The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-02

% two miles from the heart of the
Grafton, ten great mills and snneltcrx he
ing among the largest i'm cxistencc-en-
SI;E.ss IN isS;n,inf ores FURNISHES ars ~ a0o
mines yield a daily average of 4.O00 tons
of crude ore, which ~ f~our-scvenths of
state. They employ 6,00O men in various
gate the e,erssoa& sum, o2 s7oSsS5oS. Fsis
does not take into account the great num-
ter Of men employed by the railroad rom
panies and those engaged In business and
'' Mining id sati"lss WIN ,'s sS S's are. row.
cring four miles square. including Butte
City, thcr, are more than 1900 mining 10
cations, and IN the same area, over LOGO
Metal Product-Thc chief source of
wealth In the state of Montana IL mining.
precious metals for the state was about
forty million dollars. OF this amount the
mines and mills and sn,eiters of Butte
yiei.ici s~.3.6SS,oSo. The praieSt OF this
district in 1881 was 81 ,25O.lOO. The total
f E%s"' sssr st ' hs. f SssS a avsr s IL ,oSs, tsss
S S1a%," is " iocs: %%f the '''' sroa.c ct
Anaconda, upon which, including it's re-
duction works. there have been expended
many millions OF dollars. which gives EN-
300 men. and whose last years output of
copper exceeded that of any other mine
in the world. In the Butte district there
are i'm active operation 100 mines whose
development has reached n depth of from
100 To 1.iOO feet. These have demon
beyond question v,iS sne ner ma
hest mining and geological experts of the
country prcdic IL long era OF produce
greatest confidence prevails and millions
of dollars are being annually invested i'm
mining ventures i'm this district with the
The freigitagc OF Butte is something
phenomenal. From the railroads them
selves is gathered the information that
the year 1889 the incoming and out
going FIR. lights at the Butte station reached
the enormous total of 55O.OOO,OOO pounds.
which is ten times more than is shipped
or received by amy other railroad station
i'm the state. These figures apply to the
commercial freight only, and do not i'm
which later reaches n total of 2.O~OO,O 900
pounds annually.
To sum up briefly Butte City is the me
of Montana. 1t has 10000 more
than any other city i'm the
IL produces more wealth than all
the rest of Montana combined. 1t has
mines, mills and snelters i'm the
1t has eight churches. four public
aud reading rooms; a beautiful OPP
era house costing $4,000, 4Ogrocery houses
and all other branches of business repre-
i'm the same ratio.
The streets. and alleys are wide and
htss s''t " ss
built and contracts are already being
for the erection of buildings dur
of dollars. 1t has two daily news
papers. three and four banks.
Ii il situated i'm the heart of an immense
.mi1"laE ,.e'" e snisnsins 90 m the IN e1sasr
it is connected by railroads
ply depot for every character of mining
and other supplies. 1t is the
seat of Silver Bow county, the smallest i'm
county a%a S" in II the state, state. rso assessnsens Of
Silver Bow county for the current year
will reach slS,Poo,Soo Nm..tcn'hs of the
two miles of the center of
Butte City: The actual cash value
are ar , ,ns " "miy upon 1"f sheir nss proe w1tSn
over slOO.OO0.0OO. The population of
The city is rapidly. increasing. Every
nto lots and added to the city.
rhe city is financially sound and is i'm n
condition, and its future Is
The p%ostofiicc now i'm use i'm this city is
utterly inadequate to the needs of the
business. II is badly lighted. poorly VEN
in each Others way. and there are
frequently so many people waiting
FOR mail they are compelled to stand out
N the street. For years past the citizens
Of Butte have paid the rent of the post
Dificc from their own pockets, although
AZ ~ matter Oh TACT the pOstOrlce IL To-Day, 4,
and for "a long time past, paying the
government N handsome profit over and
above the expense of conducting il as the
records of the postoffice department mt
Washington will show. The money order
BUSINESS transacted at this office is larger
han that of any other city of it's size i'm
Ihe United States. /
Therefore, i'm consideration of the fore |
going statement of facts relative to this i
community in general and to the present
in particular, the citizens of
Butte most respectfully urge upon con-
yress the great necessity and the simple
Justice of granting an appropriation for a
public building suitable to the require !
nents of the largest and most populous |
.ity i'm the state of Montana. And
Ne further desire to say that i'm our !
Judgment, considering the value of land
n the central portion of the city. the sum
IF 100000 is inadequate for the purpose
and should be increased to at least $780, |
100: and further We believe il would ia
.ilitate the selection of n central and suit 4,
able site for said building il the provision !
occurring n clear space of 40 feet OH each
side thereof should he stricken from the
bill. The condition of our postoiiicc I
1t this time is such that
Inlcss the government makes some def J
1ite arrangement quickly our citizens will
D. compelled as "a matter of protection to
provide large and more convenient quar- |
iers at their own expense. The business
Df the government in connection with the |
revenue In this district is already !
very large and constantly growing. aud
The government owes il to itself in this