The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09

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| brance of the service.
The city is steadily and rapidly in
creasing in business and population
being located directly in the center o.
the largest, richest, most permanent
and prosperous mining section in tn,
United States. The copper output In
! Butte for the last year was 26.6 pei
/ cent. OF the total production of the
| world and 81 per cent of the total pro-
duct of the United States. The tota
mineral product of the past Is years
has been over s226. 6S9, 500.
Each year shows a great increase OF
the sum of money paid out for labor.
The list of employees is constantly
growing. thus showing a steady in
crease In the population of the city.
The pay roll of Butte City and imme-
date vicinity, in proportion to its pop
ulation, is probably the largest of any
like section in the country, and Is a
matter of surprise to the outside world.
The average pay roll of the mines alone
per month amounts to about 500, OO0
and is distributed among 1000 employees
of the mines In addition to this class
there is very large number of rail-
road employees, together with those en-
ployed in the various local Industries
and which, all told, swell the total of
the city's employees TO more than 5000
men, whose wages in all aggregate not
less than $S50,000 per month.
Butte City has five railroads. The
railroad business for the year 1895
amounted to 100000 tons. There are
is churches; a 100000 public library.
with $4,000 worth of books; a $40, 900
court house; Is miles of electric street
railroads, also a cable car line: six
smelters; five quartz mills, containing
500 stamps; two daily and four weekly
newspapers; $500 patented mines; wa
terworks that cost 81. SOC, 900; six hospi-
tails; IL school houses most of them
large and handsome brick structures.
costing 100000; over $500 pupils. and
marty 100 school teachers; a city tax
roll of $l5,O00,000, with a county tax of
W. 1000, and street Improvements
which have cost the city over $500, 900:
a splendid system of sewerage, and an
electric light system costing 5000, 00O
In addition to the mail facilities
necessary TO accommodate the city,
room must be provided for the extern
sive transfer of mails which occurs at
Butte. and for the immense amount of
transient business consequently con-
nected with a mining region and for |
distribution over the surrounding coun- |
try. The postoffice revenues are stead |
lily increasing the increase for the last |
quarter, as compared with that of 1894
Is H,437O6, which will raise the stand |
Ing of the office to the first class.
The city of Butte is now more than
y years old. Its progress has been
slow but sure. Its public and private
buildings are OF most permanent and |
character, as are also all of
Is public improvements of every ma
ure, which have been made with a
New to the continuous growth and de-
'elopment Of the city. The financial
of the city is good. and its
'redlt hrst-class In every respect 1t is
veil nd |
police force OF about 35 men and a
plendidly equipped fire department.
rs citizens are Industrious enterpris-
ng, and patriotic. Law and order are
Irmly established. and persons and
property as safe and secure as in any
ity of the union. The operations of
he great mines, which underlie and
urround the city for a radius of 10
niles, for the past 20 years has demon
trated their permanency to such an
Xtent that the value of every foot of |
mining property in the district is stead
y increasing in value, and is to-day | I
'orth more than II ever was in the his
Dry Of the city, while millions of dol
IRIS are annually being expended in {
ne erection of new hosting works
ILLS. and smelters. and in the develop
tent of new properties"
There is appended the report of the
namber OF commerce committee of
lutte, in regard to this city, already T
ublished in the Standard.
Then comes the following statement a
regard to the building from the
'easury department: q
Treasury Department, Office of the I
Secretary.
Washington. d. c.. Feb. Is. 1896 s
Sir-ln compliance with the request <
'ntained In a letter dated Dec. z, 1895. Z
ON your committee, / have the honor
submit the following report upon S. y
q. introduced Dec. 3. 1895, by Hon Lee
antle. to provide for the acquisition II
site and the erection thereon OF
litable. commodious. and substantial
llidlng' including fireproof vaults, =.
eatlhg ana Nentilating apparatus. ele- y"
itors ana approaches. for the use and =,
'commodation OF the United States IL
'stofhee. internal revenue, and other =,
)Vernment offices, at Butte, Mont at -
cost not to exceed the sum of $780, - -
o. WV c.
Upon receipt at this department of :.
copy OF said bill. letters were written "
certain federal officials for informa-
Dn IN regard TO the past, present. and
ooable future needs of the different .
anches of the public service at Butte. ~
e estimated value of land for site, g
nts paid, population of city. etc. -
Inc postmaster general states.
ross receipts, year ended June 30.
70 $4,000; gross receipts, year ended
me so, 1885. $S5,9S3; net receipts. year 81
ded June 20, 1895, Sl7.2lS: number OF &C
rsons employed. including postmas- ~
ana carriers, l6; present allowance -
rent, 2,l00 per annum (Which
Mount includes cost OF fuel and
htD
The postmaster states: No record es
MS ONCE To show amount OF postal |
,elpts FOR 1855; receipts for 1895. S3S.- j..
-66' estimated increase Of 10 per cent. y,
next 10 years. four employees I'm 1855. =,
ne employees in 1895. besides carriers: "a
boxes and drawers now in use; esti-
lted that in the near future al Least |