The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-13
FOR new COUNTY
HeringtOn Commercial Club Is
Planning Another District.
City Situated SeveralMiles From
Other County Seats.
TOWN DESERVES IT.
Surrounding Villages in Favor
of Territory Planned.
ether Items Of Interest in Cities
of Kansas.
TOWN DESERVES 1T.

Harrington, Kan, July 13.-The latest
scheme of the Harrington Commercial
club is to add another county to Kan
If the live wire members of this
club are able to carry out their scheme
the county of Harrington will be inject
ed into the maps of Kansas.
Since the organization of an enthusl-
astic boosting commercial club last fall
every idea forwa rded to the benefit OF
Harrington has been carried out with
success. Unless the law intervenes,
Heringcon will attempt to chop piece
of territory off the counties OF Dlckln-
son. Morris and Marion, and with these
three contributions draw an imaginary
boundary line around the territory ana
call the district Harrington county.
Herineton is so situated that it would
he the logical county seat OF county
in this part of the state The city is
in the southeastern corner of Dickin-
son county with Morris county coming
IN to the city limits on the east. Mar
ION county is only a few miles south OF
The idea of the Commercial club is
to relieve the three counties, D1ckln-
son, Marion and Morris from an out
of the way portion of their district and
combine it into a section of 20 square
miles with the name 'Herington" at
tached to the county and with Herring
ton as the county seat.
Will Arouse Protests.
This will raise a howl of protest from
the cities of Abilene. Council Grove and
Marion, county seats of Dickinson.
Morris and Marion counties, respective
". II was only a few years ago when
larger than Harrington. Now Herring
ton is twice the size and population OF
Marion AND Council Grove and is rum
ming a close race with Abilene for the
largest town in Dickinson county
The rivalry between the towns has
n ierce-ever since the organlza-
ton of the old Central Kansas base
ball league when Harrington won the
championship with ease. All or the
towns nave a shady feeling for Her
ington on account OF It's marvellous
growth in the last few years
In organizing the new county Her
ington would have in its jurisdiction
such towns as Hope, Woodbine, Ma
yarre, Latimer, Dillon. Delavan, VIII
sew. Burdick, Iincolnville, Tampa
Carlton, Elmo, Ramona, Lost Springs
and Shadybrook. All of these towns
average about 400 in population.
The population of these towns added
to the, population of Harrington which
is about 5000, it will be seen that a
county with at least 10000 would be or
Ganized. An estimate OF 15.OOO propa-
bly, would be nearer the correct figure
Scheme Once Abandoned.
This idea was instigated some time
ago by the members of the Harrington
Commercial club and such storm OF
protests came from surrounding county
seats that the scheme was abandoned
At this time, however, the Commercial
club will take heed to the encourage
rnent from the surrounding territory
and not to the county seats
With it's central location, it's shipping
facilities, it's rapid growth, it's enthusi-
astic citizens, it's business houses ano
manufacturing concerns. Harrington Is
feeling optimistic over the future.
In the last year the town has in
creased 200 in population and its mair
source. the Rock Island, has not beer
growing as fast. This means that the
growth of the city is steady and does
rot depend altogether on the fact thai
it is one of the big freight division
points of the Rock Island in Kansas
Many elaborate plans for the future
are in the hands of the Commercial
club and the merchants association
and with the slogan 10000 in 1917 as
goal, the people have Joined in ths
movement for betterments.