The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-02
ANSWER FROM MARENGo.
Hon. B. F. EfmOre Replies to Linden
 ''subscrIber."

Demopolis, oct. 2s, 1908. Editor The Advertiser:
 My attention is called to Sub scrlber's" article in your issue of last
 You, editorially answer and show the faliacious reasoning both of Sub scriber" and MT. Moore on the Houston County proposition.
 ment simply makes it possible for the people living In a proposed territory to organize new county, provided said new county contains:
 Elrst-Not less than 500 square miles
 second-Not less than s1,OOO ,OOO worth of taxable property: and.
 Third-A sufficient number of in- sentative in the Legislature, which is row, approximately, 1000 persons. And provided, further, that each of the remaining counties shall contain:
 First-Not less than 500 square miles. second-Not less than $I,O00, 900 worth of taxable propery; and,
 ,tsnis TnirdaA ars,, sufficient number of inhab- tive in the Legislature. which Is now approximately 19,000 persons
 All these requisites must concur.
 Ihere Is also provision that no new site of an old county than seven mics. Provision Is also made by law for the new county to assume and bear it's proPortionate part of the debt of the
 The proposition Is fair and reason- able, and if the people will carefully read the proposed amendment. which is seen. regardless of the misrepresenta- tions which have emanated from Bir- mingham. that 1t contains manifest e9u,ty and reason, and Is for the con- Nenience of the people.
 As big as Birmingham is and she is a great city, and destines to be greater-all Alabamians are proud of ing power for good to the people of the State, is much greater than great big Birmingham, with. after 1910, her twenty Representatives in the Legls- in State Conventions to control, CO., cree, dominate and dictate the legis- latlon of the State, and the policies of the political parties of Alabama. Think perious. with twenty members of the Legislature and 100 delegates in q State. Congressional or judicial conven- If the Ragsdale amendment carries. and its friends are thoroughly conf- dent, Subscriber" need not be at all this section which will be dominated by negroes. It is true that We have log registered negroes in this beat. who qualified before two registrars North Marengo, but these negroes are humble. inohensive, harmless. and pos sess the qualifications required by law.
 Under present conditions to get to Linden we must travel either 1O$ miles road and when we strike the Linuen beat line, the nOad gets bad. for re- gently there was an election in that beat to levy road tax and the meas ure was defeated by a vote of some thing like nine. for the road tax and eighty against 1t.
 It Is not contemplated to take any part of Dallas In forming new coun- ty, but we hope to form the new coun- ty out of about 800 square miles of Marengo and a small portion of Perry. Hale and Sumter.
 The amendment is in the interest of smaller counties which everybody comedies Is a great convenience to the citizens of the county. Every county in the State should be of such size that any farmer could leave home in the morning. ride to the courthouse, at tend to any ordinary business and re- turn to his fireside the same night It Is hoped that the people of the State will carefully consider the amendment and vote for it's adoption.
 Respectfully,
 Benj. F. Fillmore