Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-06-19
Newport


Washington, d. c.. are at the Alb.
hey. MIR. Moupin is here for the
purp pose of making a survey of the
barbor. 1t will take him three
months to do the work.
The Bsndon, Capt. Schillinsky.
came in over the bar this morning,
June 10th, at $50. tide feet, 8
inches, without a tug or pilot.
She tied up at the Patrick wharf
and discharged some freight and
then started On food tide for To-
ledo. bot at Rocky Point she got
out of the channel and stuck on
the mud flat ard stayed there until
the evening tide took her on to To.
ledo. Newport at this time has no
public deck. only the approach be-
ing built. 1t is very important
that the dock should be completed
SO that sea-going vessels can lie up
to it. This port was formed for
the purpose of building the dock
which ought to be done as soon as
possible. The dock is not built for
small craft to dock to but for the
ocean going vessels and this is why
the people are paying lhe taxes to
build purt dock. Quite a large
sum of money is now available for
that purpose. Why not use il?
Water transportation ought to be
encouraged by all means. The
waterways are the peoples high
ways and competition is the boy
that holds down fares aud freight.
The channel from Newport to To-
ledo is II feet on high tide and il
has been demonstrated that a boat
drawing l3A feet of water car
pass safely through the channel and
Sd long as a boat of that draft
stays in the channel she will have
no trouble unless the channe
changes or fills up with debris
The channel ought. by all meaus
to be buoyed in order that tht
pilots NAV follow il easily.
The Gerald C.. Capt. Linburg
came into Newport while on hel
way to Waldport to get out Uf tn,
fog. She had supplies for the Ell
more Cannery at WaIdport.
The Ahwaneda and Mirene cam,
in with full carRoes Of freight fo
Newport and other point on tn,
bay. After discharging the freigh
they returned to Portland and will
be back again in three or foul
days. At this time there must b,
1000 people at Newport and it re
auires double the amount of SUE
plies to keep them. than it die
three or four years ago.
The light and power plant hsl
fixed up Offices modern 10 all il,
appointments. It is neat. com
Portable place and MIR. Blanchard
the manager, ought to be congrat
ulated.
The Wells Fargo company and thu
gasoline launch, Newport, have
their Offices in more commodiou.
quarters. The docks where thu
Newport lands is greatly enlarged
and improved 60 the accommoda
tions are much better than they
have ever been. The front Of tht
Abbey is receiving fresh coat Of
paint. in fact all the buildings OF
Front street are receiving fresh
coats Of paint and the streets art
being cleaned up SO that every
thing presents a very neat appear
ance.
The committees are busy at worl
preparing for big two days cele
brstiun on the Fourth of July
They expect to excel everything
that has been done in the past il
the way Of a celebration. The
Baker ball grounds are beinl
graded and leveled and put in fine
shape. No nicer grounds can b,
found in the state. A grand stanC
will be- erected and garage sheC
built for the accommodation Of th,
automobiles. This work is beinj
done at this time but will not b,
completed by the Fourth Of July
"The Noble Outcsat" a melo
drama played by the Newpor
Dramatic Society at the Midwa,
Thursday and Friday evenings O
last week was success in ever,
way. The Society is composed en-
tirely Of local talent. The hous
was crowded both evenings. Th,
play was heavy and very diffieul
of execution but IL was put on will
the skill, energy and pathos of
trained troupe. This play ha
never been oqualled by any theatri
cal performance ever put on th,
stage at Newport. This same pla!
will be put on again. understand
during the week the druggists holt
their convention at Newport, JUS
sfier the Fourth Of July. Th,
cast OF characters have alread!