The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-11

mail line came up for discussion IN the House
of Congress, March 9th, Beck, Of Kentucky,
Iav. 81 Illinois. and sthers. opposed II,
simply because it was the first subsidy i'm the
session ana entered the wedge for otllcrs.a
Cox was against It because It prejudiced the
5. 'aaasna lsallroad Company, and 30 were
Others Isl reasons both light and selfish.
Aon,. al them scenl capable of rising abovs
s.,ssssanal motives and taking the broad states
mems, view of tbs case, As became Il. Inc
Interest Of this State, and the national in-
crease az commerce, wealth and prosperity
did not enter into their thoughts, and the del
eoatlon selected, as usual, when interests Of
vital importance are at stake, failed TO repre-
sent the great advantages which would ac-s
erue to California and San Francisco that lies
al the Golden Gate of commerce between
Asia, America and Europe. Sargent, VINO
represents nobody but the Interests OF the
Central Pacific Railroad Company IN Con
gress. is engaged in controversy with Cox
concerning the charges Of the Panama tall
road Company, for which nobody here cares
ANYTHING about, except, perhaps, his mas
tiers; and by exasperating Cox ne was, u
part. instrumental Id the defeat OF the Dill.
Had our mountain statesmen exhibited more
prudence aid moderation, it IS very likely
that the bill would not have been killed by
majority OF five. The proposition however,
TO double the Pacific Mail subsidy. as well a.
ills service, was subsequently reversed in the
Senate in the post office bill. il was thought
then. as well as now, that it will pass the
Senate and overcome the five majority OF the
opposition ii, the House. We, too, feel san
guine that such will be the case. Both the Leg
islature OF this State.and the Chamber 81 COM
merce of this city, have sent we'll Worded me-
MORALS to- Congress asking tor this grant OF the
proposed subsidy to China and Australia. I
have requested our Representatives i'll Con
gress to aid with all their power the passage
of the Senate bill. There is no doubt that
on the high seas. and in the Pacific particil-
latlv. we are tile least represented nation OH
the earth. On the 18th of last March the
Secretary of the Navy. in his report TO the
Senate concerning the means Of establishing
iron ships, restoring commerce, etc., made
tile statement that through the aid Of steam
ships the foreign commerce OF Great Britain
has reached for the present fiscal year, the
sum Of 81, 9le, oo0, 900; and as the aggregate
OF the worlds commerce is estimated at
Sc. 49,, 600 900, England has, by quick ana
cheap transportation, secured about one
third oil the entire commerce of the world,
whereas our commerce has decreased IN cor
responding ratio. TO remedy this evil the
Secretary has proposed the adoption OF the
same means not from any single port, but
from all tho ports Bf the country. He sag
oests the establishment of seventeen lines oil
communication, with touching connections
and terminal and collecting points. For the
present, however, he limits the number to
six. as being Of immediate and paramount
necessity: These are the Mexican Gulf line,
Pacific Is ands line, Queenstown Il Liverpool
line. Galway Il Glasgow line, Southampton.
Whissengen Is Antwerp line, and the Glib
ralter 4 Cadiz line. These are, indeed, few
lines for the wants Of commerce at this time
Yet even we may be thankful if the Repre-
sentatives in Congress will soon pass q law
for their establishment. They are afraid OF
mourning the displeastre OF the people, II
they grant subsidies to interpretations. Luf
it il not true that the people are opposed to
all kinds of subsidies, particularly when alb
solutely demanded BY the interests OF COM
merce and the prosperity OF the marion.
After having subsidized certain monstrous
and grasping corporations like the Central
Pacific Railroad, Congress should, in justice
to the welfare of the country. grant sons
reasonable aid to the steamer lines chat con-.
meet with them The means of Transports
ton we have BY land do not absolutely bear
any proportion with our conveyance by sea,
and commerce with Asia has already trebled
and is daily increasing more and more. The
islands of the Pacific, Tahita and Marquesas,
III fact the whole South Pacific Archipelago,
with Australia and New Zealand, are every
iaonth, week and day being developed in a
wonderful measure. Their trade is chiefly
with the United States, and it's over product
which they chiefly demand. Is l. not, then,
poor policy TO cut us off from such great
commerce for lack of steamship lines? We
are all opposed to monopoliss; but a line Of
steamers which confines itself to certaln
terms and a fixed price is not monopoly.
San Francisco, by its geographical position,
will soon be the great emporium Of the Pa
cific, and perhaps the centre of trade between
Asia. America and Europe. Not only one.
line and its double service will soon be re
quired, but double and treble that number.
Let no narrow policy debar US from the great
objects III view. Let no small-souled poll
tician, for fear Of mourning public displeas-
ure, be slow to vote upon that subsidy which
il demanded BY the unanimous voice OF this
great city, State and natlon.'
SAN FRANcIsco, April 8.
Letters from Lone Pine say that the whole
of Owens valley has been moved southwark
fourteen feet. Over seven thousand shocks
have occurred to date and still continue, but
not with sufficient force 10 do damage.
DR.. Wooster, surgeon Of the g. s. Marine
Hospital Of San Francisco, has been sued for
$40, 900 By i patient for malpractice.
committee Of one hundred citizens has
been formed, under tire name of COMMITTEES
of Safety, to guard San Francisco against
railroad monOpely - said Committee will con-
fer with the Atlantic 81 Pacific Railroad repre-
sentatiyes with view to securing the con-
strllction of q line and maintaining II inde-
pendent Of the Central and Union Pacific.
S. s gsss