The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-10-23
OUT FOR The CAPITAL
Anaconda Gaining New Friends In Butte
Every Day.
HOPE OF THE WEST SIDE
Heiena's Defeat Lies In the Copper
City WinninR-An Editors
Common-Senss
Talk.

BUTTE, Oct. ct.S.-"Anaconda Tor the Cap
ital" is the motto displayed in mammoth
letters ON the new Tuttle building, both on
the Main street and the Quartz street sides.
"Anaconda for the capital is the senti-
mcnt. too. that more strongly each hour 10
becoming the sentiment of the people OF
Butte. All this week the feeling has been
gaining ground that the only result that
can possibly be attained by Butte remain
ing in the field is to defeat Anaconda.
The opening Of headquarters for Ana
conda in this city has been ATTENDED, with
no bitterness. and no display Of aLfSeling
on the part of the people OF Butte. In
fact, you could count by the hundreds up
and down Main street to-day the men vho
would openly say that there is only enc
chance in the world for the west side to
win tho capital and that is the success
of Anaconda. There has been
somc talk of Butte endorsing it's
sister city. Anaconda. II this is done. An
aconda will win on the first ballot, and IL
Is now conceded that Anaconda will como
In among the two leaders anyway.
The meeting mt the pavilion Tuesday
night is what led the Butte people to begin
/ thinking. While the meeting was largely
attended and showed n good degree Of en-
thusiasm, yet there was a surprisingly
small number of representative Butte
men who spoke or showed themselves on
| the platform. With all the talk. there
was not representative Of the Boston d
Montana. the Butte q Boston, the Parrot,
the Colorado, the Alice or the Anaconda
Mining companies. Without the support
OF each and every one of the mining COM
panics in Silver Bow county Butte can
| scarcely carry the county, and With
/ NIL Of hus slar tps Rttffa n.
fcrent in tho matter. Butte cannot carry
itself. On the other hand, by endorsing
Anaconda that city will win on tho first
ballot and benefit Butte almost a.
much as though IL got the
capital itself. Another cause for discour.
| agcment is the small amount of money
put up by the rich men of Butte to bring
the capital here. The committee on sub
| scriptions has been around, but with the
best thcy could do the total amount raised
Is less that $1,000, and every man who
has n slight knowledge of the politics of
Silver Bow county and Montana, well
knows that Butte would require $4,000
to stand show for winning campaign.
For the past two mornings, tho smoke
has been exceedingly bad in Butte. and the
citizens of Butte are wasting the precious
weeks of this fall chasing the capital will
o'.the-wisp, when they should be working
emerge; ically aud dcterminediy TO rid the
city of the smoke nuisance. II is now evil
dent that the smoke of Butte will be
worse this season than ever, and not .
move Is being made in the only direction
that can benefit Butte property. To solve
the smoke problem would benefit Butte
real estate 10 times rs much rs to have all
Montana's state buildings located in this
city.
Tho walkerville Telegraph appeared
yesterday strongly in favor of Anaconda
for the capital. After summarizing the
merits and claims of the various cities In
tho race, the Telegraph says editorially:
Anaconda was the city that sprung the great.
est surprise Of the series, and then by way oi
making up for lost time began campaign that
Is mt shis time the most promising OF all. The
Copper City II noted for It's beautiful location. 4
spot chosen for the Site OF a city because OF It's
natural advantages, and 10 these charms every
Improvement that man could devise or money
could buy has been added. II Is a model lit,ls
town with all the conyen.ences and attraction.
| OF metropolitan city. The handsomest hoie
IN the state. electric lights street railways, and
imposing business blocks. The latest addition
To It's prosperity Is the transcontinental railroad
| that IL now undoubtedly under course Of con
I
road will be entitled To lie called transcontlnenta
but lt Will be scarcely year hefCrs the road
will be carrying tranic between Butte. Anaconla
and Missogla. Thus giving direct communica
tlon between these great markets OF trade
and wealth In Montana. The adyan-
ta,cs gained thereby are incalcuable 10 AL
points along the line.
.The relations between Butte and Anaconda
have been of a reciprocal nature aud must re-
main 30 and with Increased railroad facilities
they will become more closely lntericcked
They will be the Twin Cities OF Montana. IL d
needless 20 say. Il sfefore. that Anaconda 4,
now one OF the strongest candidates for the seal
OF Montanas government.
"IIelena Is spending IN )ney with lavish hand
but every vote outside of her own circle Of cite,
Is costing her dear. and they now see hov
strongly they are opposed. The race for thu
prize now lays between Helena. who has ths
pole, Anaconda and Butte, and we believe will
| narrow down before election TO the hrst men
toned towns-Auaconda and Helena. In Tho
event OF this occurring, west side people have
| but one choice and one course 10 pursue. and
let US close here with the prediction that Mon
tapas future capital is located on this side ol
the RocAy Mountains"