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THURSDAY. - - JANUARY 30, 1896
MR. BLOWERS' SIDE.
The communication which ia pub
lished below was received this morning
from Mr. Blowers. We are very glad to
give the requested space, as it is the de
sire of this paper to give both sides the
strictest justice. As The Chboxiclb
has no interest in the matter further
than this, we do not make any comment
upon the contents of the letter, though
Mr. Blowers, in writing that The Chron
icle said the matter was "ail closed up
in open court," does not quote us cor
rectly. What this paper said was that
whatever was done, was done with the
full concurrence of all the members of
the county court, and Mr. Blowers was
present when the granting of the fran
chise was decided upon. This is the
end of the matter.
Editor Chronicle :
Sir: Having just read an affidavit
from Winaos Bros, and an explanation
in your issue of today In regard to the
action of the county court at its last
session in declaring Hood river a public
highway, etc., I feel that in justice to
the other members of the court I should
be heard in the matter.
So far as my part in the article quoted
from the Glacier is concerned, I was not
correctly ' quoted, and as soon as I no
ticed it I wrote a reply and went to the
editor with it, intending also to reply
through your paper ; but discovering it
was an unintentional mistake on Mr.
BIythe's part, I thought it an act of
courtesy to set the matter right through
the columns of the same paper in which
the mistake occurred ; also believing
that no one of my friends would for a
moment believe I would stoop so low as
to prevaricate in order to shun my share
of responsibility in any action taken in
open court, when I bad acquiesced
there. (But it appears I was mistaken
in my estimate of my friends.) I there
fore wrote a reply setting everything
right; but as our paper is not issued un
til Saturday, although my explanation
was in the bands of the editor long be
fore I saw the article in your paper, I
feel that I am entitled to an explanation
through the columns of The Chronicle.
The affidavit above mentioned is of
course true, and bo is your statement so
Jar as it goes; but to make matters plain
to Hood Riverites I will explain fully.
"When Mr. Winans approached me in
regard to the matter I was much" pleased
with the idea, knowing that the opening
of the river and building and operating
mills here would be the making of our
little city, besides bringing a large
amount of taxable property into the
county and making large and almost
endleBS forests of timber tributary valu
able, wherea3 it is now comparatively
worthless. But knowing the propensity
some of our good citizens have for kick
ing, I advised Mr. Winans to go down
and eee how they felt in regard to the
matter; which he did. Upon his re
turn he reported everyone in favor of
the project, and those along the stream
wil.ling to sign away, their rights to the
bank for the purpose of making im
provements. Being very favorably im
pressed with the proposition myself, and
believing that all my neighbors felt the
same as I did, I, of course, favored it.
Mr. Winans did not hand in his con
tract until a very few minutes before
court adjourned, when we looked hur
riedly over it, but bad no time to take
action, and left the matter as it was
unsettled, so far as the contract was
concerned ; but had declared the river a
public h'ghway several days prior to
that time.
Your article would lead readers to be
lieve that tbe whole matter was settled
together and at the same time, which
was not done, except so far as the court
was unanimous, as I stated before. But
upon my arrival home I had scarcely
stepped off the train until I was be
sieged with all manner of questions, and
was informed tbat a report was being
circulated to ' the effect tbat this whole
scheme was being carried out on the
part of Winans Bros, and myself to
thwart and prevent the building of a
proposed ditch or canal ; besides any
amount of other nonsensical rumors.
In fact I found that, after talking so
favorably to Mr. Winans, through the
workings of our chronic kickers, an en
tire change of feeling in regard to the
matter had been effected. The next day
Judge Blakeley called me to the tele
phone and informed me that Mr. Winans
was there to close up the contract. I
suggested that the matter lie over until
our next session, but he informed me
that Mr. Winans was anxious to close
it up, and that the judge and clerk could
legally close it up, whereupon I advised
him to be very careful not to give a mo
nopoly whereby interested parties could
be injured, etc. Later that evening the
judge called me again and told me he
bad Attorney Dufur drawing up a con
tract, which he would submit to me for
my opinion, or sanction, which he did
on the succeeding day, when Mr. Dufur,
through the telephone, gave me an out
line of what he had written, which was
virtually in accordance with your state
ment of the conditions of the contract in
today's paper. But in addition thereto
he said they were "bound to interfere in
no way with any riparian or irrigation
rights of anyone taking water from
river." I then told the judge that I
could see no objection to the contract
and thought it all right, since which
tiiri9 I have heard nothing further. I
did not know the contract was signed
until this morning; but supposed it was.
I write this long explanation to justify
myself, for during the two or three days
time in which the matter was beine ar
ranged between the judge and Winans
Bros., I consulted with the people here
and told them the condition of affairs,
and thereby got their opinions and sev
eral suggestions, which I communicated
to the judge. But, now, taking your
statement that the matter was all closed
up before court adjourned. It appears
as if I had been simply "trumping" up
telephone messages to make the people
here believe I had nothing to do with it.
Judge Blakeley, Mr. Dufur, Winans
Bros, and the operator at this end of the
telephone will all agree that my state
ments are true. I cannot understand
why yoa make the statement that the
matter was alj closed up in open court,
when it is not the truth. If I were in
politics and this came from my oppo
nents I would know what it meant, but
coming from supposed friends, I hope it
is a mistake on your part.
a I have done nothing since I have been
county commissioner that I am ashamed
of, nor have I ever shirked my responsi
bility. My official acta are public prop
erty. All I ask is that the whole truth
and nothing more, be told. I am al
ways ready to abide the consequences of
my own acts, which have always been
in the interest of the taxpayers of Wasco
county, a3 the records will show and the
present price of county warrants prove.
A. S. Blowers.
Hood River, Jan. 29, 1896.
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The poet unquestionably had reference to the
Out Sale of Furniture and Carpets
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Who are selling these goods out at greatly-reduced rates.
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Closing
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PIONEER GROCER-
Successor to Cbrisman & Corson.
FULL LIN OF
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Again in business at the old starsd. I would be pleased to
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CLOSING OUT SALE
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