Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-02-02
Communicated
FROM NEW YORK.
A Former Resident of Custer Cousty OfYe
some Excellent Suggestions.

some ExceiIent Suggestions.
Ed. YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL:
How about laying the advantages oil
Custer county before the many 10.
quirers Of the overcrowjed east seek.
ing homes in the new states? Almost
daily there are inquiries on this cub.
ject, made through the pres, of this
city. aud with reasonable diligence
and organization, many Of ths inquir-
ers could be led to locate in Custer
county to the advantage Of both them.
selves and the county. Recently Mis-.
~ ula had full page Of the Evening
FUN" to set forth its advantages BY il.
lustrstions and well written article
and immediately most Of the few
Montaniaps here were sought out, and
the press generally was appealed IA
for further Information by people de-
string to make change.
The annual report of the emigration
commissioners of this city shows the
arrival at Castle Garden during the
year $50 Of 300, Ill immigrants, 1888 Of
them bound for Montana, sgaiDsi
5,Sll bound tor Dskots, and
probably Of the small number that
went tn Montsns f-w If any were
added to the population Of Custer
county, and this for the reason that
there is no eff ,st made by the official.
and re-i6ents Of that founty to inducs
imm grants to look int, its advantages
and ~ ri's. An ar'irle now hsfove me
states that some Maine carita'ists az
organizing company with a capita
stock of So. .OO0. 900. with q view of buy
ing land and putting In sheen In Moo
tans. What an scqu sition TO Custer
county would even q fraction OF THU
capital be, and with but little effort
properly applied, the possibilities o1
directing this and similar enterprise,
To Custer are at least reasonable.
Ispent few day. in Washington
during the past week. The question o.
the dual act of Montana senators was
agitatipg the minds Of the members o
both houses of congress. and seversl
propositions ~ to the seating one nj
the other set were expressed. hut the
beet founded report seemed TO he that
neither would be admitted until the
question of the title to their seats wAs
upquestionably established.
Another Montanian and myseli
spent o pleasant evening with Mr..
Carter, our worthy representative
aud, bv the way, am informed by
some of the older members thst his
popularity In the house il rapidly
growing, and II IL said that there are
few Of the states more ably represented
I also had the pleasure Of calling upon
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. K-eidler. The
captain informed me that his duties q:
the head ofthe pre-emption bureau q,
the land Office come to him again
quite naturally.
Major B'rchardt holds an Office oil
great trust 10 guarding the millions In
gold, silver and notes on deposit In
the treasury vaults. Arthur johnson
is doing duty ~ steward Of well
known Washington club. There are
many rumors o. tn the appointments
to he made in Custer county, but as
yet there is but one definitely settled
upon. aud the probabilities rs to the
others are that they will not soon be
settled, aud that dark horses stand
even chances Of winning.
The question Of the centennial fair
Is still on the tspis before the congress
sional committee. of which Mr.. Carter
Is member. New York 10 unques.
tionably far In the lead. but the mat
ter is awaiting the action of the New
York legislature, where there is .
proposition to hold II iu '93. 90 ss TO re-
move 1t beyond the presidential elec.
ton Of '92 and TO give another years
time 10 put up buildings etc.. that
would reflect due credit to the country
upon the minds Of foreign visitors.
OF the Custer county people In New
York there is Msj. T. p. McElrath,
wLo presides % editor Of the"Analysl." !"
His daughter Fanny 10 spending the
winter with Capt PArtello, OF the 9th
Infantry In Texas.
Mr.. John Z. Kennedy 10 back to his
old duties In the q. 8. mashal's
o6ios, where he would be pleased 10
welcome his Montana friends. but his
heart 10 In Montana. Fis family In
creased BY one. are living In the city
with longipgs for the plains and hills
Of Blatchford.
Mr.. Dunlap, Of the LEE" ou,fit, is
enjoying the society, but not the
weather Of New York. He viii short.
ly return to Tongue river, possibly
with life companion.
A Butte city man created a sepss-
tIon In front Of the Astor House on
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