The Montana post., 1868-12-04
FRIDAY wORNING, DEC. 4th
TIL E CITY
From Tuesdays Daily.

The FLOUR MARKET.-Monopolies as
a rule are an evil to communities in which
they exist. More particularly perhaps, are
they such when in a country like this, separ-
ated as it is by thousands of miles from the
great producing tracts of the continent,
where the control of one or more of the chief
articles of consumption is sought and OBJ
tanned by one man or by a combination of
men. Direct reference is made to that which
heads this theme. During the past ten days,
two or three of our large dealers have en-
deavored 10 arrogate to themselves the exclu-
slye right of buying and selling -four. The
result Is as our report indicates, that -four has
advanced about seyenty-fve per cent. during
the time specified. No legitimate cause ex-
lists for such an Advance. Seeing that from
direct and positive information, we believe
there ls abundance of wheat In the surround
ing valleys, from which -four, sufficient for
the years consumption, IL fast manufacturing
by the excellent mills of the Gallatin, Madi-
son and PrIckly Pear valleys. and this short
lived monopoly, as we have believed, is about
at an end. Elated and excited by the reports
OF the fabulous prices obtained FIR flour, the
farmers and mIllers of the valley have taxed
their Touring mills TO their utmost capacity,
and are even now rolling in their teams laden
with flour from frosted wheat and unbranded
week our -four emporiums had agents on the
road from Academy Hill TO Crow Creek, offer
ing exhorbltant prices for all the -four In
sight. To-day the seller of Aour Is searching
the town for \ purchaser and can find aone.
The higher che tree the greater the fall.
Last evening We heard an exultant and indie
pendent farmer ask twenty dollars for his
flour, (hbout 100 bags,S but not finding a pur-
chaser, he concluded to take fifteen curren CIV
Tor part of his load, and hard to find buyer
at that. But five dollars is not much of a
decline In twelve hourl We are informed
that about six hundsed bags arrived yesterday
which will have an additional effect of caus-
ing decline In a few days we expect TO
see -four quoted at the old figures.
DEER LODGE ITEMs.-From the In
dependent we gather the following items: 1t
is generally understood that a new Hotel i.
to be erected opposite Dance, Stuart & Co..:
store, and part of the material is now on the
ground The new Court House is being
peopled with the county officials, who are fix
ing their Offices We y neatly. The District
School opened yesterday with d l.. Irvine
as principal. - On Thanksgiving night the
kids" of the city had a gambol in the new
Court House. They tripped through their in.
nocent pastimes till two in the morning wher
they all skipped home Pleasant. Very
The Court Is engaged on the suit of Bowman
vs. St- l.. 4 NJ. NJ Co. Little other business
will be done by the Court this term, as tn,
Judge must be in Virginia to attend the Su
preme Court December 7th, .lS6S. There j!
strong suspicion that Deer Lodge will hav,
Library Society for the purpose of engaging
IN an intellectual combat that will go on
TO maintain the position assumed" Nha
they want TO do that for we can't understand
...."Hoss racing" and foot racing are nov
occupying some attention, and exciting mucl
interest. Take it all in all Deer Lodge i
much better.
PERsoNAL--We had the pleasure las
evening of meeting, on his arrival from th,
States, Mr.. Ii. S. Hanson, the worthy repre
sentative Of that A No. 1 Grocer House in
Chicago, Taylor & Wright. Mr.. Hanson Wis
tied Montana last year In the interest of th
House, and found 10 this Territory a lucrativ
field for his business, as some of the heavies
invoices to Helena and Virginia this yea
have been from Taylor & Wright. Hayinl
pioneered the way fer a trade alike deslra
ble to Chicago and Montana, Mr.. Hanson
came last autumn TO Colorado and Utah, an,
after flying visit home has again returne
TO Montana His many personal and bGsi
ness friends IN this city will be glad 10 NEE
him, and e. those unknown We commend bin
as a geutlemanly representative of one o
the best OF Chicago firms.
BLACKFooT AeENCY.-We learn from
privatesource that Capt. Nat. Pope, Specis
Agent for the Blackfeet, has selected a poin
called "Four Men," on the Teton river, fo
the location of the BlacSfoot Agency, an
and the erection of the buildings has com
menced. The location of the Agency wa
not mentioned in the treaty with the Indians
and the Blsckfeet Chiefs selected the locs ito
upon which the buildings are to be erected
This disposition on the part of Capt Pops Z
consult the wishes of the Black fee
IN this matter Is indicative of a new an
mSre equitable Indian policy, which canno
fail TO result in good to the people of III
Territory
OVERLAND MONTHLY. A. Roman & G,
publishers, san Francisco, CAL, 81 per annuu
coin. The November number of this magl
kine is on our table, a. elegant, original an
entertaining rs lts worthy predecessors
there Is ore literary enterprise on the Pacii
coast more deserving of support than an
other, the OVERLAND Is the one. We woul
rather miss our Atlantic or Putnams tha
than the new born magazine of the West.
tFaverses new field, aud has n healthy yigs
a. - distinctive from those of the East as on
glorious unwritten West l. FROM the Boh'
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