The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-06
Pat Points in
Passing Politics

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At the meeting Thursday night Frank
Z. Corbett kept repeating the state
ment. II am an American citizen" II
he were living In Arizona would he be
an American citizen? II elected to the
legislature would he represent the state
of Montana or would he represent w.
A. Clark? AZ attorney for w. A Clark
why doesn't he induce Mr.. Clark to OBJ
serve the law Of the city In regard to
roasting ore in stalls instead OF evading
hat law? What is II that Mr.. Clark
wants to get from the next legislature.
besides the senatorshop. that he Is so
anxious to get his own attorney there?
As soon as election Is over the Butte
efforts to get through the council the
ordinance permitting the company to
haul ore all through Butte's streets.
This ordinance was introduced in the
council about two months ago. and IL
would have passed but for the TACT
ment was unpopular and might lose
him the election. So the ordinance was
withdrawn until after election. The
ordinance will again be introduced lei
week. Originally the plan merely was
to haul ore from the Stuart mine to
plan has been enlarged On. Plans have
been drawn by Mr.. Ciark's Partisan ar
chitect for a warehouse to be erected on
Montana street and there all supplies
will be stored SO he won have to pay
demurrage any more. In order to save
freight by means OF the street car
tracks from the depots to the ware
house. Switches will be put In from the
present tract to the freight depots. so
Mr.. Clark will not be obliged to employ
any teamsters whatever and will make
a great saving IL he can only get this
ordinance through. Probably half the
teamsters now employed in hauling ore
and freight will be thrown out of en-
ployment If the ordinance passes.
A word about the new Hennessy
building. 1t has been asserted many
times during the campaign that the
employees OF the Anaconda company
will be obliged to purchase everything
they require at this store. Is IL reason
able to uppos hat the persons who
constructed this building would be fool
ish enough TO expend the amount of
money which IL cost II they expected TO
force the employees of the Anaconda
company to buy there? A cheap build
ing. constructed something after the
style of Mr.. Clark's company store in
Arizona. would amply suffice. The six
story building cost more than n pub
lie or mercantile institution in the
West, ard is ar evidence of the own
er's confidence in the future Of Butte.
Inspired by the confidence displayed by
the owner. Butte has experienced a
building boom since 1t was commenced
which has not been ~equalled i'm the his
tory OF the city, and has been the
prime cause for the employment OF
more people engaged in the building
fore. Since the projectors of the build
ing have shown so much confidence in
the future OF the city. even W. A. Clark
thinks he can safely invest a few dol
lars in the town to which he owes so
much. and now talks of replacing with
shacks on Park street. which have
many intending investors from
building In a city when It's richest citi-
zen had not enough confidence in its
future to improve the property with
of the millions Butte has given
him.
Does anybody believe that the erec-
ton of a magnificent six-story building
is an injury to the town? Does not
Butte want six-story buildings? Has
not every merchant in Butte shared in
the prosperity which has been brought
Of this building? Has not ev-
cry piece Of property gained in value
by a good percentage since the build
ing was started? All Main street prop
erty took a tremendous leap upward.
Soon after its erection was begun the
pToptIty wv ny II. IL. TIdnh ou
street was sold to the d. NJ. New
bro Drug company at the rate of s1,750
a front foot. Previous to the starting
of the building the property was held
at $1,000 per front foot. BY the way,
the Miner has said nothing yet in re-
gard to the Caplice company. the Ken
nedy Furniture company and the Mon
tana Hardware company. all owned by
Clark.
The campaign lies are now put on
dodgers. as wen the Miner can't lie fast
to suit the Clark-for-the-senate-
out-for-the-stuff campaign committee.
One of Tom Kinds clever schemes is !
the sending Of dodgers to the Slovenian
voters urging them to support the cit
liens ticket n John @. Holland for
The dodger Is for use else