The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-14
How a Committee Of Fifteen Citizens
Propose to Help the
Queen City.
An EXPLANATION Of Plans not Gem
orally Understood by
the Public.
Reasons Why tho City Should be Managed
~ Good Business Houses
arc Managed.

AnauRufated at the citizens meeting at the
Board of Trade rooms ON Thursday night y
said member of the Committee of Fifteen
yesterday. "We are anxious that this i'm.
preston should be corrected. The idea OF
the committee selected for the purpose Of
raising the 100000 for advertising pur-
poses is different from what many people
fancy. Advertising, as we conceive it.
means the proper presentation of the claims
of Montana as place of residence. as a
point for the investment of capital to the
people of the United States. Advertising
does not mean necessarily the use of news.
papers, though this is very
convenient mode; it does moi
imply any false statements; il
it not is the purpose to create an impress.
sion among eastern people that Montana ID
q modern Utopia or place where people
can make money without capital or work,
We propose to use the money we hope to
raise in presenting the advantages of Mon
tana and incidentally its capital city, to
such classes of people as would benefit our
state. There are certain rules and we'll de-
fined lines of advertising we'll known to
people skillful in that business, by which
any class they wish. For instance, if q
properly worded advertisement is inserted
in such line Of magazines as
Scribners', Harpers', Century and Cosmo-
politan, advertising men know that
they will reach by this means class of
well-to.do, intelligent people. It is the pur-
pose of the committee, first, to raise the
money and then to appoint committee of
gentlemen experienced in advertising whose
duty it shall be to use this money in such a
way as will best promote the interests of
Montana and Helena. The large business
interests of the people fathering this move
ment should be sufficient guaranty to the
citizens of Helena that no effort will be
made to create any excitement or fictitious
values in real estate or any other class of
property. 1t is not the purpose of this
movement to bring people to Montana who
cannot support themselves or to bring peo-
pie who will be a charge upon the COM
munity. The interests of men who are
enlisted in this movement seems to us suf-
fcient warranty that nothing will be done
other than what will satisfy every citizen of
Helena. We have great state rich in nat
ural resources of all sorts; state that to- day
with two hundred Thousand people is pro-
ducing an aggregate of sixty million
dollars per annum; this is five times the
annual production of similar number of
people in the Mississippi valley; it is more
than is produced by the state of Colorado,
that supports population of about one
million. We ask if there is any reason why
the state of Montana, with an income of
sixty millions of dollars should not support
as large population as the state of Col
orado, with about fifty-four million
of dollars There Is no reason why any,
one need fear an ver-population of the
state of Montana by this movement. There
is every reason why the population of this
state should be increased, provided the right
class of people are induced to make this than
home. The idea seems to be prevalent
among few of the business men of Helena
that this is movement in the interests of
real estate owners and real estate agents.
We wish to correct that impression, and we
think that any sensible man can be con-
WINGED that it is a mistake. The people that
we propose to attract to Montana are poo-
pie with means; these people will naturally
require supplies of all sorts: they must have
groceries, clothing, boots and shoes, lumber
and nails; in short, all the necessities of life
must be supplied them for at least one year,
and We ask, Who will profit by this bust
ness?
"We expect by whatever means may seem
best to reach the class of people who have
money to invest at low rates of interest,
These people will invest in irrigating canals
for the benefit of farming. They will build
railroads, they will operate mines, develop
in dozen and one ways the resources of
Montana, which we all know are practically
unlimited. The primary object of this
move is of course selfish one. We wish to
advance the interests of the city of Helena,
We realize very we'll that in order to do
this We must develop the resources of Mon
tana, thus furnishing foundation for the
building up ofour own city. The committee
expect the hearty corporation of all
classes and trust the people will respond
literally.