The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-10-15
4 WORTHY AMBITION

eminent of Mclean county, no OBJ
lection can be raised by those o.
our citizens who may not favor the
proposition. The ambition is &
laudable n and in it you fine
evidence of pluck and energy on
the part Of those who go to make
up the citizenship of Underwood
In it you find evidence of public
spirit and Observation-Disclosures it
succeeds in wrestling the countyseat
honors from Washburn or not-is
fortunate that it can class among
its citizens so many men that are
ambitious for it's future. 1t certain
ly bodies we'll for the town and it is
to be hoped that the zeal and ardor
Of these public spirited men will
continue and that their efforts will
br rewarded by the growth and
importance Of their town-that it
may become a center Of population
and business and that it's citizens
may prosper and be c%ontented with
their lot, and that the spiritof COM
munity of interest may expand.
That is the honest hope and desire
of The LEADER. We would have
every citizen of Mclean county
shun jealousy and covetousness.
We would that every citizen was
bounden togetherand stoodas a unit
for the development and growth Of
Mclean county as Il whole. We
! would that there were no differ
ences, but that we could all meet
on a plain level and Work and labor
for Mclean county and that there
were no drones or backsliders
among us. We would that there
were no east, west. north or south
end, that there were no division of
interests, but we We're all united
and Of one mind. "" could then
accomplish much and be a power
for good.
However, that is not likely, nei-
ther is it probable, inasnlach as it
is contrary to human nature. 1t is
natural for man to be selfish and
| work for his own interests as he
might see them. That the t,evel-
opmcnt Of Mclean county is in it's
infancy, Shat is the accepted opin-
ion of al! thoughtful citizens. Isiat
We are destined to grow and H.
crease in Importance and in popu-
%lation, that is an assured fact. That
railroad building will be incident
to this growth and development,
that is not questioned. In the
course OF the next few years Nc
Lean county will have more peo-
pie, it will have more farms, it will
have more railroads, and it will
have more towns We are on the
eve OF great business activity and
promotion. Towns and industries
will spring up as if by magic-in a
single year the entire map Of Nc
Lean Co. will be changed. These
are not the dreams OF a dreaming
mind, but they are amongthe prob
abilities of the near future.
With these changing conditions
it may be desirable to have the
present Mclean Co. cut up into
three counties, and it may be de-
sirable to have the boundaries Of
the county remain as they now are
and i'll the neighborhood Of Turtle
Lake or Coal Harbor or some other
point not now known by name, may
be found a logical place to make the
permanent county seat of Mclean
Co. and at such point suitable build
ings could be erected and accommo-
datlons provided for the dispatch Of
county business commensurate with
a large, rich and populous county.
We are not prepared at this time to
state but what this point may be
Underwood. However, we have
no fault to find with Underwood or
its people for urging it's claims for
county seat honors so long as they
permit fairness and honesty to
guide them, so long as they urge
Underwood on it's merits. we shall
applaud and commend their efforts.
If there is merit in Underwood's
claim, and if Underwood is the log
ical point to be the future perma-
nent county seat of Mclean county
and this can be demonstrated to
the entire satisfaction of the voters
and tax payers of the county, I'm
derwood should be awarded the
honor which it asks for. However,
Underwood can hardly expect to
carry off the prize except on these
two principles-merit and logic.
It can hardly expect that the intel;
| ligent voter will take kindly to a
campaign of sectional prejudice
where neighbor is asked to array
himself against neighbor, and ar
fguments are tainted with malice
and falsehood. Hardly not. The
votone on;1n e,oro kLo,o -Lo No.,