The Green Forest tribune., 1903-09-12
THERE IS NOTHING DOING.
County Seat Committee Resting
 After Collecting the Bonus.

The county seat removal proposition is lying still at pres ent, no action having been taken by the committee since the collection of the S5000 bonus was finished a couple of weeks ago.
 There is quite a difference of opinions among the donors as we'll among the members of the executive committee as to what should be done with the bonus money, pending the completion of other preliminary arrange ments necessary to the securing of an election. Some argue that the money should be forthwith deposited with the county treas urer in order to add confidence to the movement, whether the eleC- ton be asked for this fall or year hence.
 As contributors to this fund THE TRIBUNE publishers are not prepared to share in the opinion that it would be best for all con- cerned to place this money in the county treasury at the present time. In the first place, we have as yet no ground selected and abstracted to offer the county as a location for the court house. which is Indispensable to secur- ing an election; nor have the people come to any sort of agree ment or understanding as to what land can be secured or would be suitable for this purpose. Thisis as essential and important as the collection of the bonus.
 Again there is no campaign fund. Some say that it is easy matter to collect one. Possibly it is; but it is yet to collect. It would most assuredly be the height of folly to ask for an elec- tion without having an ample sum of money to meet legitimate expenses.
 There is no reason why the money is not as safe in the Bank of Green Forest as it would be at Berryville in the bank there, The sum of S5000 taken out of Green Forest, simply on the possibility or even probability of securing the county seat at some time in the future, will be hurtfut to business, and unless there were more to be gained than anything that occurs to us, We are certain ly much opposed to depositing the money with county treasurer at present.
 Fact is, if the asking for an election is to be put off for a year or more--and it is now generally recognized that it will be-fHE TRIBUNE can see no reason why the people who have contributed to this fund should be deprived of the use of their money in the mean time. Some have borrow ed and are paying interest. In contributing they had expected 1 few weeks to settle the matter. That they would either have the assurance of getting the county seat and would realize upon the increase of property values or else the money would be return ed. There need be no backward step in this matter, even to let the money remain with the con- tributors, or with as many of them at least as desire the use of the money. It would be an easy matter for the committee to re- quire of each a note payable OH demand without interest, amply secured. This would answer ass practical purposes.
 THE TRIBUNE has Bo desire to assume dictatorial position, but in presenting the matter in the light we have we believe We are advocating what is best for all concerned, and this is the position we shali occupy until those who represent more than half of the S5000 have expressed themselves in favor of sending the money to Berryville in advance of the making the other necessary pre- iiminary arrangements.