The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-06
THE UTAH AND NORTHERN
RAILWAY MATTER AGAIN.

1t Is impossible for our contemporary to
Il N. railroad, and is opposed to its coming to
Butte. 1t has labored for several days, and
blown hot aud cold until it is unable
to define its own position upon
the question. It assumes to speak
for the merchants and miners of Butte and
yet it has no authority from them to say that
they have been the victims Of discrimination
or extortion, or to assume that Mr.. Dillon, or
any other person connected with the road,
seeks to "punish the Community by keeping
Butte u in the cold"
Concentrated stupidity is manifested in the
statement that the agent of the road at this
city wanted a loop-hole for escape in the
shape of an appeal to the court, in a matter
where a friendly arbitration was proposed in.
dependent of any law.
At We are informed the proposition to ar
bitrate the matter of right Of way first came
from the agent of the road. 1t was rejected
by all except by one person as heretofore
stated by the MINER. One Of the claimants,
we are informed by Mr.. Word, went so far
as to state that he would not stand by the de-
c.sion OF any commission.
The railroad company, we have no doubt,
would like to build the road to Butte, but it
seems our cotem., encouraged probably by a
few croakers, is seeking to avert such a con-
succeed. We, hope that all who
are interested in the future well
fare of Butte will frown down all efforts look
ing to that end, and apply their energies in
removing all distractions in the way OF the
early comp letion of the road to this city. Ev-
cry business man, and every interest de-
mands it. The miners and m~ine-owners want
it and their interests loudly call for its con
structisn to this place. It is a SANDER on our
~mine-owners and business men to say that
wish the road to stop at Silver Bow. They
want it here at Butte, and if our contemporary
was as we'll informed upon the matter as it
processes to be it would know it. Further
more it is unjust to Mr.. Dillon to say that it
rests with him to give us the blessings of the
road or 'punish the community by keeping it
away, !" in the face ofthe broad assertion of our
cotemporarythat some of the palties will not
submit to an arbitration. We think the U. Il
n. viii! not endeavor to fight its way into
Butte. We believe it wants to build to Butte,
but if t be ~true-which We do not believe
there exist in this community that sntipsthy
and bitter feeling against it, intimated by our
contemporary, then we will not be surprised if
the road fail to reach here.
The friendly feeling of a community to-
ward a railroad is one of those things highly
priced by it. The enmity of the public it
does not court. Among its enemies it does
not expect to find its friends; among its enc
mics it cares not to cast its favors. We are
not convinced by anything said at any time
by our contemporary that the people of this
community are enemies OF the railroad. We
know they are not. We know the COM
munlty ants the road here, notwith-
standing all that may be said on
the matters of freight. Aad now that the
highest functionarles of the road are in the
city and will remain here until noon to-day,
we suggest that all our miners, business men
and all others who feel all interest in the
matter call upon them and interchange views
upon this important subject.