Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-15

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"ll,ird, that being located closer to
the county seat, your land will
greatly increase in value" AS a mat
ter of fact, land close to White Sui
phur Springs is cheaper than lands
near Judith Gap, and always will be.
Fourth. that it will not cost any
more to run the proposed new coun-
ty than the present old county" 1t
may not cost any more to run it after
it gets in running order,
but they will not denv
that it will cost about three hundred
thousand dollars to get it in running
order. This will be bonded indebt-
edness largely. Why go to all this
unnecessary expense?
Who is advocating this county d.
vision, and why?
Let us look the facts squarely in
the face and see if we cannot find the
answer.
liarlowton is located in All unfor-
tnlate portion of agricultural Monta-
ma. The tributary farming country
is limited and not sufficient to sup
port town OF the present size. liar
lowton has been overboomed by the
advent OF the main line Of the Mil
waukee railroad. making it a juno
ton point of the branch to Lewis
town, and the establishing Of railroad
shops there. 1t is purely a railroad
town, and there is not enough busl-
ness from this source to Justify the
number OF business houses that are
already there. The locating Of the
county seat at that point will cause
temporary advanc in real
estate in the town and give those
who have been inveigled into invest
ing heavily Il chance to unload and
get ont. Isn't it Il county seat or fin
ancial ruin for lot of them?
| The whole agitation for county di-
vision comes from Harlowton.
DO you find any other community
crazy over the question?
Do you believe the farmers will
( agree to tax themselves to death Just
to help out lot Of the town lot
boomers?
Ilarlowton has Il large number of
good fellows, III fact a great majority
of them are the best to be found any
where. We do not blame them for
making this fight. Metaphorically
speaking, it means turkey with dres-
sing il they win, or bean sand
witches if they lose. We are sorry
for them, and would gladly help them
out if we We're financially able to
stand the great burden Of increased
taxation which they are trying to put
upon us. The next best thing we can
offer them is Il welcome to the bust
ness circles OF Judith Gap, Oxford.
Nihill and Hedgesvlle. There is
room in these places for most of them.
And il would pay them TO sacrifice
their present holdings, quit whistl-
ing to keep up their courage, and ac-
cept this invitation. Their hopes
will never be realized in their present
situation.
Another thing the farmers should
bear in mind:
II they sign the petition soon to be
presented to them, and the election IS
held and division fails to carry, as it
surely will, each signer will he held
personally responsible for his proper
Tomato share of the cost of that eec-
ton, which will be about $1,000.
The llarowton boys are going to put
up Il strong talk to make you sign
that petition, but now that you know
the reasons why, you can refuse.
Tell them you promised your wife.
or mother, that you would never en-
dorse another fellow note. and you
couldn't conscientiously sign that
note, which it really is.
Tell them that you love them lust
the same, and will always have hgl,
regard for their hustling ability, but
that yon cannot sign, because you
honestly believe your neighbors are
not financially able to stand the
strain it will put upon them. and that
you Go not want to do anything that
will pu, you in bad with your neigh
bOrs.
Tell them that you will have to take
about four years TO think it over, and
ut the end CT that time call around.
You can stop all this division non
sense by refusing to sign that petit
ton. And that is where You ought
to he firm.
Wouldn't it he better to build
school houses in our own immediate
locality. before undertaking to boost
real estate values in Harlowton.
Don't you think so?