Arizona republican., 1895-03-19

tnlS sum S4 ,ZUU .WdS III CdseS dTlslhs in what we will call Navajo county.
 In the interest of justice and right the division should be made It is difficult to procure witnesses in cases along the railroad. Merchants and business men will permit crime to go unpunished and bills to remain un collected rather than to undergo an utter isolation which cannot be termin ated within five days at the best.
 Another reason why Navajo county should be created is that the burden removed from it's citizens will cost nothing By reducing the terms of dis tric; court to one annually and cutting off those magnificent distances. from which none but the sheriff can derive satisfaction or profit, the machinery of both counties may be maintained at the expense with which one is conducted. This argument alone so clearly pre- nted by both Mir. Aspinwell and Mr. Barnes ought to make the duty of the legislature plain.
 For all the reasons SO far presented, 1t might seem that a removal of the county seat to Holbrook or some rail road town would furnish 8 remedy for the ills and inconveniences of those within the new county of Navajo and make division unnecessary. They have sought it, but it has been denied and they are therefore compelled to apply to the legislature.
 By the creation of Navajo the popula- tion and wealth of Apache county will be almost equally divided. Apache will enjoy the taxes from half the length of railroad within It's present boundaries. The bill also proposes a pro rata division of the burden of the cpunty debt, so that no charge of un- fairness can lodge in the proposition to divide.
 With a single exception every pre- cinct of the proposed new county is connected by telegraph. In the pro- posed old one there is not a foot of wire except that which lies along the railroad track, and so far as furnishing any means of commu ication, might as well be in New Mexico. The proposed county seat of Navajo, Holbrook, is centrally located, and is natural business center. Five stage lines from every portion of the county center there and communication is quick and 1 certain.
 There is comparatively little opposi. tion to the bill. One hundred and fifty persons in the 80 called "old county" have signed a remonstrance, em bracing the names of few persons of prominence. On the other hand peti- tions for the passage of the bill have been signed by 600 persons, many of whom reside in the old county. Only two persons living in the county of Navajo have expressed opposition to it..
 The most ardent opponent, by the way, and his opposition is strong argument in it's favor, is the sheriff, who says that if the bill passes he will give up his job; the saving in mileage would not make it worth holding.
 The formation of the new county will not increase the expense of legislation.
 The representation in the assemb bly, would remain unchanged and the coun- cilman from Navajo would merely take the place of the councilman large.
 THE REPUBLICAN neither favors nor opposes county division on principle It opposes the creation of new county at great expense when the only end subserved is the qualification of the am- bitions of persons desiring to become office holders. We may say in passing that we do not believe a county division I bill has been introduced h the present legislature from unworthy motives.
 THE REPUBLICAN though favors every county division bill cal ;ulated to benefit