The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-11
BOOM OR NO BOOM
That is the Question That Greatly
Stirred Up The Board Of Trade.
Talk About Advertising Butte--The
Trouble With the Northern Pa
cific Discussed But no Action
Taken for thu Present.
BY the Standards Special Wire.

BY the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, July 1O.-The board Of trade
held n very large and animated meeting
this evening at the court house. Judge
Barrel, the president, called the meeting
to order at . o'clock. On motion of NJ. L.
Holland the reading of the last minutes
was dispensed with, and the meeting pro-
ceeded Immediately 10 consider the plan
Of publishing n pamphlet or other adver-
tiscment regarding Butte.
:. y. kemper, as n member of the COM
mittee to investigate thism matter, reported
that they had conferred with the
local papers, also with the parties in
st. Paul. but had arrived at nothing very
definite. He thought the board should
employ some Butte man to gather statis-
tics and publish Information of Butte and
its resources. Mr.. Casey, presented "a
communication from the Northwestern
MdgdE iHr, proposing To max cuts for 500.
n publish "a booming supplement in
connection with their regular issue AT 10
cents each.
Mr.. G~ensbcrger objected To going out
side for such work. Papers in town could
u should do the wor
MIR. Agnew, of 81. Paul. was present as
n representative of the Northeastern Mag
dSine arose to say that they intended
| 20 put in the cuts at actual cost. They
'Nf iftfo ~ III ~ NV
regular issue u that consisted of 9I,OOO
copies. Helena had tried TO publish "A
pamphlet and had finally appealed tn the
Northeastern Mdgasine. They asked for
a guarantee of LOO copies only.
After some further discussion. James
Lynch moved the appointment of a
committee Of three To MAKE arrangements
with Mr.. Agnew for the publication of a
supplement.
Mr.. Casey objected To a motion confin-
ing the negotions To one party. The OBJ
lection was accepted by Mr.. Lynch and
the motion was made Ia read a commit
tee Ia act in connection with n similar
committee from the real estate exchange
with power 10 conclude negotiations.
u. j. Brophy objected 10 the
whole scheme as unnecessary. Butte
did not need booming. but was
Helena had tried booming during the
past year II had gained nothing.
W. ID. Fenner took exception To this
and a hot round of discussion followed.
MIR. Goodale was called upon and said
that, while the mining interest had
nothing To gain by this scheme, still they
had pride in the city and favored the plan
in that spirit.
Mr.. Kemper wanted no fictitious boom
ing pamphlet issued but a true statement
of the city's resources.
Mr.. Bropby again spoke against the
WHDlt rcntl1t.
Mr.. Lynch thought that Butte's oldest
citizens were its worst They
wanted to keep the city all To themselves.
Butte had never been fairly represented
outside. He wanted no boom but lcgiti-
mate statistics.
Mr.. Casey called attention To the prob
able cost of this project, but the motion
was, nevertheless, carried without dis
sent.
On motion of Mr.. Haupt "A committee
was appointed to select points suitable for
views of Butte. As the first committee
the chair appointed Mcssrs. Lynch.
Tilden and Walton, and as the second
committee, Messrs. Haupt, Goodale and
McDcrmoti.
The char then called attention Ia the
difficulty with the Northern Pacific rail-
way. Some strong feeling was manifested,
but before much blood was shed James
McCaig. general agent of the Northern
Pacific. arose and said that he had re-
ceived "A telegram from Gen
eral Manager Mellen and Super
intendent Kimberly, stating that
they would meet the board of trade to-
morrow.
A proposition tn appoint a committee OF
reception was rejected and on motion OF
Mr.. Lynch the meeting was adjourned
until tomorrow evening at $3.50 o'clock.
A large meeting is tben desired, no only
81 the members, but also If other leading
citizens 10 confer with the railroad of
ficials.