The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-24
IN BEHALF of HELENA.

The Butte Inter Mountain exhibits
becoming spirit of regret over the an
nouncement that Helena has been un-
able to raise enough money to purchase
a suitable silver table service for the
gunboat that bears her name. Every
man in Helena" sadly remarks the
Inter Mountain, has been appealed to
and so far only $3.50 has been raised.
1t is altogether likely that the scheme
will have to be abandoned unless the
city council shall decide to issue bonds
to the amount required. Such a course,
however. would not look well for the
Queen City of the Rocky Mountains.
the Boston of the Northwest. the finan-
cial and railroad center Of the state.
The Inter Mountain takes the liberty
of suggesting that a committee con-
sisting of Mayor Steele. Richard
Jockey. Judge Mcconnell, Sound Judg-
ment Jones. Professor Swallow.
Schwabberman, Zim and 1. Marks and
Massena Billiard. be delegated to visit
Anaconda to raise the money. Other
wise, the Helena Mining and Reduction
company might be asked to contribute
a bar Of pig lead to be used instead of
silver. Pig leads just the thing!"
We cannot agree with the Inter
Mountain that pig leads just the thing.
Pig lead may do very well for lead
pipe cinch on the Missouri river dam,
but the gunboat Helena has her name
to sustain and she ought not to be
compelled to carry any pig lead in ad-
dition. Give the vessel fair show, If
not a silver service. The Inter Noun
tain's suggestion that a committee of
Helena citizens come over to Anaconda
and raise the needed funds is far wiser
than it's pig lead proposition. 1t meets
with the Standards heartiest approval
We guarantee the gentlemen named If
they come they will pick up Ana
conda dollars to Helena doughnuts 1t
will make Judge Mcconnell shed
enough tears of JOY to float the gun
boat clear into Montana to see how lib
orally the citizens OF Anaconda will
respond to a movement so thoroughly
meritorious.
II Mr.. Richard Jockey will kindly
| pass the hat on one side of Main street
and Professor Swallow on the other,
and II Sound Judgment Jones will
please take Commercial avenue, Mas
sena Billiard Park avenue, Mayor
| Steele the lower works and l. Marks
the foundry. they will raise money
enough TO buy the handsomest silver
service Helena jewellers can turn out
| and still have enough left to pay their
fare home and a round of drinks
after they get there
There Is a story afioat that the oppo-
sition in Helena to the purchase of
silver service for the gunboat originated
with Colonel Sanders, who insists on
gold service A gold service on all ac-
counts Is preferable to the Inter Mount
aims pig lead service. Perhaps the
committee is making a serious mistake
in not putting II to the citizens of Hell
ena on a gold basis We will not carry
our opposition to the gold standard to
the extent of denouncing Helena II
after experimenting with both she finds
II easier to raise a gold service than
a silver service. Only the Standard
desires to assure Helena that If she
| experiences any further trouble in the
matter. she has only to send the gen.
tlemen appointed by the Inter Mount
ain to Anaconda and they can have
anything they want from a silver table
service TO a gold watch. a copper collar
or a brass band Anaconda is on her
| metal.