The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-03
MISSOULA NEWS.
A GOOD YEAR.
But the Tendency Towards Extravaganza
Must Be Checked.

isut the tendency towards ExtfaVasance
Must Be Checked.
Missoula, May 2-There is every
reason to believe that the city of
Missoula will enjoy this year an in
creased measure of good times. There
will be tendency toward extravaganza
possibly if these good times come, as
they are expected. That they will come
there is no doubt. The mayor and the
council will find 1t necessary to exer-
else great discretion at times, to deter
mine what is and what is not necessary
expense. They will be called upon to
refuse many requests that will be made
and to reduce expenditures wherever u
is possible, but it will also be their duty
to see to it that the city does not suffer
from any false ideas of economy. 1t
will be difficult, perhaps, to do this
sometimes, but it will have to be done.
Missoula must be made prosperous,
and to do it there must be some radical
measures adopted. The grand march
of prosperity is due.
Mayor Webster has succeeded in re-
ducing the city debt by $4,000 during
his first term If he can do as well
again the city will have no cause to re-
gret his continuance in power. If fines
are collected and all possible revenue
gathered in, he ought to be able to do
it. The police court can be made to
contribute to the revenues, and this if
it is attended to, will help out amaz-
ingly. With such platform to stand
upon, and with the backing of the Nc
| Kinley administration, Mr. Webster
and his associates have it in their
power to make very brilliant record
This will be especially easy, as the To-
cal conditions are this year much more
favorable than they have been for a
| long time.
| Mayor Websterr is in a new role.
| He was elected two years ago on plat
| form that was friendly to Montana's
+, interests, and his majority was one of
which he was justly proud. He was
| elected this year on Mckinley plat
! form, and he won by a scratch--his
| majority was written two figures. But
| there was a supplement to the McKin-
| ley platform that declared for munich
pal Improvement and for the advance
| ment of the city'S interests. The people
had confidence that Mayor Webster
| would carry out these promises, and
they elected him. He enters upon his
second term as the city's executive
pledged to do all that is possible to in
sure the prosperity of Missoula. In his
efforts along this line he will have the
cordial support of the citizens of Mis-
| soula, regardless of politics. He has
been subjected to severe and painful
| strain during the weeks that have
elapsed between the day of his election
and to-day, the date of his appoint
ments. The pressure that has been
brought to bear upon him for the ap-
pointment of this candidate or the re-
| lection of that has been great. He has
| had to refuse to grant the requests OF
friends of long standing, and has been
so annoyed that he has at times for
| gotten to recognize his friends when he
| has met them on the street. But this
| strain Is over now and the appoint
ments are made. In his struggle of the
past few weeks he has had the SYM
pathy of even his political opponents
Now he will have the support even OF
these same people in his efforts to carry
out the pledges made by the platform
committee of his party at the time he
| was selected as the candidate of the
party. He has selected his assistants;
his forces are marshalled, and Missoula
is now ready for the grand prosperity
cakewalk that was promised as being in
store for her under the administration
that went into office tonight.