The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-28
IN THE SPRING TIME
Then Business Will Boom in the
Manufacturing City.
GETTING THINGS IN SHAPE
A New Hotel to Be BuIlt-At the
Mills Electric Lights VIII
Shine-There Will BE
Race Meeting.

Hamilton, Jan. 27.-The winter sea-
son promises to be shorter than usual
this year in Hamilton. Not that there
will be any difference in the calendar,
but building and milling operations,
which mark the end of the dull season
here, will begin earlier than has been
customary. While 1895 witnessed re
markalble development in this town,
this year promises to eclipse that rec
ord. Arrangements have been made
for the completion of a new hotel early
in the season. The building will be
model in design and Workmanship and
will be appreciated by transient visit
ors in town. Hamilton has outgrown
ITS hotel accommodations, and the new
hosiery is an absolute necessity.
The new electric light plant gives ex-
celleut satisfaction. The light is of fine
quality, the machinery at the works
being of the latest design, and the
equipment of the plant complete In eV-
cry detail The city will put in street
lights a. an early date, and then Ham,
ilton will be a model town in all re-
spects. Good buildings, abundant water
supply, electric lights, good drainage
and fine streets. combined with the en-
ergy and push of her citizens, makes a
good town of what was three years ago
an uncouth lumber camp.
Al the DiS saw IillliS tNNi sAhAll6 10 "
ing made ready for a busy season. The
cut this year will be nearly double that
of any previous season. Electric lights
will be placed in the mills and yards,
and the plant will be run night and
day. Up in the timber the loggers are
making good progress and the heavy
fall of snow makes Ii reasonably GER
tain that there will be no difficulty
with the drive In the spring. AS soon
as the ice breaks In the pond at the
mill The saws will be started, there be
ing a good supply of logs behind the
dam that will keep the mill in opera
ton until this seasons logs come down.
Hamilton will be in line this year
with a good race meeting. The fair as
ISOLATION is already at work upon Its
programme for this years fair. which
will, 1t is expected. surpass the success
full exhibition of last year. With in
creased hotel facilities. larger num-
Der of visitors can be accommodated,
and an effort will be made to have eX-
cursions run to the fair from the big
market cities of the state, that the con-
sumers of Bitter Root produce may see
for themselves where and how 1t
grows.
There is considerable interest among
THE farmers and fruitgrowers of the up
per valley I'm the midwinter Institute,
which will be held in M.ssoula next
month. c. II. Edwards of Missoula, is
IN town to-day, cOnIerrlng Win freSl-
dent Harlan of the Fruitgrowers' asso-
citation regarding the programme for
the meeting. Ii is hoped that there will
be a display of late winter apples at
this meeting, as the impression seems
to be current in some circles that Bit
ter Root apples will not keep. 1t is
easy TO refute this statement, IL or
chard!sts will but take the trouble 10
take a few boxes down to Missoula
when they go TO the meeting.
Hamilton shares with other towns in
the valley the general satisfaction that
is felt in the report of the grand jury
Friday night. County Commissioner
Hendricks, who was one of the officials
attacked by Mr.. Faulds, is a resident
of this city and his friends here are
well pleased with the result of the in
vestigaaion of the grand jury. which
completely exonerated him from he ac-
cusations made against him. Ravalli
county politics and government have
always been free from a suspicion OF
fraud and 1t Is gratifying 20 know
that there were no grounds for the
charges 50 recklessly made by the edi-
tor of the Northwest Tribune, which
reflected so seriously upon the integrity
of the county officials.