The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1870-04-01
ATALK on BUSINESS.

Deer Lodge County. we believe, offer
uncqualled inducements to labor. Cec
Lodge City, We as fully believe offers un
equalled inducements to merchants W
call it "City:" 1t Is only q village. s
were once tho great cities of tho world
This may not attain 70 metropolitan pro
portions, but every community legitimatel!
requires and builds up principal mart TO
the salc of its products or tho purchase O.
its supplies, commensurate TO It's trade
There Is not yet that on the west side of Mon
tana. The producers, consumers and deal
ere Of Deer Lodge and Missoula counties t
great extent carry their gold 10 Helena
from SO to 80 miles distant, and there pur
chase supplies. There they find large,
market Of sale and purchase, and the result
Is natural. The business capacities of Dccl
Lodge have been limited, and trade confined
to few general merchandise houses, una.
bic even with good capital to maintain good
stocks, received once year, to the assert.
mcnt essential to drsw tho general trade
This condition of affairs should not con.
tinuc. Heretofore all goods have come by
river. Helena was the depot, and fromit "a.
dated the merchandise Of the territory.
Now transportation Is diverted to the rail.
road. To haul goods through Helena to
Deer Lodge Is an absurdity, for VIC are
nearer Corirnc than Helena Is, aud have 81.
pcrior roads. The frcightagc for the west
side will come down the Deer Lodge valley,
and thus, from its situation, central to the
bulk Of population and ON the direct road TO
the rcmotcr camps Of CHS and Missoula coun.
tics, Deer Lodge becomes to the west side
what Helena has heretofore been =, Montana
This is proposition sclf evident. But 1t
IL also evident that tho capital employ
cd in merchandising here Is inadequate 10
the trade to he acquired. Our merchants
are aware Of this, ard that the establish.
mcnt of other houses in general mcrchan.
dising or spcciaiitics will result bencilcially
to oil. The knowledge that Deer Lodge has
general assortment Of goods, ,oiAh competi.
tiee deaIers will quadruplc tic trade of the
place. Fully ouc.third tho population of
Montana Is in these two counties, and tho
proportion will bc increased as tho Cedar
mines aud the ninety organized mining
camps" of Deer Lodge county fill up to
their working capacities. It is therefore
m advantageous point for merchants t. 10.
cate; it is advantageous for those already
located, and advantageous to deal crs and
consumers in making a market for them
within easy distance, over valley roads,
There should be Lcrc fifteen Or twenty
Dry Goods, Clothing, Boot l. Shoe stores
Here should be two Banks, and one or more
Assay offices. They would attract the nat.
ural trade Of tho place to it. induce tc!c
graph and coach commune s.;on, encour.
age building, manufactures, and farming,
and give the place that commercial status to
which it is entitled by virtue Of its situation
md surroundings in the richest mineral
county Of tue country. We learn Of u
number of business men in other portions
of the Territory entertaining the idea Of cs-
tablislling houses hero. There is no point
In Montana, VIC believe, Offering better in.
ducemcnts for location. II Is Aot only the
trade here. but That which will he acquired,
md the fact that the placer camps arc good
paying, numerous, extensive, au'l q yet
'niy fairly opened, gives promise Of per.
that justides effort to secure it.
Those who have entertained the idea should
visit the place and study these questions for
and We are assured our mcr.
chants here, who are succeeding by indus
'ry, energy and liberal dealing In building
up good businesses will receive them cor.
daily.