The true northerner., 1901-01-18
As Others See Us.

Hartford Alliance: Inc vote VIII De
taken at the spring election, but will it
carry?
South Haven Messenger: 1t has be-
come absolutely necessary for new build
ings somewhere for the safety of docu-
ments and criminals.
The press of Van Buren, county, voicing
the sentiment of the people, appreciates
the foolishness of the effort to move the
county seat to South Haven, and in no
uncertain tone most of the papers of the
county advise against removal. Follow
ing are some of the opinions:
Bangor Advance: These two resolu-
tions are to be voted on at the spring
election. In case both carry, the county
seat will be removed to South Haven
and the 100000 spent there. In case the
former is defeated and the latter carried
the county seat will remain at Paw Paw
and the money spent there. If both are
defeated the old rookeries remain as
they are.
Lawrence Times: If you do not want
the county seat at South Haven, vote
against the proposition. If you do not
want the county seat at Paw Paw or
South Haven, vote against both PROPOSE
tions, and instruct your supervisor to
submit it to you at another election and
give you a chance to say where both you
and Paw Paw know the majority of the
people want the county seat.
LawtOn Leader: For years the re-
moval of the county seat has been agita-
ted and probably the decision of the
electors in the spring will settle the mat
ter for good. Just what the outcome of
the matter will be is difficult to tell, but
it is generally conceded that this part of
the county will give large majority in
favor of ITS being left at its present loca-
ton, while of course the adjacent town
ships to South Haven will be in favor of
moving it TO that port.
Bangor Visitor: We believe we voice
the sentiment of large majority of the
people of the county when we say the
proposition to bond the county should
carry by large majority. We do not,
however, believe the taxpayers of the
county will ever vote to remove the county
seat to South Haven, the remotest and
most inaccessible point that could be
secured in the entire county. The Wis
itor's suggestion would be to kill the
proposition to remove, and carry the ap-
preparation. This would give us new
buildings and Paw Paw would still be
the capital of Van Buren, county.
Bangor Breeze: The board of super
visors is in session at Paw Paw this week
and they have passed resolution to sub
NIT two propositions to the people at the
spring elections: One to remove the
county seat from Paw Paw, and the other
to bond the county for 100000 for new
county buildings. No person will deny
that new buildings are badly needed, but
it does not follow that to get them they
must be built at the extreme edge of the
county. They are now as centrally
located as is possible, and with the
proposed electric railways, and the rail
roads already there tbs, or will be, as
easy of access as South Haven.
Bangor Advance: Now that the re-
moval of the county seat is up to the
people it is not too early to begin cam.
paign on the subject. 1t would seem
that the big village of South Haven was
little bit too avaricious and is seeking
after something this time that she can
lay no rightful claim to- There is no
reason why the county seat should be
taken from one extreme side of the county
and placed on the other side still more
extreme. The village of Paw Paw is not
so badly out of the reach of the majority
of the people as South Haven would be
and the Advance fully believes that
when the people get a crack at the mat
ter the seat of government will remain
where it is.
Hartford Day Spring: The question
of moving the county seat from its pres
ent location to South Haven is now
squarely before the county for their YER
dict, and it is for them to say whether |
they desire to have it moved to the re-
motest corner of the county or not. We
do not believe they will care to do so
after carefully considering the subject |
South Haven and Thunder Knob are the |
remotest points from the center of the
county. There is no object in changing
the location, unless the change is for the
better, and we fail to see any good reason
for leaving location that is close to the
center of the county and
moving the county seat to South Haven,
simply to satisfy the pride of the latter
village. The greater portion of the county
are farmers who drive to the county seat,
and Paw Paw is far more accessible TO