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Show w hen ever population and w ell developed resources re-sources require i,. but are not the persons who arc inaugurating this move a little too previous? Had ;hey belter no; think what 1 they are doing before it is too late? This I new district "Is just beginning to lie developed devel-oped and its resources are as yet very uncertain, uncer-tain, while according to the last census re-por1 re-por1 the population of the whole region is only about 1511 souls. The latter is inereas-1 inereas-1 ing of course but there are at present no . more than "00 people there, and of these, perhaps, no more than 150 are legal voters. "Win re is the material to put up money to build a court house, pay county oUlcers and the like. Why not remain under the parent government a few years longer until the district will at once form a county hi"h will wax strong and become one of the foremost In Utah, If the quts. tb'ii were left to a vote of the people eon- I eeined the division would hi a long way off, i but who knows what the leglslatiirqwIU do? j The laws providing for the fi m uirof coiltl-; coiltl-; lies in the territory of V'tnli are afy unjust 1 and a- long as they remain as thjj' are the I legislature will continue to usurp tts riower. I ; We hope it will not b" long until persons j here may say how the counties -In which i they live shall he sliced up. Practically i speaking, it is a question which iujf, rests us all, as win o a county is cut up it (HI, to do I with our taxe., mightily." KICK 1'RoM SAX PETE. Tlio "Knslirn" ln,.n't T.Ike Hip Idea of a New County. The Nephl Fmiqn contains the following,: "We have lately learned that a bill is being prepared for the setting orf of the western portions of Juab and Tooele counties to form a new county, which will bj called Youn" county In honor of Brighani Toung, Utah's grc.-tt.e-l pioneer. It is to be introduced at the legislature nt an early dab:. The pro. posed new county will be composed of Kish Springs, Willow Springs, Johnson's Peak. Clifton, Kurhcr. Wold Hill, ."spring I'reek and other districts besides the famous Deep Creek country which will also be within its bounds. Whether It is best or not to make such a division 'sit present pres-ent is a question of no minute impor- tauee. It Is for fhe best Interest at all eon. ceriiod and were put to a vote in Juab and Tooele counties would the people sav yes. form the new county? Can the people ox this nea I) developed region, support u county of their oi n and do justice to uil eoiwerued ? It is surprising to hundinK of people in Juab and ion-Ie eountics to learn of such prceie.i ngs. Of course it is all right for count;es to divide and form new counties |