The Helena independent., 1894-10-23
The Meeting Was Entirely in the
Hands Of the Livingston
People.
Representatives OF All Lines Of
Business Allowed Five
Minutes.
And Many Strong and orixissi Arguments
Were Made In Favor OF Helena
For the Capital.


Special 10 The Independent.
Livingston, Oct 22.-Hefferlln's op-
era house was we'll flled tonight with
citizens OF Livingston and Park county
who had assembled in response 10 an
invitation OF the Citizens Capital club
to discuss the question OF locating the
permanent capital OF Montana. No
orator was billed for the occasion. but
the novel plan of giving five minutes
to every person who wished TO give eI-
preston TO their views on the capital
question was adopted. Voters who rep
resent every industry and interest in
Park county were in attendance. and
were not slow to give good, substan-
tial reasons why the people OF Montana
could not consistently support Ana
conda for the capital.
Strong and convincing arguments
were made by wage workers, ranchers
and merchants against the claims ad-
vanced by Anaconda, and II there were
any Anaconda men In the audience,
they failed TO speak up and refute
single argument. C. S. Hefferlin was
chairman OF the meeting. and on the
stage were Daniel II. King, J. #. Mer-
Ger, Ex-Mayor Talcott. w. NJ. Thomp-
son, Angus Brown and others. Mr..
Hefferlin, in opening the meeting.
stated that he hoped, should the capt.
tai be located at Anaconda, that Il
never could be said that the people OF
Livingston and Park county had aided
in placing IL there. He was convinced
that the people here are alive to their
interests and would never consent to
vote in favor Of a corporation that was
in no way in touch with the great mass
of the people OF the state. Attorney
stark was then introduced and scored
many points against the corporation
which was endeayorinE, through mis-
representation OF facts, TO mislead the
voters OF the state.
Mr.. Stark was followed by score OF
citizens who, during the f1ve minutes
allowed them, gave some OF the most
original arguments yet set forth In Lhy-
lngston why Helena should remain the
capital OF Montana. Several parties
who have lived either at Anaconda or
Homestake related their experience
with this corporation. which. TO say the
least. was anything but complimentary
20 the managers OF that company.
The meeting closed with rousing
speech by Angus Brown. lie severely
censured two OF the Livingston news
Papers and the Livingston correspond
cnt OF the Standard for their unfair
treatment OF the capital question In
this city, lie believed that such mis-
representation of facts could not help
but aid in the defeat " Anaconda He
produced figures Co prove that the Ana
conda company had no interest IN Park
county worth considering. Helena cap
itallsts had expended thousands OF doll
lars In developing Park county and
still had unlimited faith In her re-
sources He read ngurcs taken frpm
tho county trcasurcrs books from Park
county which show that Helena people
pay thousands OF dollars into tho treas
ury of Park county in the shape OF taxes
while the Anaconda company do not
pay 60 exceed 800.
The meeting was very succcsHful, and
L. "a strong indication uf how the pCO-
pie here viii stand on election day