The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-02-14

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is a bad bit Of business. The town wants
an opera house and wants it bad. It
should be the first consideration of every
good citizen who is anxious to promote
the best interests of the city Of Anaconda
to aid in the erection of an opera house
that will be an adornment and an attract
i've place of amusement. Sometime ago
it was announced in these columns that
plans had been drawn for new opera
house; that tight had been selected and
I, that the project would doubtless be en-
tered upon early in the spring. The
apathy of the citizens in this matter, how
ever, is calculated to defer the construc-
ton OF an opera house here next season.
No one seems to care about the matter.
Nothing has been done to assist the pro-
ject along by the people who will be the |
most benefited through the erection of a
good theater As in scores of other in |
stances, there is disposition to leave this |
impOrtantmatter to one man. Heis sup |
! posed to put up the money. He is looked |
to to take the lead and care for the details |
Of all matters Of this kind Such an ar
rangement is unreasonable, unfair, and
decidedly discreditable. Anaconda is
big enough and great enough now for the
citizens who are making comfortable for
tunes every year to have some concern in
matters calculated to advance the bestin
terests OF the city. 1t is ridiculous to ex-
pect the money for all public improve
ments to come from one source in city
which has reached the proportions of
Anaconda. 1t might be truthfully said
that this community has been spoiled by
having everything done for it in the past
without any exertion on the part of the
members of the community. It is high
time for change to be inaugurated in
these matters. Business men who have
their property interests here, who are
making more money upon their invest
, ments and van have better prospects than
i the business men in any other commu
/ nifty in the state of Montana, should make
it their business to look after matters cal
} culated to advance the best interests of
t the city. They should put their hands in
5 their pockets occasionally and put up a
: few dollars to assist projects which are
contemplated to rebound to the advance
mento the municipality. The sooner
this spirit takes hold Of the people here
, the better it will be for Anaconda. This
= is bound to be one of the best citiesn the
: state. Today it has no peer as a COM
, mercial and business center in this entire
= commonwealth. The only way to keep
: Anaconda in the road of progress and
: prosperity is for her citizens to take an
= Interest in projects intended to increase
"a and advance her worth and growth. A
!. good site for q pleasantly arranged, com
10 modlous and comfortable opera house
can be had at any time upon very liberal
! terms. Contributions towards a fund for
- the erection OF an opera house building
are available upon demand, but the citi-
!, zens, the great public, the men who will
= be benefited by improvements OF this
= kind, the men who have made theil
r. money here, the men who are on the
"a high road to fortune, the men who have
= families to entertain, the men who have
,s every reason to be interested in the pro
- gress Of this city, must lend their assist
s ance to this project or the matter will be
of in danger Of dying by inanition. Billings
. could afford to erect a very good opers
), house. Great Falls has one of the nices
ia and best appointed places of amusement
LII GAC CCuutLy 11d41 Il uOIG1 QUIET NlOA
= tana cities Of vastly less importance thar
- Anaconda and Of many times less wealth
~ have erected nice opera houses. Ana
~ ~ conda, the worst off of them all, and ont
- of the best theatrical towns in the entire
"a northwest, is waiting, waiting, waiting TO
no some one to come along with money ant
nj interest enough in the community to bull,
~ ~ a comfortable opera house. 1t would b,
H. a shame for this matter not to receive at
tv tention and be promptly disposed of b
~ movements started for the purpose 0
~ erecting q nice play house in the Cope
- City.
I'D During the last few weeks Libraria
ge Clark and some of his assistants at th
n Hearst free library have been sutferin
he with illness. They have found the wor
Sc. incident to taking care of the splendi
ac- institution over which Mr.. Clark preside
ty, somewhat trying. The public, neverthe
re- less, receives the most courteous trea
he ment in every instance, and it is pleasin
,er to be able to say that the public is appre
ar- ciating fully the privileges extended fro1
ST Mrs. Hearsts magnificent gift to the pei
ed pie of this city. The last report issue
in by the librarian gave the gratifying il
he formation that during the six months tn,
na- this library has been in operation onl