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Show SCOOL CONSOLIDATION. At their meeting last week the county commissioners again postponed post-poned the consolidation of the school districts for another month. It Is but fair to say, however, that Commissioner Com-missioner Maxfleld was In favor of consolidation. A month ago the petition peti-tion presented to the board shosred 237 majority In favor of consolidation. Koine names have been withdrawn since then but the petition last week showed over 200 majority In favor. The purpose of the two commissioners commission-ers epHHed to consolidation seems to be to give every opportunity for the opposition to gain strength until by various combinations of Interests on the east side a majority can be secured se-cured agalnat It. Consolidation cannot can-not be defeated on Its merits, and its merits hsve been proved by every county that has worked under consolidation. con-solidation. One effect of the defeat of consolidation con-solidation la that Delta and a number num-ber of other school districts will be obliged to continue with Inadequate school accommodations and the increased in-creased efficiency and economy of a unified school system is postponed. The only reason we can see why consolidation con-solidation is opposed Is - the selfish fear 'that taxes will be Increased, tot the experience of other counties shows that this fear is groundless One or two school districts might have a slightly Incresaed tax to pay for a year or two, but this would be very soon made up by the Increased In-creased economy of management under un-der consolidation. It seems too bsd that a minority of the voters of the county can block progress in this way. |