St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-10
NORTHWESTERN MUTATIONS.

William A. Chessman, wealthy and in
f1uential miner and capitalist Of Helena,
Mont, is stopping at the Ryan few days
prior to his departure for the East. Mr..
Chessman speaks very highly of Montana
as to its mining interests and cattle business
and expects that the year 1886 will chrOni-
Gle the territory as being in lead of all states
and territories in its mineral output.
He says there is very little feeling mani
tested there relative to the admission of
Montana. The people seem cOntented
under the territorial form of government.
and fear by donning the garments of state
hood it viii necessarily increase the taxes of
its populaee. Two years ago constitu-
tional convention was held at Helena and a
memorial drafted and sent to Washington,
and the most anxious ones concerning
the dispensation of the same are citizens of
political ambition.
In reference to the new court house now
being built Mr.. Chessman states that the
committee of experts appointed at the mass
meeting recently held have the matter in
hand and will report in few days. The
general impression is that the foundation
will be taken down and one of more solidity
constructed. Over $40, 900 has already
been expended on the structure and the di-
versitied opinions of interested and dlsin-
terested experts as to its substantiability
would leave novice with no opinions
whatever.
Mr.. Chessman is a politician of some
prominence, having been elected three terms
to the legislative council Oh the Republican
ticket He is not over-confident as to the
success of his party next fall and believed
Delegate Toole has made himself extremely
popular with the mass of the people in the
territory and thinks if he is renominates
the Republicans will have to buckle on the
armor and pull in unison to defeat him.
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j. n. Sanders, attorney at law, Helena,
is at the Ryan. He is the son of the Hon.
w. f. Sanders, a distinguished lawyer of
Helena, who is attorney for the Northern
Pacific railroad in Montana.
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Mr. ii. p. Kenneth and Miss Annie Ken
nett of Helena are at the Windsor. MIR.
Kennett is one of the largest cattle growers
in Montana.
The Hon. w. A. Clark of Butte CITY.
known as the bonanza king of Montana, is
at the Ryan. He is member of the con-
Stitutional convention to form the territory
into a state.
Rev. Father Wilhelm of White Lake.
Oak, is in the city asking help to pay off
the debt of his church. 1t was finished
last year, but the subscription could not be
paid, as the farmers in that part of the
country had no crops for two years, from
drought and hail. Father Wilhelm is here
upon the request of his bishop MARTY.
who referred him to Bishop Ireland to assist
him. Any help will be thankfully ac-
cepted.
Mr.. r. Cassidy, barrSter of Winnipeg.
who came with the st. George Snowshoe
club, left Monday evening on his way to
England to attend to some business con-
nected with cattle ranch company in the
Northwest territories. He was bounced by
the st. Georges club as parting souvenir.
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William A. Clark, a prominent banker of
Butte, Mont, reached st. Paul yesterday.
he reports the several mines in that vicin-
lty in prosperous condition and all in
operation with one exception. The recent
reduction i'll the freight rates OH salt from
$3.50 per ton to SIS is an important item
to the mine owners. About thirty tons per
day OF salt are consumed there and the re-
duetion in the rate makes difference of
$40 per day to Mr.. Clark. About sixty
ullliOu pounuS Oh pure copper was shipped
from Butte last year, which is the product
from nine mines within two miles of the
city limits. Mr.. Clark stated that he was
informed yesterday by Vice President Oakes
of the Northern Pacific railroad that thew
would build a broad gauge road from Gar.
rison to Stewart and thence to Butte in
connection with the Union Pacific railroad.
the same to be completed and in operation
within six months. This is Mr.. Clarl's
first visit TO ST. Paul and he expresses him
self as astonished at the size and business
transactions of the capital city. Mr. Clark
is reported to be worth over So. 600. 600
and has an income of $40, 600 Der
month which he expends lavishly and in a
princely style.
L. s. Tyler, connected with the North
ern Pacific Elevator company, is stopping
at the Ryan. He reports this company as
preparing to build several elevators on the
line of the Northern Pacific in Washing
ton and Montana territories.
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II. p. kennett. stepson of Gov. Hauser
of Montana. is sojourning at the Ryan, ac-
companied by his sister, Miss Ann Ken
nett. MIR. Z. is assistant manager of the
Pioneer Cattle company, an organization
with S1,OOO.OO0 capital. and comprises