Port of Coquille River Proposed District Debate
A reader argues for a Port of Coquille River district smaller than the full river divide, citing Sections of the Port Law. He contends the upper river would gain navigable water and lower-river taxpayers would avoid excess costs, urging voters to support a district covering the upper river and Myrtle Point area.
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Quille - Valley
Coquille
Bandon
United States
Sentinel
Government of
Lower River
Upper River
L. A. Ropers
River navigation costs spark port expansion debate at Myrtle Point
Discussion cites measured river distances from Myrtle Point to the north boundary line plus ten miles for the North and South Forks. Proponents argue roughly 35 miles could be made navigable cheaply, far less than costs of maintaining a larger Port territory while receiving little in return.
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Coquille
Coquille River
Bandon
Coos Bay
Coos River
Myrtle Point
Coos County
Morrow
North Fork
North
South Forks
North Boundary Line
Local voter urges YES on December river project
D A Huine appeals to residents to support a regional river improvement plan in the December 19 vote. He argues the law allows only a port precinct widening and favors funding that benefits Myrtle Point and the two branch rivers, warning against costly lower river upgrades.
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Myrtle Point Boundary Line
Coquille
Huuine
Carving Set Sale Offered Before Month End
Hul ing Lundy and Sons advertise a carving set sale with a stated deadline of the 30th. The notice invites buyers to choose a set early and promises reasonable prices.
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Huling, Lundy & Sons
Value of Good Roads and Interstate Highway Stats
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports on public highways, noting 2,150,000 miles of roads with eight percent or 176,000 miles of primary importance. The findings aim to guide road builders and all transporters of goods, highlighting the potential impact on commerce and production.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
U. S
Good roads investment promises large savings and a contest notice
A discussion cites potential savings from improved highways reducing wagon costs from twenty three to eleven and a half cents per ton mile, estimating over 200 million dollars saved. Machado announces a December 1 guessing contest with a doll prize and a December 31 steam engine prize, with one guess per 25 cent purchase.
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France
Machado
J. Machado
Traces of Oil Spur Hopes for Bear Creek Gusher
Geo Topping reports from Bandon Oregon that Bear Creek oil well shows enormous gas pressure at 1700 feet. Intermittent mud gravel and sand spout eight feet high while the well is kept water-filled to reduce gas pressure and allow drilling. Oil men predict a forthcoming gusher, causing high optimism among workers.
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Bandon
Geo. Topping
Bear Creek
Hume Estate Sold to Merchants Trust Bank of Portland
The Hume estate in Curry county about fifteen thousand acres and all personal property were sold to Merchants Trust and Savings Bank of Portland led by W L Macleay. The deed filed by County Clerk Smith recorded last Wednesday shows the deal pending since June 20 1911 and lists a $1.00 per heir settlement while the Oregon Journal cites a $250 000 price.
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Hume
Curry County
Merchants Trust and Savings Bank of
Portland
W. L. Macleay
Smith
Oregon Journal
Gold Beach Globe
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Myrtle
Point
Herald . ‘and Sentinel
Benson
Point, Ore
N. P. Peterson
Queen
O.A.C
Oregon
Orégon Agricultural College
H. M. Tennant
Corvallis
Enterprise Office
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