Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-20

1 number of county seat removal
hons. filed with signers fayoring
Eemoyal of the county seat, have
received from Harrison. and
committee is informed, and be-
\ before the circulation of the pc
N is completed that fully 80
tent Of the people of Harrison
|be in favor of Occur d'Alene as
bounty seat" That was the
sment made by the secretary Of
bounty seat removal executive
bittee this morning. when asked
representative of the Press as to
rogress being made by the COM
II in the county seat removal
saign. Continuing, he said:
sFhen Occur d'Alene commenced
ampaign for the removal of the
" seat, owing to the geograph-
location of Harrison our people
That Harrison would support
H and fight shoulder to shoulder
them in the campaign. When
rculators commenced their work
hrrison they met with consider
opposition, but Of late its people
been giving the matter SER
thought and this opposition is
dying out and they are meet
nth good support almost every
That is as it should be, and
is every reason why it should
and why Harrison should feel
i to Occur d'Alene in this fight,
Ome to her support in every in
} throughout the campaign. If
d'Alene becomes the county
as it undoubtedly will, so far
harrison is concerned there
hen be more reason for a strong
endship. She has never in the
endeavored to deprive her of
4 her industries, nor does she
to do so now, but so far as
d'Alene is concerned, in the flu
as in the past, that same friend
ationship will ever exist. That
reason why support should
from Harrison instead of OPP
pm, and there are thousand
Pne others why that little city
favor the removal of the coun-
1 to this place. AS the county
IS now situated the people of
son have to pass through this
md then across the prairie, and
Zip from the beginning to the
ntails an unnecessary expendi-
of money and time and when
arrive at Rathdrum no accom-
lions whatever are at their dis
If the county seat were sit
here the citizens of Harrison
attending court would have al
disposal the beautiful city park ;
accommodations that are the
Rnd most reasonable; theaters
ther places of amusement and
ion, and when here they are
hours ride from Spokane, the
city of the Inland Empire.
le removal of the county seat,
IT. LaVeine. is not move by
me political party. but by al
political parties. because tbs
will be the greatest good tt
reatest number and win save
aX-payers hundreds of dollars
ear which is now spent by th'
OF Harrison, st. Maries. st
nd other villages and places IL
oanty in going to and from tn,
county seat. via Occur d.
The people of Occur d'Alent
'he position that the remoya
county seat will operate as
TO every citizen and that
necessary to expend money Il
ing the support of the peopi
county, because II the cam
we're conducted along lines lik
Il would be an utter impossi
10 arrive at the true sentiment
people with relation to tn
ing to the fact that Occur d
s''y contains a very large pei
OF the population of the eoun
People have an idea that
laeent upon Occur d'Alene I
me support OF certain local
'oagh political promises mad
different political parties
ne Campaign was first starte
=, hrst move was to accuz
A'ehe Of making politics
. certain localities for thel