The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-29
most Montana towns the enterprise and

blNI1t 13Oste1u6 Tow uS tIbc cutcTpTlSt dliI
liberality Of prominent firm (W. f.
Tierney & CO.. are erecting good build
ing for that purpose, IS feet front on
Broadway and 100 feet deep. The main
building, 30xl0O, with an ell 3Ox45, and
will be completed during the fall. We
note some Of the more prominent b,,si-
ness houses.
w. E. Tierney 4 Co., general mdse.;
also billiard hall, two story building with
large hall and Office rooms up stairs ].
J. Shumick, hardware ETC.; ]. R. Weston,
drugs, ETC.; Mccormick 4 Co., livery and
feed stable; Beekney 4 Noale, Wholesale
and retail liquors; Berg & Bro, general
merchandise; Zeigler, saddles, harness,
ETC.; Davis 4 Shunuck, general merchan-
disc; Byron Dewitt, hardware. etc;
besides numbers of others, such as board
ing houses, restaurants, blacksmith shops,
furniture, so that the farmers in that Sec
ton Of country can procure most every
thing useful and necessary for comfort,
even elegance. Near here MessrB. Potts
and Harrison have large farms and a
great many horses We were struck with
the beauty of many of the farms and the
evident signs of prosperity on every
hand. Townsend has enterprising and
public spirited citizens and ere long We
expect to see it occupy an important
position among the towns of Montana.
It strikes us that some important things
are needed, but we found that her citi-
zens are not unaware of such needs and
will at no distant day have them. Among
them the most important at this time is
an elevator for the storage and handling
of the great grain crop, which will be
harvested this year Thy the way the
crops hereabouts are unexceptionally
good) A wagon road to White Sulphur
Springs lie good one) passable at all
times of the year, as it is the county seat
and Townsend is the nearest point to it
on the railroad. am told that the peo-
pie of White Sulphur Spring are opposed
to it, but can scarcely credit it, for it is
unreasonable. Townsend is nearer, is in
their own county and the benefits are
mutual. It will be only thirty-tive miles
to the railroad from White Sulphur
Springs and why should they not prefer
to go thirty-five instead of seventy miles.
We estimate the agricultural area trib-
utary to Townsend to be about thirty
miles long and from five to fifteen miles
wide: Canton, six miles from there is
the trading point where w. E. Terney &
Co., have store and from the general
appearance of neatness and the cosy look
ing farm houses scattered about, we
should imagine the farmers were able to
invest in government bonds. We wish
we could induce our farmers generally to
pattern after Mr.. Pickering of Duck creek,
who while farming four hundred acres of
land has found time to have set out and
have growing in thrifty condition six
apple trees, besides great va
riety Of small fruits, such as raspberry,
gooseberry and currents, and
his thrifty housewife has the greatest
variety of beautiful flower beds and
and other creepcrs climb
ing up the sides of the house and over
the porch. 1t was our pleasure to take
dinner at his house on our way here. l
say wish many of our farmers would
pattern after him. "a thing of beauty is
! joy forever" and 80 must his home be
md the closing days of his life will be
by the reflection that he has
made "the desert to blossom as the rose"
shall 60 back to Townsend from here
o close up what l left unfinished and
'ou will hear from me again from that
,oint. Townsend is talking for news
,aper and we sl,n,,i>'- 'H1 PrIscu
nat they had one soon. Real estate has
made quite an advance over the price
harged by the railroad. Building is
Ding on all around. The CHRONICLE is,
nown here very favorably and if we
appen to find man who don't want to
axe it, he confesses it is a very good paper
adeed and wishes it success, but they are
carce. S. W. L.