The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-17
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Business Mn Meet to Discuss Matters
Of Importance to Bulie
THE UNION DEPOT QUESTION
Membership Increasing and II is
Said That II VIII Soon Number
2Oo-coIn's Financial school
to Be Distributed. r

BUTTE, April 16.-The chamber Of COM
merce held a largely attended and inter-
esting meeting tonight at the court
house. A letter from Congressman Hart
man to l.. NJ. Hodgens, relative to the
failure of congress to recnact the non-for-
FIXTURE mining law, was read. Mr.. Hart
man said he regretted that the law was
not again passed. as he considered 1t
good law. Several members OF the cham
Der did not agree with the congressman,
for they had discovered that there was
very general opposition to the law among
miners, who said that the only persons
benefited were non-residents, while the
prospectors and laborers were deprived
of the usual labor furnished by the annual
assessment work.
S. w. Davis of the committee appointed
to solicit funds and make arrangements
to build q bridge over the Big Hole at
Chalk Bluffs, reported that all the money
had been raised and that all that was
necessary now was for the county COM
missoners to pay their half and then
work on the construction of the bridge
would begin. With the amount promised
by the county commissioners there has
been raised s2,525.
The special order of business for the
meeting was a discussion of the c., b. &
Q. railroad and q union depot. number
of speeches were made to the effect that
an organized effort should be made to-
ward indacing the Burlington TO build
into Butte. Among the speakers in favor
of the proposition was L. b. Howell, S. w.
Davis, s. v. Kemper. William Thompson.
Charles w. Goodale and others, while =.
j.. Brophy alone spoke against 1t. Mr..
Brophy thought the chamber could do no
good, as doubtless the 20" already knew
in what direction it would build and he
was of the opinion that the railroad OIL
Gals knew more about Butte and its busl-
ness than the whole chamber of COM
merce.
Mayor-elect Thompson said that the
| failure of an organized effort lost to Butte
the main line of the Northern Pacific,
which was gobbled by Helena. He knew
| that the Burlington already had depot
grounds and a right of way in Helena,
and he thought 1t was time Butte did
something.
Mr.. Davis said Helena was recognized
as hog, "but it must be admitted that 1t
Is q sleek and fat hog, with an extra curl
In it's tail, and always giving vent to
self-satisfied grunt while the government
and the railroad companies scratched its
back. Helena is the sort of . hog that
roots for what IL wants and usually gets
what 1t goes after. 1t is the lack of that
| quality that has always worked to the in
| jury of Butte" said the speaker.
1t was finally decided to appoint n COM
mittee to take tho railroad business in
hand, and President Frank appointed G.
| w. Goodale, S. w. Davis, E. b. Howell,
ana the names of p. j. Brophy and Mr..
Frank were afterwards added. On mo-
| ton the same committee was instructed
| to take charge of the union depot matter.
Tho secretary reported a gratifying in
crease in the membership and read the
| following names of individuals and firms
who are now members OF the chamber of