Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-05-24
COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL.

The people of Mountain Home
and Glenn's Ferry have thus early
commenced the fight for the re-
moval of Elmore's county seat to
Min. Home, and they will strain
every nerve to accomplish their OBJ
ject. No sane man will censure
Mountain Home for using all hon
orable means TO become the capital
of Gilmore, and if the people of that
town can by secret bargain with
those of Glenn's Ferry make vote
in their favor il shows their cunning,
but places Glenn's Ferry in a very
humiliating position, for it has
been for months tacitly understood
by the citizens Of Pine Grove that
the people of Glenn's Ferry would
stand in to n man for Pine Grove
as the future shiretown of Gilmore.
But the supposed combine" be-
tween Pine Grove and Glenn's Ferry
was knocked into smithereens at
Mountain Home short time ago.
1t seems that number of the lead
ing citizens OF Glenn's Ferry visited
Mt. Home and held a regular pub
lie love-feast with the prominent
men Of that town, after which they
met in secret conclave and entered
into a bargain to the effect that
Glenn's Ferry precinct would, ir-
respective of party affiliations,
bodily support Glenn's Ferry can
didates for Auditor and Recorder
and for Probate Judge. also any
other candidates from the Ferry.
This action. signed. sealed and
delivered at time when it can not
be definitely stated when an cleo
ton is to be held, and before even
meeting of either OF the political
party county central committees, is
somewhat premature to say the
least, and we only relate the pro-
ceedings to convince the good peo-
pie Of Pine Grove that Glenn's
Ferry promises are like pie-crust-
made to be broken.
However, this issue as well as
many other important ones will
come before the people of Gilmore
before many months, and when the
proper time comes the BULLETIN
will in fair but firm manner en-
deavor to convince the taxpayers Of
Gilmore that it would be ruinous to
them to favor county seat removal
for many years TO come, and right
here we deem it proper to give
a few of those reasons, to be
hereafter commented upon as oc-
casion may require:
County seat removal would neces-
state the erection of new county
buildings at a cost of not less than
$4,000 or $4,000, and this extra
sum would Of course come from the
pockets Of taxpayers.
The present county buildings are
sufficiently good, without another
dollars additional expenditure put
upon them, to serve Elmore's pur-
poses for the next ten years, or at
least until her population is more
than double its present numbers.
Ii the the county seat is removed
It should go to some point near the
center of the county, and as the
county is as yet but sparsely set
led the agitation for removal Just
now is very inopportune.
A new railroad is sure to traverse
his upper country before another
year rolls by, the effect Of which
nay cause Little Camas to Justly
,laim the proud position now so
eagerly sought by Mountain Home.
The greater portion of civil bust
ness originates in this section, and,
,arrying out that sound democratic |
doctrine "the greatest good to the !
greatest number" the county seat
Ihonld not be disturbed until the
population and business Of some
'ther locality would justify the |
axpayers in making a change.
Our climate and conveniences for
Entertaining the public are superior
o those of Mountain Home or
ilenn's Ferry, our geographical po-
ition no worse, and it would be
qually as announcement for our peo-
lie to reach the railroad as il is for
he people along the railroad to
ome here.
II the taxpayers do not wish to
aise their own taxes and saddle /
he county with au enormous debt,
hey will work and vote against any
TO remove Elmore's
apital for many years TO come.
The fight is ON too early, but il
'ehooves the people of this section
o be on the alert and not be caught
tapping.
But let the contest be one of a
manly nature so that no serious bad
ceiling may be engendered or cher
shed after the smoke of the county
eat election battle has cleared
way.