The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-11
THE WAY TO MAKE A CITY.

The meeting of citizens last night at
the Board OF Trade rooms to discuss
methods for making the advantages of
known to the people of other sections Of
the country was a movement in the
right direction, and we trust the efforts
Of the committee to raise large fund
for thorough and judicious advertising
of our resources will meet with gener-
GUS response from our citizens. The
business men of Helena are intelligent,
progressive, liberal and public spirited,
but there has hitherto been too little
cooperation among them; they have
relied too much on our natural advant-
ages, too much on individual effort.
The lesson of Denver, Omaha, Tacoma,
Seattle and Spokane Falls should not
be lost. They have been made what
they are to-day by united effort.
One of the leading bankers and cap
italists of Washington, D. c., who re-
turned the other day from visit to
Denver, was asked to what he attribut-
ed the wonderful growth Of that city.
His reply was so pithy and true that
every man in Helena should paste it in
his hat and read it once day. Here
are his words:
"They do wonderful things by co-opera-
ton. Clasp hands and unite capital. Help
build up instead of tearing down. Men with
a common purpose to build a city can do it.
They have their confidence in what they UNI
dertake and will put great enterprises
through with rush. Snobbery and laziness
are at discount. Men are valued for what
they can originate and accomplish rather
than for their words or money.
''They are away ahead Of Washington in
the average of their residences, their cable
aud electric railroads and electric lights.
Property owners will grant valuable con-
cessions to almost any company building new
lines Denver has now moro than $1,000
people, and the finest church audience room
in America. Several fine buildings furnish
ing 1890 new offices will be completed by
June l, and every one is rented.
81 was astonished to see how many young
men were succeeding. There is no such
word as fail with him who works earnestly
and perseveringly, and who don't tire of it.
''Tell the young men who want something
to do and who can't get along here, not to
waste time. but go south or west. There
they have more money, more fraternity
and the opportunities are boundless. The
great quality wanted is perseverance, linked
with industry. integrity and fair ability.
"Men with common purpose to build
acity can do it," Truer words were
never spoken.
"But we don't want any boom move
ment," is the deprecatory remark heard
here and there. OF course we don't
and there isn't the slightest danger OF
it. Helena is not a mushroom in the
wilderness. Here are already laid
broad and deep the foundations of 6
great city; here are opportunities
awaiting the capital and the men to use
it such "a few cities in the world car
offer. and if we propose to tell the
world So, II we propose to tell the east
ern farmer that in our valleys are oppor
tunties fer him such as no other region
can offer, if we lay before eastern manu-.
facturers the fact that here are chances
for profitable investment that he cannot
find elsewhere, If we say to capital that
here are opportunities for swift, safe
and sure increase such as exist nowhere
else in this country to day, shall we be
called boomers? No, verify. That is not
booming. 1t is business.
And that is just what Denver has
done and is doing, and, 10, with what
marvellous results! 1t is what Seattle
and Tacoma are doing and they have
nearly double our population to-day, and
they are going to be bigger. 1t is what
Salt Lake is doing, and eastern capita
has been invested in Sl4,OOO, 900 worth o.
property there since January LIST.
Opportunity comes to communities al
to men-but once in a lifetime, and thi'
10 Helena's opportunity.
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