The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-24
CENSUS and VISITORS
These Subjects Occupy The Attention
Of the Board Of Trade.
Committees Appointed to Help the
Enumerators- Supervisor Speer
Makes an Interesting State
ment- Railway Matters.

ment- HdiiWay matterS.
BY the Standards Special Wire.
BUTTE, June 23.-In calling Ia order to-
nights meeting Of the board of trade.
President Barrett stated its object was to
take measures for obtaining a complete
census Of Butte.
II would like to ask how many present
have had their census taken" said George
II. Casey.
Out Of -, Ia rose TO their feet. signify
ing that they were on the list.
+. V. Scheucr thereupon made an elo-
quent and stirring address, in which he
called on everybody To get enumerated as
fast as possible.
Let us do everything for the welfare
and happiness of the United States" said
Mr.. Scheuer. "Let us show Lewis and
Clark county how big we are. Let MS ON
to victory"
Census Supervisor Speer dropped In
and said that probably no city in the
state has made such n BOOT showing ac-
coriing to its population as Butte.
"The great trouble" said Mr.. Spccr. sis
that there are so many single men here
and So many living In lodging houses
whose names are not known by the pro-
prietors. I'm some cases enumeration
have NJ up at 5'o'clock in the morning
in or,ler To catch men on day shift, who
could not he found at any other time.
Some threw Instructions in the way"
Mr.. Speer said that the time for taking
the census had been extended indciin-
itely.
A. Fred Wey moved that a committee
he appointed from each enumeration
district 10 work mp the census agitation,
and engage active young men 10 assist the
enumerators.
question was asked as To- whether the
suburbs of Butte have beer well cnum-
Grated.
Mr.. Specr said that walkerville. Cen
t~erville, Mcadcrville and the Parrott adj
dition have been well covered. He had
not heard from South Butte lately. The
chief difficulty he said is In the city. Butte
City would only be- credited with the popu-
lation in the city limits. He had written
To Superintendent Porter that the creates,
part of Butte is outside the city limits, bu,
the only way To find out the true
population will he To add the member ia
the suburbs To the number in the cor.
porated limits. The following committees
were appointed To help in the
ton aud engage assistance where needed
First and Second wards, NJ. ID. Gansbcrgcr
James n. Lynch, Charles =. Filing; Third
and Fourth wards, A. Fred Wcy, Il. A,
Largey,J Chauvin: Fifth and Sixth wards,
VIC. Whitney, George T.. Fitscbcn, J. Z.
Kelley: seventh ward, j.. w. Murphy, 4,
l.. Grandcy, T.. ID. Aitkin. These
committees will meet at the Me
dermott at : D.. m. Tomorrow to
the enumerators were limited to seven
the time to four days and the pay TO =
per day.
The secretary was instructed 10 reques
the following gentlemen to assist all 10
their power toward getting a complet.
census In their respective localities: j. j
Hammond, Sewer Pipe n Tile co;Henr,
Williams. at Williams smelter; w. L
Hall, Walkerville; Thomas Couch, Mead
, crville; Robert Grant, Parrot: Michael
I Carol, Anaconda hill: William Toole
!, Chambers syndicate; &. G. Rueger. Lex
works; George Faye, Moulton; ]. 4. Daw
: son, James McCaig, w. II. Baldwin, rail
roads.
Mr.. Speer thought that active mel
could boom Butte's population 1000 il
three or four days.
President Barrett announced as th
next topic for consideration the matter q
a through train ON the short line froI
: Bo1eman 10 Garrison. He thought th
board should ask the Northern Paciti
D for n through train. III. l.. Frank intr,
duced Superintendent Dickinson Of ia
D Northern Pacific and asked him Ia maxi
p "A statement as Ia the prospects.
u 81 o think we will give You n throug
+; train at present." said Mr.. Dickinson
u "but we will put on two trains each wa
over the short line, connecting with Ill
IA Northern Pacific cach way. This arrang'
ment will begin Wednesday. One trai
n will leave Butte at i:l0 y. M. rcachin
Logan at ~; the other will leave Butte 1
q . y. M, reaching Logan at 3 a. m. On
n train will leave Bozeman at 10 "a. M
reaching Butte AT 2:O5; the other wi
v leave Bozeman at 7:D a. IN. rcachin
Butte al =. ! think his Is better than
g through train"
There was some discussion about assis
l. ing in the matter of getting mp an illu
y trated Butte. T.. 4. Ailkin, {, s. Ellins
n and Simon kemper were appointed
r. consult with a committee Of the re-
IS estate exchange on his matter. III
u committee on incorporation reports
slow progress. IL vas reported that II
total expense Of the Bozeman visitors WI
n Sl,325.65; and OF the st. Paul people. S2i
The sur Of 81, 100 was raised by subscri
q ton, leaving the board to pay the re-,
ii The following new members were "A
'e mitted: George W. Newkirk, Hen
Mueller, John O'Rourke, n. &. Ray.
McWhite, A. &. Holmes, VIM. Reich
4. aud M IN E.puar