The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-14
How the City May Secure the Trade
From the Basin District
Mines.
The Helena Board of Trade Takes
Prompt Action to Open
the Way.
The Building OF n Wagon Road From
Kl1nini to the Mines Will secure
the Business.

business Of the Basin mining district tribu-
tary to Helena. The Grand Republic, Mat
tie Bell and q number OF other mines in the
district now do all Of their trading by way
of Elliaton with Butte. The distance from
this group Of mines to El!iston. where the
railroad is reached, is fourteen miles. 10
secure this business in the first place the
wagon road was built by others to accom-
modate the wants of tho miners. Their
business amounts to considerable and
should come to Helena. Mr.. j. Ii. Murphy,
who is interested in that section, addressed
a communication to the board calling at
tention to the matter and pointing out how
easily this business may be secured for
Helena where no doubt the miners wonld
rather trade, but are prevented by a nat
ural obstacle which can be readily
overcome. The distance from tho
group of mines mentioned to
the terminus Of tho Helena & Red Mount
ain railroad is but eight miles. To give
tho mining section an easy and natural out
let to Helena it will only be necessary to
build q good wagon rond from the mines to
Rimini whore direct rail connection can be
had with Helena. The mines will be thus
enabled to reach this supply point much
quicker, and the ores gotten to q railroad
in shorter time than is now possible whore
everything has to be hauled fourteen miles
from Elliston to the mines. Mr.. Murphy
also stated in his communication that
Butte was making an effort to secure the
trade Of the Josephine, Buckeye and other
mines in the Basin district. The board
took prompt action by appointing Messrs.
S. K. Davis, Homer Hewins and William
Rumsey to secure the cooperation Of the
county commissioners. The board also ex-
poets that the merchants Of the CITY will
make il their business to assist the com
mittee in securing the building of a good
wagon road from Rimini to the section
mentioned.
The postal authorities have been acting
very slowly concerning better mail taoil-
tiles between Helena and the Occur d'Alene
delay because the mails 90 by the way of
Spokane. Petitions were sent to the Mon
tana delegation at Washington to stir up
the postal department. A letter was read
from Commodore Power last night which
said that the matter had been brought to
the attention Of the department.. but up to
date there was nothing to report. A pro-
position has been:made to the Northern Pa
ciic Railway ompan to arrange for direct
mail communication between Helena and
the CGur d'Alene, but the company has not
given any answer. Mr.. A. M. Essler,
who has greatly Interested himself in &C.
curing better facilities, will leave for the
Coeur d'Alenes very soon to secure further
petitions to lay before tho department..
A communication from the Helena CITY
was read, notifying the board that
the mayor, Alderman Thompson and City
Attorney craven would act with tho Board
Of Trade committee to appear before the
government officers, who will hear state
ments in regard to the building Of a per-
dam in the Missouri liver, near
Ferry. The Board of Trade COM
mittee consists of President Muth, II. M.
and Barnard Brown. The healinR
will be held at the qu~artermaste g Office. in
the Steamboat block, OF Helena avenue,
April q, commencing at 8 q. m.
DR.. Head, of the committee on concerts
the convention season., presented an ad-
verse report upon the proposition to engage
band for q series OF concerts. The report
was adopted.
The st. Paul School and Supply COM
pany. manufacturer of school, hall and
office furniture, through G. A. Dunn, pre-
a plan to establish a plant in Hell
ena, a bonus being required. The score.
tsry was instructed to correspond with Mr..
Dunn and point out some undesirable fea-
lures in the proposition.
The Bureau of American Republics mott
tled ths board that 1t would place persona
who desired to trade in direct communica-
tion with importing merchants in Mexico,
and South America and the West
Indies. There is a demand, the Bureau
in those countries for all forms of
and other preserved goods,
apparel, ornaments, household ar
implements and machinery, vehicles,
hardware, cutlery. building materials,
drugs, medicines, stationery, toys, notions,
luxuries of all kinds.
Permission was given the Christian con-
.zregation to use the Board of Trade rooms
FOR divine service on sunday. The congre-
cation agrees to pay $40 per mont and its
share OF the expense of lighting the rooms.
Tho lease on the rooms expires June /.
The board has boon paying a yearly rental
If 5000, but will nave to pny $500 after
June L. The rooms in the Granite block
annex on Main street can be secured ut a
of $3.50 per year. No action was
;aken, rs the matter is still in the hands of
! committee.
Communications were also received from
'he Sacramento and Grand Rapids boards
If trade asking for the adoption Of q reso-
ution requesting the Montana delegation
% support a bill for d public telegraph
William Harrison, w. L. Norris and Geo.
.. Boon were appointed rs a committee to
orange for the publication of the monthly
Weather report compiled by Observer j. Il.
1lass, of the government weather bureau
t Helena.
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