The Washburn leader., 1914-09-04
Co. Division Has
Taken New Aspects
With Different Plans On Foot
County Division is Getting
Very Interesting

the matter this time not only by
the, people in the part Of the
county which wishes to separate
itself, but the people in the
south end of the coun.
ty as well seem to take
quite an interest in it for the rea-
son that they feel that county
division is going to come sooner
or later and that it might as well
be NOW as any time, if the county
can only be divided so as to give
both the new and the old coun-
ty an equal division and one
that will not work hardship on
either in the years to come.
That division as proposed by
Garrison taking about 38 town
ships into the new proposed coun
ty of Robinson and leaving to
the old Mclean only about "a
townships, was on the face Of
things unfair. But as it was
proposed with the sole objest
in view of county seat propo-
sition and with a view Tof hitt-
ing the Washburn people as
hard as possible, it looked good
to the Garrison people but to
them only, as no one else seems
to be able to see any merit in
their proposition.
The Hanna county proposition
which takes the north two tiers
of townships and that part Of
the Bertheld reservation which
is now included in Mclean coun-
ty, would give the new coun-
ty of Hanna about 81 townships
and would leave old Mclean
county about the same number
of townships and would divide
the railroad property just about
equally there being about the
same number of miles of railroad
in each county. This division
would put practically the entire
new county within easy reach
of the railroads and no matter
where the county seat would be
located it could be reached hand
lily from all parts cf the county.
The Max people who have been
circulating the petition for this
division which is known as the
Hanna county proposition, haye
received encouragement from
all parts of the county. It is
the best proposition which the
people in the north end of the
county could ask for and it
leaves old Mclean county a
good compact county with plenty
Of territory to make good
county.
It is rumored that the Garrison
people intend to, start another
petition for another proposition
in which they cut out everything
east of Max leaving Benedict
Ruso and Dogden in the old
county, but the object of this
petition would be too obvious
for anyone to- take any stock in
it. 1t would be for one purpose
only and that to kill the Hanna
county proposition. On the face
of it, that kind of a proposition
would be treating the territory
around Benedict, Ruso and Dog
den unfairly. They would be
compelled to travel about 30
miles through the new county
in order to get to their county
seat in the old. On the face. of
tilt shows that Garrison would
be willing to sacrifice anything
to get control of the new county
and if they cannot do that they
are opposed to division in any
form.
We feel certain that practical
" every voter in the territory
included in the Hanna county
roposition is in favor of this
division and the people in the
south half of the county are
Bound to see the fairness of the
proposition and will, we, believe
hive it, their support if it is put
TO q vote this fall.-.Max Enter
prise.
The county division question
has taken ON new aspects since
our last issue. The Max people
have circulated petition divid-
ing the county east and west lea,
ing two rows of townships in
i the north, with Max as the fa-
upred county seat town. Garri-
son is in old Mclean, as close
to the north boundary as they
could fix it without. violating