The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-05
WHO WILL MAKE ASTART2
LOOKED UPON WITH FAVOR
Business Mon Think Independence Day
Ought to Be Properly Observed
In Ansconds-sman Amount
Of Money Necessary.

Is Anaconda going to nave a Fourth
Of July celebration or not?
That Ii the question that business
men and citizens are called upon to
answer. IND they must express them
selves promptly. There remains less
than a month now until Fourth Of July
will really be here. and a month Is not
a very long time when there is money
to be raised. programmes to be ar
to be ordered, speakers to be engaged
and the hundred other things attended
to that are essential to a Fourth of
July celebration.
The other cities Of the state-Great
Falls. Missoula and the towns of the
east side-have long ago taken the pre-
nminary steps toward organizing their
forces for the proper Observance of
Americas greatest holiday. Business
men In Anaconda who were seen yes
terday all agreed that Anaconda
should nav a Fourth of July celebra-
ton Everyone of them were in favor
Of 1t. but non OF them appeared to
know Just how to 20 at 1t.
Yes" said they, Anaconda ought
surely to have an appropriate celebra-
ton. / am willing to do my part;
ohAt 1oooy ~ hahN oA VI ~ oEl1
make a start
And that is Just what the trouble is
who Ii going to make the start? II
the newly organized board of trade
could muster enough Of it's energy to
get together n hold a meeting some
thing might be done to start the ball
a-rolling. The board of trade. how
ever, has not been heard from for a
long time. and the poorly attended
meeting h a was held at the Mon
tana seems to have had the effect of
putting a damper on the board of
trade movement. The board of trade
Is certainly the organization to take
hold OF such matters, and there are
always plenty of citizens ready to put
their shoulders to the wheel after a
start is once made. As the board Of
trade seems to be hard to find. how
ever, II remains for a committee of
progressive citizens to take the matter
In hand.
Anaconda has not had a suitable In
dependence day celebration for a good
many years, and there will never be
another year more appropriate for pa
triotic rejoicing than the present, when
the arms of the United States are every
day proving triumphant. The celebra-
ton need not be an elaborate affair
there need be no e-xtravagant xpen-
diture of funds for useless and costly
features, but there ought to be a good.
solid, substantial celebration. such al
occurs every year in other cities. 1t Is
estimated hat $500 would be an ample
sum to carry out a programme that
would be appropriate. 1t is figured
that of this sum 5000 would go for fire.
works, 500 for prizes. and the other
500 for music, decorations and the
like.
In the matter of fireworks. Some peo-
pie said yesterday that no matter how
much money had been expended here
tofore for fireworks they always
proved a fizzle. That may be true of
the past. but it need not be the case
in the future. The greatest trouble
about previous Fourth of July pyro-
technics seems to have been the fact
that they were carried miles up on the
mountain ides n there fired Oh.
The fireworks could be displayed to
much better advantage right in the
city than by carrying them to the top
of the hill. People who understand
fireworks said. yesterday hat II an
elevated platform, say 10 or IL feet
o the ground, were erected on one
Of the vacant lots at the head of Main
street. n three or four competent
men detailed to do the firing. the result
would be far more satisfactory than
by shooting the rockets from the top
VI oiu bdiuy' again, III PcNious yGdrs
care was not taken to max the neces-
sary preparations for firing off the dis
play. Instead of well-constructed
rocket boxes. old barrel slaves were
used, and the set pieces were tied with
strings, instead Of being properly bolt
ed to the standards.
Three hundred dollars, II Is argued,
would buy an excellent assortment of
one far ahead of anything
ever seen here before.
Besides the fireworks there can be
a programme of competitive
sport, running, jumping. hammer
throwing and the like. The entries
could be confined to strictly amateur
competitors and the prizes limited to
small cash or presents of
A parade. good speaking
and such other features as usually
form a part OF a Fourth OF July cele-
bration could be had without the ex-
penditure of a vast of money.
Mayor Lesser could not be found at
his Office yesterday when a reporter
called to see him with reference to the
of July celebration, but several
Of h aldermen were greatly in favor
OF having an appropriate observance
OF the day. 1t IL understood that the
city can do nothing In the matter of
appropriating funds toward Q celebra-
ton, but II was suggested that the
councilmen ought to talk II over as cit
liens and see II the affair could not be
of. The city council meets
night. and 1t surely would
not come amiss IL Mayor Lesser takes
il upon himself to appoint a COMMITTEES
Of citizens to take the matter in hand.
There are many business men who