The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-28
TO BOOST 1T ALONG
Citizens Will Meet to Show How They
Stand on Nantes Bill.
LARGE ATTENDANCE DESIRED
Helena Says She Also Needs a
Public Building and Butte May
Have to Take a Rear Seat
For a Time.

meeting will be held in the city
hall this evening for the purpose of
boosting along as much as the people
of Butte can the bill for a public build
ing which is now in the hands of con-
gress. Citizens generally are invited to
attend the meeting and help along the
cause. 1t was generally expected by
the people of Butte, that in considera-
ton of having obtained the capital of
the state of Montana the people of Hell
ena would forego their public building
for the present and would do all they
could to help Butte get a public build
ing.
Butte rendered valuable assistance TO
Helena in getting the capital, and in
fact with less strong assistance from
Butte Helena could never have won the
fight for the capital. 1t was according
ly expected with confidence by the peo-
pie of Butte that Helena could not
stand in the way of Butte getting a
public building, but, on the contrary.
would exercise all its influence with
the powers at Washington to get lib
eral appropriation for Butte. Ii was
thought that Helena would keep in the
background and not try TO get a public
building until after Butte had secured
her appropriation.
The contrary. however. has proved To
be the case. The people Of Helena are
bending every effort for a public build
ing there and want to. get In first
Meetings of the Helena board of trade
have been held booming the matter. and
the newspapers of Helena have been
full of the great need OF n public build
ing in Helena. 1t is therefore safe to
conclude that If Butte wants a public
building she must obtain IL by her own
efforts solely, and cannot rely on Hell
90 tan1A 20 aCcIGf In lan
slightest particular. If Helena did not
want a public building herself, or IL
the capital fight were still undecided
she would probably help Butte. As IL
is no help can be expected from that
quarter.
An important question to be decided
is whether or not IL is proper for Butte
to push it's claim for a public building
in view of the fact that Helena is aim
ing to get one at the same time and in
view of the doubt existing as to wheth-
er or not both cities can be accommo-
dated at once. 1t is the general opinion
| that to push both schemes now would
| jeopardize both. Helena refuses to
| give way and IL should be carefully
| considered whether Butte should not
| therefore give way until after Helena
| has had all she wants. 1t is certainly
| somewhat audacious for Butte 10 push
| it's claims for government building
until d1lef ttelcna gets one. Helena Is
| the most intellectual. social. financial.
railroad and coal center of Montana
| and needs the public building.
| Senate bill No. 260 introduced by SEN
| ator Mantle, calls for an appropriation
| of $500 900 for the acquisition of a site
in Butte and the erection thereon of a
| building for the use and accommoda-
| ton of the postofIice, United States
| courts, internal revenue and other gov
| eminent Offices citizens
meeting tonight will be asked to con-
| slider the probable cost of the ground
and the size of the building required.
| The meeting will be called at O'Clock
| in the council chamber, and IL is hoped
| all citizens will be present.