The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-07
WILL PAVE The WAY
UNION DEPOT AND MINING CON-
GRESS MATTERS.
BOTH TO COME UP TONIGHT
Railroad officials Consider the Build
ing of Depot Impracticable-
rotary Mahon Lays Out Course
of Procedure.

meeting of the Business Mems Assoc
cation will be held this evening and mat
t"rs of Importance to the welfare of the
city and state are to be discussed during
the session. Among other things the sub
Ject of union depot for Butte will be
talked over. Hon. J. f. Richards has re-
Gently received two letters relating to
the matter, one from President Mellen Of
the Northern Pacific and the other from
James j. Hill, president of the Great
Northern. they are to be read at the meet
ing Mr.. Richards does not care to make
the contents of the epistles public prior
to their presentation at the meeting but
says their general tone indicates that
'lessrS. Hill and Mellen consider the
building OF union depot in Butte inl-
praVtcable on account of the grades that
would Of necessity have to be changed
Another matter that will came up for
consideration will be that relating to The
holding of the International Mining Con-
sress in this city next year. At the last
meeting Mr.. Richards was authorized to
appoint a committee to solicit funds with
which to meet portion of the expense OF
holding the congress and he will make his
appointments this evening.
\ few days ago Prof. N. r. Leonard re-
ccived from Irwin Mahon of Carlisle Pa,
secretary of the congress. a letter in re-
sard to the interest citizens of Butte are
taking in the forthcoming meeting of the
congress- The letter was turned over to
Mr. Richards who will present it at the
meeting this evening. In part Mr.. Mahon
says:
My Dear Sir-I have your valued favor
Of the 23rd with enclosed clipping from
one of your leading daily papers, giving
an account of the action taken by the
business Mems Association of Bate rela-
tive to financial matters in connection
with the coming fifth annual session Of
the International Mining Congress.
81 am glad to learn that the association
has taken hold of the matter with the
necessary enthusiasm and that the guar
antee fund of $4,000 will be forwarded
without further delay. ! notice that Mr..
Furnace, representing the Great North
ern railroad, was present at the meeting
of the Business Mems Association with a
proposition to advertise your state under
certain conditions. With this have moth
ing to do. | wish in this connection,
however, to call the attention of the as
sociaton to the fact that for reasons best
known to the officers of the railroad COM
panes the railroads have never, with few
exceptions, extended any courtesy to the
International Mining Congress. Had they
granted us the same consdera ton last
July that they extend to other organiza-
been at least five times greater in
number In making application to the
several roads for rates it has been their
Mvarable custom to delay action until
the last moment and then cut us off with
such meagre consideration as to limit our
assembly to the appearance of a local
gathering. Therefore. in my opinion, the
position taken by Mr.. Hennessy and Judge
Speer on the proposition of Mr.. Furnace
was IA very wise one and | trust they will
maintain their position; and not only the
business Mems Association of Butte. but
every citizen Of Montana will second them
in it until the several railroad companies
of the United States extend to the con-
gross al least the usual consideration they
do to church, Sunday school. base ball and
other organizations and associations.
"There is nothing the citizens of Butte
can do, | care not how much money they
spend or through what medium they may
distribute the most attractive literature
on the attractions, resources and advan-
tages of Montana, that will as quickly
and satisfactorily benefit the state as will
successful session of the International
Mining Congress. The question of eX-
pense should be no stumbling block, for
tie reason that at least $500 in cash will
be returned for every 81 expended the first
day the congress is in session. Not one
dollar of the expense fund is lost. On the
contrary 1t is a magnificent investment,
paying a handsome interest under any
and all conditions If time and liberal
support is given me to do the work l do
not think the people of Montana will have
anything to regret in results.
''Regarding the amount expended by
Idaho, while I cannot state just to a cent
what it was l can come pretty near do
ing so. In the first place the state,
through it's legislature, appropriated 5000
and the citizens of Boise promised Gov.
Hunt and others, If the legislature would
make this appropriation, that they would
donate an equal amount or as much more
as would be necessary should it require
even twice the promised sum of $1,000 AS
near as l can learn the city expended 3d.
600 and the state 5000, making $1,000 in
all.
again, it would be well to impress
upon the enterprising citizens of your
state and keep it constantly before them
the fact that of the 900 100000 consumers
of the world S25, 00O, 600 or more than half
are mainly in countries resting upon and
directly opposite our Pacific seaports and
that no section of our country is so great
ly interested in this as are the people Of
the Pacific slope; and in developing
American interests in our home and for
eign markets 1t is in the fostering and
maintaining of the higher advancement
of our mining industry that We will re-
ceiye our full share of all this new COM
merce and trade.
1.-THE products of the mines are mighty
factors in the onward march of this
century. To you of the Pacific slope the
opening of the gates of the Orient means
a great DEAL but great and powerful as
your resources and advantages arc you
must guard them we'll or you will discover
when 1t is too late to correct the evils Of
apathy or indifference that the richest
essence of all your blessings are stored
away in the treasure vaults of others
than your own"