The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-23
BENVWAH COUNTY-SOETE REASONS WHY

In asking for the division of Kooena county into two
of the county of Benwah out of the
south part the people of that section believe that they
asking for only what right and confident that the people
of the county will justice Of the proposition when
once the facts set before them.
In order give the people fair chance decide the
merits of the question the county division committee of the
proposed county Of Benwah has prepared the following ar
Gle and the map accompanying it. showing the boundaries
comparative of the countless population amount of
taxable property and other material facts Also few of the
many arguments in favor of the proposed division
Lines and Boundaries
The proposed new county of Benwah follows geographical
lines entirely the north boundary line Of Benwah following
the divide between the Coeur dAene St. rvrs and
only taking from Kooenai county such territory naturally
tributary part Of the county. The trade and
Of the inhabitants of this territory naturally flows
southwark and the county Of Benwah includes terri
tory that is tributary city town in Kooena county,
properly belongs within the old county This line of dvi
sion has approved by the business the north part
county of Kootenai and by the business of the
present county and the only practical division of Koo
tenai county fair both the north and the south
ends. (See map)
Area, Population and Valuation.
Present area of Kooena county 2250 So miles.
Area of proposed new county Benwah $50 So miles
Territory to be left in KOotenai county after
division 14OO So miles.
Population of Kootena county 22749
Population of Benwah County $500
Population in Kootenai county after dvision~.~-1724
Assessor valuation of Kootenai county for year
1913-1914 $26 224, $4,000
Assessed valuation Of proposed Benwah county 7O78OlOOO
~
Assessed valuation of Kootena county after
division ,151 $500
Required by law for every county:
Valuation -- -- -.--------.-- 81, 900 10000
Area 400 so. miles
The proposed new county of Benwah res
the required valuation twice the required
Tins it can by the creation of Benwah county
only one of and quite onehird of the
sessed valuation of county viii be taken away, and
will leave Kooena county with Of 400 square miles
and with an assessed valuation of $915S79 dollars This
will still keep Kootenai county of the largest counties
within the state of Idaho.
Taxes and Taxation.
It matter of that in the of all county di
visions made by the state legislature the rate of tax
alton both in the old county and in the county, not only
has not increased after the division but with two
ceptons has always decreased For instance when Bonne
county was taken from county in 1907 the rate
taxation Kooena county decreased each year from
mills in 1905 and 81 mills 1907 10 mills in 1913 and, wit
the exception of the year Of creation the Bonner county a
leves dropped from 27 mills 19O6to 1OH mills in 1913 Tn
has held true the every county division Thes
facts. a. a - ~
Less Expense Means Less Taxation.
One plain reason for the decrease in the levy by
division of the county shown the abstract of expenditure