The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-02

the city has ever had and is we'll equip
ped with apparatus of all kinds The
fire department has been increased by
four men during Mayor Harrington's
term. There are II additional electric
lights and 43 additional fire hydrants.
These additions were rendered neces-
sary by the growth and advancement of
the city. The improvements have cost
money, but the citizens have the salts
faction of knowing that their money
has been well used and there is some
thing to show for the taxes.
While the Inter Mountain has written
a painfully weak campaign, the repub-
1icans make no endeavor to conceal
their disgust with the Butte Miners
campaign methods. All that it has sue
ceedng in doing is to drive the Boston
& Montana people from the support of
the Kirk ticket. The only argument
used by the Miner has been its old cor
poration argument which has lost it ev-
cry battle it ever went into. There is
no doubt that the Standard Oil people
have been endeavoring to acquire con-
troll of "a number of copper properties
in various parts of the country. So far
as the Anaconda company is concerned,
it has not been sold, and no offer has
been made for it, and none is expected.
1t may be doubted if the Standard Oil
people have money enough to buy out
the Anaconda company. Whether it
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critics Is not known. But what differ
ence does it make if it does? The peo-
pie of Butte want to see mines rum
ming and plenty of men employed. There
is every indication that this will con-
tinue to be the case, for copper is likely
to become higher and the demand for
| copper exceed the supply. There is
every Indication that this is going to be
the greatest year in Butte's history. If
the Miner would cease it's calamity
winnings, tear down it's frame shacks,
erect its seven-s story gold-brick and get
in line with progress, it might help in
making this Butte's greatest year. Be-
fore every election the Miner declares
that the Anaconda company is going to
be sold and that wages are to be re-
duced. But the people don't believe the
Miner any more.
The only cloud in Butte's horizon is
the apparent attempt, aided and encour-
aged by the Butte Miner, to wreck one
of the greatest of Buttes properties,
the Boston & Montana company. At
thrown out of employment through the
persistent efforts of enemies of the
| company. 1t is not believed that this
condition of things can continue more
than a few days. 1t is not believed
that a prosperous concern, whose
shares sell for $3.50. which pays enor-
nous dividends. which is worth $50 O0O,-
600, can long be in the hands of a re-
ceiver who is only required to put up
a bond of 100000. Such things may
be brought about, but they cannot be
made to stick. Justice will surely pre-
vail. In the meantime, however, the
employees of the Boston & Montana
company are out of work. This may
| cause satisfaction to the enemies of the
company and ITO the Miner and Inter
Mountain, but it is hard on the en-
! ployes and on the business men who
have their patronage. Many of these
employees have erected houses in this
city which they are paying for on
monthly installments. To them every
days work counts big. A lay-off of
only a few days will make it very diff
cult for them to pay their next monthly
installments. The employees will have
the sympathy of the community and
will undoubtedly receive credit from the
business men during the time when
they may be out Of employment.
1t is wonder that the Miner has not
| assaulted the Parrot company, as well
| as the Boston & Montana company.
It is known that Manager Grant has
expressed himself very strongly in IA
vor of the democratic ticket in this
election. Superintendent Donald B.
Gillis of the Parrot said yesterday: 1T
has not been customary for the Parrot
| company to take any part In politics,
but at this time We are very anxious
for the success of the democratic tick
ct, and hope that our employees will
vote that ticket. Mr.. Grant so ex-
pressed himself before he went East.
We are interested in good government.
| We believe the democratic ticket the
| better one and the safer one
Up to date the Butte Miner has said
nothing against the qualifications Of j.
H. Mccarthy to serve as mayor of
Butte. 1t is an open secret that Mr..
| Mccarthy was the choice of the Miner
Tor the nomination. 1t was in favor of
him up to the time that the resolutions
| denouncing Clark and his bribery were
passed by the democrats of Butte in
| convention assembled by a unanimous
vote. Now, had those resolutions not
| been passed. the Miner would be sup