The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03
RECORD FOR JANUARY
A Gratifying Increase in Business
Over Former Years.
THE OUTLOOK IS PROMISING
What Montana Needs Is Good.
Honest Advertising-Too Many
Cold Weather reports Go
From This Country.

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with that of the same month OF 1884
and 1895, shows a gratifying increase
in the volume of trade. In some cases
the amount of business done during
the month is nearly double that OF
year ago and in all instances there is
"A substantial gain. Merchants, as
rule. do not expect much trade in the
three weeks which follow the holidays,
but this year has been better in TINS
respect than was looked for. the IN
crease has principally been in out-of-
town trade, which has been heavier
than usual on account OF the reNlNal Oh
mining business in the region tribu-
tarv TO Missoula and to the extensive
operations of the lumber companies In
the timber.
II have been in Missoula for 10
wears" said an old resident 10 a Slah-
dard reporter yesterday, land / nave
never seen a season that seemed TO
me to be so fun of promise for the
city as does this one. / believe that
the natural resources of the surround
ing country are to be developed rms
is the only way in which permanent
prosperity can be secured. That growth
is permanent which results in this way
and is more beneficial by far than that
which comes from booms. Here we
have agricultural mineral and TIMBER
resources which are awaiting develop
ment and the best way for us to pros
per is TO work for the Improvement Oh
these natural advantages.
Merchants seem confident of improv-
ed business conditions this year and
are preparing for better trade. one
prominent dealer said to a standard
man last week: II think that this year
win be the best that Missoula has
known for years. We have had hard
fFlE
worst is over. ! look to the mining m
dustrv to be of great assistance to. us
, during this year. There will be about
half a million dollars spent In M1ssou-
las tributary region and the direct
benefit Of this will belong to this city.
While there is nobody in AIissoula
who would like TO see a boom here
/ this city has had its experience in that
! Iine-there is still much good that may
be done in the way of judicious adNer-
/ Using OF Western Montana. NO BOOM
! ing Is desired but a reasonable state
/ uent Of what we have here would be
! beneficial. AT the last meeting Of the
hoard of trade G.. +. Brooks read
+ letter from a friend i'm Boston who is
+ familiar with Montana. which is OF IN
/ teI-st i'm this connection.
! Tha writer. among other things, said:
! "yvbat Montana needs is a little hon
much about Colorado and the Dakotas
but have a very wrong impression re-
I rardiug Montana. We who know that
| vour state is richer than either Da-
| lxota or Colorado. deplorc this state OF
affairs and would like TO see the state
| set right i'm the eyes OF eastern people.
/ The first thing that you ought TO do
! is TO get hold of the associated press
| reporter who every winteF sends out
! such sensational accounts or cold
| weather and storms in Montana. THESE
reports do more 10 injure the state
than anything else. ~
The DEVELOPMENT of resources will
not be confined TO the mineral regions,
! by any means, this year. While the
I Golden Scepter. the Missoula Cold ana
other mining companies Will do ex-
tensive work in the coming summer,
there will be important improvements
| in the stock raising and frult grow
! ing Industries. The number OF fruit
trees that will be planted this year
win be far in excess of the record Of
any previous season. The nurserymen
who do business in this section all re-
port larger sales this winter than ever
before These trees will be delivered
for spring planting and will increase
the orchard acreage very greatly.
The raising and fattening of cattle
and hogs for the market will this year
receive more attention than hereto
fore 1t is only during the past two or
! three years that the possibilities Of
these valleys for the raising OF pork
have been appreciated but there are
several ranchmen who are now doing
a profitable business in this line. Gas
pard Deschamps yesterday brought up
from his big ranch at Grass Valley
| some Of the finest pork ever seen here
! Ten hogs averaged $50 pounds in
| weight and. with one exception, there
| was not a difference i'm weight of the
carcasses Of more than p pounds. Mr.
/ Deschamps also exhibited some dress
ed beef that would attract faHorahle
comment in any market Both pork
and beef were the products of his
ranch and his experience goes To show
what can be done in this line. If the
business is carefully attended to.