The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-09


There are various kinds Of cities ii
the world. cities built by various indus
tries. Some are built up 10y foreigl
commerce. some by interior trade, som,
by manufacturing. some by mining, an,
some by two or more Of these causel
combined
Foreign import trade has done more
Tor New York than for any other city in
the country; while Boston, Baltimore an
Portland have largely grown mp on the
business produced by the products OF
foreign countries brought to their com
mercial houses.
Export trade has built up some cities
like New Orleans, manufactures have
made other like Lowell. and mining
others still, like Butte and Leadvllle;
while a combination OF all these infu-
ences have built up Philadelphia. Chi
oago and Helena
The Quaker city has vast import
and export trade; her ship building aud
her steel and iron and other manuiac-
lures are immense; and the coal, and
iron, and gold and lead, copper and zinc
mines owned in and pouring their prof
its into this city, are very, very, numer-
Gus. In short Philadelphia is in an in
dustrial point Of view, at least, the
model city OF the continent. Her IN
dustries are so varied and her sources
OF income are so numerous that a de-
rraeeiou in apv ono - av.r - -..-,-.l
departments Of business, DOES not ma
terially depress the whole city. But
other cities which have but few large
sources OF income, would be more seri-
ously affected by depression or the loss
OF the profits on a few Of those sources.
A large part Of the citizens Of Helena
are Interested in silver and wool, neither
Of which will give any profits at the
present prices Wool will soon reoup-
crate, and the most Of our flock masters
can wait. But Helena was started into
life and prosperity by the gold mines in
Last Chance and the surrounding
gulohes. A wholesale trade, investment
and work IN mines, shelters, reduction
works, horses, cattle, sheep, manufac-
lures Of beer, iron, tin, ENC. copper, |
lumber, brick, -four and crackers, have
kept up our growth until the fall in I
silver and wool cut of 40 large part Of
our business income. Wool will reoup- /
crate in the near future; but silver will /
have to wait until the silver men can .
put down the goldbugs.
Meanwhile Helena and Montana must
do something else, or large part Of our
; eople will come down TO bedrock and .
the other part will be less prosperous.
The miners who have been ia silver /
mining will naturally seek work. |
which they can easily find, In the I
thousand gold mines 10 the state. known |
to be sufficiently rich 10 become profit /
able producers. IL all our quartz mines
known TO be sufficiently rich to be made
profitable producers and all the old
placer mines were 70 organized as 10 be
worked by the improved hydraulic
methods. we might use the unparalleled
supply of water We shall have the com
'ug seascn with great profit and our
mines would BE- made more prosperous
than Tor many years.
The great number OF miners now On
bedrock, Will need the AID o. their moro
fortunate fellows n opening up some Of
the quartz mines and ia so uniting the /
claims and starting the work ia our pu-
merous placers as 10 make them most
profitable. by pushing an the gold
mines Of this country and Africa and
The vast discoveries DO Australia. gold
may be made So plenty that the gold
bugs will cry enough, and open the.r
'reasurles Then the dollar of the dad
Iles Will DO the popular coin aud silver
VII he boarded as more valuable than
gold. as it bias been more than once in
5ur history.
"e thon can push our gold mining
"itl ready hands and growing hopes FOR
the gold we mike and FOR tho
effect % Will hayo DO resurrectiny
our dead silver 10 this way, we may
revive and increase the greatest indus
try of our city, aud make our people .
still moro prosperous