The weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1883, 1883-04-18
NATIONAL PARK.
Rufus Hatch IN Europe, Placing
One Million in Bonds.
From the Pioneer Press.

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From the Pioneer Press.
Henry F. Douglas, post trader at Fort
Yates. Dakota, left for his home last
evening. Mr.. Donglas is also interested
with superintendent Hobart, of the
Northern Pacific, and Rufus Hatch of
New York in the Yellowstone park i'm
provement scheme, concerning which
there has been so much discussion, not
only through the newspapers, but in va
rious State legislatures, and in congress
itself. Interviewed yesterday, Mr.. Doug
las said:
T really have little of anything to tell
you of the park improvement which has
not already been told and retold over
and over again"
r "Where is Mr.. Hatch?"
"In Europe. He has been there for
about three months, and will soon re-
turn"
"Did he 90 there in the interests Of the
park syndicate?"
Partly 80; yes. He went to London
to place 81 yO00, 600 in bonds Of the COM
pany.". .a.
aDid he place shem7' ''''''
1--WE have not heard definitely as yet"
"You don't need the million for the
park improvements, do you?"
"The park improvements are not the
most important matters in connection
with the scheme. We propose to 60 into
the business of raising cattle on a very
extensive SCALE"
care you to Craze them in the park?"
"What nonsense that is. The question
was never broached. We might as well
have tried to get a patent on grazing
grounds at Niagara as to have sought to
take cattle into the park. We never
asked nor wished for such permission"
"Where are your grounds to be?"
"That is not settled yet. You may say
positively, however, and wish you
would, so as to set at rest the foolish
alarm forever, that the idea Of pasturage
in the park was never even thought Of"
"How much of a herd will you start
with?"
"That depends. can tell you more
about that later"
"What was the secret of Senator Vests
opposition to you?"
Il don't think I care to say anything
about that"
THE UNION PACIFIC HOSTILE.
"Was the Union Pacific hostile to your
improvement scheme and the granting
of governmental privileges to you?"
1--WE regarded that company as in di-
rect opposition to u.s.
"How did it come that Assistant Sec
retary Joslyn granted all your permits?"
Secretary Teller was absent when the
articles were signed, but he was cognizant
of every step in the matter, and was in
accord with his assistant"
"What about the charge of game-deci-
mation?"
II only know that we contracted with
certain parties to provide our workmen
in the park with meat. We are not sup
posed to act in the capacity of police.
The government has park constabulary
and if the contractors unlawfully destroy
ed game, it was their business to put
stop to it."
"The table of rates you are to be allow
ed to charge has not yet been made pub
lie, has it?"
cts too early for that yet. We don't
want to charge excessive rates, but have
a right to make fair profit on our out
lay, and the extreme shortness of the
season is to be considered. don't hon
estly believe there is much money in the
hotel, guide and boating privileges. The
cattle herds will insure the profits"
"Is work going on now on the improve
ments?"
eyes, but somewhat slowly. 1t will be
pushed more rapidly now hereafter. You
see we have met with this determined
opposition on the part of the Union Pa
cifc and Others Then Hobart was taken
dangerously i'll in New York, where he
still is; and, in fact, a number of unto
ward events combined to initiate against
u.s."
"The Northern Pacific branch is all
right, is it not?"
"Yes, sir. Work on the grading COM
mences early next week, and will be rap
idly pushed. It isn't much of a job. The
grade is a good and easy one, and theline
can be built cheaply and we'll inside of
ninety days, or in time for the rush of
tourists"
"Will you have accommodations for
them?"
''The big hotel at the Mammoth Hot
springs will be ready by the time the
travellers want it."