The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-18
L~EGIsLATIvE work.

time to thoroughly digest all bills before they
receive the seal Of it's appreciation. Undoubt-
edly there will csme before it the usual MINI
Der Of measures for its consideration, some
coed, some bad, and others Indifferent. Each
portion OF the territory, through its repre-
sentat;ves, will probably prefer bills looking
10 its advancement in prosperity. This can
not well be otherwise. Our interests are
diversified. The miner, the stocknan and
the agriculturist each has his wants and each
desires them to be supplied. In the wants OF
each all have a common interest. Ii one
suffers we all suffer. Each industry sympa-
thizes to a less or greater extent, with the
other. A measure that Injuries the miner III
lures the agricuiturist and srocknan, and any
legislation that un!avorably affects the latter
has a c~orrespondingly depressing influence
upon the former. No one OF the prominent
interests of the territory is Independent of
the ether. This being the case, it follows
that the rights of each ssould be respected
and re measure crystalliZed into law that
provides for the building up of one interest
at the expense of tie other. The reverse OF
this proposition is that measures that seek TO
aid all of our interests should receive tavora-
BILE notice at the hands of our legislators.
The same rule should OBTAIN in lesislating
for communities. Our territory has its min
ing, stockraisi.g and agricultural cemmuni-
ties. Geographically they are generally dis
t!nct; only IL a few Localities blended, but
+I,o +b,N, ,L,in.i1r ,l,par iont A.rb 1nn, tba
other. The agricultural and stockraising
districts exchange their flour, vegetables, hay,
grain, beef, mutton, etc, for tile gold and sll-
YER of the mining communities, and all are
benefited. ANY influence for good o. evil
that may be brought TO bear upon the one IS
felt by the others. In fact the several inter
ests of our different communities are SO
closely interviewer they should be treated by
the legislature as one. AS we have stated,
each community will unqlrsaiOnably request
the enactment Of some law that ill tend to
advance its prosperity. All these requests
should be carefully considered ana simple
justice be melted out. More than this no one
can ask. In ommUn with ~otuers, Butte has
a request to prefer. The granting OF il will
neither compromise nor inidre the special or
general interests of the territory. In prefer
ring her request she only asks the legislature
to give it that attention and consideration
that its Importance 10 her interests demands.
We will plainly state our condition. Eutte
is Situated in a township containing nearly
5000 souls. At the late election this toNn-
ship cast over 1000 votes. 1t has property OF
an assessable valuation Of about $4,000, 900.
The city and surrounding country are rapidly
increasing il wealth and population. The
principal industry is mining and therGtu.u il
is a large consumer of the products OF the
territory. Its production is bullion, a large
portion If not nearly all of which is invested
in the territory. Ia one form or another il il
adding largely to the taxable property Of the
territory.
Like all large, prosperous mining camps j
gathers to itself an undue number Of lawless
characters, wNa are constantly committing
aiienses against our laws. III the course OF
the trial, conviction and imprisonment o
these offenders, owing to our great distance
ioil IL Cbuuly SCdts ia io"-apleliS titi
zens are compelled to pay enormous sums ii
the shape Of taxes. Last year We paid abouI
500, 900 in taxes. We will pay as muci
or more this year. A large portion of thi:
money may be said to be uSelesSly spent
1t is wasted in paying the mileage and ethel
charges made by our peace officers and wit
neSses in prosecuting the trials of such case,
as above mentioned.
Again, litigation in regard to the title t.
mining property will for years take up the
time of our courts and exact the attendants
at the county seat of many of our first bust
ness men. With that county seat over AZ
miles distant frem us it will necessarily fol,
low that Hauy Of our citizens will be com
PEELED to absent themselves from their homes
and business who have cases to be determined
by the courts. The distance, the expense ant
loss of time incurred in travelling to anC
froE the county seat work a hardship to GU
citizens of which they would be relieYed. Ii
view of these and other reasons not her,
enumerated this portion Of Deer Lodg'
county respectfully asks the legislature 0
Montana to pass the bill now before it pro
viding for the formation Of Silver Bow c0un
ty. Its provisions are just. Its intents ant
purposes are TO relieve our people Of an ener
Gus Burden under which they now labor
The passage of the bill can injurc no imteres
Of the territory, but it will ma erlallJ aid GU
citizens in building up IN industry here tina
viii become the pride and glory of Montana