The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-08
A CHRYSAN THEMUM SHOW
The Florists of Butte Are Making
Their Plans.
TALK OF THE STREETS
Roads Are in First-Class Bicycle Shape.
Baseball Fans Expect a Game
Between Butte and
Anaconda,

The florists and others interested In
the culture of flowers in this citv are
| taking OF giving another chrysanthe-
| mum show. A few years ago a similar
| exhibition was given here and it proved
| TO be success. Some of the leading
business men of this city have offered
| their assistance in financial way and
it is probable that another interesting
| EXHIBIT will be seen in Butte before
| long.
Inc roads are in first-class condition
1or bicycle going. There are many fast
Wheels in Butte and as many fast rid
ers. A road race would surely interest
all or Butte, and the wonder is there
is not road race ON the card. That is
magnificent track from the Olympia
brewery out 10 the Five Mile house
and return. Let the fast riders get to-
Sether and make the run, and it's
marbles to doughnuts that they would
draw out large and enthusiastic
crowd to witness the start and fin
ish.
The baseball boys in large numbers
go out on the fiat every evening and
practice. There is something up their
sleeves, but they won't expose it.
When asked what they propose to do,
they answer: wait awhile" 1t is
whispered about in fan circles that
game between Butte's best and Ana
conda is near future probability.
These old-time rivals, should they
agree to meet on the field in Butte
would meet encouragement at the
hands of large crowd of enthusiasts,
sure thing.
Butte will no doubt send down
t1
cation of the Salt palace in Salt Lake.
The palace, according to published re-
ports, is going to be a sight worth
travelling miles to see. The Tribune
says that considerable progress has
been made on the grounds. Only the
trimmings remain to be done at the
bicycle track. though the outer row of
supports will be strengthened. Half
of the walks are completed, including
the north and south approaches to
the Salt Palace building. and trees
are set out in the northeast part of the
grounds, so that by another year the
proposed lake can be made without
disarrangng any of the landscape gar
dening.
The palace is SIS per cent along, and
every effort is being made to facilitate
its construction. The false work is COM
pleted for the dome work, the upper
ring of which is in position. The dome
has 1O-foot diameter, the foyer is IA
feet and the veranda IL feet. The two
towers are to be 100 feet high and %
feet square. The decorators are be-
ginning to place their furnishings to
the building, for which preparation has
been going on for some time in sheds
on the west side of the grounds. In
side these sheds are piled high with
raw and finished material so that in
week or 10 days some satisfactory idea
may be gained of what the finished
structure will be.
The general condition of the grounds
shows that when the improvements are
completed the city will have something
it can justly boast over
1t is believed now that the palace
will be completed in about a month.
Sammy Bishop, an old-time Butte
man, is in the city from Marysville,
where he has lived for several years.
Mr.. Bishop says that Marysville is in
a fiourishing condition; that the so
stamp mill is working and about 800
miners are employed. The big cyanide
plant is running full blast. The Long
maid brothers are working about 80
men at the Belmont. Much develop
ment work is being done in the dis
trict.