The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-23
MEMS MEETING
FOR ANEW BOARDOF TRADE
Merchants and Other Leading Citizens
OF Anaconda Talk Over Matters OF
Importance-The City Awakes
From q Sleep.

Anaconda is to have a board Of trade.
The absolute necessity for such q COM
bination Of business men was made
apparent last night. 1t was unani-
mously agreed that this city. busy as
It u, needs a body Of men at the helm
Of commercial affairs to urge the mer-
chants on to increased activity-to
reach out for trade that has been
allowed to drift into other centers. The
propositions of Rock Creek and Big
Hole settlers in regard to improved
= highways led to a discussion which
resulted in a motion by John r. Walk
up to take preliminary steps toward the
organization of a permanent board of
trade. Much important business was
done at last nights meeting.
A meeting Of business men was held
last evening in the dining room of the
Montana hotel. The meeting was
called to order by Col. T. O'Leary, who
explained the purpose of h call.
After j. b. Losee had been elected
chairman of the meeting Colonel
O'Leary proceeded by introducing the
Rock Creek a proposition. He said:
Gentlemen. / a conversed with
farmers n mining men in the Lower
Rock Creek country regarding the
proposition of improved roads. There
are a number of quartz mills in course
OF construction or contemplation. 1t
is the desire Of those residents to do
their trading in Anaconda. With bet
ter roads into that country they would
be Induced to extend their trade into
this city. The road would directly con-
meet us with the Moose lake and other
mining districts above the agricultu-
raj section. There is a very rich u
try being opened up over there, and
we should reach out for the trade.
T1aoa with vyhnpa II have fp1EA1 affair
to do all the necessary bridge repair
ing If we will furnish the material.
This part of the road is in AMI
county, and, of course we can't ex-
pect that county to repair roads to
benefit this city or any other besides
Philipsburg.
Nov their proposition.is this: They
will build the bridges, grade approaches
and, do other hill grading. We are to
furnish timbers, iron rods, washers,
powder, fuse, tools, etc, which will
amount in all to $246. as per the esti-
mate 1 have made. The two proposed
bridges would give us control of a
country more than 60 miles west of
here. The road could be extended on to
Missoula-
cit is also desired to extend the mail
route from Cable to Rock Creek. This
city should aid the men in their efforts
to establish trade relations with Ana
conda."
Colonei oLeary also SPOKE a, iehsth
Big Hole and of the establishment of a
mail route to French gulch and
a postofice at that place. 1t was
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