Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1922-12-29
Happy Neu Year!

eyes again fall the date the of this will read
1929 The old 1929 will be memory while rugged 1923
will be reality We live only breath time but the beauty
OF we keep on living And time take breath we
should thank God for the unnumbed blessings which every
who dwels this island Good mild sunshine the charm
of the Olymps and the Cascades lots BEDS
hodups cang and camor of street locomotives no
scandals plenty of friends lots of interesting neghbo big hearts
eyeywhere-and plenty of red copuse the blood All boys
this is the place and now is the time to live.
FINANCIALLY the year holds good promises Nineteen
twenty has been good most of 1t better the main
than 1923 promises better things than the year ebbg
away The fruit fair for their fruit this
the poultry did better than they did the previous year
the merchants collections have been better this holiday time than
lot of inflated values have been squeezed of both
personal property today the line of demaraon between
the market value and the book value OF property less than was
1921 Soon the price which property will sell will reach the
where have the prope value carried books
and that time watch the balloon up The big
prosperity started toward Puget Sound
way When strikes the shores look We will have
of money burn 1t not get here in 1928 although
the editor expects things open up satisfactory
along lines with the coming Of the strawberry harvest next
Stocks and bonds have already high that investors
looking for different line of Investments and OF course
may city business property it
city residence property and VashonMauy farms
buying real estate land they already
ookng property values will sfen and good times are The
fact dollars will be spent in 1923 by big railway com
advertising this Puget Sound country cannot fan to BRING
going start in 1923 of sound and lasting
prosperity 10000 people for Vashonaury island that we
have long will become reality Now the
time to buy hunk OF island land
POLITICALLY we regime of affairs We are
trying rrup the old county commissioners for past ex
travagance The political machinery Of King county had grown
degrees nggernaut that left oto ruined and crushed
ideals in it's wake Every who knew Lou Smith or one OF the
other members Of the county seemed to
want Job of these deserving party men, and II here
job then they'd suggest JOB that could pc
created and grown rapidly that had become nuisance
and tremendous county burden W. A. Gaines of Seattle and
Frank Paul this district what gripping the threats
the people They astue enough to strike the psychological
majority of the people hungerng Tor
change they brave enough and strong enough to come
openly pledge mild but radical change They have
that PLATFORM and they going to make some
sweeping changes There will be rerenchment along all lines There
gtes doubt mind but the board OF county
will reduce the costs OF county government IN 1873
by 100000 Keep this paper and wnp of 1923 doesn't
actually reduction of expenditures of twice that amount And
the efficiency of the service will not be impaired oa
Watch AS matter of fact Messrs Gaines and Paul
playing the best possible politics by planning doing just what
they said they intended do be idea in politics. but
I'VE believe the integrity and ability of these and expect
new policy entirely: policy that will demand one thing
Any machine that found weak msft will be
moved and another IN its place These men VIII demand re-
suits big percentage the number of county
employees who left will be forced to either work be
by actual demands which will keep falling them
Watch the announced policy OF these two men OF eencen ana
how you like it We know going get from these men
for the last election and expect to
readers pleased with the change that is Just ahead
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LOCALLY things looking brighter for VashonMaury than
lever before We have established ferry service at both ends OF
the island good for the west side and the south
Time will the side serc worked out manner
that will be satisfactory isn't just to cut off such places Swa
lodge Eport Portage and Luana beach from all boat service
How eventually be worked out do not pretend to
settled justly and the mutual benefit OF
people and The unjust deal this district the division OF
the budgestead of getting half $250O0 get about
500w tie this money court for few MONTHS and this
program county commissioner few months
Mr. Paul explaining this unjust division he smiles
says the island going get her roads Just the So we
see gravel bunkers the island modern load