The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-06-12
THERE WILL BE No Re
MOT1L.

80 ~ ST " lldL f0Nlu Dt OOUt III IN
Is way OF raising funds by subscrip;io
for the erection OF u county court nous
in this town in case the county sea
can be removed here this fall by tn
N vote OF the people.
The canvass made By this COMM:
tee, As reported by them to the ciui
- shows that they have secured sub
!. -cription- 10 the amount OF So. 360, anC
10 that more can be easily raised. In ad
. ditiOn to this the club owns beauti
iul square in the heart or town, as pref
~ ~ife for a court house as can b.
. found in tie erritOry.-Guardian
0 II the Commercial Club OF Stafford
will read over the new law on removal.
they will at once see that it i waste
Of time 10 raise money for the erection
OF a new court house. The law pro-
rideS that the petitions for removal
must be signed by one-quarter Of the
qualified tax payers Of the county.
whose names must appear on the tax
rolls for one-third OF the taxable
wealth OF the county. This excludes
the signing Of petitions by companies.
which pay the great bulk or the taxes
Of the county. Taking out the rail-
road companies, the mining and cattle
, companies. the banks and commercial
companies, and the property owned By
/ non-residents, it, Is doubtful y all the
qualified voters In the county would
( sign the petition, that eve9 then the
/ property clause OF the law could be
complied with. The Guardian OF last
week boosted that the law was drafted
and passed especially in the interest Of
Stafford, but to the people OF this end
OF the county it looks like it was done
( in the interest OF SOlomOnville. The
people OF Stafford can rest assured that
no election can be had under this bill.
The ERA has been aware OF this ever
since the bill passed, hence there has
been no serious effort on the part OF
the people OF this end Of the county
for removal. If Stafford really wants
county seat, she must 20 to work for
the division Of the county, which
PROPOSE ion she opposed two years ago.
Even though Stafford should be able
to secure the requisite number Of sign !
ers to the petitions, who could qualify |
under the law "a to property values, |
and the question put to vote, it would /
most surely be defeated. The people |
of the east end Of the county are not
going to vote against their personal /
interests by sending the county seat |
six miles further away; thus incrcas- !
ing the mileage in travelling TO and /
from the county seat, and consequent /
Iy increasing the expenses. The ERA /
will venture the statement that the |
only votes cast for removal from this |
end Of the county would be by people |
who have failed to find sufficient hotel !
at SOlOmOnville.
There is no need to deny the fact that
the people OF the county have com
planned, and with good cause, at the
lack Of accommodation at the present
county seat. Since the Commercial
Club put on a line Of free hacks be-
tween Stafford and SOlOmonvillc this
has been somewhat relieved. Howev-
err. Solomonville seems to make but
little effort to accommodate the vast
crowds Of people who are brought to-
gcthcr by She sitting OF the district
court II SOlomOnville wishes to re-
tain the county seat, she must at least
make an effort to furnish better ac-
commodatiOns for all the people. This
is not intended as a reflection upon
the hotel at Solomonvillc. except As to
its capacity. The hotel at Solomon
willie would be all right if it could ac-
three times a many peO-
pie. The population of the county
has been increasing with leaps and
bounds, while SOlOmOnvillc has re
manned As she was many years ago.
During court weeks it is frequently
impossible to get IL bed in the county
scat, and many Of them are not of the
best. Soomonvillc should awake to Il
of her duty as the host Of
the county, or gracefully yield the
county seat to some town that will
furnish adequate accommodations.