The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-03
HELP ONE ANOTHER"
Tho Text Of President Kleinschmidts
Remarks Before tho Board
Of Trade.
An Interesting Meeting At Which
Many Public Questions
Were Discussed.
The Wagon Road to Rlmlni-A Commits
Tee to Look After the Matter OF
RcincorporntIng the City. IN

1--WE must help one another" Such was
Che significant announcement made at the
Board Of Trade meeting last night BY is
resident, 7. II. Kleinschmidt. The meet
ing was ono OF the best attended, and most
interesting in some years, and the remark
was brought out by a discussion regarding
the proposed wagon road from himina 70
Haiena. The matter was brought up ~
the president calling for the report OF the
committee which was appointed to wait on
the county COMMISSIONS to SEQ about the
xoad. Chairman I. w. knight. OF the
county commissioners, was present, hhu
said that the bonrd was acting for tins
whole county aud not for the city OF Hell
epa alone. Tho county would be to some
extra expense this yenr on account OF the
washing away OF bridges and damages to
roads. 8. X. Davis said there was n t'ade
OF from $225, 900 to 10000 which should
come to Helena IL the road were built.
Whit was tho interest of Helena was tbs
interest OF the county. The mine owners
OF R!mini were willing to do their part
coward building the Dad, which would cost
about $4,000.
Right there was where the remRiks o.
President Klcinschmidt anne in. He efid
they must not expect the county commits
sioncrs to do this alone. The people OF
Helena should back the board In the en-
4tcrpr.se.. The cost of the road and Its
benefits should be ascertained and all tho
data submitted to the commissioners. A
committee should bs appointed TO look
into his mater. 'Miners on the outside
say Helena capital will so to Idaho or to
Mexico" he continued. "Some OF it
should go near home. People say that
times are dull and they cnnnct afford IL.
1he man who says that 10 not working for
tho int, csts of Helenn, nor Of his neigh
Dor. nor OF himself. II you think Helena
ia dull you should go to soma other places.
We must help one another. BY doing 30
We help tho whole state" He said that ut
l. ast $500, COO would be- taken out Of the
state to the Worlds fair, and some Of u BY
the yery men who would not contribute TO
= road such as this. This thing must
be remedied. Whom It went out that the
meant something. Acting as a body "
may accomplish a great deal eve. IN tho
du.lest times" he continued. with the
proper spirit tho CRY Of dull times will
cease" He advocated raising the funds TO
advertise the city as it should lie, and the
vi SaSSA
eve have the advantages II We only utilize
them.' he said. I'VE have the water
power. at our very door equal to that OF
Great Falls" "a.
we're listened to with much attention and q
general discussion Of the wagon road pro-
iect and other enterprises spoken Of fol-
lowed. ]. II. MurIhy said as he under,
stood il the county commissioners had
agreed to appropriate $1,000. p owded tho
n;ti1oua rai,aH 90 ON0 Ha moyoi tina At
pointment OF a committee of three to 40
before the county commissioners OH Mon
day next and preeent the advantages OF the
road. VIM. Kumsey Eaid he was only
working on a small salary but he would
give $2b toward the road. Mr.. Murphy
taid he would give $50. The motion to APP
roint q committee was adopted. and the
chair named j. II. Murphy. +. X. Davis
and William Muth.
II. b. Palme- then got the floor and
moved as the sense of tho board that the
county ought to build and pay for the road.
Ielenn contributed eight-teuths OF tho
taxes Of the county. and the road was some
thing the county owed 10 tho CITY. n
didn't think any subscription should be
asked. He YVES nick and tired OF hearing
of subac iptions for ANYTHING and overy-
thing. This was a rich county and II II
didn't have the money it could Issue bonds.
which suggestion he incorporated in his
resolution. Tho resolution was adopted.
" ~ AS@V AA~ ~
t.ntion to tho pincticabilithy OF utilizing
by storage reservoirs much OF the water
tEat was now wasted. 1t would be sufficient
to reclaim hundreds OF aces of land now
useless for want OF water. This called to'
an inquiry by F. p. Sterling as to the
status OF the Lawrence dam on tho Mis-
souri,. He said it was exported around tina,
work was stol ped because OF opposition IN
Helena to the enterprise. William Muth
sad the dam WINS never completed because
q ,uoo MI t,,Onnv Annunh hAhind ~ IN
was not n question of spending $4,000 OF
S3O, 900, but a great deal moro. As ono OF
those inte ested in utilizing the Missouri
river lower he wished to resent the state
,ntnts that were going around. There
lad mover been a straw thrown In the way
OF the Lawrence dam. He would have been
clad to have seen it completed.
II. b. Palmer offoi cd Il resolution calling
for n committee of five to report on the
matter of 'eincorroratinR the city. The
selected is: II. L. Palmer. F.. r. Sterling
l.. A. Walker. ]. b Sanford and VIM
Muth.
Wm. Muth offered the following resolu-
ton: "WEereas, it Inns been brought e
tie notice of the Board OF Trade that tho
Pen d'Oriel!e river. between the foot Of
Tiathead lake and the point whore l
reaches the Northern Pacific railroad. II
susceptible of improvement and can b
made nnvignble for steamboats, of large
ca yluX ChEuGAtJS EUSOtVSup vAht our EoVI0
sentatives in congress are earnestly re-
questsd to investigate this matter and 90
cure government aid for the improvement
of this river The resolution wal
adopted, and VIM. Mutb. Il. M. Parcher
and I. H.. Kleinsonmidt were appointed s
committee to press the m tier on the ut.
tention of the Montana congressman.
A communicated was received from th,
81. Paul board OF trade. asking the He!onl
organization to send twenty-five delegatel
to the reciprocity convention in that citl
June 8 and &. and the subsequent GroR
Northern demonstration. The board OK.
pressed its qualification ut the invitation
and directed the secretary to reply that IL
spite of the short notice efforts would b.
made to have a representation in st. Paul
The James Il. Hnire company, OF Chi
cago. which makes hotel registers, sent
communication announcing that they wsr
thinking of moving their plant to Helena
and asking what Inducements the Board o
Trade would hold out. The secretary wa
directed to correspond further with tn
company to ascertain what they desired.
Those present ut the meeting were Piesi
dent 4. Fl. Kieinschmidt, Secretary w. L
Cox, William Muth. Marcus Lissnef, II. =
Barlen. II. b. Palmer. W.. b. Votaw. ]. b
aniord, Barnard Brown. F. r. Sterling. L
A. Walker. L. w. Fiske, II. Il. Fisk, Is. Il
Davis. William Rumsey, A. G. johnson. /
j. @. Hiilebrecht, August W~eisenhorn, J
b. Lockwood, Michael Coousy, q. W. Can
non. Joseph Horsky, Adam Gsrhauser. I