The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-02-20

cost Meagher $1,000 and Meagher
county received $4,000 from the
country it is proposed to segrcgate.
He is right about making Meagher
a more compact county. If this dis
memberment of that county contin-
ues, it will be the most compact
county in the state. 1t is unfortu-
nate that Meagher county has no
representative to speak for her in
this house. The first bill one of the
members from thatcounty introduced
in this house was to take Broadwater
county from her. The first bill in
troduced by the other member from
that county was to take Barker and
Neihart from the other end. One
cut off 100000 of assessable wealth
aud the other proposes to take away
$55O,0O0 worth.
81 have petitions from taxpayers
of old Meagher protesting against
taking away more territory. Let
her recover from the effects of Great
ing Broadwater county, and then
take up this Neihart scheme again.
Those people in Neihart have stood
this inconvenience for many years,
and for the sake of the residents OF
what is left of Meagher, they can
stand it for another two years"
II thought this was such a fail
proposition that it would recommend
itself to this house without argu.
ment," said Mr.. Whipple. 81 want
to say that Meagher county is repre-
sented here. l know that people
living in Smith River valley want
this bill to pass, because they believe
the Neihart country costs them more
than it returns. The country it is
designed to segregate has never
been a source of revenue to Meaghel
county. [ believe we should legis.
late for the convenience of the 1,5O(
people living in the Neihart country
rather than in the interest of the few
who do not want it."
Mr.. Sanford, of Meagher, also
favored the bill. He lives at Mel.
hart, and spoke for the people living
lii that section.
81 do not see how any n car
oppose this proposition" he said
"There are those people divided
from the rest of their county by {
range of mountains that is impass'
able in the winter. The people o:
Neihart do not do 81 worth Of bust
ness with White Sulphur Springs il
a yea outside of court business
They trade at Great Falls, because
it is the most natural point, and the
easiest to reach. 1t was Originally
intended that Neihart should go tt
cascade, and it was a year before i
was discovered it was not in tina
county. Now, as to the petitions il
favor of the bill. The people o
White Sulphur Springs ~voluntaril..
offered to circulate the petitions TO
this segregation, and only afew day
ago I received them from there
The passage of this bill does no
mean any additional expense to tn
:, state nor to the people. 1t does no
mean the creation of any more office
: 1t simply means justice to the pee
pie of Barker and Neihart."
Mr.. Carroll of Cascade opposed il
, 81 was not directed by the people c
: my county to ask for this territory,
, he said. 81 do not think it is Just t
Meagher county to take it from
now. I know my position is delic
ate one, but 1 am simply going
try to do what I think is right. Mes
= CHER county spent thousands an
thousands of dollars in roads int
Neihart, and Barker, and now whe
there is a chance for her to get som
of the money back, it is proposed I
take it away fran her. Let her re
cover from the segregation of Broad
, water county, and then take up TIL
proposition. AS to the long trip be
!. tween Neihart and the county sea
there is a daily stage between thos
points, and no one need take the tri
via Helena, unless he so desires. A
to that petition from White Sulphr
asking that this bill pass, if it is ne
!, rotten, it at least bears the appear
ance of being a little decayed."
M SbiHalhip IF Silver Row fayo