The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1884-02-06
REAPP0RTI0NMENT.

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President Of the Conncil during the last |
session of the Legislature, in the Terri |
tory of Idaho. I've, and they are hereby /
authorized and empowered To act as Il !
board OF anportionment iii said Terrific
~ Of Idaho. and shall raapportion the
members of the Council and House of
Representatives in said Territory upon
the basis OF the vote cast for sections Of
the Territory pro rata. asncarly as prac-
ticable. according to the vote cast and
to that end may apportion, when nee
essary, in joint Council and Representa-
tive districts.
The foregoing is Section / Of the bill
introduced in the House Of Representa-
tives by Delegate Singiser authorizing
the reapportionment Of the Territory of
Idaho into Council and Representative
districts. 1t is the most vital question
that now concerns the people Of Alturas
county. Since in great measure our
interests are dependent upon judicious
legislation tits Of the utmost importance
that we be enabled a fair representation.
Occording to the apportionment of 1880
Alturas county has but one Representa-
tive and joint Councilman. At that
time We numbered but about $50 voters,
only one fourth the voting population
Of Oneida county, and but few more in
proportion that Of Ada county. Almost
the entire population of Alturas was then
confined to the towns of Atlanta and
Rocky Bar Since then the discovery of
the great Wood River mining country
and the development of gold and silver
mines ia the Atlanta. Sawtooth mad Sal
mon country has created a great influx
Of people. The voting population Of
SEQ in 1880 Ind increased to $500 in 1882.
and the actual population from 1858 to
1900 in 1883, at which time in exceed
ed that Of Oneida county by 1850, and
that Of Ada county by $500; showing
the comparative growth Of Altras with
ry since the last census, upon which, by
the usual custom, a reapportionment
would be made Thus, should Mr.. Sing
isers bill be unsuccessful, we should be
compelled to accept the gross injustice
of safd reapportionment on the census
Of 1880.
In the ratio of Oneida county's
apportionment 3.300 voters in 1882 emit
49, .le,,,oa co,,,,4x- -, sova, laoislatars
!, 4qpt p,,t aao;r sbo,,td na1aoata
c;,,s.;ea,,s ,,i1l fail ~ offeat tic worlr we
are subject to the limit of one and one
half, instead of seven; while our sister
county. with less actual population, con
+in,,as - oniav tho mi vilaaa If six This
& tI,o cona it;1,,, of .ff,irs n idaho Ter
ri+ory tbot dar,anda tba nrasent wise
$500 : 49,. 19a4ao,a+, o,,a tbe neo7,le ~
.1t.ras ara ,naniy,opa il wiebino him
a,,oao,,
r nav ho s4ata,7 Nv ornos;no forces
tha4 tha vot, If slfnras in 1870 vas
57a =, 1a,,.al,, ~ t,.,rsie,,t ial,af;hants
= ....,,....s. ,..,....., .gr4
NIT tr,at eao yotas were nollaa ~ tbe
49,, l. xa,,1ee inclnaina al said On,
,,1ovas ona the c;tizans If said town
But the then transient population has
been doubly replaced by actual settlers
in the lower Wood River country alone
while the development OF vast agTicul-
tural and stock raising facilities in the
Lost River, Silver creek and CamaS
Prairie regions has attracted unknown
hundreds to settle in these various parts
of the country. without II fair repre-
sentation we cannot hope to effect musl
of importance to our mining and agri-
cultural interests in tue next Legisla-
ture. The strength of the Mormon ele-
ment, and the consolidation O
stronger gentle counties effects
that condition of affairs there in which
generally the interests of weaker fac