The Colored citizen., 1894-10-01
Town Of Anaconda vs.. City Of Helena
AND THg PEOPLE or THE STATE OF
MONTANA.
Plain Facts and Figures For the People
on the Installment Plan - Why
You Should Vote for Helena.

Now comes the city of Helena and
for answer to the petition of the town
of Anaconda to be made the perma-
nent,capital of the state of Montana
sets forth the following reason why it
(Helena) should be selected as the
permanent capital and why Anacon-
da should not, viz.
lst. Helena is located geographic
ally nearly in the center of the state,
while Anaconda is situated in the ex-
treme southwestern corner of the
state. Helena can therefore be con-
veniently reached from all parts of
the state whereas Anaconda cannot.
I'd. Helena is the railroad center
of the state with lines diverging in
every direction. Anaconda is isolated
on a spur. One can, therefore, easily
reach or leave Helena by choice of
several trans-continental routes,
while Anaconda .is dependent wholly
on her "spurs."
Sd. Helena is situated near the
center of the states population and
will remain SO. Therefore 1t is and
will continue the most accessible
point to very large majority of the
people of the state. Anaconda is as
remote to center of population as it
is geographically and will grow still
more 80 as the population of the state
increases.
RESUME FIRST INsTALLMENT.
Helena is the geographical center,
the railroad center and the center of
population Of the state of Montana.
As to these three essentials for cap
ital city Anaconda ''isn't in it."
9Th. Helena is the social, religious
and moral center of the state of Mon
tana. Here have gathered the best
elements of society in the state. Here
reside innumerable families with -.
ss.sncident sisssQ sisQ sssAlsk sAlAk tend to F r5
the moral atmosphere. Here are
found churches of all denominations
with large and attentive congrega-
tions. Here the rising generation
have pure religious surroundings that
the exacting parent so much Graves.
Here the typical moral surroundings
prominent in eastern capital cities
are found to an abundant degree.
Anaconda makes no claims to pre-
eminence in these essential particu-
lars and simply argues that they are
not requisite to a capital city-that
they are eastern notions but no good
in this state.
5th. Helena is the educational CEN
ter of the state. Here Is as fine a
school system as will be found any
where in the country with teachers
ample and pre-eminently fitted for
their calling. Fine and commodious
buildings grace and ornament every
ward in the city. The high school has
few If any equals for architectural
beauty and perfect arrangement.
The higher branches may be pursued
In our excellent university with its
corps of proficient and learned pro-
fessors. Here are public libraries
filed with valuable and useful books
where the young and old may satisfy
their literary cravings. Anaconda
makes no pretentions In these direc-
tions. While she has schools to be
sure, they don't come up to the metro
politan standard now demanded in
cities aspiring above the ordinary
village. Anaconda has not, neither
does she crave for fine and commodi-
GUS school buildings. neither does she
care for such things as public libra
ries. Anaconda is strictly business
town and is in it to make copper and
when that is done the tale is told.
RESUME SECOND INsTALLMENT.
Helena is the social, religious and
moral center of the state. Anaconda
is the copper center of the state and
makes no claim otherwise. Helena is
the educational center of the state,
with all the concomitants incident
thereto. Anaconda makes no claim
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