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About Weekly coast mail. (Marshfield, Coos County, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 23, 1904)
i,m . ii ' Fw S $"& MAIL I t .dtr s',h. a t i,jj& I VOL XXVI 1. 3CJC. "" WHEAT GOES WILD Armour Makes a Nice Clean-up Dollar Wheat Predict ed By Traders . Gptclnl to the Mall. Chicago, Jnti. 80 Wliu.tt opuuJ to ilny nt If) 1-2 nml ndvanuoJ to t2 !. It wasonool tlm mod Htronuous days in tliu wheat pit rtmn in tucout year, and thu excitement nt the cloio win terrific. Armour wan long on his llnu fifteen million bushels ami dil not iippoar in thu mnrkut until tlu ndvnnco was nt' ready ilinrp. Tlio advanco nutted him nearly 3IO,00 prolltaori ttnlny'H trndlng Traders predict ilolliir wheat, The nilvMireJ toJny weruduu to frnntlc rf forte ol thu thorls to covur. COOS BAY CHAMBER OF ia commeiTcTmeet and act Send MemorlaOo Congress Asking For Appropriation for Coos Bay funds Needed From Wodnooday'a Dally. Tho board of director) o( tliu Coos Bay Ohamborof Commnrco mot Monday ev ening in regular fesslon. Among other business thoy coticlndud to g'vo i concort on February I 'I, for tho purpose of rals inn funds to continuo tho goad work which it ban tindor way which it wilt rcqulro considerable i monoy to enrry through. Much Iioh nlrondy been accom plieliod and tho labor, organizing nnd coriOBpoudonco which hnu been ontorud into nro slowly piling up and must bo nttonded to which requires no emnll , amount of clorlcal work. Tho fruits of tho first year's work nro just beginning to materially nml tho citizens of Coos Hay arc beginning to bco thu good work nnd roallzo that it la not n hoiiBo that aau bu built in n dny, and will get into tho hnrnuia and pull for thnt ond, A lino homo entertainment Ib boing arranged nnd Tho North Hund band hnu volunteorod itti survlcoe, aeelBtod by nil tho nvnllablo homo talent, TIiIh will cortnlnly bo n grand buccobs, Among tho bueiuoBif'of tho meotiug n memorial to oongross was prctontod and will bo forwarded to tho propor author Itica, It roads na follows: To THU IiONOHAIU,l! fllii.'ATOHS A.S'1 Ur.l1 ItKHUNTATIVKB, VnBhloglon, 1). 0, Tho Cooa Bay Ohnmbor of Commorco, Representing tliu commercial intercuts of Koulli-woatorn Oregon, reproBontB that, WhoreaH, tho plan of improvomont for tho entrance to Cooa Hay ndoptod in 1881), by a Hoard of U, S, Kuglnoore, provided for a Icnot depth of IH cot nt menu low tide, nt n tout of f-VIOrt, 1I2.J0 (" VV WW to '2,W Report of Chief of Engl nutini for 1SD0) nnd oald depth lias been ohtnluud by nu expenditure, up to Jittui HO, H)J, ol fOO'J.010.88, vxclliolvo ol t2i:i,7r,()(H) oxpondol on thu original project which wan abandoned in IH71), nnd snld depth of water linn boon obtain ed by tho construction of north jetty nlonc, whurenH tho original project con templntid tho conhtruction of not 111 nnd Hotilh juttlep, nnd, Whereas, nltuough tho present depth of water In a (treat improvement our former nnturnl conditions, tho rnmo in inadequate to present commercial needs, owing to tho fact that larger vessels nro no generally oinplojcd on this coast than when tho pnid project for tliu im provement of Coos Day wan ndoptcd, nnd that voercls now regularly engaged In tho Coos Hay trade arc unnblo to load lull cargoes with thu protent depth of water, and thnt in order to compote with other harbors in tho coal and lum ber Indiifitilu;, both of which nro im portant natural rcBOUccs of this section of country, it is Imperative Hint n greater dupth of wntor be obtained in ordur to permit thu enid vessel to carry full car coos and also that ttill larger vobsoIs nicy bo employed In tho Coou Hay trado; thnt such improvement is nbaoiiitfly necessary in ordor to nc commodatu nnd haudiu tho output of tho various IcdustrlcB of this section of country which nro now being rapidly developed, and particularly the coal nnd lumber products, tho output of both of theiu being now in procojs of importnut nnd exlonsivo dovolopmun'.s; and In connection with our request for improve muntn at Coos Hay, wo wleh to rail your attention to tho fact that Coos Hay is the only harbor on tho Oregon Const, except thu Columbia Hiver, whero a BUfllciont harbor can bo provided to nccommodnto voseols of deep draft or thoeo engaged in foreign commorco, Therefore, wo ruipoctfully nek thnt you tugo upon Congress to instruct thu Chief of Engineer!), through tho Secretary of War, to cnueo to bo mndo a survey nnd CBtimnto of tho coast of socurlnga dopth of not lesH than 25 foot nt moan low