The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-07
EMERY COUNTY DIVISION.

The Legislative Council viii do vel
to heed the advice of The Herald, tc
give the Emery county people an op-
portunity TO present both sides of the
division question fairly, before action
is taken upon it. The letter below is
from a prominent citizen of that coun-
~ who understands the situation and
She sentiment Of a majority of the res
idents.
In addition to the facts he sets forth
II is reported that the division scheme
originated with certain mercantile
firm, wh.ch is pecuniarily interested in
the scheme and manifested that inter
est 10 the tune of thousand dollars
to aid in the passage of the bill.
1t comes 10 US from Emery county
that the member elected to the Coun-
Gil from that region is favorable. to the
division scheme, because his election
was aided by parties prominent in pro-
noting it
There are other statements connect
ed with this union of sentiment and
interest which we do not care to pub
lish, as we have always believed that
the gentleman was an honorable cit
izen and DESTROYS of the welfare of his
county, and we would be sorry to be-
lieve anything to the contrary. Our
position on this question is, that if
the majority Of the people in Emery
county favor the proposed division, it
should prevail: if not, not.
From the data given it would seem
to be an impolitic movement, anyhow.
But the people who are interested in
the matter ought to be permitted to
have their way unless it would be a
public injury, so we say let the voice
of the people be heard, and do not
allow any job TO be foisted upon the
Legislature, no matter by whom the
scheme is devised. We commend this
letter, with other communications on
the subject, to the attention of the
Legislative Council and the Governor:
10 the Editor of The Herald:
Huntington. Feb. 4, 1S94-YoLr COM
ment in last Wednesdays issue in re-
gard to division Of Emery county was
read with much interest by the citizens
Of this county and they wish to add
few more facts which should be known
TO the legislators and also to his ex-
cellency, the Governor, before the bill
becomes a law, if it ever does become
y II I CT. -,
that the trainers of the county division
were also the leaders in the late action
10 remove the county seat from Castle
Dale to Price. Failing in that they
threatened to have the county divided.
The petition for division originated in
Price and was presented to the signers
under false pretence, namely. that the
south was favoring the division while
the facts il the case were that tbe
south was kept in ignorance until the
bill was presented in the legislature
The truth Of this statement is now in
the legislature in the shape of a re-
nonstrance from Wellington, from all
the citizens of said burg with the ex-
planatIon that they signed the Price
petition under misrepresentation
tVen in the town of Price they are
now signing a remonstrance with tba
same explanation as from Wellington
~eA~A An1tc olSO ought TO be con-
Sidered. The re1nonstrance is signed
ny more than 700 resident taxnaver.s
who were called together in mass
meetings for the purpose Of considering
the subject calmly and act on # az
cordingiy. The Price petition ras
gotten up by three or four parties n
Price and hurried through under mis-
representation and signed al Least
tnree-1oulths by minors and transients
lnsily we nave the same reason for
opposing division as San Juan oo,in+x,
have for having their county sliced INV,
more, namely the financial problem
Also Grand county wants an addition
because she is not hardly able to baa,
ne burden OF a county government
The finances of the 4-So ---'- ~.
new counties would be as near as can
pc got at something like this: Net ,.ax,-
- -. 10 LOT Emery county, for the wear
u -: county portion, 5000 with COL
sector's fees and rebate deducted If
me assessment rolls add up sim;ls1
figures for "a. Carbon county -r-o,'15
get Tor her portion 81, 700 and En oaru
county $1,000. 'O emery
Emery county would Of course 1,een
nearly hah the railroad, but ii vol,l6
onlg De the track and per centage Of
Ioinng STOCK Carbon county Womb
take all the coal mines and coal 49,,
cry along the railroad, together I.rif,
all the expensive railroad r,. Ngltn
which is located at Price. Hely1e,i - .,s y
Castle Gate. Carbon county vo all9
also retain the whole LIQUOR licens eOt &c
the county which was for this yAs- "a
900, that would swell the revenne ~ ~
Carbon county to $1,000 against T-snArv
county $3.50 That amount would not
even suffice for compensa 4;7n go go
nothing left for criminal expenses aus
roads and bridges; and vet this counfSg |
is about the most expensive in the +er,
risory to keep up in those respects
which fact is well known to our T,egis.
lators- If the above facts are all known |
TO our solons in council and they still |
pass the Dill, have no comment Ia |
make. but the good people Of Finer,
county viii think there is sonethine
rotten in Denmark. c. j