The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-17
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Hew . Thousand vtsisors EnjoyeA . Free
Trip to Butte.

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Trip ss Butte.
sperial COrrespOndence Of the standard.
BUTTE, Jam. 16.-The greatest stroke of
business enterprise ever seen in Butte was
heralded by the arrival at the Montana
Union depot this afternoon Of the NJ. j.
Council fire sale cxcursionists. The train
was the largest one that ever passed over
the Montana Union road. The engine
was decorated with bunting. and the cars
with long strips Of white bunting, reading,
sNConneli Excursion Train" The excur-
sionists numbered, all told, about 9SO,
most Of them from Anaconda. Philips
burg and Deer Lodge. Many were neces-
sarily left behind at Deer Lodge ami other
places, the train being loaded To the
The train rolled tn the depot at South
Butte at 2:3O O'Clock this afternoon.
Agents of MIR. Conneli were present to
welcome the visitors and NJ. j. Conueil
himself, the most energetic business man
in Montana, was on hand supervising the
Were escorted to carriages,
hacks aud other vehicles ON hand. and
the men had tn walk to town. One hum
car. They also crowded the motor engine,
sitting inside OF IL, Oh the platform ar
inRin To the sides. Every inch OF space
on the motor engine or car at which il was
possible for n piece of humanity to cling,
the piece of humanity was to he found.
band Of rs pieces leading. the way and
| playing Yanke Doodie.' The band
was seated i'm "a big bel nging To
| the Windsor stables and drawn ny four
horses. Following came another immense
wagon drawn by six horses. Long strips
of BUNTING extended the length OF the rig;
Then followed more busses and u score or
more of carriages, all loaded with ladies,
full regiment. The ladies wore pretty
blue ribbons, bearing the legend: IN. !.
Connell, Fire sale Party"
The street along the line was damned
/ and every man, woman ana chllu Ill
Butte turned out to see the monster ex-
cursion, and the evidence of enterprise on
the part of one of it's best townsmen. Ii
was a sight worth travelling half way
ACROSS the continent to see. he name oi
"Conneif' and the expression "Fire sale
were in every mouth.
As the head of the long procession
passed up Main street, a pretty young gar
caught sight of the mann
moth store whs.s t as,er hrS ds rs,,
up in front of the great store, whose sides
from roof tai ground were decorated witt
crowd around the doors of the store WA,
unparalleled. The store, upstairs ant
down, was soon janmed fun. Not less
the customers and $40 would have had AL
they wanted to do. Every customer was
supplied with the utmost attention, cour
tesy and promptness, and after making
their purchases looked around at the un
paralleled wonders and monstrous wick
eOness u tie great city Oh butte.
Al y o'clock this evening the train start
ed on it's return. Many, however, re-
manned in Butte over night, convinced
that the bargains at Conneil's store were
the biggest ever offered in Montana, ans
that il was "a good thing to stay with.
Ii is that $4,000 has been lief
in Butte to-day by tine excursionists
While Mr.. Connell has been to the ex
pense of bringing the crowd to Butte
every line of business has be n benefite,
by the excursion. Hotels, restaurant
hackmen saloons ana every grade q
store and business has done "a thrivin,
business. The thanks of all are due Nj
Council for his enterprise and publ
spiritedness.