The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-02-18

correspondent OF the BOZcmalG dUunt
Courier is about ten millions of dol
lars. This valuation, the correspond
eHt says, would bs treLled within
three years If the Territory had rail
road communication. Hence he takes
the ground that the people should vote
II tax Of twenty mills on the dollar for
the next ten years as "aid" To the
building OF n railroad that will give
them au outlet. He makes an esti-
mate nj the cost of grading aud tieing
n road bed eastward towards Bismarck
Mt 81 5000 II mile, and that the road
when finished would have n valuation
of $4,000 u mile, and hat it could be
taxed to pay for itself. The estimate
for grading and ticing is plenty large
enough.
Our Montana exchanges, notably
the Bozcman papers, used to talk
dramatically, Sut earnestly, about
railroad connection witL Bismarck.
This was the grand idea with the
Courier, and it Iabored for this end
with more energy than discretion.
The NOrther Pacific Railroad has gone
to the full length Of its tcther, for the.
present; and our Montana friends,
who are spelling for railroad conuec-
ton, begin to understand now that the
further progress OF hat road depends
upon Congressional aid, and that there
is no aid to be bad until after the
Presidential election, next year. For
this reason they are turning their eyes
Wyoming-ward, and think that Il
railroad connection with the Union
Pacific would be quite us desirable as
with the Northern Pacific. We think
so too. But in oydeT to lay before our
readers the confused and unsatisfac-
tory ideas, that some people have
about the proposed railroad conncc-
ton, we transfer the following articles
from the columns of the Auant Courier
of the 9Th inst, 20 those Of the
LEADER:
The Duly of the Hour.
1--WE are glad to perceive that pub
lie interest is being aroused through
out the Territory in favor of u railroad.
This is, without question, the most
important consideration just now for
u people. There is no disputing the
fact, hat if the citizens unite and
determine to have n railroad that is
will be built, and that wight soon
The zeal difficulty is in agreeing upon
upon the route, and yet n railroad
coming into Montana from any direct
ton cannot fail to be of great public
utility. 1t is, however, very import
ant to build hat road which will
bring the most advantage to all the
people of the Territory. Now, that
the railroad question will be brought
fully and fairly upon the citizens of
Montana, il is Of the utmost conse-
quence hat decisive action be taken,
and a road built. The time has passed
for tdK-building n road must be the
result of the present agitation, and
every man must be in earnest, and
willing to bear his part in the ex-
pcnses incident to the completion of a
railroad to connect either with the
Northern Pacific or Union Pacific.
Whilst We have advocated, and agree
with Judge Meadow, that we should
open the 'f-Ont door" and connect
east of us, still we are for a railroad, if
it is determined to connect south. a
railroad is what is demanded TO keen
every interest in Montana from lam
guishiug-a railroad is needed to make
us prosperous and rich-a railroad will
Hr,fl,l 80, n,.,r,- ;,,r,rAt n,l I,,;,,-.
q railroad is q vital necessity to all of
us and if it takes half Of all we hold,
let us build a railroad and get tout of
he wilderness,n and be a people.
Without railroad connection we are
isolated and cut Off from commerce,
civilization and cheap transportation
for the abundance produced by our
soil and minerals. Let every man,
every energy and every dollar we Fan
raise be invested in having a railroad
at the earliest possible moment, and
u word Tor it, every man, woman
and child in Montana will be the
better for it, and rejoice exceedingly
over the glorious result. Work is
what is required at this crisis in our
affairs, and it all should be employed
in having q railroad by which living
in Montana may not be a torture but
a real joy"
Wyoming and Montana Railroad.
There is a company organized to
build a railroad from Cheyenne to
Helena, Montana, and the citizens of
Cheyenne are just now agitating the
building of that road. They propose
to issue bonds, the interest on the
same being provided for by the taxes