The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-11-26

the wage cut which placed him
more nearly on a level with us.
The farmers have shouldered the
burden Of the Columbia Irrigation
District, have underwritten it in
full. You have no moral right,
Reed, to interfere with its man
agement now. / bespeak for you
the grace and good sportsmanship
to leave it's management to those
who have shouldered it's burdens.
Rest assured it's destiny will be in
good hands so long as the demo-
cratic precept of majority rule is
not interfered with.
GEO. f.. SELLICK.
P. C. No, I'm am tOt.a candi-
date for director.
Ed. Note George, the statement Of
your problem, together with its
! fantastic conclusion is, I confess,
too much for me. ] just can't grasp
it. But / ask you: Wouldn't you, as
land owner under the ditch,
rather have chance to get your
property clear, without regard to
what your neighbor might owe,
and without being compelled to as
sumo a portion of his debt also,
as well as all others in the district
and have considerable portion Of
the interest charges cut off, to say
nothing Of extending the time of
repayment over thirty years, or
pay your share Of the bonded in
debtedness, plus the six percent
interest, plus during the present
ten year period-big slices on the
principal, plus no inconsiderable
portion of the Indebtedness which
less capable farmers than you
would renig on, plus the uncertain
ty of ever getting from under the
lien which, you claim, no one knew
about? Sure you would, wouldn't
you?
George, you take poetic license
by the scruff of the neck and treat
FER rough, don't you? Whadda you
mean saddle the farmers with an
other million Of debt? The refin-
ancing plans are costing you moth
ing extra, and the statute limita-
tions set the valuations on the city
property as well as the rural stuff.
Let me reiterate, in passing, that
I consider the present a critical
period in the affairs of the ditch,
and that, in spite Of your subtle
dig at me, l have exactly the same
selfish interest in this affair that
you and all your neighbors have.
/ want the very best management
possible to secure, believing that
:
the best will in the end be cheap
est. 1t is the function Of newspa-
per to become interested in every
project which affects the welfare
of the community. Personally /
have no vote in the matter-it is
entirely up to you water users to
settle, but apparently have sue
ceeded in accomplishing what
was driving at, that Of getting
all you fellows thinking seriously
about the election.
"Bav Christxsas Seals''-
Do we want our streets overrun
with Hoodlums who assault the
public and beat a working man up
when he was going home from
work? Well the sentence passed
on the two boys who assaulted me
was sure light enough and consid-
cred as a vacation for them and
when Police Justice shows TIL {
1ienency that it did the entire uni.
verse will turn out and beat ur
their neighbors in order to gel
warm bed and meals.
Both of these boys, McClung anG
Speogle, have been in trouble be
fore and along the same lines.
i just recently young man wa.
arrested on a little minor offense
He was soaked $25 and costs. Just
compare the two cases and think
you will agree with me that Jus.
tice was sure overlooked here.
! These boys should have be Ell
punished and given q sentence tina,
would make them remember, but
no. When they get out they will &c
back to their rowdish ways. It dom
seem right when / am compelled
to loose four days wages, pay 8
| doctor bill, and dentist bill, all on
account of this assault and get nc
| redress, and the law violators gel
sympathy and vacation. We are
working men on the streets ane
/ a u ( ~ Il