The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1890-10-25

disastrous, especially Alabama an
North Carolina lumber ventures. The1
are enough assets in Manistee, Gran
Rapids and land of the northern penil
sula and southern lumber, ETC., if jud
g. ciously handled to cover liabilities
. is stated that the only banks likely
g suffer are in Manistee, Muskegon an
Grand Rapids, as it is said the Detroi
n banks for short time past have de
n clined Peters paper.
e When advertisements for proposals TO
: the building of a ram, torpedo boat ant
| torpedo cruiser were iss ued Saturday
it marked the completion by the navy
department Of all work of new con
struction which it had been authorized
l to undertake, with two exceptions
These are ub-marine monitor, and a
duplicate of the Vesuvius, which will
undoubtedly be constructed on lines
originally laid down. Congress, at the
last session, made provision for six new
vessels, most of them of heavier type
and more complex construction than
any heretofore undertaken to be built,
and the naval authorities are felicitat-
themselves upon the fact that they
have, within three weeks after adjourn
ment. been able to complete all of the
designs, issue proposals, and in several
cases award contracts for the construct
ion of their vessels. In addition to this
record Of quick designing, the construct
ion bureau was charged during the
time of the preparation of plans for five
vessels as authorized to be built by the
preceding congress.
Yellowstone Lake Steamboat Company
Washington dispatches give the fol
lowing particulars of the franchise last
week granted to the Yellowstone Lake
Steamboat company:
By the terms of the lease ten acres of
land are granted to the steamboat com
pany and must be selected by and under
the supervision of the superintendent of
the Yellowstone Park, whose choice will
be subject to ratification by the secre-
tary of the interior Upon the land
thus chosen the company proposes to
erect docks, piers, boat and store houses
on the shores of Yellowstone lake. Two
acres are set apart at the north end of
the lake near the new hotel site, one
acre at the south or extreme end of one
of the fingers and the remaining land on
the east shores of the islands as may in
the judgment of the superintendent be
most suitable. Ten years are fixed as
the limit OF the lease, and it was shown
that the steamboat company already
has steamer on the lake for the benefit
Of the travelling public. 1t was also (
determined that schedule of rates
should be submitted to the secretary of
the interior, but under no circumstances :;
would more than S5 for the round
trip, occupying an entire day, be per-
nitted to be charged. Accommodations t
are to be provided for not exceeding 400
ron regulation was ,nssr tesi dde he leaH,
making 1t unlawful to Sell, give away, I
lse or drink Intoxicating liquors on the
BOAT or upon any of the property of the \
United States ceded to the steamboat
company. l
The Castle Branch ,
A representative of the Northern Pa
,ific construction department told ,
Miner reporter at Butte, Monday, in re-
'ponse to query as to what had become g.,
If the Castle branch and whether it :
would be constructed at all, that: ut
will, but not this year. It will be built
rom Livingston, too, not from Helena.
The surveys have all been run, and
practicable route found that will be
ouilt as soon as the directory Of the road
ices fit. You remember the fuss the
Helena board of trade made over this
'oad and how Helena was to benefit
by the trade of the Castle .
district 1t was reported that S25O,OOO
vas raised in few days to get the road
quilt to Helena. Well, the committee :
If the board of trade went to the direct
Dry of the Northern Pacific with this
sum, but they didn't even offer to donate
It to the road. They offered to take
that much in bonds on the branch if it ,
went from Helena. That was no ad-
vantage to the road. It could sell it's
bonds at any time. And if they had
made free gift of it to the road it
would not represent the difference be-
tween the cost of construction of the
road to Castle from Helena and the cost
from Livingston. The difference is SIM
ply that between crossing mountain
ranges, as the road would do from
Helena, and following natural water
courses as is the case in building from
Livingston. I heard, on good authority,
that several of the subscribers to that
fund in Helena were told they never
would be called on for the money. It
was simply a bluff. They knew well
enough that the road from Helena is inn
But no orders for construc-
tion have been given and it is impossible
to say when they will be. The distance
from Livingston is about 62 miles,"
The New Band.
The Livingston Silver Cornet Band is
the name of new organization just !,
perfected, having for it's object the for
nation and perpetuation of a first-class
cornet band in the city of Livingston.
The band is under the direct manage
ment of the leader, in conjunction with ,
a board of directors, and numbers eigh-