The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1892-05-28

plausa n ce ana elected hearty ap
y cert @c, The piano-forte galop de con
! Wvmann,e ann,e'shrlde," by Misses Bowers an,
, was ala Was was excellently rendered, a
, Clara 'iSp My Lady's Bower" by Mis-
svTbe zones. The selected reading
; Mann Joshua of 1776," by Miss Ev'
, tvrad ,,d and the recitation ''The Mar
eycent; ti;lotner, by Miss joey Fem were
drill Iph'a'hally well received. The sworC
tnmo3 number of beautifully cos
Mr. Young ladies under direction OF
enta,ta Va NJ Hunter, which closed the
sneot .ainment, was a highly pleasing
Talon louIar ail feature of the programme
. on en ditogether the entertainment was
MOI omplete success and reflected credit
u,ba WI. onis upon the band but upon all
~ ~ Contributed to the programme fol
the occasion.
Nooke transportation Problem.
s EETERPRIsE: When said at the rail
ru 'ieetlng in Livingston that the Mineral
"i'"a as Dill had never been before the senate
COMMITTEE, and that it was impossible for 1t to
80 oelofe said committee until the bill had
80 ,,> 'He mouse, was unaware that duplicate
:, '' muse bill, incorporating the Montana
a. railway. had been introduced in the SEN
Nv no" learn that it was so intI oduced bv
"soi afsie and referred to the committee
N ei'i'ofies, and to this extent my above refer
Aou " statement was incorrect
| ""o 'hls correction in justice to Mr.. Joy,
| 'iAs are already great enough and whose
e".i'h TO the effect that the senate commit
eA"seu 10 give the Mineral railway bill even
mimi ny report is not modihed thereby
Ao,''e 'ha1 the Herald in commenting on my
REMARKS al the railroad meeting. discovers some
'nihs oeeply mysterious in the fact that profess
TO know much in general wav of Mr. Aver and
ii' associates, but that whe it comes to the Min
eiai railway claim to be unable to tell their
plans or purposes.
pieeuiiie The Herald honest in the above
oii'ieislh' and It's further deduction that am of
nooeeslty trying to withhold information | wish
" say therefore, that 1t cannot be considered
very remarkable that may know men quite well
oy reputation and general report and still not
hho" anything whatever concerning their bus j.
ness pIahs or aims. | believe | am competent
"'lness 10 testify, for instance, to Jay Gould's
general reputation, but certainly do not know
anything as to his business plan. [ even know
tor oI The Herald, but | certainly would not pre-
suihe TO claim any knowledge concerning any of
his business plans. As to the further surmise
tha' am Withholding information, | can only
say lhat on the contrary am extremely desirious
'nat all the facts of whatever name or nature be
known by all who desire, since know that have |
done more loyal faithful work and spent more |
money In trying to get railroad communication |
Win Cooke than some who talk loud and propose |
10 De the Keepers of other peoples cOnsciences.
IL Is true that do not at present coincide in |
Judgment with possibly the majority of the peo-
PIE of Park county concerning the proper course
10 be at present pursued before congress, but we
are all citizens laboring to a comm on desred |
end, and simply claim the same right of judg |
ment that is allowed ALL and the more the facts |
are astertained the more will it be seen that |
have always been thoroughly consistent in this |
railroad matter, and that in trying to work out
my own destiny have in every particular been
thoroughly loyal to the interests of Park county. |
With the passing of time see little encourage
ment In the railroad situation. Recently the |
Warren bill has passed the senate-as was antici
pated by all. | can see nothing to jubilate over
IN that fact. trust that my expression of opin-
on that the bill never can pass in the house will
De proven to be absolutely without foundation,
and that prophet will be overwhelmed with
shame and confusion. But fear that notwth-
standing hopeful letters from Washington, the
situation is the reverse of hopeful Let me ask
he people of Park county to read the proceed
ngs in the senate when the Warren bill was up
VI passage, rvaIt L--r--.-+-.1,
|, of tbaff |
ime: that he has little hope that the bill will be
permitted to pass the house; consider the testi-
nonv there gwen as to the strength and power
# the forces in opposition to the segregation
ill, and then let every citizen Of Park county
Who desires railroad first, ana is willing to con-
ider means thereto afterwards, ask himself II 1t
) not time for a compromise.
| intend it as a reflection upon nobody, but 1t
oes appear to me Individually that the situation
} such that blind man can see the proper course
0 pursue in the present conditions surrounding
$ | am heartsick at the thought that congress
,ill probably again adjourn with the same Old
esults or rather lack of results, SO far rail
Dad is concerned am very sure of the zeal,
pteqrity and earnestness of Messrs. Savage, AL
erson, Thompson and Love, and know they are !
,orkng faithfully upon the lines laid down, but
iscouraged and sore, with another year OF my
fe wasted, can but sorrowfully feel that their
dvisers are unsound, and that they will see their
rror when it is too late to make change of plan.
The peope of Park county are only incidentally ;
,terested in any squabbles between Joy and
,aton. both of whom probably think they are
hla to take care of themselves. The people of ,
ark county are, however, directly Interested IN e
nv Recommendations which have been or may :
o made to them concerning the prospects of rail 9
,od looslatiou, and in the end will surely resent
nv efforts to misead them ,
personally am in favor of a segregation bill
n 70 the moment that favorable action upon !;
,cb hill is seen to be lmprobable-but no :
~ oerand then | am in favor of action looking q
ua ri tho hest railroad bill that can be passed,
"a do not care what its title may be. But get
t;on Of some sort by this present congress. 1t f
ems TO me the above is platform broad enough q
hold every citizen of Park county who is de- r
rors of having a .ailroad built to Cooke, and
at the patriotism of our people should enable a
70 sink all petty differences and heartily unite
s,,nort of those principles. We haye enc
;os onouch from without instead of dividing
,ono ourselves and thereby weakening our pO-
ion and giving comfort to those who would be
.d n witness our failure. What, for instance, =
tho neople of Park county think of the state
ant as reported in the newspapers, of Presi- ,
~ oakes of the Northern Pacific before com
,toa TO the effect that there is no ore in Cooke,
4 therefore nothing to warrant the building of
..ilroads There is statement not only abso- v
.olv untrue but without shadow of truth 1t is IL
eanino and without qualification, and is calcu- Il
ad IN work the utmost possible injury to our IL
nos for railroad, and, therefore, to our ma
.ial interests. ,,
,oes any sane man think we are strong enough =
ovarcome the effects of such dastardly state al
,nts as that unless we are thoroughly united I
one ourselves, vigilant. aggressive and ready n
avail ourselves of every favorable condition
,senting itself?
=, for me believe that now as ever in unity
,r0 is strength" and in that coupled with the fC
,,oiss Of good Judgment lies our only hope OF 81
yation. ~
h;
The SIayin and Hayes Mill. to
rhe announcement of the fifty-round b.
,ra : "a contest between Mickey Slavin of ht
e n city and Ike Hayes, the colored P
n;list of Helena, for 500 side, drew