The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-26
FOR A BUSY SUMNER
ALI the Signs Show That Is What
This Town Will Have.
AWAKE FROM END TO END
Things Have a Prosperous Look
Many New Buildings on the
Way and Many More
% Are Coming.

tains which are the back bone of the
American continent, Anaconda Is con-
tent with the prosperous present and
pleasantly awaits what the future has
in store for IL. All the signs of the
times are abundant in promise of
growth and permanence for this city,
thus bringing good cheer to those who
have made their homes in the beautiful
valley OF the Warm Springs creek.
throughout period of storm and
stress that shook the financial struc-
lures of the world to the foundation.
ana caused distress and want in all
parts of the earth, Anaconda was firm
and steadfast. Not a merchant failed.
no bank suspended and the people
found steady employment at living
wages.
The growth of the city was undated,
business blocks and dwellings were
planned and erected at a time when
work on improvements in other por-
tons of this country were abandoned
or left standing but half completed.
Winter came on, but the rigors of eli
mate did not check the builders in this
city, and with the advent of spring
dozens more entered the work, and
balmy weather gave a new impetus to
the busy contractors and builders, and
all lines of trade f1ourished more than
ever.
Men have looked at each other and
asked what causes this growth. Moth
ing In the nature of q boom, as IL is
known in Western parlance, is or was
expected, and as they talked together
the reasons. the only reason became
apparent, that Anaconda was
simply building up upon the
foundation of present business
and filling the needs and require
ments of a city that is the permanent
home of 5000 wage-earners and the
center of trade for Western Montana.
And when they had reasoned together
those self-sarne citizens went out and
bought new property and built them
houses, or improved those they had,
and If in business bought larger in
which subsequent trade fully justified.
The review of trade and the forecast
made last January in these columns
became incomplete as the days rolled
by, and now a second effort to show
what has been done in Anaconda since
that time and what is likely to be done
during the next six months of the year
will not be complete, because new en-
terprises are developed daily and build
ings are begun without any formal an
nouncement. However, the list of i'm
provements recently completed, now in
progress and those assured, cannot fail
to be of interest.
The sounds of the hammer and saw,
the click of the stonemason's chisel
and scrape of the bricklayers trowel
".
Around the east end OF town, at the
big futile foundry, an array of work.
men is employed. improvements are
being made this season to the plant
which represent the expenditure of not
less than $4,000. The most of this is
for increasing the size of the build
ings, while the remainder goes into
new machinery. A boiler shop of brick
50x100 feet in size is being built, and
in it there is to be an Independent en-
CINE, and travelling crane for hand
ling large machinery and boilers. The
machine shop is being doubled in size,
its new dimensions being 210x90 feet
The foundry is increased in capacity
until its dimensions are now 1S5x120.
In this building there is also to be
travelling crane for handling moulten
metal and castings. These additions
make this establishment the largest
institution Of the kind in the west.
At the corner of Main and Park
street James Shields has workmen
clearing the ground for two-story
brick block. to front so feet ON Main
street and 140 feet on Park avenue.
1t will contain four stores, two on each
street, and the second floor will be
devoted to offices and apartments. The
plans present most attractive out
ward appearance, the entrances are
arched in stone and the light is to
shine through plate glass fronts. The
Will CObI SSO,UUU.
One block away, at the corner of
Main and Commercial streets, the
Montana Butchering company is build
ing a similar structure, fronting on
Main, with side entrances on CONNER
cial street. The Montana Butchering
company is composed OF Con Kohrs,
long known as the Montana Cattle
King; ]. NJ. Boardman and w. H.
Gehrman, with others. The building
Will be used as headquarters for the
largest and best equipped wholesale
and retail meat market in Montana.
In addition to this block the company
is building slaughter house and stock
yards, with barns and attendant build
ings, near Carroll, at an expense of
$4,000, which will make the total out
lay very nearly $4,000 in this immedi-
ate vicinity.
The western end of the city is not
behind in the line of improvement. The
Anaconda Brewing company has the
plans completed and is now only
awaiting the return of the design
from st. Louis, where it was sent for
correction, to begin work on a three
story brewery. The plans were drawn
by specialists, who do nothing but
plan breweries, and the arrangement
of the machinery and the building it,
self will be specially adapted for this
business. On the top floor there will
be an immense cold storage reservoir
Tor tne manufactured product. The
building will be entirely fireproof
nothing but brick and iron entering
into its construction. The members of
the Anaconda Brewing company are
j. V. Petritz, ]. Steiger and j. Faul,
and this improvement will cost at
least $4,000. 1t will be built near the
site of the old brewery.
"A site on Main street has been Sc
cured by Mrs. Hearst for the Hearst
Memorial Library, and so soon as that
lady returns from Europe, where she
is now travelling, the plans now in the
hands of a Washington City architect
will be carried to completion. This
building is in memory of the
late Senator George Hearst.
and will be as ornamental
as il will be useful to the citizens of
this city. No details can be given at
this time. but as widely known as is
the generosity of the giver, IL is GER
tain to be one of the handsomest dona-
lions made n tho rarrb1fc in lie =,