tido nt tho harbor ontrnnco, nnd a navlgablo channel of not Iceb than 20 foot nt menu low tido from tho harbor ontrnnco to tho induatrlos at tho bend of Coob Hay nnd adopt a procct for tho entno; that sufficient funds bo immediately ap propriated for thid purpose And further that tho Bald ongincor iovoBtiKolo tho feasibility of providing n menu low water depth nttho harbor entrnnco of 30 foot, and a 25 foot moan low tido channel from tho harbor on trnnco to tho head of Coos Hay, nnd oe timnto tho probnblo cost thereof. COOB BAY CIIAMBISll OF COM- MKKOK. Signed by tho l'rosidont nnd Hoard oi Directors. SAYS SOUTHERN PACIFIC BEHIND THE SURVEY Kvcry one on Coos Hay fools groat in torest In tho railroad survoy which is bolng mndo in such a businossdiko man ner from Drain to tho bay, and tho fol lowing pointer will bo of intercut. Ono of tho prominent bUBlnoss men of tho Hay wroto n fow daya ago to a friend In I'ortlnud, n roliablo man, neking for any information ho could gather thoro na to who is behind tho eurvoy. Tho roply says: "Vourltter was duly recoivod. Af ter making inquiries today, I lonrn from pretty good authority, which I was ro nuofltud not to glvo, that tho Sonth'orn racltlu was bobind thntaurvoy down tho Umpqua to Coos Hay,'' MARSHFIELD, COOS COUNTY OREGON, January, 23. 1904 ifussiT PreparingFor Coming Struggle Town of Strategic Im- " portance Taken Body of Troops Sent Northward (7 Special to tho Mat', Tort Arthur, Jan. ID l'roiiarntlonB for war continuo. All lttiselrtii offlciuls nro kept occupied both day aad night in an effort to gut thu garrisotiH in rcadi nos for nctlvo forvice, Four ndditionnl regiments of troops arrived today and will be QBBignod to duty in tho forts an til they become acclimated. Acting, it is believed, under inatruc. tionrt of Admiral Alexiliff, n forco of KuBfllnn troops today took possesion of tho town of Jleln Mintun, ;thirty miles from Mukden. Tho town is situated eo it will form an ideal camping place, nnd it is prob nblo that n etrong forco will bo retnin od thoro, llein Mintun, situated na it is, not only commands tho Linnho rlvor, but will bo of groat importanco from a strategic standpoint, oipocially as it will not bo an open port. London, Jan. 19 A dispatch from I'ort Arthur enys that outsido evidence of impending hoBtilitios aro unimport ant. Four thousand troops nro echoduled to start north tomorrow which is the only waritko icaturo. rsowspapor cor respondents who applied for passes to accompany tho army have been inform ed that war is not oxpectod and .tho is biio of permits would bo promaturo. Ostensibly Hussian sentiment is that alio has no desirn to intorfero in Coroa, oven should Jnpau continuo to land troops thoro under tho protonso that thoy nro railway guards. Paris, Jan. 10 According to a stato mout of tho Jnpaneeo miniBtor this morning affairs botweon Japan nnd IltiBBin havo novor boon sufllciontly critical to warrant moditatlon of Franco nnd Kugland, ALL CAME OUT AT HARTLEY'S Thrilling Tale oAdventure on the Blue Ridge From Boturday'o Dally. . Two boys lost in tho mountains and sovon mon who wont'to etnrchfor thdm ftlsd badly .turned around furnlthod tt KEEPS BUSY li arnplo excitement on Daniuls creek, tho j Hlno ridge nnd tbo north fori: of tho Coriuillo Tuesday and Wednesday. Tor. lunntely tho coir coul wos moro in tho linn of comedy than tragedy. Ab tho mory cornea t' tho Mam, Itiy Norton, eon of Win, Norton and a con of Jack Franco left DanlcU creek logging i camp Tueuday morning for n hunt on Mho Hluo'Tidge. When they ttartcd for homo thoy turned tho wrong corner and camo out at John Hartley's pUco on a tributary of Uio north fork of tho Coqulilc. Jlr, JInrtly put them on tho trail back, but after reaching tho top of tho divide they again switched off nnd presently .camo out nt Mr. Hartley's again. Jhoy stay 'cdthcr'ln, . nud 6 moming took a freeh siart, fortiUed with their nlght'j rest, and nftor eaveral hours of travel found thcmtclves again at Hart ley's. Thun they gave it up ond took tho, other track, down the crock and down tho river to Falrview, thence by tho Coon Hay wzgon road to Sumner and from there over n coed plain road over tho mountain to Daniels creek. In the mean time, tiioir non-appear- ancodthomo Tuesday evening caucod alarm and a .petty started out to lir.nt them up but wero econ driven in by the dnrkaccs. Wedncfidoy morning a p:irty of 7 men, including tho fathers of tho boys ctarted out on a pyetomntic search, beint; provided with u compati and nil such paraphernalia. Thoy