Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-03-15
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS
Ss'rkSiEsY.-NO!

If no o')tr reason existed for opposjn
The North and South Rllroa AID Bill
than that of Involving the taxpayers 0
the Territory in heavy, burdensom
debt, this should Of itself be suficien
grouni TO- opposing and Gcfeatirg tb
bill. The farmers and stock raisors have
during the past Eve years. passed through
trying ordtal-a bitter experience
brought on principally by carelessness ant
lavish expenditures. Five years ago the,
found Themselves almost hopclcssly in
volved financially. 1t has taken four &c
five years Of The most skilful manage
ment. inccsssnt labor, and rigid economy
to save their prop rty from The Sheriff S
hammer. The Grange las been to many
of III m a school of wisdom and safety,
1t has Eght them to live with their
means, to get out OF debt and keep out.
and to ply as they go. feeding its teach
lngS, as well as those of experience, they
are now. perhaps. a, class IN better cir
cums'ances than any Other, and certainly
much better off than they have ever been
before in the Territory. There IS little
danger that their votes will help to sad
die dcIt of Seventeen Hun, rsd Thous
and Dollars on the Territory for building
narrow gauge road that VIII be of mol
perceptahlc benz to them, if indeed toI
any in liistrial interest of the Territory |
Beef herds can be driven from this noun
tan country. during The Summer season
at least, easier and cheaper than they can
possibly be shipped On rarrow gauge
''adS. Stock men have also demons rated
tnh cattle can be raised here, driven to
Bear River, Bryan, Cheyenne, or other
points on the L. p Road, thence shipped
East by rail. ana handsome profit re-
allied therrfrom. How much better ,
could they reasonably expect 20 do with a ,
narrow 6 ,uge read $50 miles long?
F1rm"rs have 10 hope Of real zng any ,
benefit from the road They know full ;
well that they cannot ship produce 10 7
Utah. or the Etstern market But what
is wo'se they realize that If the proposed :
road is success, they will be brought in !,
to competition with the grain producing !,
hnrdes of MormOndom, and The church r
tltlIing eranaries of the Latter Day
Saints" The road will lie built by Nor. :,
mons. fed on tithing flour, butter, and eggs.
And whenever the ROAD shall be compile !,
ted, The products Of Utah will undoubtedly ;,
rom" in compe iton with those of Mon
lana, provided the freight taliff is shade !,
lower than by OK trains. .,
The grade of flour that is firm at 81 90 8,
per 100 lbs in Bczeman to day is drug =,
n the market al s. 90 in Northern Utah =,
The farmers and stock raisers have no
,se for this North and South Ro d. and
IS they are the heaviest tax papers they are
"rfaln'y entitled to respectful hearing.
We 90 not b. lievc the miners VIII incon raj
ldcrately vote 70 burden the farming and cv
communities with an in On
upp)rfable Jebt. Yet, we know that in i'm
he efforts and struggles Of life for com D.
cheney men often fail rot oftener Ii. re oil
erhaps than elsewhere. but it is so con ne,
ehleht ara natural at such times to blame p {
or somebody. In older com bui
unlties it is capitalists, "bloatcd bond !
o!ders, corporations, and in some in sur
ances too many railroads In this coun { h
y IL happens 10 be conv nient to attribute con
ost OF our disanpointments, fin,rciai mo
oarrassmen Is ard rcverses of fortune TO upc
e ABSENCE OF railroads. The facts are /
are IN more prosperous condition st
DAY Than almost any community East, Dea
ough II may have half a dozen rail. Chs
ads, But a railroad is to he an elixir of !,
e TO us-a ''eure- ali" 1t is to take orr D.
w-grade Owes. transport them to the hen
'st, and give Us returns that will 'as con,
nish the natlves.'' ,a,a
we cannot do better here than give an nor,
tract from very able editorial which Tho
pared ia. the n W North West on the aho,
h OF September last, healed "The hin
ANY ~ DcLtoh' Corr
NO railroal vii! ev,r be comple,ea s,fe
IN M"niana that will successfully com Nor
le IN transporting low grade ore 10 The ~,
s'es with tie companies that reduce or ~
icen'ra!e them AT home. 1t will neverI"t Il
10 drag 2.Oo3 of gaDgue to St. Louis man
Chicago to gel &2j. OF bullion from WOO,
III mont ma must separate the metals ob,o
IN me rock hcar the mines liz matte.
Du'iion, or in concentration, low grade won
ran be made available, but hauling betw
IN east IS greater folly than shipping twcc
eat ia the sheaf. The object Montana nm a
'hi Keep In v.eN is 10 have its ores re. ~,
ed aud separated here 1t home. With ~"
that mil and tiux, with fuel abund- :esou
and cheap. why should we shin our mails
away cru!c? We want the works circu
10 enhance values and to give employ chen,
~ 10 our peo' lie instead of paying the w.,
1cy mat would tee thus cxpend. d AS a . -"
ute TO US less transportation. Nevada llc'eh
u It's low-giate ores does not shin to ste
n TO California. Salt Lake. or New beds
x and Neva Ia be- anne prosperous and waite,
'oads ime to r."
cs and ,horo grass
hree War;. mo-. 80 1919 os'" ou' mat '"o aud r
effAr's in the development of the Ua.;,
r'z ledges, melting, concentrating and roaa
aclng our ores at home-s,lch deter
e cffuts, with such success as has
irded The energy, labor and invest ,,io,.
Il or The past year, will attract CAPT the So
is here in spite of our isolation, and enabl
Dads will COME TO U as they have 10 much
r communities, If the nroso,, ,rd time |
pe:'i'e transportation business of the Ind
'itory does not require a yailroad-in dustri
words, if such an enterprise will would
pay, why should Montana be asked to packil
t in. or contribute to. such an enter sumo
;! "a the other hand, If the freight nectiO