The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-05-27
BIDS WILL Be RECEIVED.
Helena Ready to Hear from all De-
nominations on Her Endow-
ment Proposition.
Mr.. Parchen Tenders His Resigna-
ton as President and Then
WithdraWs It.
A Good Deal Of business Done by tho
Board of Trnde-A Resolution
OF Thanks

The Board of Trade had a lively session
last night. The president resigned, recon-
sidersd his resignation, and withdrew it
until the next meeting. Before doing this
Mr.. Parchen mildly scored the Chamber of
Commerce. After. a good deal of talk
about the Indifference of members in the
Board of Trade the college proposition
came up. And the way the question was
settled is one of the best things the board
has lone for a long time. The boot is on
the other log now and Mohomet will come
to the mountain. Before Messrs. Appleton
and Sanford, who represented Helena at
Livingston, could report, the president an
nounced that three denominations were
after the gift offered to the Congregation
alists. There are the Christians. Episco-
palians and the Presbyterians. The latter
denomination want to leave their large
college buildings at Deer Lodge and move
to Helena. They have about 15O students
at present and have been running behind in
their expenses. The trustees will hold q
meeting on June 10 to make a formal pro-
posal through the Board of Trade for
Helena's offer of $685. 800 and $50 acres of
and near the city. The Christian a%ssocia-
ton, through Massena Billiard, also made
q bid for the proposition. Rev. +. Il. Webb,
of the Episcopalians, expressed the opinion
that his congregation would probably like
to be heard in the matter on the arrival of
Bishop Brewer, about June l. These offers
put the college proposition in u different
shape, and in order that every denomination
should have a chance to be heard it was de-
cided to invite proposals from all.
Messrs. Appleton and Sanford reported
the action of tho Congregational committee
at Livingston. They said that there was a
good deal of prejudice against Helena and
that they had a hard fight. The member
of the committee from Butte was charged
with the responsibility of the action taken
by the committee. Mr.. Appleton said that
there was a movement going on now to
have that action reconsidered by the com
mittee and he thought it would be done at
once. Under the resolution of the board
of last night the Congregational committee
Helena offer in the same manner as other
denominations have been invited to do.
Before rendering his resignation Mr.. Par
chen complained of the lukewarmness ex-
listing among members of the board. Once
he characterized it as Indifference. One
cause, he thought, which had produced such
a state of affairs was the organization of
the Chamber of Commerce, which had died
a natural death. Its members had failed to
agree and their building had failed to ma
terialize. After the Board of Trade had
been revived many men Who were in the
Chamber of Commerce would not join the
board. He believed the chamber had been
organized principally in the interests of the
real estate element of the CITY. "This state
of affairs makes it uphill business for the
possible to got a quorum, but he was glad
to see SO many present ut thia
meeting. From the present out
look I am fully determined to
step out of this board this evening. l
shall work with you as l have in the past,
ton any longer. 1t is too much work for
me. l do not believe we have fifteen on
the list who are actual members of the
board. About 200 paid up to Anril l. We
have made two efforts and cannot get q
committee to 90 on the street and beg sub
scriptions for membership. This is some
thing which should not be done, this beg
ging. Membership should be for one year.
AS it now stands they consider themselves
only members from month to month.
Some of our most wealthy and interested
cltlzeDs are only seen here seml-occasional-
ly and then only when they have an axe to
grind. some have not been here for a year.
There Is certainly something wrong, and
rather than to be bothered with it any fur
tber beg to resign"
MAJOR walker, ING secretary, told now
difficult it was to get men to walk the
streets and solicit subscriptions. They
have the heart, he said, but nave not the
time. The president had done his share of
tho work. The secretary submitted a plan
for collecting the dues, which he thought
would be n good thing, and it was adopted.
A book of coupons will be procured and
when a member signs he will agree to pay
his dues. These contracts will be presented
to members by n collector. BY this plan
She secretary fouls confident that the men,
bership can be increased to 200.
There WIS a unanimous expression that
the president should withdraw his %resiana-
ton and a number volunteered to under-
take active work in securing new members.
MIR. Parchen then withdrew his resignation
until the next meeting and appointed on
the membership committee r. G: Wallace,
Homer Hewins.
Mr.. Hotter had listened with some in
terest to Their talk. The Indifference spoken
OF, he said, was certainly nothing new.
I'VE have had it before, and we have seen
the time when parties tried to upset us.''
He could not think of anything that would
do Helena any more harm than to dissolve
the Board of Trade. "There are a good
many interested in the welfare of Helena,
but they do not seem to hin that they can
give this Board of Trade hearty support. l
think the board is a big thing. know that
the city of Helena can thank it for a great
many things she now posses, but we are not
anywhere near done. There is plenty to be
lone" MIR. Hotter was in favor of having a
good exhibit made in the rooms, but the
first thing to be don was to get the right
kind of men into the organization.
The president then withdrew his r%esigna-
ton and the secretary requested the news
paper reporters to expunge all that had
been said about lukewarmness and 80 on.
The president nc secretary we're author
lZed to sign a lease for the roam in the
Power block, now occupied by the board,
for one year at a rental OF $500, to be paid
$40 4 year now from sub-lessess.
A committee was appointed to receive |
Jay Gould upon his arrival in Helena. The
members are A.. NJ. Hotter. s.. +. Hauser,
G. A. Broadwater, Z. IL. Kleinschmidt, A.
j. Davidson, Barnard Brown, w. G. Baiiev,
A. G. Johnson, II. Nj. Parcllen, John Sted-
man, F. II. Wallace, II. c. Walker.
A letter was read by the secretary from
Carpenter brothers, of Grand Forks. Da-
kota, saying they would be glad to estnb-
lish a broom factory in Helena which would
employ twenty-five men all the year. They
want a loan of 5000 on low rate of interest
and ground or which to erect the plant.
A resolution of thanks to the Jour lsl
Publishing company was knocked in the
bend by Barnard Brown. The secretary
said that company had kindly furnished
Mr. l.. q. Merrill with railroad passes to
attend the Trans Mlesissipp convention Mt
Denver. Mr.. Merrill acted AZ the delepnte |