Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-08
FAVOR LICENSED GAMBLING
BUTTE BUSINESS MEMS ASSOCIATION DISCUSSED THE MATTER
LAST EVENNG-HGH LICENSE FOR SALOONS AND
PR0HIBITIVE LICENSE FOR BEER HALLS.

classed as gambling houses ana be gov
erned by the same laws and penalties.
Judge w. o. Speer reported in regard
to the proposed union depot in Butte
that he had received letters from j. J.
Hill and w. S. Mellen on the subject,
and the Northern Pacific president re-
iterated his Willingness to have union
depot built but stated that he desired
to have the cooperation or the Otnef
roads, Mr. Mellen stated that II the
other roads did not desire TO become
joint owners, he would build the depot
and take i'm the other roads as tenants.
The surveys for such depot had al
ready been made.
President Hill of the Great Northern
had written to him stating that ne hau
not lost interest in the project ana
would be in Butte soon Judge Speer
said that William Scallon was president
of the B. A. & p. road, and as he had
already aided the depot committee IN
getting a favorable expression from II.
H. Rogers, he had no doubt that Mr..
Scallon, as president of the road, would
favor the depot. Mr.. Speer said tnat
he had requested Mr.. Hennessy to lay
the matter before Mr. Scallon. Judge
Speer said that he had not yet COM
municated with Mr.. Bancroft of the
Short Line, for the reason that the road
has it's terminus at Silver Bow juno
tion. He said that he considered the
matter one of great importance ana
would like to see better meetings
On the license question. a general dis
cussion took place. and the feeling APP
reared to favor high licenses so as to
rid the city of all but first class saloons.
i, " Of bn
discussed, and druggist who was pres
ent volunteered the information that he
| sold alcohol and other drugs to some OF
the saloon men, who undoubtedly made
| their own whisky.
The matter of licensing the women be-
| low the dead line was discussed at some
| length and opinion differed. Some were
| in favor of driving all the women out
| of town, while others favored the sys-
| tenn of licensing. 1t was shown that in
| other cities efforts had been made to
| drive this class of women out of GER
| tain district, and the result was that the
| immortality was smeared all over the
| town. Some recommendation in the
| matter will undoubtedly be made
| The Silver Bow Medical association
| addressed communication to the meet
| ing setting forth the best means of
| stamping out the smallpox. mis- IS
| the same communication that was pub
| lished in the papers. A vote of thanks
| was extended to the association for the
| interest the doctors have displayed in
| the matter.
| A communication was received from
| the Galveston board of trade, in whi<l
| the statement was made that the people
| of Galveston desire congress to appro-
| pirate $50. 900 900 for breakwater to
| protect the town from a recurrence of
| the late disaster. They ask that the
| congressman from Montana. assist in
| night.
| A communication from Great Falls
| relative to arid lands was laid over I'M
til the next meeting.
A letter was received from a New
| York firm asking information in regard
to the proposed monument for Marcus
DAILY. 1t was referred to the Daily Me-
mortal association.
Secretary O'Brien told the committee
that in view of the small amount of
work required of him he believed that
| it would be just to have the compensa-
| ton allowed him reduced. The sugges-
| ton was such a surprise to the mem
bers that the matter was passed until
the next meeting.
| A number of bills We're audited and
ordered paid and the committee ad-
| journed until next Monday night.