The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-10
Transactions During the Past Week
Marked by q Steady
Tone.
A Decided Increase in the Number
Of Inquiries and Purchasers
Lately.
Active Building Operations In Business
Blocks and Resldences-Lively Bus
iness This Fall Anticipated.

While there is not great deal Of activity
In the real estate market in the way OF
large sales, yet there has been steady do
znand for desirable property. Building ope-
rations are aotive ON business blocks and
residences. The architects have orders for
specifications and plans for buildings
which will continue building operations
well into the coming fall. The real estate
men have not put forth great efforts at this
time Of the year. Following tho example
Of others they have been spending their va
cations during the hot weather out Of the
city. A number Of eastern representatives
are now in town looking for desirable In
vestmsnts and there il every. indication that
the business will be very brisk in short
time.
French & Co. report very active week,
and have made q number of good sales in
residence property. They have received a
good many inquiries for property in Rich
mond Hill addition. The grading of the
and Richmond Hill additions has brought
these sections into greater prominence. and
lots in that vicinity are hence moro in de-
mand.
w. H. Motter 4 Co. feel greatly encour-
aged at the prospects. They made two good
large sales during the past week. They ex-
time.
Among the new firms in the real estate
business is that of Wheeler, Word b Co.,
whose offices are at 16 and II Gold block,
They are all young mon, vol known in bus
mess orioles, the company, being Mr.. T. @.
Crutcher. They are the agents for the
and have on their books big list OF prop.
erty, both improved and unimprovsd. The
firm will also transact loan business, az
we'll as being the representatives of stand
ard life, fire and accident companies.
The firm Of Arnitage d Piatt had a very
good week in realty transactions. They
consider that the hot weather has retarded
from their observations that ~ soon az
cooler weather comes and people begin to
move around more rapidly, there will be q
greater activity in city and suburban prop.
erty:
William Muth & Co. have also done fair
the signs are good for q livelier market az
soon as the heated term is over.
w. E. Cox has been out of town most of
the week on business matters. He reports
that he has numerous inquiries from east
ern parties as to acre and residence prop
erty which he is handling, and says that
a the prospects for a number of deals are very
Wallace g. Thornburgh report good
weeks business. with decided increase in
the number both of inquirers and purchas-
ers. The feature of the week was the activ-
ity displayed by the special east side prop
critics they are handling, no less than forty
during the last six days. Buyers are nat
urally anxious to get in early there, that
they may benefit by the rise in prices that
is sure to come as q result of the vast i'm
provements now being made in Lenox.
There appears to be an increasing demand
quence prices are beginning to rise mater
tally already. There is no question but
that this fall will be lively one in Helena
real estate.