Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-07-16
SCHEME TO DIVIDE EBERT
C0UNTY-PETITION FILED.

mere mas Deen MED With the
Secretary of State an initial petit
tion, containing some 27.000 names,
asking of the state voters to create
new county out of Elbert and
Lincoln Counties.
The new scheme of dividing this
county asks for twenty-four town
ships of eastern Elbert county; an
approximate valuation of over S11,
100000. The division line to be
placed between the Ranges of So
and so. This boundary line will
Include all of the Union Pacific rail-
road running through the county
and all but about five miles of tre
Rock Island railroad from the
Springs to Limon.
The petition again asks that the
new county be placed as 4th class
county division A while the origin
al Elbert County division is only
placed as Glass b. This Glass A
division means that the county shall
have higher salaried county Officers,
which Is a sure argument in regard
to taxation in the new county.
From authentic reports, the petit
tion filled shows less than 500 names
taken out of the Counties of Ebert
and Lincoln; other than the town
of Limon. The other majority of
names have been obtained from Pue-
bio, Denver and various places thru
out the state.
Under the Initiative and Referen-
DUN law 1t requires 1900 names
to place the division matter on ball
lot, and there is legal question of
the procedure, to create new counties
when they established this law that
it should be abused; to create the
number of bankrupt counties now in
the state.
We know. all of us know the pros
and cons, for this movement, and
we can't cali 1t a progressive move
ment It's ridicule. The petit
tion was undoubtedly started at
Limon, the name suggested for the
new county, If created, and also
which place will be the county seat.
The county of Ebert, alone, in
habits apopulation of about 5000
people, possibly more; compare then.
this number of people, If all were in
favor of the division, with the 27.
600 names placed on the petition.
the same is true in proportion 10
Lincoln county Then who are
the owners of these names and where
do they live? Do they know any
thing in the least of Elbert County?
Have they ever been in the County?
Why should they then tell us that
we must divide our county for the
benefit and vain of one or Just the
few?
The man, men or body who circu-
lated this petition must have re-
eeived a small fee for each and eV-
cry name secured thereto. This
scneme then, were 1t allowed to go
through, we can see where these
same individuals are working to
feather their own nest and useing
the petition signers as tools.
We ask one question: Can any
broad minded taxpayer see. de-
crease of taxation by favoring this
new county division?
We can answer our question IN
your favor: There will be none
what so ever; If any impetus to tax
alton is taken, should the county be
divided, it will be increased taxation
and not decrease, for county Is
county even though it is but a foot
square and it's taxes are made ac-
cording. Where then. will anyone
who works for the division propogan-
da better himself ? NONE.
The petitin has been filed friends
and it has no doubt been done so
legally. But at that we are not
out done, nor will we be when we
sake into consideration the whyfore
of this radical scheme-only indi-
yidual, and the whyfore that should
remain as old Ebert County-every-
body.
You must tell your friends, tell
them to tell their friends to help us
in the fight, show them why this
scheme should not develop, and all
else pretaining thereto. Fight II.
Knock it, you will be on the right
way by so doing.
Must we heed and fall by the pro-
tracted idioms of few; or will we
deliver the punch and knock them
gally-west?