Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-04-13
Has Made a Good Record.

Hon. A. M. Crawford, who is q
candidate for second nomination by
the republican party for Attorney
General, asks the voters Of the party
to judge him as to his fitness by his
record during his first term. He has
endeavored to keep the state out of
litigation by giving careful attention
to its affairs and advising the various
state officers, boards and commissions
on all questions, and his opinions have
been very generally accepted aud sot-
ed upon both by public officers and
Others transacting business with them.
This has obvlated the uncertainty and
expense of having to try public ques-
tions in the courts.
A few questions have arisen which
involved the public interests to such
an extent, and finding it impossible to
protect them Ia any other way, they
have been carried into the courts.
Notable among these is the states in
terest in the Oregon City Canal and
locks. In 1870 the Legislature appro.
priated 5000, 900 to assist in building
the canal and locks upon the condition
that 10 per cent of the net proceeds of
such canal and locks should be paid
to the common school fund. The
5000, 900 was accepted by the corpora
tion building the canal and locks but
the 10 per cent of net proceeds has
never been paid except for the first
year the locks were operated, in 1878.
The corporation which is the present
owner of the interest of the original
company, refuses to recognize the in
terest of the state and feeling that the
common school fund should not suffer
the loss of hundreds of thousands of
dollars in this way, Mr.. Crawford has
begun suit to compel an accounting
for and payment of the 10 per cent
due the school fund. He hopes to
prosecute the suit to a successful
ending aud in the event of success,
will have rendered valuable service
to his state, which will be source of
great satisfaction to him.
His efforts in securing title to the
Cello Canal right Of way and in de-
Tending the Oregon City Fish way
and the rights of the settlers of Lake
County in their efforts to secure title
to their homes against the corporate
greed which wishes them for larger
stock ranch, all recommend him as
deserving of continuance in the Office
of Attorney General for second
term.
One of his most noteworthy achieve
ments is in saving TO the school fund
the interest which was formerly paid
to school land speculators on payment
Of the purchase price Of lands to
which the states title failed. 1t is
his opinion that just construction Of
the law does not award interest in
cases where the purchaser has had or
could have had possession Of the land,
and this construction Of the law was
adopted by the State Land Board upon
his presenting 1t early in his term,
thereby saving, since his opinion was
rendered thereon, over s20 600, and
resulted in the establishment Of a rule
for the government of future trans
actions of that nature.
Mr.. Crawford was born and edu-
Gated in the state of New York aud
came Oregon in 1880, and opened a
law Office at Marshfeld, Coos county,
Oregon, and bas ever since been en-
gagged in the active practice Of the
law in this state. He believes it to
be the duty of an Attorney General to
zealously guard the interests OF the
people and has conducted the Office
upon that principle. He requests
denomination at the primaries April
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