Butte record., 1855-10-13
"n2rysyille Enterprise"

lat, under the above caption, notices
onr remarks concerning the improve
mcnt Of Feather River TO Ophir ard
Marysyilla enterprise. and says
"if new towns are springing up in Butte,
which are already looking forward to com
mercial Importance, it should be remembered
that they owe their very existence to the cap
ital and energy Of Marysville merchants, aud
we may add, the very towns themselves are
chiefly populated from our city. The feelings
from our Butte neighbors towards us should
be only that Of kindness 'Tis true W. have
heen benefited by their trade but in return,
have we not put firth our capital to develop
their resources =
So far as we have been able 10 ascer-
tain, Butte entcrtains none but the kind
est fe' lings towards Yuba. 'Tis true
there is an occasional tr der in Butte,
who having been confined in Mary syile
every winter, during the past six years,
until the expens of the TIP actually
cost him more than the good, he was
able to haul away, INDUCES in a gro>
iesque smil, when the public energy of
Marysville merchants is sp,k n of, and
actually has the audacity to nsinuate
in kindly manner, tha; the said energy
of merchants and capitalists, should
render the slough, two miles this side
passable. But the energetic merchants
of Marysville, have not had time to think
of these things during the past six
years. There was no other point from
which our population could obtain their
supplies, and their energy and capital
was expended in the erection of commo-
dious buildings, and their slough cna-
bled their landlords to erect magnificent
hotels, and build up in an unnatural po-
sition Furnishing city.
Marysvillc is selfish. We say it kiudly
but plainly The erection of brick
blocks is not public enterprise. She
does not cooperate with other sections
IN any of the enterprises Of the day.
She does not like the Sacramento Valley
Railroad, and creates 4 great smoke
about the "Maryayille and Benicia Rail
road Although there have been sewers
al routes surveyed for a great thorough
fare from the Atlantic to to the Pacific.
as none of their routes touch Marysville
upon Their fist entrance into the State.
sh, rel :cis them all, and suddenly her
energy and enterprise discover tier
routc-fFst, in the Brophy pass-soc-
Onily, in the Henncss route. Instead
Of uniting with the citizens of the nerth
IN favor Of the survey through Mobiles
Pass, throws her influence away and per-
niits the suuth to secure the road Ma
rysville Is selfish sh-hopelessly selish-in
everything, from her unbridgcd Il ugb
10 the great Pacific Railroad.
We do remomb-r that her capitalists
are contributing to develope the re-
sonrcas Of Butte, and in doing this they
arc but giving back her own. 1t is not
because Butte bas contributed to build
up Marysvllle that her capital seeks our
county. Capital is not invested for con-
eidorat.ons Of kindness, but where ii
will prove profitable. Hal equal oppor-
tunnity offered in Yuba, no considera-
tioas of kindness, or what Butte NAV
have done for MarysviIlp. would have
brou. ht her capital hither. If we have
inducements for capita lists to invest,
IT Is owing to our position, and the
wealth of our MINIS ard because we
have the means Of drawing capital and
Popu'atio from Yuba, does it follow
that We should cart and pack our neces-
saries from Marysvillc, th-t a great city
may bo kept up in a remote position,
when trifling expense will bring steam
ers to our doors, and still more of Ma.
rysvillc capital and population to cur
county. We speak thus IF Marysyille
because her neglect 10 engage in the en-.
terprises of the day, has driven her cap
isal and population fom her If neg
lcct to take stock ia the Sacramento Y.
Railroad, sends that road through north
of her, thus cutting off the trade of Ne
vada and the Yubl, Ma9ys,il, is alone
TO blame. And when the rai.roai and
steamers meet at 0phir in Butte county.
we trust the energetic M'ville III, ,rchanls
will be there also. Iflhey should not,
but should be engaged in moving down
on to Feather River that they might see
the steamers pass to and from Butte,
we will regard them with the kindest
feelings, AID will endeavor to urge the
capitalists Of Butte to, not only bridge
their sl1ush, but also make a substan>
tial carr:ass road 10 tL,ir delightful
Country residence