The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-30

man that things were In good shape
for pushing through an appropriation
for n Butte government building. me
bill for a government building passed
both houses Of congress long ago, but
an appropriation could not be obtained
at that time. Congressman Hartman
was confident that he would be able 10
secure an appropriation at the next
session. The chamber of commerce mas
been busy collecting material To assist
Mr. Hartman in pushing this matter
But now this hope Is gone and the gov
eminent building for Butte Is enectu-
ally knocked on the head. The matter
of a government building for Butte is
something in which every citizen OF
BUTTE is directly concerned. The post
Office located in this or that section OF
the city may mean temporary du-
vantage to the fortunate section Sc
curing the location. But government
building. I'm whatever part of town IL
may be placed. is great benent 10
every citizen, for Il means pcrmanence,
and a government building would en-
hance the value Of every piece OF real
estate in Butte. | am exceedingly
sorry that our movement Tor govern
ment building has failed through the
success Of the government in stirring
up sectional feeling between various
parts Of town. When 1t succeeds In
doing that in any city it can easily get
pCstofIice rent down to a nomiht-
figure.
1T would inspire more general re
spect in the government and the course
of the postoffice officials would be far
more dignincd If ii would select that
location in the city which seems To II
most suitable for the postoftice ana
then pay the fun rent for that location
the same as any other business propo-
sition has to do. If that were done. no
fin
and. as the government would be pay
mig full rental. IL would see the al
vantage of a government building. 80
long as citizens pay the principal part
Of the rental there will be no govern
ment building.
"As to whether the upper or the
lower part OF town is the most suitable
location for a postofiice is "A matter on
which each section of the city has us
own opinion. and unfortunately there
is a tendency to look to direct indi-
vidual benefit rather than to the beneht
of the whole city-a bcneht whlch
would come To all the moment gov
eminent building should be- started in
Butte. In considering which location.
the old or the new. is of benefit To the
most people. IL should be remembered
that there is a postoffice i'm South Butte
which covers all the territory south OF
the railroads. while the present loca-
ton, although near the northern unit
Of the city proper. is visited daily by
the people living north Of 1t as far as
Lexington hill The greater part OF
the money order business of the post
Office comes from the section north OF
the present location
The members of the Butte Miners
union particularly. object to the change
of location. They placed about $500,
into the building and have reduced tht
rent to a figure which was apparently
satisfactory to the government. There
is no telling what the next move may
be i'm the struggle for the postoffice
The Broadway people regard the mat
| ter as finally settled. but the people uT
town deny this and have not aband
oncd the fight.