The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-19
WANT TO SEE M'K|NLtY
He Should Be Invited to Visit
Missoula..
MONEY THROWN AWAY
Work Done on the Streets Was Not OF
Permanent Value - A Good Train
Service Planned for the Bit
ter Root Valley.
AWAY


suggestion made in the Standard the
other day in regard to the possible visit
of President Mckinley is a good one
said business man to reporter to-
day. II had heard the matter men
toned before, and l believe that the
board of trade ought to extend an in
vitation, through the proper channel,
to the president, asking him to add Mis-
soula to the list of places that he will
visit on his trip to the Northwest.
sincerely hope that the trip through
Montana will be made, as 1t would
throw new light upon our state and it's
resources and its people. We are much
misunderstood in the East, and there
is some ground for the prevalent opin-
ion regarding our state, perhaps. 1t is
certain that the president would see
much to interest him here and that he
would not be, disappointed when his
trip through Montana was finished. BY
all means this city should at least make
an effort to get Missoula placed upon
the list that will comprise the itinerary
of the president. am told that it can
be done without much trouble if the
effort is made"
Il nope lHdL Tile WOTk lHdl 10 upilc
on Higgins avenue this year will be
permanent work." said a Higgins ave-
-nue property owner in the Standard
office last night. For the past 10 years
the city has been paying money for
work on this street that has been
thrown away. The work that has been
done one year has been undone the
next. Clay has been hauled onto the
street one year and then scraped up
nd ha1
The result has been that but little of
the money that the city has expended
upon the avenue has done any good at
all. Last year some good material was
found and used to limited extent. l
see that they are using this same mate
rial this year, but the way that they
are putting it in does not indicate that
the best results will be attained. 1t is
all nonsense to raise the sides of .he
street higher than the middle. 1t seems
to me that all of this work ought to be
done according to grade and in this way
it would be of permanent benefit. I
hope that the street will be put into
good condition this year. Missoula
ought to have the best streets in the
state. 1t would be easy to have them
if the work were done Systematically"
A prominent Bitter Root resident
said day: THE valley will have this
year the best train service that it has
enjoyed in long time. The card that
will go into effect next week will give
us the best connections with the main
| line trains that we have ever had and
will be nearly as convenient as the Cop
| per City limited. The business that the
valley gave to the railway last season
showed that we appreciate a good thing
up there and we are glad that the rail-
/ way company has decided that we are
| entitled to an improvement over the
| old winter schedule, which has been the
compelled to put up with. Even if we
| are farmers, we don't like to get up at
o'clock in the morning to take a
train
II am glad to note the interest that
| is being taken in the irrigation con-
gress meeting" said a business man
| to-day. 1.-THE Standard has not exag-
| gerated in any way the immense
| amount of good that this meeting will
do us if it is handled in the right way.
All of us will have to take a hand in
| the matter and see that 1t is carried
through successfully. To do this we
will have to aid the board of trade in
the work that it is doing. Every bust
ness man in the city can help if he will
and there is no reason why he should
not. He should tell all his correspond
| ents that the meeting is to be held here
and urge them to be present. Every
man who has any interest in this coun-
| try can afford to take in the meeting.
1t will be well worth the time and trou-
BILE that it will take"
There is one thing that the irriga-
ton congress will show the people of
this section" said a man who listened
to the remarks quoted above, land tlat
is that they know very little about ir-
rigating. I have been in regions where
the water supply is very limited and
the way that the farmers there make
use of the water would amaze some OF
the farmers here who have such ar
abundance Of water. I venture to say
that there is not farmer who irrigates
in this region who does not use at leas
three times the amount of water thai
is necessary"