The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-04-26
GOOD TIMES HAVE COME.
An Active Demand for Helena Prop
erty Both at Home and
Abroad.
President Perkins and r. A. Nc
Curdy Among Those to
Visit Helena.
Something About the Building Up o
Lonox-How Realty Has Advanced
in tile Year.

in the Year.
There has been quito nm active demand
during the past week for inside and outside
property, the call coming from both local
parties and outside investors. Most of the
sales of unimproved property have been to
those who buy to improve, in II large ma
iority of the cases the purchasers being of
that class who are living in rented houses.
In the latter line during the past two weeks
about 80 per cent. of the houses which have
been vacant for several months have been
let, so that now it is not a very easy matter
to rent a desirable house i'll a good locality.
A number of visitors have been in the city
during the week, some of them making the
trip to see for themselves what kind of n
city Helena is. Some have already made
Investments. while all have given ex-
preston to the most favorable opinions of
the Capital city. The visit of the traf-
tic managers of the Chicago, Bur-
lington 4 Quincy and of the Chicago,
st. Paul q Kansas City railroads, to be fol
lowed by higher officials of the former
road, indicate that Helena is taken in &C
count whenever IL deal is on hand. During
the week there have been no additional de-
~velopments in the Valley railroad situa-
ton, all the parties in interest not being in
Helena. The same applies to the Missouri
River Power company. 1t is thought that
a move in both enterprises will be made the
coming week.
The way in which the plan to build a
L.-z ru-AL. H.-A .1 $780,. l-Jl
of by the members of that body, is as good
a proof as any doubling Thomas could have
of the belief of the business community in
Montana club is made up of bust
ness men, who do not put out
thousands of dollars on sentiment.
These men pledged themselves for 1858, 900 to
wards tbs erection of the building, with in
an hour after the matter had been discussed.
This is an excellent starter, but not enough
to put up such a building as a representa-
tive body, like the Montana club, should
have. 1t is only cities of the first class,
which have passed beyond the experimental
stage that can afford club buildings, es-
~pecially designed for the purpose, and built
by the club. Any little town can nave a
club which wants n few rooms for its pur-
pose, but it takes a city to own a club
house. just as soon as Denver passed from
the village to the city period, her old
pioneer business club, the Denver, put up
its own building, and Helena will now do
the same. In order to prove to visitors
they believe what they tell about Helena's
solidity and future, such enterprising citi-
Zens as A. NJ. Hotter, G. A.. ~Broadwater, s.
Z. Hauser, G.: W.. Cannon. A. seligman,
f. N: Parehen, l.. H. H n Gtisld,
ply will do their full share
toward making the project a complete sue
cess. In this connection, it may be stated
that Mr.. l.. G. Phelps, who owns the Ian
adjoining the proposed club house, designs
to be one of the most completely appointed,
and at the same time ornamental, in this
section of the country.
Arrangements are being made for the
reception of President Perkins, of the
Chicago, Burlington q Quincy, General
Charles Paine, DR.. West and Harry
Higgins, Boston capitalists, who will
arrive in Helena Wednesday in their
special car. 1t is not thought they will re-
main more than a day, and while here they
will be prepared to talk business. A
gentleman, who perhaps knows more of
the B~urlington's plans than any one else i'll
Helena, speaking of their visit to the
writer yesterday, said: 'These men come
to Helena prepared for business, and that is
what they want to talk about They will
want to talk tonnage, freight rates, and to
find out how much traffic their road may
depend upon from this section. If a few
representative men, we'll posted i'll these
matters, will meet the gentlemen and pre-
sent the situation as it is, undoubtedly
much good will come from it. There is a
great field for the Burlington or the North
western, for that matter, i'll Montana. Til
Burlington runs through the great corn belt
in the middle west, and has, in addition, II
line to Denver. To build from Buffalo
into hnnfnnn ornSGJnT tho Nrpthnrr Do
citc and Great Northern, and reaching the
Judith country, thence to Helena,
would enable the farmers in the corn
belt to ship their crops direct to the cattle
country, where the feeding process could
be carried on successfully, and the cattle
dith country, md along the Musselshell,
could ship their live stock direct to
Chicago, fattened and ready for
the butcher Let the gentlemen
who meet MIR. Perkins pre-
sent this matter plainly. Riding alonphthe
Northern Pacific or Great Northern rail-
way they will not see anything which gives
an idea of the business Of Montana, or of
the Immense resources away from the pres
ent lines of railway. Get the facts and fig
nres together which will imI ress these men
rs business propositions. show them by
the statements of the banks that Helena is
the great financial center of the state, and
at the meeting of the stockholders of the
Burlington next month President Perkins
will be able to tell them just what induce
ments Montana offers for the immediate
extension of the line to Helena"
While almost every person in Helena has
heard of the LenoA addition, but few, com
paratlvely, know what an excellent resi-
donce site it is. Located a short distance
east of the city, on an elevation command
ing an uninterrupted view of almost the
entire city and the valley, with the noun
tnins in the distance, there is no more
beautiful location anywhere in this vicinity.
The class of dwellings, too, is II surprise to
the visitor who sees them for the first time.
No particular style of architecture has been
followed, but each builder has followed his
or her own idea of the beautiful: and it ia
not exagGerntion to say that in no case has
the designer gone astray. Some of the
residences are OF stone and brick, some en-
tirely of the latter material, some of frame,
and others with stone up the first floor and
finished with ornamented wood. None of
the lots are less then fifty feet; while n
number contain 100 and Il few 100 feet.
While the outside of all the houses makes a
most pleasant impression on the beholder,
it is indoors that the tastes and ideas of
each particular owner is more fully shown.