The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-06
The Outlook Never More Favorable
for Prosperous Season in
the State.
The Mining Output Promises to
Exceed That Of Any Pre-
vious Year.
The Real Estate Market Active and Inaui.
ries Numerous from Investors-
Building Operations.

six weeks from every portion OF the state
assuring plenty of feed for stock of al
kinds; the price of cattle is higher than
year ago; the wool men are in good snap
to hold their clips until the buyers come t
their terms; the lamb crop was very larR
with the losses at the minimum; there j
plenty of water for the placer miner, assur
ing long and prosperous season. As +
the great industry, quart mining, Their
never was so much inquiry before in Mon
tana for properties, and the output of tn
mines this year promise to be Tar in excess
And Helena will get her full share Of all
the GOOD results of this prosperity. Early
in the spring many letters of inquiry wer,
received by the Board of Trade from thos,
who were favorably disposed toward Helens
but who know little about the city and it.
advantages. These letters have increased
in number as the weeks have passed, anc
many of the inquirers are now among the
city's inhabitants. These letters came
from all classes of people, mechanics look.
ing for work, professional men who desire
to start in comparatively new county and
men of capital who desire to put their
money where the investment will be safe
and at the same time return good dlvi-
dends.
It used to be that every time house wat
started in Helena. and the cost exceeded q
couple OF thousand dollars, that the matter
was considered of sufficient Importance to
this done, it would take columns of The IN.
DEPENDENT. But if any one doubts the
building activity let him take walk in any
direction from the court house and he Will
have the assurance oe his own eyes that the
building boom is as active as ever, and that
L lnnn hY1oS onc
houses are of the best, and indicate the
faith of the people of the city in its growth
Tomorrow five hundred excursionists
from the Ogden carnival will be here, thell
visit being made with the idea of seeing
just what kind of a city we have and its
promise as a field for investment. That
they mean business is indicated by the fact
that they undertake the journey. and that
they do business is also assured by the fact
that they, as whole. have the reputation
of being shrewd business men. The gen
tlemen from Helena who act as their
escort will tell them something of the CAPT
tai city: but their own observations will do
preston.
The past week has been rather broken up
in a business sense owing to the celebration
of the Fourth, but nevertheless business in
realty has been very encouraging.
E. s. French o. Co. say that while local
mer, the demand from the outside is on
the increase. The signs are abundant that
Helena is becoming known, and the tide of
eastern investment is surely turning this
way. Let the city keep up her street paw
ing, sprinkling and laying new ! sidewalks,
Wallace d Thornburg report business as
going right along. The outlook for the
real estate market is very fattering and the
firm have their hands full, keeping their
Office force constantly employed in handling
the various details Of the rapidly increasing
his usual amount of business in real estate.
Outside investors are rapidly waking up to
the unusual opportunities for investment
and inquiries are numerous as to the city
and it's future. The circus and Fourth of
July celebration interfered with business
are that this week will be very lively in
realty circles.
Armitage and Piatt are doing very good
business which is on the increase. They
have received many inquiries from the east
from parties desiring to invest their money
in substantial town like Helena, Some
of these people had never heard of Helena
country is rapidly being directed toward
Montana, and Helena especially, when it
comes to a question of seeking new home
or the investment of capital.
w. ID. MOtter d Go. have great e1pecta-
tions that the near future will see such a
business in realty circles around and in
Helena that will surprise some people The
excursions from Ogden will do great deal
to show the visitors what Helena is, and
they are people who know a good thing
when they see it.
A. P. Curtin has broken ground on
Grand street opposite the Hotel Helena for
the erection of brick and stone building
seventy feet front on Grand and running
through to Breckenridge, to be three stories
snd basement under the entire building.
This building is to be used exclusively for
storage purposes. When completed his
present warehouses, now occupying the
lower portion of the lot, are to be torn
moth building 100 feet front on Grand and
extending through the block, four stories
and basement, the whole of which is to be
used exclusively rs salesrooms for display
ing his various lines of house furnishing
goods. A feature of the new block will be
a large room entirely independent from the
other departments to be devoted exclusive
ly to musical warehouse.
There is an idea that Jas. p. Porter, the
real estate man, has quit the business, save
in the capacity of representative of the In
terror Land and Immigration company. This
is mistake, as Mr.. Porter is as fully en-
gagged in the business as heretofore, and his
work for the company is in connection with