The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-09-05
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LII thJ Territorial papers, besides few
Townsend again, after trip over to
the Springs. / notice in last weeks issue
that you have made some mistakes in
the name Of firms doing business here,
for instance, instead of Beekney 4 Noale
ii should be Beckney 4 Noah, not he
who provided nm escape from super
abundance of the liquid element, but he
who provides liquid refreshments for the
Thirsty. J. J. Shinnick is the name of
the hardware dealer, instead ofShunnick.
Townsend is talking newspaper pretty
strong, and one would meet a hearty re-
ception, and would have a chance to
grow up with the country, the future of
which is certainly promising A more
intimate acquaintance has more than
confirmed my first impressions, the area
of land which with the aid of water can
be made productive, is much larger than
I at first supposed, as with us and in fact
greater necessity is the building of q
canal from the Missouri to sweep along
and over the bench lands, which when
accomplished will make this a great
grain growing district. l find the canal
question is seriously discussed, and many
are enthusiastic over it and predict that
such Canal will be completed within
three years. The merchants are liberal
in their dealings and goods are sold
about as close as any place in the terri
tory. The Nye & Co. Forwarding COM
pany have warehouse here under the
management Of L. D. Beary, and consi-
deablc freight is being handled at this
point for White Sulphur Springs, Raiders.
burg, Canton, Diamond, Fort Logan and
other points of lesser note. This for
warding company are making arrange
ments to handle the wheat of this valley
for shipment east, and at prices which
will prove remunerative to farmers. We
hear many say that the railroad will
hurt the farming community, as they
will import grain, -four and other pro-
duce by rail at prices which Montana
farmers cannot compete. Our answer to
ill such reasoning is that if Montana
farmer who raises 40 bushels of wheat to
the acre cannot compete with Minnesota
and Dakota with a yield of say 20 BUSH
els, and a land transportation Of 1000
miles, he should starve to death. The
contrary rule should be the one. Freights
east should be very much cheaper than
freights west, by reason of so many cars
going back empty, which have come here
loaded with merchandise. There can
never be an over production, where we
have railroad which can convey our
products to a market.
Like all new towns this is not an OK
ception to cutting or shooting scrape.
One last night resulted in the shooting of
. man through the arm, though not
Seriously. 1t furnished food for converse
ton at the morning meal, and then is
dismissed and forgotten in the absorbing
pursuits of business. Still there is less
Of the rough element of society than one
would imagine in a new and growing
place. Taken altogether we think Town.
send has good future. The growth
will not be of that mushroom character
Of a mining camp, but steady, sure and
permanent, and when the vast extent of
agricultural lands contiguous to it shall
have felt the touch of industry las it
must soon do) it will Ike the centre of
trade for many miles around it. We
would not be surprised that soon a separ-
ate county organization would be called
for, embracing the Missouri valley, on
both sides of the river, from say the
head of the Missouri river down to
Beaver creek on the one side and Can
yon Ferry on the other. It will be but
q short time when the population in the
area above described will demand it,
with Townsend as the county seat. The
conditions will be favorable and the ueo-
pie will be ready for it. / leave here to-
day for Helena, where l propose to take
in the sights of the annual fair and then
home. s. w. L.