The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-28
THE WHARTON VICTORIOUS
Business Men Capitulate to tho
Armored Hypnotizer.
ALL OVER IN Is MINUTES
After q Short, Sharp Engagement. the
White Flag Is Hoisted and satisfac-
tory Terms of Peace Agreed
Upon-Dickey Birds Song.

The first-class armored h~ypnotizer.
j. X. Wharton. met the Upper Main
street business men yesterday after
noon. and IT wasn't long before the
business men had struck their cclors
and were fighting on the same side as
h magnetic manager of the street
railroad company. The manager and
The business men have been skirmish-
ing for a week or more and IT didn't
seen possible for any agreement to- be
reached between them. But after an
engagement yesterday afternoon last
ing not more than r. minutes. a treaty
of peace was signed and the business
men agreed to withdraw all opposition
To the proposed franchise. and I'm addi-
ton to that. To back up Mr.. Wharton
IL necessary with heavy guns when he
bombarded the council for the fran
chise. Just ms II Mr.. Wharton needed
any help
There was much speculation on the
street and around the city hall vester-
day as to the terms of the treaty en-
tered into between Mr.. Wharton and
the business men. One Of the aldermen
anu tffdA dff WI. tph ufd vas w
make "A pass before the eyes of the
business men and IT was all off. He
knew how il was and could deeply
~sympathize with the business men. for
he had been hypnotized just that
way.
y Standard reporter started out with
a torpedo destroyer to ascertain the
terms Of the armistice. but found many
distractions i'm the way of the search
for knowledge. Mr.. Wharton was feel
ing greatly pleased over the settle
ment.
1T is not so much getting the fran
chise through as ! wanted il" said Mr..
Wharton. " but it is accomplishing this
and at the same time satisfying the
business men which pleases me. The
franchise is TO go through as written.
and | have not agreed to run the South
Main street ears up to Quartz street,
either
What did you agree to do"
That's telling, 7 don't want to say
yet for il might arouse opposition in
other quarters. / admit hat ! made
promises and the promises We're salts
factory. | never yet made a promise
that I didn't fulfil. 1t will be some
time before | can bring il all about. but
il involves many changes in the pres
ent street railroad system. When the
cable line was on Main street, we
COUIQnt run any electric CATS Oh Ndln
street. but now we can make many
changes which will be of general ad-
vantage. At any rate. they will forever
end the war between the uptown and
downtown people. J can't tell you my
plans just at present"
ID. J. was seen by a and
ard reporter. He said;
I'VE have withdrawn our opposition
to the franchise. We are satisfied. !
cannot say tina our demands were ac-
coded to. but we are satisfied. As to
the agreement made. ! must refer you
to MIR. Wharton. as | am not in "A posi-
ton To state the basis of the settle
ment."
Nessrs. Leyson. Shaw and other Main
street business men were edu8ilN reti-
cent. but all agreed that the opposition
had been withdrawn and the settle
ment was satisfactory.
\ little dickev bird. perched ON the
top of an electric light pole IN front of
the city hall. reading the Standards
bulletins. was next interviewed by the
Standard reporter. He said:
Il think the Walkerville cars Will run
up and down Main street practically
all the time.
Il think the South Main street cars
will eventually run up to Granite
street. go west on the present west side
tracks. cross Missoula gulch. go south
on Excelsior avenue 10 fark stiett'
east on Park to Main and down Main,
thus making a loop.
Il think the Meaderville line viii run
I'D on broadway and have it's terminus
at Main and broadway instead of Main
and Park.
II think hat eventually Main and
Broadway will be the street car center
of Butte instead of Main and Park.
thus making a compromise the
business men of Upper Main street and
those of Lower Main street
That's what the dickey bird said!