Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-11-02

that his support of the Free Press
goes without saying. AS to the rest
of his CUFF, our opinion is that per-
sonally he doesn't know anything
about what the voters are thinking
and blamed little about the engineer
ing business.
His next TRADE will have to be much
more condensed than the following
long -winded explanation, or he'll not
get it published free in the Record.
We always like to allow our enemies
space in our columns, but when they
want to make hogs Of themselves, we
must call halt. Here is Tong's
latest effort:
| In your editorial column in last
weeks Record you say every time
the County Engineer bursts into
print, he gives away some very inter-
esting information
The intent Of each and every one
of the articles which bore my sigma
ture and which have been published
was to get the true information be-
fore the taxpayers and voters of En-
mons county, and Judging from the
many communications, verbal and
written. that I have had from both
independents and non-partisans, I
have succeeded very well in accomp-,
fishing my purpose.
I have maintained at all times that
I wished to put the absolute facts
before the people so that they could
decide for themselves instead of being
forced to believe, without any alter
native, the misleading statements
which you have been publishing in
your privately owned for political
purposes, paper. have been and
will continue to give such facts, re-
gardless Of the Commissioners or the
Linton Bridge Construction Company
or any other Construction Company.
In your editorial you admitted that
this was true. You are the one that
did it unw.ittingly, not l, for my pur-
pose was accomplished really better
than I expected, by your editorial,
and by that editorial you have proven
that I am on the square with the
neople while your statements are
merely written up in such manner so
IS to. make the public believe things
that are absolutely false.
You state that the bridge was or
'ginally built by Mr.. Fogle in 1915.
# what I have been able to find out
IS true, and I firmly believe that is il,
J your statement is an absolute false
hood, printed for the sole purpose Of
misleading the voters.
During tie past two years there
has been only one piece Of concrete
work constructed for Emmons County
in which any cobble-stones were used
and they were used for the
sole purpose Of filing space
ina location where it was necessary
to build the footing q little deeper
in order to secure good solid foun-
dation.
| I have my own troubles with Mr..
Fogle and every other contractor, all
ways have and always will. and ac-
cording to my diary you (Mr. Stree
ter) were present on certain after
noon last year when I made Mr..
Fogle remove all of the steel in the
floor and beams Of the bridge located
on the State Highway two and one
half miles north Of Linton. There
were only 41O3 his. or more than
two (2) tons Of steel that had to be
removed, and this removal. rebending
and replacement cost the Linton
Bridge Construction Company one
and one-half days work for the whole
crew and about 800 ms. Of new
steel.
On another occasion compelled
the Linton Bridge Construction Com
pany to buy and drive over 500. 90
worth Of sheet piling and also a
I gasoline engine and pump which
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