The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-05-21

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not offer better advantages than any
other town then the other town is en-
titled to their vote.
So far as Finley being nearer than
Hope to Sherbroole, all we have asked
of the voter is to take the county map
and count the section lines from the
exact center of the county (Which is
one half mile south of Sherbrooke) to
Finley and to Hope, and see what diff
ference there is, and this is certainly
fair.
AS to shipping freight to Finley for
Sherbrooke we do not know what per-
centage of it goe to Hope and what
to Finley, but do know that consider
able comes to Hope. When Finley was
first located there we're cutoff roads
making it nearer to Sherbrooke, but
since travelling by section line there is
hardly any difference at all. If there
had been, Finley would no doubt have
gotten the Sherbrooke mail route in
stead of Hope. Is
AS to population, we do not see
where Finley has anything to offer in
this regard, as we will venture that
Hope had as many or more people
when it was Finley's age than Finley
now has. But that is ancient history,
let's confine it to official figures. The
census OF 1900 gave Finley 276 and
the 1905 census 81. Hope for the two
years mentioned increased from COG
to IT'S, an increase of % per cent.
while Finley's increase was a trifle un-
der Is per cent.
AS to.the Farmers Cooperative Mer.
camille Co., we do not know very much
about it, bat remember that the farm.
ers' from the towns mentioned in Fin
ley citizens letter, stated that when
they went into it it was the under.
standing that the store was to be at
Hope, and it took threatened suit to on.
force collection Of the stock subscrib-
ed for. and the men paid when they
were compelled to, and they were men
who pay their bills without the least
trouble. There are farmers who trade
IN Hope that naturally should go to
Finley and we presume the reverse
may be true, it is a mans privilege to
40 business in the town he chooses.
AS to geographical location, there
isn't 80 cents difference as between
Finley and Hope. and the question re.
solves itself as to which town can of.
Ter the best advantages for taking care
ot the county business, and the best
Accommodations to the officials who live
At the county seat, and the people who
pvlsit the county seat. All we ask is
mat the voters decide the question
fairly and without prejudice, and re.
peat our invitations to visit the differ
n towns, and see which one you
you'd prefer to locate in were you a
county official, and which one can a
or the county property best.
SiooihS Iuc lcLLGr from Finley
printed opposite, it appears to lis that
Bro. Curry has f~orsaken his oft re.
peated slogan Of Fairness" when he
refers to Hope as a dog in the man.
ger" n makes the assumption that
Finley can secure more votes than
Hope. We assert that a citizen of Fin.
ley or Hope is abaised judge as to this
question, and has no right to say this,
for it is certain that Hope can poll one
fourth Of the required amount to start
with, while Finley has one-eighth, and
with the northwest corner of the coun-
ty split between Finley and Sharon,
and the east side mi northeast part to
a certain extent neutral, we cannot see
the grounds for this claim, and it looks
very much the reverse to us, but as
stated we may be baised, and leave it
to the judgement of the unprejudiced
voters of the county, north, east, south
and west.
AS to the matter of fairness of our