The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-04-05

to her population 1t the rate Of 1t Least
one hundred per day BY way OF he'
southern entrepot. Those who will
come in from the west By the Northern
Pacific and in by WY Of the Yellow.
stone and up the river to Benton for the
next six months will undoubtedly bring
the daily average Of arrivals up to two
hundred per day; 50 that this Territory
by the first of November next will be ut
least doubled in population. Those
who have been Ions time residents OF
the Territory have no doubt that II ps's-
sesses ample resources to support . far
greater population than may be reason
ably expected during the coming sea-
son. The most prudent and practical
men in our midst have never enter
tanned the shadow of doubt i'm regard
to the capacity of Montana to support
several times the 5O,OOO or 10000 now
living within her limits. The remark
able development Of other localities, not
more highly favored, teach us that
Montana Is yet in her infancy.
Taking for granted all that may be
claimed for the future of this Territory,
the question that must be upperns0st in
each immigrants mind has sole refer
ence to immediate employment. The
mass Of them arrive with no greater cap
ital than muscle and brave hearts.
These are the class Of people who should
he gladly welcomed to our midst. The
pilgrims who came by the train last
night has but to look about him ut the
elegant banks and well-stocked business
blocks and costly appliances for mining
and millin,, and he will see the proper
ty of men who, l., large majority Of
instances, were poorer than the average
Of those coming in '-day. To he sure,
the opportunities for accumulation were
greater i'm the early settlement Of the
Territ Try than they are at the present
time; just rs this region is now more
favorable field for operation than the
crowded c0mmuni les where every ave-
nue. for employment il filed and every
inviting field for profitable investment
fully occupied.
Floods of immigrants are only dis
astrous where they are confined in mar
row channels chokesl up with ob>truc-
tions that have grown with the growth
Of society. II the tide Of immigration
now upon us has no other outlet than to
Ike turned into the avenues of employ
nlents dependent upon the mining in
dustry of this locality, there can be but
one result-disaster to the laboring class
and curses upon the country by the new
arrivals. But, much rs the property
owners If Butte take pride in her pres
ent prosperity and promising future,
they do not, any of them, entertain any
insane delusiOn that it can give employ
ment to all VINO may arrive. This place
has attained it's present size upon the
commercial law Of supply and demand
that the number of people living here
could maintain themselves comfortably,
with Il reasonable hope OF accumulation.
How much greater the number will he
come must le determined by the same
law. Ifmcn ",nnOt find anything to
do here, they will maniftstly not remain
long IA tourists and mere pleasure
seeker.
In view OF the almost inevitable re-
sui: from the rapid increase Of l,pu!a-
tlOn. producing an unnatural disturb
aimee III the social and economical cOnLl;-
ticl> "i The business community: it is
no: only possible but extremely pro'm-
be ,l,:.; II great many will form their
c<ti'':,;r OF the whole Territory from, tie
phenomenal condition III things they
find iii The threshold III the country.
Any s'u.l, estimate will lc unrt;,suna-
h!r and unjust to the person forming it.
Let the same number Of people 'e sud-
denly set down in the heart Of amy Of
our more prosperous Western States,
AMI The results would bc no less
In fact there is far more
to the commercial relations Of
Il new country aLd more opportunities
for expansion in the line Of her limited
There is abundant Opln,r-
tunity for rcmuncrative employment in
almost every section Of the Territory.
Perhaps the poorest offered is I" labor
ers on the Northern Pacific, ut 81. - per
dag and hoard: but even this small slice
Of the loaf il better than no bread at all
and will give thU<e who accept of it u
chance to familiar;zc themselves with
the country. Farm laborers are need
ri in every valley, tie and pile cutters !
along the railrOsld. and wool choppers !
adjacent to all the mining centers. Our
new friends should not wait for some. /;
thing to turn up, bat 80 10 work and !
create opportunities for themselves. The !
forests await axes. aud wood |
always commands good prices and !
ready sales.
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