Daily coast mail., January 11, 1903, Image 6

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A Business Man's Views.
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TO the (student of history, there la
perhaps nothing more striking
tnun the (not that the greatest
commerclalcentersof tho present
nnil past, have sprung from the
advantages of the location. The
iueignitlcant appearance of somo of our
lame cities in ttie early days, lj a re
markable contrast with the present max
nificece of tho eime today. Richly on
dowed wi h location, eiiiiched by its
source of mineral ami surface wealth,
Coos Bay stands today on the eve of its
hberatiou from i'olatinn. And without
a doubt to boconio one of the Import an',
factor, in the development of tho Pacific
Coast.
Many instances of the early struggles
o! our coast cities miwht W mentioned
if the spsce of the jwper would admit;
but we (eel that we must mention emu
of thore industries that hav been In
strumental in the hnildim; up of the
business inteieit of Coos It j anil Marsh
Held m purticulur There is a freedom
in the air of Coos, that ts soon as ynu
cross the bar you inhale the I'fe glv'inv'
i-fTecl 'there are many cities along the
coast, but Me think there are none that
affords such h homeolsftv a the placid
waters of our tivvrs and sloiuhs. To
the man of knowledge, experience and
tuv I this quiet and she tered location
tormsa haxen i f ret from tho bitter
business life of the bigger cities t li 4
will not remain so any length of time
We will readily pardon the pride of
lhotewli3 come from the citie both
North and South: bill a an unit in th
formation cf the future of Marshtleld and
Coc lUy we ahall remain pernuueut.
Looking the fir urn boldly in the face,
we can Ree many changes to cotno but
those changes are necceasary.
"We must nntrdu In the shell" In
Marshlleld. There will be men from
the Kast. North and South who will see
(lie splendid opportunity for locating
wMi a business view, and the chances
are that tho growth of Coon Hay busi
ness interest in the next twelve months
tho forces of naturo In Htroam, Illvors,
Lakes etc. In our immediate neighbor
hood thesd valuable) additions to tho
economy of life are left to run to waste.
In tho near future the urand water
courses will bo harnessed for tho benefit
of labor, and ued for tho purKio that
nature designed they should bo. We do
not Attempt to prepare any solution of
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Residence of C. H. Merchant.
Steamer Alert,
uillrrore than double any prrceuling
peroM of lime The broad and literal
principal held hy out hu'iuea men
opn the gste for luturo advancement.
Tills will finally become the accepted
home f many a' wnalihv inaii, and the
well inaiked individualities of the early
settlors of the bav mint give way to a
mo u si renin ua I fe.
Tli unit ItnpirMti' q'leition iu the
development of this section some sav
Coal other aiv Limber and still
ano her a It tilioad aint some say the
only ImI of permirieiit life and sucre
is Miiiufactiires 'I here Is plenty o. Coal
onfiot Hav, but a hotter quality and
more new velni must be found to nuke
that item a Hiiccess. Lumber there li
plenty, but in the years to come, and
lint far hence, th riches of our forests
will be cut, saMed and hated where they
stand, and (dripped to the uiarkit of Ihn
world without uieai-tance of the mill-,
nutlixliiy. Manufactories ol the com
modities n( life muu no ejtabliahed to
iiMkr thU splendid location a world
known namo. Other nations are storing
tho question, at to what is tlie most lin
nortntit Industry forlliofuttireof Marr.li
ileld and tho bay In gunural. We do
know thooxtoutnf present prodomliionco
In liimhor.'biit shall ko say this will make
the future of Coo lUy? Wo rather
think not. Wo bellovo that when the
dairyiiiK Interest of this section, Itlvers,
Bloogha, Isthmus, Creeks, Lakesaiid the
magulticeiitgr.txiiig lauds ndjtcout and
hroiiiiht under control, that will lie
couiethn permanent btils of the luturo
of Cva Hav.
