The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-04-26

DgER LODoc. MONTANA.
ADril 18th. 1871

WOSeJt.-
We desire you to tender To Judge Rice the ho-pi-
talitcs Of our county. Extend u him. In the name
Of your cOuutv m invitation to visit tho town Of Deer
Lodge. and be shsll roe 1t. to address uIou the
subj ct Of Railroads. II he consent. come, LET him
Ok tho day when wc shall expect him. and We will
make him welcome.
r. l. NAPTON, ADDISON SMITH.
Board Of County commissioners aud ci:ixens gencr.
aiv.
The Noseaniam was handed the aiavc by
SPEAKER Rogers. Judge Rice having left for
| the East The xOnt"hiaS in commenting
therein says Judge Rice stated the N. r. II.
r. bonds were not selling Is well this year
- last that no contract had been let far
building any portion of the Road West Of
The Missouri River except 40 miles on Puget
Sound; that his statements left the impress
sion only those 40 miles would Ike built
this year: that the line ola the MusclcshelI
and one still further North were each mere
Invariably considered now than the B'zc
nan and lkc.r Lodge Pass route; that the
and ,hn, The charter (rvquiring the compile.
ton In 1877, would not lDc fOrfrited. The
next .lay i, aided in relation to the dispatch
and comments:
'.The comments were ours. and ne only
''are rrspONai6le for them, Mr. Rogers anu
''ihc Deer IAnIge delrr alton having had
''no,hing To d. with them whatever. The
''dispa,ch Was handed u for puhIicstI"n
| I'VE claim the right u csnl ent ON OIL
''nat,crs given u for publication, and IN
This case exercised the same"
The subsidy papers have made great
ado over Judge Ricc's statements. The
construction placed ur'n his statements rs
that the N. r. r. r. has practically sus
pended the work Of construction, and thai
nothing will bc done this year East Of set-
tied Montana, except to survey. II Judge
Rice stated no contract had been made ex
cept for 40 miles. then there Is q conflic.
Of statement between him and jay Cooke.
who published over his own signature the
staten ent that the contract h.d leen made
with Mr.. King and others to build the Road
from Snake River to Pen dOreiIle Lake
eos miles. This contract se0s let Feb'y Is,
1879 The statement that the bonds were
not sci ing 90 well rs last year We believe to
he distorted. In November and December
after the change in the administration, the
saIc If bonds doubled preceding months
The s'ringrncy Of the money market. sud
the advance Of gold las, month t" l.lS may
have affected tic sales for A"e month. and
probably Judge Rec stated MS much, ana
The, statement was suppressed. That n"
contract had hepn let lciwcen the Missouri
and Yellowstone everybody knew. The In
dams prevented the survey last year, and
contracts do no pveccle surveys. That the
Company does design baisdi"gtbe road from
the Missouri toward Fort Ellis, aud expo,
- complete It 10 the Yellowstone til is yenr We
have had oil gN,d reasons to believe from
statements of officers of the Company, and
from the requirements made Of the Company
by Gen. Sherman before lie would order the
troops for observation-disclosures which
General Cas- and Jay Cooke complied with
In February. If since that the Company
has rcconsidcred their intentions aud do M,
expect ~ build that portion Of the Il 'ad. We
arc not advised of it, and disbelicve il from
the fat that t;en'I A. 3. Ncttlct"n. Trus
ices Agent If the N. p. II. r. Co., . few
days siuce write Us:
There 10 not much that ID new to Say
'',clslivc I" the plans and purposes vt the
IN. r. Co. except ~ assure yOu that sr.
arrangements src satisfactorily progressi y
''for pushing the work If constr "c.i"" with
energy. Some details Ut these plans. !
think shall be able t. write you in very
'few days."
Now. in relation TO the impression left on
the Subsidy Ring ny Rice. that is readily
understood. Mr.. Rice IL . cautious, pru
dent. * Judge Ut the Supreme Court. He
measures his uttcrances OF the pls,s of his
Company with judicial stric,ncss, aud cx.
poets all " be received with Judicial fair
ncss, instead If bcing CARRIED, distorted and
iurne.i inside out by . lutof schemsrs. The
Northern Pacific Company must be lot ri
luns.'cs If they sent Judsc Rice hereas their
representative with only tho message I"
Montana that the XoStaniaS rcports frDm
him. The distortion Of his statements Is
evident. The Company has line Of road
TO l'uild they have bonds to sell, and -
the bonds are cold the rOad will be built
Judge Rice would not say absolutely that
90 many miles would bc bull. in given |
time, because the N. P. Co. IL not run on
the high pressure, supple jaw, irresponsible
basis of the Montana Subsidy Rings Moon.
shine Road, but on business principles by
business men, whose words ore careful, Gun.
sidera,e and reliable. bdt because Judge
Rice would not do this, the Xontas;an
forthwith sulks and has the blues, and the
N. p. 70 not going 10 he built until the -
sociste editors Hypothetical grandchildren
have the measles, add the country Is gone 10
the devil generally. If the Subsidy Ring
isn't stuffed with greentacks. And al this
after Judge Rice Aas gone and is unable to
answer, and while the Extra Session 10 ye,
sitting. It will not commend itself To think
SUk sDCWs WuO SuC uSOGUSUSlCJ u4UOS ny Tue |
.vo"tnminn evidently o their request. by The
Deer Ldge delegation. shows dsry aid not
undsrs'sxd Judge Rice rs the AsHta"iam
represents him.
We are not interested In this question any
more than any other citizen having the vel.
fare If Montana ut heart. We are neither
In the pay If the Subsidy Ring or the North.
ern Pacific We have believed and d. believe
i hest f"r Montana to refuse subsidy to any
Private Corporation 10 keep out Of debt;
" have our Territory m inviting field for
labor and capi,sL We know the N. r.
land grant y ample " build the rad; thss
100 miles havs hsen built; that It 10 under
I've direction Of the AbIsss 6nancieu and
railroad men On the continent; that they
ussn business and sre bending every euer
y to The co0plssion OF their gos,d work.
L will bsne6t Aonisns-re create Il o. Il
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