The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-03
BY Mr.. HAUSER.
The Ex-Governor Strongly In Favor
of the Railroad to Madi-
son County.
He Knows the Country and Says
It VIII be a Paying
Proposition.
He IL one Of tho Incorporators and Il
Ready to DO all no Can to Push
It Through.

An INDEPENDENT reporter mes ex-GoV.
Hauser yesterday and inquired II, since his
return from tho east, his attention had been
called to the new railway scheme which had
been inaugurated in his absence, looking TO
the construction OF n line Of railway from
Helena TO Dillon and Virginia City.
yes" said the governor, II am familiar
with the project. and know the country
through which it ia proposed to build the
road. There is no country in the west that
offers a better and more profitable field for
railway construction than this. 1t means a
great deal to Helena. 1t means a direct
communication between Helena and the
Union Pacific system. 1t means that Hell
ena will be- brought close to Madison and
Beaverhead counties, and that the immense
resources of southern Montana will be
opened up to Helena and Butte markets.
This enterprise, when completed, will not
be second to the Castle road.
"Does the route offer any serious diff
culties from an engineering standpoint"
was asked.
mo, with the exception of ten or twelve
| miles crossing the divide between North
| Boulder and Cow creek the entire line is
on n water grade, passing through fertile
and we'll settled valleys that are com para
lively free of snow all the year round. The
road can be built cheaply and can be oper-
ated at a minimum cost.
"Do You propose to take a hand in this
entetprise?'
II do; / look upon it as one of the most
imro, tant enterprises ever presented to our
people. 1t 10 feasible, it will be profitable
| to the builders, and it will add much to the
wealth and growth of our vicinity. / have
learned from MIR. Word. who has just re-
turned from Madison and Beaverhead
counties. that the PEOPLE of that section
are anxious and ready to lend a helping
hand in the construction of the road.
II think our people were wise in selecting
Mr.. Word" continued Mr.. Hauser, ito go
and confer with those people. He knows
them all and they have known him for
nearly thirty years. He has aeen agitating
! and urging the construction OF this road
for twelve to fifteen years. He is earnest
and believes. as | do. that the tonnage that
will offer in agricultural products, minerals
and coal from that section will be immense.
The coal fields of the upper Ruby valley
offer, what is claimed by experts who have
examined them, immense deposits of cox
ing coal which can be laid down in Butte
and Helena over this proposed railway
cheaper and with shorter haul than from
any other source in the state. The people
are ripe for this road. 1t can and will be
built. even without the Intervention of my
trunk line. l have signed incorporation
papers to-day and propose to iden-
tify myself in a substantial way
with those who will unite in
building this road. There will be no diff
ticulty in getting money on bonds when We
can show the earning capacity this line is
bound to have. Capital comes promptly
to your relief in all instances when it is
evident the earnings of your road will meet
the operating expenses and fixed charges
If the coal fields referred to are anywhere
near what they are represented to be, they
alone will justify the building of this road
The tonnage, however, aside from the coal,
arising from the products OF the soil, which
will be increased tive fold after the road il
built, and from the many large and rict
mines of that region will make this road
! one of the most profitable in the west. Yes
the road will be built, and it's completion
will inaugurate a prosperous era for Helena
and southwestern Montana"