Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-10-10
THE PROSPECT.

The late financial troubles in New York,
unlike former ones. have not affected the
business of the country to any serious extent.
IND the iatest.aslviccs inform us that better
feeling prevails, and things are coming around
all right. We are grasiiied to perceive the
decided improvement in New York. and are
inclined to the belief that in month there
will be very lew traces of the crash apparent
in business. AS tar as the Northern Pacific
Railroad is concerned, it seems not to have
been injured by any losses, except the loss
OF Jay Cooke as its financial agents. This
firm will doubtless be able III short time to
make arrangements By which they win be
able to resume business. we 40 not believe
that tile railroad will be retarded In tile pros
ecution of its work by the late financial
troubles. 1t no doubt will cause the Com
pany to be more active and energetic, and
employ all the means it can command to fin
ish the road to Central Montana, 50 as to Sc
cure the business of this section. There is
no question that the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company mean to put themselves in a
condition to do the freighting for Montana
next season. both by way OF the Yellowstone
snd Fort Benton. The Yellowstone route
seems to be the fayoritc of TIE Company,
and the trip now being made by the steamer
Ida Stockdale is to ascertain how high boat
can come up the stream. Until we obtain an
accurate report Of the trip Of the Ida Stock
dale up the Yellowstone, it cannot be deter
mined from What point road can be opened
TO connect with STEAMERS bringing goods IN
that direction to Montana. 1t il siie-purpose
and wish Of the Company tel open a route
from some point on the Yellowstone to Mon-
tana and that Is the purpose Of making the
pre- sent trial of the navigation of the Yellow
stone. If the Stockdale succeeds in reaching
. point high up on the stream without diff
Guilty, and asecrtains that navigation will be
safe and easy, then the necessity is created
for opening up a good wagon road to the
point selected by the Company to discharge
freights. The Company propose to give
through bills OF lading for goods to ali the
towns Of Montana next season at rates SO
low as to Go away with transportation here
after by way OF Corinne. So soon as the fact
is ascertained that the Yellowstone river " i'll
be the route by wlsi,h the Company will send
freights to Montana. the Company will have
agents here to co-opt rate with our people in
regard to opening a road, and whilst no doubt
they will use their own means literally to
accomplish this undertaking, we feel sure
,ur citizens Will lend helping band IN such
m important undertaking. 1t will be OF i'm
rense benefitto this section, and to do great
leal for us, until the railroad is finished to
Central Montana.
In view of these considerations, we see
rood prospect for Eastern Montana. Let The |
reighting now done from tile Union Pacific |
md Corinne be transferred to tho Yellow
tone river, and we shall have the most pros |
)erous times this section has ever known.
md we have not tho least doubt that nine
enths OF the freigi,ting of next season will
,omc from that direction. The, Northern
Pacific Company is bending their energies in
hat direction and have secured a fleet of
boats to do their business next season, which
winter at Bismarck, and be ready early in
he season to 60 to work. We have an abld-
NJ faith in the unconquerablc energy of the
gentlemen connected with This great enter
prise, and feel convinced that they do not in
tend TO spare any effort to insure tile compile
plelIon OF tier read at as early a day as pos
sihlc, and VIC regard the prospect as quite
faxorable