The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1872-12-28

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Despoad in which ws are. I know this 10
. narrow view, and that there y Justihcs.
ton for = large faith In her future capsbili.
ties. What tribute does Montana pay to her
isolation BY way Of sandy deserts and miles
of sage brush? What do they take out of
your pocket and mine, day by day! Look
At 1t In the light of experience. Look what
the Union and Central Pacific Railroad have
done for the Territories they have delivered
from isolation such ~ ours. This Is man.
ufscturing country. Oar raw material il
gold and silver, product current In oil the
markets of the world. with no middlcmen
&c share its proceeds, and II IL the manu.
facturc of this We must look after
In explanation of my advocacy OF rail.
road, will say have no scheme, am not
here to forward any. and friendly 10 none
except that which shall give u railroad
communication in the shortest time and for
the least money. as remedy for the evils I
have stated. did think Of becoming In.
terested IN company during the summer,
hut tho plan was not consumsted only
want to intensity the faith which you have
in yourselves and to get out of the woods.
I am . member of the Legislature of Mon.
tans, and directed by the platform on which
! was elected. in favor of railroad cDmmu.
nication, and deem it better to bc member
Of the Legislature than of railroad COM
pany. Ny platform isl am In favor Of
railroad" broad gauge or narrow gauge.
Mr.. Young's or Governor Orrs, looking 10
the grand objects involved and unhampcrcd
Ivy details. occupy. therefore. IN indie.
pendent position, and cannot bc expected
to favor any particular scheme. I have
always said any or all communities should
organize company, that the Legislature If
called upon NAV have choice and decide
for that organized In the best faith and with
the heaviest subscriptions. l don't care
whether the terminus is in Deer Lodge or
Helena, Virginia or Bozeman. and therefore
cannot argue local questions. My duty is
to intensity the idca-Wc must have railroad
connection. I don't doubt railroads have
bcci' built without subsidy, hut do not
know Of any myself that have no, had gov.
ern,nent or local aid The road proposed
will run for 800 miles through u barren,
sterile region that could not contribute q
penny. There will be no local traffic on it
till il reaches tins Territory. as large as all
New England and New York. with pops
ulalion Of less than 1900 souls. Sucl,
railroads. this presents its bonds 10 capital
under manifest disadvantages / confess
would like road with silver palace cars on
day and night trims, with no vulgarly prac.
tical conductor demanding fares. And l
know of some who would like 10 have a
railroad without paying subsidy, and there
are some who would like to 20 10 Heaven
without rcpcnting of their sins, and those who
would have wealth bu, despisc tic virtues Of
labor and economy. That is the class who
favor railroad but are opposed to helping
1t. ! have never built any railroads. was
desired to accompany some gentlemen 10
California, but had no completely in their
plans II any they had. knew they were
In correspondence with persons there. and
merely took the occasion to visit the Golden
State. But looking ct the magnificent de.
velopmcnt Of that country. the question was
pressed upon me--.Whxt should Montana
give to secure railroad communication
Within the six months preceding this there
had been considerable rsilroad discussion IN
Helena, and of the MEETINGS held l was
present At only ono. Two committees were
appointed. one TO zee what support Montana
could give . railroad, and one to ascertain
what aid could be given to build it, but of
their action knew nothing. Their report
brought to Helena two Californians.
looked upon their project with distrust. l
was prejudiced against the Central Pacific
Railroad, subsidy to which would result
In making Montana tributary to California.
They asked %. 00O, 900 of 80 year per cent
bonds. Twas amazed 1t the array of figures;
he'd never rccollcctcd seeing 10 many since
my school boy days, and shrunk hack in
horror from the proposal. They then Of
tered 70 exclude the present taxable property
and take the interest In taxes on the sub.
sequcntly increased property, to which we
replied no law could lie 80 framed, but the
committee thought the counties would
eventually give e2,5oo,ooo sec it stated
narrow gauge roads are bcing built in Cali.
fornis for $500 . mile. 1t would seem
from this that road could he built to Mon
tana for t2,500, 900, but have never I'd
vised any particular sum, and cannot lie d.
verted from my purpose by any scheme.
The NEW NORTHWEST says We pay an.
nually g., 900, 0oc frcigh,s Every man pays
portion of this. The railroad would bring
this for $1,000, 600 Freights arc now six
cents; the railroad would reduce It to three
certs. It would also obvia,c the necessity
Of carrying over heavy stocks, for which the
consumer has TO pay. Suppose q subsidy
Of 81. 5Oo, 900 Is given, how much il 1t going
to cost Montana? The road will be worth
$lC. 1000 per mile; 800 miles will bc in Mon.
tsna The taxes on it will puy all but $780,.
600 year Of the interest. The gold yield
Is $a,O00,00O annually. 1t costs now to
transport II out 2 70 81 per cent which goes
to Wells, Fargo & Co. One half Of this
elO0, 900 10 an additional tax upon the miners
which they viii not have ~ pay when .
railroad is Luilt. The time required 10
transport money Is to I've considered. The
banks will charge you 3 per cent n month,
but they make nothing ~ that and you lose
II the miners cd thus rave $e6, COO by the
subsidy, it would not hurt them; Us it Is
now, although the Yield may belgrsas and
wages high they save nothing. We lAlght
halvc and halve again and quarter the ben
Gifts and they would still! largely exceed the
Diso,oo0 to he paid annually in interest.
IL effect upon psopsty .nloss wonld be
enormous and not less benefcent a. great
moral agency. have hssrd SOM pessons
talk of the N. r. r. r. probably know
- much about itassaybodY asd kdp pot
know when y will be bailt N De uns
railroad to Montana going to answer IL pur.
posess There are interested parties who