Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-12-07
WATCH ABERDEEN GROW.

When majority last Saturdays city election
of the bond issue providing for municipal hydro
plant which will abundance OF power
they endorsed proposition viii do than anything
Aberdeen the both ndusray and IN popu
ao Even those who opposed the bond issue must admit that
the cities that making rapid strides forward are those na
cheap and abundance OF it. Cities that
the above requirements getting the new manufac
turing plants admitted that the city lost pulp
paper plant within the past because did not have the
power to offer at any price.
manufacturing plants built which require Ia
professional skilled and manual the population will increase
and the business section will expand to meet the needs OF e
population Wynooche project much to the city
it would have been suicide defeat the bond issue.
opposition the Wynooche project didn't stop at
thing their efforts defeat the bond Every known
obstacle placed way The proposition misrepre
scented the voters claims that the bonds general OBJ
legation against the city would increase taxes and the water
RENTAL the supporters trying something
that meant gain for them People from neghbor
cities who have had less experience in hydroectrc
development Grays Harbor the benefit OF their
experience cheap imported demagogues
Instead of thanking them for their interest welfare they
insued Some of citizens clean and above board did
much Nothing said about certain indvd
uas coming from New York City to the bond
claimed that the city did not have sufficient data
the project We found piles of it.
weekly published this city "the citizens of
Aberdeen aroused and indignant the in which the
proposition has been presented the voters They
aroused still are the PROPOSE
ton presented but in the msrepresented The
startling proposition still haunts them The proponents put
energetic campaignto inform the votersto give them
vote ntegeny the proposition The citizens who the
facts voted for it and carried the bond issue The citizens of
Aberdeen City Attorney A. E. Cross Water Superintendent
Sam Watkins the and city council vote of thanks for
saving the Wynooche project for the city Had the cleo
ton held later majority project
douey would have been at least four to five times large
Organized labor unoffcay and The Labor Press whole
heary supported the bond ISSUE Organized labor alone
interested in its welfare realizes that if it is
and the whole community must share that prosperity
progress Labor the community that
it interested and ready to support proposition that will
be of benefit to the people The Labor Press did not
tempt to tell voter how to cast his vote It merely the
facts and left to the voters to form their conclusion
The fight is just because the ballots have been
counted temporary injunction restraining the city from
curing the water and rights and spending for fl
nal Investigations has been served the city clerk and
city council While the present distributors of
light and in mentioned in the temporary
srang order it is the general opinion of the people that they
back of it. 1t will only temporarily handicap the city Off
Gals from carrying out the will of the voters The injunction
has all the earmas that asked for solely for the
killing time until j. E. Mannoss (who holds the water
and rights the Wynooche rights lapse They would
then be lost him and all probabilities to the city forever