The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-21
A cGUR DALENE TRIP.
How the Proposed Board of Trade
Excursion Is Regarded by Bust
ness Men.
Architects Pleased With the Sys-
tenn Inaugurated by the Mon
tana Club Committee.
Now Northern Pacific Folder Devoted ia
misunderstanding II Real Estate Elk
change-Artesian Well Subscribers.

The proposition to have al excursion OF
the members of the Board OF Trade to the
Cuur d'Alenes Upon the completion OF the
st. Regis branch is being most favoraoly
considered. If Helena desires to retain her
p~osition as the great supply point OF this
section her merchants must Use every legit-
innate means to secure the trade of all sec
lions at all tributary. This is the view
taken by all who have discussed the sub
iect. It is also acknowledged that 1t is a
rreat deal easier to control this tlade III the
beginning than to wait until part of 1t has
zone somewhere else and then try to gain
IL. In the case of the towns OF Mullan,
Wardner, Wallace and all the smaller camps
in the Coeur d'Alenes, Helena already has
the prestige and her citizens are popular
there, The people recognize that to Messrs.
Hotter. Esler, Murphy and other Helena
men is due the present prosperity of the
camp. and that to these men also is largely
owing the credit for the running of
railroads into the country. For a
number of years Spokane has had IL Q ben
eft of the Ceeur d'Alens business, but the
citizens of that city and tho miners have
never SeeNQeu To uuueIstSuo u o'hs''
and in consequence there has been no cor
diality in the intercourse. A large part OF
the ore from the mines is now shipped to
Helena for treatment, and this grows larger
with more direct communication. Some
may say that Missoula will have the first
chance for thist trade, but it must be re-
membered that Miesoula has no smelter,
and if Helena gets the ores the Shippers
will also come here. If the merchants will
60 up to the Cour d'Alenes, get acquainted
and show they want the business, the. gen
eral opinion of the people in that section
that Helena will get it.
The determination of the building COM
mittee of the Montana club to give all tho
architects of Helena, as we'll as those of
other cities, an opportunity to compete for
designs for the club house. has been most
fayorably commented on by all the local
architects. What particularly pleases them
is the fact that three competitors
will be paid for their trouble, the ilrst
prize being 81, 800. and the second $3.50 and
the third 800. A leading architect refer
ring to the matter yesterday. said: "lhls
ia the first time in Montana that this sys-
tenn of calling for plans has been followed,
and it is a most commsndable departure.
can recall now several instances when l
have spent from one week to two months in
preparing plans for buildings in Helena,
which | submitted to the proper parties and
which were never opened. And my exper-
fence has been that of every other architect
in Helena. PEOPLE do not seem to real,ze
that it is worth money to do this work. But
this Montana club proposition IS a ralr and
honest one TO the profession ana at tne
same time really gives the club the beneht
of the three best plans submitted. Ii there
are a dozen architects in the competition.
khroo ~ Lace 4 mill raopiva Gonna pDmnpnSH-
ton for their trouble, and the unsuccessful
ones can only blame themselves for their
lack of success. 1t Is a movement which
will become as populer in Helena as it is IN
the east when its advantages are under
stood by the people,"
Visits to the various architects offcas
yesterday indicated that all, or nearly all,
the local members of the profession will
submit designs.
One of the best folders yet gotten out by
the Northern Pacific railroad, SO far as it
relates to Helena. was received yesterday.
1t is after the style of the one or Alaska
and is entitled "An Enduring Mirage"
The title page has illustrations of the hotel
Broadwater and natatorium, while on the
last page there are two blrds-eye views of
Helena. The inner pages show interior and
exterior scenes at the hotel and natatorlum,
and the reading matter IL from the pen OF
G. G. Goodwin, editor of the Salt Lake
Tribune, and is devoted to Helena. The
folder also contains some matter IN relation
to the Yellowstone park and Alaskan towns
The inside has a map of the country trav,
ersed by the Northern Pacific and also OF
Alaska. As an advertisement of Helena
and its attractions it is the BEST yet issued
by any of the railroads., and as it will be
given a large circulation in the east 1t vii!
undoubtedly do much toward attracting
attention to the capital city. A conslgn.
fha fr1lar9 &c ayhaofa1 NV AGpn
Edgar this week, and those desiring then
can call at the Northern Pacific Office.
During the past three or four years the
real estate dealers IN Helena have made {
number of attempts to establish a real es-
tate exchange. So far none of these eff
forts have resulted in success, and now the
subject is under consideration again
Among the leading dealers the opinion il
unanimous that an exchange would be
good thing for the city and there will be
determined effort to organize such q body
Though there have been no subscription
to the artesian we'll stock for two days, tina
project is neither dead nor sleeping. Sey
eral gentlemen VINO are expected to be lib
eral subscribers are now out of town an
when they return the fund will be consid
erably increased. The subscriptions up t
date are as follows:
C.. A. BroaAwat,r. I.N
T. r. hauser 1,M
A. M. hotar 4 Bro........ ........... &c
Jlu. +. Nelll......r..- . ..''+''...-,.-- D
ii. j. ttCttef 80 -. --.--...-...- IN
NICK hess. nr 90. .. III
Wallace 4 Ihornburgh ,.............. e
Wm. Muth .............. ....- ........ *
1as' Maulain.... o
John II. Nlleon......-..-.. ................ II
Il. "A. Harlow q
lnTls. AtncR -. (
r. ". Knight. z
$. I. Porter X
Il. NJ. II
J. W. Knight, II
TItl udIn'F. 80. -. i
r.. II. kleinschmidt ....... -. -. j
IllEuF t)t'tcu ...---. ....,.......... j