Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1884-06-17
Clear Drives to Stock Yards for
Cattle Men, Otherwise we
Lose Them.
Artesian Water and its Excel
lent Properties-Splendid in
creases in Depot Business.
High Water and the Ferries
The Busy courts-The Con-
tinued Stock Movement.


A telegram received yesterday by
the Northern Pacific agent at this
point created unusual interest. 1t
read rs follows:
st. Paul, June 4 1854.
Z. +. n. Tinling. agent.
Strong effort Is being brought to
bear upon the company To remove the
stock yards to Terry, owing to the diff
ficulty in getting into the stock yards
ut Miles City. l should dislike very
much to recommend the removal
from Miles City, ms we consider that
one of our best towns, but the cattle
interests are 30 large that II must have
due consideration. IL the people of
Miles City will take hold OF this at
once and arrange so that cattle can be
driven conveniently to the yards II
will Obviate the necessity Of their re-
movnl to Terry. Let me know the
result rs soon rs possible.
J. N. HASNAFoRD.
General Freight Agent.
On learning Of the above number
Of prominent citizens took the matter
In hand meeting Of members of the
Board of Trade was held. Various
plans to avoid the removal Of the
stock yards to Terry were discussed
aud measures taken to remove any
cause there may be for such action.
Among the measures taken was the
sending, yesterday afternoon, of the
following telegram to our delegate at
Washington:
Miles City, NJ. r., June 10, 1884.
Hon. Martin Maginnis.
Our affairs In the matter of stock
yards have reached n crisis. Owing
to the rapid settlement Of Tongue
river valley, the roads on the north
side are being fenced up and cattle
men find II impossible TO reach our
yards, and In consequence are asking
the railroad TO remove them to Terry,
forty miles distant. IL you con have
temporary permission to locate ON
Keogh reservation II will help us out,
until actisn is had on your bill. The
location Of the yard on the ke0gh re-
serve givas the last ten miles Of drive
absolutely free from obstruction and
the south side Of Tongue river 10 not
% thickly settled. tits Of the utmost
Importance TO your friends here that
the cattle shipments be retained here
and the temporary relief we ask for,
should be secured. n within the range
Of possibility. Perhaps you can bring
up your bill and get immediate action.
The cattle men John the citizens In
this request.
This was signed by the president of
the Board of Trade snd many others.
Agent Tinling telegaphsd Mr.. Han
naford a. fellows:
Miles City, June 10, 1884.
J. NJ. HaEnaford, General Freight
Agent. -f.F.. r.fEI
Have had your message regarding
stock yards well circulated ameng the
citizsns. They are taking active steps
In the matter and something will be
done at once. l will keep you posted.
c. F. M. TIMING.
The Importance Of this movement
cannot be overestimated and every
one, both In the city and In the eoun.
try, should do oil possible to encour-
age the retaining of the stock yards,
either whore they are now or on the
reservation. The effort to have them
on the reservation may not succssd,
therefore while the work 10 under
way roads should be thrown open, i'm.
pediments to the cattle drives and
water ways should b. removed, In
order that the business, which b max
Ing both Milss City aad Ito tribstary
country. shall net b taken from here.
Let graugen, business men and cattle
growsrs ell work together o. this i'm
psrtant matter and net b bliad 10
their own Interests. One prominent
gentleman said yesterday that the
Cemetery company could arrange its
fences 10 that the difficulty at that
point could b. removed. II there 10
any way the Cemetery company can
help matters we feel sure II will NJ
ssive attention.