The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-14
ECONOMIC LEAGUE
BUTTE RESIDENTS MEET FOR
SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY.
PROF. SWAIN WILL LECTURE
Leading Educator Scheduled to Speak
on Trusts-Flattering Reception Has
Been Given the Project-The
Membership List.

A week from next Monday an eco
nomic league formed for the promotion
of intelligent discussion of social and
economic questions, will be put on a sub
stantial footing in Butte and it bids fair
to receive widespread favor
Mrs. Elsa s. MarSten who. with the
assistance of Mr. Raymond Fuller has
been busy organizing membership here,
wakes enthusiastic over the success that
has met with her efforts thus far.
The object of the league" said Mrs
Marston, lis to encourage an interest in
the discussion of social and economic
subjects. and to furnish by lectures and
printed discourses of study reliable in
formation on such topics as trusts mu-
nicipal ownership. evolution of industrial
society. money tariff. direct legislation,
etc. which are of vital interest to the
American people. In carrying out this
plan 1t has secured the aid of many of
the most prominent specialists of the
world, men who are recognized as the
highest authorities on the different SUBJ
jects which they have treated.
The advancement of the league is not
an effort to found a new political parry.
or to interfere with any of the parties al
ready in existence. Its sole aim is to
seek the truth. arouse public sentiment
in each community to the need of unity
of action on public questions. to secure
a better administration of our laws and
to furnish the information help and
needed that all may exercise. intelligent
ly. the right OF American citizenship.
The association is the outgrowtn of the
famous Worlds Congress of the Worlds
Columbian exposition and IS duly incor-
porated under the laws of the state of
Illinois. Its object is to interest the peo-
pie in the pursuit of useful knowledge.
and to bring to them the results of the
profound study and investigation or the
trained specialists in the different
branches taught in the prominent col
leses and universities of American and
Europe.
This movement is in perfect harmony
With the original plans of the Worlds
Congress Auxiliary. and is also in almost
literal fulfiilment of the proclamation
made at the closing session of the
Worlds Congress for the continuation of
the Worlds Congress organization.
The initial meeting of the Bu-'e Eco
nonlic league will be held in Good Tenn
plars hall, AZ West Broadway, on the Esd
of this month. Prof. Swain. of Chicago,
will open the course with a lecture on
trusts. Later lectures are to be delivered
before the league by Prof. T. Ely: Prof.
T.. 5, u
Parsous. of Boston; Mayer Jones, of To-
}edo: Eltweed Pomeroy. of Newark, n
j.: Henry D. Lloyd of Boston. and Les
ter F. Ward, of the National Museum at
Washington, d. G.
2 Open discussion VEIL he encOura ged af-
Ter each lecture. In this way the object
of the order is expected to be more sue
cessfully carried out, as the ideas OF the
members, it is anticipated, will tend to
elucidate points overlooked by them in
the original lecture. Their views, too,
often formed after much laborous re-
search, many times would embo3y prin-
ciples not touched upon from the plat
form.
The course will include twenty lectures
in ALL ten Of which will be Of local origin,
the remainder being given by leading in
structors from the various eastern uni
versities.
The league has met with a f1atterlng
reception by the prominent business men
of Butte who consider the effort one OF
exceptional advantage to those who are
interested in the investigation of such
subjects as are by it's promoters pro-
posed.
Mrs. Marston states her intention OF
remaining in Butte yet another week
for the purpose of securing any others
VINO may WISH W eilioii' oitoi "''ASAA SAAN
will leave for Salt Lake CITY.
Centers have already been organized in
San Francisco. Denver, Los Angeles,
Portland. Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane.
Other points will be approached as the
work progresses. The following is list
of the members in Butte.
Armstrong, Chas Leggat. Burton
Pres. Carpenters Majors. Green
Union Mueller. Henry