The Butte inter mountain., 1902-09-01

You cannot fail to notice that the contour
of this hill on which our mines are situa-
ted is such that they are reached by rail
road This greatly reduces the cost OF
handling not only the ore but all supplies
used in mining, thus greatly reducing cost
of production.
The annual average output oil gold ana
silver, which are by-products OF our cop
por ores, is $I5,oooooo.
Indulge me in few words about our
city. 1t is literally and truly'a city bulli
upon hill whose light cannot be hid
1t Las long been called, even by our own
inhabitants, "a mining camp think 1t
is time to enter mild protest against this
term, for we believe you cannot but be
impressed that we have taken on all the
airs Of metropolitan city. We feel
pardonable pride in our schools, school
buildings and churches. We have street
railway that has IS miles of trackage.
Two and third miles OF our business
streets are paved with granite. We have
"a miles of sewers. We have 90 miles OF
water mains. Our water is brought over
the Continental Divide, being lifted $50
feet. The feat of taking water which has
started ON its course toward the Atlantic
and making it run up hill over the sum-
lllll OF llic NOChy ihoo VI
yerting it from its natural course and
turning it into the Pacific, is such small
undertaking among the many large enter
prises OF our people as to occasion no re-
mark.
The average deposits in our banks
amount to $i3,ooo,ooo.
In the book you and | were taught to
revere, it is written: "He that hath
horn and bloweth it not, the same shall
not be bowed" or words to that effect.
Great Is Butte Great is Montana |
have sometimes said Butte is to Montana
what the heart is to the human body. 1T
throws out into the arteries of trade the
very life-blood of the state. During the
panic of 1893, when all over our land
banks were closing their doors, railroads
going into the hands of receivers, business
houses were failing, there was not bank
n this city that closed, and there were no
failures in business. The coal miners and
the lumbermen in other parts of the state
were given steady employment, while
Great Falls, Anaconda, Hamilton, Bonner
and Missoula were made TO feel the
healthy pulsaton of this great throbbing,
| life-gving center.
| congratulate you upon the auspicious
| opening of your Congress. | bear willing
| able labors of your efficient secretary, MIR.
| Mahon.
In behalf of the Business Mems asso-
citation, for which | have the honor to
speak today, I welcome you to our city.
We shall indulge the hope that your delib-
eratons may prove profitable to everyone
attending, and that great good to the min
ing industry of the nation shall result
| from this meeting. May you carry to your
homes pleasant recollections of the fifth
annual session of the Congress, and | may
indulge the wish that the acquaintances
begun at this time may ripen into warm
feeling of friendship for our people and
for the state. We covet a close investga-
ton of the wonderful resources, not only
of the state at large, but especially OF the
practically inexhaustible mineral resources
of this district, and other mining districts,
contiguous to our county, that await the
touch of capital; for we know that we
have mineral districts In the counties of
Deer Lodge, Powell, Granite, Ravalli,
Beaverhead Madison and Jefferson, only
awaiting the investment of capital to be-
come great mineral producers.
A warm welcome has already been ex-
tended by the governor of our state and
the mayor of our city, and now on behalf