The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-22
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
ERICKSON
STARTS ON PAGE l

NlAh1N OlN lAhE
long 20 remain open Tor ak months
In ono OF tho streets IN "a resi-.
dental district while a contractor
aud Ma men wranilo over wages.
want 20 end the umcworn
charges OF lack Of cooperation with
tho mayor GA tho part OF the city
council. made solely for political or.
feet and serving only TO ohstruoi
tho conduct OF tho clty's business.
CEArr1E has $4,000. 800 invested
- In lts municipality owned utilities.
Il Is In this respect gigantic
Industrial corporation OF which tho
mayor Il general manager want
20 put these utilities on a business
tasls l want TO put an end 90 tho
payment OF excessive prices for
properties. az was done 10 the street
railway purchase and IA now being
done on the sSag!t II my demands
had been listened 20 We would have
had completed $4,000 horsepower
plant on the skagit two years ago
for approximately ts,ooo.000 aud
not now he In tho dilemma OF hay'
Ing 10 invest an additional $4,000
600 In order 90 make good on tie
81 900, 600 already spent,
I want 20 continue sealing opera
tiona IN the reservoir above The
Cedar River dam. which az tho pres.
ent time have nearly treblsd the
yearly output of tho Cedar Falls
power plant
want 10 help improve tho serv'
Ice which our street railways are
giving the people and extend our
rails and bus accommodations acs
cordinR na the needs and cirrum'
stances OF various districts seem 20
make advisable or necessary Al.
ready. too. wo should ho making
plans for a system OF rapid transit.
IS general manager Of the city's
light. water and street railway bys.
TENS want. IN an executive ca.
pacity. 20 give Seattle tho benefit
Of my ~ years IA tho city council.
devoted to solving tho problems OF
those utilllios
1 want 10 do my part IN helping
TO keep taxes down. II elected
mayor | will go over the budget 80
Inmates OF my department heads be,
fore they are submitted 20 tho city
council. not allow those heads 90 DO.
mand a two million dollar increase
over tho allowances OF tho preceding
year. and then throw tho blame for
tho increased TAX levy on tho
shoulders OF tho council.
I want TO help restrict bond issues
to essential purposes. not advocate
Issues for uou.cszentlai purposes,
however worthy. which win exhaust
tho elty's constitutional bond limit
and endnngcr the fate % such Is.
scntisl issues az those for tho spo
kane ave. and Montiake bridges.
| + WANT 10 help build up tho pros.
pority % our city. but wan, Il
10 be a sound prosperity based on
the hum Of industry false
prosperity. based solely on an open
town policy. which never failed 10
bring in lts train a host Of burglars.
bank robbers and dope pcddlcrs.
/ want prosperity Tor ali-no,
merely for the thugs who take tho
bankers and business mems money
and the wofklngmcn's payrolls: nor
for the booiicgEora and gamblers
who take the food md clothes of
the workingmcn'H families. ! want
the kind OF prosperity that benefits
everybody and Injuries none.
| / want TO labor for Industrial har.
many: for nelEhborly relations with
our surrounding territory and sister
towns and cities: for u spirit of
unity. Of mutual hclpfulncss and
brotherhood amongst ali our people.
want to labor for the inerense OF
our homes and population. the mui.
DUPLICATION OF our industries and
payrolls. the expansion OF our land
and water.borne commerce; for tho
success Of ail movements and un.
dertaklngH IN which our civic pride
or legitimate material interest u In.
volved: for the broadening and ex.
tending Of tho religious, literary.
musical and artistic understanding
and activities OF our people.
want Seattle 10 continue 10 be
tho heaithleat city In the world.
We have wonderful city md n
wonderful pcople-iaw-abidlng. pub.
Illc.splriied. patriotic. / want TO help
them make Seattle the kind Of place
/ Il has q right TO be.