The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-02
suoA e.tr.me dryne.. that as~rieultur. OK

such extreme dryness that agriculture OK
i.tod only as q f0miniscsncs.
While tho city was being built hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars were sent out of
the country aach year TO purohnse. pro-
visions for man and beast. These draw
backs are o terminated. The stock In
tsreets were never more fiourishing, tho
whole state IL wsllowinR in the abundance
OF grain, grass and root drops. The placers
lsnR dormant are sluicing milliona Of dust
into the city. Quartz mining 10 ENJOYING q
period Of unprecedented development. md
At least -four new railroads are pointing
their iron fingers towards Helena M n com-
mon center. 1t IL \ commentary in bust
ness o0mnon sense that under tho dis
ceuraging influences buyers were plentiful,
while now, when the future Ia 30 bright
with promise the dollars nf the capitallst
are used only for idle dallianoe. This CON
dition applies to the whole country equally
and 10 not local to Helena.
As matter Of business policy it should
be the effort of every citizen of Helena to
induce each of his friends in the states to
invest in real estate in this city. 1t is n
popularity of human nature for man to
value that which he owns above the POSSES
lions Of others, and If oncs he placed his
money in Helena his interest would be
aroused, and all his influence and activities
exerted in behalf of this city. In addi-
ton to which the community would be ben
efited financially, not only by the money
originally invested, but by tho annual out
side contributions to meet taxes imposed.
There il a hort sighted disposition among
some Of our citizens to deprecate non-resi-
dent ownership on the ground that, while
contributing nothing for local improve
ments, the profits realized from advances
go to swell the income of aliens; forgetting
tkoA .uOnunfNpa ~ ,rNu1nnu nlln M
a natural consequence Of having
placed money In advance on an Investment.
The main benefits to be derived spring from
the advertising done. AS soon as an east
ern capitalist puts his money here he at
once commences q Systematic effort to IN
among them are my who wish to try their
fortunes in a new country, the advantages
of this particular section are unfolded with
all the %elOquence born OF self-lntereSt
There is reason to believe that much as
sistance was rendered by outsiders in secur-
ing for Helena the teachers convention;
Delegates to Toronto who otherwise would
have been inclined to favor another section
were influenced by their %neighbors to work
in unison with the Board of Trade COM
mittse. All increase of population must
come from the east, and it is we'll to have
"a many self constituted and self paid
drummers as possible at work directly
uAAs~AS sNS S~'SS ~ wv SNFSoe
to draw.
1--WE are getting along to the point whore
Helena will soon become a manufacturing
CENTER" said d. A. Cory yesterday. II
have been both surprised and pleased at
the success which has attended the Perry
soap factory. Mr.. Perry started his bust
ness but a year or two ago, and now it has
outgrown his plant. Before he began he
came to me and asked if Bach, Cory a. Co.
would BE- glad to. and have always done so.
Several times lately VIC have sent him or
ders which he could not fill Immediately,
simply because, as | said before, his bust
ness is greater than the capacity of his
plant. He is now endeavoring to secure
more capital to enlarge it, and I believe it
will be to the interest Of all of us to help
him. He proposes to 90 into the manufac-
ture of candles, and that, l think. will be
Of soap. The institution will grow into a
big concern, as has the one in Denver.
1.-THE cracker factory? l believe that it
will be Il paying enterprise also. We use a
great many crackers in this country and g
can get the tiour cheaper here than it can
be obtained in the east. 1t will be neces.
sary to ship in the boxes, but they will not
cost much, as they can be knocked down al
lumber rates. l expect Mr.. Gorneau, of the
big St. Louis and Omaha cracker firm, IL
Helena about August 5, and he will lool
over the field. There has been a cracks'
trust formed in the last week or so, but tina
will not affect adversely such an enterprise
here. Such industries as these will be start
ing up here all the time, rs there is no diff
GUILTY in securing the necessary capital il
the conditions nIe favorable"