Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-01-16
THE BEST AND Cs1EAPEST route
FOR MONTANA FRElGIzTS.


FOR MONTANA FRElG.Ts.. !
Several weeks ago the merchants an
shippers OF Madison county met in vi
ginia City. ITO take into consideration ii
most practicable and cheapest route b
(which to ship goods into the Terri or
during the season Of 1873" when the 70
lowing resolution, among others, W,
passed:
"Rcsolpcd. That tie Chair appoint
committee OF five TO correspond with til
different lines Of transportation into til
! Territory and ascertain the lowest possib!
| rates over their respective lines and repOl
the same to meeting of said merchant
and shippers, 10 be hereafter called by til
! Chair.
And the said committee is especial
charged to correspond with those propos
inc 10 transport goods by wafer up til
/ Missouri and Yellowstone rivers. as. also
With TN" ant hol'ties controlling the Unio
Pacific and Utah and Northern railways
ana that all correspondence on the subject
from all sources. be laid before said mei
chants and shippers. hereafter to assemhl
and determine by what routes they vii
obtain their fei@l,ts in future
We are not at this writing informed
whether the committee appointed in &c
corlance with the foregoing resolution
has opened up correspon lence y it'll par
liel in BaZcman who are directly or indi
rectly interested in river or land lransp6r
tation or not: neither have we heard tina
any of the merchants or other bGSineS:
men of Bozeman have taken any steps to
warl setting forth the advantages of the
Yellowstone route. establishing schedule
of through rates. or making the necessary
arrangements with parties owning lan;l
transportation.
We are aware that there are parties here
in correspondence with reliable persons
East who are every way prepared and full
ly determined to run a line of steamers be-
tween Bismarck and the head of nayiga-
ton on the Yellowstone the coming sea-
son and who are DESTROYS of giving
through freight rates from all points East
to any ans. all OF the principal points in
Montana: but so far they have been una
bic to do this unlegstandngly on accOuh.
of the uncertainty of land transportation
and un"sta blished rates for the same from
the head Of navigation to the principal
business centers OF Montana.
This important matter should be looked
M by our merchants and detinately settled
with as little delay as possible. We be-
licve. with proper effort. most Of the land
TRANSFORMATION necessary can be secured
without going outside Of Gallatin and Gus
ter counties. The trains belonging to
Mccormick & Co.. Chas. and Frank Rich.
White Calfer. together with quite Z num-
her Of small ftpighters we could name.
have a caplrity in the aggregate of proha-
bly, 300.NO pounds. while a large number
IF farmers conl,l no doubt fix up teams
md make one or two trips during the
most urgent freighiing period. -
But. while this is all trle. we can bnt
eel that nothing can or will be accom-
rshel uMrss there be some ,y,eert of
Ic'fen amen" our merchants and some
understanding and definite ar
engagements made with inland Transports
ion parties.
The steamboat men can make definite
with railroad anil naviga-
-atiOn companies East and can secure the
Dwest oh'ainable freight rates from New
,ork, Chicago. s.. Louis or ST. Paul to
bismarck they can then determine at
lat rates they can afford to transport
rights from Bismarck to Pompey's Pill |
II or the heal of steamboat navigation on
lie Yellowstone, but it becomes necessary
n them to know what land Transports
on can be obtained here. and at what |
ites. before they can be prepared to give
trough rates to the merchants Of BOze-
ian. Virginia City. Sheridan and other
oints in the Territory. west or north.
If no definite arrangements have been
ade with fi'p;yliters for transportation
yer the Yellowstone route land we havef
,ard OF none), then it is high time that
We're done. or we shall be liable
lose every n;staral and acquired advan
ge we possess in this regard. A meeting
the business men Of BozeMan should /,
. called without delay to take into con-
Iteration the entire subject OF freights via
e Yellowstone river. and especially to
certain the amount of land transporta-
iii available and the lowest rates at which
can be obtained. From the success at I!
ndng the navigation of the Yellowstone
st season. and from what we hear of the
operations which are being made by sub
aniial. practical. and energetic steamboat /,
pn tor the coming seasons operations.
ere is little or no uncertainty in regard
the river transportation. nor to the fact
1T boais will deliver Heights during the
aiing season ut the highest point yet
tchcd by steamboat. SO that the whole
alter now seems to hinge ON the amount {
d rates of wagon transportation.
In our opinion, there is no good reason
the merchants and o her business men
Bozeman. Virginia City, Sheridan, Glen
lie, and Butte. shipping goods by any |,
ring the boating season. if the people Of !.
stern Montana would but bestir them
yes and make proper use of the means =
d opportunities at present .zss;ilin their
zen.
There is now no longer any question in
gard to the Yellowstone route being the
priest. quickest AND. cheapest tor Eastern
4 Southern Montana. mt least during the Il
lal boating season. last year, freights I
this route were landed in BOzeman ear il
r and at lower rates than al any other c
int IN Montana. outside OF Fort Benton. I
/! with additional experience and better Q
iities for navigating the river-advan- Q
res which arc guaranteed for the coming @
son-and with proper arrangements o
Itch can and should be made tor land
nsportation. this year we ought to do
,ch 'hetter than last.
f thu business men Of BoZeman and il
stern Montana generally. will but take y
ID ofAlis matter in earnest and manage b
!, business properly. cooperating will. $
,se eHerfnisiny and experienced steam G
At meA-Messrs. Leighton. Bachelor.
IRISH. Coulson. or Burieigh-tlere is no
Ter route that ean begin 10 compete witt, >
It OF the Yellowstone in the matter OF '