The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-03-12
Great Falls Advancing !
MR.. J. BARNES OF BARNES 4 col.
LETT ONCE MORE At HOME.
He DiscOurses to u Leader RepreSen-
tative Oh the Grand Future
OF the Cataract City.
To Great Falls the Star of Empire
Takes Its Course.

MI. j. Barnes, OF the we'll known real
estate firm of Barnes s. Collett, Of this
city, returned yesterday from St. Paul,
where he has been spending the winter.
He was interviewed by LEADER repre-
sentative. In answer to questions pro-
pounded to him, Mr.. Barnes said:
Money is scarce In St. Paul and Mime
apolis, although there is feeling that
under the present administration of Har-
rison, which is felt to be safe one, and
with the appointment Of Window for
secretary Of the treasury, whose course
was we'll known to the country at the
time of the Garfield administration, con-
fldence will soon be restored and money
will be freer. At the present time there
is great boom in real estate in Chicago
and even in New York, and there is a
disposition on the part Of capitalists in
the east to withdraw their money from
other investments and put it in lands.
COMING LIKE A FLOOD.
The Northwest will attract great
deal Of attention this year. The St. Paul,
Minneapolis s. Manitoba railroad is con-
tining its advertising almost entirely to
Montana, leaving out, Dakota and Mime
sofa, and while you have had three or
four people coming here each day during
the present month, in the months Of
April, May and June, as am assured by
the representatives of the St. Paul, NJ. s.
NJ. II. r., there will be thousands of peo-
pie here from all parts of the country.
The bulk Of the immigration will come
to Great Falls, because it is about as
cheap to buy ticket from st. Paul to
Great Falls as it is to any intermediate
point on the road. A great many are
settling in the Milk River country along
the line of the road in the Indian reser-
vation lately opened. In short time
thousands of people will locate upon
ranches in that section and on lands
about Great Falls.
THE NEW STATE ATTRACTION.
The certainty of early Statehood for
Montana is another matter which will at
tract d large immigration in the East. No
Territory is more largely advertised than
Montana and especially this section about
Great Falls. People are returning from
Seattle and other far western points dis
gusted with the high prices. One real
estate man of my acquaintance was asked
$8O,0OO.O0 for 25-foot lot III Seattle.
The price was SO high that he quickly
made up his mind it was no place for
him to invest. l regard the prospects for
Great Falls as first-class. The townsite
company is doing all it can for the place
| rode up with Col Broadwater the other
day and, from the facts elected from him
in conversation, am convinced that
Great Falls will be large city in very
short time.
GREAT IMPROVEMENTS AT HAND.
understand that the work will be
commenced upon the water-power Of the
Black Eagle falls this season. As for the
Belt Mountain railroad, it will be built il
the miners will only give sufficient in
ducements for building it. The road
will go through if the company is guar
anteed sufficient amount of ore.
GOOD WORDS FOR THE LEADER
We were greatly pleased with the Hol
iday LEADER, and it attracted grea,
deal of attention in the East. You are
making 4 tirst-class newspaper in every
respect, and it is doing great deal to
wards building up your city. The peo-
| pie here should not rely too much upOr
the townsite company, but should 90 tc
work and look after the interests of thu
town themselves. The townsite compan,
has done a great deal. The people her,
are as much interested in the growth o
the town as the company.
PUBLIC WORKS NEEDED.
Your streets ought to be graded
throughout the whole city limits, espec
tally Central avenue should be graded t,
18th street, and the county should maxi
good roads leading into Great Falls
Heretofore the work has been done upol
the roads away from the county seat. Il
response to an inquiry about Blacl
Eagle Falls addition, Mr.. Barnes sal
that the property was in great demand
and they expected to sell thrce-fourths q
it before the summer is over, and will
keep the proprietor busy signing deeds