The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-23
Roads and Improvements.

receiving that amount of money nowg
Roads and improvements
1t is well known fact that the south end Of Kooena
county which territory included within the proposed
county of Benwah the developing part of Kooena county
and sadly in need of roads and improvements and if in the
the commissioners county properly
encourage this development will be necessary that the great
portion of the road money and other moneys for public inn
provemen raised within Kootena county be expended the
southern PARTON thereof 1t is also well known that in the
southern portion of Kootena county,
and expensive build than the north part Of the
county @
then, the southern portion of Kootenai county
roads and improvements the largest part Of the money
raised for these purposes Kooenai county viii have be
spent in the southern section for the next ten fifteen years.
and the levied for roads public improvements will
be higher all through Kooena county because of the necessity
of raising enough money meet the crying needs of South
Kootenai Why not let the people of South Kootena
their county and expend their money for their
at their pleasure without being burden the peo
pie of North Kootenai7
Proper Division Economic Move.
The people of South Kootenai county feel that the proper
division of Kooena county by the creation of the county
of Benwah is economic necessity for the that each
end of the county will thus be permitted to expend its own
to better advantage and that county division while
developing South Kootena will at the time lower
and expenses in the northern part of the county.
Refer tc Figures and Facts.
Inns ea1let small To forth tabuaed
facts but the of Kooena county referred
history of tax leves in all the of county division within
the state Of Idah to the Annual Financial Statement Of d. e.
Danby county auditor of county, Idaho
year ending April 1th 1914 and to the Report of the Idaho
State Tax Commission for statistics that will convince fav
or of county division
Vote Eyes for Benwah County.
We want your vote for the creation of Benwah county
l. Because the present county Of Kooena long
of the St. Joe river to reach the County Seat.
Because the Of the south ends Of
the present county entirely different we believe each
end could best egsate for its particular needs
pend to better advantage its with
taxation These beliefs are founded upon facts.
end Of the county included within the
proposed county Of Benwah comprising $50 square miles,
assessed valuation of $7O7O0OO dollars with popu
aon Of not less than $500 people, without adequate repre-
sntaon in the administration OF the affairs of its own par
tcuar secon for the that it is impossby for
three commissioners give the necessary particular attention
to each part of the present Kooten county, shown by the
fact t9t the first commissioners district of county
embraces territory than the whole proposed new Benwa
County. 81 ssa
a. Because the development Of agricultural territory
in the south end Of the county, of which
5000 has been retarded through for the
transportation of agricultural products the people Of Koo-
na county and Of the proposed county Of Benwah want to
build their roads when they them and where they
4 they want them
o. Because the division of Kooena County by creation
Of Benwah County will work hardship old county
it will leave it with 14OO square miles territory $l9
l5l8790O valuation and not less than II 249 population.
Because the creation of Benwah county fair division;
fair in its nes fair in the amount of territory assessabe
valuation that takes and fair all the inhabitants Of Koo
tenai County both in the north the south The south
part of Kootenai County growing county division
must fair division is better than unfair one
o later.