The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-11
&xompt Action Urred for Helena,s Inter.
& ests-The Subscription Committee
Win Act To-Day.

dress the meeting. His statement was
brief but to the point. His company had
learned of Messrs. Lord g. Thomas, of
Chicago, that the people of Helena wanted
to negotiate large advertising scheme for
Helena. We made proposition to the citi-
xens Of Helena that if they would raise the
sum Of $4,000 to be placed with Lord &
Thomas for the purpose of advertising
Helena, that our company would put in
$4,000, making $4,000. We are ready with
our money to 60 into the enterprise.
Mr.. Lord was then called upon to explain
scheme. He had been invited by the Interior
Land and Emigration company to Salt
Lake, with view Of carrying out scheme
Salt Lake he found that the company had
Helena in view. After talking the matter
over they proposed that he should come to
Helena. As he had outlined to them the
scheme was simply in the first place to get
people to buy what one has to sell, or to
make them believe what a person says. Ad-
vertise Helena over and over again and the
majority of the people in the country will
begin to believe that Helena is pretty nice
place. # they were asked why they believed
it. they would probably scratch their heads
before they could give an answer. He had
been 20 years in the business and knew all its
methods. An advertisement of Helena
would be written differently for Hartford,
Connecticut, than for Kansas City. His
scheme would be to advertise Helena for
year. The Interior Land and Immigration
company would, of course, work in conneo-
ton with his firm. The result would be
that Helena would become we'll known and
the excursions would bring people into the
city who would be able to see the town, and
who would undoubtedly be of material good
TO Helena. He cited the cases of Nebraska
and Kansas. The latter he said had double
the population of Nebraska: What had
done it, Simply advertising in the news
Judge Irving of Kansas City was also
called upon to address the meeting. He
said:
gentleman, your city seems to me
perience Of your hospitality, to be destined
to proportions of almost undreamed of
grandure. As travelled these rich valleys
budding and blossoming with wealth and
embraced by the rich mineral hills on
either side as in a vice Of gold. the impress
upon me, and when had seen your bust
ness activity, the enterprise and growth of
your city, it seemed to me that no man
could be here "a hours without hearing the
yose e. p5opasay Bn 9ea ays
ing question is before you and !, as a
stranger have only brief line of advice. Its
the best paying investment you can make,
ten years may make you in slow jog trot-a
city to be proud of, but three or four years
care Of the people brought here by this adj
vertisidg scheme and the immigration
society, will make you the Minneapolis of
the northwest, the jewel in the rich circle
of gold crowned cities. Advertising made
Kansas City, 3my home; J what it is; a city
and = half score of other cities who ne
elected tho golden opportunity when it was
offered Of merely profting by the circum-
stances, you can be st. Joe or q Kansas
Don't fall on the rocks by calling this a
'.real estate BOOM" and leaving it to the
real estate men alone. They are keen on
the scent for profit and will
nobly sustain their part. But
il the business men fail to encourage
dustry and every line of development along.
side tho real estate movement, your town
will suffer the ills of every town of one.
sided development. Organize, your bust
ness men, on the broad principle of Helena
first last and all the time before the public
and it's investors, private chickering's and
quarrels to be settled on the side. II your
citizens organization properly sustains It'll
capacity for business sagacity you will soor
have such an united corps of workers al
AOlu6-6ccAtE
oeed to count himself one Of you and name
Helena his home.
The speaker was loudly applauded at ths
conclusion of his remarks. Messrs. Cory
6eligman and Chessman spoke in favor OF
the proposition. The matter was then re-
ferred to the real estate committee anc
Messrs. Murphy, Cory, Seligman, Chessmar
and Porter. The committee will meet at 93(
this morning at Bach, Cory & Co.'s offices
II is understood that about $685. 900 has
already been pledged by Helena citizens tc
carry out this scheme.
Mr.. Lainie Hlggs also appeared before
the meeting with proposition which was
referred to the committee on stockgrowing
Mr.. Higgs- represents syndicate which
stands ready to purchase land for the fol
lowing purposes. Its first intention is tc
organize a company to start Union stock.
yard. Enough land will be secured at the
present time to be prepared for the enlarg-
ment of the business. At the outset it will
build yards for the holding and feeding OF
cattle and establishing an exchange through
buyers can purchase and re. ship to Other
cities. thus creating an open market fol
local buyers and ranchmen. Other features OF
the oompany's intentions will be to set aside
piece of land which will be donated te
companies contemplating the erection OF
manufactures and industries which will
follow such an enterprise. Helena is to-day
what some eastern cities were some years
ago, and they now owe their growth and
prosperity by fostering just such an enter
prise. The surrounding country is full oil
cattle. sheep and horses, and their owners
now have to go to outside markets to find 6
buyer.
If the yards are established the cattle
men will always find market for thei
stock. The country is being settled by tn,
small farmer, and smaller bands of sheer
a. herds of cattle are being raised. Thi
stock must have a market or the success O
his labor will not be ACHE we'd. Cattle tina
are shipped away from here and sold els
where In course of time can be sold here
and money that ls handled by eastern bank
can be handled here at home. Buyers wi
come and purchase stock and commission
6rms will have branch houses located. III
company doss not intend to slaughter ca
tie. that business will be open to the flu
composition of individuals thereby creatin
i steady market and securing a stock fl
slauohfeE. An important feature of the el
terprise will be horse exchange. II
company will donate land to a slaughteriI
establishment that viii locate at the yard
a fannery. soap. glue and glove factory a
entefprises which will prove valuable &C
iunofs and profitable TO those engaged
~ also i baSrsl and box factory will /
1o1SsA - make barrels and boxes M