Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-01-17
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
TERRITORY or MONTANA.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
HELENA. Jan. IA. IAS4.

TERRITORY or MONTANA
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
HELENA, Jan. IA. 1889.
To the Honorable Members OF the Council
and House Of the Legislature of Montana
IL becomes my oficial position To wei
come you To the responsible duties the
electors of Montana have placed IN your
hands, ana IL assist you in the discharge OF
those duties for the public good. Trusting
in your fidelity. they have called you to
legislate for the good of this great ard
prosperous territory. At this crisis in our
history, when we expect soon To assume
the dignity and responsibilities Of STATE
hood, your position becomes more respon-
sibe and more honored than any Of your
predecessors; in no small degree your la
bOrs may aid in laying broad and deep the
foundations Of the coming commonwealth
OF Montana. Spanning nearly hve degrees
of latitude and twelve of Ion ,itude, inter-
spersed by vast mountain chains, Mon
tana will serve AS the connecting link be-
tween the Pacific and central states. with the
Atlantic states so closely allied making one
indestruc tible union. Our mountains veined
with gold and silver and the more useful
metals, our placers filled with gold, and
wide prairies covered with grasses, are
fast giving us individual and public
wealth. To secure the greatest prosperity
in these vast industries will require your
best thought and ripcst statesmanship. In
dustries SD varied and so extensive, over
broad areas, require laws to be most care
f,l,v a,,ns,.a ana cor,nro,,,s.. xh;,fuil,
80. ~, .''.'
maue ior All 'hese wants anu hecesstes
1 shall most cheerfully cooperate with Won
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iaDors In oehaii OF Montana.
FINANCE.
Inc nnahciai cohoitioh oi 'his territotiai
government Is sound and healthy. At the
close of III. last fiscal year-Slst day Of |
h.r ,sss-,,,., ,.rr,,orv w.. or, y,
debt, and there was 10 the treasury one |
hundred and fourteen thousand three hun. /
ared and fo,,v do,iar. and for,v.si.h,
~, ,a -"
cents sis soss, balance ., OF IN,
general rund ia csen; TOUT th9usand nine
nundred "na osn ~ nine aoA"ts ana
SIX cents lS4SsSool balance OF the
STOCK inepectl"n ana aetectve I1nd; nine
tnouseno ano e'Rnty.ox dSnaIs sno
slxty TOUR Genus toS,Voo VI oslance 81
the STOCK INDEMNIFY luna' end one nous
ana eIsht nunareH sno twen'yx "a. uoi
lars anu nuy-eiRnt GEMS lSi,s@e %
balance Oh sheep Inspector ana lhdeni
nifty fund. Every crtzen OF Montana must
Ieei pIouu OF .n's he.itny eonI,.on VI tne
gOvernmen!, Inc suuitot sna treasurer
teporIs Ior the year JUST enard VIII De lald
oe,cIe You nor Sour eA""''"s''o" ana
sc1 TSi thereon, .o,,. n,.,
pay more ehssTiaiiy and promptly then
taxes Neveftneless' u Is solemn 0uty |
upon you, and urge that you make such
enactncnts ~ VIII secute tne assessment
, LOT tsna.on ~, ,he ' Az p.ope.y ., tas
teIrltoIy. N1t ,hst tne k0vsInaneht nse0s
more money, cut IN orueI .nn' tne Dutuens
q government may Iest more equally upon I
tne people. ~ you VIII nIsns sucn ."wsn q
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tue property lwncn oy law 10 .aSAoIel tne | d
people, taxes may De reduced Ohe'heli.
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lus.ce IN tue sovs.hmleu. ~ you VIII
lake 'ne pains 10 s,uuy tne assesseu v.Iuss
n - UPON we saue c.ass y. PROPERTY ~
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; ,hP ., Juss,Jei ne Wy nsneuy 10.
Ills. ~ 'ne Ieklsn",l"n y. Mon."n", 70 LnHs
mere DE enacted IN" cleating ooard OF 9
aiter the lssnlon OF DINER ana
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WIN tee power 10 revise, natmonIzo anu | v
'duaule INC saIues tot "ssessSoie Pui Poses | .
w over tne teftitory. ~
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. Io. l9I your &C.. cohsu,ueney you are eon, T.
lon!ed WIN the wso. Moa.an1 wnich !.
,Ioviue' ~ oIe OF tue nesus OF !s!slnH rev ~
nue 10 caIry On inc Rovesnment, 'uss per | "
ons may ouy IoI price from tne govern ~
neht the priShege OF carrying on ~
ne business oi gambling. sell s. -
nk Wnsky and otheI ntoxcA m1'
,nk 91lnks. " nen lntse Rrlxl1eKes, q "
ny OF tneui. are oought, anu license 10 =.
ssuea' ths putch1rI can P,ocsrd any
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s.ne.'ne every Gay from tEe .anxs OF IN | ~ ~.
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n,ea houssholns' recruits 20. tne prni' u ,a
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