The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-13


Public servants can ~ G(o
public good any more thar ~ ~
serve both God and womu9A
There never WAS Nv luIl1o
about the skagit being b 111n11
success. N the political - INN
bolshevikcrs fbig profH 1(&r ~
patrioteers can be c1poou1 ~ ~
en- from their fortified ec11G = -
ploitation and breeding q. U1l1Ds
lion Patriotism IL ~ fo1(o
of scoundreis." eA31 ~
Franklin or someooe,< ~
certainly was worked ~ n
acoundrels TO fleece 01U ~ -
nine million dollars a. ~ 4
deal. The only two u M@Y ~
council who sought II -
people in this city aG1 ~
were Immediately eel -
present critics OF 8keG1< 49,
and Mr.. Erickson refues9
later demanded that r.
mates be furnished IfVu ~
sources an TO expenol<1
skagit project They ~
lie ownership men, Tor ~
but not for the profiteete
THINGS TO kEEr ~
When the gang put ~ c>1
steal over they did m0r4
TO Seattle. The combi10t144
cred Seattle body. boots - z
es 10 the Stone Webetet GU VI
who evidently figured III w.!
planted the seed that uv19
and destroy SeattIeo 49,
light and power plsnt
supply seattle with al poetg g.
trfc energy TO run ~ e(1o4s
its own municipal railway ~
as that purchased fro4 -
We bster Corporation TIM
alone pays the cctopua u1s4 !,
three fourths OF = mi1llo1
each year ~ . rate - H.
third excessive. and about ~
= higher rate than The e1rS2S Il
poratfon for power 6efofo
OF Seattle was burgiaf11o4
gang. in the purchase q - {. (.
The octopus 10 taking soc.e!
over three million dollars go
from Seattle citizens Tor ~
power which totals grgss s..
year paid by Seattle 70 a. 81!
81 which = large per cent =
The critics OF Skagit ~ not tsu
that this business will - teke.
by the city at greatly reduces
10 the citizens when SkaEtt
pieted. and that the city
ready TO give cancellation eeu
the octopus on one inetei,eS>' Il
street car power: also tne< ~ -.
short time Seattle will not ooix
crate its entire street 4x
with its own power. but VIII 49,
all light and power for ~ ILL.,
and discontinue the expensiys ~
alton Of the Lake Union k.ee2
plant that now generates
energy by burning expenslvs.
oil. When the Skagit u comys.,
N she rocket hold that the cceo
has on the state Legislature
broken. the City OF Seatte v,&
able TO supply many ether
with electric energy a. ueet ~
cost OF production This -
worries Boston, II. *
THE MISTAKES ON SkA0st
with the idea that = great "a
ing would be made lana Y S
madc) on the building Of Stn$@
railway costing about one ans ~
million dollars has been Dull ~
auxiliary hydro electric pisns ,,1ISe
nish necessary power Tor
Skarit has been Installed on. %
the tributaries at q cost ~
three hundred thousand doimr &
viii he permanent source OF e.
tric supplv for Seattle alQn8 - "A
power from Skagit after Skssxs
built. A saw-mill that VIII tsnc5I1S
lumber and timber for tnS M
project has been erected. In' ~
nav Tor itself a dozen times
nus OF some three hundred tno.
dollars was given to bono vu ~
in fact. there has been . totes VI
penditure OF about two ana sxI5
million dollars which could ~
have been enumerated IN Inc x4Sn.
al draft or plan that Was yc5s4I
by the people because y a W
time the plan was first omscS 4
the people. Yet these thin
necessary part of the grand
In make the institution NHs,s5
should be. and will be. They r<s
the cost OF the building o. S@1Si
and will be necessary cISrS2i ~
improvements as part 81 sne ~
project. - ...fhar1(ll
TO prevent further dtvcreiou y WV =
and to build the Skagit wit"ssSe ~.
law The people want tur s~{S<ts}
they want TO get rid OF the AWE AZ
ing scourge on the politics. 'fs1
this city. county and statc iii ~
results are had. all seatts sI"cfrjo
proud Of its socially owned
plant ~. leool<o
speclai mention and credit 81
Skag't power site benz ~ ~
Hon. Mayor Hiram Gill ~ fffy
Ross, superintendent o. tm ~, IN
lighting Department. ana ous
Mayor Hugh Caldwell, ~. sAsuk
Next week. I shall VIZ fkef1
how seattle got the Skex'sSs ~ /
is only one thing wrong vH@- ~
II: u Is going to pelook ~