White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1924-09-05
Do We WANT A COMMISSIONER UP HERE OR
SHALL We PASS THE PLUM TOBENTON CITY?


having tae county printing, but has
resulted in the saving of a great
many hundred dollars to the tax.
payers. A typewriter copy of the
full proceedings, signed by the
county auditor, is posted each month
in the First Bank ingWhite Bluffs,
at McConnachie's store in Hanford
and at some public place in each
town in the county, for the inspec-
tion of any one interested.
! Another point in economy was
fwhen the commissioners, instead of
paying out the regular price for
parts. tires, oil and gas, as had
been done in the past. advertised
for bids and awarded the contract
to the lowest bidder. The White
Bluffs Motor company got the con-
tract for this district on discount
basis of from 10 to 25 per cent
from the regular price list on ever
ything but gas. where cent per
gallon discount was allowed. This
saved a good many dollars to the
taxpayers.
Voters are warned to be on the
lookout for poster or Gil Gu ar let.
ter containing excerpts from the
county records, SO dressed up as to
be absolutely misleading, that it is
said will be circulated by the Nc
Creadyites in White Bluffs and Han
ford just before the primaries too
iate to get the facts. Down in
Hanford they tell the voters they
should vote against Sam because
they say he spent $4,000 on the
roads at White Bluffs last year
while only $1,000 was spent at
Hanford; at White Bluffs they have
another story. and so it goes on and
on.
The present board of commission
ers is working in perfect harmony
and understanding and has its road
program and other work all laid
out. Unless there is something
radically wrong with some of the
members, is 1t wise to disturb this
harmony by the election of new
man and open the way again for a
revival of the old feud that existed
between different parts of the coun-
ty prior to the election of the pres
ent board?
Believing that the apkeep Of the
present roads is aim asst as impor-
tant as the building Of new roads.
the commissioners have given more
attention TO this work during the
summer than heretofore, with the
result that the roads were never in
better condition-snd there are 470.
miles in this district to keep up
When the old board had it's little
run.in with the grand jury four
years ago, it left the county nearly
bankrupt. By their system of
economy and saving here and there.
the present board has gradually
built the finances back unit today
the county ranks sixth in financial
stand ing in the state and is on q
cash basis.
But probably the final and most
important question to consider is.
do we want commissioner from
this end of the district? Every one
who knows anything about the pol
itics of the county feels that Nc
Cready cannot win over DR.. Prior
in November. if he should get the
nomination over Allard, for Nc
Cready is practically unknown ex-
cept around White Bluffs and Han
ford. while Prior is not only we'll
known but stands we'll all over the
southern part of the county where
the bulk of the voters reside. AL
lard has an excellent chance to beat
Prior, because during the past two
years he has built up large ac-
quaintanceship around Prosser and
Kennewick. So that in the final
analysis if Allard does not get the
nomination next Tuesday we might
as we'll kiss our commissionership
goodbye.