Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-11

and judicious advertising and by an en-
deavor to enlist the friendly interest Of
the leading dailies n weeklies in Ill the
great mining centers Of the northwest.
The Montana State School Of Mines
was ordained by the state for a special
purpose. and il should be understood
from the beginning that it is not to du-
plicate the work or to be in any sense
the rival of any other educational insti-
tuition fostered by the state.
Immediate attention must be given to
the equipment of the institution with
furniture, library and apparatus. so far
as the appropriation of $15. 1000 made by
the state will permit. In securing sucn
equipment it is. l think, the experience
of other public educational institutions
that the wisest and truest economy re-
quires that only the very best and up-to-
date installment should be purchased.
With the best of everything in u
teaching force n in our laboratories.
we may hope to render the most efficient
to he state and secure more
surely the approval of that enlightened
public sentiment on which the institu-
ton must rely for its future support.
You will. l am sure, pardon the sug-
gestion that. if the board has not already
attended to the matter. it should ut an
early date adopt such a method of keep
ing account of money received and dis
bursed that Il books will readily show
what has been done with every dollar
received and by what authority that dol
lar was expended. This much is due to
the public. by who's liberality the insti-
tuition is to be maintained. Inattention
to his matter has in many cases within
knowledge proved a most serious am
barrassment at a critical time IN the af-
fairs of other educational institutions In
the western states.
IF courage and inspiration are needed
for our work we can find them in a stud
of a map of the northwest, with it's great
mining centerS and it's vast mineral re
sources. The development of these re-
sources has barely begun. The few thou
sands of hardy pioneers and the few
scores of we'll trained experts who have
thus far directed the development will
be succeeded by thousands of men. who
must come equipped with the latest and
best preparation that our technical
schools a furnish to carry forward the
work so auspiciously begun.
In all this vast area there is not, to
my knowledge. a single we'll established
west of Laramie, Wyo., and
north of San Francisco. Cal, which is
now prepared to furnish the technical
education necessary for this great work.
"Our school of mines, located here in
the greatest mining center of the north
west. should aspire to be the leader as
we'll as the pioneer in the scientific prep
aratlon of this army of engineers, eeolO-
gists and metallurgists that will AXE
the field in the near future. unlock the
rich mineral stores of our mountain
ranges and develop this rugged north
west as the great treasure house of the
nation.
The act of congress by which a dona-
ton of public lands was made for the
support of the school of mines and the
action of our state legislature accepting
the national grant and making an appro-
priation for it's Inauguration shows that
our statesmen have caught a glimpse Of
the future of this region n desire to
prepare for it. 1t is for us to bring to
full fruition the wise plans they have SO
happily outlined"