The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-11-10
FROM The GARDEN CITY
Improvements That Have Been Made in
q Pew Months.
HAVING A GOOD GROWTH
Prospects for the Future-RIch
Country Being Developed
LEDoring Men Who Are
III Used by Agents.
Special to the Standard.

Pohceineh caiieu the attention OF your
correspondent to-day 10 the number Of
idle men who were 10 be seen on the
streets. There was nothing very peculiar
IN their appearance as there are frequently
crowds Of these men here after some log
glng camp has been paid of or when a
number OF prospectors happen TO come in
about the same time for provisions. But
'he oiilcer explained that these men are
not OF those classes. Employment bureaus
IN Butte, Helena and Great Falls send
these men here to work for Woods, Lar
son Ok Co., and when they arrive in Mis-
soula they find that that firm has men
enough already and they consequently
nnd themselves without work and fire.
quently without money. This practice is
working hardship to the men and filling
Missoula with a class of people who, while
they are probably industrious and anxious
TO work, are nevertheless idle, and, in
some instances, are obliged to beg and
become burden on the town.
Now that the campaign is over and men
are able once more TO. give their whole at
tentlon 10 business, IL is natural to review
briefly what has been done during the
past summer and TO see, II possible. what
Missoula's prospects are for the future.
The most marked change in the city has
been along the line Of material improve
ments. The past season has seen the cree
ton fthe First NationalBank building, the
Hammond and Wagner blocks, Kennedy
d Mitchelfs new hotel, the Realty COM
pany's building, the Jrrtien building, the
Adams hotel and host Of others not so
important. The Montana Commercial
company's new building is almost COM
pleted. The Missoula Merchantile COM
pany's extension is being fitted for the
reception Of goods. Three big warehouses
have been built near the depot. The cell
lar has been excavated for the new Union
block on East Main street. Numerous
fine residences have gone up. The foun-
dation for the beautiful new Catholic
church Is built, and the neat little Baptist
church was completed early in the season.
The record is remarkable and one in which
Missoula's people take very great pride.
There has been cause for this. The
town was rather behind the surrounding
country. The old buildings were not ade.
quate for the business that had to be trans
acted within their walls. Missoula, too,
received her share of the immigration
from the East and part of the reiiux from
the West. These people had TO be housed.
clothed and fed and business Of all kinds
became lively accordingly. The boom
came for the most part last winter and
spring, and as summer progressed there
t..., :.
be considered only as temporary. The
city and county have become balanced.
and the former must look for her growth
largely TO the development Of the latter.
In the county two lines of enterprise
have been more noticeable than others,
namely, prospecting and the incorpora-
ton Of large companies 10 develop the
county's vast resources. Scarcely day
has passed since spring that has not
seen the filing Of from one to two dozen
mining claims. This fact points TO Mis-
soula county's becoming great mining
district and the city's becoming a great
mining centers. While most OF these
claims will probably prove Of little value,
there are sure TO be some that will add TO
the wealth Of their owners and that Of the
county. These claims take in the metals,
fire clay and coal for the most part, and
in this diversity lies prospects OF the build
ing up Of great industries.
But Missoula county does not depend
alone on the products Of her mines. She
contains much Of the finest timber in the
state and her agric ultural lands are as
good as the rain ever fell on. Three new
lines Of railroad will soon bring these
lands into closer communication with the
rest of the world and produce great area
Of development. The Northern Pacific a.
Montana with soon connect Missoula with
the Occur d'Alene country. The Great
Northern will traverse the Flathead coun.
try. And a company has been incorpor.
porated to build line from point near
Ravalli to Demersyile. Probably Mis-
soula will find herself within two years
connected by railroad with the East, the
Bitter Root valley, the Missoula valley,
the Occur d'Alene country and the Flat
head country; the hrsi the source from
which people and manufactured commo-
dities will come, the other three the source
Of an immense supply Of agricultural pro-
ducts, minerals and lumber.
As the corporations that have been es-
tablished this season begin operations
and lumber and mining camps are estab-
lished, much Of the land that is now used
as ranches will have 10 be converted into
truck gardens, for wheat and beef can be
brought from u distance 10 much better
advantage than can fruits and vegetables.
AT present there lies between here and
Frenchiown tract OF over 90.OOO acres of
good land whose only want is water. II
has been long used for agricultural pur-
poses but was not Trustworthy as a dry
season blighted nearly all the farmers
hopes. Among the corporations that
have not yet commenced operations i.
one whose object is TO dam the Missouln
river in Hell Gate canyon and by mean.
Of canals and bitches irrigaic this vas,
tract. As soon as that work shall be com
pleted there will doubtless be large In.
| lux of gardeners who will add so much tc
the city's business.
Missoula, as the gate Of the mountain.
aud county seat and natural business cen.
/ ter OF one Of the largest counties In IN,
state and on which nature has bestowed
ever, gift and whose resources are com
mencing TO be well developed, has pros
pects on which she may congratulate her