The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15

= situated upon the very summit
q the Rocky Mountains; that
It b . city ''set upon . hilr'
and comparatively inaccessible for teams
when the deep SHOWS Of winter have
fAllel" and-as aclincher, although the
statement does not consist with the
object Of the article-''the railroad will
take out Of the city for freights from
$4,000 to 81, 900 per day during the en-
tire year." which vast sum will he lock-
ed up in the vaults of the railroad COM
pany, ETC., etc. These are some of the
arguments" advanced by the Lnelc-
pendent to forty its absurd belief. Their
absurtiity simply provoked ridicule.
They were hardly entitled to a respect
full hearing.
But our Helena cOtemrWrary being
forced to yield its former pOsition,"
now seeks To establish itself in Il new
ore by raising another question-evi-
IDENTIFY the RESULT Of All attertl,ought.
We do not propose to chase the hide
pendent from one position to another.
1t made an unprovokesl and foolish as
sault upon this city. We replied {" it
in language suggested by the MOTIVES
which prompted that assault. 1t is
hardly possible its articles will divert
any considerable number Of Immigrants
from Butt: and vicinity, or discourage
the investment Of capital in our mines,
or induce the Union Pacific railway
company t" take up the rails Of the L.
4 y. from. here to MelrOse or Dillon.
Nor will they brighten the holders Ut
real estate in Butte into playing into the
hands 81 those who may desire to ''bc:,r'
the real estate market, that they may
obtain desirable realty and hold it. for
an inevitable raise. We say lis articles
are not likely I" compass. any of these
ends. They are doing 10 harm to Butte
nor good t" the In7.I,'A.i, 1T. Butte has
the railroad. She would like to have
one OF two more. Our business men never
were doing better. \ s,;ttiri j.
being built up in Il locality where last
summer l.;ts cOuld MOI b.. sold ut -
each. They brought from :;l:3 t" !: -,
each u; public sale after the depot
grounds We're located. The railroad has
enabled the s,les,ers, mills. and mines to
make daily shipments Of matte, bullion
hi.
l,I"yetl in hauling these pro.l;,ct, to the
'ieiHM ami scores more are engaged in
hauling wood to the mines, mills
ami slnelters. Real estate is held III
stiff prices and preparations are now he
ing made looking I" the erection of
buildings OF an extensive scale during
the ensuing season. Evidences, ui life,
business activity, and general proSi~ri-
~ are seen on every hand. BY the
lime the depot building, work shops |
and either necessary >truc;ures arr conl-
,letc'l which the railroad company pro- |
POSES to build, over $3M,ME, OF taxable |
property will lie added, in that locality
alone, to the tax list Of Silver Bow |
county for the year lSS:. In view of
llle.c in.li> p,ital,lc facts it is unprofit-
able on the part Of the Iadel,cM.ic"t to
!;ss';I<> the question OF the benefit
n injury Of the railroad 10 Bate.
Ii that journal is OF the opinion.
hat Butte suffers from the close ErOx-
nifty IL it oI the L. X. ~. it : .Ouid il,-
discourage the building Of the
/. X y. "r the Northern Pacific. To Hell
ma. The conditions "i Butte and Hell
.sIA are similar. Both depend largely
lln'M the output of their surrnln'l:n"
hi''e< for their SUPPORT. What the rail-
's..i lriH"s 10 Butte !, would take To
le;.;,a. Ii The. business: OF Butte. is in
urs*t with the depot 1T least mile ron,
he centre q: the cit, that Of U.icna
x",'l'; surely suffer with the depot with
II Il hal: mile Of her centre. There is
10 question about that assumption.
Therefore il Butte would receive the
greater benefit with til. road II" nearer !.
/" her than Mclrose or Dillon, the inter
sis "i HeIcna w"uid he h, tier >uircrv..!
viii, the Northern Pacific or l.. 4 y.
~ nearer t. ii than t;aii:,t;n CITY or
ta.lrr>!M;rw or Whitehall. But the X.-
''i"'mi'm clare not apply the same
;.lc. 10 the Helena gan.!cr that it seek,
" i"i,r over ti.c Butte gtn,>t..
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