The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-11
MONTANA STATE HEADQUARTERS.
Lloyd Brexee Replies to tho CritIoIs, m :
OF tho Anaconda hfnnAnrd

Lloyd Brexee Replies to tho Criticism
at tho Anaconda standard,
To Tho Independent.
The Anaconda Standard OF this date con.
tains what ] SUPPOSE tho sminen. journal
let who conducts that paper calls = 'loader."
but what 1 believe every fair minded man
will term uncnlled for. dirty and ~disreputa-
bio attack upon a legitimate business en-
terpri Can enterprise calculated also to
fu thsr the best interest Of the state. The
article IN question cha, aoteiizss the Mon
tam State Headquarters and Exchange
club Of Chicago ne I'M Opening for
chumps" and refers to one OF the founders
a. zone Harvey, who thick the state com
mission into the silver statue fake" This
brilliant editor. who seems to be alone in
tbs Newspaper mon Of Montana. has much
to say about ''suoke g." club "raoke,s,'
and advises his renders not to be ten dol
lar chumps." He also asserts that he 10 the
owner OF a share Of stock In the club and
that he never paid a cent for II.
Q what are ths facts in this casoP
James Bans. reputable real estate dealer
and capitalist OF Grent Falls. recently Wis
ited Chicago for the purpose of ascertain
inc to what oxtent he could advertise the
resources Of the state and induce visitors to
the Worlds fair to settle in Montana and
utsiuluuely IuICuubc ISUl oktnL0 OF nlLDHelI
and others engaged in that business. He
learned that Any and all advettisInR of
every name and nature would be absolutely
prohibited ON the exposition grounds. and
after canvassinR tbs matter tho, oughly he
entered into copAt tnership with Col. j. q.
Harvey, Of Chicago. and conceived the idea
OF a club and headquarters for MontHnians
who are to visit the fair. The family man
sion OF s. d. Kimbark. three blocks south
OF tho Auditorium hotel on Michigan ave-
nue.. was rented and 10 now being fitted up
for . club. Thu plan includes all the sur
roundings Of a frst-class club, together
with tsleRral b, telephone. district msassn-
rooms. whore members and their families
can make themselves at home at any time
during the six months of fair. There
will also be a display of mine ais
and ourios and q vast amount
OF advertising matter describing the unriv-
ted f'om the club. The plan has the en-
dorsement OF Governor Rickards. w. A..
Clark. r. II. Kleinschmidt, Paris Gibson,
I. E. Col ins. Walter N. Biekford and
nearly. every member OF the board of
Worlds fair commissioners and dozens of
ing like ''sharss Of Stock" which the boa
constsistor or Anaconda editor gables 20
gltbly Of. has ever been thought Of. but
csrtificates OF nsmhsrship sntitlinR the
holde to all the privileges of the club and
headquarters have been issued at the mil
form price of $40. II has been the olicy
of the prom eters OF the club 10 issue to
edtto . of daily news .'apers a compliment
tary certificate. The Standard man says no
vii! let everybody in" on his for Il song
will he say the same thing and boast that
he did not pay anything for the ticket OF
that my friend Major Noses p.
HANDY of tbs Worlds Columbian commits
sion will presently send him.
Because this Brilliant editor has seen fit
to vent his spleen upon ths silver statue
Justios-whieh Chicago people and the
world at large agfes will be not only q
credit but benefit to the state-thsre is
little reason why hs should attack tho plan
Of a club in Chicago. Before he exercises
more of his airy psrsiflsRe with reference to
the "tsn-dollar chumps" he should look
over the list of mem bsrship in the new club
discover whether or not the swnsr Of
The psssr in which he plays his pretty
pretty prsnks il not included.
Helena, Feb. 10, 1893. LLOYD BREEZE.