberty Loan cam paign and oilier matters of vital in terest connected with the various «ar activities He states that Cur ry county people are very patriotic and will carry their share with on thuslasm Preparations are now under way for the coming drive, and i live county committee has been ap point» <1 to superintend the campaign. Curry county did not receive proper credit in tlie first two Liberty Loan drives for various reasons, but the appointment of a county committee will eliminate possibilities of past mistakes reoccuring. <'onside-aide Interest Is now belur manifested In Curry over chrome pos sibilities. Recently a party consist ing of Mr. Stannard, Alf Gauutlett and Chas. S'arr drove down to tho Pistol river country where they join ed Otto Ismert, and investigated Home chrome-iron prospects on Mr. Ismcrt's property. Mr. Stannard Is convinced that the claims otfer big possibilities and intimates that de velopments may be made soon in that vicinity if the price of chrome is maintained. Prospector* and min ing men from other parts are also in vestigating chrome deposits in Cur ry county. F J. Fahy is greeting old friends again at the Bank of Bandon this week. ♦ WORLD HONOR ROLL ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ C. L Foster. Bandon. L A Liljeqviet Marshfield Arnold Haberly, Bandon W. H Deer. Bandon. II A. Dooley Bandon. N. C. Dlvelbiss, Sixes. Oregon Chas Hunt, Barview, Oregon A. W. Sieman. Random W J. Hudson, San Francisco Matthew Farley, Bandon R V. Chapman, West Brook, Minn. ,1 I’ Tupper. Bandon Thor Razor. Sausalito. Cal V m. rhilpult, l-andolpU.