The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-06-08
WHAT Mr.. HILL SAYS
BE Thinks Things Are Looking Ul
and the Times Are Brighter.
SEVERAL REASONS FOR 1T
An Encouraging Word About the
Chances of Speedy Action In
England On the Cues
ton of Silver.

Yesterday, at the break of day. a
special train made up of private
coaches drew up at the Butte. Anacon-
da & Pacific station in this city. Those
on board were President J. ]. Hill. l..
w. Hill, Master Walter Hill, General
Manager c. III. Warren, Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Schiff, and Miss Reinskauff, of
New York. The visitors passed sew
eral hours in a tour of the smelling
works under the escort of Mr.. DAILY.
who Joined them when the train left
town soon after O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon.
Just as a reporter for the Standard
called at the car, at noon yesterday.
Mr.. Hill was saying to a gentleman
seated near him: II tell you, / find
things looking better at most of the
points / have visited during this trip.
Somehow, the people are feeling better.
l notice in places in Montana with
which l am familiar-places like Great
Falls, for instance-that things are
really in much better shape than they
were a year ago. l took pains to en-
| quire about the FlAthead country, and
things certainly are looking up there.
Montana can't complain, anyhow.
| The state, by comparison has not real
| lied what the hard times of the past
two or three years have been" One of
the company having asked how this
| improved condition is accounted for,
Mr.. Hill answered.: 81 can tell you
about that. Money is little easier.
| and, when that is the case, all kinds of
investments that have merit feel the
benefit wonderfully quick"
You see," added Mr.. Hill, money
| is mighty timid stuff. 1t is easily
frightened, and when that happens it
starts on a run for its hiding places.
| You can see IL go that way sometimes
when there isn't the slightest cause for
fear, just as perceptibly as you can
see water running down grade. Now,
| all this moving money makes for Lon
don because, by all odds, London is
the money center of the world. The re-
| suit is that the London market has
| been filled to overlooking. London ac-
| tually has more money than IL can car
ny, and the outflow begins the minute
il can find a direction in which to
| move. The result is that the whole
financial world feels the good effect,
| just as dry land feels a refreshing
| shower"
Naturally, the conversation in the
| car turned to silver. There is one
point about silver" said Mr. Hill.
(which | suspect is not appreciated in
| this country. l have been twice in
| Europe since Christmas and have had
| considerable time in London. Why.
they are as much stirred up in England
| over the silver question as the people
in this country are. The movement
| there is well organized. A change in
| the ministry is liable to come at any
moment. the people are loking for 1t,
and that change means that the ques-
! ton of international bimetallism is set
| tied. Mr.. Balfour will be at the head
| of the next cabinet. With possibly one
| or two exceptions, he is the best-posted
man in England on the currency ques-
/ ton. He is for silver and very earnest
! ly for it, and the change is going to
| come. OF course, that would be the
! best way. because a good many men in
! our eastern cities. who really want to
see the right thing done, firmly believe
that the restoration of silver by our
country alone would drive the gold out
! of the country.
Did you read what Mr.. Whitney
said the other day" continued Mr..
/ Hill, when he arrived in New York
from London? He finds the situation
i'm England on the silver question just
| as | have told IT to you. as the result
| of my observation. and Mr.. Whitney
had excellent opportunities to get at
| the facts" The conversation ran on
until the time came for the special
train to pull out. leaving the reporter
for the Standard without an opportu-
nifty to get a question i'm edgewise with
reference to Mr.. Hills supposed new
relations to the Northern Pacific rail-
| road