The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-02-12
LOOKING TO MONTANA.
Letters Pouring Into tho Citizens
COMMITTEES From all Parts
Of the Globe.
Many People Who are Anxious to
Come to tho Bonanza
State.
what Judge Eddy Says About the Out
look for Immigration and
Opportunities.

Opportunities.
Ono Of the busiest men in Helena IL }.
W. Eddy, who is attending to the CORES
pOndence OF the citizens committee, which
10 advertising Helena throughout the coun-
try. Every day q large number OF letters
are received. They come in at about the
rate Of forty q day. One day $50 were re-.
ceived and on another occasion 112 were
taken ont of the postoffice. Judge Eddy
= every letter and has = s~tsnographer
employed to assist him. Although no ID at
the work every day he il still away behind,
and the number Of letters increase instead
Of diminish. They are from all parts Of
the world. Even inquiries about Helena
and Montans generally have come from
Costa Ria, Prince Edwards Island, Germa-
ny, and Chill. Iowa, Kentucky and Con-
necticut have q great many people
who arc anxious to come west.
Letters have been received from every state
and territory in the Union. Uptown New
York people have beer among tbs many in
Quirers. Judge Eddy besides answering
each communication, lends q copy of the
Christmas edition OF The INDEPENDENT
and q small pamphlet on Helena. He is
nearly ont OF printed matter. He has a
great many inquiries about farming and
how to take up land. He has not nor can
he procure any printed matter giving in
formation o n these points, and says that it
is very strange. He has used q great many
Union Pacific pamphlets on Montana.
A more competent man than Judge Eddy
70 attend to this work conld not be found.
He il thoroughly familiar with tho various
localities and resources Of Montana and is
very conservative in his statements. He
gives all his correspondents to understand
that they must be possessed OF rustling
qualities and il they expect to come to
~ Montana must come with tho idea Of
going in to win. OF course some OF the
letters are amusing, and the judge Says a
man who attempts to answer all Of them
must be more than a human encyclopedias.
Many of the people have a tale Of domestic
woe to tell, while others recite incidents Of
misfortune. A man at = place called Broken
Bowl, in Nebraska. writes that q pitiabIe
state of affairs exists down there. He says
his horses are starving and some of the
families are not much better OF. He says
here are twenty families there who are anx-
'Ous to come to Montana.
w. M. Burgoin, residing up town in New
York city, writes that he wants to go como
place where id pIutocracy doesn't rule
everything. He wal rich a few years ago
when people crawled at his feet, but now
they shun him.
The number Of professional men who
want to come to Montana is surprising, and
dentists lead them all, though physicians
and lawyers ave quite numerous. A lawyer
from MiddIetown, New York, dropped into
Judge Eddy's Office with a friend a few
days ago. He had been attracted to this
country upon the committed recommend
atoms. He casually inquired if there we're
many letters from professional men. The
days mail had just been brought in and
Judge Eddy began opening letters. The
very first five he opened were from profes.
sional men.
One man wrote from the east that he has
q family and q salary of 500 per month.
So far he has managed to save $500. H.
would come to Montana if ne could be
guaranteed q position. He was told to STAY
where be was. Another said he had writ
ten to nearly all tho boom towns in the
west and he would like to hear the truth
about Helena.
"Oh, yes" said Mr.. Eddy, I'VE have had
quite a number Of new people come to cast
their fortunes with Helena since this sd-
vertising was begun. And as q rule we
have secured first-ciass people, Nr. Rogch,
Judge Shober's new law partner, is among
them. anticipate a large influx of young
men. A great many of the letters are from
the young blood and that is
what we want in this nav coun-
try. ! can judge pretty nearly what
sort OF a person q young man IL by reading
hIb let,eI. anu AS u RUE they nave Deen Lne
right stuff. To these | give advice end try
to clearly explain in n brief way la they
will have to do to succeed. The opportuni-
ties constantly presenting themselves for
young men are perhaps greater in Montana
than III any either state III the union. Those
that have come have succeeded beyond ex-
yectatior. Only a year ago q young man
came to me from the east. He secured
some field work with n surveyor. When
this wal through he went to work the fol-
lowing day in a brickyatd. The surveyor
soon had work for him again. Always on
the lookout for something better, he APP
Piled for a position with the railroad COM
pany and was made q checking clerk
ut Livingston. HIS was full of push
and energy and advanced so rapidly that
those around him looked on with envy. lie
was rapidly promoted and to-day has
charge OF the yard at Livingston. 1t was
on his account that the recent brief strike
was started at Livingston. The men
thought he WIS getting ahead too fast for y
newcomer. They stopped work at 2:30 and
my young friend, who had soon learned
how to work an engine, boarded one and
DID the switching in the yard. At four
O'Clock tho same afternoon the men wanted
to return to work, but the superintendent
did not want them and got q new crew.
yes. there are many opportunities for
young men. No good. live, active young
fellow c5n fail to succeed. Perseverance is
WINS CDuHtb. we CON WSUt u lot OF pdu-
rers. but we want men of money to develop
%resor-ces, and men Of energy to do the
active work.
There are q great many young ladies
who want to come west and get rich hus-
bands. OF course we have not much time
TO waste on them. There nGe also n good
many school marms in the east anxious for
a change and the number OF servant girls
who are deziTous Of changing their residence
Is large. In most cases tney want to be in
snred employment. We guarantee nothing.
We make q plain statement of facts as they
exist and it IS left to the discretion of the
recipient to consider them. There are also
II great many people in Oregon and south
ern California anxious to come to Montana.
i have been told there is u movement on
foot IN Los Angeles 10 raise a fund to send
q colony OF misguided people to this state.
THE inquiries shout mines are also many.
j am right at home on this subject. People
ssk information about mining companies
who haze stock to sell and quite n number
Of monied men are anxious to make invest
ments. Our field for mineral exploration
is yet vast and / expect that within a short
tins some marvelously rich silver properties
will be uncovered around Helena. In fact
some important negotiations are pending
over well o mining claims around Red
Mountain.
1.-The story of mining experiences in
Montana is interesting anu complied would
make a valuable book. What u fortunate
delay 1t was, to be sure, that the telegram