Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-09-10
Third Congressional Dist.

I It has several life saving stations
including the very important one At
North Head. !.
Federal coal-minine life saving
equipment Is at the coal mining CEN
ter Of Pierce and Lewis counties.
Many federal homestead cases are
still in process Of adjustment. under
plans adopted. by the late Hon. Frank
lin X. Lane, after agreement with
Congressman Johnson. IN fourteen
years time these cases have run into
the hundreds, including the famous
North River cases.
Doesn't Interfere
The congressman is called on con-
tinuaIly to advocate this or that bid
for awards for government supplies.
This be declines to do, contending that
pressure by officials in connection
with competitive bids is improper. In
fact, the departments resent such in
reference. The only exception to this
rule Of Johnson's was in bids for
construction Of Camp Lewis. He in
sisted that the work be given to al
Tacoman, which resulted in the work
going to Chas. B. Hurley company,
with other local contractors poined to
the company.
Pension matters and adjustments
in cases of World War veterans con-
tinue to increase. Ask any veteran
of any war as to Johnson's continued
success with these personal cases.
Also ask them what he has done to
advance pension and World War vet
eran legislation.
Postal Problems
The third district has more presi-
Dental postoffiees than any other
district in the Unitde States, 50 far
as can be ascertained. It also has
many difficult post routes, owing to
the islands Of Puget Sound and the
peculiar topography Of the Olympic
and Cascade mountains.
More than 800 government employees
find their work in this district, net
counting second, third and fourth
class postoffices, city and rural car
riers or Star routes and railway post
al employees.
The state capitol is looted in the
third congressional district which adds
to the Importance Of the work Of the
member Of Congress for this district.
The district has . larger area than
four New England safes and Della
ware all combined.
In it prosper the great numbering,
fishing, coal mining, agricultural and
other industries.
From this brief outline it can be
easily understood that the propositions
arising from the Third District to de-
mand congressional time and study, or
congressional influence and enegry,
are innumerable.
It is the boast of Congressman Al
bert Johnson, who has represented
this enormous and diverse district for
the past Ia years, that no proposition
putforward by the people Of South
west Washington, individually or col
lectively, has ever failed to receive
q fair share Of his attention.
This is proved by study Of bills
passed in the last IA years, this be-
ing the period in which the Third
District has been continually repre-
scented in Congress by Albert john
son, which shows that johnson has
passed more national, state and dis
trict bills and has been successful
with more amendments to appropria-
ton bills and other big legislation
than any other three members from
this state in the "a years, or any con-
gressional term of that period.
And these accomplishments have
been recorded, notwithstanding the inn
mensity of the area involved, the ex-
tent Of the population, and diversity Of
activity and the multiplicity Of claims
upon the time of the congressman
which these things imply.-G rays
HarbOr Daily Washingtonian, Sept.
4, 1926.