The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-04

30 TWO years ago, and A, w. Miles, young
man OF more than ordinary business saRac-
terms and under his administration many
substantial improvements have been made
towards identifying the streets and build
ing sidewalks. A. r. Joy has Just been
elected mayor of the city.
Livingston's banking institutions are
solid and do large business: There are
two National banks, the National Park
bank and the Livingston National bank.
They are capitalized at $4,000 each and
carry deposits aggregating over 100000.
=. II. Talcott is cashier Of the National
Park bank, while A. Macnnochie. occupies
the same position at the Livingston Nation
al. The third bank is conducted by G. s.
Hefferlein and is called the Bank Of Liv-
lnRston. It began business last December.
The Livingston National is also a new
enterprise, having been in business only
about year. Col. G. A. Broadwater is
president and A. w. Miles vice president.
Livingston has three banks, five hotels.
retail merchandising stores, viz: Carver
mercantile, Thompson Bros, Heferlein
Bros, Kreiger u Co., j. M. Coyne & Co.,
and Alva Mayne; two clothing stores, I.
Orschel d Bro, H. Frank; two drug stores,
G. L. Peterson and DIR. J. E. Ferte; nine
teen saloons, six churches, two schools,
two furniture stores, Rowe Bros. and A.
hardware stores, Babcock g. Miles, g. +.
Chambers d Co., Atkinson d Lahm; five
livery stables, two stationery stores, candy
factory, cigar factory. gymnasium, Living
ston club, three wholesale liquor houses,
four butchers. three. bakerys, two lumber
Enterprise and Post; two steam laundries,
two taxidermists and headquarters for
sporting and hunting outfits; three millin-
cry stores, three real estate offices, seven
lawyers, five physicians and two dentists,
two photographers, one architect, Y. NJ. G..
A. organization. I. Q. G. I. The secret
societies are represented by Masonic, Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias, G. A. r., X. Of
L., B. L. E., B. r. B.. b. L. F., and a lodge
of Elks in process of organization. There
are also two brickyards. two lime kilns, one
planning mill, two saw mills. The opera
house was destroyed by fire last year, but a
new one will soon be erected.
Stebbins, A.. w. Miles, I. Orschel, G. H.
Carver, j. s. and w. E. Thompson, Geo.
I. Chambers, G. w. Savage and M. Roth
Livingston owes her present state of adj
vancement and prosperity. The business
men of Livingston have organized club
meet and discuss matters of interest to the
city, entertain visitors or divert themselves
in their leisure hours. 1t is the Livingston
club and answers the purpose of Board of
Trade. 1t is the intention in the near fu-
ture, however, to form Board of Trade Or
ganization.
Among the business blocks of Livingston,
that of Babcock & Miles is the most impos-
ing. 1t is four stories high and cost $45,-
600. The municipal officers and lodges have
quarters there, besides lawyers, real estate
men, physicians, etc. TIL Livingston Ma
tional bank and Babcock g. Miles spacious
hardware store are also located there. The
Carver Mercantile company, which does a
yearly business of $500 900, has large two
story brick building and carries an i'm
mense stock of general merchandise. Hef-
ferlein Bros. also have a large two-story
brick structure.
From what has been said, it will be OBJ
served that the city of Livingston is we'll
to-dO community. 1t is rapidly growing,
and presents new fields for investments that
will insure big returns. while its tributary
country offers homes for settlers that are
not excelled anywhere. These are in the
Yellowstone, Shields River and Boulder
valleys, and the climate and surroundings
are both healthful and attractive. Living
ston is connected by the Northern Pacific
with all points in Montana.
In short, Livingston offers better induce
ments to investors and speedier returns for
capital invested than any city in the north
west. 1t is the metropolis of eastern Mon
tana, the Quitting point for tourists, the
great commercial, manufacturing and agri-
cultural center of the most promising
region of the northwest. It is substantially
and solidly built, is progressive and enter
prlsing, and its future brighter than that of
any city of its size in the country.