The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-10
THE PROPOSED NEW
| COUNTY OF COGSWELL

! Wolf Point Herald: A new cam
paign is on for the division of Sher,
dan county and for the creation of on.
or more new counties. In facts nros
poets are good for several new-coun.
ty campaigns.
wolf Point has entered the lists bu,
mas not done SO from choice or con-
ciuslons OF judgment. The business
men OF this community believed that
the wiser course would be found in
letting county division rest for two
years, at least, while the sinews of
INDUSTRY were devoted uninterrupted
TO the development of our abundant
resources. This section, along with
the state and nation has been under
the strain of war conditions, in fact
still is, since there is no assurance of
actual peace for many months and q
possibility of a resumption of war or
near-War. Anything that diverts the
energies OF the people and creates
friction, interferes with business read
Justments and is a disservice to tho
government which has in such times,
nrst claim to our cooperation. The
position OF this town in wishing to
let county division matters rest Is
we'll founded. It is a position that
was agreed with by all towns in the
southern end of the county at the con-
ference held at Bainville some months
ago.
But there are those who could not
wait. The issue has been forced ard
the first guns fired. Wolf Point had
no choice but to mobilize her forces
and get on the firing line to protest
the interests of herself and the people
OF her tributary territory. She is IN
the fight to stay and to win. Wolf
Point did not start the war, but in
true American style she is going 10
finish it.
Poplar appears to be the Central"
power whose militant spirit got the
upper hand of her better judgment
and after preliminary conferences and
careful laying of wires Wolf Point
was invited to set in at a general
that settled nothing, the
sentiment of the main line towns be-
ng equally divided between the Wolf
Point and Poplar propositions.
Poplar's proposed county is freak
sh, unfair and unwise on it's face
jagged, irregular county 83 miles in {
ength and at one point IL miles in 6
width with the temporary county
eat in the narrow end in the extreme
outheast corner, extreme to the last !
cd of distance. The people of the
vide western portion of this proposed
ounty would not be any better Off
han now with reference to nearness
0 their seat of government. In such
county Mondak would hold the
ounty seat indefinitely, for with five
r six towns In the race none could 4
ecure a majority of the votes. Coun-
Y seat elections and removing county B
eats is expensive business.
The lines of the proposed county B
Cogswel are drawn with reference
the greatest possible convenience
nd economy of the people within it.
he Wolf Point proposal is reason
BILE and fair. Tt would benefit Wolf
oint but it would benefit the people s
the county equally as much. The
eople of our territory all keenly feel
lie need of closer proximity to the;rl
ounty seat, closer touch with their
ounty affairs, more voice in county
latters bearing directly on taxes,
,ads, schools, and industrial welfare
general.
Most important of all, vast ma
rity of the people residing within B
lie proposed county of Cogswell are 3
Itisfed with the proposed lines and 8
,e enthusiastically for the Wolf b
pint proposition. The will of the
,ople is the basis of government. If .
e legislature considers the wishes s