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Vernonia. Ore., Oct 22,1922
To the Editor of the Verne nia
Eagle:—
I will start out by saying
that personally I respect the
nominees on both city tickets
and as friends and neighbors 1
value each and everyone of them
I also wish to say that I expect
no special favors reg irdless of
wto is elected, but 1 wish to
present tbs situation : a I see it
at the present lime. We have a
man or Co. that has been gran
ted a franchise to fnrnish our
city with light and power. Mr.
Burdick has posted a bond of
South of Bank
$6000.00 as an evidence of good
faith he has practically conceded
every point that the City Coun
cil has asked for and still the
ma notify with tc pvt a ctin p in
this proposed improvement ue
need so bad. 1 understand the
repreeenrives of the mill<r. gave
the city dads to understand at
the last meeting of the Council
unless the boundries of the city
was changed so as to leave their
propetty outside the city limits
they would stop work; would it
not be pleasant to have a co.
that did not have to depend on _____________________________
the income from that source
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hold a club over the city so that
they -ould tell you what you and power, proposition wiUstop program ie. You undoubtedly
must do or they would discon the city from putting in the moved to Vernonia reasonably
pumping plant
expecting privileges that a’l civ
tinue your lights or power. One
I understand some of the good ilized countries have.
If the
thing we do know you and I will ’citYens'havesaid that it would
plans which are being considered
pay all the law will* allow them
quite an expense to put in the I
to charge us be it Mr. Burdick1 I water system at this time; that now are not carried to comple
tion. how long will we have to
the C, C. and C. Co. or any other they had good wells and could
wait? Possibly they can tell
Co. Why not then lay all these get along for Borne time to come.
you, but I dor bt it. a Vir 1 in tho
little petty things one side and Well, I would hate to think that
han 1 is worth cvc j in ttie bush.
pull for the Co. that will get anyone could be so selfish and
Vote the ticket that is in favor
them for us quickest. Mr. Bur self centered as that
How of these things and you stand
dick must make it a paying pro about the poor devils that±ave
a chafice of getting wist jiu
position as there are no side iss not good wells?
want. If you vote against it now
If the light and po er propo
ues connected with these, there
you may have to v. mil a dam
for he must give service to make sition is allowed to go through it
long time.
it pay, Some say we need is going to make it much easier
A Business Man.
water first. The way we look to market our water bonds; so
at it we need both just as soon that instead of delaying, it will
The Palace Hotel at 12th. and Wush
as is possible for us to get them hast n the day when you can Portland, is Vernonia's hotel. Stop
they are altogether seperate pro turn the facet and get a drink of there the next time you are in the city
positions and why getting light good, pure water instead of go and you will agree.
and power when we have the ing a block or so to your neigh J. O. O. F. —Vernonia Lodge No. 246,
chance would interfere with us bors for a pail of muddy, poi- meets every Tuesday night at 8.-00
getting water is more than I luted water that isn't fit to o'clock, in Grange Hall. —Dr. B. L.
bears, Fobie Grand; J. W. Rose, Sec
can understand. The city In drink.
ret <ry.
Now you, Mr. Newcomer.
tends to put in its own water sys
tem. Mr. Burdick has nothing when people who are opposing
whatever to do with it
Mr. the water, light and power pro
FOR SALE-
Burdick is putting in the light jects, tell you they are not in
' Fox Hovind Pups
and power plant; the city has favor of encojraging these
All ages, at right prices.
Well-bred stock. - Earl Bateman.
nothing to do with his proposi things, ask them when you may
expect these if they get ir to
Galea ('reek. Oregon.
tion. so there you are.
Please tell me why the light power. A sk them what their
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