The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-22
Dividing Up Nevada.
From an Exchange.

| FROM an exchange.
Great complaint is made in the eas'
over the fact that Nevada, with only
4 0 1000 people, has as much power II
the senate as the most populous state
and some have proposed to do away
with the state OF Nevada. At the same
time there are various other changes
hat are wanted and it is now proposed
TO meet this demand for the destruction
of Nevada and settle the other matters
at the same time, amicably. Wyoming
and Idaho were brought into the union
rather prematurely and they now find
the support of state governments bur-
densome. The great altitude of Wyom-
ing and its dryness make it improbable
That it will ever support a dense popu-
lation. The counties of Idaho that
make the ssPanhandle'' are better
suited by connection with the state of
Washington. Then Southern Califor-
mia is ambitious to be a separate state.
The east is unwilling to make two
states of Arizona and New Mexico and
they are very unwilling to be joined as
one.
As n solution it is proposed by acts
of congress and of the several state
legislatures to make the adjustments of
territory rs follows: An act of the
legislature of Idaho ceding to Wash
ington the western part of the county
of Lemhi, all of Idaho county and all
the counties north of Idaho county.
This to be followed by acts of union
between Idaho and Wyoming making
them one state called Idaho and put
,.,,- ,ho oorSEo1 about NJ npIar -,
Fremont county, Wyoming. This
would make Il state about as large as
Montana and would cause the building
of the railroad that has stopped so long
at Casper, on out TO Lander and to
some point on the Utah Northern about
Pocatella and from Lander to Living
ston, Montana, and a road south. 1t
would save the people of those two
states the cost of running one state
government; as the larger one would
cost no more than each costs now.
Next California is to allow the form
alton of a state out of her counties of
San Luis, ObIspo, Kern, the lower two
thirds of InyO, and all her counties
south of these. The line that cuts
Inyo county is to be carried due east to
the southwest corner of Utah, cutting
part of the counties of Nye and
Lincoln in Nevada, about one-sixth of
the state of Nevada. Then from Ari-
iona is { be taken all of her territory
except the eastern tier of counties and
this, the bulk of Arizona, will be added
to the new Southern California state.
The eastern tier of counties in Arizona
will be added to New Mexico, which
will then be admitted into the union as
state. The Arizonians of these east
ern counties, Cochise, Graham and
are willing to join New Mex
ico, and those of The rest of Arizona
would like to be connected with the
state of Southern California.
The state of Nevada, after the ces-
sion of her southern part 10 Southern
as above, would then cede
Utah the counties of Elko, Eureka,
White Pine, Lincoln and the eastern
of Nye. Nevada would then pass
IN act of union with California and ask
he capitol of the state be put at Car
ION City. Thus the division of Nevada
would not reduce the lumber of states,
the loss of the state of Wyoming
would be offset by the admission of
New Mexico. This compromise is sug-
rested by the conservatives for the sake
If placating the east about the sparsely
ettled states and admitting the New
'Iexicans, who were promised admis-
forty years ago. And it will keep
rom setting a dangerous precedent in
a sovereign state against
he will of its OWL people. 1t is be-
that this plan will get the sup
'ort and consent of the majority of the
In the states and territories
AIMED.