Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-10-15

10000 inhabitants of the county,
24,o0O of them reside west of Mon
tesano. The more rapid development
Of the Grays Harbor section was a
certainty upon the establishment of
the numerous saw mills on this i'm
pCrtant harbor.
Where the entire county had a
population of less than 10000 in
1890, we have now on Grays Harbor,
Aberdeen with 10000, Hoquiam
1000, Cosmopolis 1900, and other
points on the Harbor not less than
$500, or a total population west of
Montesano, 24,00O, four-fifths of that
oe the county. This great majority
is at large expense each year in
transacting its public business, and
asks relief-not as a favor, but as a
square deal.
If it is true that the western part
of Chehalis county has four-fifths of
its population and pays seven-tenths
o. it's taxes, no fair-minded man will
dispute the business of their posi-
ton. That this is true, will be the
aim of the writer to prove, and in
so doing will depend alone upon the
records of the county.
Reasons for Removal.
I. The proposed location is the
center of Chehalis county, geographic
cally as well as almost the center of
population, and is easily accessible
from all parts of the county.
2. The county west Of Montesano
pays three-fourths of the taxes of the
the county, and should, in all fair
ness, have it's convenience conside
in locating the county seat.
3. Four-fifths of the business
transacted at the court house origin
ates in the Grays Harbor country,
and the time required is grevious
burden to the citizens of that local
ity.
4. The present court house Is in
adequate and unsafe, and must eth
er be rebuilt or large sums of money
expended to put it in condition.
5. The county is now out of debt
and has SIS, 900 surplus, and the tax
levy already made for 1906 provides
for $25,0 900 above the estimated eX-
ponses of the county government, to
apply on building a new court house.
6. The citizens of Hoquiam have
placed $4,000 in bank, together
with a deed for nearly three acres
of land for the new court house
which is SO located that a five-cent
car fare will take one to it from
either Aberdeen or Hoquiam, where
as it costs 25 cents now to reach the
court house at Montesano from
either the dock or railroad depot
But, it may be said, those are but
assertions. True, let us prove them
and they become facts.
Some of the Facts.
Taking the reasons given for re.
moval in the order given above, we
will consider, first: That the geo.
graphical center of Chehalis county
is at a point six miles due north from
Aberdeen; that out of population
of 10000, the Grays Harbor country
contains four-fifths. No argument il
required here, the truth Of the state
ments being known to all who care
t. know.
AS to the second, the county rec
ords alone can testify. In order tt
prove the assertion compilation ha:
been made Of 100 taxpayers. whose
taxes for the year 1905 ranked the
! highest on the rolls. This gave thu
following:
Name-P.O. Address. Valuation
Northern Pacific Ry. Com
pany, Tacoma, Wn. ....$1,SS0,55t
Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.,
Tacoma, Wn. ....... 99S,19'
Northwestern Lumber Co.
Hoquiam, Wn. ....... 346,S3'
Poison Logging Co.. Sc
attic, Wn. ........... 257,11'