Show f F Why Not Wot Move the County ti 1 Seat Saat x i 1 p Durin During all the years of its ex- ex S' S 1 y t. t V the Pyramid has bab Contended d t tl l that Manti should not ot be the seat Nf r J of f government of Sanpete county It has o occasions ex- ex r on numerous f pressed its opinion on that question question ques- ques tion and has hns advanced reasons and arguments in behalf of the stand 5 rJ it t 1 h has as t taken a k n. n N No 0 vigorous campaign cam cam- i v has been entered into owing f to the fact that there has really y f kf been no controversy over the II V. V attar Mt Pleasant made an to have the seat f effort years ago x v. o of government moved moved here her but Since then unsuccessful rk was f tit until this year no other town has made an effort to have the the removal removal remo- remo ff i val made Now EphraIm people lh have Ye taken the matter up in iu behalf be be- belL i lL half balf of their city Th They y make the assertion that Ephraim is the proper place f for r the county seat ff to make every r. r t. t and are preparing J efforts to convince the voters of the e county Bounty that they are ri right ht All preliminaries are being attended to to and unless some miscalculations miscalculations have been made the que question tion Iti i will be duly and leg legally ny submitted r the people at the coming elec- elec j elec-j ro h to o t e J t. t I t. t It 1 t is isan s an important t sn t q question tJ I WU F 1 L L. L i i and should b be given serious attention attention attention atten- atten tion by every overy tax-payer tax in in the county I The Pyramid still believes that Manti l is not the proper place forthe for forthe forthe the co county beat It has always entertained that belief as stated above and it sees no reason for changing it now It Jt would very much prefer of course that the seat of government be in its own i town but as there seems to be not I slightest hope for the attainment of that desire it turns to the Ephraim project as the next next best t thing ing and will do its share towards bringing the county seat there Mt Alt Pleasant people were almost universally opposed cl to the Eph Lph- Ephraim raim move at the opening of EPh 1 the campaign which the people of oi that place are making The chief cause of this opposition was the wish that eventually this city might become the county seat When it became apparent that Ephraim was in the race lace to stay people here began investigating the matter ia is earnest a and d it re required required required re- re but a little figuring to convince convince convince con con- vince them that without a ver very I great grent change was brought about i hero bere there was absolutely no hope lof of ever etti th the coveted Q prize prize- f v L As there was no probability and hardly a possibility of oJ any ny such s a chance ever taking place people began to admit the futility of holding out longer and public sentiment began changing Now the feeling is almost universal that Alt Mt Pleasant can never expect to tc get the county seat h hero here rg Recognizing Recognizing Recognizing that as a fact they are brought face to face with the I question of whether Ephraim or or r Manti i should be the logical place for the seat of government government- The Pyramid would Ii like ke to ask the question today what good sound logical reason can caa be bo advanced advanced ad nd- why the seat of govern government govern govern- ment went of Sanpete county should not b bo be removed removed to Ephraim 1 Ephraim is more centrally located both geographically and as to population than Manti As can be shown by a little detailed ng figuring figuring figur figur- l' l ing thousands of dollars can be saved in the years to come by real rea son of ha having ving the county sc t near Dear the bulk of population of the county county coun coun- t ty as it would be bo if at nt Ephraim It will will cost cost nothing to bring about it about the move The Tho people of Ephr Ephraim im will see to it that everything everything- is moved to their their place without expense ex expense ex- ex pense if th they y a axe aie e given the co coun- coun coun- coun nr n- n r h ty seat TS They Y will gi give to the to the e i I county a larger lot lot and anda a larget lai and ch petter better building than it has ha at least at-least least five tho thousand thousand usand us- us and doll dollars dollars in din in c cash sh if they can secure the seat sea t. of f government These things 1 id are ure not mere promises promises promises prom prom- 11 held ld out td to catch votes votes votes- they al are aie absolute positive fa fasts facts ts and there is is no of th them being withdrawn They are arc re reasons rea reasons rea- rea sons why the county seat seat should go t to Ephr Ephraim m n and d they ar ara aregood good L ones There are are others V Wo We 0 would like to hear if there h r Y are are any why auy-why why hy it should hould not x Juston Just ono one more question t today day Every person nearly in Mt Pleasant Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant will agree agre that t the ho county lint seat ought to tobe be in in this city and most of them can present good argument along those lines lin S. S They have been c contending nten in that point in all nil these these many many years S and li have and have v argued f for r it j ir season- season and and nd out Now will not every very argument which has been TY Tr advanced in la f vo vor of Mt lit Pleasant t apply to a a certain in in- cise extent i If Ii they will can cnn V we we of l Alt Mt t. t Pleasant consistently tl 0 oppose Ephr r Alt Mt Pleasant ft f n ft d t i |