Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-12-07

PEOfI.Es OSED: 10 ~
NJ ORE DRAINAGE

jackson, of Carmel, MINI. IS and pub
lished IN the Thief River Falls Times.
In regards to dit ching mat tiers in east
ern Marshall and Beltrami counties.
y have seen n0thing concerning these
matters that SO. freely expresses my
opinion and, q bell eve, the opinion OF
the majority Of the people Of this sec
:tionSOn these matters.
have lived for eight years In Pen
.ningtOn County on a farm that adj
joins the route of judicial ditch No.
so extension OF is ii and have not,
during that time, seen any need Of
"a drainage ditch here. Two years ago
is the only time we have had any
surplus water and then we were
thankful that we had no drainage
ditch. 1T was only the territories
where they had. bitches that were
flooded. 5.s5#sss
Tt has come to the point where the
annual ditch hearings haVescOme5 to- he
regarded as d by-word Or Il joke from
which no one is expected, to derive
any benefit except possibly the rail:
roads and the hotel keepers, not for
getting those who are being paid fol
their time there. And still people at
! tend them. 1t may be very well tic
go, but it would seem useless spend;
ing of money and time for those who
ala not iberally supplied with either
1T is time that western Marshall
county wake up to an understanding
of the situation III its eastern part
Unless there is a halt made in the
sditching opera lions there, that part OF
the county is facing financial ruin
The people will literally be forced
from their homes thru an OverburdeF
Of taxes. tt should also be remeni-
bered that d great deal of the land
supposed to be benefited by the bitches
is land where nobody could make a
living, much less pay Al heavy ditch
tax. great deal Of it has been
llomesteaded and vacated and it can
not be sold to any one familiar with
conditions there. 1T, is possible thai
in time, when the forces of the ele
ments have worn down the peat tc
soil ], that it will be alright. But
that will not he. in thisa ion n no
the next Il
3 was born Nand raised on farm
liz. NCStcIlls4N1dIS ECOuuVyss eAgAS0 ASS
spent some time in the eastern part
of the county (mot as a homesteader)
and I~hlioW that that part is working
under great disadvantages unknown
to- the western part. Why burden the
people there with unnecessary ditcf
taxes against their wishes?
During the. recent war some Of US
had to make big &acrifices. Many OF
us saw. our sons and brothers marcel
away. Many Of them never to return
alive. They gave their lives, so W l''t
were told. IN order to preserve tht
principles of Democracy. 1t rests
with us, who are still here, to SEE
that those sacr1f1ces were not made il
vain. When the voice Of the people
las ceased to have any influence ever
in our courts, it is time that we be
gin to fight autocracy at home. Vhel
we go to the polls next fall, 1t .woulc
be well for us all to remember thu
warning given by Washington Whei
he refused the presidential Office fol
third term Let us not only pfeacl
but practice the principle set forth by
I a imam whose honesty and sstateman
ship ability is ,mquestioned and W Y n
is in such a large measure RESPONSE
BILE for the existence Of our country.
Mr.. ". J.. Swanson,
Thief River Falls, Mimi linn
Nov, IS, 1921.