Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-24
The ssNesv County, bond and County
Seat Questions Discussed
by an East.Sider.

RACINE, April 2lst, 1879.
Editor Of the Mo.Cer County Transcript:
Since the Hon. G. F. Greening has
commenced agltating the "New County"
question I have been waiting to see the
effect of his last article IN the G.. NJ.
Nevs upon the public pulse, before ans
wering him, and I find he has set the
whole country crazy. First, Leroy starts
out and carves out new county with
Leroy for the county-seat.
Dexter has wanted county.seat for
years, aud ought to be accommo dated, so
as to get larger post-office.
Grand Meadow, being about the geo.
graphical center north and south, will
also make fight for it, and with Green
ing at the helm, would 20 doubt contrib
ute largely toward donating public build
ings and grounds. understand they
would be satisfied with one tier of sec.
tons off each to WI adjoining them.
Racine, having post-office, wants a
county seat, and will be satisfied with all
this corner that Grand Meadow don't
want. We have oceans of room tor the
buildings and we are just public. spirited
enough to give one-half of our farms in
advance, ami let the other half 90 tor
taxation toward So worthy a project.
We, like Grand Meadow, have plenty of
otfice-seekers who would be glad to &C.
cupy new courthouse.
frankfort having been Il county seat
once, and having been feloniuusly robbed
of it by Austin bandits, clamors for her
rights in the new distribution, and threa-
tens to secede unless she can come in for
a county-seat. She las Il few dilapida.
answer about as we'll as the Austin court.
house for the preservation of the county
records.
Hamilton being the possessor of some
fine mineral springs, only wants a county
seat to make that town place of resort
equal to the hot springs of Arkansas.
They ask tor only one township.
Spring Valley being sadly ovcr-done
in all branches Of trade, sees plainly
that she has either got to take Grecley's
advice or have county-scat I haven't
learned the exact amount which she pro-
poses to donate toward county buildings,
but l have no doubt that Gf all her bonds
We're paid OF repudiated) she would come
down handsomely. Being one of the
oldest towns in Southern Minnesota and
having a fine water power lin time of
treshets), her claims for county seat
could not be over.estimated.
There are several other noted places
which want a county.seat, but forbcar
enumerating any more at this time.
MIR. Greening said nothing about
"bonds," SO we are left entirely IN the
dark concerning them. He asks "by
what law will it take five years to form q
new county?" I answer, by the law of
numbers. For instance: suppose Mr..
G1eening should get the nomination for
our next Representative, and should adj
vocate "New County" before court.
house was built in Austin, or bonds voted
therefor, does he suppose the people of
the west side Of this county would ever
send him to st. Paul to increase their
taxes? Not by any means. Then, if
both our representatives were in favor of
no division, how could Fillmore county
alone carry the project through. And,
as the question could not be submitted
to the people within two years from this
time, there could be two more assessments
made before that time which with the
$4,000 already levied would make $4,000,
(providing the levy was only $4,000 per
year,, and at the end Of which time there
would be no great object in forming a
new county to save taxation, and Mr..
Greening would have paid his share of
$4,000 for which he could not hope to
derive any benefit. So I say now, US l
did before, that the only question to de.
eide, is whether we will pay $1,000 per
year direct taxation, Or $1,400 per year
interest. =