Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-03
MOVEMENT TO
DIVIDE MORTON
WOULD ORGANIZE BEAVER
COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
SECTION.
Is PROSPEROUS DISTRICT
Question Will Come to Vote in
November; People in South
west Would Form Grant Co.
IS PROSPEROUS DISTRICT

New Salem, Oct. More than six
hundred electors residing in nortn-
western Morton county have signlfied
their desire that Beaver coun y be
carved cut of Morton county. AS
proposed Beaver county would COM
prise thirty-one townships in nora
western Morton county.
The pe.itions were filed September
%, and at a special SESSION, cuh,tn'
ing September 81, it was ordered hy
the county commissi. lers tina. the
question De submitted to a vote at
the general e ection to he holc No
vember 3. next. At n, ~aiae time
that applicants for "EC,,i5f county
filed thdr petition Tho electors to
tine number CT no strong resi4ing in
southwestern Morton county signi
fled by petition the.r a-olre to have
fOrty-one townships IL southwestern
Morton county ser aside as 4 new
county, such county to lie hnc#n by
the name of Grant.
The north line Of the proposed
Grant county corresponds with the
south line Of the proposed Beaver
county. The county commissioners
upon the recommendation of States
Attorney Biting, and the motion OF
the attorney for the petitioners, or
dered that the question of he forma-
ton of Grant county be submitted to
a vote Of the people al. the Novem.
Der general election.
Morton is Large County.
Even If the two propositions car
ry, Morton county will still continue
in the column of large counties of
the state. The city of Mandan, on
the banks Of the Missouri river,
will remain the county seat Of the
old county of Morton. The city OF
Mandan, for mere reasons than one,
will oppose the division moves.
However, the two lrroposad NOW
counties have practically twothirds
the total vote OF the present Morton
county, consequently if there is
unity of action by the people both
propositions will carry with large
majorities. The farmers throughout
the proposed new counties are prac-
tically solid for the corr iemplated d.
visions.
Mandan urges that the proposed
new counties cannot undertake the
financial obligations that will be nee
essary in the organization Of the new
counties. The real objection natural
ly arises from an economic stand
point, as far as Mandan is concern
ed. the sum and substance thereof
being that Mandan's revenue will be
considerably depleted.
While Mandan will still retain it's
full quota Of county officials the sal
aries of some perhaps will be cut
down to one-third it's present size.
There will not be need of the large
number of deputies at present en-
ployad, and Mandan will nct be the
distributing point for as large funds
for county purposes, az least not for
some time TO come.
Prosperous Section.
The proposed Beaver county would
be the leading dairy county in the
state, and it is destined to become
the leading industrial center of the
state. In fact II has the leading
brick plant in the country today and
on account of it's rich clay deposits
and immense quantity OF coal her
prospects are almost unparalleled in
any section Of the state. The cities
OF Hebron, Glen Ullin and New Sa-
lem, as we'll as the villages of AL
mont, Sims and Judson are located
within the boundaries of the propos,
ed new Beaver county.
Hebron manufactures the finest
brick in the United States and il is
sold all over North America and
this city is the home of the sub sta
ton of the school of mines of the
university Of North Dakota. Glen
Ullin is the largest city, a great
dairy center and has varied enter
prises. 1t would seem that it's logi-
cal central location, its size and