The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-03-24

CONCERNING NONRESIDENT DICTATION
Considerable surprise by well known citizens
the county people Friday Habor should seem TO De
to the editor of the takes
the same believed and still believes that the ecoh
the Question into the most unfair
wholly recognize right on the part
people who Friday Harbor and especially OF "
tie Seattle interfere IN the con
troll of our local effect that shall not take
advantage of the provisions which would enable us to grant
franchises public utilities electric lights and water works.
or enable operate such systems under public
Ship that improve conditions by the conuc
ton shall provide system OF lire protection
reduce rates. very high in the business
secton shall obtain value received in work upon our
Streets road and that we shall continue
to the civil
law whose ofenses have their origin IN the Saloons
which policy the the county
place. regardless of the wishes of local people,
utilities rights and privileges have long been such important adj
uncts regarded essentials and towns that
large enough afford them and only do have
people profess indifference to them properly bel
regarded being pale modern civilization
making editor wishes be distinctly
give the opinions
of anyone
been very minority matter strongly
subject he fatty refused either the lengthy of
brought here from Seattle and which
throughout county,
unequvoca refutaton of Incorporation fapdoode
published the ISLANDER which truhfuly represent
public sentiment The agtated Seattle gentlemen who
gathering like gathering nursing
keep pretended that peo
pie Friday Harbor onous designs the
liquor licenses assured that such net the and
growth very
change public before the hopes
Incorporation here realized In the meantime it to be
hoped gentlemen will have the kindness oncede
management affairs
further disappearing Friday Harbor and its people.
Many added subscription
list during the past few weeks and all without solicitation While
them from residents of the county, the number
distant and the for sample widely scattered nd
cate growing interest most attractive county Among the let
tiers received within few days from Copper Center Alaska The
writer who evidently well educated asks for ohe and
climate productions
and churches What the price ofimpoved land Where
the picturesque and desirable live the islands, Any
you give greatly appreciated
of and population This fair sample letters
which editor all of which endeavos explicitly
the cheeruy notwithstanding
benefca of his whom
support nor encouragement of any kind
The taxpayers
rial welfare the county invited the annual the county
auditor published four and five of this paper The
citizen read all the details receipts from back
to the but all
condition principal funds
Indebtedness and The excellent financial condition of
county from the that its total liabilities
first of January while
amounted to 2497 And of
ed value OF the estate here considerably less than the
property could be sold for today 1t questionable if there
the whose economically
or any which is in better condition financially.
1t to be hoped that citizens of this county
whether property will chey pay the poll
Every able bodied public something
the maintenance of public highways The and
good citizen should seek vade taking advantage possible
legal ecncaiy Until the law by the superior
this county, declared invalid by the court
the duty of our officials collect the
The Civic Union Seattle decided organ
aon of district primary leagues throughout the
ent should have the cordial all good citizens
party Our primary the the
bosses and the corporations the political