Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-07
HEI1FELD TALKS
OF HIS MISSION
Gives Boise Statesman an
Interview on Comfy
Division

Mondays Boise Statesman contains
the following interview with Mayor
Henry Heitfeld of lewiston:
Mayor Henry Heitfeld of Lewiston.
f. w. Kettenbach. the Lewiston
banker. and County Commissioner ].
B. Davis Of Neg Perce county, the
committee appointed al a mass meet
ing held in Lewiston a week ago to-
day to come to Boise to present argu-
ments against the division In any way
of Nez Perez county. arrived at mid
night last night.
Mr.. Heitfeld is chairman OF the COM
mittee. To a reporter last night he
said: I'VE have come here to stay un-
tn the county division bills are either
passed or defeated. We represent the
large majority Of the people OF Nez
Peroe county, for the majority Of the
people are opposed to the measures
before the legislature. The mass
meeting which appointed this COM
mittee was compored OF citizens OF
Lewiston. Lenore. Pierce, Greer and
many other places. There were rep
resentatives from Orofno also who
were opposed to the Clearwater bill.
Farnasrs Oppose Division.
Outside Of Orofino l do not think
there are many residents of our coun-
ty favoring the Clearwater county bill.
The farmers about Oronlno and
throughout all that part OF the county
proposed to be made into Clearwater
county are greatly opposed to it. They
claim they are better Off as they are
In a large. influential county. They
say their taxes have gradually been
decreasing, that the taxes are NOT
near as much as when they were in
Shoshone county.
"The Lolo county measure ia strict
ly Nez Perez City measure and there
are many right in Neg Perce opposed
to 1t. Both bills are factional meas.
ures. doomed by politicians. The tax
payers, the citizens as a rule, are op-
posed to changing the present condi-
tiOns."
Will Ask for hsarina,
Mr.. Heitfeld said that his committee
"ouIo ask tor hearing before the
havine the bills M nana
and would present ~ the committee
petitions signed by a large number q,
TAX payers opposed to the two county
al'ision matters. 1t is also expected
Of the committee win no in.
Vited to present the views of their
before both bodies IF
the Legislature
hessrs. kettenbach and Davis did
not care to talk freely for publication
last night, but the general tone of
what ,hey mad to say was in harmony
with the statement made by Senator
Nez Perce in Fine Shape.
). b. Davis, who arrived in the city
last nigh, is one of the commission
7rs Vi Nez Perce county and resides
At Mohler seven miles from Nez
Perce. Mohler is located within the
district in which it is proposed to Gre
ate Lolo county.
Mr.. Davis says the business of Nez
rerce county is being conducted en-
Iirely on cash basis now. the first
lime In number of years. Warrants
are being paid In cash as fast as thew
come In. special effort is being
made to build new roads and improve
Did ones. but the new roads nronos,-
Ion Is hampered by the effect TO take
parts Of Neg Perez for the creation
'f Lolo and Clearwater counties The
cannot lay out road
districts until they know whether the
districts are to remain a part OF Neg
Perez county.
WIN the others who accompanied
nm to the capital. Mr. Davis was held
II Riparia, Wash. about IS miles
south Of Spokane. by landslides on the
D. H. N. Tho train on which the
party arrived at 1905 was the first
% pass through Riparia In two DAYS