The weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1883, 1883-02-07
HOWLONG WILL IT LIVE?

This was query propot.--ded to Is by
prominent citizen Of B Gernan whose
experience had been T.sle bitter, in
! newspaper enterprises. We locked At
him with our eyes wild. open lcr q
moment and our reply was: M dears.r,
we are no prophet nor INC sen ~ a
prophet, but if the tiatte ing III specs
with which this enterprise mas been
greeted, if the words of 81 GER aid ~:
stantial support which has been accorded
it means anything, it mean lcn.- =.
prosperous life. How long re inc. ii :
ly vii! make it live, We hno, M. Our re
may end at any time. he e ai.'s
may at any moment, wipe away every
thing in this Office and witt It Cur vel
ly goods, but barring all P oyidenta' ae-
cidents and misfortuncs, it means tia It
will live long after you and I have been
gathered to our fathers, others may be st
the helm to guide and control its desti-
MES. 1t will be here to chronicle the
advent of Montana into the galaxy of
States. 1t will be here to help, in its
humble way, to shape ard control lis
destiny, to help it march on to the grand
place it is bound to occupy in that con-
stellation. 1t will be here too impress
its thoughts upon the minds of those yet
l. h<r 30. al Il H.
the daily if not hourly arrivals of trains,
not only from the east and west, but
trains from the Yves. Gallatin and
National Park with their return cargo of
lumber, coal and other products, of trims
from manufacturing towns on the East
Gallatin and Spring Hill, with its wooden,
paper, powder and -four mills; Of trains
from Enigrant. Bear, Creyicc and Clarke
Forks, with their loads of ore and bullion
to the different smelters erected in Gala
tin county, when these mines will num-
Der their population by the thousands,
when the National Park VIII have more
tourists annually than now comprise the
population of Chicago, when the farmers
of Gallatin county, with their neat farm
houses and substantial barns shall be 80
close together that there will seem to be
no room for more, when some of the
little urchins now going to public school
will be senators, representatives, COVER
nors, yea, even presidents. When Boze-
man, the capital city of Montan will have
a population numbered among the thous-
ands. When our street cars viii be run
ming from Mark Burton's to Vic Cline's,
from Story's flour mill to Sanford Ruff
ner's farm. When our houses shall be
furnished with gas-pits and our streets
with electric light. When pipes shall be
laid and the clear cold waters of Mystic
lake shall be introduced into every house
in our city. When, perhaps, S. w.
Langhorne, Jr., shall be mayor; Maurice
Lamme city attorney; Engine Wilson
and others alderman. When George Al
derson shall have succeeding his father
in the Arant Courier, then fourishing
daily. When this paper shall go out in
the early morning and score Of news
boys will be singing on our streets,
'Ere's your morning CHRONICLE with the
latest news from all parts of the world,
only three cents We do not expect to
live to witness the culmur ttion OF these
things, but there are those coming after
us who will see it. We arr trying 10 L.
the ground work. Our PAT now in its
swaddling clothes will lie t. See i.
Why, my dear sir, just lool al hat pant
ing engine now resting fro lthe laLor re
running off 1000 copies ot this paper.
See, they are all gone and more nsnH5
See that Gordon jobber wo. king most -.
the time, and only from lac f.lelp rnsr-
ing at all. See those orders on &c 70.
job work. -eec-hhow NIGEL, -t}.see - :
there are executed. Why, ny dear sir, !
ere long new and larger pr sses Vii r
needed to meet the grow cg demar |. !
All! my dear sir, have no fe rs, it vii Il
live to move into its own "orown stone"
front, with its different stor; for presses,
stock, compositors and itsscore OF writers.
Are these idle dreams? Are these sim
ply visions? Are they cobwebs that We
are weaving out of our brain? Are they
among the probabilities Of the future.
We have enough assured now to live
upon. Why then should it die? Why
not then aspire to all these things? The
past is full Of greatness and glory, but the
future is more SO. Do you wish it to live?
Do you wish it to reach these grand pos
sibilities? eyes, most heartily l do" and
with glisten in his eye and a warm
pressure of the hand, he babe us good
bye with the hope that we would do this
and more.