Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1872-12-27

ticittrE their immediate written proposition,
~ the premises. and requesting sem ID pre.
pare to send representatives 10 attend said
session, fully prepared to make aud resaiye
propositions
fssctrsd. That aaid Committee Immediately
request His Excellcncy the Governor to III.
stantly open likr correspondence with said
companies, enqniring when they car sc,ttl
such representatives.. the Governor to be It
the same time solicited u make his call TN
said session contingent upon tbs replies 81
said companies AMI That sufficient tisne
shonld be allowed for said correspondence,
and the dispatching Or saisl representa-
4 tives.
4 Rssolpsd, That we are opposed il st,bsitliz-
ing any road " Whatever, unless it should an
pear that s,,cl,a aid Willlma erlally hasten the
completion 1t one demanded by The Interests
ct tlie Territory alil that, atg p.eseut, said
subsidy should not exceed two million dol
i lars.
/ Resolred, That While VIC 60 no. q as.rt, die
tatlg by these resolutions, in IA. d Of any
special road, yst az The Northern Pacific was
tiie fiTst 70 approach our Ter. to..r-tlsat IL
offers the most valuable optlct. md IS il
seems On 5accotlilt Of extensive Government
AID already granted II .lsst becohlts 81 great
Resistance as the road aehahces), and Of tho
fact that it is already and efficiently ORGAN
led partially in opera, on and gradually
approaching us-asiu because of tie l;,te ~
stsance Of It's President OF It's ability to reach,
- is'st II aided BY rs We feel that Il viii be
% the dsstided its,est Of tile entire Territory
thar atfi' Legislators shonll bear Ii. mind HI
these IN aorlalf acts i'll granting any subsi-
nv, and f!iat II would be poor policy u eo;,-
slider the lowest bill without regard to tho
vastly more important question Of Time. Of
eaa'oictlon md most advantageous line CT
Communications.
Resos0sa. That COPY Of these resolutions
be instantly sent to Che Governor, afr I'M 4
copy be circulated for genera, Signature
and that said Committee Oil Correspondence
open friendly communication with. and rr- I
nil copies Of these RESOLUTIONS al ~ parties
n the Terri Org now making efforts to Bring
[lis question before the people, Ilat
= 80 3 nay De arrived 1t thai will ac-
erue to the benefit 81 the Territory At LARGE.
Hon. Thos. r. Edwards in an able and elo
luenlat address spoke Of the location or Tie
=. 3. Assay Office and the fact that the best
interest OF the Territory should Da consulted
'efore it was permanently located. The CEN
lemaH's speech was followed by the intro
luction Of the following resolutions, which
we're aiopted
WHEREAS, q Bill establishing a.l Assay Of
zee N Montana having passed the u. s. Se ~
te. and the same having gone before the
louise for its action,
Resotoed, That in order to obtain the great J
st practical benefit from the establishment !
said Assay Office. and that the Territory i
lay gain from it ai' The Gosernlaent INTENDS I
nal accrue to il from the same, its Locations q
lould be left to the people. I
Resol0ed, That as tle rnmor gains ground
Int Helena is the cite selected, bit as the
oundaries OF the Mineral section of the Ter :
tory aresconstaa: changing under the III
fence of new discoveries. while the tIevel- 1
,ments In Eastern aud Southern Montana. Q
e Yellowstone and Clark's Fork regions Z
axe tile question Of site OF great impor- \
nee. we respectfully protest against the Sc
sticn OF Helena, or any other point, except q
the people.
Resotped. That copies Of these Resolutions q
sent tQ aah h bid faac member of the Com b
ttee on Mines and Mining, and all the Ter x
orial papers. Sc
Nessrs. j. q. Davis, Irving Hunter, Judge b
leet. G p. Blakely, E. Morse, Geo. Roe. Of
] =. B. Langhprnc. ..Esqs., were appointed er
Committee TO circulate the resolutions and
ition. to
lhe Secretary was requested to furnish pr
~ of the proceedings 10 the Territorial DC
pers for publication. It
IN motion the meeting then adjourned ~
L. S. WILSON, Chairman. sp
n. Williams. Sec. Sc
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