Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-03-20

that water supply, most, economical
ly, it would need be taken by the
plan proposed in this and the former
election.
We are criticised for considering
this plan l declare it TO be- the only
practical plan.
Why not build a pipe line down the
Wynooche River to a point near the
Northern Pacific Railway, thence
westerly to Aberdeen? In my judg-
ment the cost would be prohibitive.
R. H. Thompson, in his. report to
the Mayor and City Council in 1915
declared the building of a. pipe line
down the Wynooche River to be q
very unsatisfactory and costly pro-
ject. -
E. G. Hunt, in his report, TO the
Mayor and City Council in 1918, es-
timated the cost of such a pipe line
to be $750,000.OO. 4s7e y
The dollar in 1918 would be worth
about 80 per cent in purchasing pow
er of pipe materials and lumber to-
day. Hence the cost of this pipe line
today would be from $1,000, 100000 to
$1,500,000.0O. After it was con-
structed, such pipe line would be
through country of hazardous
nature to maintain and protect the
pipe line.
The project, proposed in the ordi-
nance to be voted upon, is a safe one,
easier constructed and much less ex-
pensive. Therefore, this proposed
project is a feasible one.
AdvisabiIity
We have in the past lost a large
industry because we could not fur
nish an ample supply of water and of
cheap power. This should not be.
The need for the water is here.
When the necessity of such a nee
essary of life is at hand, and the fea-
sibility of such project is apparent,
and less expensive of any other pro-
ject, there certainly can be no doubt
about the advisability of putting
over the project by Voting YlhsS for
the proposed project at the polls ON
March oath.
| could at length discuss other OBJ
jections raised, but will only shortly
discuss some of them.
1t is stated that this is only a pow
er project in disguise. If that were
actually true, l would favor voting
for the plsoisct, The people at the
polls. on Dsceraber LIST, 1928, decided
for a combined water and power pro-
ject. Nothing has happsnt to
change public opinion in the matter.
But this is water project on its
own feet. It is true that II can be
enlarged to a power project. Before
any steps toward that enlargement
can take place, you, the people, must
authorize it by another elections If
you are in favor of the water project
alone, you should vote for this pro-
ject on its own merits. If you are
also in favor of the power PROJECT,
there is a double reason why, You
should vote YES
If the water project does not7carTy
there is no chance of having any
power project.
They say we could get the water
by going into partnership with the
Grays Harbor Railway q Light Com
pany. Such an agreement as they
propose would be onesided, and that
on their side. When the State per-
mits are granted, our permit would
give us a specified amount of water.
At any time in the future should we
want more, we could only get It by
buying that water or the right to
that water from them.
This advertisement says we arr us
ing too much water in Aberdeen, and
he lists figures he claims proves it.
Why should there be any limitation
upon the use of water by the people
of Aberdeen anyway? The fact is
that the statement is not true.
Twill use no figures excepting those
/ am positive of. He quotes Port
land, 50 win /. Here are figures
from the Business Chronicle of the
Pacific Northwest" published Febru-
airy 14th, 1925:
Portland's use normal 4O,O0O,OOO
gallons per day. 4tsalk a.,
Portland's use summer months &c.
100000 gallons per day.
Now Portland has a population of
about $1,000. This will give a per
capita dse of $50 gallons per day
normal use and 800 gallons per day
summer use.
Aberdeen's peak use last summer
was $50 gallons per capita. This
does not show US up so bad.
If we had peak summer uses on
these other cities they list they un-
doubtedly would show up likewise.
Now as to municipal power plants
This is q wen developed field. We
have many municipal plants all over
the country and they are all doina
well for their people. Seattle, Ia.
coma, Centralia near as. Many 9th
ers. It is no new field and we have
plenty of pioneers to show us ths
way. You, right here, have munici
pal projects that are successful anC
show that municipal projects are mol
the dire failures they picture.
Your port development is a mn
nicipal project. Conceived and =
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