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Show WILL FIGHT COMMISSIONERS Anti-Consolidation People Propose to Go to Law to Prevent Success of Plans. They WantRestraining Order. Thai the commissioners stirred up a tiornet's nest when they decided to consolidate the school districts of the county Is no longer a matter of doubt. Some of the opposition are using their tongues vigorously and denounce In unmeasured terms the disposition of the commissioners to refuse to stay licked. They say they liked 'em fair and square, and badly, at the last mass meeting held and they say the final action of the commissioners Is an Insult. The people who talk this way are the excitable ones of course; others of the opposition take the situation mildly and express the hope that consolidation con-solidation will prove all that Isclalmed for It. Fight Is On. A committee, of which Frank Price, of Wellsville, Is the head, is engaged In an attemp t to stir up legal trouble. Mr. Price has been strenuously opposed to consolidation and still is. He says he and others will not submit to it, even now, and they propose to test the validity of the law that gives the commissioners the power to consolidate. consoli-date. Mr. Price has consulted legal authority and by circular letters is endeavoring to raise a fund to fight consolidation. As we understand from those who claim to know Mr. Price's real intent, it Is his hope to secure an injunction or order restraining the commissioners from carrying out the plans contemplated by law. If the matter can be delayed until the campaign cam-paign tills fall, Mr. Price and others hope to stir up such antagonism to consolidation that both political parties par-ties will find It necessary to nominate anti-consolidation men for the com-mlsslonershlp. com-mlsslonershlp. What the result of this activity will be remains to be seen. An indignation meeting was held at Wellsville Tuesday night. Commissioners Congratulated. While the opposition is at work the commissioners are pursuing the even tenor of their way confident that they have done the right thing. They tako pleasure In tludlng that Hon. Elmer Ellsworth Brown, United States commissioner com-missioner of education, sees the mat-teras mat-teras they do. At the recent session of the N. E. A. superintendents, Mr. llro.vn made tho statement that "the Utah consolidation provides the best educational system yet evolved." The commissioners and Superintendent Superintend-ent McCarrey arc also In receipt of many congratulatory letters from citizens citi-zens of Cache county, and other counties coun-ties of tho state. Some of the latter read: Supt. .1. L. McCarrey: Dear Friend: Accept my congratulations congratu-lations on your success In the matter of consolidation. Extend tho same to your commissioners. They have placed Cache county In the front ranks of educational opportunity. Wlshlngyou success personally and your educational education-al system unbounded prosperity. 1 am respectfully, John W. Smith. Sail Lake City. Supt.J. L. McCarrey: Dear Sir: I congratulate you on your having succeeded In elfccting consolidation consoli-dation in your county. Kindly convey to the commissioners my commendation commenda-tion for the resolute stand they have taker). They are not afraid to stand ror what they deem to be right and Just. Yours truly. T), C. HUIIHAUU. WIHard, Utah. tf- Supt. J. L. McCarrey: My Dear Superintendent: Permit me to congratulate you in the successful success-ful work of consolidating the schools of your county. May they reap the intended benefit from such unit of school administration: and may your work be appreciated. We arc working hard to consolidate Sevier county; whether successful remains to be seen. Any resolutions formulated by you to your county commissioners in view of consolidation will be very much appreciated ap-preciated by this ufllce, especially should consolidation come to my county. Thanking you for the same, I am cordially yours, P. D. Jknskn. Sevier County. The commissioners are corifident that In most instances misinformation has caused the opposition and aro. con tent to stand the storm until the public Is convinced. The objection of a Providence woman was found to be that she thought she would havo to pay the teamster who hauled, her children chil-dren to school, and then she dreaded them leaving home at 0 o'clock In the morning. When shown that she was sadly mistaken In both instances, her objection was not so strenuous. Wells-vlllc's Wells-vlllc's objection Is to assuming bonds of other districts after keeping Itself clear of bonds; even though consolidation consolida-tion should result in a smaller tax than the town lias had to levy to maintain its schools In the past. |