Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-11-21
REMO1sTRAgCE #Ef
Against Railroad Subsidy or an
Extra Session Of rte Leg
sS;adure.

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10 HIS Erceusncy, BENZ. F. POTTS,
f1ore,nor cf Montana
We, the. undersigned, residents and tax
payers of the Territory OF Mountains. learning
that petitions are being circulat cd requesting
you to convene the Legislative Assembly of
| Montana Terrilery in extraordinary session.
| respectfully demonstrate against the calling
| ofsnch session. setting forth
FIRST That no exig-ncy of public affairs
now exists requiring the conyening of such
| session; that we understand that the object
OF requesting the calling of such session is
for the purpose of substituting NORTH. and
South Railroad; that no propostloa has
been presented 10 the pcos.le OF the Territory
for the construction of such road upon
which they can intelligent.y act or instruct
their Representatives that no issue of sub
sidzng Railroad was presente to the yo-
tiers OF the Territory at the election in which
Shelr present representatives were chosen !;
liaat the exigency of Substituting a North and
ooutn Railroad is not one Of such Importance
20 the people OF the Territory as to require
the converting of such session y
Second. That the calling of a session of
the Legislature would entail an add .tional
Territorial Indebtedness OF from Thirty to
Forty Thousand Dollars. and az the present
Territorial indebtedness is near One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars. and the indebt-
edness of the several counties is near treble
that sum. and cons dering that the popula-
ton OF the Territory does not excesd Eigl,-
teen Thousand persons. it is incumbent on rs
to be economical in its experimentation.
especially rs the taxation in this Territory il
now exorbitant. amounting to three per cent.
on the valuation Of all property in some
counties. t
Third. That the avowed object of such
sassie II is to enact law authorizing the
several counties through which the proposed
railroad is expected to pass, to vote subsidy
to the same. That the amount of the pro-
posed. subsidy is very large, and will exceed
the valu'- CT the real and fixed property in
said counties; that the voting Of such sub
sidy would have tendency to prevent imm-
grafton into said counties and materially re-
tard the growth and prosperity Of the same !;
that there are portions OF each county thro'
which is proposed to run said railroad that
will not be directly beneitted thereby and
hence the voting of such subsidy would be
unjust to the citizens living therein.
Fourth. That the precipitancv urged Iii
voting subsidy is such as to arouse the gra-
vest suspicion Of the honesty of the applca-
ton of the sum asked for i'm aid Of such en-
terprixc.
Fifth. That measures involving the ex-
penditure OF such large sums Of public mo-
iey should be thoroughly discussed and care
July weighed and considered before acted
1pon, and hence. that we deprecate the U.s.
'cenlly haste with which this question is BE-
ng rushed upon the people, especially as the
question is not presented to this Territory
whether it shall have railroad connections
lpon voting subsidy or whether it shall be
deprived thereof on 4 failure to do SO; that
Il all probability the North Pacific Railroad
will reach the settled portions of this Terri
DRY before North and South railroad could
i constructed with all the aid the several
ounties through which the sai,lrailroad will
Ass could give tile same that when popula-
ion and wealth shall have iaeEss-sd within
mr. Borders It will be time enough to consider
whether the material interests Of our people
Fill be promoted by voting so large sub>i-
Y as is proposed tor the construction OF
abroad connecting US with the Central or
Jnion Pacific roads.