The Colored citizen., 1894-10-29
CONTEST FOR THE Capital
Town Of Anaconda vs., City Of Helena
AND THg PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
MONTANA.
Plain Facts and Figures For the People
on the Installment Plan - Why
You Should Vote for Helena.

of Anaconda TO be made the peTma-
nent. capital of the state of Montana
sets forth the following reason why it
.aelenaJ should he selected as the
permanent capital and why Anacon-
ia should not, viz.
lst. Helena is located geographic
ally nearly in the centerof 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 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 it is and
will continue the most accessible
point to a 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 so 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,"
4th. 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 all
the incident ties which tend to purify
the moral atmosphere. Here are
found churches of all denominations
with large and attentive congrega-
tions. Here the rising generation
have pure religious SUI roundings 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-
emiuence in these essential particu-
lars and simply argues that they are
not requisite to 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
filled with valuable and useful books
where the young and old NAV 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 tine and commodi-
Gus school buildings, neither does she
care for such things as public libra
ries. Anaconda is a strictly business
town and is in it to make copper and
when that is done the tale is told.
RESUME SECOND INsrALLMENT.
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 tSe state,
with all. the concomitants incident
thereto. Anaconda makes no claim
in this line, being satisfied with the
simple rudiments for the young send
ing to Helena those of her youth wh'