The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-11
LIVINGSTON.
Trying to Get a Smeiter-A Letter From
MCKINLEY.

Mckinley.
Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Livingston, June 9.-The Rocky
Mountain Commercial Club held meet
ing this evening in their rooms in the
opera house block and a considerable
amount of discussion was INDUCED in
relative to the good of the city, in the
welfare of which the club members take
decided interest. The membership of
the club includes nearly every profess
sional and business man in town, and
the sentiments expressed in the club
room are a first rate index to the views
of the majority of the people here on
public questions. The principal topic
before the club this evening was that
of influencing capital to invest in a
smeter in this city. A committee has
already been selected and steps will be
taken at once to secure a smelter in
the valley of the Yellowstone, and If a
fair showing of the rich and abundant
ore from the mines adjacent to the
town will be of influence in securing
the enterprise, the project may be said
to be in a fair way to a favorable con-
summation. Another thing which will
surely be done here this year is the
work of improving the appearance Of
the town. The streets will probably he
graded and an ordinance passed requlr-
ing the owners of signs projecting over
the sidewalks to remove these decided
ly unpictureSque distractions of the
public gaze. 1t is purposed to plant
trees along the sides of the streets,
grading them in the middle about so
feet wide and constructing cutters be-
tween the grade and bernie which will
have sufficient fall to carry the water
for irrigatng purposes and for drain
ing the streets in wet weather. The
cost for the work done will be charged
up to the property along the streets,
and when tEay are once in good con-
dition it is expected that the amount
raised yearly by poll tax will be suf-
ficient to keep them in good repair. A
street commissioner was appointed at
the last meeting of the council and he
will have charge of the improvements
made during the summer.
Recently a communication was sent
to President Mckinley by Mayor
Smith, who rendered the chief eXecu-
tive the freedom of the city and prom
Used that the town would do the right
thing in the way of entertaining the
presidential party should they decide to
come this way during Mr.. McKinleys
itinerary this summer. The reply re-
ceived from the presidents private sec
rotary is rather discouraging, and may
shed some light on the probability of
the presidents trip to the West. Here
is the letter:
Hon. John T. Smith, Mayor-DearSi Sir:
Your letter of the 23d inst has been re-
ceived and contents noted. In reply l
beg leave to state that no definite
plans have been made for such a trip
as you suggest and it is not yet known
whether the pressure of public bust
ness will permit the president to make
an extended trip this summer. When
the plans for the presidents vacation
are taken up for consideration / Will
take pleasure in againg calling atten-
ton to your invitation.
Thanking you in the presidents be-
half for your courtesy in this matter,
believe me very truly yours,
GEO. B. CORTELYOU,
Acting Secretary to the President.