Arizona republican., 1919-03-18
A Peace Making Road

The construction of the road from Miami to Su- pcror for which appropriation of slooeeo was made in the closing hours of the legislature met In part at least the Gila county advocates of the county division bin which failed It stated by residents of Miami that if they could have the outlet that road would furnish they would much for county division They would prefer though they said, to build tho road with the funds of new county that would be cut off from Gia.
 The county division bill though primarily directed at he division Of Maricopa county not as strenu ousy opposed this county it in some others IL was rather a matter of indifference to the resi- dents this side of the river though of the peo pie of the Tempe neghborhood vigorously opposed it. lt was question that much generally concerned the counties Of Cochise. Pima, Yavapai and Yuma.
 Some legislature in the future will pass a county division bill I'd. really have no law permitting county division. Our county division law is one prohibiting county division. Counties, a ma ority of whose people against county division will find that their best protection is not in such laws as we now have but in just dealing with sections of their counties which are now dissatisfied. When very large number Of people want to withdraw from a county that IS a sign that something is wrong with Inc management of the county. There of course few politicians who favor county division because that means more offices but the average man does
  ernment unless he is driven to it.
 The people of the western part of Gila county have long conended that they have not had fair share Of the good things that taxes buy. Perhaps without good reason they believe that since three-fourths of the wealth Of the county lies in that part of it. which they desired to form into new county. they entitled benefit Of the greater part of the taxation that wealth But anyhow. they were entitled to reasonable share of it and Miami naturally resented being made appanage of Globe
 So strong had this sentiment become that when Namiau had business with the outside world and necessarily had to pass Globe 10 reach his destina- tion he always thought of the rock Tarifa when he came in view Of the county seat. The robbers, of course. did not sally out and plunder him. but the very sight Of the court house reminded him that the board of supervisors continually laying tribute upon him.
 Gia county and every county can keep down this county division sentiment until time shall come when populations added to the magnificent distances or the average Arizona county make division ad- visabe. H is better cultivate the friendship of the dsaffected regions than let the crring eo
 Gila county do a great deal toward I5acating western sentiment by assisting the construction of the Miami Superior road for the s1OO0OO appropria- tion by the state will not nearly enough And there something for Maricopa to do. All it Go though IS to see that there a good the point on it's boundary which would be touched by a road from Su- perior We do not think there is needed an clabora of the simple statement that the greatest benec- iary of a road from Miami to Superior would be the Salt River valley if Marcopa does it's part If does not Tucson which is always alert and ready. will gather the harvest