The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-04-26
FROM WARM SpaluoS SETTLEMENT.
8sns Thiags That q Net Suit q Ssseass.

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EDITox New NORTHWEST
] zee by notice in your valuable journal.
that its columns are open to those who desire
I" state or discuss matters IT public interest.
! notice the people nre avsiling themselves
1T the opportunity 10 spcak far what they
believe righ', and in recognition Of the up
por,unity YOU offer, herewith send anoll,
er subscriber with my screed.
Like all people. We 0f Warm Spring.
have our JOYS and woes. advantages and dis
advantages, and while acknowledging aid
rcJWic'ng In the fret, seek IL amend the 10,
Ter. II is scarcc ncst ssary u speak Of onr
rich breadth OF Vxlles, its vast agricultural
and gIsz,ng resources, Or the immense bnI
den treasures If our hills, whose yellow
wealth aud unsurpassed caral,ili,,cs will lw
developed when tue N. p Il. Il. shall hnye
reached Montana.
ABOUT ROADS.
But VIC have d'sxi vanisges in road and
postal matters. The condition vi our high
ways Is bad. Az the ruxds xre located now.
travellers with loaded teams have in many
instances 10 make rOu"dj"gs vi or z miles;
lighter vehicles may. ~ Brigham Young hn.
it, take ''across lots" and fields to the injury
Of the same and amy auce to owners. In
sOns cases tcamsicrs have to unload and pry
out their wagons In swamp holes, several
times within short distance. This cOmdi.
di,iOn Ut roads 10 known 10 some of our
County Commissioners. Can We not have
thesS highways improved? understand
public moneys stand credited to some If the
Road Districts. Why are lhey not expend
ed They can never he better applied than
now. Those living in my vicinity do not
krOw which road district they are in. We
peti'i"ned tho County Commissioners u
permit Us 10 work on our own roads. The
privilege WAS not granted, Notwithstanding
We complied with the law. l think the ap.
p"riio"u'cnt Of road funds is unjust. II 10
based on the valuation of properly. THIS
gives Deer Lodge City the larg.s.
amount. But ~ deer Lodge receives It's
supper. from outside localities, the Com
m'>sioners should have sppor,ioncd the
funds 10 Oe Use where most needed. Work il
done on good, hard roads in and about your
town, while the swsmps and had places on
main thorougfarcs remote from there a,r
neglected. Should not these latter have tirs
attention ? and should not the voters Of the
| county iook 10 il that Deer L,.ige City
do not have the decided advantage of hsv.
ing two Of the three Commissioner? Our
POSTAL FACILITIES
Are also badly arranged We have two
pusi Offices in This settlement, intended IL
supply y population scattered over scope
If c"u",rJ ten by twenty mics IN extent.
AID neither Of these offices have been lOca.
ted where the people wanted thcm. W.
maize known to Mr.. Csvannugh where We
wanted the tirst Post Office, but he thought,
some Deer k'dger knew better than We did
where 1t should be located. aud upon the
recommendation If the Deer k'dge
man. - per hi. own letter IL me, the office
WAS established II Bcrnsrd's. " here II was Oi
no benefit 10 the public. 1t WAS removed
10 Mr.. + Gcrard's after the election of Mr..
CIngct,, who also procured n Post office 1t
Gwe"lxlc with Morgan Evans ~ p. 81.
Neither Ut ,hrse pSy. Wouldn't Uncle Sam
give u ano'i,cr IT the ssmer Now we csn.
not get our mail from Deer Lodge without,
| travelling = or 10 miles u the Offices now
established. aud frequently it IL One Or two
weeks after the publication before We receive
the papeis. think, too, the service could
liz had for lcss thxn 81 ,2OO per xnnum, tue
amount a,n told il low paid frou, Gerard =
I" Gwcndale. Truly yours, F.S.
| 10 Greek, Apsil II 1873.