Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-05-20
COVE COMMENTS

Everyone has heard of Dave
Rogers who received so much
praise for his work in the con
struction of ships during the war
period. And it is common know
Hedge that Mr.. Rogers was negoti-
ating the purchase of No. 2 Skin
ner & Eddy yards. Now Mr..
Rogers comes forward with the
following public statement to-wit
That owing to the opposition of
certain financial magnates (names
mot given) who also have written
Il. IL. Gary, chairman Of the U. S.
Steel Corporation to supply no
steel for the ship construction.
Mr., Rogers has been obliged to
reject contracts approximating 46
million dollars, which meant the
employment of nearly six thous-
and men with an annual payroll
ten million dollars, and all be-
cause Mr.. Rogers is in favor OIL
hiring union labor.
Does this concern us producers,
that we should worry2 Well, it's
nice little sum to have been
spent in Seattle and as that is
where we sell most of our pro-
ducts, some of it would naturally
have gravitated this way.
General Oregon, who is headed
for the Presidency in Mexico is of
Irish descent, O'Brien you know,
name not much changed. 1t has
been said that the first one to
discover the North Pole would
find a Scotchman sitting on the
top but it looks as if the Irishman
lis mighty close second at get
ting in the lime light.
Received card the other day,
sent out by parties that are oppos-
ed to anything in the shape of
public ownership. 1t showed the
increase in taxes in North Dakota
for 1919 as against previous
years. But like more of such
statements to catch the unthink-
ing it did not show what our
Washington taxes were as com
Iparison. However, the following
is official from North Dakota.
The per capita tax for that state
is four dollars and forty nine
cents, while the per capita tax
for The State of Washington, com
piled from the Federal census es-
innate for 1919, is six dollars and
forty two cents, which is some
difference on the wrong side of
the ledger for us folks. And this
is not all, because the North Da-
kota taxes includes their soldiers
t bonus and building of the new
state industries, mills, etc, which
makes the showing that much
S worse for us.
E North Dakota is a mighty in
: eresting study just now, especi-
ally for us growers, for instance,
/ there the farmer is exempted
from taxation on 100000 worth
. of equipment and is not taxed at
1 II for Improvements.
AT last Vashon- Maury are com
ng into their own, with the North
, and South ferries now fact,
| the union with Seattle and Ia
coma is the logical result of our
geographical position, and the
only marvel is that such union
has been such a long time coming.
: 1t does not need very much of a
prophetic vision to see another
ferry finally connecting Marry
with Tacoma directly also.
There exists a prejudice on the
part of many people to reside on
an island, when, as a matter of
fact an island residence has many
advantages over the main land.
The short water trip is not only
more comfortable but really safer
than a crowded street car or jit-
{ ney. Then, we are not pestered
with hoboes and a common re-
mark by city visitors is the fresh
ness of the air, while the scenery
is, so to speak wide open, as
against the confined view of most
places an equal distance from the
city. Oh, yes, Vashon-Maury has
many advantages-s-just watch us
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