The copper era., 1902-12-04
COUNTY DIVISION.
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Fros ihc Morcnci Standard
 The Standard would like to urge county division and to ask the cooper ation cf the business men and news papers Of the county to that end. There is no valid reason why two sec Jions so totally dissimiIar should be held together longer under the same local government. The needless ex- pensc incurred in carrying our busl- ness from this end Oi the county to Solomonville would soon pay for sep aratc set Of county buildings. IL will not be long until new buildings will be necessary for the county as it stands. Now it can be divided on an evan basis with justice to both ends. The east end Is entirely devoted to mining and eau be governed by its own people in a manner satisfactory to the people, but what c.n be expected when our business is sent to the valley? Even with the best of intentions, the people of the valley cannot meet the require ments of the mining population. Our desires and needs are totally Glsslm- lar. A mining community ana an apricultural ono, in their economic Administration, cen have little or noth- inp in common, and if the county seat were in the east end the people oi the valley would be quite as anxious Tor division.
 As solution to the question the Standard suggests that new townslIc near Co the center of the proposed new east end county be selected. we nave one such place in mind, where a town could be located with railroad facilities, drainage. water, level ground-an ldeal place for such town. Here plans could be laid for the future county seat with rare opportunity to adapt It's arrangement to its special purpose No doubt there are several such places We shall be glad to publish com ments for or against county division and hope to see this matter taken UT with vigor. It is a question tha should interest every taxpayer Tn th' county.
 The Standard moves that we have n new county, to be called Douglas, IT honor of Prof. Walter Douglas, presl deat of the Phelps-Dod2e company that the county seat be located in tho most suitable place and called Lonfel low. to perpetuate the name of our old est mine. and %hat this be consum mated at the time Arizona takes he place as sovereign state oi tn Union.
 Do we hear a second:
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 was the only paper in the county favor ing division, but it welcomes th Standard as convert to the goo cause. The ERA therefore takes pleas ure in seconding tho motion as mad by the Standard, except Tn regard the name of the new county and tn nroposed new town. The count sbould be named Colquhoun. Tn name of the town is not of so muc ,no,,onco. however, 1t ehoNa nireraI name, such as Copp' City. Copperopolis, Go!den' UT aoll other name of that character ""' .,i,,ble locations for county sc' ,,,,,, cn, he had in the Gila valley .,r Cutherie and Duncan. u
 ,,,, of Clifton will take klndly tho idea of new county sc"' 'o" rrovidcd it is not too far away lr' ,ho conter of population, and loca' on the railroad.
 Tho hill providing for the crea'l ot the new county shoulu c"P'' tho new board of supervisors to Se'
 ,, q location as they thought II
 sni,ah,c. then buy it and lay off a co
 ,v scat town. A sufficient amount
 ,noroy could soon be realized from
 s.,lc of the town lots to erect ~
 house and jail, and perhaps also enc
 to pay for the transcribins ol co. '
 records. etc. If properly mans
 sucb an enterprise would prov
 great saving to the taxpayers