Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-28
ANACONDA PRESIDENCY.

The election of Mr.. William Scallon as
president OF the Anaconda company is
a very important event in the history
of Butte. The matter of the recognition
of Mr.. Scallon's fitness for the position
is but a personal compliment from one
point of view. but from another it is Of
SURPRISING public interest. 1t indicates
the purpose of the men who control
the vast enterprise of the Anaconda and
allied concerns to take heed of the public
welfare by selecting a man to control
operations who will most likely avoid
any radical changes of policy which
would disturb present business condi-
tions.
Mr. .Scallon is one of our oNa
citizens. He has been in Butte twenty
years, and not only comprelenus ami
appreciates the sterling character of the
people and is in sympathy with their
needs and hopes, but he enjoys emil
nently .and deservedly their fullest conf
dence and respect. He is a man who
came to Butte in the early days and
who, without influence or friends, began
modestly the practice of the law. He
was soon known as the hardest worker
among the legal fraternity, and his
progress thereafter was continuous, until
now he stands in the very forefront Of
his profession, with the respect of bench
and bar, and with a reputation as an
honorable man second to nom in the
state. Success, however. has not changed
him in other respects-to his friends he
Is the same man he was twenty years
ago; by all he is recognized as a man
worthy of absolute trust. courteous,
courageous, aggressive, a friend to all
deserving men, "a foe to imposition and
fraud, a plain American citizen, worthy
OF any responsibility. capable of dis
charging any trust. In speaking thus
of Mr.. Scallon, the Inter Mountain but
0C+lotS lie oIIIllOl.S Oi lne SDDu people
OF Butte. and does so 'with pleasure, for
they are all rejoicing on their own &C.
count because of Mr.. Scallon's election.
They are. confident that While it insures
a continuation of the present policy of
and coTnnendable particulars, it also In
eures such changes and reforms as are
suggested by the changed conditions,
and that in all things Mr.. Scallon's sys-
TEN of management will be based upon
desire to promote the business interests
of the community, and a determination
to insure the loyalty and satisfaction of
all employees by just and consistent
treatment.
Another conclusion to be drawn from
Er. Scallon's election is that it Is :,
cheerful and voluntary concession to
public sentiment. Naturally, the peop..
of Montana prefer that it's vast indus
trial enterprises be managed by Mon
tana men. Certainly no stronger ex-
preston of confidence in the people and
their sense of right and justice could
DE asked of the capitalists in contro, of
the ~Amalgamated interests in this state
than the choice of a Montana man ana
mis- in vpc tjtnra wit n v octioa1 II Z ,,ri;,o;t,.
power at this important period in the
company's existence. The election yes
terday means much for Montana. End.r
proper conditions it means a policy of
dncreasad activity, increased expendi-
lures, increased development of mines
increased employment for labor, in
creased prosperity for all the people,
Under proper conditions, insuring tbs
recognition of the majesty of the law
Rhe certainty of justice and the security
of property rights, Montana will grow
TO be one of the foremost states of tht
Union, and It's people of all classes vii
become the most prosperous. Under re
verse conditions opposite results wouit
ensue.
Touching the scope of Mr.. Scallon'
authority as president of the Anacond;
company. the Inter Mountain is not spe
officially advised. Judge Dixon himsel
declined courteously this morning to dis
cuss the subject, stating that no decision
that the presidency of the Anacond
company carries with it the manage