Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-02-27

asked the members OF the border counties
to stand by those from the center, as all
would be benefited by it, but seeing that
the bill could not carry, he voted no. DR..
Parberry said his constituents did not want
any subsidy, and in voting no he was carr
rying out their wishes. He referred TO the
situation of Montana 81 few years ago, when
there was no market for her stock and agri-
cultural products, and the mines were urs-
developed. Then he said we were told that
if we did not give a subsidy our country
would soon be a bowling wilderness. and so
we voted for subsidies, but got no railroad.
Times had now changed the mines We're
found to be rich and 4i~nexhaustible.
The thousands Of acres of grass that covered
our valleys and bench lands, had provedfto
be of incalculable value, and our beef and
wool and other products had gained a good
reputation in the eastern markets. We arr
prosperous, wages good, and employment
tor all who wanttto work, and no beggars
or paupers to prey upon us as would be our
situation if the road was here. Our beeves
could be driven 20 market, and the Missouri
river was our safe and cheap route for our
supplies and shipment OF other products.
Without the railroad we had some incon-
veniencies, bus tue railroad would over
crowd us, and bring prices and times down
to those OF The states. Friends who lett
were returning and. the country is filling up
with immigratioff-We were prosperous,
why ask for more? Mr.. Seeanan said that
the road was coming here as a great rail
road speculation. The people of Lewis and
Clarke knew that the greater portion of the
road would be built through Madison and
Beaverhead counties, and were perfectly
willing to welcome the road at the expense
of the counties named. These counties as
well as all OF Montana We're more prosper
GUS than any other country, and fit would
not pay to build the road without the ex-
emption it would not pay with it. A coun-
try so prosperous as ours should be con-
tented and happy. Men had attempted to
dictate how members Of the Council should
vote, but he was happy 20 think a1ey had
stood firm to their principles as men and
taxpayers. He thought the vote would be
death to William XXI. He reJoiced to.
see him die. and regretted that he was not a
gifted speaker. that he might preach his fE
neral. Conrad, OF Choteau, said the bill
was just where ne wanted it. It had en-
crossed the attention OF the Lower House
to the exclusion of othersbnsiness. Ex-
emption laws had been the order, and they
had been supported by lawyers and quartz
men. Quartz men pay a tax on 81, 900
worth of bullion out of $l2, OOO. 900 Of COM
mon property, or ST. in every $4,000 of
taxes. This road wants rs to exempt it,
and pay taxes ourselves to keep the convicts
and paupers it brings into the country.
Merchants would pay higher for freight
with than without the road, and referred to
the fact that canned goods and other mer-
chandise was being shipped from San Fran
cisco to Omaha by the Union Pacific rail-.
road. by boat to Benton, and by OK teams
to Helena for 30, cents less on the 100
pounds than they could come by the over
land route. Three-fourths OF the money
paid TOR freight was paid to hired men who
spent their money in the towns, and we had
the river open toa thousand corporations,
which gave US competition. lie had heard
that, it was cheaper to haul salt on OK teams
along the side of this railroad than it was to
ship by the road. This bill contains mysti-
tying provisions. The teImini must be re-
corded to show what is to be exempted.
Why not say 100 miles and be done with it?
It provides ifthe company set up its rec
ords as primo tacia evidence we may bring
in rebutting evidence against a company
that owes the government $4s, 1000 that
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