Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-11-20

the policy of the paper should be changed.
and Mr.. Bogert put in as editor. l asked him
| if Mr.. Bogert had ever made him proposition
for the matcrial Eyes, several; he had received
long letter from him in Virginia" and
was led to believe from what Col. Back said.
that Mr.. Bogert WAS THE ONLY PERSON: or
persons, who had ever made him any offer
for the material [Another beautiful exenpli'
fication of his frien1ship.] told Col Black
that had worked three years to establish the
COURIER, having in the meantime made
nothing out of it; that it was now on pretty
good basis. with q promising future; that l
did not propose to. surrender hard-tought
battle, when victory was apparently at hand;
with material of my own could make money.
and would purchase his outfit it he would
sell at reasonable figures. Col. Black and
myself returned to Bozeman that evening, to
fix up the business. On meeting him the next
morning, he told me that he had let MIR. no.
CERT have the Office, but had no doubt the
latter and myself could make desirable ar
rangement about publishing paper. met
Mr.. Bogert and had talk with him in regard
to the matter. Now Mr.. Bogert in the Times
talks about compromise, &c. In the first
place, what had he to compromise? Could not
any one or q dozen OF the numerous citizens
of this town come to us at any time and say
that he or they were displeascd with the
course of the COURIER; that it mustbe chang
ed or he would start another paper, but would
compromise the matter, provided would
surrender the result of three years labor. NV
business and future prospects, and for what
An untenable situation and questionable
salary.
did not propose being forced into any ar
rangement whereby the policy of the paper
would be changed; nor did feel disposed to
surrender an invested and moneyed interest
of oyer $4,000 in the business merely for the
privilege of being allowed to work for Black
or Bogert at possibly less salary than
could have obtained elsewhere. l 'emphati.
cally deny that COL Black made me any
reasonable or tangible proposition until AFTER
l had secured another Office but, on the
other hand, before concluding final arrange
ments in the matter of bringing another office
to Bozeman did make Col. Black two liber>
al propositions for his material: The first,
to lease it at fair rental, securing him for
the prompt payment OF the latter; ana the
second was 81 800 tor his interest in the
stock of the concern. which was all 1t was
worth, and would have paid Col, Black a
handsome profit on his newspaper invest
ments in Bozeman, taking all the circum>
stances connected with them into coLsidera>
ton. Both of these propositions were re-
jected. Now. Mr.. Bogert cndeavors to create
the impression that demonstrated an obstin-
ate disposition in the matter; and says that
nothing would avail with me. When lot of
men come to person and ask him to give
up everything for less than nothing, 1t Is
about time for him to become obstinate, unless
he wants to be launched with the force of a
whirlwind upon the ''ragged-edge Of DESPAIR"
But did consider Mr.. Bogerts connection
with me in the publication of an independ>
ont local nawsnaner and tried the effect Of it.
The result was that every leading advertiser
in town notified me if Mr.. Bogert was il any
way connected with the paper they would
withdraw Their PIT onage and have nsthing
to do with the concern
Viewing this whole matter from beginning
to end, coupled with the statement" in the
Times. in which Mr.. Bogert wishes to appear
before the public as an aggrieved individual
because l declined surreDdering to Inn my
past as we'll as in the future; looking at it |
from every possible standpoint, it was GER
tainly the most cheeky. presumptuots and !
unjust affairs that has every come under my |
And the new editor Willingly !
concludes his voluntary contribution With |
the startling announcement, THAT Boke.nan |
is now UNFORTUNATE enough to have two |
Unfortunate Bozeman! Youstood |
off the measles, the humps and scarletfever.
but what have you done to Ee thus aff1ctee With
this last carbuncle Nhe Titaes), and b COM
PEELED to wrestle weekly with Bogert. his dog,
swill tubs and hog literature! Heaven pro.
tect you, for the editor himself says you are
unfortunate in this affliction.
But was Mr.. Bogert forced TO start iews>
paper. He is extensively engaged in mer-
camille pursuits, is Receiver of the Land
Office, and hence. it was certainly not aques
lion of bread and butter. with him. Why.
then, did he embark in the enterprise Of
q second newspaper, ana IN the
irst issue of the same cOmmsserate Ro7eman
Tor the fact of its miserable existence Being
'religlously Mr.. Wrght's friend from legin.
ming to end" and desiring solely passist
him." [see STATEMENT" did not Mr. Bgert
'ealize the fact that his starting a second
PAPER here might interfere to some extent
With the bushes of the friend he was leligi~
,usly inclined to assist. And we ask the gem
leman TO Approximately review his whole
course in this mater, and see it he is not
Orced to the inevitable conclusion, that there
: as much consistency in the browning Get OF
his disinterested frienGship-the deliberate
lttempt to cripple or kill my basiness-as in
my of his former acts in the premises in my
,chalf.
In conclusion. let the new editor rest easy
bout his unfortunate" Times He will
discover soon enough that Bozeman is no
more compelled to support and sustain his
,aper than he was to fOist it upon the CON-
nu nifty. JOSEPH WRIGHT.
L. IL 81 u