The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-08-17
THE FORMAL COMPLETION.


Telegrams say the formal ceremonies OF
the Northern Pacific completion will take
place about sixty mile. west Of Helena"
T.ls would he about the mouth OF Cold
creek. We believe the Intersection Of the
Utah aud Northern near the Mouth OF Black
foot IL fOrty-nine miles west OF Helena
while the Northern Pacific has been built
without soliciting, receiving, or being offered
much advice from us, We wish 10 contribute
our mite toward the great enterprise, anu
now respectfully urge that, unless there are
better REASONS why itShOuId not be, tn" cere-
mouy shall be At the Mouth of BIacktoot.
While it does not appear Mr.. Willard has rs
vet issued any invitations 10 MOntanians, aud
IL is likely for obvious reasons when II Is
done there will be but few invited guests,
1t is certainly not the purpose To perform This
ceremony with closed doors" ~ u were. III
il a matter of great public interest. The
grant to the Northern Pacific Of over 2JO,OOO
sauarr miles OF its lands has laid Ikea blight
upon this Territory for many year., and, IN
the good feeling toward the enterprise anu
In hopes of it. ultimate completion, there
has hardly been murmur against IL, white
public sentiment was averSe to forfeiture Of
the grant even when that forfeiture neces-
sarily included THE more speedy complr ton
of the road" Now, when completion is as
sured and distinguished visitors are brought
across the sea to participate in the ceremon-
les, il would be great error indeed for the
managers to exclude any who desire 10 wit
ness the germany, either by failing to make
IL known that th"y will be- wrlc"tn~ or BY Sc
lecling other than the most accessible point
for th" event. Owing 10 tn" delay on the
west md u i, likely the actual point OF con-
nrctiou will b. near Gold creek, unless II Is
ordered otherwise. But the ceremony. If it
NAV be elsewhere Than at the actual point OF
connection, or If that point may te forced,
should be- where the union Pacific system
iutersects the Northern Pacific, thus enabling
visitors from the south rs we'll n from the
east and west TO witness lt. IL j. not Sug
gested Ia this that we be the guests OF the n.
y. Co or be accorded free transportation.
Neither of these things Ii desired. But II IL
IL "A matter of sufficient interest TO induce "A
number of foreign gentlemen TO journey this
far to sre, IL il an event of more significance
10 scores Of Mountainous whose attitude to-
CONSEQUENCE than that of a titled gentleman
from over the sea. We mention thrS" things
Just a, they are While the kilograms are
AMI have for Soma time been burd"ned with
accounts of the guests of the Northern Pa
cifc who are received At Bremen aud who
will b. carried on palarial specials 10 tn"
scene, no Montauians have yet even been
notified thai they may stand afar off and wit
ness the Ger. mony. There Is beautiful
mraaow at the mouth of Blackfoot wh"r" the
paylliou can be- erected. II i accessible Ia
both railroads, In the heart of the MOUNTAINS
and d esigned from the foundation of the
world for this event. We trust that It will
be selected. and that whoever is managing
,bi. affair will knock down the fence and tell
the people to walk into the show