The Helena independent., 1894-11-29
LET Us GIVE THANKS
The Queen City Of the Rockies Has Good
Reason TO DO so This Nov, 20,
Anno pomnl 1894.
PROVIDENCE DEALT WELL WITH HER,
Confidence Has Returned to Helena and to
Montanai One a Great City, the
Other a Great State.

| AANAtuN HN0 hNou cause 10 render up
thanks 10 the divine glvcr OF all good.
This 29th day OF November 1894, Hell
ena occupies n position unsurpassed by
any city IN the northwest. II IA on a
solid foundation now; her future rests
with the people. She Is city OF the
time that now is and the time that is
to be. Through the great panic that
lett SO many wrecks behind she has
passed In excellent shape; while other
cities are just emerging from the fierce
struggle for existence and others can.
not yet see the rift In the clouds. Hell.
ena stands triumphant. the Queen city
OF the Rockies. the metropolis OF the
Treasure state. she has passed through
one OF the most hotly contested and bit
terest battles in the history OF politics.
and has been declared by majority OF
the people to be the proper place in
which TO locate the permanent seat OF
government for Montana. For the
manifest blessings which have been
Vouchsafed all Helena to-day Joins i'm
the joyous Thanksgiving not only for
the good which has come to those
within her borders. but for that which
has come TO those within the limits OF
the state. She Is great city: she is
the capital OF great state
II anyone entertains doubts Of the
| position that Helena occupies to-day.
he has but 10 ask OF her business men
and they viii tell him that the conf
dcnce which in most OF them has never
been shaken has gained strength In the
past few weeks. They will tell him
that they look forward to a bright and
| prosperous era, not only for Helena,
but for all Montana. Capital. which
has so long lain idle. waiting the time
when II could find profitable and safe
investments, is coming out of the vaults
where IL has been hidden away, and
| Helena ana Montana will get their
share. The feeling of confidence is
| aot local 20 Helena; IL is general in
Montana, New mining camps are
starting on all sides. and each new
| camp adds TO the demand which helps
| bring prosperity. Ask any but the pes
slmist who sees through glass darkly
and he will say: Helena is all right.
Montana is all right"
There can be no doubt but that Hell
ena is on the eve of still greater pros
perity Look the city over and not an
unoccupied house with any modern
pretentions and convenient to the busi-
ness center can be found. Good houses
are In demand. and as this demand in
| creases, as 1t WILL II can only be met
by building. This. of course. cannot
come until the spring now, but when
II does II will mean ample and remuner-
atiVe employment to mechanics of all
kinds. Then again, as an evidence Of
the faith that is in them, people who
nave always been content to live in
/ rented houses haninUfnU
look around and make inquiries with
the View Of purchasing homes for them
selves. Outside inquiries are brgin-
ming 10 be made with an eye to flu
ture Investments In the real estate and
securities of Helena and Montana.
business men report a better trade,
both wholesale and retail. not alto
gether Incidental to the approaching
holiday season.
For the purpose of informing the
public Just how the men feel who are
In position 10 know Of the present and
20 judge the future, The Independent
| presents herewith the Ideas of those
merchants OF Helena who responded to
the request 10 give their views:
Samuel Welnstein: The future Of Hell
ena depends entirely upon her people
IL lies with them 10 destroy or to build
up the prosperity of the city. Helena
to-day is mere child. II we nurse II
/ and take good care of IT, in spite OF
everything we will have wonderful
| city and those who come after us will
be proud of the manner Of our building.
An example should be taken from the
/ late capital contest. There Is no ques-
ton In anybody's mind but that we
have In Helena a great number Of pa
triodc, public spirited people. II the
others who have hampered them in
their glorious work could be put down,
or would oblige us by dylng-which
sooner or later they will have to do any
Way-our prosperity will come all the
soooner No city OF any pretensions
ever got what IL has by the people wait
Ing. for 1t. The people had 10 go out
and fight for IL. Take New York and
New Orleans. l speak from a CONNER
| clal standpoint. Goods from foreign
countries can be landed in New Orleans
as cheaply az they can in New York.
Rates Of freight TO Helena are in favor
Of New Orleans as against New York.
sun We are supplied with nearly all our
goods from New York What accounts
| for ity Nothing but the enterprise Of
the New York merchants. They are
alway fighting for open competition
and In spite Of freight rates and other
determinations against them they con-
| quer the commerce Of the country and
even Of the world. At the same time
the people Of New Orleans are sitting
down letting the sun shine in their
| mouths and waiting for better times
and booms, But their messiah will
never come 20 such people. The same
holds good of Chicago and st. Louis. ST.
Louis had trade when Chicago was not
thought o. But what difference TO-.
day. Chicago is always Cad TO see
newcomers; the merchants invite com
4 petition. And now for n little Instance
here in Helena. a few ycnrs ago some
public spirited citizens invited "a crack
er factory here and succeeded In getting
II. Then comes a protest against manu-
featuring candy at the factory, because
II might hurt local merchant So com
petition was kept away, The result: n
few months lntcr the candy maker
business had diod n natural death II
th" cracker factory had taken Up the
| manufacture pf candy That merchant
would have been going to-d1y. because
hu would have had a. take on his coat
and night for business. As soon as he
found There was no competition he sat
down and waited for business to come
"a him; and his messiah never came. II
rs well known here that Butte has q
better home trade than Helena, Stll
Butte merchants come over 10 Helena
every day N do business. They ar,
not sntis6cd with their home trade. but
are reaching out nll over the country
They could never expect 70 sell good,
here n they ala not sell cheaper thar
Helena merchants II would be- u great
benefit % this city u we had those mor
chants here. N you want 10 make n
city out Of Helena invite competition
and In five years you viii have city
here such ns you never dreamed o. II
you want 10 Kill Helena all you hav,
a. DO IS 10 put Chimes" wall nrount
n and keep out competition. The mex
thing you want 10 do Is ~ create pub
lie sentiment for and advocate the i'm