The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-07
LET THE EAGLE SCREAM
Give the Old Bird a Chance on
the Fourth of July.
WHOOP 1T UP PLENTY
It's Time the City INDUCED in Another
Good, Old Fashioned Celebration.
Somebody Ought to AXE
h Initiative.

There has been quite an expression in
Butte the past few days in favor of
having a Fourth of July celebration in
Butte this year. a number of people
have spoken about H. in a general way
and wondered whether anyone was GO
ing to make a start in the matter. but
IL Is the usual way in Butte, since
Captain Shepherd left us. that no one
takes the lead in those things. IL Is
already a little late TO get up a first
class celebration. but Butte usually
goes into things right when IL goes
into things at all. and il If safe to bet
that II Butte makes a start ii will have
an all right celebration.
The fact that the country is now at
war makes the desire genera to smell
powder and drink Spanish blood. and
SO far there has been no celebration
arranged for the Fourth in any West
ern city. Butte. being the largest city.
should take the lead in the matter. and
1t has been several years since Butte
has even attempted a celebration. In
war times people van a hot Fourth,
n there Is no city 80 hot as Butte
when 1t comes to a question of
warmth. For that reason, II for no
other. those people of Butte who have
expressed themselves on the matter.
think that outsiders should come to
Butte to celebrate rather than that the
people of Butte should go away from
town.
There will be big races in Butte or
the Fourth. and for that reason IL
would be impossible to draw all Butte
out of town anyway. There are many
who would not miss the races that day
under any consideration. No other city
could furnish an attraction as good.
a,l 90 A. 10 nx.tlAnt that nAnnln nan hA
drawn to Butte much easier than the
people of Butte can he drawn out on
that day. There could be "A patriotic
parade in the morning. the races I'm the
afternoon and fireworks and powder
in the evening.
Inasmuch as Butte's board Of trade
has been so long dead. 1t is not a feas-
ible proposition To resurrect II to take
the lead i'm this matter. but there Is
some talk that the mayor may take
the lead and appoint a committee to
take charge.
one of Butte's leading business men
has written this letter to the stand
ard:
To the Editor Of the Standard.
1t is now three years. or possibly
four. since Butte celebrated the Fourth
of July, and from present indications
another year will roll around with
nothing more than a few firecrackers.
Big excursions go everywhere else.
while Butte itself sits idle. This year Of
grace, 1898. with 500 boys gone to the
war. with the echoes or the Maine dis
aster ringing i'm our ears, with another
call for troops yet sounding through
the state, Butte, the capital city of
Montana in point of population, bust
ness activity and wealth, should rise
in her might and celebrate right roy
ally. What IL the military companies
are gone? The people yet remain. Let
us have "A parade by the people and Of
the people. Let every merchant. every
teacher. every preacher. headed by the
mayo and aldermen and escorted by
the two school brigades n the G. A.
r.. march once more under Old Glory
and emphasize their precepts and their
instincts.
The railroads could aid the good work
by granting such concessions as would
make Butte the focus for every city i'm
Western Montana. 1t is not too late
for three or four energetic, vigorous
business men to accomplish a magnifi-
cent Celebration. BUTTElTE.
Butte, June 8. 1898.