The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-08-05

Used to help Winnie and lay the matte
before her father, who was a banker
in the course of day or two the girl
approached the banker on the subject
He was very skeptical of such an in
vestment but went into the matte
very thoroughly with Winnie, WIN
pleaded her case from a standpoint O
; familiarity. He was surprised to hea
of Cooke. Was it on the map? Sur
it was. He had been all through tn
National Park and never heard of it
Strange? He would telegraph to Liv
ingston to Engineer Sacket. If thing
were all right would advance hel
money on the property.
After several days of social enjoy
ment Winnie returned home and wa
notified that deposit was in tn
Gardiner Bank to her credit, which sh
Immediately transferred over to Spen
GERS credit. He received letter whicl
mystified him very much.
"St. Paul, MINI. Mr.. Hal Spencer
Dear Sir: l place on deposit in tn,
Bank of Gardiner, Montana,
Thousand Dollars to help you carry
cut plans regarding your smelter
Make no inquiry regarding who de-
posted this money. Use it with judg.
ment and wish you success, Respect
fully yours, Banker"
Upon receiving this letter he went
to the bank and found it to be true
Seeking Hartz he told him that he was
going to Washington and lay the mat
ter before the proper authorities and
see if he could get an appropriation to
bpild large smelter. He had beer
quietly getting signed contracts from
the old miners for their ores unbe-
known to anybody. These contracts
were exceptional in their power and
binding, but just to the mine owners
and stood to be legal if he could get
the smelter. The chief engineer of
the Geological survey gave him let
ter that would assist him. Also he
would see that Senator from Montana
A few days before he left for Wash
ington he received letter:
"New York, ia. Dear Sir: We
understand that you propose going to
Washington to try and get a govern
ment appropriation to build an electric
smelter. We would advise that you
will waste your time and good money
in your efforts. Take warning from
the past. You know that Cabriano
did not stay in jail.
This did not deter him any. He had
talked the matter over with Winnie
about the money in bank and could
not think who might have done it, as
he knew no one in st. Paul. She drew
his attention to other things for fear
he would get her cornered. Ready to
depart he gave her an affectionate
goodbye and said that he hoped that
they would be able to be married when
he got back; that she need not teach
school any longer.
Arriving at Washington, he procured
a comfortable place to stay. Taking
his letters of introduction to the Hon.
Secretary of the Interior, who receiv-
ed him, Spencer told him Of his pur-
pose and asked his assistance. He
told him he would do all he could and
he had heard Of it from the prelim-
mary reports of the Geological survey
which told of the great opportunities
and especially of the history of the old
fellows who had developed the district,
Spencer now felt that things might
take shape. The government had
given this land to the locators who had
complied with the laws. Then why
not go farther and help them unlock
this vast wealth which would add to
the wealth of the country and at the
same time do justice to those who dis
covered it, and who should receive
some of the wealth. The government
was helping to develop vast agricul-
tural districts in all parts of the west,
thereby adding millions to the coun-
try's wealth by installing great irriga-
ton systems whereby the rancher
could grow his crops and the cost of
building these systems was paid in
time by the rancher to the govern
ment; then apply this same principle
to the smelter, let it be paid out of the
earnings certain sum per ton. Spen-
Ger caller on the senators. He laid
his case before them and asked for
their support. They said they would
do all they could for him. Why was
he not able to get private capital? He
got an audience with the President
and went over the matter with him