The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18

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In ito issue of September 11t the Aackay Miner makes
ambiguous and misleading statements in an effort
to sody the people of that section the County Seat
removal question, among which the following:
The statement is made that great majority of the
PIE a'or putt putting the T question to & vote This
petition which isnow file in the District Conr Basing
these figures on the vote cast two years ago this
oe correct out after careful census of the
ting population OF the county at this time, find regis
tered in the twelve precincts within the county 1924
ters which gives their petition majority Of only IA.
After going the petition fled we find that of the
926 petitioners recorded nearly round hundred of them
have left the county since signing These sgners proba
bly, wanted to the County Seat moved but they were
who taxes and are therefore, unburdened with the
expense OF county government Thus is the great ma
Jory trimmed down in stroke to greater minority
Let US look the matter squarey in the face The editor
OF tins paper guarantees it's readers that all articles ap
Pearng herein from time to time will be based solely on
facts and figures and respectfully urges that all skeptca
Ones check the statements made It easy for any
ds1dua to state that black is white but the saying sol
does not necessarily make it fact The days of such
tall OF the Roman Empire The editor holds the intel
nce OF his readers greater regard than try put
ting over any such tomn,yrot them appeared in
The Miner last week.
The total net valuation of Custer county on January
18th 1913 was 81 o322 800 Of this the Coun-
y records show that 220O 90 credited to the two
Lost River valleys and 81, 10000 credited to the
Salmon river secton As per cent of the taxes come
rom this section and 55 cent of the taxes from
tnO Lost river section
The Miner states that With twot}rds of the taxable
property located in the Lost River valley the matter of
the location of the county seat becomes at
1ant economic necessity The facts and figures given
Dove show conclusively the of this statement.
IN the same paragraph the statement is made:- with
threeourths Of the population located in the Lost River
valley, etc. Figures and facts again show that but
sa majority over half registered voters reside in
tna6 secton many of whom represent only while in
river section per cent of the regis
tereo voters are heads of families.
a made
the official business of the county originating in Lost Riv
81 vaieY, etc. This we presume means the legal bust
mesa OF the county The editor of this paper resided in
LOST Kver valley for many and such bald state
mens does not set we'll with him do believe it will
please the residents of that secon for it is rather harsh
sateent to make that siuetenths of the lawbreakers
ana otherwise legally citizens reside there just
LOT tne sake OF gaining argumentative point in this
controversy Such is not the We have. personally
and profound respect for the citizens there most OF
whom are friends of the editor.
Inc argument of The Miner is misleading and was evil
written for the sole purpose
OF confidence among the prime instgators OF
movement.
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