Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-11
FLORENCE THE BEAUTIFUL
PORT OF SIUSLAW
Commission in Charge of the HarbOr - Prominent Citizens
and lndustrieS-SawmI Rebuilt and New Bank Opened
Town Has Bright Future.


been here four years. He came from
Texas five years ago and likes the
climate very much. Mr.. Kemp is a
champion of the Siuslaw river as a
harbor against the world.
VIM. Kyle & Sons conduct large
general merchandise business, post
office and cannery. He is one Of the
pioneers of the valley and has amass-
ed n large amount OF property and
does big business. The firm owns
a tugboat.
]. G. Gray. who has just opened
the Sam Coate State and Savings
bank, is also president of the First
National bank of North Bend, which
was organized this year. He has
had 25 years of banking experiece
and has good connections with large
eastern concerns. He is also treas
urer of the port of Coos Bay COM
mission and one of the directors OF
the Coos Bay and Boise railroad. Mr..
Gray is in the prime OF life, has a
winning personality and became In
terested in the coast country about
10 years ago. He believes in the fu-
ture Of this section and he and his
friends are making investments as
an evidence Of good faith
John w. Bergman, who was edu-
Gated at Albany college, is cashier of
the new Lane County bank at Flor
ence. His father has been captain OF
the Umpqua river life saving station
for nearly 90 years. He is about to
retire and will live in Florence.
W. II. Weatherson conducts the
Florence West a weekly newspaper.
and has been in Oregon 23 years
For Il years he has run this paper.
succeeding Col. B. f. Alley. whose
present whereabouts are unknown.
His family assist him in his work
He has done great deal of publicity
work and is n progressive citizen.
DR.. G. p. Edwards has been here
three years, a graduate of Ann Arbor.
Mich, and has built a nice bungalow
of the latest style. He also has
other real estate interests and is n
booster for Coos bay
August Oscar Funke has been here
25 years, is native of Saxony, a
timer by trade, has a hardware store,
also n general merchandise. and has
two ranches-one OF them on the
peninsula, on the North Fork, worth
100000, and not for sale.
Frank Knowles came here two
years ago from Mapleton, where he
has farm. He and his wife came
onto this river 81 years ago, and
there was but one white woman on
the river Desides her in the neigh
borhood-Mrs Solomon Young. who
is still alive. He has a general mer-
chandise business.
C. c. Behuke has for g years done
a general blaoksmithing business.
lie can do all kinds OF heavy work.
ID. h. Severy is notary. justice. U.
$. commissioner. city recorder and
U. S. weather observer. He holds
more offices that pay less than any
man in Oregon.
VIM. Jephcott has a 2O-cow dairy.
from which he sells on an average
about IS a month per COW. He says
So month is high average. Good
dairy farms bring about 500 an
acre for cleared land. An acre will
keep ten COWS.
I'D T. Maher has been on the coast
here for 80 years-at Gardner and
Coos bay. He was at Salem and Lib
'r, y In an early day. and was a friend
II Col Knight He does insurance and
cal estate and is an enterprising
man. /
Col c. a. Holden has been here
@ years and has a general law prac- |
ice and a good law library. He put |
lp a bank building before there was /
bank here and In spite of his three
core and ten is the live hustler of
'iuslaw.
Amasa f. Hurd, captain of the
Hazel takes passengers and mail be-
ween Florence and Mapleton, nearly
10 miles up 10 the head OF tide. He
.lso runs the stage 10 Eugene
ood comfortable hack of three seats.
nd generally spoken for in advance.
VIM Brynd has been at siuslaw
ort for l6 years. He has recently
old out his hotel business and con
ucts cigar store and confectionery.
There are a number OF Danes here
this valley all doing well at dairy
lg. He says this is a great natural
egion for the people OF Denmark.
Thos- Wolf dealer in real estate.