The Meeker herald., 1889-02-02

northern portion OF Garfield county for
the erection OF new county, To the
House Of Representatives. As we have
not as yet seen the bill We are unable to
tell what portion Of the county II pro-
poses to cut on. but II 1t Is TO be the
northern portion ~ the petition states.
ws cannot see wherein any one will Ike
benefited. as that portion OF the county
has no town and Is Sparssly settled; and
any improvements or county orcanik2'
tion would bear very heavily upon the
few ranchmen now living there. We
arc not opposed TO new counties being
organized when population authorizes
il, but In this instance We think they
are premature; and while II will do US
no harm. II may do them great DEAL
Glenwood Springs New Empire.
The above contains. in y condemned
form e..-> - .>ss s>>.A = iSrvs ~
good. straight. solid. outright lying and
Misrepresentation as 1t Is possible TO get
into 10 many words and sentences. It
Also exhibits the usual amount OF ''gall''
for which Gienwood Is 10 justly famous.
So We have no town. Ell what's the
matter with Meeker with its 30 cner.
getic and cntrrprising inhabitants; Its
business houses. churches aad schools
and everything that goes IN make u
PROSPEROUS and substantial town And
tho country is spaTscly settled! Permit
us to state that there Is In the White
River Valley larger population than
inhabits Grand River Valley taking out
the town OF Glcnwooi Sprinssl. and
that our population represents double
tho amount Of wealth when brought in-
to comparison with the Grand River
Valley, leaving out, as before, Glen
wood.
Tho Empire. which undoubtedly rep.
resrntx Glcnwood In tho matter Of tho
division Of Garfield county. thinks divi.
sion premature and cannot rec wherein
II would trnct. any ono; claims tina, II
would do Glcnwood no harm but might
iniiic, great injury on us lths White river
peopicl. Don't worry about the hard.
ships the establishment Of ncw county
might burden us with. Looking At the
matter from tho most unfAvorablc
standpoint imaginable NO cannot SEQ
any greater har,isl,ips In view than that
presented to-day by tic last financial
statement Of Garfield county q condition.
We $50 the debt Of Garfield county
growing nj the rate Of ssO.oO 10 $7S.ooo
q year aud all 10 enrich Glcnwooi At
tho expense OF the outside taxpayers.
Of which number tho northern portion
the county furnishes tho bulk. Ono
Of the chief reasons for asking for divi-
sion Is our earnest desire TO get away
from this rapidly .incscasing debt In
which VIC have no yoicc In creating land
In fac, never had since the establish.
mcnt Of Garfield county, nor arc
In any way benefited thereby.
Other reasons arc-we arc tired Of
paying tribute TO the thrifty but
avaricious town Of Glcnwood; We
arc tired Of travelling To county scat
located In the extreme southeastern end
Of the county; We have tho population
and taxable property necessary TO tho
support Of a county government, and N
our interests are separate and distinct
from those Of the Grand river side VIC
want control Of our own lccal affairs
aud the right TO spend the taxes We pay
for tho benefit OF those who pay them.
The people Of the northern portion Of
Garfield county arc ready TO assume
their share of the present indebtedness
OF Garfield county. cut loose from Glen
wood and thus escape from high tax
alton and rapidly.growins anil ruinous
debt. The people Of this side Of the
Divide are united 10 man In favor OF
the new county. and II their wishes arc
not granted by the present Legislature
VIC can owe our defeat to the lavish ex-
pcnditurc Of money by tho people OF
Glenwood Springs, who do not want
division, never did nor never will. Their
opposition to the passage of the Sher-
man county bill arises from purely self
ish motives. and, from all accounts.
they have started in determined to make
desperate fight against II. This end Of
the county has paid tribute TO them 30
long that they now believe that we
belong to them body aud soul, and they
can't reconcile themselves to the idea
Of parting with us. They might just as
well take their medicine and look pleas
ant. They have Go' to come to it.
A Denver Paper>s Favorable opinion.
A bill has been introduced 10 form
the county Of Sherman out Of the north
western white river country part Of
Garfield county, making the town of
Meeker the county seat. If the people
residing In that part OF the State desire