Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-02-26


During . recent visit 10 Helena, rassin
through Jefferson county, We found bu
DOR sentiment and that was In favor of q
4 twmehIa'e construction Of saijrOad Al
Y ri tie necessity for speedy connection
Wi'hihe railroad system Of the country
Amy section without such an advanfag
figs behind the spirit Of the age. and a
at its interests suffer. In our condition ii
chance y afforded for development and
extension Of business operations Msn q
81 occupations are crippled There Is M
n Quesii"n. Of IDS fact, that the citizens 81
H"nssns ore now unit on the railroad
question ard in dead earnest. All that
Las been wanted In the past was un.nimity
to secure the building # railroad. Mon
sana il an OBJECTIVE POINT with far.
sighted capitalists in tn East and on the
Pacific cOsst. and when II 10 understood
that The people Of the Territory are united
In favor Of rilrond and willing 10 AID
thcmseives to build one. outside rsilr,ad
people VIII meet Us half way and take
bold Of TN. schrme with readiness. 3 1,
our people must not be sectional and not
opp,se . railroad scheme because il does
NOT 20 by their own doon.
The people we have seen during two
weeks absence express themselves in favor
OF any prac,icsl route for : railroad CON-
ing 10 Montana. lei it be from where it
may. Onihis subject they know no north
nd sOuth-no east-nO west" but sreI
for 4 railroad 10 be built to Montana All
the earliest period. 1t is conceded that it|
will require the oni'ed aid at III Of our
people To secure railroad, and that diviI
sions among ourselves vii! defeat the con-
e'ruction Of railroad Hence. il IS highly
important that the views enieutsiacd IS to
the various routes, slluuld be rendered IN
. calm and deliberaiive manner, when q
Convention meets 10 cOdsder the railroad
question. = We believe tina. il representa-
tive men are cent from every county, town
and important mining camp 10 Helena on
the first Of April. that unanimisy as 10
route can he reached. and the building of
the road secured. 1t Is Of the utmost i'm
p0r,ance that citizens from every portion
Of the Territory should he in attendance
at the railrMd cow Rii,R N Helena. Tie
hrst IT April may Be- too enrly 10 have = K
full meeting, - might he es',tsn together
n tss'le lsser period. On shis question \
re should like {" hive the views Of the
press Throughout The Territory. The con {
vrnii0n should I've . success in point III
representation. and not prove m abortion. II
Therefore We appeal To every citizen anx,- I
Gus for railrosd to take IN interest. anu q
see that the proposed convention 10 fully +
attended by men 1T intelligence. who will b
enter on the work with single motive io|a
have railroad Controlled by honest men, 4
whose aim wOnli be 10 have every dollar q
rxised spent in The buil'iin. of the rOa,, ID
When the convention meets ana agrees n
upon plan of operations let every man n
in Montana give il his earnest support. r
twilnsiaDding the result arrived at may I
not have been in accordance with Ills own Il
views. A railroad il an urgent necessity Z
and private views must give way 10 the b
opinions aud decisions Of the majority jO'
A Isilrosd. let il cOme IN from any dircc In
,0m, will BE- Of incalculable benefit ioI
Mon tana lin