The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-11-05

cent. IL gives DnM pleasure 10 acknowledge
the prompt and hearty support which lie re
ceivcd on thst occasion from the rcmainde
of the press, and the private assurances Of
approval which have reached him from tn,
people
More recently, the New NORTH. WEST, .
paper published at Deer Lodge. Montana
complains of the treatment that Tcrritor,
has received, rs follows:
Here follows the article on 'inine Statistcs~ 1,
No. II Of the NEW NORru.WEsT.l
A few considerations which occur to u.
as tending to mitigate the severity of thi.
criticism, VIC venture to submit:
l. 1t is not true that the Government nav.
from SIC, 900 to &c. 600 per annum for thest
Reports. The total appropriations for (ou,
years amount to 81, 800; for the last tux
years. to sle, 800. No appropriation has eve,
been made for this purpose in the region eas,
Of the Rocky Mountains. The fault is no,
Mr.. Brownies, nor Mr.. Raymond's, nor Mr..
Taylor's; it lies with the people Of Montana,
who have plenty Of energy to spare in find
ing fault with those who try to help them,
but none to expend in helping themselves.
Messrs. Reyes, Langford, Eaton, DcLacy,
and others, who have generously attempted
at different times to supply this deficiency,
have mot with little or no encouragement
from the citizens.
2. 1t is not true that the Commissioner Is
paid sufficient to enable him to visit each
State and Territory every year. 1t is nat sr&s
that be il expected to do 20. The absurdity
of the notion is evident from the fact that
IN Annua! Report is demsnded-a duty in
compatible with the constant travelling
which this critic supposes to be the only
function of the Commissioner. This Report
is the object of the Congressional appropri-
alton; and it is wisely left TO the discretion
Of the Commissioner to 60 where he thinks
his personal presence is most needed. The
critic admits that Montana has had the best
papers in the successive reports, but hints
repeatedly mat no credit il due the Com
missiorers for this. Why mott If Mon
tana has come off 30 much better than the
regions actually visited BY the Commission.
err, were they not wise and generous in
staying away and employing better men!
8. It is not true that Mcssrs. Eaton and
Kcyes did their work ''gratuitously." They
did, indeed, receive sums ridiculously mad
equate to the value of their services; but all
that could be afforded them out of the whole
available sum (e5. 000) with which it was
necessary to defray the Commissioner sol.
AIRY, travelling expenses for IL, 900 miles, and
oil assistance. Besides this, their very gen.
erous aid was contributed from motives of
personal and professional friendship for the
Commissioner, with which the public has
nothing to do. It 10 probable, however, that
they were also moved by . public. spirited
desire to serve the Tesritory-s spirit which,
10 growing ''almighty scarce in the Terri
tory itself. Montana started with less Of i,
than almost any other mining region, and
has been steadily losing It ever aimee. Let
the NEW NORTH WEST consider whether
some of its excellent English might not be
probably bestowed, first, on . decent and
honorable apology, and, secondly, on N
attempt to sting the citizens of Montana in
to vitality enough to inspire them to reply
st least to the letters Of those who ask in
formation Of them concerning their own 70.
sources and progress. --. ......r
l. The reasons Why the present Commits.
sioner did not visit Montana this year, are
few and simple 10 the first place, be ~
up an sls5i He went somewhere else, where
It was absolutely necessary for him 70 80, In
order TO seek out proper ssstdsss sgents (the
only kind worth anything) for the collection
Of information. In the second place, be
knew Of persons IN Montana whose work in
such case would b much more thorough
and full than bis could possibly b made ~
rsstA In The third place, however, for his
own sake, and not III because Noatsas Wa
IL danger q bsing neglected, be had rssolv.
Cd 70 visit that Territory, although bis COZ.
respondents warned him that Il wasa most
unfsvorable eeasou for such . pssposa
Probably, II be had carried ont he intention,
10 would bave reosivsd an unfair imprsslioa
ofiss condition and pcospeosA Fortunately
for tho Territory, though unfortunately for
Tie Uommissionss, b. was. b. osetaiu acci-
dents asd ,fatigass Of so0s 900 miles con-
einuous tsavel, physically disah1sd. and thus
pesvsnled from undertaking thstsip. which
b Aopes % cary cot - so0e fueurs oeear
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