The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-02-17
AS TO COUNTY DIVISION.

Since the admission of Idaho as
state there has scarcely been SEES
sion of the legislature at which the
question of creating one or more
counties was not brought befor
them during the session, and in the
creating of these new COMMITTEES our
own county of Nez Perce has come in
for its share of the fun or trouble that
usually accompanies the fights that
they precipitate. And yet the trou-
bic, or the division at least, does
not seem to have been settled, nor
can any one at this time forecast
with any certainty the results of the
finish. The question of dividing the
county seemed to have been tempo
rarilly abandoned few years ago
when that part of South Shoshone,
which for a number of years had
been working for new county Tor
themselves was annexed to NezPerce
county. Those people prior to that
time had to go to Wallace, a distance
of about two hundred miles, to get
to their county seat, and we're entitl-
ed to some relief which no one could
deny, and they had fought many
good hard fights. and when defeated
they would come back the next time
stronger than ever urging the nee
esity of relief.
But this struggle for new county
which had been temporarily aban-
doneds or at least no great effort
made for one for several years, was
again brought before the people
in meeting held at Orotino last
Saturday when they decided to again
renew their effors along this line with
strong determination and apparent
ly with stronger hopSof success than
before. With their msLny years of
experience in fights of this sort,
from which they have profited, they
will have better chance of succeed
ing than ever before, and viii be able
to make a strong case before the
legislature.
But in the course of time many
things change and some people
change their minds and during this
period of inactivity barrier against
any county division of any kind of
different sort from that which has
been encountered in the past, has
arisen. It is the growing sentiment
with some in different parts of the
state against any county division at
all, which has been encouraged by
the jealously of the different sections
of the state in granting or giving the
other part of the state too much or
additional power This has been
kept we'll under cover by those who
are opposing any division by finding
some other reason, the real reaaon
for which they do not give, for vot-
ing against any measure Of this sort.
On this account it makes it almost
Imperative for those who are seek
ing new counties to get the matter
we'll settled at home and then 60 be-
fore the legislature with solid front |
in order that those fellows cannot
find a reasonable excuse for voting
against measure for new county |
Another matter that is of vital inn
portance in forming new counties is
the betterment Of those who are to
be included in the new and also the
consideration of those who are left
in the old county, both from a mat
ter of convenience and from tax
payers standpoint If allthese mat
tiers are rightly considered and all
interested are satisfied then there
can be no excuse for not creating
new counties, but if there is large
number of dissatishd people, both
in and out of the new county, then
it takes work, money, and plenty of
trouble and with the chances against
succeeding.