The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-15
HERE THEY COME!
Men Who Have Something to Offer in tn
Interest OF Helena,

Men Who Have Something to Offer in the
Interest OF Helena.
The discussion of the proposition to ad-
vertise Helena continues to be interesting
and variety of suggestions are coming
from different quarters. Here is solid cit
izen who backs up his views with an offer
of land for a wooden mill or shoe factory:
To The INDEPENDENT: 10 make this city
have healthy growth, we don't want it
flooded with men who have nothing but
willing hands to work with, and no one to
employ those willing hands. We want man
ufacturing done here. And in order to in
duce the manufacturers to come here we
must make it SO that the working man and
woman can live as cheaply here as in Phila-
delphia. There car fare is five cents and q
hundred little things cost only one half as
much as the same articles do here. In
Philadelphia baked bread is five cents
loaf, and if one day old they call it stale
and sell it for three cents a loaf. Here it is
ten t cents per loaf even if it is six weeks old.
loom in WOODEN mill. Another item
time they can buy one dozen
herring for 10 cents, which will make meal
for family of eight. Here the same fish
will cost 81. This also is quite an item.
1>OW, pIOpOSe JIldJ GIllS TlUU,UUU GLaG GQ0y
are talking of expanding in advertising
shall be used in bringing pure water to the
city for the one purpose of washing wool in
the factory, and for making fish pond, so
that we can produce fish as cheap as in
Philadelphia. and also have water to irri-
gate the whole Prickly Pear valley, and
make it look like garden. Then we can
have shady drives, and everything will take
on new life. Bring the water here and
make it SO that we can live as cheaply here
as in the east. Then expend thousand or
two dollars in sending an agent eastward
to tell factory men what we have for them,
and think they will come. Then think
we will have a boom that is boom.
You can set me down for donating suf-
ticient land for large wooden or shoe fac
tory. HUSTON. r. REEDER.
An enthusiastio advocate of printers ink
gives this opinion:
10 HE UNDERGRADUATE: One year ago it be-
came evident that the Gentle element
would get control of the politics of Salt
Lake City. When this fact was noised
abroad throughout the United States CAPT.
talists began to go to Salt Lake to look up
its advantages as point for investment.
When the election was held and it's results
into that city; it is said that Salt Lake City
and Utah have received fourteen millions of
eastern money as result of this form of
| advertising. There have been irrigating
canals started, power companies have been
formed, new buildings are going up in every
direction in the city, and in fact all sorts
of enterprises have been inaugurated
in every part of the territory. No sensible
man believe that thechange of political COM
plexion of the city. itself, produced such
vast results; the fact was these results were
brought about by the advertising that Salt
Lake and Utah got by the victory of the
GENTLE element. Is there any reason why
enterprising men such rs we have in the
city of Helena should wait until some
event happens that will bring about the
results We all wish for. When we want any
thing the way to do is to get it, and take all
legitimate means to that end. Now if We
can bring about by the expenditure
of one hundred thousand dollars the
same state of affairs that exist in
Salt Lake City it seems to US almost crimi-
nal not to take advantage of the opportunity.
There is scarcely business man in the
city of Helena that has not some enterprise
that he is carrying on outside of the city,
whether it be mines or irrigating canals or
railroads or smelters which he is develop
ing with view of interesting outside CAPT
tai to mutual profit.
We we'll know that if they do succeed in
doing this they will at once start something
that will develop the resources of the state.
1t is with this end in view that this move
ment was started. No man in this city, no
matter how great or how small his interests,
can afford to leave his name off the sub
soription list when it is presented to him.
If Helena and Montana wait till the
natural course of events brings the things
they want they would be like boy waiting
with open mouth under persimmon tree
laden with ripe and luscious fruit while a
long pole lies ready to hand.
A BUSINESS MAN.