traced the lost ones in regular cluuglj-houcd stylo to Hartley's. Thero they lonrnod that the bcya woro nil right and had already gono townrd Fnirviov, with a plain thougn long road nhead of them. "Tho rescuers accordingly Btarted hon feeling immensely relieved, Thoy climbed tho mountain onco more, nnd starting, na thoy thougnt, down this eide' camo out after awbilo nt Hartley's. Then they, too, gavo it up nnd took the long road home. Ono of tbo party gavo out and stopped nt Fairvlow, nnd two more fell by tho wnysido nt Sumner. Tho remaining four, including Norton nnd Franco tuado thoir way home, but what tho two last said to thoir hopeful scions is not recorded. ItomcM In Pretoria. It crets $10 n week to feed n horso In Protorbi. Thero in plenty of fertllo kuxl 1q tho country, but very HttIova CHANGE IN MAIL ROUTE A Petition for Mall to Be Carried on Train Between Coqullle and Marshfleid From Wednsaday'a Dally. A petition is being liberally Bigned asking to allow tho prosent contractor to carry tho mail on tho train botweon Coqilfo nnd MarshQold. Tho petition shows that a dally train runs botweon Mnrshfield and Coquillo (oxcopt Sunday. Tho train leaves Marsh- field daily nt 8 a, m. nrrlvlng at Coquillo at 10 a, m, and lenvos Coquillo ovory day oxcopt Sunday at 11 a. m, reaching Marshflold at except Sunday. Tho petition prays for tho mail to leavo Marshflold nt 7 a. nu to arrive nt Coquillo at 10 a. m, and roturn leaving Coquillo nt II a, m, nnd arrlvo nt Marsh flold by tho hour of 0 p, m. onchday ox copt Sunday. Under tho now nrrnnge mont Marshflold would got tho mail all tho way from 11 m to not to oxceed 0 p. m. Everybody should sign tho peti tion ns wo would certainly hnvo nothing to loso by tho now nrrangement nnd everything to gain, MHRR Md LIKE PEACE -Russia Reported About to Crawfish And Yield to Japan's Demands Bpsclaf to tho Malt, London, Jan. 20 Tho Berlin corres pondent of the Tall Moll Gazetto wires that ho Is UQiured on nbsolutsiy trnet worthy authority thatjiuqajohas posi tively decided for penca,.6nd will answer Jcpan'a latest nolo by complying with all the Japaneco important demands. Russia is now hesitating whether sho would notify -Japan exclusively that sho means to.havo pcaco, or eend genoral notyicntions to all tho powers. Tbo.prea8 heie, with the exception of tho TImeB, is optimi6tic in tone regard ug the far Eastern question. Manchester, Jan. 20 Tho Guardian quotes a Brilleh official just returnod, who jaya-Russia Ispreparing towIth draw from Manchuria. FREIGHT RATES ADVANCED 6pec!at to the Mair. Chicago, 111., Jan. 10 Nearly ovry pound of freight ihipped by Jobbers i r k fl ' ' ' ' '' nil, iMMaSHiSK3kBVi HEW LINES, EXTENSIVE VARITIES, CHOICE VALUES, .Magnes & Watson,,, ., , No. 4 from oaetorn and middle castorn points to tho Pacific Coast is affected by tho advanco In commodity rates put into ef feet today by tho western railroads nnd their eastern connections. Tho linoa making tho advanco nro tho Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Great Northern, Burlington, Northorn Pacific and Can adian Paciflc. Tho increase bveragea Vjyi pel cent. Mlerchants and shippers aro under stood to bo much aggriovo J toojtiso thoy 0 do not consider that thoy wero granted sufficient opportunity to adjust thoir business to tho changes consequent upon the advance in raten, Tbo first roliablo -information they had was convoyed In copies of the nnw tariffs. Some Of tho' moro important commodities affected bv Kho now tariff are machinery, structural iron anu steoi. eowing macntnes, atoves. agricultural implements and canned goods. Coincident with theso advances aro now regulations for handling live stock. Shippers of poultry horoalter will ho re quired to pay for the transportation of every man sent with shipments aud those who accompany cattle shipments will not bo granted return transporta tion. NORTH BEND WOOLEN MILL Nearly Ready to Turn Out the First Woven Fabric" I From Thuraday'a Dally. " " ' Tho operative Intho'Baudon woolou mill are moving to North Bend as fast as accommodations aro ready for thorn, and tho now mill will be in full opera tion very shortly. A supply of woo) has been recoiyed and has been started well on its was through tho processes, preliminary to weaving into cloth. Tho machinery in tho Bandon ml1) will ho brought around on tho Chlco, if satisfactory arrangements can .pa niade: othorwieo !t will bo brought tin. tho riyer and over the railroad. So M&, Clark informed tho Mail yesterday. h jo(H (XoTjrcs'FPR'BOys p hi 111