Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-15
Oneida DIVISION
PLAN EXPLAINED
lbY PRESTON man
/ asidents Of Eastern and
Southern Part Of County
Heartily Approve Plan
Endorsed at Election.
eciaring that the residents of oneida

declaring that the residents of Oneida
colaty living in that portion of the
couaty adjoining the Utah line on the
s,t.i,s= c.a Rear Lake and Bannoek
.,5sse*5sA on the east and north, have
BEEN paying one half the taxes Of the
entire county while receiving but one
third representation on the board OF
commissioners, and that at least 80 per
cent OF the population in that territory
have gone on record as favoring county
division Clinton Mecham of Preston.
Idaho who fl In the city working for the
creation by the present session OF the
legislature OF the proposed new county
of Franklin, last evening told OF the
reasons leading up to the present agi-
tation in favor of division
In the early days" said Mr.. Mech
am" our forefathers objected to being
taxed by the crown without representa-
ton, and the result was the formation
of new republic; this in nutshell Is
one OF the main reasons why the peo-
pie living in the extreme east and
southeast of oneida county want the
county OF Franklin( created And for
this same reasoH etN1tinued Mr.. Mech
nm. "the residents )fN%hat portion Of
the county not induced ih the proposed
limits Of the neN eolnty dNsS not favor
dhNsiQn.
PAY Most OF Taxes.
For years the people who want tn
break away from Oneida to form
Franklin county have been paying 4
greater share OF the taxes pro rasA then
the rest of the present county com
hined Roughly speaking, we have paid
one-half Of the total taxes, and despite
this. our district comprises but one
commissioners district. We have been
paying Cor the schooling of the children
in our own part of the county and In
addition giving up S1.7o for each child
in the other parts of the county. Even
III the matter of road taxes we have
been getting the worst OF it, for last
year We paid $4,000 more into the road
fund than was expended in improve
ments in our district.
In the district comprised within the
territory of the proposed new county Of
Franklin there Is an area Of 453 square
miles. with nearly s5,o0O,000 worth of
assessable property This territory is
geogra phically separated from the bal
ance of the county by range of
mountains
AT the last election the people Of
the county went overwhelmingly for
division, because the members of the
legislature We're elected upon campaign
planks including this issue. Senator
Davis was pronounced in favor of divi-
sion and won by a majority of 100.
The smallest majority accorded a rep
resentative was $50. and the members
of the lower house who are in the leg
islature this session all made cam
pagns on division plank.
County Seat inaccessible.
.fhe question of representation OF
tie board of county commissioners |,
not the only reason for division II
order for a resident of our section t
travel to the county seat he must eithe
travel by wagon road for a distance o
40 miles, part of which is over TIL
Malad divide and is impossible at Ger
tain seasons of tile year. If he goe
by rail he must travel a distance o
10 miles on an everage and traVe
through two counties in Utah befor
he can get back into oneida count
again on the way TO Malad.
In addition to this the man VIII
visit; the county seat from our sectio
hv rail must spend three days at tn
lowest estimate in making the trl
and pay a fare of $7.65 for railwa
transportation one way. in addition I
the necessary hotel expenses.
Our people need county division an
] am safe in saying that 95 per Ger
of the people of Oneida favor the Gu
The other five per cent are compose
of a few interested persons who lis
either at the present county seat G
else are residents of one Of the sma
towns in our section who believe tha
by hindering division for few MOI
Years will be able to secure the seat {
new county"
Mr.. Mecham is accompanied by Oh
son Henderson of Clifton, who is ais
working for Franklin county.
Dali, nd Daper AAariNO,