The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-01-10

aNEEDEp LAws'For NEEDED.

70 the Editor of the Dic1RlBuNE:
To erdeavor to repfs the conviction
that l am placing odlnder special obli-
cations to myself in h,ging to your no.
tice the --latest out" depreciation of the
Constitution of the Ut.ed States would.
VT appears t. me, be all ftation. Therefore,
boldly wading in on Il supposition that
your check for ST VI be forthcoming,
l beg leave to call you{ttention to Article
Of the amendments. Ihr,e it expressly
declares tina, Consressshal make no laws
gagg1ns the y"x fof1l3nd shall secure to
the press the ina'ienabt privilege of regu.
iat'ng tho political asHi.tions Of all male
citizens of the Unit, dState>, excluding
Indians, not taxed; to .e,er with i,npunity
for saying just what ,ht blamed please in
their "darned old papd," as the old lady
styled them, "about fybody who,nso-
ever" and it i under tll protection of the
"gaggin5' c use that ,nakr bold to re-
cues, space III your colul lns to reply to the
suggestions Of "An Obs Fver" in regard to
"Needcd Laws"
To put it lightly, i, is evident that your
correspondent has not gien the suij ject his
best thought. However,he burden Of his
song is for laws--nore Tvs. Let Us have
laws! "Oh, for a lodge, some vast vii
derneSs,' where contlicfg laws could no;
Per'neate, and the intric4r Vaccinations o.
the human ina ination Ind no application.
Permit me to offer an amendment in the
form OF resolution II the effect that
every member o. the cdniny Les islalure,
and all subsequent ont be supplied at
the public expense with one copy each of
''Story's Conflict of Law" but as do not
entertain the vain hopelthat my amend
men: will be adopted, Twill endeavor to
better illustrate my vievS by the figures
Figures speak palmer tina, words
The fact that person nsowning 100 head
of dumb brutes would be tax d "a or 20
per cent, if the assessed pluation was $50
per head, in addition to hi present taxes, is
too insignificant for consideration. There
fore, we will pass to the ,p,rc important as
poets of the case. In Baverhead county
there are 3o,3o7 bovines! Now, let us as
eunc rsc0nvsnicncca sl> each one will
occupy ; feet Of space--:39!o7 multiplied by
3 equals 11792l linear tee Of space to be
covered. Let us further sssume that this
is to be divided into 20 eqal parts, placed
on as many ranges in as many different
parts of the county. Thatvill give frac-
ton over $3.50 feet as the length of. one
shed, but we will discard hat, and take
$3.50 feet, or 1 mile, as the basis of our
calculation. What is needed first is to as
certain the cost Of one she< $3.50 feet
multiplied by 20 feet, the othe dimension,
equals 1o5,6oo square feet Of ,'rface to be
covered. los,6oo multiplied by5 cents 10y
a singular coincidence OF 6gres) equals
SIS, go for surface lumber. $40 divided
10, equals SIS, which multiplied " equals
1 ,os6-the number Of posts, 10 tet apart,
required for one shed, which at 10 cents
apiece would cost $1os.6o. $3.50 multi
piled by II and then by s, and divided by
l44 square inches, equals $500 square feet,
multiplied by ; rows at S cents equals the
value of scantling for / shed, which is (by |
another freak Of numbers) exactly one
epth the cost of the surface lumber, or
Ss2S. And $3.50 multiplied by ?, then by |
and divided by &c, equals $40 pounds OF
rails for shed, which, at s cents pound,
quals $5l.co. Then $5,2So plus $528
'lus $1o56o plus $51.2o equals $685. as
he total cost of shed.
Assuming that men can build 20 feet
f such shed per day we have $3.50 divided
y 20 equals 264 days at So per day, or
o,112 as the cost of labor, and $6,964. So as
ost of material, we have 5000 SO as the
,tal cost of shed, and 20 such sheds
ould cost grand $1S1,s36. Why, bless
" little insignificant twinkler Of soul,
oYs, but this is the boss racket. Iatcn on!
Vain has been my manipulation OF the
Tres and my hair is we'll nigh grayed in
y frantic efforts to originate scheme Of
'ificient magnitude to enable myself and
lends to devote our best energies to a
ore laudable object than the collection Of :
e necessary ducats for plain subsistence ]
this mundane sphere, but yield to the I
evitable, and shall accept clerkship q
,m the Chairman Of the Appropriation
at S. per diem, with 2 graft
de that far surpasses that Of Anthony
hen Caesar signed petition for post. I
ice does mine surpass that Of the av.
age applicant for the position ot Engross. Ii