The Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 19??-1912, 1910-03-10
County Division Chat

Silo'iu ffallZt lhe importance OF Il
thorough understanding of this
county division question. So
many people are misinformed as
TO the true nature. lntentS and pur-
poses of those who are advocating
county division. that it seems some
one ought to undertake the task
OF enllghtening the public upon
this question. The first and prin-
cIpal object of division is to furnish
convenient place for the tran
Saction of business that has to be
done under our form of govern
ment at county seats. TO do this
the nearer we can get the county
seat located in the center of area
proposed for county the better
will it accommodate the majority
Of her inhabitants, railway facili-
ties being considered. Now every
body knows. even to school chill
dren ten years Old. that it is not
very convenient for people living
in western Stanley county to 90 to
Fort Pierre to transact their coun-
ty business. Convenience is not
the only element entering into
this all absorbing controversy. 1t
is an expensive trip to Fort Pierre.
Not counting time. it spoils a ten
dollar bill to 90 from Philip. A
professional mans time. lawyer.
doctor. or merchant is worth from
five to fifteen dollars per day.
while an ordinary common labor
er's time would be worth from
two to three dollars per day.
The bulk of the business is done
10y the lawyers and bankers whose
time is their principal asset.
Capitalists and doctors are includ-
ed. Now as q general thing farm
ers only go to the county seat to
pay their taxes. As checks and
drafts are not a legal tender they
are almost compelled to go there
in person. Most people in paying
their taxes prefer to see what they
are taxed for and get their receipt
when they pay their money. 1t is
seventy eight miles from Philip to
. our county seat or one hundred
and tifty-six miles down and back
1t distance doesn't cat any figure
in chis discussion then our county
seat mi ght Just as well be in
Chicago or Paris.
Now the things that makes one
place more desirable to live in and
90 business in than another is the
modern cOnveniences. such as rail
roads, telephones, telegraph, cleo
trio lights, waterworks. sewers.
paved streets, and general as
sortment of all the things con
ducive to mans happiness.
Now when a farmer owns land
anywhere near a city possessing
these modern conveniences it is
correspondingly raised in value.
The farmers in Stanley county all
know this. Most of them are from
Iowa and Nebraska. They are ed
ucated farmers, well cultured, and
up-to-date in their profession.
They cannot be deceived in this
controversy by a few Jealous
hypocrites, whose only motive is
personal hatred and jealous ma
ture that opposes anything and
everything that is not subordinate
to their selfish desires and wishes.
If the angels from Heaven should
come to earth with message say
ing the Heavenly gates are ajar
and all the brotherhood of man
kind are invited to enter and be-
come immortalized in the kingdom
of the great Jehovah. where there
will be no more pain, nor death,
nor sorrow, there would be some
men on the street corners paving
the air and gesticulating with
vehemence, emphaticly protesting
against anybody accepting the in