The Helena independent., 1894-11-29
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Inquiries for investments continue, and
l shall be able 20 report the sale OF sew
eral pieces OF real estate closed IN few
days The only thing that stands Ia ihe
way OF speedy prosperity ana the
active investment OF foreign capital
| is the present deplorable condition uf
our city finances and form of govern
ment. A prompt reincorporntion under
our general laws and a proper pro,
vision to prevent further increase In The
clty's Indebtedness viii do more To In
duce immigration and investment OF
capital than anything else. Helena does
not have 20 be advertised or doomed. II
Is the best known OF any city in the
northwest. While east short time
since every person l met appeared 10
be interested In our future and In our
success Ia winning the capital fight
our city's credit and finances must now
be put In shape, and there neeA be no
concern as TO our future. Mechanics
will find employment next year. Repairs
have 10 be made, buildings repainted
and renovated. and new buildings erect
cd There is a great scarcity to-day OF
good dwelling houses, and with the ex-
ceptlon of few scattering small houses
In the outskirts OF the city we have no
houses unoccupied. l expect 10 erect
for eastern parties in the spring num-
Der OF modern first class dwelling
houses. and already have tenants TO oc-
cupy them.
Morris Sands: l find there Is a better
feeling all around, though just at pres
ent we are experiencing the natural
reaction from the settlement of the cap
ntal question. There will be a large
trade from now on until Christmas, but
Il will be only such as Is incident to the
holidays, and would have come anyway.
But l look for big business In the
spring. Eastern investors Will then be
looking for places to put their money,
and Il will naturally come this way,
for the people of Montana have shown
that they cannot be pocketed by sin
gle corporation. Then, again, the peo-
pie in the east look upon Helena as the
great city of this part OF the country,
and with a little capital TO push the
Missouri river dam project we VIII be
all that. Even now values are better
There couldn't be anything secured on
mortgages before election. Now there
Is no trouble at all. j know that most
of the desirable housep in town are oc>
cupied. and there will pc a demand for
more by spring. when / look for quite
revival In building.
Henry NJ. Parchen: A considerable
portion of our trade is paints, glass and
mining chemicals, hence our business Is
an index of consumption in these lines
as well as in drugs. In glancing over
our sales record the curtailing effect or
the panic is indicated by the decreased
volume of business for the first hair OF
1894, as compared with the correspond
ing period of 1898; and recovery from
depression by the much larger volume
of September, October and November
trade this year as against those months
of 1898. IL is, | think. significant ..
Helenas prosperity that the r'>an trade
recovered more quickly and more fully
than the outside jobbing trade. The
slowness of the wholesale trade to re-
gain its former volume Is due largely TO
the decline of silver camps like Granite,
Castle, Barker etc, and the remedy
obviously is the reconciliation OF Sill
yer.
Herman Cans: Business so far this
fall has been very good. II is hafd 10
make any comparisons with last year.
as last year was no criterion. Business
this year, however. is almost as good as
that Of 1892. There is a better feeling
noticeable. The people have money TO
buy and they are buying. Many OF them
had been holding their money. and now
they are letting go of IT, The feeling for
the future is one Of confidence. The
outside districts are sending In large
orders. The people there have been hold
ing back and now they must have the
goods. | have the same confidence In
the future of Helena that have felt for
the past twenty years. The completion
of the post next year will be big thing
for Helena, and right at our door we
have one of the most promising camps
In the state-Lump Gulch
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fident feeling and naturally a better
business in Helena. one thing that has
served TO help business here Is that
this city is becoming the purchasing
point for merchants throughout the
state. They have heretofore been SEND
ing east for everything and buying IN
large quantities Now they are begin
ming TO send to Helena for their goods
and are buying just as their trade de-
mands. Another thing noticeable is
that people are buying more goods ana
goods Of better character
w. B. Raleigh: In our own line busi-
ness Is much better than last year. The
people arc buying more freely. and they
don't seem 20 be as close about their
buvIng. either In other words, they
nre beginning 10 show more confidence.
As TO other lines, all the travelling men
assure ms that business is improving
generally. Helena is all right. | don't
look for any special boom, but Tor
steady. healthy growth for the town
from now on.
John schreiner; The outlook for busl-
ness i'm our line is good. There Is "A
greater feeling OF confidence and dis
position 20 more liberal buying since
election. especially among our rnrnl
customers. In regard TO the future NJ
Helena, I cannot see tho first Obstacle
To retard the growth Of the city. In my
mind there Is "A great opening right
here for two or three good wide awake
iobbing houses I'm different lines.