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Show SELECTED. The Lost Trade of Montana, Idah and Utah. Why is it that ti e merchants ot isari Francisco have failed io maintain their reputation for energy and enterprise? How comes it that the Piicific railroad, instead of vital zing, steins to have benumbed the energy they possessed before it became be-came a fixed fact ? As long as shipments ship-ments were urade via Cape Horn and the Isthmus they enj iyed an exclusive trade. Business flowed into their hands and profits into their coffers without any gr at effort on their part, and becau-e tiade could not very well go anywhere else. Nevada. Oregon, Washington territory Idaho, Montana and L'tah, all bowed down to San Fraucw-o as the great centre of commerce, com-merce, and her merchants were princes indeed. From le49 to J 860 San Francisco Fran-cisco no only supplied the State of California, but 'also her neighbors t her own prices. Chicago saw the harvest har-vest that was yearly beiog gathered and her merchants yearned for an op portuni'y to compete, and siirhed that there was a market beyond the plains denied to th m She saw that her only thauee lay in the early completion comple-tion ot a railruad, and she put her shoulder to the wheel and assisted in the construction of the Union Pacifie Chicago was peculiarly favored in her enterprise, f om ihe fact that her active energy paraKzed all opposition. St. Louis taited business, but her mer chants were were cautious where Chi eago was bold. Cincinnati became satis.-ed witu the Aew O. leans and southern trade as specialties Chicago kept pace wi.h the raihoad, and tnus it was that when the junction was made at Prouiontoiy Point between the two railroads, Chicago was there re ; resented re-sented by her agents, while San Fran Cisco, down at the sea, was reading ac counts of the great event, ban Fran Cisco soon found that Chicago had not, confined herself to the raihoad. Ad vices of loss of business in Utah were not slow in coming. Chicago was there and had impressed the Saint-, favorably. Then Montana's orders for goods commenced falling oft". Chicago had interviewed the mill rs and was popular. Chicago laiked with a glib tongue, became sociable, and the natural na-tural consequences followed. A glib tongue is worth a hundred letters. Idaho, contiguous, folio '.ed suit. Chicago came even into Nevada and Laliioniia, and visited Oregon with more or less success. And now San t'rancisco complains at the loss of ires tige and business. We are satisfied that with a proper degree of energy, wall a commendable exhioit of business busi-ness enterprise. California can regain the lost trade ot Idaho, Montana Nevada, U'.ah and contiguous popula-latious. popula-latious. A glance at the map will show this. Co iutie and V inueuiueca, the starting points tor Idaho and Montana, Mon-tana, respec lveiv, are within from tinny to lorty eight hours from San Francisco from Chicago at lea.-t twic-anj. twic-anj. thrice tile distance. Tran poi tatwti I for heavy goods by clipper snips ai'uu.'i I j the Horn mut rein .in cheaper than! by rail across the continent. California ! is daily becoming a manufacturer and producer, ner soil is the richest; her climate the most salubrious, and al most anything will grow. Water-power Water-power abounds throughout die ttate, and coal is abundant. Montana, Idaho and Utah offer markets for her products pro-ducts and manui'a tores, if our factors and merchants w II only seek mark ts. Let San Francisco enter thj lis.s with Chicago, boldly aud fearlessly. Instead j of compelling th-. merchants of the! mountains to come to the sea, let the sea go to the mountain.-. Let them have an opportunity to trade with sun ; Francisco, if they will, and they wiil . improve that opportunity Wherever j' a business mait oilers the uiOst induce- , merits, wherever goods aie cheapest. " there "wiil busine.-s make its head ' quarters. But these facts must became ; Known. Tne prizes are et within j San Francisco s grasp. Wi.l her mer- eha- ts make the etf.irt necessary to .-e ! cure their posses-ion'.' .V F. LluOulciv. ! |