The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-09

dry climate wood becomes as infiammahle
as finder, and If such buildings prevail
there 10 the ever present danger of a general
confagration. Their existence calls for
high premiums for insurance., not only on
the combustibls buildings themselves, but
their conticuity to moro substantial struc-
lures u~niustly forces an extra expenditure
from the owners to pay for that which IL
portant consideration ia that the money
paid out for stone is kept at home. The
trade enables quarry owners to develop
their properties cheaper and puts them
IN a better position TO undersell
Others in the surrounding cities. One of
the crimes Helena people have TO answer
for is the neglect Of home industries, and
IN nothing is this more marked than stone.
There are cities in the east containing five
thousand thrifty people entirely supported
localities have not the variety, abundance
or beauty of the deposits around Helena.
While 1t ia desirable to have manufactures,
there IL no branch of productive industry
where the element Of highly paid labor
ngures 80 large as in the quarrying and
dressing OF stone. Let us make Helena q
city of stone buildings. It conveys to the
stranger an impression of substantially. |
1t opens and supports quRrries, increases
population. reduces insurance and Other
chances of fire losses.
There has been a great deal Of inconsid-
crate criticism of owners of property on
Main street, because they in some instances
constructed cheap one-story buildings, and
IN Others make no impr oyements at all. A
little reflection will show that it is better
potiov to have cheap buildings at present
rather than those moderately expensive,
for the reason that at the proper time a re-
construction is more feasible. A one-story
store is much more likely to be torn down
to make room for a large building than if
the original Investment were greater. The
four-story building occupied by Bach, Cory
" Co.. ID an instance. 1t is unfortunately
too good to pull down and not good enough
to stand. Az n result that fine corner. which
would be graced bv a magnificent {
block, will likely stand untouched for some j
While it would undoubtedly paw q
handsomely to improve the vacant lot south !
Of Lawrence street, the owners below would :
iot only make q temporary bad invest Y
nent, but be doing the CITY an injus- {
he large buildings contemplated. Business =
equlrements at such q distance from the :
Of activity would not at oncs fill =
hem with tenants and the numerous vacan- I
les would only serve to give the croaker :
may. his shadow always grow less) some
to point at. To overbuild is simply
o break down rents below the paying point ;,
nth resulting disaster to all owners. q
The C@ur d'Alene branch of the Northern b
'aciic railroad will be turned over to the a
perating department tomorrow. The ex- s
to Wallace may therefore be expected H
0 be made verv soon. ri
Messrs. Wallace Il T%hornburgh are having :,
ne finishing touches put on their elegant :
in the Denver block. The handsome &c
ank fixtures dividing the various depart
tents were all that was needed to make the
of the firm the model in the business.
The way in which Nick Kessler's plan to
ulld houses has caught on'' indicates that ga
g had the correct idea. Many people have ses
expressed their intention of avaiIing them
elves of the opportunity to secure a home
list as soon as the land is ready for the
larket.
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c. L. Perry and w. S. Cox were yesterday da
esting the desire of some Helena men for ha
lie establishment of manufactures. Their te
lission was in relation to the enlargement sM
the soap factory and the establishment "
a candle factory in connection with it. -
o accomplish these objects the Board of 10 u
rade agreed to help Mr.. Perry raise $40, 900, -
lat sum to be loaned him for the period of 49,
We years at eight per cent. interest, the . 30
to be the combined plants. So far d.
1850 have been subscribed by nine indi- ~
and firms. The same gentlemen
i'll continue the good work tomorrow J
and before they conclude the sum pa
i'll either be raised or it will be :
'nclusively proven that Helena does not r
ant to encourage manufactures. NJ one -
asked to give anything; the proposition
to raise $4,000, on which eight per cent,
.terest will be paid, and this sum will be .
nply secured. Those who have shown co;
ley want manufactures in Helena bv their "
Inscription to the fund to the candle fac gu
ry are as follow: Is,
L. Hausar. $1,000 ua