The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-30
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block on Main street at q cost OF $Io,VVO'
which will contain seven stores. The Ing
gins will erect a terrace to Cost !Elb,UOO'
John Rankin, ON Front street, Wall efecv 3
three story building to cost $55,OVo. ".
M. Bickford will add two stories to the
opera house and remodel the temple OF
music and art throughout, giving the Gar
| den CITY an opera house worthy OF q Town
thrice its size. c.. w. Shilling will put up
a business house at a cost of $lG.UU. >. Lex
ser one ut $4,000, while Kline q Wilson ocn-
template a large business building on Cedar
street. A public school building to cost
S45, 900 is to be erected this spring. The
Montana Commercial company is figuring
Ion one of the handsomest business blocks
in Montana, tt be built at a cost Of $1ue,-
200 on the half block corner OF higgins
nyerue and Pine street, and many other
smaller buildings and residences too mum
erous to mention are in contemplation
A new first-class hotel is needed here.
With the opening of the elegant
hoselry, the Missoula, it was sup
posed that the hotel accommodations
Of this city we're fully suflclent.
However, the Florence, Missoula. the hog
ers. and all smaller hotels here are daily
crowded, and it is believed that the erection
Of a large first class hotel in this city would
be a paying Investment.
The building of a new bridge across the
Missoula river, and a system OF sewerage,
will depend upon the carrying OF $4,000 OF
bonds at the next city election. The bonds
are to bear 7 per cent. interest, payable IN
twenty and redeemable in ten years. A
great deal upon the carrying Of these bonds
will depend upon the nominations made for
mayor and aldermen. If good, responsible
men are to handle the moneys to be laid out
for these needed improvements the bonds
will carry; if not, they will. as at the last
city election, be defeated. and should they,
it will be a matter of regret to the progress
sive element and to all citizens having Mis-
soula's welfare at heart. Prominently as
candidates for mayor, are mentioned,
Frank q. Higgins, Judge Woody, Frank ".
Mcconnell. J. Il. Fairchild, Thos. =.
Keith and E. A. Winstanly, either
of whom, aided by an honest and conserva-
tive board of aldermen, would land the
ship of prosperity safely to the shores OF
Missoula's greatness.
The Valley National bank, in which Mar
Gus DAILY, John L. Murphy, of Helena, and
with a capital of S2OO,OOO will begin bust
ness on June LIST. A.. B. Cook is to be CASH
Ter.
The county commissioners at their last
session granted to the citizens of the upper
Bitter root valley a road to Mineral Hill,
which will connect with the Idaho road to
Shoup. This new road will be of great i'm
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upper end of the valley and a great acquisi-
ton to the market of that section.
Missoula is still in the race for the state
university, and while it got left on the
proposition at the last session Of the legis-
latlve assembly, because it didn't get votes
enough, it has not given up hopes of having
the institution of learning located here.
The site is selected, and it is a beautiful
and commanding one on the south
side of the river at the
commands all elegant view of the entire
surrounding country. The people of the
Care en- City have determined that the
state university will be located here. They
claim that Missoula is entitled to it by
are more university lands in Missoula
county than in any other section of the
state. In the Flathead country there are
two tracts of eight sections, and near
S~tevensville there Is another tract. Besides
this no place in the state can lay the claims
to the institution that Missoula can and no
town is more favorably and beautifully
situated.
Eastern capitalists have secured from
the city council the right of way through
all streets OF the city and the franchise to
build and operate an electric railway. 1t is
understood the company will begin the on
struction of the line rs soon as spring
opens. This is another showing of the
clty's prosperity, and to put it all IN Il nut
shell, the prospects for becoming one of the
largest n most important cities in Mon
tana are daily increasing, with an upward
tendency, and it is now the leading city in
all business and manufacturing enterprises
of western Montana n eastern Idaho. 1t
has great natural advantages, and q force
full, pushing people, and its climate is bet
ter than that of any in the known world.