The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-08
THAT DIVISION SCHEME.

We have another communication on
the question of dividing Emery county.
If as is stated in the letter below,
which is from a prominent resident of
that county now in this city, the
Council committee on counties have de-
termined to report in favor of the
House bill, we hope those members of
the Council who are disposed to in
vestigate all matters of legislation that
come before them, will carefully ex-
anime this question, as we believe an
error will be committed if the bill is
allowed to become law.
We learn from several sources that
the majority of the people of Emery
county are very much incensed against
the measure. and think that because
they are protesting against it the legis-
lature will regard their circumstances.
But it is evident that the promoters of
the scheme are here in strong force
and able to engage lawyers and others
to work in their behalf, while the other
party are not taking vigorous steps to
counteract the influence which appears
to be prevailing.
The Herald's interest in this matter
proceeds entirely from a desire for the
future welfare of Emery county, and
to see the will of the majority para
mount. The interests of Huntington
the largest settlement in that region.
will be impaired by the bill now on its
passage, as we have already explained,
the portion of the county left after
Carbon is organized will be greatly
Impoverished and it's progress retarded.
and neither county will have a popula-
ton respectable in numbers.
If the voice of the people of Emery
is not heard loud enough and the
Council follow the lead of the House in
this matter, the only resource left will
be an appeal to the Governor. We
have given the old settlers an oppor-
tunity to be heard through The Herald
but we do not wish to be understood
as opposing the division on our own
account, il it can be made to appear
that it is for the public good and that
a true majority of the people there de-
sire it, instead of a minority whose
numbers have been swelled on paper.
as claimed, by repetitions and mis-
representations. We think the whole
question should be thoroughly venti-
lated when the bill comes up for action
in the Council.
Editor Herald:
| wish to thank The Herald for the
position 1T has taken in regard to the
| division of Emery county and to give
you few more facts in relation to that
matter
The Council committee have agreed
to report the House bill creating the
new county Of Carbon, favorably Their
reason, as given me by their chairman,
is on account of the preponderance of
names on the petition asking for the
split; they claim to have about $50
names. | know and the councilman
from Emery knows. if he knows any
| thing about it, that there is not much
over half that number of bona fide
male residents voters and taxpayers)
in that part Of the county that it is
proposed to strike off They do not
deny the fact that number signed the
petition twice, neither do they DENY
that firms and corporations signed in
the firm name, and that the individual
members of those firms also signed.
they claim to have a, right to do this.
as the corporations and firms pay taxes
as firms; and the shareholders also
pay individual taxes as we'll
Mr.. Hatch says he received the re-
monstrance signed by about sixty
names, that was referred to the other
day in The Herald, as being lost. and
says that he is under the impression
that he delivered it to the proper par
ties TO present it to the committee of
the Council on counties. but they dis
claim all nowiedge of II, consequently
lit has not been produced. Again /