The Montana post., 1868-09-25
From Tuesdays Daily.

THE MoSTASA TRADg.-Ihe following
upon this subject we find in the Chicago Trib
une OF the 4th inst. As showing the interes
which Is taken in this Territory abroad, it vii
prove interesting to our readers /: "One of tn
most recent and important acquisitions to tn
trade of Chicago Is that of Montana Th'
youngest and. it is believed, the richest o.
our Territories in mineral wealth, with a pop
ulation Of nearly forty thousand, and pur
chasing annually from eight to ten million
dollars worth of goods and machinery, il j:
certainly an object worth procuring and re-
tanning Until the present season 1t wa
almost wholly monopolized by st. Louis, but
the establishment of a line OF steamers from
Sioux City to Benton, by the Northwest
transportation Company, gave Chicago the
advantage OF direct rail and water commune
cation, avoIding the one thousand miles dan
gerous navigation below Sioux City. As a
Consequence, Chica 20 loaded ten of the thirty
six csrgoes that reached Fort Benton this sea-
son, and increased her sales some four mill
lions of dollars, besides introducing 70 the
people Of Montana a market which they now
regard with decided favor. ST. Louis, how
ever, has this season been connected with
Sioux City by rail, and an earnest competition
will ensue to gain the Montana trade, a valu-
able one ror eitherto possess. Our merchants
and manufaeturers should see that their inter
ests are well represented IN that quarter, and
one of the best methods of doing this is by
advertising iu the Montana papers. We can
name no better medium thnu the Montana
Posi-, published at Helena, the pioneer paper
of the Territory, having the largest circulation
IN the Territory, and being one of the best
papers in tho Northwest. Its editor, Captain
James II. Mills, is stopping a few days in
Chicago, aud we recommend Chicago business
men to tnke the opportunity Of placing theis
names before the people Of Montana through
the columns of this Journal"
CoxvEYAxcEs TO the FAIR.-The que ton
is being asked by many, ''what arrangements,
If any, ure being made for the conveyance of
persons from Helena to the Fair grounds at
the time OF the approaching sgricultural ex-
hibition?" We are glad to be able to state
that the executive committee, with It's accus-
TONED thoughtfulness, has not neglected to /
bestow its attention upon this point. Arrange |
ments will doubtless be made with the various
hacks running from the city to the grounds !
for the conveyance of passengers, at a I
at a low and uniform price, OF in the event
that it is found impossible to make such an
arrangement, it is probable that the commit |
tee viii themselves establish a line of con-
veyances which will clny passengers down
and back at reasonable rates. Those who /
are contemplating coming from abroad !
for the purpose OF visiting the Fair need,
therefore, have no fears that any expenditures
for cardage hire during the sax c0nseeuti,,s "a
days thut the Fair win be in session, VIII
draw too heartily UPON their purse.
Is A GAS UoUsE.-The H---,I5 s.,..,,-
quoted from the De'eres.. Yews TO show ,bat
We kne" no'-rug Of Utah geography. We
~ ~ Go tha -eiDe 10 show that the Herald is I
fully as lad of Is we are, and hat its "drive"
at Us was, therefore, in very bad tsste. We
quote from he Nevs:
"It Is evident that the people of this Ter /
ritory do not understand the topography of ,
Utah. IL isnot long since we quoted from
the Montana Po>t about the location of
Echo and Weber Canyons, and now TO prove
how far we are behind our Montana neigh
bors In the knowledge Of home geography,
We clip this scrap from the Helena Herald
'An eutrrpyisins 'buggist' in Utah near Deco
Iah, gathered even quarts Of Potato bugs
from one acre the other day Please tell us
where DecorUh' Is and whether it Is much
of potato r~giou."
NEARLY ConrIETED.-The fine three story
stone building of james W. Wliuatch, in
the rear OF tie Herald of5cs. rs nearly 6h-
ished. Il is very imposing structure. and
is n solid moBumeat of the enterprise OF Jim
Whillatca- This gentleman was oue Of the
frst 10 perceive that Broad street was destined
TO be among the 6neSt streets 10 Helena. He
has backed bis Judgment with his money to
the tune Of nearly SO 600 20 construct the
building uOw occapied or rented by the Her
aid folks, and the stone builiing I'm the rear
of the same.
FoE AgEEIcA--9a Saalay's coach, Capt.
Chas. Hendrie left this city for the States. of
course he les GA business, for he would not
be Heudrie IL he did not. lie purposes re-
naming East about as long ns Noah's food Is
said 70 have lasted, at the end Of which time.
like the very ancient individual referred to,
he will return 90 IA mountains. May The
storms bent hghtly upon thee during thy ab-
senee. and the boW OF promise shine bright on
thy return.
THE SToRN.-The rain aEd snow which yes
terday transformed our streets into mud beds
and frosted he mountain peaks in this vicia-
ity, also made its appearances all along the
road between here and salt Lake AZ White
Tail IL showed during the shole day, and az
Virginia the cOngealations descended rapidly
during the entire afternoon A night sp-
proaehed, the sky became clear. however, and
st last necouuts the telegraph rpporteiss all
screne slong these line" f