The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-10
NONE TO SPARE
UNLESS WE WEGETTERRITORY FROM
ANOTHER COUNTY.
THE IRON COUNTY BOARD or SUPERVISORS
TAKE ACTION IN REGARD TO THE DIvIs-
ION OF IRON coUNTY-wiI-L SIREN
UousLY OPPOSE THE MEASURE
AS LONG As THERE IN HOPE
OF HOLDING THE TER
TORY INTACT.

Iron county is already taking steps q
prevent the new county boomers from
detaching any Of our territory. We will
60 into the conflict well organized On
Monday the board Of supervisors held q
meeting and unanimously adopted th,
appended resolution:
RESOLVED. That II IN the sense OF this boar
meeting that, under the existing circumstance,
ana the geographical position Of Iron Noun
tain, It's people and those Of that vicinity ar,
entitled TO some consideration In their appea
Tor a new county, 20 be formed from parts o.
Iron, Menominee and Marquette; we are O
the opinion that the scheme IL advisable. .-bui
we are strenuously opposed TO the detachment
oi townships ~ aud 43 north. OF ranges 2s rs
and 80 west, from Iron county, unless town
ships 45 aud 40 north, OF ranges 81, 49, 33
and "a west, be detached from Marquette
county and made part OF the county OF Iron,
~ llen oi the territory proposed 20 be taken
rom this county TO form part OF the new
county proposed.
This is a very sensible view to take al
the matter. The men engineering the
erection OF the new county will 90 TO the
legislature, and their demands will have
considerable weight, in view OF existing
conditions. Iron county in really too
small as il is, and were il 20 be deprived
of the six townships marked for the new
county. we would have but little terri
tory remaining. Marquette is n large
county, and will not feel the loss OF eight
or ten townships, though lt is conf
IDENTIFY expected they will create an awful
roar when they learn OF the wants of
Iron county This county is in no
condition at present 90 let 60 any Of it's
territory without getting something in
return, therefor, and what's more, we
will not let 20 without first showing the
kind OF stuIf we are made of
The appended letter, dated Mt Metro
politan, Felch township, embracing the
six townships wanted hy the new-county
workers, tells OF the feelings of the peo-
pile in that locality:
Editor THE DnMoND DULL
DEAR SIN: Ina your issue Of lest week, your
protest against the scheme OF the Iron Noun
tain politicians for the erection OF "A new county
WAS very welcome TO the people OF Felch town
ship. All the people Of the territory upon
which the authors of the scheme have designs.
seem 20 be opposed TO being sacrificed for the
henent OF Iron. Mountain The taxpayers %
Breen township, Menominee county are as
much In earnest as we are. We have helped
Iron county Incur the debt for our new county
buildings, and should very much prefer helping
10 pay FOR the same than 20 help Iron Noun
tain build anew AT probably ten times the ex-
pense' ~ - very much 70 our advantage 90 ~.
innn az we are. Any organized measures that
ARE set on foot for the defeat Of this scheme
VIII iind earnest cooperation In this end OF the
county. j.
The Norway Current propounds the
following question:
Querry-As Iron county has a bonded In.
debtedness of $4,000, would any portion OF
Iron county which may be detached from that
county aud made part OF a new one carry with
II It's proportion on the bonded indebtedness?
The DIAMOND DRILL has legal authori-
~ Tor IL that the detached territory
carries its proportion of the indebted
ness.