The new North-west., 1872-12-28

pany shall build prohlemas,cal road from
one point not designated to another poin,
not sscersaincd, in an indefinite time and
for sum Of money not understood.
Gentlemen, II II absurd. We want somc
business. like proposition from the advocates
Of the North and South road and We have
had mono yet. do not see that Deer Lodge
and other counties not traversed would be
benefited by this road. and it would bc un>
just and unfair to tax them 10 build II. If
the Legislature 10 convened, the East Side
counties have y majority and will naturally
impose Territorial tax. It will be to their
interest to do 50. My friend Judge Symes
admits that he distrusts the Legislature.
My friend Col. Sanders 10 = member of that
body. It's to be hoped that this distrus. Is
not intensified by the fact that his colleague
In this business is . member of that honor.
able body. We do not want . session Of
the Legislature or any subsidy. The North.
ern Pacific Railroad company Is a powerful
and wealthy corporation, and Is rapidly ex>
tending 'ts road into our Territory. That
road will reach here as soon as any other
cm. Its own supreme interest 10 to com.
plesc the road. It 10 not more than 80
miles further from the crossing Of the Mis-.
souri, river, where the Northern Pacific is
now completed save. ten days work, to the
Three Forks of the Missouri than II Is from
Corinne to Helena.
Col. Sanders proposes that % We are poor
and business 10 dull, we should Immediately
involve ourselves In debt Of 100000 or
or $3,O00,000 This is poor advice. 1t is y
true principle Of political economy, and ap.
plies equally a. we'll to communities and
States rs to individuals, that when we are
poor aud business 10 light we should be
economical and keep Ous of debt Utah Ia
held up to us by these gentlemen ~ an OK.
ample OF country made prosperous by rail-
roads, and We arc urged to follow in its
footsteps. That 10 exactly what we should
do. The gentleman was unhappy in citing
that Territory, but 1t was as good, perhaps,
~ he could do. The Central and Union
Pacific Railroads were i've or six years in
building. The progress of the Northern
Pacific In the past two years has been abso,
lutely marvellous - compared with the cor.
responding years Of those companies Blu,
Utah did not sabsidise them or any oppos.
i.ion roads, either. The people Of Utah
waited patiently until the great through
line was completed without u dollars OK.
pense to them, and when 1t was completed,
developed their Territory, opened gres.
trans continental avenue Of traffic and
travel, when wealth and population was
brought them, they commenced building
railroads rs branches and feeders to the main
line. Let u do likewise, be patient, per-
severing, steadfast, industrious and econom.
ical, keeping free of debt until the Northern
Pacific reaches US and then with the wealth
aud population it will bring to develop our
country, under no heavy tribute to a com>
para'ively useless road, with no druin upon
our treasures that brings no commensurate
benefits, we Can build narrow gauge roads
such ~ may be necessary to perfect good
railroad system for the whole Territory
without involving Us In ruinous indebted.
ness.
Mr.. Dixon was succeeded In brief, satiri
cal and pointed speech by Maj Chas. S.
Baga, who made many good points. but our
space Is exhausted. The gentlemen making
reply carried the audience by storm, they
raw The humbuggcry Of the scheme and
manifested their conviction by almost con-
si"uous and enthusiastic applause. Tic
meeting lsetsd till midnight, and the cham.
pons who had come for wool went out
shorn, and We hope wiser I'd better men.
zAey Ut least have no doubt a. to how Dc
Lodge stands on the question 1t issue that
night.