Show Shall Wasatch County be Divided This is the question that was considered at a citizens citizen's meeting meeting meet meet- ing lug held in the court house lust hist Friday night and again at another another another an an- other similar meeting on Satur Satur- day sides of the county agree that it would be he a good thing timing to divide di the county on certain natural lines line's but hut the theis i question is how bow to go to work I to get the thing accomplished The state constitution so reads at present that it seems no new counties can possibly be formed without an amendment to the constitution being heing made Two years ago such a proposed propos propos- ed amendment passed the- the hom e and the senate and was submitted to the people to vote ote upon but they turned they turned it down Neither is it believed cd that the sentiment of the people in general general gen gen- eral cral is more wore favorable toward such a move at the present time tote and it is not possible from front general general general gen gen- eral laws to grant special privileges to any yet the time i win will vilt come when Wasatch county will have to be divided Already it is felt burdensome by those in the east cast end of the county count to have to come such a long distance to reach the cou county seat scat and the people in inthe inthe inthe the west end of the county have hae equally good reason reason for desiring a division Representative Pope suggested suggested suggested sug sug- that if a anew IH county cannot at this time be formed it might be he well to have hage clu duplicated duplicated du du- officers for the time two ends of the county and that thai duplicate records might be kept kep but this would only mean extra labor and extra expense expense ex ex- pense and as a result dissatisfaction dissatisfaction faction action on the part of the people i in general g It was Vas suggested i by some that t an amendment Intendment f to the thc con con- n might be passed if a large majority vote and a liberal property properlY valuation be made conditions upon wind which new nev counties may be formed formed It was as finall finally decided that the matter might best he be left with our represent representative tive and anc our senator backed by the sentiment of the thep p people ople the they represent and aided by a committee of three to aid in bringing about the desired division in the best way possible pos pos- sible l E. E D. D Clyde IS E. E J. J Cummings Cumming's and Chas Chins J J. J were chosen to ac acas act as the committee |