Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-03-14
subscr1ption Books openeds
Immense Amount or stock Already Snb-
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lEmmense Amount or stock Already Snb-
seribea land Water<sa1
All Iunedlss Session Of tls Legislature Called fT..
sUapARALLELrD EH1Hue1AsK.
Capital, 1000, 900, 900, DOC rs!
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Pursuant to notice heretofore Gntended
to have Ieen) given, a large and enthusiastic
meeting of thefriends and projectors of the
Montana, North Pole and Useless Railroad
was held on the summit of Crazy Mountain.
$4,000 feet above the level OF the Erie Canal,
Eon Thursday, Feb. 9th. 1873. The following
are the official minutes of the proceedings:
The M. N. P. & u. Railroad Company
perfected its organization OF, Thursday.
According to the notice which has (not)
been published III he paper for some weeks,
the first election Tor directors took place.
Foorihundred and thirty-six thousand votes,
representing that number Of shares OF stock
subscribed land watered), were cast, result.
ing in the choice Of the following directors:
Lunanillo, King Of the Sandwich Islands;
Biackfoot, Grow delegate; George Francis
Train, a friend Of the Bastiles; Wash-a-kee,
a Snake; Marcus ID. Orahood, Professor OF
Poetry; Bannack Jim OF Hog-a-die; Hoax
Ames, ex-Congressman--as should be; Bill
Hickman a Saint; Potter Rockwell. another
Saint; The Mountain Chief, a, Blackfoot
Gent; David Crockett ST.; Old Red Snow,
Assinaboine Missionary; Woodruff 8 Claiiin
another Missionary; Beau Hickman, Of
Washington; st. Paul, a Cariboo Indian;
Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, jsi; Ed.
Stokes, Toombs, N. r.; Spirit of Lin-cuul, a
late celestial departure; Blackbird. detunct
Crow hnrse-thiet.
At meeting of the Board of Directors,
held at the office of the Company on the
evening OF February 9Th, at which, were
present all the resident, foreign and aerial
Directors, the Board was fully organized by
the choice of the following officers:
/. President. Victor the Great; ..ss..s
Yice-P Presidents, Prof. Orahood, Susan B.
Anthony, Beau Hickman;
Secretary. Spirit OF Lin-cum;
Treasurer, Hoax Ames;
Z Executive Committee, Bill Hickman, Por-
ter Rockwell, Blackbird, Bannack Jim, Vic
Woodruff. ,,. 49,, e='........
/ BY unanimous vote the following resolu-
tion was adopted: 81 a...os.. III -. $50
Resotuted, THAT the subscription books of
this company shall remain open at the offices |
Of the company, on Crazy Mt. and at the
tepee of ST. Paul.. at Carmaloops, British
Columbia, tor the term Of nine hundred and
ninety -nine DAYS from, date for all who wish
q become subscribers to its capital stock.
7 1t was then stated by the president that it /
would be perhaps advisable to take advantage
If the very first moment after the legal COM
,letion Of the organization to submit if pos
ible, a clear and definite proposal to the
,nnnia an.l "a s 1v.tIts1,
# the desires and object of the Company.
The following preamble and resolutions
we're submitted and on r. otion unanimously
dopted:
WHEREAS, The necessity of a speedy con-
ection with the railroad system of the
ountrY daily becomes more apparent TO the
eople Of Montana; and as tile following
arties have by letters and kilograms here
nto annexed slgnified their desire to submit
} the Legislature, or receive from the
eople propositions to accomplish such a
therefore be it
fssoluted, That we urgently petition Gov.
otis to convene, as soon as he can conven-
ntly, the boys comprising the Legislature,
a highly extraordinary session, in accord
ace with the wishes of us, as expressed by
ur autographs and marks, to petition Z
ting i'll our minds eye Horatio, in -.
lat 1t may consider the propositions Of the /
flowing parties, or any other party organ s
ations. Il
.Ist. OF the Jerusalem. st. Petersburg &
.oscow lnvincible Broad-track, Narrow
auge r. r. to speedily advance their line to /
ehring's Straits, to connect with our'n. II
See Pres. G.. D. Alexis letter.
I'd. The. Central, South Pole g. Honolulu
/. r. to construct, or extend, their line to
'hoop-up. ". .s Z. e
3D.. OF the uiiji & Topeka Northern r. r. L
extend their nsrrow-gauge R. r. up here. q
e telegram. aH sss s4f t,.s
4th. OF General Mike Dooley to construct
Ie Dublin & Pike County r. R., and run the
oboken line OF oyster-sloops from Phoenix :
ark in Dublin to the centre Of Montana I
,e telegram. sts sta !
9th. OF this company. to construct the
ontana, North Pole and Useless Railroad, 4
specified somewhere in their articles of q
corporation.
9th. Or of any modification or eombina- =
on of these plans, or any other, that may be
lbmilted; to choose the best or reject them
]. as the Legislature and Governor may i
,em wisest. !,
kesotuted; That the Company pledge them
Ives not to ask for or accept Territoiial
lbsidy--i. e., provided the counties don't 90
lex on us.
Resotuted That this Company agrees to
ceiye no land gift from any government,
IT, on the other hand, promises to pay for
ght Of way from the Wahsatch Mountains /
the Arctic Ocean, $50 per acre, to the res
,ctive governments of fhe United States, !
ngland. Greenland and the unknown Arctic !
ngdom, through which countries the road !,
III pass. $780, s... !
Rssotuted That we can't think of anything
sc to rcsolute
3 VICTOR, the great President. /
J! 5. iS oThAHooD' Great !