The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-15

quicken and blood would curdle in the
veins of George Frisbie iloar.
BUTTE OUGHT TO GO FOR IT.
Ahead Of any other city i'm Montana,
Butte is entitled to "a federal building.
That city's size, the amount of it's bust
ness, and the extent of it's transactions
with the postal department warrant it
i'm claiming the first government build
ing with which Montana is to be ia
vored.
In its way. a federal building is a
good thing to have in any town. Butte
can have one il j tries for it. The only
thing lacking is a little energy ON the
part of It's leading business men and
real estate owners of course, Ana
cOnda would like the United states
government to come here with stone
and mortar and tile roofing. This city
would ask for it fast enough and with
it's accustomed energy, under ordinary
circumstances. But the trouble is that,
the moment Anaconda starts i'm, "a few
men of unhappy temperament i'm Butte
will pitch right in, not to help Butte
but to hurt Anaconda. with the usual
result-Helena will get away with the
plans and specifications, n then Sill
yer o will raise the usual cry: what
hogs these Helena mortals be-"
Now. this town is willing to throw
it's favors full into h lap of Butte.
break it's record and capture
something just for once in the
line Of public patronage. 1t would
give us joy If the spangled banner
would smile q s225,OOO smile OH the
smelter city. Buildings are bound to
come. It's the announced policy of the
general government to put them up.
Montana will get one sure, and that
shortly. Butte is entitled to it. she
ought to get it, h can have it; but it
takes a little Oak-tanned public spirit
to get these things and il is high time
hat Butte developed that quality.
Here is a fight that is worth making.
Mayor Kenyon, AS the city's chief
executive ought to jump right into the
ring and let everybody kno that it is
without gloves to II finish. This plucky
little town of Anaconda, which tied
naughty Helena Oh the capital ques-
ton. last summer. woul like to try it
on for u government building. but we
will say that we are wholly committed
to Butte If it's people get a movement
on them.
We hope that public sentiment will
rally to this suggestion. And if. good
neighbors. you do get the building, for
~ SaNSs u w I"t Siittu
the little brass boxes IA man who knows
how to run u postoilice.
But the building is the first consider
ton and Butte ought to fight for it.
WHERE is IT?
Where is the Northwest? The Chi
cage Times refers To hat sections won
derful development within twenty
years. but its reference is to the eight
| sfntas Anttr,nin1 tina tarrstnrv of Mich
igan. Indiana. Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska. That
is a wonderful section Of country, with
about ~iD.OOOmiles of railroads and more
than 1b.OOO.OOO people. Its agricul-
tural n commercial are
magnificent.
The region included in the states just
named used to be known as the North
west, but that was years ago when
transportation to the seaboard was
mostly by water, when st. Paul was a
frontier settlement n the country at
whose center We are to-day was given
up to Indians and ranging beasts.
Washington. Oregon, Montana and the
Dakotas are II real Northwest. with
two or three other states to be included
il necessary. The movement of popu-
lation will compel IA new geographical
adjustment of the grand div isious of
Union II the designations given to
these divisions are to have the force of
definitions.
Illinois is no longer "a portion of the
Northwest, nor, for that matter, is
New York now one of the middle
states. Montana is properly IA part Of
the Northwest, and since there cannot
be two northwests, h Chicago Tim A
mn find a new name for the grouu
Of states with which Hin OILS may
properly be classed.
The Butte office OF the STANDARD in nj
~ North Nam street, where collections
nra snude and orders rt.ro;vaxl g.. al