The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-02-15
"PLAyV AND EXPLICIT"

N. p. 4 U, X. r. Company. The new on.
cerP adopted series Of resolutions declaring
tho desirsbiIity of . railroad, On intention 70
petition tho Governor for On extra session
Of the Legislature. and proposing in behalf
of the company to build . road ''bc.wcen
the points spccided" (whst points are spcci.
fed y In two yesss for subsidy Of q, $780,.
600 exclusively In eoxssy bonds, the said
subsidy to b ratified BY the voters Of the
respective counties through which the road
passes They further agree not to ask
Territorial subsidy or favor one to any
other company.
The Gasesss In slluding to their action
says:
The propositions made by the new Board
Of Directors Of the NJ N. p. & U. r. r. Co.,
ore certainly plain end clear enOuxh r.
meet Ill the objections hithereto raised. and
q our contemporaries and our friends on the
when they said that with these objections
removed they would not only cease their
opposition, hut give 10 their support, now
they have chance tn redeem their pledges.
Their future opposition IAN only he cap,ious
or malicious. A. for ourselves VIC believe
thst they were in earnest in their fears IF Q
Territorial subsidy. and Of plan To grant
bonds and get no road. On l,oil, these
points they have ample security"
The Herald says:
The hostility of the Deer Lodge papers
TO the North and South railroad project, 20
long and % bitterly INDUCED. We may row
expect to zee discontinued. Not only that:
It 10 not too much to expect . concurrence
10 and advocacy of the enterprise The
propositions Of the railroad company, now
permanently organized. arc Of such nature
that ODnOsitinn. under Whatever pretext,
falls absolutely to the ground. II dissp.
pointed In our predictions. We may then
know. tor fact, ihSs the antsgOnism of
Deer Lodge in this particular railroad cen.
tcrs in its spite and luminosity INDUCED and
aimed Mwsrd Helena and the East Side
counties. Once assured that 4 Territorial
subsidy was disclsimed, and only county
aid asked. the opposition to tho North and
South road would Immediately cease, the
papers over the range have repeatedly said.
This IL definitely settled by the resolutions
adopted by the permanently organized com.
psny 1t their session on Thursday last"
Now, although loosely drawn. VIC take
tho resolutions If the NJ. N. p & U. r. Il.
organization, with the names of the parties
appended, ct jnst what they say-are DIS.
posed to accept them as honest, unequivocsl
and put forward to secure the friendly ca.
operation of the people, Legislators and press
Of the counties through which the projected
line Of road of that company does not pass,
10 secure road from Utah TO Helena.
There ore names Of gentlemen appended to
those proceedings in whose integrity We
have - unqucstioning faith a. any of their
East Side friends have, and We would like
TO see this question assume such shape that
all further opposition would bc either
captious or malici0us."
The Gazette comedies Us ''carncstncs''
on good grounds for previous oppos.
'tion. That being 20. it must concede
that any propositions looking to Re r:oval
of that opposition should commend them
selves " the opponents Of the Territorial
subsidy scheme - not only honest, but sui.
hcient guarantee that it shall not prevail.
This 10 the more reasonable in that there 10
. method Is easily accomplished as thu.
which has been done, which We doubt not
would be accepted as ample guarantee by
our legislators and people, and which would
were the Legislature called, insure quorum
and harmonious spirit.
The resolutions of the NJ. N. r. & U. Co.
amount to really nothing except q an evil
dencc that that particular company, not one
man OF whom 10 . member Ut the Legislative
Assembly, asks for e2.5oo. 900 In eosnev
tonds. If It Is any guarantee that none
but county bonds will be granted to any
Co. presumes 70 say that 1. will control tho
Legislature of Montana to tina. end. We
do not think the gentlemen who signed
those resolutions intended n place them.
selves In that attitude, aud If they did not.
and having done 70 had not the powcr to |
make It good, then there Is no guarantee In |
them, - they do not effect what any other
company may ask and receive, or do not |
say tue N. N. p. & U. Co. would not take |
Territoris subsIdy II rendered. Il 10 little
provoking that when Il comes down to 0 |
matter Of business and there 10 an opportu.
nifty 70 dispcl . good many wrong impres.
sions that have prev .ilcd; the press of Hele.
M should offer such chat a. that to those
who have opposed the Territorial subsidy
project and say It Is ''amplc security" and
any further opposition can only be ''capsious
or malicious,''
Why not give ''smpIc security" It 10
oil that was asked at first-sll that IL asked
now. II your members OF the Legislature
propose doing what We arc asked to believe
they sre held to do BY the n. N. p. q o.
Go. resolut'ons. Why do they not say 90! If
a reasonable number Of them viii sign IN
agreement that they will not favor or vote
for . Territorial subsidy 10 any railroad
company. nor for subsidy from any county
TO iuy company whose road shall not trsy.
crse such county. and that 40 far a. their
votes will secure It, any railroad subsidy
voted BY the Legislature shall bc subject to
ratification by the voters of the respective
counties by which such subsidy 10 to be
paid, there will be great deal more accom-.
plishcd BY II than dispelling opposition to
N extra session. For the newspaper dis.
cussion ID only picket hring-the fight, II
Ehcrc 10 to be one, comes hereafter, and Il is
y veil not to have It, A harmonious spirit
10 quorum OF the Legislature, should .
DessIon be called, and aid that will be paid.
No objects worthy Of attainment By those
Who favor subsidy to tho Northern Pacific
" North and South railroad, and the way
b easy, and honest, and fair. We only ok
hat which 10 right. II Il ID granted, we'll
md good. II not We viii light for Il.
rRANKING PRlTILE0El,'
4 Boil ICHED.
The following d the repeal of the Frank.
% Privilege - Il passed finally:
b 4 enacted, g., That The frsnking priv.
lege Be, and the salne b hereby abolished.
from and after the frst Of July A. D. l073. i,