The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-11-06
A Tale of Two Cities.
ANACONDA, MONT.

One of the most beautiful and flourish
time is Anaconda, situated in DeerLodge
valley, one of the prettiest valleys in
the state, surrounded by grand mountain
scenery. Anaconda is five thousand feet
above the sea level, and has the healthi-
est climate in America. The city is sup
piled with the purest mountain spring
water. It has a population of fourteen
thousand people of different national
tiles, the greater majority being Irish
and Irish-Americans. Some of the most
generous, best natured people can be
found in Anaconda and as for business
people they cannot very we'll be equal
ed the world over. At the present Ana
conda has some of the best schools and
business colleges of any city of its size
in the United States. The people are
happy and prosperous and labor re-
ceives the highest pay of any other city
in the world, with the exception of
Butte
Anaconda contains the largest smelt-
ers in the world, employing three thou
sand men daily, from two and half
to ten dollars per day. These smelters
are under the management Of Marcus
DAILY, the copper king, who was born
in Ireland and came to this country
about thirty years ago. 1t contains one
of the prettiest opera houses in the
state, which was finished about three
weeks ago at cost of about seventy
five thousand dollars, and which is
called "The Margaret" named after the
wife of Marcus Daily. The largest hotel
in thee ity is "The Montana" which is
also one of the prettiest and best &C.
commodations in the state, costing two
hundred thousand dollars. AS for
churches there are nearly dozen.
There is fine city hospital conducted
by the sisters. The city is graced with
fine wide streets, natural coarse gravel,
where paving is not necessary. A fine
system of water works, electric railway,
fire department, police force and in fact
A handsome race track is situated
about mile from the city where some
of the best horses in the United States
can be seen during the race season,
also beautiful city park with lakes.
fine baseball park. The home club is
among the best in the state, having
won the pennant of 1897.
There are two railroads running into
the city, namely the B. A. 4 P, and
Montana Union, which do more freight
business and carry more passengers
than any other two roads in the state
the year around, and as for short roads.
between Anaconda and Butte, they can
not be equaled in Montana.
Some of the most popular and business
1rishmen of the city are as follows:
Ex-Mayor Dryer. Atty. Duffy, Constable
Walsh, Judge j. NJ Kennedy, Judge
Donahue, Hugh DAILY, Judge Fitzgerald,
James Casey, manager of the grocery
department of the Copper City store;
MIR. Donahue, manager of the B. A. &
p. R. r.; Mr.. Moore, head bookkeeper
of the Copper City store; Mr.. Donahue,
manager of the dry goods department
of the Copper City store; J. G. Harring-
ton, Phillips & Shea, Col. O'Leary, c. J.
Collins, Jim Leary, John Moriarty, Pat
Goherty, w. A. Nolan, Owen ONeil,
Tom Mcclure, Jim Duane, John H.
Golden, of the Anaconda Clothing store:
Mr.. Hughes, proprietor of the Anaconda
Clothing store; Chief White, Pat. Barry,
Buchanan G Furey, Alderman O'Brien,
Frank O'Brien, ]. D. O'Brien, Pat Duane,
M. G. Larkin, Pat. Noonan, Alderman
Dalton, Jas. P. Crowley, John j. Crow
ley, M. Carrigan. M. Powers, Frank P.