Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-12-31

the NAN1 CWkIEk.
The Only Paper PssbStshsd ~
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FRIDAY. DECEMBER 81 1875.
TIE LeEtslsture.
ThH lody will eomosscs their ssssion
o. N6kday next his Of excellent com
posit6Gs, and all inssresas are esoperly
represented. Thar wesk should y Of I
,subs) Dtial character. cea1scips - u
best interests Of the Territory. We 10
oerely trust they will take steps Of . pro
gressive and advanced character. II
1imes are propitious for advanced jegisla.
ton. The temper of the people b excel
eut. There is . fair degree Of prosperity
prevadfDg al classes and pursuit.. md ~
the public mind is prepared for some i'm.
portant action on the psrt of tbe Legbh.
ture q it, present session. There y cou6.
dence III 10 IL oahe.sp. The0aanbasa
ar intelligent and men. - substance Who
ore deeply interested in the business and
pursuits Of the Territory. They are not
bummers, but highly respectable dti1ens,
fully impressed with the needs Of their
constituents and Of Montana. Poseess.
ing In high degree the ooa6depcs Of The
people. what they may deem necessary 70
be done, will be acquiesced 10. There
tore, being thus unfettered and free, We
anticipate important action on their part,
and we think they have the courage 70
do it. We need railroad facilities, and II
tho present Legislature has presented Z
feasible proposition by which these can b
secured, We say, accept it, and the people
will rstify their action. Tho present
shipment Of ores, even at the exorbilan,
rates. brings Unto Montana > very large
amount of money, thus affording EN-
ployment to q very large number Of labor
err, who consume the products Of The
farmer. The price paid for shipping ore,
from Helena and vicinity to Corinne and
by way of Carroll, we learn. b about "a
per ton; whereas. il there IVES railroad
communication, It would only cost e5.
With the present poor facilities . very
small amount Of business 10 necessarily
done, on account OF the great expense;
and tits only the capitalists that can en-.
gage in getting out ores extensively. Il
railroad facilities were afforded, every
citizen who had good lead could worn
+, and find . market ct his lead. Mon
tana il full of rich gold and silver orc
Every county has good paying mines, ~
Of which might b worked TO great Cd
vantage if the ores could b shipped q
reasonable figures. Suppose We had I
railroad running through the Territory
or to it;-what would be the result
Why, hundreds of claims ould b open
ed and worked to their utmost capacity,
thereby requiring the labor Of ihOusands
These laborers must est. The farme,
furnishes the food on which they subsist,
This furnishes Z homo market 1or ouI
productions, and this Of itself il . ereal
advantage. The farmers Of Montana,
different from the Same clasa in the
States, have dreaded large crops, and pre-
fer light yield. thereby getting good
prices. But they have not always been
able to prevent, and cannot, In the fl.
,ure, big crops. Then We ask, wha,
would they do with their large yields II,
for few years, grasshoppers and other
accidents to crops did not comet With Z
railroad there would b no difficulty in
the solution of the problem. Then tn
Territory would TEEN with . lively and
numerous population mining operations
would he largely increased. In al the
counties, good claims. now undevsllpsd,
would be worked, anC laboren b in brisk
demand. Some oppose . railroad, b.
cause they believe freighting would be
This is . great mistake, -
has been proven in The history Of nail.
roads In this Territory the freightng
busissss would b greatly increased. No
one expects that railroad, when It does
come, will 60 by every mining district'
There will bea necessity 70 haul the ore
10 the railroad. But The road Easing
through the Territory or into it viii not
be far OF from the Mines and the short
line Of transportation and the increased
amount OF ores taken out and shipped,
win give employment 10 ten teams, wher<
only one i now engaged IN any ssd I'll
kinds Of :sfreighting. A little le0ecsjon
will eosvisoe aay sensible Nm, b b
farmer or engaged in sny other kidd Of
business, that . EailfoaA xill h bleo5lse
to everybody in-Aoniaas, sitsated q ~
-, remote from . ioeeiga market. L i 4
great mistake &c conclude thas tie mss.
chasss win be the only pe1oas bens6sasd
by , nilrosd. They, - . claas, win moi
derive - much beceAt from sajlrood q
the farmer Of mechanic These two caass
8 wau 10 prodted more largely than oil
oshess. The farmer viii have N iucReos.
Cd dswasd for his eatala, horses and
grain, and. II fact, svssy thing thas ca
be. psoducej on his farm. The DscAauil
win have I'll ~ -wosk - seaa "a. and I
maekss for what y turned out from o.
shop. 1t hes always seemed . sseasel
thing to % that inst Of the opposition I.
aiding In bulldog railroads come trou
farmers, whilst III experience - sAoWu
thas land hes advanced In price, aad III
demAnd Gor farm psodncls iueroasod % q
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