Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-02-04
RAILROAD MEETINGS.
SENTIMENT OF THE PEOPLE
G0llNttse CITY,

SENTIMENT OF THE PEOPLE.
Gallaft,s CITY.
GALLATIN CITY, FEB 3rd.
Ed. CouRIER: - At . mass meeting
hcld ut the school house in Gallatin City
February end. 1876.
It was proposed and seconded that
Messrs. Geo D. Thomas, George Hutch
inson and Richard Hsrwood, be appoint
cd a Committee to draft resolutions cx
or. ss,ng the sentiments Of the people
upon y question Of . railroad. Speeches
were made by Messrs. Cooper. Thomas
\, d others, The remarks made favored
every way the bull hug Of the n. 7
n. r.
The Committee made the following re-
report:
Whereas, we believe the proposition OF
he N, p. R. r. Company. TO he feast
tile and liberal, and if acted upon with
dispatch, will give the most speedy and
|adysn,ag. Gus railroad connection that is
possible to be Obtained by the people
the Territory. At what We Conceive to be
IA very nominal cost,
Therefore, being it Resolved,
1st. That we request our representa-
|tves in the Legislature assembled Al
Helena to use their influence and to
vote for a suitable measure or law 10 put
INCORPORATION the aforesaid proposition
1t the earliest possible d te ,h,t work
may be commenced on said line the COM
ing season, out III the same time 10 guard
the inter. SIS Of the Territory with the
utmost zeal.
2nd. That il is the opinion of this
N. citing that the building Of the n. r
r. Il, is of vast greater Importance 10
The people Of this Territory than an,
other line now projected and that we un
animously endorse it rs the shortest and
most expcdious, permanent relief iron
our present difficulties.
3r.i. That . crpy OF thu Sc resolutions
BE- furnished by the Secretary to thu Hon
IS. W. Langhorn Speaker of the House
and the Hon. w. y. P. Hays, member "
The Council, also to the BOzemam paper'
requ. s'irg their publication.
Very respectfully submitted.
! RICHARD HARDWOOD,
| GEORGE HUTCHlN-ON,
| GEORGE D. THOMAS,
FRANK EBELLS, Chairman,
GEORGE BUDD. S+c'y.
East Gallaitsa.
EAST GALLATIN. NJ T., I
in. 20, 1870.
| EDITOR COURIER At a meeting Ot III
|cjtiz.ns 0i Est Gallalin, held at II.
Grange Hill, II. w. Penweil was elrcte
Charman, aud CIV. Weaver Secretary
A motion to endorse the BoZrman Railroad
resolutions Was defeat, by Que vote
Yeas, twelve; Nays. thirteen.
R"bt. Wills then offered the following
which wa. adopted.
Resolved. Iha we will not encOur'g
any railroad comp'ny, territory. county
or town 10 augment their Indebtedness
ana thereby increase the tax upon IT,
people.
Mr.. II. Wills then offered the follow
ing. winch WIS adopted:
i RtsO we'd 7 h:f in c.cn -" I"s'ei $685.
tails 10 accept The proposition 81 T.:
Norttl., Pacific Railroad, and in Case til
said company tails TO give assura'c &c 9
be early completion ot said roaI tina; "
request our +. representatives. to use thci
Influence TO m, mori.lizc Congress I" hav
1.-The land that WIS withdrawn from m .r1e
tor the benefit Of sal company TO .
placed in market, at Sl.25 per acre; AID
that all those who have teen forced t
take so acr. as homestead or prcemp
Ition be allowed to take an additional S
acres without time or expense.
M. W. PENWELL, Chairman
! c.L. WEAVER. Sec',y.
Reese Greek.