The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-06
REAL ESTATE AND MINES.
What Some of the Real Estate Men
Are DOing-Cheap
Homes.
Brilliant Pros poets In Neillart and
Barker-The Resources
of Castle.

The real estate dealers of Great Falls
have very little to report this week.
There have beer no sales worth mention
ing. But they are preparing for a vigor-
Gus campaign to be opened this spring.
They have all awakened to the fact that
there is a demand for cheap homes, and
are taking steps accordingly. The Town
site company. recognizing the fact that
il Great Falls is ever to have a stable
body of w~orkingmen provision must be
made to give them cheap homes, have
plated in their Sixth addition a number
Of small, cheap lots especially adapted to
the wants Of w~orkingmen. This addi-
ton is on the west side near the round
mouse, and is thus convenient for the
railroad laborcrs. As a new school house
has recently been built un that side of
the river, the locality will be very desira-
BILE for w%orkingmen with families. The
lots are large enough for all practical
purposes. but are brought within the
! means Of every one. This is Il move in
the right direction, and will do much to-
ward bringing into the city a fixed and
desirable population.
Barnes, Crowninfield IL Wadsw orth
have also laid their plans for a vigorous
campaign this year. Their intention is,
DIS has already been announced in these
columns, to build a number of houses on
the installment plan. They will build
their houses in any part of the city that
the purchaser may desire. In addition
they will build any sort of a house to
suit the purchaser, They have had
plans drawn for ten different styles OF
houses ranging in value from $500 to 81,
900, but the purchaser is not confined tc
these plans. ANY reasonable change will
be made. The purchaser will be re.
quired to pay IA small amount down and
the balance in monthly installments. In
other words he pays rem only and own
his house in the end. The plan differs
from ordinary schemes Of the kind in
that the purchaser has absolute con
troll, if he so desires. over the contractor
and is thus assured of a good house,
The entcrprising firm who have planned
this incorporation will be able to give
figures in a few days. Already ten Of
their proposed houses have been spoken
for.
1t is interesting to observe the growth
Of a city and watch the lines IN which
it develops. Great Falls is running
down the Missouri river at present. Not
that the TOWNSHIP has taken to wander
ing but the growth is in that direction,
down thither by the water power de
veloped at the Black Eagle dam. The
Boston a. Great Falls Land company
have strong faith that this growth will
be permanent and have extended the
electric car line through their addition,
and are now running a regular car ser
vice to the addition and the dam. They
have also promised the extension of the
water mains to their property, and water
is now on service for fire hydrants and
domestic use. A number Of comfortable
houses have been built by the company
and by individuals and are fitted as fast
as finished. A. large number OF lots have
been sold recently to Great Falls people
who will build in the spring.