Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-02
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As Tan be seen BY the account Of the
Council proceedings elsewhere the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means last evening
in their report suggested the immediate
assumption Of the course pointed out By
The MNKk az an Inevitable a-ceo7npani-
Ezsnt Of the new condition Of things.
The subject Of sewerage and other NUM-
cipai improvements are therein pressed
upon the attention Of the Council as
works Of necessity the commencement Of
which can No longer be delayed, and ii is
pointed out that the only way In which
the work to be done can be accomplished
is by the sale Of city bonds. The inn
mediate adoption of an ordinance sub
hitting tine matter to the vote of the
citizens as provided by iawi is urged with
a direction and cogency of reasoning
that viii have great weight when sub
United to the people. The argument is
advanced that without those municipal
improvements it IL useless to expect
capitalists to undertake the erection Of
the hotel Of the future for which our
citizens have been longing for some time.
And the reasoning Is unanswerabIe that
until the sanitary condition Of the city
is assured by municipal improvements
In the line indicated i'm the report capt.
talists will be slow to invest their money
in a place where 50 little energy and self
improvement is apparent. The argument
therefore IL a fair one that IL the city
will show the presence OF a spirit
Of progress such as indicated in
the report Of the committee, Butte
will not only have a hundred thousand
dollar hotel, but many other substantial
evidences Of the confidence Of capital In
a place that shows confidence In itself.
One Of the best instances Of the benefit
TO q town Of a really first class hotel Is
Tacoma. This town Is the protege Of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, which has
spared mo effort 10 make IT the most
prosperous town In the Northwest. |
The astgte men who managed the
affairs OF that road, however, saw
that the town was miserabiy pro
yided with hotel accommodations and
the erection Of a large, comm0dious hotel, |
first class in every way, was completed
without delay. What IL the consequence /?
People go to Tacoma actually instead of
Portland. The latter place has no such |
hotel as the Tacoma House, although it
has several very good hotels conducted
the European plan. The citizens Of
Portland have become keenIy alive to the
injury to their own interests from the
lack Of such a house as the Tacoma and
are raising 10000 to complete the vii
lard House of which only the foundations
and first story were finished. The people
Of Tacoma have realized already the
benefit of the fine hotel the railroad has
given them. They see evidences of it in
the numerous investments made there by
wealthy visitors who would { at suchh I
place long enough to look about them
at their leisure and realize the Opportu-
mites Of the town. It would be the same
case with Butte. 1t is out of the question
% expect eyer to see here a hotel wing
the Tacoma House i'm architectural
appearance. A much less imposing
structure would answer requirements
admirably provided 1T were conducted on
frst-class basis. For there are many
wealthy visitors who would be certain to
Tisit Butte il they knew they could obtain
he accommodation they demand and
If they spent some time here.
would invest their means Just as
he same class do elsewhere. But to
put up such a hotel as desired under
present conditions Of in~saDitation would
a venture that no prudent man Of
means would calmly and sensibiy con- :
'emplate. Therefore. as an additional
incentive to the powerful one of the
reservation Of healt:i In Butte, the work j
4 sewer building must be begun without
ielay as an evidence to capital that this
dty is in the line Of progress, confident I
md hopeful Of its future and a safe place I
or investment i'm the hotel and other |
'uiIding lines. d