The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-09
HELENA REAL ESTATE.
Interesting Interviews With Various
Dealers in Regard to the
State Of the Market.
City improvements the All-Ab
sorbing and Burning Ques-
tion of the Day.
The Paving of Main street Mauuniciorie.
wanied-A Fine Government BuiId-
ing-A $4,000 Library.

Among the whole range of subjects dis
cussed at the present time there is nothing
that will compare with real estate for inter-
est. The people of Helena are decidedly
speculative and hgye an abiding faith IN the
future Of the city. Nothing can dampen
their ardor. The arrest of Becker aud the
warning politicians take q back seat when
compared with real estate niatters. The
market Is fairly g,od aud a number NJ sales
have been made during IT, week. Improve
ments is the watcbwOrd. and there Will be
no cessation OF the CRY till ev.rNthing r.
quired has become an accomplished fact.
A Heleun architect i.now ptepqrinr plans
for magnificent building io be erected in
the fashionable part OF town. The strnc-
ture is TO cost Sli0.OW and il Is rumured
that il il 20 lie occupied by lhos. Cruise.
president of the Cruise savings bank. In is
not surprising 20 hear that Mr.. Cruise con-
templates building palatial residence.
lie is one of the wealth ~ well as one of
the most enterprisine Of onr citizens. and is
ces,dshly in favor Of sleh improvements as
will I'd tp keep Helena in the front rnnks
of metropolitan cities.
Nttflt N it. report 1DI iuf Week lnSl
passed only fair activity. Thor sales have
been confined 10 west side property. princi-
pally to the Broadwatcr addition. which Is
becoming deservedly popular. They at
tribute the small number Of transfers dur
ing this week to the almost impossible con-
dition of the streets after the recent rain
fall which. the speaker Went ON 10 say, re-
inforces the many md urgent appeals for
pavements. This subject may be old and
"chestnutty,' but II will be in order until
Helena has streets which afe. 20 say the
least, not disgrace.
Montana is upon the lips of everyone in
the east. and II hehooves Us who are citizens
of her capital and center of commerce to
present 20 newcomers well ordered. inyit-
ing city, and often first impressionsa are very
lasting.
w. i. Cummins snys that the week has
brought him many seekers after snaps,
bargains and profitable investments in
Helena and Montana real estate and min
ing properties he has many letters Of
enquiry about all kinds of investments, aud
many talk of visiting Montana this year
and quite number with view Of locating
here. This exceptionally mild weather is
causing general activity among the masses.
He is wide awake TO the necessity for sub
stsntIal improvements in Helena stone.
tr'ck or composition sidewalks are m alb
soll, r necessity, not only ON Main street.
hut II over the city: the day for plank
walks IN a city has gone by. Certainly
Main street shonld be paved or macadam-
lied this season. even grayeled would beat
nothing. but lime stone (of which there il
plenty in this country properly broken
and packed makes pretty good
street. Let substantial improvements
begin AT once and IN earnest. The greatest
tru n Of Hafsp. aud h.r.t..,u -. e..
turing enterprises. Why should Helena lie
upon her oars and let valuable manufac-
turing enterprises locate elsewhere for
want of attention by our citizens, as has
heretofore been the case. II should not he
SO and the time has come when special at
tentiOn must be given 10 iron works of
various kinds, including blast furnaces,
rolling mills and machine shops on large
scale. Our machinery for mines and mills
should he largely manufactured here. just
here he would say. if We can supply an
abundance of motive power from the
Missouri river or elsewhere to furnish our
industries with power. light and fuel. then
the sooner steps are taken III this direction
the better; that is what We need. He can
see no good reason why the Northern Pa
ciiic railroad shops should not bo located
in Helena; n liz the business aud
commercial center of the state
and furnishes their road with very large
business. and still their shops are scattered
here ana there in small towns away from
the central point of their Montana bust
hess and very small number of our citi-
Zens ale in their employ. All these things,
and many more, should combine TO Iuake
Helena what she expects and what she
ought To be, a great. growing. bustlng,
beautiful city. Our board of trade is NOV
ing IA this direction nnd needs the sub
stantial aid and encouragement of all our
citizens Let Us encourage and foster
every enterprise which gives our me-
chanios and laboring mon employment;
they are the bone and snew of the land
Math0son y Go. report u far week : busi-
ness. They have sold a.number Of lots in
the BrOadwRter addition and lind healthy
demand for property N that locality. llry
nre huilding houses for sale on the INSTALL
mcnt plan and have half q dozen under way
at present. They have been handling oi
late quite few lots IL the Cox addition Un
South Rodney for which hey find Il ready
sale. There arc ten good dwellings under
construction in The Cox addition, with more
to follow. This firm sees brilliant outlook
for u brisk season, 50 far ms the Bale Of real
estate Is concerned, for lsn.
Messrs Mlthrrhce. Waplrs 4 Go. report
big deal in outside property. They pur-
fAiaHAA NftlflunN lIt OllIlblt IftAfU ~ thfN
acres, situated In the valley. near the CITY.
lhe price paid wax not learned, but Is said
90 he large. The proDerty secured is ia
splendid locality on Montana avenue, and
IL IS the intention ol thu uwuefr a. subd,idt
about forty gcres lying directly OH the ave.
une md sell il aA suburban property. They
talk iayOrably of Offering Il good piece o(
tho grunnd 20 the city to Le used for park,
lut nothing definite has bncn determined rs
yet.
Mir. Armita-r reports number of good
sales Tor the week. he disposed Of over
du1lu lois. which brought Ia the handsome
sum OF $500 He hu, number ot big
sales on hand. which will bc closed before
great while at good hgurcs. The business
is picking up gradually and the prospects
FOR the future De conaucrs very good.
There are IL number os Improvements which
tLO city needs, among iheip good sidewalks.
the paving Vt Main street..
MI. French, OF tho bu uItliug firm Of &. 5.
French * Co.. hns done lively business ia
real estate Tho past week. lie sales amount
ed 20 over Sl4u0, with u large nmauut ol
busine.q on hand and not vet dispn-eu ui,
The fuu i operating principally a. Aich.
nOuu I'LL addition, where property is be-
ing earnestly sought for nnd II changing
hands rapidly. Mhnt We need now more
thar anything olse, said Mr.. French. ure
public Improvements. which will render the
CITY attractive 10 visitors and give IL n more
substantial appearance. The streets and
sidewalks should be paved and a
public library building erected. Tie
people should make a united effort and
stop ~ nothing that will in ans WAY advance
the interests Of the city These improve
neuts will enhance the value of property
and be Of ineslimable benefit toward build.
ing up and expanding the limits OF the city.
Porter. Muth a Cox repori "a number Of