The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-21
THE BONDING ELECTION
A Few Reasons Why the Loan
Should Garry.
1T is A MATTER OF PRIDE
No Man Can Be Blind to Benefits Which
Would Accrue From the Build
ing OF Court House-It Is
a Necessity.

Next Tuesday the question OF bond
ing the county of Deer Lodge for the
sum of 100000 TO be used in the cree
ton of a court house will be submitted
to the voters of the county. That the
election will carry there can be no
doubt. The only question is how large
a majority will be shown for the loan
when the ballots have been counted.
Up to the present time very little in
terest, speaking in a general way, has
been aroused by the near approach of
election day This should not be so,
for the man in this county who takes
no interest in the welfare of the COM
munity has no pride in upbuilding the
county of which he is a citizen. The
question that on next Tuesday will go
before the people is of the highest inn
portance, and no man should sit by
without making an effort to increase
the majority to the greatest possible
limit.
Reports come from other sections of
the county which are to the effect that
in nearly all of the precincts the vote
will be small. Many things combine
to establish this condition. In the first
place the law of registration will dis
qualify many. Again. the time is win
ter and many farmers and ranchers
who would otherwise come to the polls
will not now do so. The men who come
to Anaconda from other parts of the
county say that the opposition to the
loan will be light. yet it behooves every
man who has property to bestir himself
and help to make UP as large total
as can be raised.
There can be no valid objection of
| fered to the bonding plan. The few
who do oppose the scheme are conf
PEELED to admit this. How any man
who owns property can be so blind 10
| the benefits that would accrue to him
! from the building of a court house is
beyond comprehension. Especially is
| this true of taxpayers in Anaconda
| Every new and handsome building that
is erected in this city either by indiy-
| iduals or by corporations adds Just SO
| much to the value of their property.
/ Every man who lives in Anaconda and
! who is not "A sorehead is doing all that
| lies in his power to build up the city.
1 This spirit has prevailed since the town
was plated and it will continue to pre-
| vail for all time To come. And If in
/ dividuals strive to make the city a pro-
] gressiye one, why should not the peo-
I pie as a whole put their shoulders to
| the wheel and give mighty heaVe in
I their own interest
I One hundred thousand dollars will
| build structure that Will be the peer
| of any court house in the state. For
| the privilege of having such a build
/ ing the taxpayers will be- required 10
/ pay but nominal increase over the
4 present taxes. The amount Of the in
1 crease is something like % cents to
persons who pay 800 in taxes To
/ those who pay less the sum lis inSignfi-
cant. The county now pays rental for
building that affords but Indifferent
/ accommodation for its officers-the
county needs court house and il will
+ have one.
Much might be said about the crowd
ed condition of the quarters that at
i present are al the disposal Of the coun-
! ty officers. but that would he superfLI-
/ Gus. At one time it was thought that
! the city hall possessed ample space 10
/ accommodate both the county and city
Offices But Anaconda's public affairs
/ have increased So rapidly that this
! condition no longer obtains. and il *
j a question of only short time before
] one or the other will be compelled 10
seek outside quarters. 1t will require
at least two years 10 erect the pro-
posed court house. in that time the
that ali the room in the city hall Will
be needed FOR city purposes To delay
the building of a court house Is worse
than nonsensical.
AT present the bonds would find n
ready market among capitalists. and
j the larger the majority rolled M in
their favor the larger will the premium
be. Let no man be given an opportu-
nifty to say the citizens of Deer Lodge
county do not take enough pride in
| their county 10 provide it with a suit
able court house.