All wealth cornea from the soil, and
the battles fought in past ai(es for tome
advantageous "terra firina" (dry lands)
will bo (ought over again on the shorn
of Ccos Hay. Tho geographical h)hIIoh
Is Mich Is to make the hardiest men out
of the weak. Touched by the warm
wave that passes along the coast on Its
wy South, Mo ml the local condition
such as to make for the future happiness
of the locator.
Coos llayltet have ever Ikmmi proud of
their Inland home, anil justly no With
Churches and Hchools, l.odge of all
kinds, an even and trniMirat climate,
institution to aid nil Kellulous, any
thing to suit the tuoat faatldeous iHste.
The rem.uk la made and without m
doubt U true: Oh decent abode of com
fort an. I cltauleiiess, a sanctuary ol ease
and iiiel. And the desire Is to see a
rapid and permanent developemeut,
and then, In the lultire, as we liHik hack
iiKn the )or that have gone, may mo
say:
Where'er I roam whatever realms to see,
Mr heart tintraveird found!)' turns to
thee.
CiuiiLia Gxoiiiik
Th: McGDrmac Residence
One of the Stand-bys.
The liay City mill of K. 11 Dean it Co
fesituatid alouta mile from Marah
fif Id, win re ll e ttoie ard offices of the
(otnjany are hxatid. Its capacity is
about 00,0(0 fret a day. at d it is one of
the old HamMjja of the town iiavinx
run ttiadilyyrai in and jear out for
nearly a rmaiter of a century.
Coos Bay Iron Works
iflBIHslHaWIHHHIBHJ
Dean & Co.'s Mill
WTJitScir N InHiHitltn which has been a valuable
VJ'S WL d . ainiiir-itlfiii to the bukinssa nod mechanl-
Vf jfS! cal eiiuitimeut of the Hnv Is the Coos lUy
irun urKp, ui mini ii r. i. m inui nun iv.
A. Ill ff-dnnidt nro lopiielnrs
This business waseNtabllshed iu March,
IDOL 'the inaihine shop, which is located
on 1 mill Mr1!-!, had already been built up
bv Mr. Nelson, one of MHrshtiold's vomi
men, whose mechanifiil uenins hadeuily developeuinit, f torn
a email beinnini: to a mo l-iulppil shop Iu the foundry
and pattern shop he was joineu by .Mr. Iluffschmidt an ex
perforin d ft iir.iliyuiau In in Astoria.
Tho first plant erected contained 2'XK) feet of floor spare.
This proved inadequate and an nddillou, which shows in the
nut printed herewith, ha been erected nhis fall, Klvinu it
floor space now available of IVSOO feet. Another addition of
abont T00 feet ia to ho put on the foundry buildlnit ns soon
ii h poHihle. to Kive room for a newo ton furnace which will
be installed, the present furnaca, of nlnui half that capacity
heinir inadequate fir the work to ImiIoiic.
The fuiiiidry is e(uiped to handle, up to u curtain limit
in size, all kinds of rnstirn; in iion, brass bronze, etc., and
has turned nut some illlllciilt pieces of work in tho past year.
I'eihans the most difficult was a cyleniler for one of the
Coqullle liver steamers, the finished casting weiKhiiiK OH)
pounds. Lare brouxe propellora huve nlso been carit for
Cr(iiille steamers, one of 48 inches diameter for tl:o Antel
ope and one ol Tii inches for the Favorite. The heaviebt
castinKS.tuade have ben the haMseplnes for tho schooner
Taurcs, the last vessel bnilt In tho Ma'shfleld yard. 'Ihese
were 7 feet and 1 inch lonir and weighed 1000 pounds each.
The plant has turned out much.of this ship work, and is
ii'im- envied on the iron and bronze work for the vessel un
der construction In K. V. Kriio' yard.
From four to six men are constantly employed ill the
foundry and pattern shop, and the business is uroM-uiK fully
up to the expectations of its eneruetlc and prouressivo
founders. Tu have an Institution of this kind on the hay I
not only a reat convenience, but often saves delay In re
fitting oamaKi'd macliluei v when time Is a matter ol dollar
and centa, and tho Coes Hay Iron Works may be rated
Among the most valuable enterprises of tho ll.iy.
Foundry Building