The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-14
MADE A GOOD FIGHT.
Hartmann says n Good Word for the
City Of Butte.

City Of Butte.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Washington, Tune s.-During the consid-
GRAFTON of the sundry civil bill Represen-
tative Hartman made a gallant fight for
the Butte public building in the house,
but under the rigorous rule of the major
ity the amendment was defeated. In sup
port of the building he said:
The proposition to construct a public
building at the city of Butte naturally IN
wolves the inquiry as to what Is the size
OF the town and the necessity for sucn
a building. The town has about 10000 in
habitants and the record presented by the
postofice department shows that in 1881
the receipts from the postohice alone were
So. 1888. In 1891 they had Increased to $35,6lS.
The net receipts In 1881 were A.67s. In 1891
hey had Increased to s23. 0ss. while for
1898 the receipts amounted to 3s,s7e.6s
"In addition TO the postoffice requiring
n public building. there is a United States
court held at that place, and there Is also
n district for the collection of customs re-
ceipts. The United States marshal also
has a sub-ohice at that place and there
are many requirements of the government
which demand the construction and main
tenanoe Of a government building there.
OF the 81, 700 per year that Is paid for rent
for the public building for the postoffice
alone in Butte, 100. or two-thirds OF 1t,
is paid by the citizens of the town, only
500 being paid by the government Of the
United States.
There is a rapidly increasing business
In the town. dependent largely upon the
production Of copper. Something like 126,-
0c0. 900 pounds OF copper were produced IN
that city in the year 1856. 1t has hve rail-
roads, and the railroad business for the
year 1896 amounted to 5000 900 tons.
"There are Is churches, a 800, 900 public
library. with 10000 worth Of books: a
S140. 900 court house, 10 miles OF electric
street railroads., also a cable car line; SIX
smelters. hvs quartz mills. containing $50
stamps; two daily and four weekly news
papers 800 patented mines, water works
that cost 8. 500. 900. six hospitals, IL school
houses. most Of them large and handsome
brick structures. costing $500. oo0; over 4.S0o
pupils. and nearly 100 school teachers; a
city tax roll of SIS. 000. 900, with a county
tax Of s22, 600. 900. and street improvements
which have cost the city over 100000; a
splendid system of sewerage. and electric
light system costing 100000
ut Is probably the best business town
on earth in proportion to its sise. 1 do not
think there Is any question but what that
r. true"
Mr. Burke-Does the gentleman state
that there are six hospitals in the wi
Mr.. H~artman-That IL true. ana i Will
explain to the gentleman the necessity,
because I understand the insidious pur-
pose Of the question. There are six hospi-
tails there for thi. reason: Seven thousand
rnep are eup,oved In the mining industry
These men work beneath the surface Of
the earth IN shafts, tunnels and all the I'M
derrround work of the mine 1t In q dam
gerous occupation for any man 10 De en-
gagged In. ] Say II Is a credit to the city
mat n has prepared bospitals for the care
| Of men who are unfortunate enough to be
injured in these works.
Mr.. Burke-I agree with the gentleman
fully. j did not understand the situa-
flor.
Mr. uartu.n-T,. a. the .,tuation IL
Is exclusiveIy a mining town. the great
a., rn,n,r- ,oun o. - "a ,ho ~reatest