The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-06
HELENA IS ALL RIGHT.
Interesting Meeting OF Citizens at
the Board OF Trade Last
Night.
In Two Years Helena Will Be In
Better Shape Than Ever
Before.
Chaerfuincas and u Disposition to Heir
Each Other tho Things Most Needed
just Now.

just Now.
Abont 200 citizens and taxpayers OF Hell
ena met iii the board of trade rooms last
night in response TO the call published In
yesterdays INDEPENDENT. There were bank
| ers. merchants. real estate men, professional
Ieople, men who work for wages, and In
fact representatives Of every branch of life
present, except the cron3ev. At least If
any Of the latter we're there they did not
croak. Albert Kleinschmidt was selected
as chairman and w. Il. Cox as secretary.
Il. Jockey was called upon frat, and he ez-
planed that the meeting was called for
onsideEing public expenditures. ~ con-
slider the present financial condition and
arrive at some understanding. il possible.
looking to its bstterment. Mr.. Jockey said
he believed tho people Of Helena and Mon
tana generally had become panic-stricken
without cause. II believe" he said, shat
Helena is in better condition than any
other town in the state. and say this after
recent visit to all the prominent oities Of
Montana. All we need to do il TO stand
together. as VIC have In times past, help
bear each others burdens. aud we will
como on. all right. Meantime we should
spare no effort to see that congress passes
law for the erection of q public building at
Helena. and we should investigate city.
county and school expenditures and see II
we can save anything on then."
| Hon. A. j. Seligman. who was the next
speaker. said that there had recently been
in Helena q number OF needless assign
msnts. and no fully believed that within
sixty days not one of these assignments
would bs standing against d Helena bust-
neas man. There is just aa much money
here now. he said. as there was ak months
ago, and all VIC need IL confidence in the
city and state and in each other. Every
day." he said, I'VE are gaining recruits in
New York for silver. I firmly believe We
are going to get something better than the
Sherman law from tho coming congress-"
Hon. j. Il. Garter, in response TO calls.
said that he fell it we'll under pi easnt con-
ditions for the people to meet and look over
the situation. II believe.the suspension of
our banks is but temporary. The present
condition is not confined TO Helena, or
Montana, but the whole country. from
coast to coast, is passing through a crucial
test. We are merely suffering i'll common
with the whole country. l doubt not this
community has suffered az little, III COM
parison with its immense interests, as any
other in the United States. One thing we
all know Ia that not bank suspension or
assignment IN this city has been caused by
lack of integ ity. No process has gone
out of courts to harm an individual, and
she banks of this city are entitled to the
heartfelt gratitude OF every business inter-
est in this city. The inherent strength OF
our people and our resources are such as
make me sure that We will quickly
recover from the present conditions;
of ID
in thirty days we will be getting
our returns for cattle, wool, sheep and our
gold mines, and our financial stringency
will be considerably reduced. do not be-
lieve that congress will do much to help
the situation. | do not know what con-
dent is Unalterabiy opposed TO the use of
silver as money. and il will require two
thi ds vote in congress to overcome his
opposition. Now as to Helena. This
country is as we'll able to meet these times
as any in the country. There Is no such
thing us question of the integrity of any
Of our people involved. Our eastern cred
itors will take into consideration the sit-
uation and will not crowd Us. 1t is the
duty of every man to pay his bills as far as
man doubt 1t, Ii Is ami will be the rail-
road, financial, political and commercial
center of the state. The hub is the best
city in Montana. Remember, New York,
Chicago and st. Louis have been struck by
the stor IN. and Denver has been prostrated.
aud Helena and Montana are not alone in
these troublous times. This city is coming
out of the storm all right. Keep ont of the
courts and sndeayos 10 keep the sheriff out
also. Don't drive men to the wall. And ii
, any man drives his nei2hoor 80 the wall he
should be spotted"
Hon. w. +. Sanders. the next speaker,
said there was nothing quite SO valuable
just now as habit of cheerfulness. Tho
half dozen oroakers i'll town should be put
IN Jail and left there. Helena is all right ="
the colonel continued. 1--WE will pay NIL
We owe, both as d municipality ana as iud-
viduals. 1t makes me very siok to hear
| some of these croakers talk. Helena ls all
right and 30 Ia Monssna. There is more
money i'll this county than there ever was
before. There are 100000 hid away in
Mnrysvills taken out of Helena banks two
or three weeks ago. Just rs soon as conn
dence is restored this money and the mil
lions hid in Helena will get out into the
channels of trade. Watch your public ex-
penditures and your individual expenses.
Tho vice of Montana has always been it's
reckless extravagance. both in a municipal
sense and as individuals. Draw the line
now, trust to your neighbor's honesty, keep
ont of she courts and my word for 1t we
will be better off in two yea's than We ever
have been"
Il. w. knight also spoke in the Same vein,
oheerfuness and expressing the belief that
tho First National would resume business
befos . very long.
A. M Hotter also spoke. He said ho Was
compelled to aiffor with Mossrs. Carter and
Sanders, in that he believed congress would
do something Tor silver
A. j. Steele otfs ed Il resolution. which
WAS adopted, authorizing the chairman 10
Rppoint the following committees: one on
public building and dam legislation. one 70
investigate whether reduction can properly
be made in city exg enses, and ono to in
vestigate as 10 whether reduction could be
made in school expenses. These commit
tees will be named Monday and they will
report at a meeting to be held next Satur-
day night.
Col Sanders offered tho following which
was adopted:
Resolvsd. That this meeting IL proud TO
ecord the undisputed fact that the sus-
pension of the two banks in this city il due
to no dishonesty or mismanagement OF
their officers. but was the result of causes
impossible 10 be foressen, and that We cor
daily approve of the purpose of the man
ayers OF these institutions as we'll ns OF
other de btors In the city to husband their
rssou ses for the primary benefit of their
respective creditors, to whom ovory dollar
! A. 1>lt iii ba full