The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-16
THREE CITIES ARE FOR II.
Helena, Butte and Kalispell at Work
for Z Railroad From
Avon.
The Great Benefit to Each and the
State This Road Would
Become.
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The progressive husinoss men Of Helena,
Butte and the FlatheAd country are deter
mined that the project looking to tho con-
%struction of a railroad from Avon to the
Flathead shall be carried to Il successful
issue. Helena people have recognized for
several years the great benefit the oonstruo-
ton of such a road would be to this city.
an merchants and business men generally
were acquainted with the resources Of the
country it would tap. They know it will
add hundreds of thousands Of dollars an
n,ually to the output of Montana in pre-
cious minerals, in lumber and agricultural
products. They know also that with rail-
road facilities the country it will traverse
will in a few years contain thousands OF
people where it now has hundreds, and they
know also hat it will open a new market
for the merchants of this city. The msr-
chants and mine owners OF Butte nave an
chored to the fact that 8 railroad from Avon
to Flathead would mean hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars annually in the pockets OF
the citizens of that city. The merchants
know that a good share of the trade
that would be developed would come to
them. because it would be OF q reciprocal
nature. The mine owners Of Butte need
the timber for their mines the quartz for
their mills and smelters and the coal for
fuel that the country to be tapped will pro-
duce, and when they purchase it they will
in return favor it's producers with a share
of the goods they will require. Missoula is
not particularly averse to the building of
the road, only the people of that city feel
they have a surer thing of the building Of
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they do not seem willing just now to divide
their influence between the two projects.
Columbia Falls is in somewhat the same
condition. But the citizens of kalispell are
as enthusiastic for the Avon route as are
the people of Butte and Helena. Kalispell
Great Northern, and is forging ahead at
rapid rate. It is working strenuously to
become the great elty OF the
zens realize that the building
of the line from Avon will put it in a posi-
outstripped either in population or business.
Secretary Il. j. Mock, of the kalispell
board of trade, writes to a Helena friend
that the citizens of his town will do all
they can to further the project. and adds
that if the road is built to Kalispell it will
Just as easily as will a line to Columbia
Falls. In addition Mr.. Mack says a line to
Kalispell will open up a, larger and better
country for farmers than if the terminus
was placed at some other point in the val
Icy. With Butte, Helena and Kalispell
actively at work for the Avon line. there
would seem to be no reason why it should
not be a fact in the near future.
II. Nj. Parchen is thoroughly acquainted
with the country a railroad from Avon tc
the FlatheAd would tap, and he says there
is no richer unopened section in Montana,
,kLo~ =. 49, ~ak nrrin,1frro LAND
or quartz. As q hunters paradise it is I'M
eQuelled.