Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-06

that Hoquiam will join us in such a
proposition. The Hoquiam Water
Co. has now supply of water on
hand that will be adequate to the
demands of Hoquiam until that city
reaches population of four times
it's present size There is therefore
no good excuse why Hoquiam should
go rainbow chasing at this stage OF
that city's growth. l am in favor OF
cutting the garment according to the
cloth on hand. 1t isn't what the city
! likes to have, but what it can have
within reasonable bounds and in con-
formity with its ability to pay up.
The Neushkah Supply
Within few miles of this city
there flows the Neushkah river Its
clear and sparkling waters travel over
sandy and gravelly bed There are
100000 gallons of it, that daily go
to waste which this city can acquire
at cost equal to the
first years interest on the
| Clapp investment and perhaps
considerably less than that. By secur-
ing this supply there will be water
enough to supply this city until it
grows to be three times it's present
size. The cost will place no unusual
burden on the tax payers and we are
sure to keep what We have got at any
rate. | leave it to the common sense
of the people to judge if it is not bet
ter to provide for water supply that
will keep up with the actual and nat
ural growth of the city than to plunge
headlong into proposition that may
jeOpardize the city's ownership of it's
present plant in case things do not
turn out as planned. When Aesop's
dog dropped good piece of meat
into the river to catch it's shadow
he set an example this city should
not endeavor to emulate.
Saloons.
AS already publicly stated l favor
barring habitual drunkards from sa.
looms. l have no quarrel with the
saloon as concern any more than
I have a quarrel with a clothing store
or any other kind of store. To sell
liquid refreshments is the business
of the saloon, and there will be NO
interference except in cases where it
is for the general welfare of the city
to do so. Such as for instance, in
event of a man of family proving him
self an habitual drunkard.
Cabney Road
l favor road around Dabney hill
1t will not only prove a public con
venience every day in the year, but
a great money saver in case of bridge
trouble. If the money spent on the
Wishkah ferry the past few years
had been applied in constructing a
road around Dabney hill, the city
would now have we'll constructed
outlet to North Aberdeen to show for
its expenditures instead of few
feet of rope and lot of ledger en-
tries for scow rent
CoIIapsible Smoke Stacks
1t is the duty of the city to pre-
and tear of bridges and to do away
with the delay incident to bridge
opening. At least one third of the
turns could be avoided if small crafts
would carry cOllapsible smoke stacks
and flag stats. In conjunction with
port commission the city should
insist on these changes being made
Employing Home People.
favor employing local men, es
pecially men Of family on all cit,
work. The custom of sending out O
town for city help when we can d.
as we'll at home is all nonsense, pre-
judicial to the city's interest, ant
should be stopped.
Dance Halls.
l favor regulating of dance halls
To see that the premises are in
safe and sanitary condition and tina
no suggestive dancing be INDUCED in
The owners of dance halls SHOULD
pay a license of $40 a year for tn,
cost of surveillance.
Galveston System.
l favor the Galveston system O
the city collectively taking one hour
rest every Sunday out of respect t,
the grand institution which
though diversified in it's &C
tivities, has but one aim an,
object in view--the worship of Go,
and the uplift of all mankind.
Improvements.
I am opposed to the crowding o
improvements and favor no new i'm
provement unless generally 20 pc
cent Of the preceding improvement
paid for.
Strikes.
The people should not allow them
selves to be scared into the belle
that because certain working mel
are trying to organize under the aus
pices of the American Federation o
Labor, that they are doing this mere
ly for the purpose of engaging in al
bitrary strikes. Such has not bee
the policy of the labor unions alread
in existence in Aberdeen for years
In fact their presence has contribut
ed largely to the growth and wei
being of this city. 1t is not reason
able to claim that the new organiza
tons will be less fair than the union
already organized under the banne
of the American Federation of Labo
in this city. If it were the intention
to organize primarily for the purpos
of stirring up trouble and acting ar
bitrarily the new union would not g
to the A. F. of L. for recognition
BY this very act they show that thei
intentions are conservative and fai
and that the scare outsiders ar
working up against the organization
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is every indication that labor viii
be we'll paid on the harbor for som
time to come, and in adjusting tn
differences between employer an
employe there should be nothing t
justify extreme measures. II, how
ever, trouble should come and a strik