Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-21
AFFAIRS OF BUSINESS MEMS AS
ISOLATION PLACED IN
GOOD HANDS.
REPORT SUBMITTED ON
VAUDEVILLE CAR Line
Union Depot Committee Reports Re.
suit of Its Efforts-Finances
of Association.

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bro. Henry Mueller, A. F. Bray, Judge w.
Q. Speer, E.. B. Weirick, John E. Davis,
+. j. Brophy, o. Hight, J. w. Passmore,
ID. J. Hennessy, w. M. Horgan, James
B~roughton and ex-Gov. J E. Richards.
The names of Hon. Henry Mueller, y.
j. BENEFITS and James H. Lynch were
added to the membership roll of the as
ISOLATION.
| Henry S~trasburger submitted to the
organization a letter in which he asked
that drivers of express wagons in the
city be paid better wages, but the mat
ter was laid on the table. Mr.. S%trasburg-
er is a member of the association.
The special committee in charge of ne
got;ations for having the hill street car
line extended from Centerville to Walker
vile submitted a map of the projected
route, thanking it with figures to show
the estimated cost of the undertaking.
The matter was referred to committee
No. l, which will weigh it carefully.
Messrs. D.. j. Hennessy, d. M. Newbro,
mittee on federal building work, reported
that they had seen Senator Carter and
that gentleman had expressed the belief
that work on the structure would be
commenced this year.
The report of the finance committee
showed the receipts during the last quar-
ter to nave aggregated 81, POI. so, of which
$70.97 had been paid out.
In regard to the agitation now in pro-
gress relative to the building of a Union
depot in this city, Messrs. J. E. Richards,
and D.. J. Hennessy and Judge w. o.
Speer gave the association a synopsis of
the result of the conference had by them
with J. J. Hill, president of the Great
Northern railroad company, and to it
| added some of their own views. The
report is as follows:
"Mr. Hill assured the committee that
he was in favor of a union depot for
this city; that he fully realized the
present Inadequate facilities and the
Importance of Butte and it's require
ments. There are, however. a number
of things to be considered in connec-
ton with this matter; the depot should
be located where 1t is easy of access for
the community; that is, there should be
such streets running to the depot, that
the same could be easily reached; in
other words, the depot should be To-
! Gated so that there would be ample and
direct street facilities for reaching the
same. Then, the location should be
made SO that the different roads can
enter the depot on as nearly equal
terms as possible. The site should be
easy of approach for the railroads and
should be located with an eye to the
F! future needs Of the city. Mr.. Hill in
| formed the committee that II. H. Rog-
ers of the ~Amalgamated Copper COM
pany had called this matter to his at
tention and had promised to do all he
could to advance it. Mr.. Hill stated
that he was willing to take this sub
ject up at any time. Your committee
called President Hills attention to the
location of the Frankie lode claim, run
| ming from Main to Montana streets.
which has been offered for depot pur-
poses by John A. Cannon for a reason
able sum. His attention was also called
to the fact that H. s. Clark has Of
fered a right of way over the Mary Ann
lode claim for approaches to the depot
on the west in case the cannon site
should finally be selected. Your COM
! mittee did not urge the selection of any
particular site. being willing to be gov
erned by the rules aid down by Presi-
dents Hill and Mellen for it's selection.
On taking leave of President Hill he
was handed a statement of some facts
about Butte, relating principally to the
proceedings of some of the principal
| mining concerns, together with some
other matter thought proper by the
| committee to present.
your committee, also called upon
| President Mellant. of the Northern Pa
ciic, who expressed substantially the
same views as President Hill as to the
rules that should govern the selection
of a site for a union depot. He in
! timated they had sufficient ground upon
which the same might be built near
the location OF their present depot,
heretofore known as the Montana Union.
| He did not know that the Great Northern
could reach the location, and seemed to
doubt their ability to reach the Frankie
iIode site: either of these sites would suit
hin. Mr.. Mellen thought the selection
! of a site should be mutual between the
roads and that the location was one that
depended upon the report the engineer
might make as to feasibility. So far as
his road was concerned it would be nee
essary to nave a through track. Mr.. Mel
len much preferred to unite with other
roads in a union depot. He said that
more than a year since he had been urged
by Marcus Daily to do so; he was willing
and preferred to do so, providing the con-
ditions as to engineering difficulties could
he met and the cost of the approaches and
construction and the like were not of a
character to be considered prohibitiye. He
said he fully realized the Importance Of
Rutte as a railroad feeler; that 1t was
| the best point on his line between st. Paul
and the coast. Long since, he had Civ
an directions for the drawing of plans for
q depot of their own which would be
commensurate with the importance and
needs of the place. He said, however. in
view of the interest manifested in a union
depot he would cause surveys to be made
60 as to determine the feasibility of a To-
cation for such purpose and II found feas-
lille would gladly go into the project ana
would take stock in a union depot and do
his share willingly. He stated that he
would let the committee know the result
of the surveys he promised to have made.
rIa thought a strip Of land 20 feet in width
would be sufficient for a demo proper, but
there should be ample yards for the APP
nroach of vehicles