The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-13
HELENA REALTY MARKET.
A Good Healthy Tone Prevails and
More Activity is
Shown.
The Excursion From Salt Lake
Results In Much Benefit
for Helena
The City ID Keeping mp Her Steady March
Of Progress Toward Her Wonder
full Possibilities

In all the history of Helena she never has
had what is commonly called a boom.
Other cities to the east and west of her have
been doomed time and again. But the
Queen City of the Rockies has from the day
Of her foundation grown to her present
stage of development by legitimate MEANS
The consequence has been that the atten-
ton of the country has been drawn toward
her by the sheer force of her own merits.
What she has in the way Of inducement for
capital and enterprise she has made known
and those who have como to examine into
her many possibilities have as rule re-
manned and are now earnest workers in her
cause. An intelligent observer Of to-day,
by walking about the streets of the city and
noting upon ever, hand the solid
and enduring evidences of the faith
that is in the people of the town
cannot be but impressed with the wonder
full possibilities Of the city. The evidence
is before his eyes. As an example of the
attention which Helena is now attracting
it is sufficient to call attention to the ex-
cursion from Salt Lake which arrived here
few days ago. The party consisted of
people from Kansas City, Omaha, Denver,
Salt Lake, Ogden and other points. The
shrewd ones among them saw at once that
the picture had not been overdrawn. Only
yesterday afternoon sale of 5000 was
the Syndicate addition, and is one of the
direct results of the excursion. That the
people of Helena have the most abiding
faith in their own town is shown by the
purchase of one of the finest fruit ranches
within the vicinity Of Helena. This is the
was bought by Mr.. R. H. Floyd-Jones
yesterday for the sum of $4,000.
Every day the real estate agents and the
Chamber of Commerce receive letters from
all parts Of the country asking information
about Helena. The keen sighted moneyed
eyes opened. Within the past year one can
sec what great stride forward the city has
taken. Soon she will have union stock
yards where the beef and mutton raised on
her ranges will find ready market. It
will not be very long before the great ser
want of man which is yet In its infancy will
be brought from the Missouri and laid at
the doors of the citizens of Helena. Croak-
ers have said that the city could never be a
manufacturing town. They did not take
into account what science could do when
they made their predictions.
A tour among the real estate men yester-
day resulted in ascertainirg the existence
ket. Business of all kinds is somewhat
dull during the midsummer season, yet in
spite of that drawback dealers have no cause
Of complaint to make. Already the market
shows signs Of greater activity.
Wallace & Thornburgh report their aggre-
gate sales for the past week at $67 ,6O5-
consisting of sales of lots for SIC, COS. Of one
house for 5000, and of three acre proper
ties for $54, 900. This showing Wallace 4
'lhornburgh consider very good when the
season of the year is taken into account.
The work on improvements in Lenox still
progresses and begins to show big results.
I good demand for Lenox lots is exper-
hnced. A slight advance in prices has al
ready been made and another is in con-
compilation shortly. At present prices it is
rtckoned by wallace Il Thornburgh the
cheapest property they are handling to-day.
Other dealers have equally as good re-
ptrts to make.
Messrs. Kleinschmidt d Paynter have
given some eastern parties thirty days OPP
tim on forty acres of land south of the
Nprthern Pacific tracks and on some city
property on Helena avenue and Warren
steet. They have also given similar OPP
tim ON 200 feet of property on Davis street
* the same parties.
Cans d Klein will soon commence pre-
pratlons toward rebuilding upon the pres
cit site of their store. The bulldog will
b remodelled into large Ave- story modern
bsiness block, and this enterprising firm
Will expend $4,000 in the contemplated
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