The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-10
AN EASTERN MANS VIEWS.
What the Sun Correspondent Thinks Of tn
Queen City.

What the Sun Correspondent Thinks Of the
Queen City.
During his rambles last night an INDE-
PENDENT reporter met Mr.. j. NJ. Miller, of
the New York Sun, at the Hotel Helena.
Mr.. Miller was here last winter and re-
freshed himself in our charming and brac-
ing winter climate and is now enjoying a
respite from the sweltering heat the east is
experiencing at this time.
Mr.. Miller was delighted with Helena last
winter. He happened to be in Ogden when
the Union Pacific excursion started last
Sunday and he could not resist the tempta-
ton to take few days and see Helena
and Montana in summer.
ut did not take much exercise of the per-
suasive powers of the energetic representa-
tives of the Interior Land & immigration
company to induce me to Gomez said Mr..
Miller.
"What do you think of Helena?' asked
the reporter.
From my short visit hero last winter and
the brief observations I have made in the
last two or three days, consider it one of
the most delightful places in all the great
west. Then there is a fascination about it
which makes one feel that he would like to
remain forever. had the impression that
the winters here would be next to unendur-
able. but during my two weeks visit here
last winter enjoyed being out in the sun,
which shone beautifully every day. The
atmosphere seemed very dry and noticed
the absence of soft roads, mud and half
almost intolerable in some of the Puget
Sound cities.
II was impressed again this time by the
absence of dust, and this is all the more no.
ticeable because passed through so much
of it in the eastern and middle states on my
recent trip to the west. One of the pleas
ATTEST features of this climate air is the de-
liciously cool nights which you enjoy. One
can sleep SO soundly here, especially in this
excellent Hotel Helena, which is surely a
great credit to your city. This climate is
also responsible for an immoderate appe-
tite, which seemingly besets me every time
/ visit the great and glowing west"
'How does Helena compare with Den
yer p
1.-THE Denver gentlemen here now could
make more intelligent comparisons than I
who have spent about the same length of
time in both cities, 1t seems to mc how
ever that the Denver people, if one can
judge from their frequent expressions have
great confidence in Helena's present and
future. understand there are a number
OF Denver capitalists in Helena now and
that some of them have made large in
vestment during the past year. II judge
the same conditions as to railroads here
that Denver enjoys would make Helena as
great if not greater city than Denver.
wealth is much more accessible to Helena
than Colorado's mineral fields are to Den
yer. Judge that Montana has a much
larger area of fertile agricultural land than
Colorado, and her timber resources are
far greater than any other of the
western states or territories. The Union
Pacific railroad has made Denver, more
Pacific company is the greatest town and
city builder in the west. Look
at the prosperous towns and
cities along Its great trans
lines. OF course it is the pio-
neer road in one sense of the word and
this western country has been opened large
ly Through its influence, but the many pros
porous new towns along its lines and
branches are suggestive of the
great encouragement and fostering in
fiuences which they extend to enterprises
that tend toward building up prosperous
towns and cities.
was very much surprised to find the In
pie operating here in Helena, for the fact is
this great corporation, noted as a city
builder, has always confined its operations
On the great Union Pacific line of road, and
having closely watched their many sue
cesses in this line. feel that can con-
graduate Helena people on securing this
corporation to take hold of this Helena
movement. I understand this recent ex-
curslon from Ogden and Salt Lake is only
one of seventeen excursions that have been
arranged for from different parts of the
country to bring investors to Helena, and l
have no doubt the population of your city
will be doubled within the next twelve
months. Your city certainly presents many
aeslraple features to investors