The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
ROAD is NOW COMPLETED
Bitter Root Farmers Make a Trip
to the Mining Towns.
FIREMEN TO GIVE A BALL
The Closing of the Station at Florence
Will Be a Hardship to Many-The
Shelter Proposition-Brooks
Is Writing a Poem.

Missoula, Dec. 16.-J. f. Hendricks,
who was in town for few hours yes
terday. in speaking of the new Gibbons
vile road from the Bitter Root. said:
The road is now all completed but
about four miles, and this part is all
right for a snow road. The first trips
over the new line We're made by Bitter
Root farmers, who took over lot of
hay to the mining towns They got
good prices for the hay and are pleased
with the prospects of direct commune
cation with the camps across the
range. | think that the road will be of
great benefit to the Bitter Root and
Missoua valleys, and that ii will not
only aiord new market for the pro-
ducts of the valleys. but that ii will
also bring much percantie business
this way. ! have received several let
tiers from the Northern Pacific people,
III which they make inquiries as to the
new route and ask for information as
70 the shipping of freight by way OF the
Bitter Root and Missoula instead of
over the Utah & Northern to Divide.
and thence through the Big Hole val
ley. believe that the bulk Of the Glib
louisville business will soon be done
over the new route, and this in itself
will be to the advantage of the business
men of this city and Hamilton"
Or j.. j. Buckley said last night:
You must not overlook the annual bail
that the North Side fire department viii
announce in short time. This new
organization is a. thriving one, and in
order to be in the swim will give a ball
that Will be one of the notable social
functions OF the season. The older
members of the department feel that
they ought TO do something to advance
the interests of the department and as
they have been a little slow lately in
responding to fire alarms, they will try
TO redeem themselves by planning and
carrying out this ball. There are Col
onel Woodward, Messrs. Dimmick and
Dockstader and myself who will turn
out to the ball If we do not 10 fires
The history of the last fire ON the
north side Is a queer one. One of the
members of our department lives
across the street from where the hose
cart Is kept but neither Of these men
knew of the fire, and ] am sure that
did not. only one of our members re-
sponded to the call, and he got out the
hose cart and dragged il 10 the fire
alone and had the blaze under control I
when the city department arrived, The |
rest Of us did not hear the alarm. so |
we must give ball that will establish |
standing for ourselves. and that is
what we propose to do"
George Dalglish said this morning:
officially closed yesterday. and we are
now without an agent or a telegraph /
office. We vii try To get along some 4
way. and you may be sure that the /
trains will all stop al the old stand even I
il we have no agent We can flag the |
train If II tries TO run past. The clos
ing OF the station will be a hardship I
for many of our people who will have
to go to Stevensyille To ship freight
We ship considerable from that section,
too. and | cannot see why il Is that the
station is closed. | am told that ii will
be opened in the spring for tine sum
mer season. but that viii not be as good
as a station all the year"
Said local business man to-day Il
am very favorably impressed With the
smelter proposition that is being dis
and think that II a smelter is to
be established near this city, all hands
should look into the matter and help
the plan along. There are mountains
IF base ore in the range east of here
that can be profitably worked IL there
IS a smelter near them. and there are
rain loads of ore passing through here
tally from the Occur d Alenes and other
sections that might stop here IL we had
! smelter. / am told that the plan of
ores here is perfectly feasible
md that a plant can be successfully
operated here. IL that is so, then let us
nave the smelter."
Il am glad To see," said business
nan to-day, that you are talking home
in speaking of holiday pur-
bases. II Is a fact that many men,
armers and others. who sell all that
hey produce right here in town. send
way for most of their goods. buying
rom catalogues sent out from Eastern |
Houses. That Is manifestly unfair
Il am told" said A. NJ. Stevens this
fternoon. that Billy Brooks is writ
ng a poem for the holidays. | have
lot learned the title of it, but | had
lint that it is to be called Who Shot
Iogan's Cow and that il is to be ded-
Gated to Alderman Frank Darhee. In
hat case 1t is more than likely that
)arbee will write a companion poem
EXPLAINING how Hoean's COW died from
leart failure and not from a rifle bali.
anyway, the public will watch for tho
Srooks poem with interest. | want TO
zee IT, and | know of others who do -