Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1873-01-23
No. Q
RAILROAD FREIGHT TRANSPOIs-
TATlONs
Montana shippers and the Utah
Northern R. -.
Con1SNE, Utah, January 9Th, 1878

Cor1SNE, Utah, January 9Th, 1878
To the Editor of the Herald:
Referring to dispatch contained In your
paper of the 3lst ult. from John w. Young,
Esq, to George ). Kennedy, ESD, of Hell
ena, instructing or requesting him to use
every excrtion to influence merchants to
have their goods marked via Utah Northern
railroad, and to have the merchants commu-
nicatc by ''joint resolution their wishes to
him, care of some firm in New York City,
the question naturally arises in connection
with this unbusiness-like proposition of MIR.
Young's, is he soliciting Montana shipments
for his road, or are the merchants of of Mon
tana urging him, or do they purpose humbly
begging him by ''joint resolution TO relieve
them of the necessity of having their goods
transported over n good wagon road from
Corinnc to where the wagon road from Lo-
gan or Franklin will intersect the regular
travelled stage road from this point to Mon
tana? Are there any advantages to be gain
ed by having goods transferred at Corinne,
or at the present junction of the Utah North
ern Railroad, some three miles below this
place, from broad-gauge tcn-ton cars, to
narrow gauge four-ton cars, breaking up
large shipments for the purpose of transport
ing by rail Gf such we may term iD some 40
miles further, and then saying-as glance
at the map of Utah will slow-only some -
miles from Logan and Is miles from Frank
lin of wagon road, over route not to be
compared with the road from here to Malad
Range?
Perhaps It is unknown to the citizens of
Montana tlit the bonds of the U. N. H. X.
Co. are now quoted in New York City at the
rate of 80 and 40 cents on the dollar; and
such being the case, would it not, perchance'
bolster them up to have the merchants OF
yonr r...:.o.y, ny .'JOint Icsviutiun, ask
Mr.. Young to transport their merchandise
over his road, giving promise to bond-holdcrs
of traffic and consequent profit which
cannot otherwise be obtained? Are the
good citizens of Montana endorsing for the
Utah Northern Railroad? We trust not, al
though the only construction to be put upon
''joint resolution" praying Mr.. Young to
transport goods for them amounts to this; at
least it is SO viewed by the Gentle inhab-
itants of Utah. ..
Were there any material benefits to be de-
rived by the merchants of Montana in order
ing goods marked via U. N. Railroad, would it
not have been policy for Mr.. Young to offer
su<l. for r,,c1, n v,rOcaf1npn A
man should always advertise his own bust
ness, and not expect lis patrons to do it for
him. Pray, if may be permitted to ask,
what are the merchants expected to commu-
nicate by ''joint resolution?" Have they
any assurance that the Utah Northern Rail.
road will be completed or extended beyond
its present terminus, south of Logan, or do
any of them know where their goods will bc
delivered to them or their agents for wagon
transportation to Montana, If marked via
U. N. Railroad? ......
The contents Of Mr.. Youngs dispatch to
Mr.. Kennedy are very indefinite indeed, and
if he desires the Montana freighting business
for the year 1873, would it not be advisable IS
well rs profitable Gf any Inducements are
offered) for him to intimate through the
press of Montana what arrangements he has
perfected or proposes perfec0ng for the in.
terests of your merchants? Their wishes by
''joint resolution" would perhaps be rail-
road into Montana. Query: VIII or csn he
build it? ar 80 Yours. -,
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