Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-02-26

Attorney A. e. Cross. former city
attorney. was the principal speaker Of
the evening and pointed out the neces-
sity Of an organization to resist the
influences created BY the Grays Har-
Dor Railway and Light Company
through It's local vice president, w.
w. Briggs, IN an effort to defeat
the development Of the project. He
outlined all facts concerning the pro-
iect from the time the idea Of its de-
volpnent was first conserved several
years ago up to the present time. He
said that Mr.. Sanderson Of the Fed
eral Light and Traction Company
made the assertion In q former cleo
ton that his company had spent ap-
proximntely $4,000 in an effort to de-
feat the development Of the Wynooche
project. No doubt, said Mr.. Gross,
they have spent 4 good many thous@
ands Of dollars since, and will continue
to spend large amounts to accomplish
their aim, t.
while the Grays Harbor Railway
and Light Company has at It's COM
niahd ample funds with which 70 fight
the Wynooche plan, and the people
who favor It have none; vet we have
the assurance Of the public that it is
behind us, and we will win," he said.
He asserted that the power trust
spent million dollars in fighting the
Bone bill, and that those who favored
it spent less than 5000.
Ear Marks Of Truth
Mr.. Cross said that before the or
dinance had been submitted to the
city council he had called meeting
Of those coupcilmen favorable to it in
his private office, and that eight were
present and one absent pledged their
support, the one absent doing so over
the telephone.
"Three of these councilmen have re-
versed their attitude" he said, and
expressed doubt as to the action Of the
council in preventing the ordinance for
the submission of the power project
to the people for final action, saying
that he had not lost confidence in all
human beings, but he could not un-
derstand the sudden change in the at
fitude of certain councilmen.
Labor Press Official organ
Mr.. Cross asserted that the Labor
Press is the only medium by which
the advocates of municipal ownership
had been able to get their messages
and certain reports before the people,
and that the Central Labor Council,
which has always been an eager sup
porter Of the project, had offered the
Labor Press as the official organ Of
the Wynooche Water and Power
League.
'The use Of its columns will thus
enable as to deliver our messages to
the people, and we must all work to
get it in every home In the city,"
said Mr.. Cross. He said that he had
had to resort to the Labor Press to
get reports Of Water superintendent
Watkins before the people, showing
that the Wishkah water system and
the proposed Wynooche project were
financially sound investments for the
city.
More Composition. Says Phillips
5 Former Mayor j. NJ. Phillips, a
strong advocate for the development
Of the Wynooche resources BY the
city, urged sEpporters Of the project
to get busy with members Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, saying he had
been told that a strong sentiment ex-
listed among a majority Of the mem
bers against the development.
"Our water falls are a natural re-
source, and ! do not believe an indi-
vidual should own them" said Mr..
Phillips. He said that Councilman
chairman Of the finance
committee, WlIo had been instructed
by the council to secure further data
on the subject. had alFeadya mass of
material in tie reports of Ensinesrs
(confinnad on Pngs Slxl