W. U. #4 
The Gushman House 
LAKE CDSHMAN, WASH. 
to wind the road down the gorge. 
It was my first trip away from home in the 25 years 
of my life here, and I enjoyed it very much and I wish I could afford 
to run around more, hut so far I have seen no place so good as 
home. My freend Ramsay of Ellensfeurg says in a letter yesterday, 
"After so many years of a damp climate you would not care for ours 
but a good irrigated ranch is a sure crop proposition and a money¬ 
maker. i'll admit the damp climate is easier on both man and woman, 
at least I think so, but I like it here and will most likely stay 
with it". 
Our future is still uncertain, only a few day® ago 
Seattle's Council voted to ask the people to vote f.250,000.00 bonds 
to begin condemnation proceedings, and it is now up to the people 
in March. The City will be cut in two by the Lake Washington Canal 
and must have bridges, and the people will not vote the bonds for 
them, so we hope they may let us off. The last estimates call for 
an expenditure of between 5 and 6 million dollarsjexclusive of the 
cost of rights,land,etc. The last papers contain an offer to the 
City of a plant w/w/nn Capable of developing 80,000$ h.P.which 
the owners will develop^ and sell the current to the City at a 
price which will net them a good profit and give them the option 
of purchase at a fixed price in the future without any immediate 
cost to the City. The offer is made by one of the most reliable 
firms of contractors in the northwest. As the City is bonded to 
its limit, possibly they may consider this. It looks like fraud 
when the Council refused to allow it to be stated on the ballot 
that $250,000 would not buy the whole tract of land etc. needed 
but only make a beginning. 
We have an inch of soft wet snow today a;,d .;t has 
rained all day, it is now noon. The boys have had their lunch and 
