The St. Johns herald., 1886-12-30

should be drawn in Apache county. Soma wish 1t drawn twelve miles east of Winsl0w, and some twelve miles east of HOlbrook; ; but, as this is such a small difference to the !, interested, we presume an agree ment or compromise will be easily affected.
 The idea of making a third coun- ty at the expense of Yavapai and
 Apache counties, is so absurd as to require DO comment from us. Eth CT of the counties could we'll dis pose of portion of their territory, as they are well supplied in geo graphical extent; but neither have asSessable property to such an ex- tent that they can bequeath a DOT tion thereof for the making of { new county. Neither Apache nor Yavapai county have to-day, with all their territory. scarcely sufli- cient assessable property, unless heavily taxed, 10 pay the expenses of their respective county govern mcnts. If these two counties are compelled to impose a heavy tax ou assessable property for their maintenance. what will be the con- dition of the new county made at their expense? Such an idea is unreasonable, wild, and could only iemanate from an imaginary source, and we have no idea that the tax payers of Yavapai county intend to impose further taxation upon themselves by submitting to such an unreasonable idea.
 i Apache county countalns some where in the neighborhood of 10000 square miles, about one hundred miles wide and three hundred long. IL has something over million dollars worth of assessable prop crty, exclusive of the assessable : property of the Atlantic and Paci- fic Railroad Company. It has q population of about 6,500, or of about one person to every three square miles. Let us see what it would consist of if split as sug- gested, twelve miles east of Hol- brook, north and south, It would be about forty-five miles wide, 300 miles long, consist of 5000 square
 miles, and population of 5000; or one person to every three square miles, and assessable property to the value of $30O,O0O. Now to maintain county government from 1 this property, the taxpayers would have to he assessed at the rate of l2 or 15 cents on each dollar, and to those whose happy lot it will be to exist in the proposed new coun- ty, it will cost them about the same rate of taxation for the pleasure.
 This scheme terminates with the consideration that if the making of d new county be impracticable, the removal of the county seat from St. Johns to the railroad will remove much inconvenience and partially pacity their desires. As the prompt ings of this motive are nothing but personal in nature, and point to nothing but private gains; and, as 1 1t is matter which must be deter mined, when such can be done, by the people themselves, we submiti it to them, for their consideration, believing as we do that they will consider it easier for one-sixth of the population to travel D miles south to the county seat, than it will be fer five-sixths of the popu- lation to travel 5milcs north to it. St. Johns is near the geographi- cal center of the county, and is the center of population-possessing itself nearly one-third of the en- tire population of the country, and Is the place at present for the coun- ty seat. At least there is much time to discuss this matter after the county becomes out of debt, or the recent congressional decisions are rescinded or reversed.
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 Col. R. c. HEAD, President of the International Range Associa-