The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-09-30
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Special Dtspassh 10 the seasdasA
Bo1ExAN, Sept. &.-The speakers ~
were to address the Hslsna-See-ehap
capital meeting held here lhis evsnine,
arrived on to-dAy's east beund tsatn
and were met b. Mr.. rousfeed,
The manager of the Hslsas eampaiga
N this county, and were eseoetsd - III
hotsl by that eood-natursd eeatlemAe,
who aftsrward rushed up one stde q naia
street and down The other sadeavoring %
convince the business men that u
would b to thsir interest 10
visit the hotel and hold . rsespttea
10 their honorsd visitors. II 10 said that
In many intaness - high ~ % was
offered TO prominent eitissns u thsv
would come and sit on the platform.
At the meeting held here this sveoiag
Wilbur p. Saudsrs. Q dirsctoe q ~
Northsrn Pacific railroad, from that rods
principal town In Ncutaua, and ". =
Cullen, general attorney of the Neethaga
Pacific railroad In Montana, and Mayor
z. d. Weed addrssssd the people Who bed
turned out 70 listen 10 the Naudoain club
that accompanied the speakers.
Mr.. Cullen was the 6rst speaksf, and =
laborious speech b only sueessdsd iu
imprsssine his listeners With the In
msnsity oI the Anaconda compauyab ~
terssts In Neutana and oe the pas3 Il ted
In the states dsvslopment and wsliass.
Fer some reason b. Explained
how the company used hundreds
Of cords Of wood every day, and
hundreds Of tons Of coal, and he teld Of
the thousands Of men to whom that com
pany gave employment Apparsutly b.
wanted to eonvincs the audience u the
fact that much Of the states prospssity
wss due 10 the interests repre-.
ssntsd in Anaeoua. He ssld
that the people Of Anaeonda wanted
the capital only for the profit u would
bring In the Increased value Of real estate
In thsir city. and that u was simply
eommsrelsl propositiea.
Mayor Weed said that it was not com
mareial proposition. He explained the
bankrupt condition oe The state and sAid
that Il was mot the desire Of Helena to
erect new buildings, but 10 use al the
money there was on hand for appropria-
tions for the state institutions. He made
| the statement that thsee were three great
avenues Of expenditures IN the stats-ons
for the care Of the insane, one foe the
care Of the criminal glasses and the other
for the sxpsnss Of the lsGislaturs and the
executive and judicial branches Of The
government. He said Deer Lodge county
had tho insane asylum and the psnitsn.
tiary and thus received two-thirds Of the
revenue Of the state, and Il wss after this
most logical argument that number Of
the audience filed out.
Colonel Sanders was introduced and d
liversd . spseeh that surely made No
frisuds fee Helena. He was - abusive ~
ever.
Each one Of the speakers made the
statement that all those who
vote for Anaconda were sim.
ply being purchased like sheep Ia
the shamblss" and the observations hsard
eli over the city after the meeting I'd.
journsd indicate that the citisens Of thls
county will resent this imputation upon
their manhood. These expressions wers
loudly denounced.
The meeting was thoroughly devoid oi
real enthusiasm and u seems to b The
impression that it's result will b 10 In,
crease the votes Of Anaconds.