Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-01-18
DRIVE THIS WAY.
Railroads, That Properly Boom
in the Spring, Requested to
Turn This Way.
Miles City and Eastern Montana
Will Tr.at any Road with
Consideration.
Communicated J
A Railroad Committee.

Ntominunicattu
A Railroad COMMITTEES.
Editor YELLowsTosk JOURNAL:
As there appears to be q general
awakening Of our citizens on the SUBJ
ject Of bringing our city and county
before the people Of the east, / pre-
sumo few lines from me on the sub
ject would not be amiss. am partic-
ularly moved to put my thoughts be-
fore your readers, by the very excel
lent suggestion Of your correspondent
of Sunday morning, "Barbed Wire"
Personally / have no suggestions to
offer, but I feel that "Barbed Wire'sn
idea Of q railroad committee composed
Of such men as he indicated, would do
much good. The expense of sending
one man from here to cooperate with
Mr.. Jordan Of st. Paul and Frank
lin McVesgh Of Chicago would
be altogesher trifing when compared
with the possible good that might be
accomplished.
/ will not say who in my opinion
ought to be sent from here, as we have
a dozen men who could creditsbly
take place on such committee, but
the nomination of Messrs. Jordan and
McVeagh Is happy one. These gen
tlemen though non.residents have
larger individual interests in our town
than most any Of our resident people,
and am satisfied they would do
what might be required Of them In
this regard gladly. What we most
need &C this time is some definite in
formation regarding the intentions Of
the Chicago aud Northwestern and
the Burlington and Northern systems
In our section; the Elkhorn branch Of
the former is now almost at the en-
trance Of our territory and county and
II pushed with the same vigor in the
time to come as In the past should
within the year 1888 be within our
border. The Burlington Is not so far
advanced in building but has already
pushed surveys well into Custer coun-
ty. I know that IL is not to be ex.
pected that railroads building into q
new country will give their definite
locations any earlier than they are
compelled to, but it seems TO me that a
committe Of the weight and business
standing such as the one proposed
would be, could obtain an inkling Of
the programme, or at least arrive at
business basis on which our city could
open negotiations with the approach.
Ing railroad and II within our power
offer them such inducements as would
bring one or both OF them here. This
done we would have something ex.
tremely tangible to advertise. Let II
be known that one Of these great sys.
TENS lie to touch Miles City and probably
cross the Yellowstone here and the
effects would be felt immediately. ]
agree with "Barbed Wire" in reject.
| ing the use OF the word "boom" al
detrimental 10 our interests. In COM
mon parlance blooming" is another
word for lying, and no community
was ever benefited by false represent.
atoms of their status. Let US be
quoted for just what we are; We have
plenty Of agricultural advantages that
only need capital to develope them,
but capital is wary, decidedly SO OF
booms. A new railroad brings settle
ment In its train and capital follows
settlement.
l=Our condition is by no means critl-
cal. Our granger ranchmsn. the
actual settlers In the country, are bet.
ter off to-day than they ever have been
before. Last season such crops al
they put In yielded thousand fold
while the little herds have multiplied
and are q nucleus Of future independ
ence. All we need Is more people e
settle upon our vacant lands and add
their mite to the general wealth. We
need not be afraid to invite them fol
they can certainly do as well here
even without irrigation, as they could
In Dakota, that is gathering immi-
grants by the thousand, while with Vi
the advantages offered for stock grow.
ing, are not equalled any where. Wha
we really need is the general awaken
ing and publicity that always attend
the advent OF railroad In q new coun
try and II we can figure definitely OF
this, the rest Is easy. Let us have th,
railroad committee and before 1t is toe
late. BUSINESS NAN.