The Raymer enterprise., 1912-03-07

want to be shown, but right here am
going to make guess and that is the
expenses will go just 80 per cent more
THAI the fixed expenses places it.
Nov so to thinking and | know on
which side OF the fence you will land
But want to put myself in the right
light with your readers. and will say
that believe in county division at the
right time SO we can have an admins
tration Of cognty affairs more in SYM
pathy with our needs in this part of the
country and in two or three years will
he with you and do all gan to help it
along. So let Us al! push for our COM
mon county and try and get our little
towns on the road to prosperity with
creameries. or something like that.
The above does not complete the let.
ter of Mr.. Hoyt, but there is limit to
the space which We are able to devote
to this matter. The balance Of Mr..
Hoyt's communication takes exception
TO our comment on the Buckingham
resolutions and we will publish it next
week. However the part given above
completes the discussion Of the cost Of
organizing q new county.
We are glad to publish the informa-
ton contained Information and facts
are what we want, and want to make
all the facts public whether we like
them or not.
In this issue will be found extracts
from the Keota News on this same
question, which we had in type when
Mr.. HOyts letter came to hand. Com
parson Of the two shows that views
may diyerge widely. But the larger
part of this difference is due to placing
the proposed county in different classes,
keota insisting on the Jth class, while
Mr. Hoyt insists on placing US in the
ith class. keota gives the figures on
which they base their conclusions. and
they appear reasonable. Mr.. foyt as.
sumes that we must take census and
that will prove him right. We are not
fortunate enough 10 possess code and
so cannot say whether we would be re-
Iulred TO have census taken or not,
but II would appear to Us that the cen
sus of two years ago would be sufic-
lent. The first step ID any controversy
is to find common ground. |, is useless
to discuss Mr.. Hoyt's figures for Ath
class county if we are to be in the 5th
class. We are making investigations
right along this line. Until we get the
information discussion would be vast.
ing time TO no useful purpose.
Whatever the outcome, we see har-
mony ahead, for if Mr.. Hoyt is right
we are going to be with him, while he
says division will be proper in two or
three years from now 80 we can have
an administration Of county affairs
more in sympathy with our needs in
this part Of the county" This implies
that our present administration Is not
entirely in sympathy with our needs,
that an organization of our own would
be IN improvement. but costs too much
for our present lnro ne. Ii that is cor
rect, Mr.. Hoyt viii be pleased il ihyes-
tigatiOn should prove to his satisfaction
that the new county will not cost as
much as he thinks, and that it is posi-
bic without burdpnsome taxation to get
the new county now and secure the nd
ministratlOn more in harmony with
our need" without waiting two years.
We're we satisfied tnat the new coun-
ty would be ith class county, we still
believe we could reduce the total of Mr..
Hoyt's estimate by considerable, and
that his fears for the future Of our
schools are groundless. In our judy
mcnt, We will pay for own schools and
get only what We pay for, new county
or not. This too, we expect to know
more about. We admit to some guess.
ing. but where we guess wrong when
We get the facts, we will give them,
and we are diligently. searching for
the facts.