Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-19
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Open Forum :
SIMPSON WOULD BE GOOD
BUSINESS GOVERNOR
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North Bend (Coos Bay Or. April 10
To the Editor:
j.. l.. Simpson should be nominated
governor by the republican party.
There are two incidents in Mr.. Simp-
son s career that l want to bring to
your attention, that you may let the
people of Oregon know just what kind
of a man he is, and that go to prove that
he would make just the kind of a gov
ernor that Oregon needs.
He was manager of the Simpson Lum-
Der company at the time | am going to
tell of you of.
One incident shows rarsightedness and
the other square dealing and honesty of
purpose.
When timber land was considered not
a very profitable investment he pur-
chased a tract of land that looked good
to him for the future; the purchase price
was $4,000. When the draft went to
San Francisco the Simpson Lumber
company turned it down; so far as they
could see it would not be a good in
vestment, and instead of it not being a
good Investment it turned out to be
worth several million dollars. As near
as l can find out they have sold over
two million dollars worth of stumpage
and would not take two million dollars
for the stumpage still unsold, saying
nothing of the Goa and land left.
The other incident was when he was
president of the Port of Coos Bay. I'm
der his supervision there was a channel
three hundred feet wide and twenty five
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and in doing SO the dredgings were sold
to fill up low lands getting the best
price that could be obtained from the
different parties benefited. Among the
Simpson Lumber company making quite
a fill along the water front. The bill
rendered by the Port for doing so was
two thousand five hundred dollars
which the Simpson Lumber company re-
fused to pay. And the Port sued them
for the same, but the case went to court,
the jury was ~impanelled and some OF
the witnesses had given testimony,and it
was not looking very good for the Port.
The case was defended by Edgar Simp-
son and his lawyer, Mr.. Hammond, who
were apparently feeling that they would
win the case for sure. L. j. Simpson
came into the court room and asked the
Judge if he could say a few words. The
judge asked him if it pertained to the
case. He said it did. The judge told him
that he could not do so before the jury.
He asked if the jury could be sen out
Of the room for a few minutes, which
was done. Mr.. Simpson then said: 81
do not wan this case to go any further;
l want to pay the twenty five hundred
myself personally; l do not want
the Port to lose that amount of money. !"
The case was stopped. He gave his note
for the amount which he afterwards
paid in full personally and not from the
funds of the Simpson Lumber company.
This happened before his father IS death,
when he was not so very well fixed fl
naneially, and goes to show and prove
the kind Of a man L. j. Simpson is for
of purpose and square dealing
his fellow man, that being his only
for doing as he did in the ease.
/ could tell YOU many more of his
good deeds, but these are enough to
prove that he would make a. far seeing,
square and upright governor of the
of Oregon.
These facts can be attested if neees-
l want you to get this before the
,eople Of Oregon, as it might influence
someone to vote for Mr.. Simpson whe
ioes not know him as we do here.
Hoping that you can use this to his
advantage, and that he VIII be Our next
governor, I am,
Respectfully yours,
PETER LOGGIE,
President Chamber Of Commerce