The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-04-14

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obtain q county seat for Itself did
DOT meet with the results lis deieRa
tion hoped for on their visit TO Har-
rlson on Saturday evening. Such
are the facts rs cleaned by special
representative of the Record who at
tended the meeting from here.
While In measure Plummer'
argument for the proposed third
county met with the approval of Har-
rison people, that ie people who had
not considered county division pre-
vionsly and had heard no arguments
on the subject except thuse advanced
hy the Plummer speakers that even
lug, the Harrison people we've not
slow TO see the true Significance of
the Plummer fight and to see that
II third county should be decided
apon. Harrison aud not Piummer.
should be the logical point for it's
county seat.
Plummer went over to Harrison
with delegation of almost q hundred
live wires. accompanied by the Plum
mer hand, and the citizens OF Harri-
son turned out Ia force to welaome
tie visitors aud hear what they mad
to offer. la fact the crowd WAS 90
large that every seat in the large Y.
M. o. A. building was occupied, and
many persons we're Obliged TO stand
In the aisles.
The meeting was presided over by
Attorney M. A. Kiger of Harrison
Who IN opening the meeting called
upon the Plummer speakers first to
present their arguments. The Plum
mer speakers we're wOefuliY lacking
IN presenting concrete figures upon
which to base their desire for new
third county, in the main the argu-
ments being that by the formation Of
third county. Of the small dimen'
eiops which the county would have,
the Rovement could be brought closer
10 home, the taxes would be 10 ser
and that the specific interests of that
locality could be handled best by the
uEW UUuuNI nOuHAAC 90 hh' AANoAN'A'
are entlriy those OF an agricultural
community, as the proposed lines
have been so drawn by the Plummer
hnun dary committeeman, Mr.. I A
Wade to include nothing but agtIcul-
tuTal lands
Mr. Wade spoke of the matter OF
the proposed lines along the theme
that Plummer would like to have
Iarri.on with 1t, and that If possible
iIarrIson was to be included In the
new county, but at the same time he
attempted TO use pry In stirring NJ
ths people of that city many of whom
had previously taken no part In the
county At.-ion matter, saying that
II they 6id not 70 with Plummei
they would be compelled TO go with
st. Maries.
lie was followed by Attorney Nc
Fadden aud Professor Duff who talk
ed OF the practloabllty uf the small
county In the matter of taxation
local interests, bringing the county
government home to the people, ant
the feasibility of having such a smRl
county comparing it's proposed arel
with that of number uf counties IL
southern Idaho. Besides these speaI
ers. George Misohell aud R. II. Me-
Ger. both of Plummer, addressed tn,
meeting With few remarks along th
same lines.
Attorney Kiger then took npon hin
self the work Of getting expression
from lis people, and this was wher
the Plummer scheme met It's act bRol
as the Harrison people we're with on
accord. quick o sea that II the div
slnn should come, why not have th
county seat at Harrison. Among tf'
speakers along this line we're A W
hurley, j J. Crotch, r. s. Jeusen
Jobs Wood, William Grey. j. A
Korskie. f. B. Davis. James. Y