The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-06
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Touching upon the matter Of In
creased Indebtedness. he read as an
example from the report of the Ana
conda company, claiming u showed a
large Increase In valuation with no
corresponding increase in assessed val
uation. Referring To the court hnus"
question, he said that the management
OF the great company AT Anaconda
does not do things by halves. When it
comes tn having n court house nj Ana
conda there will he one erected such as
will discount the proposed capitol at
Helena and the people nf the proposed
new county do not want to have Ia
pay the taxes which will necessarily
he imposed. with reference To county
bonds. Mr.. Humber said that the state
ment that they would not bring 80
cents, was wrong as he could prove.
lie then read n letter signed by Conrad
Brothers and others stating that they
would take them NJ par.
stanton Of Cascade took the floor In
opposition To the hill. making an able
argument against the division. Conn
ing from neither Deer Lodge nor Ana
conda. he was In position to treat
the matter on its merits SO far as the
Anaconda company was concerned, he
was confident that II WAS taking no
part In the fight. II was the citizens
of anaconda who had come here tn
urge that their rights be given due
consideration 10y the house. The crca-
tion of this new county would simply
lead To increased expense for both
state and county. and as financial mat
tcrs and business affairs We're at pres
ent, ID was no time for increased tax
ls.,l sl..tt. f.HHl~. la.
tleman from Cascade did not vote for
Broadwater. Mr.. stanton replied that
he did. saying that Broadwater had
merit. while this proposition had absO-
lutcly no merit. Mr.. stanton went on
To say that the division would work "A
great and irrcparahe injury To the old
county of Deer Lodge, leaving It with
hardly area enough for township.
The project to create the county of
Powell was born of the fight over the
county seat. II was family row and
there was no excuse for bringing IL up
In the state Legislature. While the
| Powell people claimed that the court
house would bc worthless. yet II was "A
fact that IL could be used as a school
house or for other purposes. liz said
1 that II was not good policy to create
new counties unless there were power
/ ful reasons for IL. and that there We're
other things Ia be considered than the
wishes of Il few ranchers in the north
/ ern part of the county.
Elliott Of silver Bow made one of his
strong. earnest speeches IN opposition
| to the hill He began by getting after
/ the lobbyists, Ia whom he pronounced
hims, II dctermincdly opposed lie said
| that the Powell proposition was the
+ most ridiculous measure ever present
I'd To- the assembly The proposed div
7 isiun would lcaNr Deer Lodge but "A
] little plat uf land with hardly biz of
I agricultural land. Possibly. he said.
h. might have voted for an equitable
division of tn" county, but the present
/ proposition was not just, MIR. Elliott
/ said that hc had been at first inclined
| TO support Powell hut a careful *.
| animation of the matter had led him tp
/ think differently. Again h. cXcnrlatod
| the lobby in the thafprst turns. saving
/ that they had gone further than h.
7 thought they would have dared. Mr..
Elliott finished amid u burst or APP
pause.
Marcum ~ Deer Lodge took the flour
I In defense ~ the hill lie said that
every proposition looking towards
home rule had always been opposed Al
the seat ~ government, always meet
ing the sam" Erren-'yDd monster as
al the present time. The people uf the
proposed county demanded their rights.
those rights were th,s, ~ 4 minority
perhaps bur they were ihe same righjs
AS those for which our forcfathcrs
fought. In he present ease it wHs
simply the case of au overwhelming
majority trying 10 override the rights
IL a minority.
Leehy ~ silver Bow followed Mar
cum. lie requested the latter gentle
man To- indicate upon the map the
position of Helmsyillr and the Black
foot valley He then presented re-
monstrauce against the proposed Pow
ell county signed by James W. Gyary
and 80 other people ~ HelmsNille. Mr..
Leehey then took up the argument.
stating there were three interests To be