The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-10-15
WHY NOT?

Tn Powder River county the important issue for
for the permanent the county seat which since the
of this county has been temporary located al broa
Broas is candidate for the permanent LOCATION along WIN
other communities Of the county By every argument Broads
is entitled the designation the permanent location 1or tn
seat Of county government and no sound resaon can De az
yanced why the should Broadus their
choice It would be wrong the people OF the county them
selves leave the status of the county seat temporary tor the
next years the other contener Tor the county
vote for them and lnan1esty Worng TO vote against
Broalus
The present Of the county seat issue is that none OF
strength to win the election They only hope to leave the mat
unsettled 1t is for Broadus to receive at least
81 per Of the entire casts that IS II there are ooo
then Broau any other contender to WIN the
county seat must poll at least 9O1 votes or IS not be-
evel that any other contender than Broad PIT the re-
qurcd number Of to win the county seat However
should Broadus its conteners each fail to receive at least
81 per Of the poed then the temporary seat OF gov
remains at Broau> until the next election two years
hence 49,,
To vote for Broalu for permanent county seat will be
vote towards progress in Powder River county. To the
county away from Broal will hinder development
of the county great extent. Broadus is little as
nearly centrally located III Powder River county could be
wished thereby accessible to all communities. What il has
done in the past wear could not duplicated by any
this county in the for that matter under financial
conditions for from three to five wears There must be some
developed part Of county to stimulate development from
central point.
may be said that Broads is selfish in that it the
permanent location Of the county seat for Powder River cou-
U But it may also be said that its elshness ends with this
objective Broaius is for the entire county and perma
county will work for the development Of the entire
Its Chamber of Commerce has aerad done for outside
points than has for Broadu Inace these acts in its
curing the mail Boyes and Mooread going record
unoppoed to cedng strip of territory in the western part
the county be included in the proposed Joe Brown county
Tie argument has been advanced that to remove the cou
ty from Broadus other undeveopel community
would seriously affect the welfare of Broadu that Broadus
would continue it is nler present conditions that by
moving the county seat to some other part Of the county would
make another in the county Of Broads proportions This
advance and this argument is based conclusions
Broadus would not continue the little town that It now IS
The 100000 invested in property here would slump to about
the county. and that the taxpayers, good
by direct taxation.
and this moral may we'll be applied to the county seat situation
Beyond question of doubt railroad will be built to this
county within the next five and perhaps Whether
knows Md when railroad the sentiment of the
people will insist upon having the county seat at railroad
point Until that time then the county should be
located at Broau. Locating county seat should not follow
he tendency Of the people in locating posces Once fixed
it should stay fixed. Broadus in the budding grow
ing town and has excellent future prospects providing it
given the permanent county for Powder River county
With the county seat permanently located here building oper
atons will proceed, increasing the valuation of the county,
thereby making it possible to decrease taxation outside of
Broaus With the development of Broadus will the
development Of the entire county because there is the realza
ton here that to advance Rroadu work for the advance
men Of the entire county. Conv rscy the theory will