The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-11-20
Mr.. PUETTS POSITION
ON COUNTY DIVISION
Carlin. Nevada, Nov. IS, 1s2,

Carlin, Nevada. Nov. IS, 1920.
Editor Sentinel:
Last evening a friend handed me
q copy of your issue of the 18th in
slant with the remark that, John,
you've got another quill scratcher af-
ter you."
have read 1t very carefully and
with considerable interest. like the
nice, courteous and noble expressions
in your write-up Of the late Miss An
ME Lucey. II has been my pleasure
for 80 years to have the Lucey fam
lily for my friends. 1 am very fav-
orably impressed with your editorial
entitled Halt Is Called" like the
nice thinks you said about Mr.. Ses-
sions. l wish we were all more like
him. am just now getting to where
Iwant to hit you on the other cheek.
can't understand why you allow
yourself to fall for the rotten prop
aganda that the two Elko yellow
sheets are peddling against me over
the famous county division question.
Any person who shall say, or has
said, that / do now or have hereto
fore stood for county division of any
kind or of any county, is liar made
out of whole cloth. This is not say
ing that will not in the near future
take a stand one way or the other In
the matter, but as yet l know not
which way 1t will be. When l take
my stand you will all know about 1t
and will get 1t straight from me.
Thus far, / have been feeling the
pulse Of the various interested local
tiles on the subject, and as yet have
not been able to determine what real
ly ought to be done in the matter. II
am, however, thoroughly convinced
that something along this line should
be done, but as yet have not decided
what 1t should be. / have a perfect
right to take astand as shall be pleas
ing to me. on this or any other ques-
ton. and defy any person to Ques-
tion that right.
do say now, however, that I am
not now, nor ever have been in favor
of dividing Eureka County. have
on various occasions engaged In con-
versations tending to leave the i'm
preston that l was in favor of add
Ing certain portion Of Elko County |
to Eureka County. and at this time
am inclined to look favorably upon
such a.move. / believe II would re-
suit in great benefit to both counties.
] believe that Elko County is too big
and that Eureka County is too small.
The transportation corporations
pay more than half of the taxes OF
all of the counties through
which the railroads run. I believe
that all county lines through which
the railroads run should be adjusted
30 as to permit of the benefits of
corporation taxation
as far north as It does
south of the railroads.; SO far at
least as shall be practicable. This be-
ing the case, the railroads are en-
titled to have roads constructed from
the remote and interior districts to
their roads, so that the resources and
products from every angle can be
brought to the railroads for trans
portation. This is about the only
good or returns they get for their tax
money. and they are entitled to that.
/ am not a railroad or corporation
man, but believe in the square
thing being done to all taxpayers.
l believe that Elko County is 60
ing to lose some of her territory to
either Humboldt or Lander County
at the next session of the Legislature,
and i was so informed while there in
the interests Of law for the benefit
OF the town OF Carlin.
ran for the Assembly in this coun-
ty at this election, pledged to oppose
any form of county division. and was
defeated. The four men that were
elected ran unpledged to the voters
OF the county and we're put over by
certain secretly organized fusion ring
at Elko. of which the two newspapers
at Elko were the principal supporters.
l am glad / was defeated, for had
been elected my hands would have
been tied and certainly would have
opposed any county division project.
1t appears to me now that l was de-
feated because / stood opposed to
county division, and / am now Just