The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-12

Yet from the Din OF battle may com
the whispering of peace. and In tn
martial tread Of the troops may b.
heard the music Of the union. We hav'
met here tonight to commemorate on
OF the victories OF peace. rather than
war. and the conquests Of peace are non
the less great because they are wei
without the sacrifice of blood or the de.
struction OF property. h people OF
Anaconda have long sought for an op'
p~ortunity to pay their respects In some
slight degree for the great generosity
and public spirit which has been ex.
hibited In the construction Of this mag.
nihcent library building. We are more
grateful tina this occasion can express
III there was any one him the city OF
Anaconda needed IL was a free public H.
brary. A few ear ago the nucleus
OF the present library was started In
the old building. and to-day 1t finds its
home In the most magnificent building
I'm the state of Montana There was a
time In the days of George III. when
IL was made a criminal offense for any
one to start a circulating or a public
library. or a reading room. and they
were fined 100 pounds a day for the
offense. But. thanh God. there never
has been a day under the stars n
stripes when IL has been illegal to start
a public library. (Applause.)
1t is the educational feature of any
library which .gives its greatest benefit
to the community. What will a splen-
did school system in Anaconda avail
without a library to supplement II?
You have ~ and have now a fine
school system. an good buildings and
as good instructors as you can find
anywhere in the West. But It was left
to a private individual to start the cor
ollary of that system by endowing a
free public library In this city.
But this library Is not alone patron
lied by the children who go TO our
schools, and that is it's best feature.
but 1t Is ~patronized by the men who
toll In the foundry. in the smelter.
upon the railroad or I'm stores or offices
OF this city. 4" (Applause.)
There is an old saying that h IL
brary is a repository Of medicine for
the mind. and IL hat Is true then each
patient must be his W physician. He
can go to the library for study or for
recreation. He can find here all the
fields Of knowledge open to him
So. my friends. when we contemplate
what n magnificent building we nave.
and with plenty OF books In 1t. we find
ourselves under lasting obligations for
the generosity shown in it's presenta-
ton. And we are not unmindful that
1t is in memory of a man whose public
services are a part Of the history Of
our country. who's private work Is
known wherever the miners pick has
sounded. We are not forgetful either
that 1t was largely through his instru-
mentality that the foundations were
laid for the present prosperity of the
city of Anaconda. We shall always
remember the name of nat Hearst
whenever we look at this library. which
his memory. And more
that, in the silence of the homes
of Anaconda and wherever these books
find their place they will be a silent
memento of his memory and of the
of the people of Anaconda
to her who has given us such a magni-
ficent building and library. My friends.
! woul not undertake upon this occa-
sion to represent the gratitude OF the
people of this city. I say words can
not fttingly describe the feelings of the
people of this city. They appreciate 1t
now, and they will appreciate II more
as they come to know It's value. And
now. my friends, on behalf of all the
citizens OF this city. we tender only
I'm a slight manner upon h occasion
our heartfelt thanks and sincere obli-
cation to the lady who has given it to
the city and to the citizens of ana
coDda
Following these addresses kilograms
of congratulation were read from Gov
ernor Budd of California;: President o..
j. Craig of the Montana state univer-
sity: Rev. James Reid. president of the
state agricultural college at Bozeman:
Chief Justice Pemberton, on behalf of
the Montana supreme court. n the
of the Butte free library. Mrs.
was then She was
the recipient of a magnificent demon
stration, and i'm her address she said:
Mrs. Bearst's Remarks.
las the absorbing interest of my hus-
bands life was mining, with its col
industries. and his love for the
great West with all the personal
in II a JOY until his last
day. my son n myself sought some
of adding to the pleasure Of the
people who are spending their lives in
the development of the material and
other interests OF this mining region.
We could think of no more lasting and
wide-spreading influence for good than
a library, and we AXE great satisfac-
ton In giving you h We hope will
be a help to all as the years go on.
In view OF the great advance In the
arts, with the constantly changing
economic conditions, n of the vast
discoveries in science. II becomes a
necessity OF individual and civic adj
and investigation, and the
library is the common ground for this
Then for the solace and intellectual
pleasure of those out of the wearing
Of the days affairs. the library
will be a blessing. while for the young.
who get their stimulus and life lines
through the unconscious tuition Of
their environment, II will be a potent
At the conclusion Of Mrs. Hearst's
the audience Joined in singing
THE Red. white and Blue" and the
closed.
the RECEPTION.