The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-03
|ANACONDA news.
THINGS BOB UP
Few Expressions of Leading
State Editorial Writers.
THE REVENUE TAX
It's All Passed Up to the Consumer to
Pay-Democrats Are Not Dead-On
and Whitewash-A Tax on
Berths Quips.

chants of Butte do not kindly take to
h idea of a raise in their licenses.
That is quite natural, but when we
come to think of it the onsume are
the ones to register the kick. In mark
ing the selling price of his goods the
merchant takes account Of the first
price Of his stock. the los of laying 1t
down at his place of business, his clerk
hire. rent. light. fuel, licenses, and last,
though not least. the profit he should
make upon his investment. These ex-
penses are part of his liabilities and
must be paid for by the In
a word. the consumer must pay the
merchant for the cost of the goods with
q fair profit added. Thus the mer-
chant is enabled to live. while the con-
eumer is accommodated.
Boulder Age: An eminent artist of
Chicago is painting a picture of Gov.
r. b. Smith. While the governor Is
being done in oir' some of the other
state officials may need a little white
wash. the superintendent of schools,
for instance.
Bozeman Chronicle: The Kansas pa
per which speaks of the tax on every
sleeping-car birth" is evidently doing
as well as could be expected.
Bozeman Chronicle: Chairman Cock
rill of the state democratic committee
has asked the committee to meet for a
conference. This announcement has
occasioned comment, criticism and
some sarcasm on the part of republican
papers. 1t seems to De the opinion of
some that the democratic party has
no right to live; that 1t ought to go
off somewhere and die, and permit i'm
perialism to run things and the repub-
Hcan party to reign supreme. We trust
that the few papers of this state now
bitterly arrayed against the democratic
party because their editors imagine
that 1t makes their standing more Sc
cure and their election surer, will kind
ly permit the democratic party to live.
Boulder Age: No preparations have
been made for an observance of the
glorious Fourth in Boulder this year.
Probably the biggest affair in this part
of the state will be in Butte, where
several thousand dollars have been
raised for fireworks and other features.
beside the big race meeting with large
purses. Our n~eighbor. Basin, will cele-
brate and has arranged a programme
of sports that will no doubt prove in
teresting and be witnessed by many
from Boulder. Helena and Clancy both
started late with their arrangements,
but will do something in observance of
the day.
Silver State: Last week Jake Han
sen, in charge of the Hoffman placers
on Rocker gulch, while piping off the
ground, laid bare the prettiest vein of
ore you'd wish to see on the Bonanza
claim in the Zosel district. An assay
from Ii gave a total worth Of $44.30 per
fnn UialdinQ a HIGH nar vent in 1aad
and silver, and a little in gold. 1t is
the same character of ore as that taken
from the famous Emery mine. and
there is little or no question that an
other shipping proposition will soon be
added to the Zosel district.
Northwest Tribune: No, s~tevensvilIe
will moi celebrate the glorious Fourth
of July this year and people will go
TO those towns where the eagle will
scream. 1t will be a quiet time in the
old town next Monday We used to
have good times in the years gone by
the lads and lassies from FAR and
near turned out to hear the best of
music and speaking to be had. We
hope the business men will not let an |
other Fourth slip by unnoticed.
Hamilton News: While there is no |
for excitement nor excuse for |
IL Stdlipcdc Tic ldCl IciudluS mat sOlu
in paying quantities is being taken
from every claim in the Hughes Creek |
where development work is
sufficiently advanced. Anywhere on
Hughes creek for a distance of 20 miles
the ground prospects well and wher-
ever bedrock is reached the golden
treasure is being taken out. All the
ground on Hughes creek. it's tributaries
and side gulches has been located for |
time. Prospects indicate that the
region is gold bearing. and the
belief is general that other creeks will
prove as rich as Hughes.
Neihart Miner: h editor visited in
Great Falls over Sunday. Great Falls |
Is a little larger than Neihart and her
prosperousness Is very much greater. |
The newspapers there and everything
else seem to be on the verge of a boom, |
II they are not already enjoying one. |
We were told by a responsible party
there was work of some sort for
every man that wanted 1t. While some
Of the trades or professions have an