The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-09
AGRINST DIVISION
MADISON COUNTY CITI-
zENS PROTEST..
uvep the Counts Against County hi
of signatures
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haTd Correspondent.

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all that portion OF the county lying
north OF the mouth Of Meadow Creek
and east OF the Madison river. finds lit
tie favor with the citizens of Madison
county, outside of a few people who
reside in the portion of the county
sought to be annexed by Gallatin
tubllc sentiment is decidedly against
county division in any form. and in or
der 10 convince the legislature that
Madison county desires 10 be left alone.
Henry Filing ana other prominent cit
2ens OF this city have caused the fol-
lowing petition to be prepared.
10 the Honorable Senators. Members
OF The House Of Representatives. and
Committees on towns and counties. OF
the legislature Of the State of Montana:
We. tine undersigned. residents and
tax payers and persons interested in
the prosperity ana welfare of the Coun-
ty OF Madison. do hereby most arrest
~ protest against the adoption of fav-
CRADLE report OF house bill No. 40. in
troonced tor the purpose Of deprivine
the County Of Madison of part of it,
territory: that said bill is uncalled for
arc unjust IN seeking to deprive :.
co1nty sufficiently small in the value of
property. of "a portion Of it's
tevenUe bearing district and adding
the same on to d county that is com
paratlvely wealthy and more than SUI
flclent population. area and taxable
property. to meet all emergencies anl
demands: that said bill is ineQuitable
in Us provisions and makes no sui
Irlent provisions for the reimburse
meni to the County OF Madison, OF the
costs ana expenses Of improvements.
tlat nave become part Of the public
deht. made expressly for that portion
OF the county. sought 10 be taken away:
that said change is Of 10 advantage in
any snane. to the tax payers Of that
section and will be productive Of no
lasting benefit to them. in the future:
that the said people OF Madison cOun-
W object TO a Judge Of the first JUDICIAL
district OF Montana, on any Judge Of
That district being appointed 70 take
part in such division: and az citizens Of
Madison county, We call upon our rep-
ieseGtatlVes INC senator 10 use every
necessary ana proper means TO prevent
this outrage.
Copies of this petition have been tor
Waroeo 10 every post Office in the coun-
", and We understood, are being al
most unanimously signed. The petit
tlon circulated at Fuller Springs was
signed by every TAN payer TO whom it
was presented. The same can be said
OF the petition circulated in VIRGINIA.
In "a letter from Virginia City the
Anaconda Standard of recent date con-
tanned the following.
The renewal of the movement TO oi-
VlGe Madison county by attaching T.
portion of the eastern part of Galla,in.
Is viewed with some concern. II is an
old scheme, which has been often
thwarted, but it is believed by MANY
that the east side representative from
THIS county is not altogether untavor-
able to the project
Inc representative referred TO. as
nearly everybody in Madison county
who read the article readily knows. is
MAJ lsdell. As Mr.. Isdell was elected
as a pledged anti-divisionist, ana is a
gentleman Of known integrity, the in
situation is altogether unkind and I'M
just. Maj. Isdell stands pat on the
county division proposition, and to-
gether with Senator Metzel and Rep
resentative Rossiter. will make g
strong fight against division. Were
it necessary the MADISoNIAN would
Vonch for the representative from the
east side, and we have it from the best
OF authority that when Alderson's bill
comes up for consideration in the house
MAJ. lsdell will carry the war into the
onemys country by introducing an
amendment. giving Gallatin county
the country asked for but taking enough
from her in the Three Forks country 10
more than make up the difference.
With this amendment tackled on to il
TIE Anderson measure will go founder
ing out into oblivion.