Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-17
DIVISION IS
THE WATCHWORD
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Boise, Idaho, Jan, 1L--County dlvi-
sion seems to be occupying great
portion Of the time Of the Idaho legis-
lature since the senatorial question has
been disposed Of Two bills for divid-
ing counties and creating new counties
have already been introduced In the
house, With several more in the pro-
spective.
or the bills already introduced, one
is for the division Of Bingham county
on the base line running through the
county from east 10 west, little north
OF the center. This bin leaves the
south part to still constitute Bingham
county while the north part Is 20 be
created into a new couny under the
name Of Anderson, This Arrangement
appears 10 be satisfactory TO all par
ties concerned, and does not IN any way
Interfere with the boundaries OF FREE
mont county as had previously been
talked Of Bingham county, as left
By this division, will be about "a miles
wide By some over 100 miles long, and
Anderson county viii be about two
thirds as large Blackfoot will remain
the county seat OF Bingham county, and
Idaho Falls win be the county seat of
the new county Of Anderson, This will
avert any possible question of county
seat war between the two towns.
sHosHoNE AND NEE PIERCE
The other bill that has been intro
duced for the creation Of a new coun
~. Is practically the same as the one
which passed two years ago for the
creation Of Clearwater county. This
proposed county Is to be composed Of
southern ShoshOne and eastern Nez
Perez. The law as passed two years
ago was declared by the supreme court
not TO have been constitutionally en-
acted on account OF slight defect, and
therefore the work has to be done over
again at this session.
The Shoslone members are anxious
for the passage Of the bill, but the
NeZ Perez members object to having
any portion of their county incorporat-
ed within the Clearwater boundaries,
and therefore a very warm and inter-
estng debate Is looked for when the
bin comes up for action 1t is thought.
however, that II will pass and become
law In very nearly the form in which
II was introduced, the portion OF Sho-
shone county 20 be taken is large
enough, and taking It's timber interests
into account, wealthy enough for a
godl county, but lacks somewhat OF
having enough assessed valuation 10
come within the constitutional require
ment for the creation of a new county.
This makes u imperative that Clear
water county shall have a part Of either
Nez Perez or Idaho countise. The pro-
posed division between Clearwater and
Shoshone extends along the crest Of =
very high and practically impossible
range OF mountains, which makes any
further extension IN that direction Inn
practicable.
LONG VALLEY SCHEME.
The most important Of the other
talked OF county division is a scheme
for taking the Long Valley district Of
Boise county and a section from south
western Idaho and adding them to the
northern portion OF Washington. This
would make large and very rich coun-
ty with Council a thriving village at
the present terminus OF the p. & !, n.
railway as the county seat. The Long
Valley region Is all good farming and
grazing land as Is also the upper
Welser valley around Council, while
farther to the north and west would
be included some excellent timber
lands and a large part OF the famous
Seven Devils copper region. This move
ie being backed by the citizens Of Coun-
ell. but the legislative members from
all the counties interested express a
determination to fight the proposed d.
vision With so strong an opposition
Il seems trine doubtful about the
scheme materializlng at this session.