Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-12-25
WILL CONGRESS HELD nun
NOkTHERN PAOIFICs

| ms IS = question that ia agit.t;r, -
nl'nd OF the inhabitants Of this ra.,;en -. \.
present, and should be a matter of rraa. :.
::oncltude =: with everybody in the west and
, ~ Iact OF the whole country. There i ana ~
Iso " any great or volumiUous aronmant ~
u;e'ng oitercd in defence Of the nronosis
uou lhat Congress should, in It's dnty a.
x,ss means by which the Northern Pacif.
Naiiroad could and would be shovcJ -
completion from Lake Superior TO ihc Do a.
enc ocean without delay. So far As w.. ara
concerned we shall not suffer if III. rnai
IS not built through for 5 or 10 vcara ~
come The road is in successful operalion
distance OF nearly six hundred miles
now, to the Missouri River, and is not tonlv
keeping up all expenses OF its operation
out Is saving up money. The country Is
oe,ng hlled up all along with thrifty ins
teliigent people and in short tile peonle
are established and the resources Of he
North Pacific region are proving 10 be far
III advance OF the hopes of its most san,
gqlle friends. But 50 far as the general
good OF the State, the Northwest. and the
WhoIe country is concerned. we believe
that the success Of the bill soliciting aid
now IN the hands Of Congress. IS tI,ng
to be dcvoutly wished. From a mili,ary
Standpoint alone, millionsof money would
IN very lew years be saved to the cOunt,v
by It's completion, and the government
would at once become master of the
country and its dusky contents from end
to end. The untold wealth of the conti-
nent would at once be developed-its MN,
eral, agricultural and grazing resources
and the immense addition to the revenues
Of the country would soon wipe out the
Indebtedness of the Government. The
necessity OF the completion Of the North
crn facinc, to the country, IS 50 plain and
palpable that it will not admit OF discus.
sion at all. 1t is PLAN, simple mat er Of
business, wherein the Government is to
be the principal beneficiary. there is no
PROJECT that has ever been undertaken of
more Importance to nation than railway
across this portion of the continent, and
no project has ever Men entered into
whereby the Government will realize 50
speedy q return for SO large dividend as
by the completion of the Northern Pacific.
Railroad. All that is asked Of Congress
is, that the government may stand security
for the bonds necessary to complete The
real, and take for its security all the land
grant and property of the road which is
rendered by the bill as security 10 the
NVSS4uAlSAs " VIC NOIApolIJ, duu WHiCu
is more than doutly ample 10 secure it in
any possible event. We think if Con-
gressmcn reject this proposition, they
will have proved themselves too short
sighted, too narrow minded, 40 be worthy
their positions. Any Congressman, from
whatever quarter, can consistently advo
cate and support this measure at the next
session and justify himself completely be-
fore the most prejudiced constituency; for
in advocating the completion Of the North
crn Pacific and supporting any reasonable
measure for its assistance to that end, they
will be confering lasting benefit on the
country as whole, adding to the strength
of the government, anG working to the
advantages of those whom he represents
in the most effective manner that could be
possible. We have sufficient faith in the
sagaclty Of Congress, AID ic its stamina
as q body Of representative men, to fully
believe they will give the Northern Pacific
the indirect aid asked for early in the COM
ing season. Bra!neri Tribune.