The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-20
NEPHl PRuTES rs
Against the Proposed Mutilation OF Juab
County in Vigorous Words.

Against the Proposed MutilatiOn OF Juab
County in Vigorous Words.
An enthusiastic mass meeting of the ]
citizens of Nephi was held on Monday
evening in the court house to consider the
proposed legislation TO lop off a section of
the county. Henry Adams called the
meeting to order and Mr. Charles Sperry
was called to the chair and j. E. Clinton
elected as secretary.
! Mr.. Henry Adams was called on for
| speech. he said he was personally &C
qualnted with the valuation, property,
acreage and taxation in the locality in
question and he was sure we could not
! lose any portion on the west of our county.
1t had been until very recently more of an
expense than profit, but this was happily
a thing of the past, and now it was begin
ming 10 be profit and he could not see the
feasibility OF allowing it to be sliced off.
Mr. Adams then furnished statistics to
prove his assertions that until very recent
| ~ the western portion of Juab was a drag.
his remarks met with frequent applause.
The chair then called for remarks, which
! We're made by Messrs. John Witbeck
David Cazier and Samuel Cazier, all fling
their earnest protest against the proposed
! "diSsectioh act"
Mr.. Alma Hague desired information as
to whether the county officials were taking
any action in the matter, or if they were
intending TO. he thought it was their
duty as paid officers to protect our inter-
ests without any interference on our part.
He did not wish to override our peoples
duties II 1t was possible to get anything
done by them.
Explanations of the premises were made
by Mr.. John Il. Hickman, j. A. Hyde and
others, and evidence given that the county
col rYlnp k,ni1,
the pending slice. Selectmap Wright who
was present, appeared very anxious to let
the meeting underst and tonight was the
first he had heard of the bill" On this
showing the meeting proceeded to elect
Messrs. Henry Adams, G. Andrews and
Judge F'oote as a committee to represent
Nephl at the legislature to protest against
, the passage of this bill, or at least the
slicing of Juab.
Messrs. j. Z. Hickman, John Witbeck
j. 5. Ostler, j. A. Hyde John Kirgan
; Alex Piper, with Alma Hague as chair
man, were elected as committee to circu-
late the following petition among the citl-
zens OF Nephi and report last night Tues
, day. att o'clock.
THE PETITION.
"To the Honorable Members of the Legislature
OF Utah Territory, now assembled:
Whereas, There is now pending before
; your honorable body bill, the purport of
which is to cut off the western portion of
Juab and Tooele counties for the purpose
l OF forming new county therefore be it
l Resolved, That we, the undersigned bona
hde residents and tax payers of Juab
county, hereby enter our most emphatic
protest, for the following reasons:
'1-That that portion of Juab county has
6 heretofore been and now is unable to bear
F the expense and burden of a separate
county government.
'2-That the present registration list
y shows but sixteen registered voters in
2 that portion of the county, the majority of
whom are III reality residents of other
parts OF the territory.
''3-That there are no cities, towns or
4 settlements within the proposed lines OF
the new county, and therefore no suitable
point for the location Of a county seat.
'4-That since the organization of Juab
o county the portion of the county in ques-
o ton has been source of burden and ex-
) pense to The taxpayers of the county at
: large and that taking into consideration
: the fact that the mineral resources of the
S western portion are beginning to be devel-
q oped, we consider it unjust to the residents
9 and taxpayers of the county to have that
I part in question cut off at the present time
d when there is a possibility of getting some
: revenue in return for the expenses borne
r by US in the past
S "5-That many of the residents and tax.
a payers of the eastern part of Juab county
: have spent their time and money and earn
estly endeavored to develope the minera
g resources Of the western portion of the
II said Juab county and are unwilling to beal
the burden and expense which would in
/ evitably ensue should the proposed new
: county be established.
'b-That the mineral resources, at the
present time, have not been sufficiently de
g Veloped to demonstrate their permanency
i DeVOQQ q dOubt. and that sh0Dld fha M n.
+ eral resources fail, there is nothing left bu
II a barren desert with no local revenue Il
n support its county government.
consequently, under existing circum-
A stances, we would deem it unwise for you
: honorable body to grant the petition of tn,
]. So called residents of the proposed new
q county,"
~ NOTES.
n The showing made by Selectman Wrigh
e in his remarks caused quite a stir in tn
meeting and soon brought Al Hague dowi
1t from mis- exalted idea of the enterprise O
10 the county officers.
20 Judge Foote was sick and unable to at
e tend the meeting, but he will no doubt b.
n well enough to see the bill is choked Will
r it is still an infant, after the mammoth
), mass meeting and protest, that tell hin
with no uncertain tone of the people.
re- wishes.
,r Yesterday Judge Foote received lette
at from Hon. McCuiston asking advice on tn
D. subject. He Immediately called a session
of the county court for last night, at whic
le some action was expected TO be taken
m TIE HERALD has appointed Mr.. William
j. Shimmins as its agent and representa-
u tive. Neph1 Is anxious to open up a de
Of partment in THE HERALD similar to Logan
III Park City, Ogden and Provo. Severa
ar prominent men of the city have promise
support.