The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-08-14
BARAGA SUPERVISORS
SAW SOME ROADS
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citizens of Baraga county with whom
his talk didn't go down. Among those
who interrupted him was Mr.. Co.'S
grove, one of the county road COM
missioners who hit the bulls eye
every time he fred a shot at the
speaker. Judging from the result that
the sally produced among the Baraga
men present
fractional Strife Rampant
In explanation OF this feeling II
might be added that there is about
the fercest factional fight raging in
Baraga county OF any county In the
upper peninsula and that anything
one faction champions will be opposed
by the other. no matter how beneficial
to the people OF Baraga county the
project may be.
The fight enters into everything In
the nature OF public and social affairs
in Baraga county 1t is generally un-
derstood that one faction hovers
around Fred Schwalm of Baraga who
was for a long time supervisor from
that township and the other about
John o. Maxey OF L'Anse who was at
one time a member of the state iegis-
Iature from this district, Baraga
county being in the Iron representa-
tive district. Iron county people ae
not interested In the squabble OF Bara-
ga county and so we will not enter
further into details.
The county has road commission.
but several years ago when the Maxey
crowd was in~>the ascendancy. COM
plant was made to Governor Osborn
who removed couple OF the members
and from that time on the fight has
centered about the road commission as
well as the county board. Last spring
there was a sort of cleaning" In
Baraga county and Mr.. Smith was
chosen supervisor from L'Anse town
ship and Mr.. Hid from Baraga. de-
feating Mr.. Schwalm who had held
leadership for a long time.
The new members are enthusiastic
and have more the interest OF Baraga
county in mind than the factional
strife in the county and Supervisor
Paulson OF Skanee seems TO act with
them so that they have n majority on
the board OF supervisors. scant as Il Is.
Mr.. McKercher OF Spur and Mr..
Johnson OF Covington township work
together as the representatives OF the
Schwalm faction and their words and
votes on Saturday showed that they
cannot bury the strife, even In so i'm
portant matter as this road.
Opposes His Own Interests
The question that Mr.. McKercher
put about Houghton county building
through it's own territory to Iron
brought Mr. Hid to his feet in en-
phatic disapproval. He said that Bara-
ga county don't want Houghton county
to build such road. Baraga county
wants to bring Houghton county peo-
pie through Baraga. L'Anse and other
parts OF Baraga county and his state
ment brought out strong applause
from the Baraga county people pre-
sent, showing that II made a hit.
Supervisor Johnson OF Coyington
township was present and was asked
Tor his opinions. Covington township
IL the one township In the county 10
gain most by the location OF the trunk
road through the village OF Covlngton
as II would take or its hand two ex-
penslve roads. one from Covinston 10
Nestoria and the other from Covington
to L'Anse by the inland route. Mr..
Johnson evidently had not grasped the
situation for In his reply he stated that
Covington township IL too poor 20
take care OF what roads Il now has
and that Il IL opposed 20 the trunk