The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-30

views Of leading business houses n
gnrding the status IL business IL
terests In Butte, . MINER repoFtz
It called upon the principal hrn:e /
}. the city and asked the qu:!,.. zion,
# How has your bueiness bees, durin
/: the pest summer: Wat do 70
think II the rroepec:9 for fall an
. winter trade? and Gov do sou n
}; gard the ''boosn" question which In
\ leen 20 much talked Of recently Il
connection with the prosperity Q
= Butte: Xhe replies to these 4ues
/; lions. which are given below, show
plainly thst the inclination Of oul
s'uainess community has never beer
to encourage the working up Of any
/; thing In the shape Of . ''booln;" that
/. The solid men Of the community who
: have capital invested In city prop.
|; erty, and who expect to live here,
! have been satisfied with the steady
. and legitimate growth Of the city,
! and have desired TO avoid the excite
ment which frequently follows the
} discovery Of such rich hedges and val
liable properties ~ have character-
ized the development Of this section.
The inst gentleman called upon by
the reporter was
". A. CLARK, Esq,
who said in answer to the inquiries
propounded: THE retail business Of
the summer don't think has been
~ large :: ~ last year on ac-
count Of various influences which
have had = tendency to reduce
the number u men actu-
ally employed. Last year we had .
building boom, and although the inn
provements this year have l,een ex.
tensive, and . better class Of build.
ingy have been erected, fewer men
have been employed In this particu-
lar industry; another thing, last year |
freight was hauled from MelrOse and |
Silver Bow, employing . large num-
Der Of men. There IL not more than
half the humber Of men cutting wood
that there was last year. The mines,
hawever, are employing more men.
The future prospects Of leading min
Ing properties h better than y year
ago, and I look upon the camp ~
thoroughly established. I know Of
no better reason for the decrease Of
building operations than that the
town h large enough, and the men
who have ns0nied interests here have
NO object In forcing u development
beyond what the real condition Of
business will warrant. l think the
Wholesale grocery and dry goods
trade has increased during the past
year At least 40 or - per cent, and !:
The ratio Of increase In the banking
business h much larger. The result
" lower rates Of transportation will
be to decrease the expense Of mill
machinery, which will increase mill
Ing facilities, the same ~ las been
done In Colorado, Utah and other
Dections which have enjoyed the
Of cheap transportation.
There never. was more Onllllcnce felt
Than now among those who are &c
lllaintei with our mines, ut least
never felt more confident ll,an now
" to the per,nanency aud extent Of
ur mines Or the full rc prosperity Of
he camp"
0sEPH 4. HYDE, CASHIER FIRST {
NATIONAL BANK, u
aid: "The business Of the past year e
- been entirely satisfactory in u
very respect. Our loans aud dis v
cunts, which Inst year footed he. ~
wcen SOU, ovO aud s;s'U, a)O. this year "
how IN aggregate Of about u half n
aillion dollars, while our deposits, a
'hich last year amounted tn about u
$1,000, this year foot up ~
early >6N,"p. our cash hook r
'hich last year showed . daily trans I"
ction Of from $lO,OOO to 80, OUO, this Of
ear shows . daily transaction Of u
'om ~, 900 to 81, 500. This repre- Ct
ents the business done over our q
Dunter, and indicates the amount Of "
',rincss i'eing done by our customer. u
his b NOT ~ aslnO(lic movement Ia
oil; It has been steady, legitimate ~
lcrease Of business, and It has never II
lien off ut any time. Our bullion Il
,ips,lents are larger than ever before, m
MI We regard the camp ~ on an en- ~
rely safe and sound ls.sis." u
JOHN cAPl.N'E
aid: 1.-THE lsssis Of cur business IL -,
nc success Of our mines. The out n.
ok Of present Developments IL far n
tier than at any previous time In ,lr
'e history Of the camp. The suits
rol'ably retarded real estate opera
os's in some degree, hut that IL only
mPorary, aud I regard the future
Oi the camp ~ sure" -.
JAMES RExslrAw n,
lid: ''There Is not . business In
ute, mining or otherwise, which, Is IN
u ~ good ~ It was last year. Min. IN.
3 properties are hooking ~ well to :
y ~ they ever looked, and better. Is
be present lull In business, il there d.
any, rs not peculiar to Butte, all the Of
lining camps Of the Pacific coast are 7
III, aud Butte Is suffering lees than co,
y other mining camp In the United lin
ates. This opinion il Lasetl on the las
siness observation Of ha
FRAZER AND CHALMERS. BE
10 have large mining machinery Wa
si"ess In all the mining campo OF
country and the hest opportunity
judging. They say that IN every Z
ser mining camp the outlook Il Ia
'rse than In Butte" ~
y. l.. BONNER 20. ...,.,
'd: Last years business was tiol
best We ever had, ami this years ..
''ness b - per cent. heavier than did
!. We are carrying . larger stock II.
IN ever before, which We wouldn't In.