The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-19
BUTTE SHOULD HAVE 1T
Prominent Citizens In Favor Of 4 Coy
ernment Building.
rh- Proposal Meets with Favor on An
Sitlc~-The Lack Ot lsa0sn ~ the ro~t- .
office froSe. the Necessity For
New Quarters.
By the standards special Wire.

SNatH VI III IbNtte HlltstS
with favor from ci,iz.ns rencraJIy. al
tho,,vl, o,ipi,u differs a. q, ,hc nrosrcs.ts
for obtaining the building. IL Is known
'''at thc p"s."''cc p"'', pays - harscr
revenue to the government than any other
postofhce in Montana. Ii also appears
that the United States government only
pays 81 rental for the postotiicc in Butte.
The rent for the office is raised 10y sub
.n.Hms.u.a rh., go, ..u,..u,
M H. rat. os s,m a year I'm or,l.r I'm lee,
I'm. nuic. I'm H. nr.scnt iocatinn-
A STANDARD reporter interviewed a
number OF citizens today as I" the rea-
s"ms why Butte should have " govern
Navor w. n. KENYON said: .If any
citv In Montana ,i,scrvcs a federal buili.
ing, ~ the cry or isu..e. our ci'y Is 'ne
iargest ana most rapidly growing city IA
the state. The population has quad
rupled i'm the last six years. 1 think II
would he proper to draw up n petition,
have il signed genera lIy. and at the head
vi /" na.e ms Ear !. ~.
Wy NV Shp" ."
p.iiiniIS' IL sIooiu ueII u" r,'", 'fr""S
nitude and permanently OF its business
interests. The fact is that few Congress-
men have ever been To Butte and know
little about il. Eastern people look upon
our town as a great mining
Indian cr,canpmcnt. Every city of b, 900
b,iiIima, The ""ar,ars for the "nranf,ice
are the poorest aud il * difficult to see
how so much mail matter can he cared
quarters. The present election mn,Idlc of
course makes "a successful issue less prob
able. Agood site could bc found next to
Thc n.w n,stn,astcr .John q. Evans
when asked whether the city should have
shSo,,,h th.. nostnti icS and Showed him
The msrrow o,,nr,crs for tic clerks ~
..You see" said Mr.. Evans. that there
;.,n, 49, 49,. ,na 80,
Isnt eFt"" pmn, "ne'. ~. "r
There is no s''nc. left i'm which IN place n
nssk TOT me ,.n. 'ha - 'iumr.ers
ar.easa mn.c .i ~. ,t,. !. 80
,ippsks for tbs. clerks i'm tb,;r work Of dis.
, rn y naaii. on,S maarow "'SSes are
lei, ,or ~ eLrr n nnass .mnnE. low. u
You wan' !" ku"w WI'tn'r W. m,st' "a g g%r
eminent b,,,id,uas Jus, LOOK irnu"i. he
,i..s;,inbi1 infcrior' "a cv.rx nne I r,,oas'
In fact II is an outrage to- call them "c.
~ .hn ~ h ;;n.,in snn
, !" 1910 -. h;s ~
General c. :. Warren said: Yon ouch,
10 interview the peoiie oi tteicna as 10
Whether we me.H q g~ovcrmt',n. n,iit,,g
or not. IL rs nov Tor us IN say. fouin get
tne nannes q, nlore voters 10 "a petition
una .hey could Get names |" !. men, women
range, and their PETITION would prevail.
we nave To ask h.iena before we cSn
open 2 mine; or start a ch,cken yard. we
" -
mission from those ducks on the cas-,
Sue. ftcieita HAS HiortgaEe III VIZ ahsI
We cant Sur without .er consent; III
hei'ha i1esht wan, u isner'i phiiiffig.
ana wouid ne SO kitnu ana tnnsider;tte ns
tn let us nave u, why. u would he "a mighty
nice t'hfig Tor btittc.
George irvine s;tnu: i want 10 see a
federal puiidiiiS IN butte and am giau I"
see a start made: Buf II the ID IL gets vcrs
TAR along. yn" VIII nhu ts'i"re comes to
the iihai passage tnat the w"rti Butte. *
stricken OUT ana the word Helena III
serted,
john saDiice SAID: 1t IL II Shame that
such a rich, government as the United
States should expect the cildzehs OF butte
to pay the rent OF postoiiice. But they
do u. Like many other ciizens IN the VI
ci'lty OF the Iost"Hice: pay 20 "a quarter
rent to keep the postoihce ~ It's present
iocation. otherw,sc II wcild Ia moved To
some other ioeaiity. Inc governrnen'
should certainly nave ITS own postofiic'
puiti'hR. anu u p. iocats'n by ns owl
choice. without stirring up tn" inevitable
comtroversS anouta sue.
w. NJ. Jack said; We ought To have
IA government b,niding IN Butte. Ever,
city OF 'po.oc inhabitants stiouid have u
federal building. am IN favor OF an!
plan that may result IN hringing II here.
A,rr,m MrS Sn;i, Insmt 10 nav.
big thin Tor Butte. BESIDES room FOR TIN
postoThcc. winch OF course would be al
the ground uo"r. there should be ~ nm
United States DISTRICT court room ON Tin
secoiid noor. Inc tnttsi States distric