The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-24

The Timber they Make justices from u.s.
ter. River Railroad Projects.


HELENA, VI. r, Feb. Sin Montana, as I'm
all NV Countries. ON" occasionally secs queer
specimens of humanity occupying. judicial
positions. | heard ono Justice of thc Peace say
that {, was unfortunate that such poor timber
wac u-uuy r l.'Di t. make Justices from.
but he should 10 the best lr could. Another
Justice. who had "A ca-r before him wherein "A
physi ian had sued jew clothing merchant
for the payment Of professional services rem
rather lengthy speech. and addressed the Jury
us follows:
"Gentlcmen Of the Jury: Ye are all aware
that o,ipy thu rispnsl bile position of Justice
o. the Pace. " are also aware that | am a
United States official bein' the Postmaster Of
this camp, The mail has now arrived, and It is
nlcissury that | should cumminrr me urduOus
labor Of distributing IT,. This case Is ono be-
twern Doctor and a jew, and it makes little
dilcronc" how yc decide it,"
The Montana Legislature have recently passed
an at, which has received the Governors sig
nature. and Is consequently now q lazy. chang
ing the name Of the Little Big Horn 10
Clusters River in COMMUNICATION of the
Il Git whore himself and his brave men fell"
lhn most important mater before tlis session
presented. on is to build railroad from tho
head Of navigate ON ON tho Yellow ton" river 10 n
Inc Of the Northwestern Pacific Railroad aud Ia
giant NE pnrtigs hulitug the same subsidy
vi il5Opn0O. Mr7,i- Gonlson 4 Go. submit a
proposition 10 build and equip within two yrara
lpr u subsidy OF ti5pnOD "A narrow gauge road
from Hrl,nl to Fort Benton, the head of nuviga-
ton on NE Missouri river This road would b.
Atcin,. Sidney Dillon JAY. could. g. GORDON
DrAtcr. =. Richardson, aud Royal NJ. Bass II
propprn b. build and equip n narrow gaug" rpnl
from Frnn'lin |. !. the present terminus oi
the Uth Northern liHihoul 10 a point in Mon
tina as far north us The mouth Of the Big llol0
river Tn leufih of this road would ho 800
mites. extending about eighty milo, " thin IN
Twrtnrul iini4 and they NsA "a subsidy ol
$4,000 p.r mile. in ull 81 5uOuO.
Tine Helena and Benton Railroad Is the pD'
stIrLH OF TIA" two places nnnied. and. IN q loe-
i gree" of the p'opi' IA the northern portion ol
Moutna. hqt = bitterly oppps ii by the other
,'li"n. of the TIrtDy, il would uniuuNird-
Is hnoih llr ma and Fort llrnton, and in q
s- irgrrr. olh'rporiions Of Montana, proyide.
i -houll Zoe bu,n, equipped, and worked. Al
best, however, a. would afford only partial re-
liri, a7 n,atS on the NJ ,oouri river could moi
ma"h Flrt Is 'nlln during moro than five
months IN the year.
The road from the head ~ navigation on tho
Yellowstone river would bee rather more BENZ
ll'Al. Int i- open - thr Same OhIr tions. q N.
Stark, licc-Presideut of the Nonhern Pacin
RAILROAD, has tcngraphed That if the bin /,
passed that company VIII do all in its power T.
huili the road, or course. that corporation /,
the only ono that would build H. hat lis lnan iN
condition IS we'll known, and IN" nbONe prOmis,
II nnt worth tine cost of it's trdnsm ssion.
tn, North and South Railroad, ~ il Is com
monty called, would hc the one most bencllrit
10 the general interests OF Montana.