White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-25

the county. that relies on the trade Of the
county, likely to centre it's business 1t
ths. point? Is not Dooiphsn County so
that its trade cannot bs centred
at any one point? II Watbsua was .
large town, or svso had the county seat.
would it be . market for Wayne. w of
River. or lows Township? Or If there
rss : large city in Iowa Township.
would 4 secure the trade of Barr Oak.
Wasbisstos. Marion. or Wayne Town
ship? Or you'd is be possible for :
town IN Wayne to secure tbs tssde Of
Washinetos. Marion. or lows Townshipf
Is it not one of the great sdvaltsges 81
Doniphsn County. that the farmers Of
the county are not tributary to any one
town, bat have . market and shipping
point at their very doors? And has not
this fact made Doniphsn County tn ec-
ond county. il not the first, in point Of
aericuirarsi wealth, in the State? Bu
how can il be shown that the county seat
would make 9 large town. IL fe wss locss
ted on one side of the county? II might
help hotels Of the town, % every person
uho shoald goto the town from re-
mote part of the county. would be likely
to stop all night there. and thus be COM
PEELED to pay . hotel bill. St. Joseph
was large town. when the county sest
Of Buchanaa County wss se Sparta. So
was Lssvenworth. when the county seat
Of that county was at Delaware. When
there shall be . teub.-i. Doniphan Coen
~. on one side OF the county. so large as
to control the elections, then thst town
will secure the county seat. -.
The considerations which will, no
doubt, weigh greatly with the people Of
the comfy. in voting for ths location ol
the county seat. will be saving Of taxes.
money. time. Can there be any doubt
that il the county sest should bs removed
to . point on one side OF the county.
and public buildings erected without cost
to the county. she would be greatly the
loser Who can estimate the addition
81 fees of mileage of officers. witnesses
and jurors the increased number oi
days for which jurors and witnesses
would have to Be paid for their atten,
dance npon courts tho additional loss
Of time and time is money to the citi-
Gems, in going to and returning from the
county seat? We venture to say ths,
the cost Of the erection Of public build.
ings would. in view Of this, sink into in
significance.
There il another consideration which
mnst control the action of candid men in
every part oftbe county. upon thi. quss.
ton OF the removal Of the county seal
from the centre Of the county: il ia the
question Of right-justice. Would it b.
right to remove the county seat to Wa.
thens. twenty to thirty miles from ths
citizens Of Wayne. Wolf River and lows
Townships? Would il be- inst to the
citizens Of Burr Oak. Washington. Iowa
and parts of Centre and Wolf River, to
remove it to some point in Wayne Town.
ship? Candid men. men not interested
in corner lot spsculations, will conside,
this
There is yet another consideration about
ibe removal of the county seat from
Troy, that fhould be weighed by the vo
tiers of the County. The county sea,
wss located at Troy twelve years ago
when the land upon which it was located
was pnblic land. which was afterwsrd
pre-empted by Doniphan County. unde,
al Act Of Congress which provides
THAT when an organized County OF
Parish shall permanently locate thei,
county seat upon . quarter section o.
public land. that County or Parish shall
have the right to pre-empt the same; and
the County, after selecting two acres up
on which to erect County Building.
shall sell the balance. and the cum sri
sing from the sale shall be appropriated
to the erection Of public buildings there
on" Doniphan County reserved . square
for County buildings. and sold to citi
zens here most OF the lots in the town
some being still owned BY the County
For these lots. there has been paid into
the County Treasury near seven thous.
and dollars. Is il right. that after citi.
zens of Troy have purchased these lots
Of the County. improved them. and thus
sided the County in selling the balance.
and did this upon the faith Of the Coun,
ty that Troy was to be the perm msnent
Seat Of Justics. to remove the comfy
seat to some other town, for the benefit
of spectators, and for no other spp,rent
purpose?
Citisens Of the Comfy: Do your in-
terests or your convenience demand the
removal of the county scat from its cen
trail location? Have not designing men
sought to take advantage of the unfortu-
nate circumstances Of the burning of the
Court House. to secure its removal
The citizens of Troy have offered to re-
lieve the County Of the embarrassment
and cost of rebuilding the Court House.
BY building at their own expense. with
the aid Of the Insurance. Company. q
better building in the centre Of the Pub.
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