The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-17
NORTH AND SOUTH LINE.
Helena Bankers and Merchants
Favor a Railroad From
Montana to Nebraska.
We Need tho Product Of the Corn
Countries and They Want
Our Trade.
The Omaha Visitors VIII Receive q Royal
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The Omaha Visitors VIII Receive q Royal
Welcome The Alton Is out OF
Western Association.

1--WE need the corn of Nebraska and the
other products of that region" said ID. A..
Cory, of Bach, Cory d Co., grocers, yester-
day. II would like to see the Burlington
continue its line OF to Helena this year."
he continued, because it would furnish us
certain necessities which st. Paul does not
and cannot. II tho Burlington does build
into Montana il will not give uB a road to
Omaha only, but also to Kansas City and
other Missouri river points in that section.
And If the Burlington comes, as a matter
of self-protection the Northwestern will
come also. l have no doubt but that the
business men of Omaha will avail them
selves Of the opportunity to visit the state
this summer, and the result will be that
additional pressure will be brought to bear
upon the Darlington management to con-
tinue it's extension to Helena. The prinoi
pal difficulty to be overcome lies in the fact
that the Nebraska legislature has imposed
hard conditions upon the railroads oper-
ting within its borders, and un-
less these are mitiRated in some
degree, none of the railroads
are inclined to 90 far out of their way to
help the people. Quite a good deal of work
in connection with the Montana extension
of The Burlington has already been done by
the Commercial club, and the project is
much further advanced thar the general
public realizes. | have corresponded witt
leading business men in Omaha on the sub.
ject of the excursion, II it will be COM
posed of representative people,"
"A north and south road is the greatest
need Of Helena and the state at large,' said
L.. Il. Hershfield, president of the Mer.
chants National bank, yesterday. "In suct
a road we want one that will reach as fal
east as possible, SO as to tap the center o.
population. | am heartily in favor of the
Burlington extension to Helena, and be
lieve such a line would not only be a grea'
benefit to Montana and Nebraska, bu'
would also be a good thing for the railroad.
l want to have the Omaha men visit us, anC
we will give them the freedom of the city
and such a reception rs will be a credl
both to the city and the people"
The views expressed by Messrs. Cory ant
Hershfeld ale held by every business maj
in the city, and if the Omaha people d.
come to Helena they will receive a mos
cordial welcome. To many of them HELENE
will undoubtedly be a great, but at thu
same time an agreeable, surprise. They
will. find a city of $4,000 people, with
banking capital, surplus and profits, o
S3,404. 657. III, whose deposits reach the sun
of 81, l76, 812.45 They will find many cost.
and modernly appointed blocks and offic'
buildings, such as eastern cities of fv
times the population do not possess. The
will find that Helena is the center of
mining country which last year produced
over $40, 600, 900 and paid nearly $5,OOO,OO
in dividends. That it is the ~headquarter
of a cattle industry which will this yea
dispose of 5 $1,000. 900 of surplus stock, an
of IL wool business which will returl
$4,000, O0O. They will find. in fact. tn
most prosperous, most progressive INC bes
city in the northwest, and one who
Omaha will do well to tie to.