Tombstone epitaph., 1912-01-28
The County Seat
 Matter Discussed
By w. ? MILLER

The writer has read of come of the famous oracles of the sDcients, bu it remains for the Bisbee Oracle to prophecy and declare that which is prereminently iun1y end absurd.
 By the Biebae Review and the
 Douglas Dispatch we are advised that the Bisbee Oracle hss not only de- clsred that the county seat IS to be moved from Tombstone, but has even declared the manner in which this great event of modern tines is to be accomplished
 The county seat of Cocbise County is not only iIed. but is fixed where it ought to be. near ithe center of the county and where it conveniences the people of the whole county.
 Aside from the question Of the cost to the tax payers of the county of building another court house and county offices, removing county Ie, cords, office furniture, etc, it must te remembered that the future prosperity of Cochise County is no. solely de- pendent upon the cites of Blsbee and Douglss, but largely upon agriculture and the settlement and cultivation oi the agricultural lands Of the county situate in its valleys.
 We hope for this in the near future and when some system of irrigation of these lands is provided, the reslsettle- ment and prosperity oi the county will come.
 In that day. with the county well and largely settled, and trsversed by additional railroads and highways, ~hst 6 farce it would be 10 have the county sest in the southeast part of the county, on the top of ths Mule mountsios st Bisbee or Warren, or on the south line Of the County at Douglas.
 These considerations make the efforts of 6 few men in Bisbee and of |. few others in Douglas Co create sen- timent for the removal of county seat from Tomb-tone to Bisbee or Douglas, truly ridiculous.
 IL wse idiotic to suppose that the Congress of the United States, upon the solicitation Of lew men from Bisbee. Arizons. would undertake to legisIate for the remOva! of the county sest of Cochise County, Arizons Ter. ritory and yet tbeee game Bisbee boomers were 60 eager 0! getting the county seat, to boom the value of Bisbee real estats. that they burned up good money to send federal office hol3er to Washington 10 try and fool the Congress of the United States ss to it's powers and duties.
 The present county seat law wac intended to prevent just such as ad- vocate the removal of the county seat from Tombstone from playing check ere with the county seats of the dif- fereut counties, and from shuffling them about 10 suit their pc, sonsl wisbes.
 Cochise County tax payers sss hardly fools enough to voluntarily saddle themselves with debt perhaps of bali a million dollars or more, to be paid bv taxation to put the county seat ct Bisbee, Warren or Douglas, with . certainty Of its removal else- where in the nssr future, when the county i5 more largely settled.
 The people know and realize the interest of the Bisbee and Douglas be omers, in advocating the removal Of the county seat. They know that Bisbee snd Douglas hope fur 6 little boom in real estste.
 Tombstone is at present upderg, inZ a little depression; but it has tine best the best situation for count seat, the best water, and the best prospect for large mining camp Of any city in the state. or in the south west.
 Alter suffering the hest. and the winds and dust of Douglas. or after climbing the hills of Bisbee, where conditions of life are dissgreestle. it is very enjoyable to go to the county seat at Tombstone, and walk on level ground, in clear, pure. brscipg air, surrounded by trees aud flowers, and with wholesone water to drink.