The Helena independent., 1894-10-16
THE LIAR FOR PAY.
DOI.s WIS, he Can TO E",. NJ. Wiser

Doing Whist He Can Co EarA Hia Wiser
able Doiinra-uampio Of His work
"a workinEmAA" Of Butte was bsssly
slandsred In the Anaconda Standard Of
Sunday morning by being made TO give
uttorAnos 10 The following 10. Of lies. stuff
which OVeTy one In thai line Of work know
10 bo lies:
BUTTE. Oct, l4.-'srhs olty Of Helena has
mighty fns lot OF buildings" said a
woIkinRman who dropped into ihs stand
ara THIS afternoon for paper, "foe, cir,
q mighty nae lot Of buildinga That court
houae 10 superb, The court houts which a
good many people ara led 10 believe 10 the
state capitol building. although there Ia
not stick or stone In the place that be-
longs 10 ths state. Thoss bank buildings
are hne. toe, credit 10 ths cir. hut we
stone mAsona and wOtkinamen generally
never Rol any benefit out Of II. With all
the Building that was necessary 10 make
Helena nnslJ built tovs, tho workingmon
and eontaoios OF MinhsaF POLLS goi more
good out OF II than We Montans laborera
ever did. That hns stone OF which ths
couft house. the banks and other splendid
blocks, and some OF The hne residences nrs
built was dressed Ia Minneapolis and
shipped to Helena by reduced rates over
tho Northern Paoi6o.p
Stone for Days new bank q, Hamilton
ia bsine quaFrisd within ten milss Of Hell
ena TO-DAY, and stone for every building in
that ssms town OF Hamilton Ia which cut
granite was used was quSrriod right here.
Evsry building In the city Of Helena In
which q foot OF granite IL ussd was built OF
granite quhrrisd near town. Beside tho
HAmilton and Helena buildings which are
constructed Of Helena q ante, the follow
made of the same material. The Higgins
bsnk buiidina the First National bank
huil ilding. the Hammond buildina, tho
Union block and many smaller bnildinps
In ths city OF Missoula; In Anaconda itself,
ths hospital, tho Psrritz aud other build-
ings used Helena granite, and much of the
stons material for the smelter was fur
nishsd by tho Helena quAIrles; In Butte.
the city hall. the 0vsley block. The Broad
war and Colorado street school houses, tho
Continental Oh eompany's storshouse. and
many other buildings aud much material
for engine beds, coping aud monumental
stons came from this city; In Manhattan
there srs 1856 carloads OF Helena granite In
tho buildings Of tho mailing company; in
Billings there are 300 yards Of cut bridge
masonry. and iu addition some building
work done with Helena atone.
In addition to this Montana work the
Helena qua 'ries shippsd largo oonsIRn-
menu Of granite TO spokane and eeattls;
TO Granite. Sand Point, and other Idaho
points.
Eviy foot OF stone quarrying ever done
In tho Helena quhiries was done By union
men NJ union wages. and the sams wages
are paid to-day In the quariiss that wsre
paid In hush timss-$5 per day OF eight
hours for cutters. forty-esven hours consti-
tutinR a weeks work; blacksniths tho
same; drillsrs get So per dar of nine hours.
ffty-tbres hours constituting q week'a
work. Montana workmsn and Montana
families get the benefit: and Montana con-
traetous see 10 10 that trsmps like the stone
mason who can lie straightsr than he oAn
hniId n vail ara kant onl of IA