The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-19
Butte Department.

fairs. A statement was made that the
jury system had cost the city and
county over 100000 in the year 1894
The next important matter taken up
was an act regulating the sale and
! storage of high explosives. This was
brought about by the most terrible and
disastrous explosion, which took place
on the night of the 18th of January,
1895. This act was submitted to our
mining companies and, with some mod
| incations, was passed i'm the legisla-
ture, through the efforts OF the cham
Der of commerce. The next question
was memorial presented to congress
referring TO the grant of lands TO the
i Northern Pacific railroad. While we
did not accomplish entirely what was
desired, yet good results were obtained.
The next matter was the passage of
the house bill, No. 164, "Equippage of
buildings for school of mines at Butte"
Mr.. Goodale. being one OF the trustees,
made very exhaustive statement re-
ferring TO the matter at our meeting in
June.
"A very important matter was taken
up and, through the efforts of General
| Lloyd and others, was enabled to ac-
complish good and substantial results.
| refer to the appropriation for the
| maintenance of the Montana National
| Guards. Through the efforts of the
committee the appropriation was in
| creased, but not to that extent which
! was deemed desirable, but sufficient by
| economy, to keep the guards in good
| condition. a matter was then taken up
which can only be productive of the
| very best results in opening up the Big
] Hole country to the merchants of
| Butte. The building of the bridge over
the Big Hole river at Chalk Bluffs, for
| which the chamber of commerce and
the committee in charge deserve the
unbounded praise and the support of
4 hNNG .Nw.te
Butte. Here is vast section of coun-
try. rich and productive. At certain
seasons of the year IL was impossible
Tor our merchants to reach that locality |
and the people of that section to reach |
Butte by the construction Of the bridge |
1t is now made possible to do business |
in that section at all seasons of the |
year. The bridge is now completed and |
paid for. |
THE license act, as originally recon-
mended for passage in the legislature, |
was not such az could be desired il /
not being equalized, the chamber of |
commerce recommended certain modif-
cations tending to equalize the licenses
among the various branches of trade,
and this was done to some extent, while
perhaps, the act, as IL now stands is
not the very best, yet II is the best that
could be obtained The construction
of the c., Il. & q. into Butte and the
construction of a union depot are ques-
tions which the chamber OF commerce |
has given much attention, and while
nothing definite has been accomplished,
yet we have every reason to believe,
from letters and reports received, that
this question will receive proper recog-
milton from the railroads. They are
large questions, and will require a very
considerable expenditure OF money and
with the financial situation in it's very
unsettled condition, these enterprises
will necessarily go slow
The building of a wagon road into
the Cataract country, which is now
completed, will be the means of open |
ing up one of the richest dist lets in the | :
state, also millions of cords of wood I
can be taken down that road to the |
railroad where II can be shipped to
smelters and to other manufacturing | 1
enterprises and business houses. 1t !
viii be the means of creating employ {
ment for hundreds of men and will in {
vfte capital to invest i'm mining en- {
terprises and open up a trade for ma S
chinery and supplies which will di- s
rectly benefit every business in Butte.
our organization is young, only 10
months old. and with pride on behalf OF !
Its membership 1 point to the above as e
being some Of the most important mat
ters undertaken and accomplished. I
doubt IL any similar organization any b
where has accomplished in the short +
space Of time, as much as this organi- q
zation has. Harmony has prevailed in a
ill OF our deliberations, and ut has been e
)ur policy to further the interests and C
of Butte and not Of any one y
Individual. There are a number of our
business men who have slgnified a t
Willingness to become members but IL
ave so far delayed doing so. We o
would be glad TO welcome them to X
membership, and hope that in the near Z
uture we may have the pleasure of Il
Lddins them to the members now en- d
oiled. N
The number of members enrolled to ri
late and from which there was col | ST
acted membership fees is 10 at S.. p
500; dues paid to Jan. /, 1896, 81 $40: b'
otal' $2,l9O. Collected on account Butte
esources, Brownfield-C anty company. ia
10; Barrett q JaclSy, SIS; John CapIice 81
Co, $50; y. J. Davidson & Co SIS. bl
tate Savings bank, $40; total 80 POO of
mount deposited with the treasurer al
-,290. Disbursements on orders drawn st
n the treasurer and vouchers on file, OF
',Os2 90 Balance in hands of treas pi
rer. s197.50. Balance Of collection re- OF
eipts not paid, q at s.. $lO5 Butte re- N
purces to be collected w. Nice. White w
%; Richards & Lewis. SIS: Montana eli
inning Loan q Realty company, SIS; LEI
,tal. s3O75O Wv tn
There have been two debts during i'd
e year-O. p. Blaine and Simon ia wi
IDS, and a loss of membership nv tn
lthdrawals and several parties hav- va
q gone out Of business. The total biz
embership has not taken an active ro'
lrt in the deliberations of the body no
IA the work has devoved upon a few tn
the members. The work ~ ,ba ( sal
lamber OF commerce should he tho ! fec
ork OF every individual member and ms
culd receive the financial support of thu
e business men and taxpayers of the ga
~ OF Butte and Silver Bow county COZ
lere Is great work TO be done and ma
only can be done by the united ac- thu
Pm OF the people Of Butte / am. gen up
men. very truly yours, lin
u. a. Baker, Secretary" vii
After his report had been accepted as
:. Baker rendered his resignation. but the
was promptly tabled. cor