Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-05

other man could or would have done.
But what was Uncle Sans loss was
private interests gain. The Chicago,
! Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad got
thirty-iive miles of its missing link
built, at over IL million dollars II mile,
big saw mill at each end of the
line adjoining large tracts of private
ly owned timbc was built ut cost of
one million dollars each land not Il sim
gle spruce log hauled over the road,
or cut at either of the mills. Italians
were given five dollars per day and
soldiers shoveling dirt three dollars
and twenty cents, when after deduc-
tions were made had nothing left. as
was proven by checks exhibited be-
fore the committee. One soldier show
ed one check for siXty-five cents for
two and Il half days work and anoth-
er check for seven cents for one
hundred and twelve hours work. The
food given them and the conditions
in the camps was both rotten and UNI
bearablc. This is all sworn tcstmo-
ny. He let contracts to big contract
ing concerns under what is called the
"cost-plus" system. Now, | had thz
"cost-plus" system explained to me,
and being natural bonehead may
not rightly understand it, but my un-
dcrstanding of the definition of plus,
is that it means more, so l figure that
it meant that the contractors were to
get actual cost and just as much more
as they could grab and steal. Would
like to know if | am right. Please
keep tab on this investigation and sec
the result.
Ole Hanson.
/ must tell you Il little about Ole
Hanson, Seattle's fighting mayor. Ul
know you have heard of him and can
tell by the rattle of his name that he
is Il good one), the "Cncinnatus of
the West" "the man of the hour"
who saved the country from Bolshe-
vism. Well, before Ole was elected
Mayor he was considered pretty
good, common guy. There was u three
corncrcd race. Ole played for the la
bor vote, got it and was elected Then
the III. G. of l.. began to go up so
high that labor said it could not make
buckle and tongue meet on expenses,
and asked for higher wages to meet |
the raise OF course this brought a
little trouble, and Ole drew the guns |
OH them, and ended it. The press |
caught Ole up and flew away with
him. | think he went to Washington,
d. G. and since he has got back, is |
found to be highly inflated. The May
orally is too small for him now, he |
has actually resigned so today's pa
pers announce. He was in Portland
not long since, and coniided to friends
that he was mot full of monish but
wanted more monish," and was going
to lecture. ] suppose the subject will
be "How | saved the nation" When
asked about the Presidency, he mod
inr n candidate but some noonlo do
th;nI, that If Tho nom;n,t;op ,vns ian.
dcrod on - silver nlnttnr thot bn
m;ubt ho induced to accent
Oreron The Drvrst
7 am go;nr to m,ln :, et,tomort
that NAV so,nd fishv but nnvnrthn-
lcss 10 trun and that ;s tb,t Orrwon
which has alwnvs had tbn rnnntntion
of heinz about tho ycttest st,tn in
tho JIn;op is now tho drvnst II ic ne
Jrv nc - nowder horn hone drv drv
to the California State line. / heard
that in son,n sections tho fisb yyoro
usino % thci tales to brnsb the % dust out
of tbni,. oves but 7 do not vouch for
tbo 'r trntbfycs So of this W but not nm p"e ivin
II RI Won nc 7 hoard II In como snr
,ons no fhera %m ~ bas benn ~ sG,e eincc
Nav ~. Anil. tbo nastnrns oro hnrnt
m and stock is sufferinr rreatlv for
fnod and water Tho forest fires arc
greater in number than for manv n
vear and the loss has becn great II
looks as though they start from snon-
taneous combustion, THE snoy fail
Inst winter in the Coast Range, Cas-
cades and other mountains was far
bclow normal and has greatly les
sencd the usual amount in the rivel.
and streams for irriraiion. PortIand's
water supply is at a very low ebb and
nconIe neon r ARE called on 70 conserwc .om @ all ali