The Anaconda standard., 1895-11-20

mum show and spoke or the great gooo
II had ACCOMPLISHED in advertising the
city. and said that Mrs. Knox had
suffered considerable loss In getting
I'D the show which he thought the
chamber OF commerce could well afford
to make up. He said that probably
nothing had ever transpired In Butte
30 thoroughly and well advertised the
city. The people OF Butte. however. did
not seem to understand and did not
patronize II as II should have been
The chamber of commerce, he said,
should make up the deficiency and
encourage future exhibitions OF the
same kind. He said the exhibition as
far as the beauty of the flowers went.
could not be surpassed In New York
citv.
r. T. Mcbride also spoke In favor
of the chamber of commerce making
up the deficiency OF the show. He said
tt was a most wonderful show for
Butte. and as II was in the nature OF
a public enterprise the chamber
could we'll afford to give II recognition.
Senator Lee Mantle spoke of the
good and refining influence of flowers
and said the flower show would have
been a credit to the city of st. Paul
and II was a matter to be considered
that such a MAGNIFICENT show of flow
ers could be made on the very apex
of the Rocky Mountains. The lady,
to whose energy the exhibition was
due. he said. was entitled to great
credit. Mr.. Mantle then read the fol-
lowing resolutions on the subject:
Whereas. Through the patience. per-
severence and enterprise of our fellow
townswoman, Mrs. ID. ]. Knox, Butte
city has engaged during the past few
days an exhibition of flowers, shrubs and
plants such as would do credit to a city
of five times the population of our city;
and,
Whereas. Through the public spirit
displayed by Mrs. Knox Butte has been
redeemed from the charge so often made
as being a barren, sterile waste, where
neither flowers nor foliage could grow;
and,
Whereas. The fact that a chrysanthe-
mum show was to be held and prizes of
great value awarded for the best display
of flowers has not only drawn the ex-
hibitions from all over the United States.
but has also resulted in a splendid adver-
tisement of our city throughout the
whole country, tending most effectually
to dissipate the idea prevalent to some
extent that Butte city Is only a mining
camp; and.
Whereas. Such an exhibition of rare
and beautiful flowers has not only been
of immense benefit to this city from
material point of view, but has also
been of great value as a factor in devel-
opih6 anu eHCOufdBinB more reHueu
taste among our people. which will un-
doubtedly bear fruit in a larger cultiva-
tion of flowers and in the consequent
beautifying and adorning of our homes;
and,
Whereas, The pupils of our public
schools have been invited to attend the
exhibition free of charge and have be-
yond doubt imbued impressions from the
wonderful display of flowers which will
have a marked influence for good in
shaping their tastes for the beautiful in
nature; and,
Whereas, The exhibition in question
has involved an expense largely in ex-
cess of the receipts, therefore be 1t
Resolved, BY the Butte chamber of
commerce, that as the enterprise is es-
sentially one of public nature. designed
to benefit the entire community, a suffi-
cient sum of money be donated to Mrs
Knox to aid in making up the loss she
has sustained in the commedable under
| taking
On motion of A. F. Bray the resolu-
| tions were adopted and Henry Mueller,
George Fitschen and c. S. Passmore were
| appointed a committee TO solicit subscrip-
| tions and in five minutes raised $40. on
| motion of Mr. Lynch the old Fourth of
July committee was instructed to turn
over to the flower committee $50 of it's
unexpended funds, which made $120 sub
scribed at the meeting. Other subscrip-
tions will be solicited to-day. Mr.. Baker
stated that the mayor had also remitted
| to Mrs. Knox the $40 a day charged for
| the use of the Auditorium.
S. w. Davis, a member of the commit
| tee appointed to consult with the owner
of an oat meal mill at Missoula about
moving to Butte, reported that the man
valued his mill at $4,000 and that 1t
would cost 5000 to move 1t. He asked
| the people of Butte to take stock I'm the
| concern to the amount of $s.000 No ac-
| tion was taken in the matter.
| Several other matters were discussed
| and the chamber then adjourned.