The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-04-29
THE HELENA DIRECTORY.
The Issue for 1894 Will Be Ready
for Delivery in a Few
Days
II Was Printed in This City and
Is a Very Croditablo
Publication.
what the Beck Tells In Regard 20 the
Basiness of THIS city ana Those
Who Reside Here.

he Hslens City Directory for 1894 will
be ready for delivery 10 subscribers early In
the coming week. A. for number Of years
past, IL Is published BY Il. l.. Polk a. Co.,
and was printed at The IsDEpEspKNr job
printing establishment Heretofore Measrs.
Polk a Co. have had thsis Helena directory
p tinted in ths east, bul this year they had
all ths work done in this oitJ. Advan os
copies show that IL compares favofsbiy with
previous issues Of the wo;k. and the rsrro-
sentative of Polk d Co, said yesterday
that ~ geographically IL was equal to any
work his house had had done In the east
The contract with The INDEPENDENT was
sha, the book should be completed within
twenty-six days. The INDErESDEET oom-
Dleted the book siH days ahead Of the con-
tract time. AZ to what the book 10 this
year the following taken from the intro
duotien will shows
The 9th annual edition of Il. l.. Polk
Co.'s city directory of Helena IL pre-
scented with the assurance that IL is entirely
worthy of its predecessors. which 10 the
public is a sufficient guaranty Of its excel
lenee. The contents Of this volume have
been carefully compiled by experienced
directory men and can be- relied upon for
accuracy and completeness. The book hs
a whole is a correct and complete compen-
dium Of the city Of Helena. containing.
besides the Names addresses and ocoupa-
tions OF oil residents. n review Of the city
aud all its institutions ami much other
valuable information In convenient form.
The city directory 10 absolutely indis-
pensable as a book Of references and as q
guide to all the residences and business
places of the city aud to the public build
Jugs. railway dsp0ts banks schools,
churches. societies and various other organ
izations and institutions. This book will
be placed in the library Of every directory
office In this country and Canada. and will
OF course be frequently referred 70 by peo-
pie Ia other cities who are sufficiently in
teTeated In Helena TO desire info. nation
concerning her.
This book lie not as large as the Helena
directory of last year for the reason that
smaller type ami more condensed and
convenient fofm have enabled the publish
Q s TO place thirty seven linaa on each page
instead of thirty-four, making a saving of
four names 10 the page, which in the aRgre-
gate amounts to a considerable saving OF
space. Furthermore, less space is devoted
TO advertising this year than last.
The publishers take particular pride in
this new volume-beeauss IL 10 entirely a
home product. Every bit OF the directory
opinion prevailed that city the size of
Helena aid not Afford proper facilities for
the printing and binding OF q book OF such
propo tions as the City Directory, and con
ssquontly that part of the wofk was done
in tne east. This year, however the pub
fishers, yielding TO the request of the typo
graphical uuion. decided 10 have the direc-
tory printed AT home" and the result ID
more than pleasing to all interested. The
. hitting has been done In mont satsfac-
tory and artistic manner and in almost as
sho 4 a time As 10 could have been done By
the very largest printing esta bliahment in the
eHat The typographical appea anoe OF this
volume 80 certainly a strong proof of Hele-
mas ability to successfully compete with all
other cities in the line Of printing. Or
course all future editions of the Helena
City Directory will DO printed here.
There are 7. SCI names in the volums. Ap-
plying the multiple of three. which is sup
posed TO represent the women and children
whose names do not appear IN tue directory
a population OF %, b95 is indicated for Hell
ena at the beginning Of the year 1894"
The general information furnished by
the directory IN sgard to the city shows a
great deal of care In its compilation. aud in
itself IL worth the price of tho book. Every
resident of the city who wants to be posted
as 10 what the resources Of the city are, so
to DO able TO talk intelligsntly TO v.si-
tors, would do well TO carefully read the
first pages OF the hook, aud II undertaken
tue reauer will be su ., Used that he knew
feally so little about the city. This
com ilston tells Of the water supply,
the suburban resorts. the street car lines,
tia schools churches ami other public
buildings the lighting system. and where
the fuel supply comes from. = he rail Dad
facilities are shown in detail, the standing
OF the banks. the extent of the iobblnp
trRde, the minlug district tributary to the
city, thu postal and telegraph faculties, and
resu ne Of tbs finances of the city and
COUNT
The directory psrt of tue book lie OBJ
ably the most thorough that has Deon issued
ia this city. and while there are sure to be
some errrrs and some omissiens, a casual
examination shows that the eanvassers did
their work remarkably well.