St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-09-18
A LITTLE OFF.

and without exception, the best ed
tied and brightest local newspaper
about Portland tries to rub 1t into
the Review Just a little in regard
to annexation.
OF course we do not blame thePresi
for wishing to get st. Johns into
Portland, for like all other citizens
Of the big corporation II recognizes
in st. Johns the most profitable ol
all the suburbs of Portland, and one
before which there is the brightest
future and the greatest possibilities
but Il was rather ungraceful for II
to accuse the Review by Implication
that our opposition to annexation wa'
from mercenary motives only and "a
newspaper has to do wrong to Pre-
toct itself" That is not within q
mile Of the fact. When we have "a
do wrong tc protect our interests In
the Review, we will quilt. If the
money We receive from the city Is tn
only bone Of contention, we will give
that work to the Peoples Press, IL II
will keep St.Johns out Of Portland for
untll the conditions are more favora
bic, II would be suicidal TO the best
interests OF st. Johns TO 20 into the
big city. II is not the policy Of
Portland or any other big city to
develop It's suburbs to the detrimen
OF It's own advancement. Portland is
Just now debating and without doubt
vii develop n great basin below the
bridges and west of Swan island,
In what IL called Guilds lake. IL is
the only salvation for Portland com.
mercially and will be done How much
development will Portland permit on
the water front OF 81. Johns untll
this great basin becomes too small
TO accommodate the commerce OF thii
port7 You can put II In your eye.
The water front Is one Of Sc. Johns
greatest assets. Without the fullest
development Of her possibilities there
So. Johns will never be what she IL
capable Of being.
The trouble with 81 Johns is Just
tho same as VIII DO mot with In any
town OF The same size In tho state
or for that matter the natlon-thoro
are too many factions. The worst
icature OF tho case is that tho people
know this nB wen as any one nut
they do not seem able TO eliminate
Ihem ana get together on any subjec'
of public interest. The more they
listen to such jobs comfortors aS
NE Peoples Press who has an ax to
irind'tho harder VIII DO tho task to
harmonize their interests
We arc free to admit that the thro"
hg OFT OF some OF tho formor leaders
VINO nave become persona non grnta
With tho majority OF the voters IN
no primo factor In the annexation
isitation' Tor the reason that because
'hoy cannot rule they would rum by
'oroihs st' 'ohhs into Portland
we emphauoaiiy deny that st' JONI
hhs peeh an ehtty long enough NO
'iiho IN hor history were tue pros
pVth brighter than thcy are now or
ne possibilities greater than today
tho leaders would but quit their
'orappihg hke puheh OF tooi klds'
ma laying hsldo all malice. pun To-
iether Tor the common good Unless
MS IL done ana soon' the mass OF
oters VIII become 30 diAgusted mat
h"y VIII vote 81 johns into for'lan'
ma retard tho development OF our
I'tle city 20 years.
sIJohhs In awake alIrisht brother
has been demonstrated by the woI
eriui de'''opmeht that has been IN
rosress the past three or four years
ne fehlhsuia Waterman would do ~
ohhs no good without water sup
" ana this Portland cannot give X
h"refore We would not bo benefltted Z
the mair'besides we would not get o
Inch OF the main unless We paid o
u as We pay Tor ohfslfeet I'M q
'oNehiehts, ana DOING II that way w
ey put Ia our own water system
Id not nave 10 take our chances
set'hs drink after all Portland "
N had hsr illl' We nave fire u
'partment equal to any on the pc u
hsuia' ana when our citizens see ~
g need OF as they VIII soon,
other equipment WIZ be added as
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