The Montana post., 1866-09-29
THE TRI-WEEKLY posC

we commence the publication of
tri-weekly edition of the Posr this morn
lng' with the utmost confidence that it,
appearance will be welcomed by those
VINO have parronized it's pioneer, the
MONTANA Posi-. This measure has beer
contemplated for long time, but cir
cumstances have hitherto caused the
delay. The construction of the tele
graph between this city and Great Sal;
Lake, line which will probably be in
running order within six weeks. will
afford us those facilities for furnishing
news which are enjoyed by the press OF
the civilized world We have been de-
pendent upon the Utah newspapers for
the kilograms, which were transmitted
from the eastern portion of the country,
and the enterprise which unites Montana
and the "rest of mankind" is as i'm
pcrtant as the work that was performed
oy the Great Eastern. The people win
receive the tidings of good or evil four
DAYS sooner than they can procure it at
The present time. The subscribers to
the Tri- Weekly will be enabled to read
IN the morning, (after they have enjoyed
good breakfast,) regarding events that
took place in Europe or the United
states on the preceding day. 1t is we'll
known that the severe storms unon tbeI
mountains during the winter. interfere|
to serious extent with the transporta-
ton OF the mails, and parties do notI
receive theirpapers regularly. BY means!
OF the electric cord, we can triumpb overE
the elements and present the citizenss
with reliable intelligence. The Tril
weekly will be conducted upon the sames
principles which have characterized itss
predecessor. Its great object willE
always be to promote the interests
OF the Territory by collecting and pub.E
fishing every fact that relates to itsh
productions and resources. Every article.
that appears in our exchanges. whicbk
Will subserve the welfare of the miners
ranchmen, traders and all classes general-E
~, viii be eagerly " clipped" We shallH
rely upon our correspondents and friendsE
IN every section of the Territory to favor2
US with the items that they can gather.B
we desire to state emphatically that tLes
POST will not become the organ or rep 3
resentative of any political faction, butt
we shall never fail to censure the off .
cials of Montana for their shortcomings. II
and no criminal will escape because hen
claims TO be Republican or q Democrat b
Grateful to the citizens of Montana for 81
their patronage III the past. we trust
that our efforts will continue TO meets
with their approval. In this connection$
we will add that all the type, presses8
and material of the Republican office, inw
Helena, have been removed to VirginiaM
City. Our facilities for executing lob q
and press work of every description are
superior to those of any establishments
in the Territory. We trust that this
fact will be sufficient to secure liberal N
support and enable us to defray porH
lion of the additional expenses which
will be caused by the publication of theA y
TRLWEEKLY Posi-. Although the posTss
is published in Virginia City, we wish it
to be understood that it is Territorial. II,
and not local newspaper. We shall
support the interests of Helena, Ban-M
mack, Diamond City and other towns OH
Montana, with the same faithfulness#;
with which those of the place of publi-E
cation would be advocated The issue@
1f the Republican in one section and theE
Posi- in another caused division in the Ec
printing material, which subjected each q
ournal at times to great Inconvenience #''
The consolidation of these offices becameM
necessity, and the change will be as; 4;
advantageous to the public as ourselves. NJ