The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-22
THINGS LOOKING UP
This Year Will No Doubt Be a Pros
porous One for MiSSOula.
MORE NEW ENTERPRISES
Hope Is Expressed That Strangers
VIII Not Regard the Fights of
Local Papers as Evidence
of the City's Morality.

Missoula. Jan. 21.-Unless all signs
fail, this year will be one of the most
prosperous in the history of Missoula-
Business men in all lines express them
selves confidently regarding the COM
ing season and all are preparing for
an active year. One thing is certain,
the town has recovered more quickly
than usual from the business depres-
sion which always follows the holiday
rush and the volume of trade has re-
gained its normal size The develop
ment of many mining properties on all
sides of the town will contribute large
~ to the trade of the year and the
enlarged operation of mines that have
been worked quietly for some time will
be of still greater aid to the city. The
heavy snowfall of this month insures
an excellent farming season and fruit
growers and commission men estimate
that the shipments of large and small
fruits this year will be largely in ex-
cess of that of any previous season.
With the opening of spring. the
Northern Pacific depot Will be COM
pleted and the promised enlargement
of yards and roundhouse Will probably
be made. The excavation and all 9TH
er work on the Gibson and Feddersohn
err will be completed before spring and
there will be no delay in the erection
of these two handsome buildings.
Brick and stone are now being deliv-
cred as rapidly as possible and all ma
terial will be on the ground as soon as
the building season arrives. The Rid
del brick yards have orders for this
season that will keep the plant in
operation all summer and will afford
employment to as many men as can
be worked there.
The new brewery of Lang & Martin
will be in operation before Feb. 1 and
another industry will thus be added to
the resources of the town. This con-
Germ deserves the generous support of
such of Missosula's citizens as con-
tribute to the maintenance of brewer
les, and will doubtless receive It, 1t is
not necessary, perhaps, that man
who has not already a beer appetite
should cultivate one for the sole pur-
pose of fostering home industry. but.
where the taste is already acquired,
there is no reason why Missoula beer
should not be used TO crafty II. The
proprietors assert confidently that
with the excellent materials which
they have here. they will produce first
class beer and enough to supply all
Western Montana.
Postmaster Dowell has not heard
anything from the application for a
carrier service in Missoula since the
maps and statistics asked for by the
postoffice department were sent in. To
a Standard reporter Mr.. Dowell said
to-day: 1T is too early to look for a
reply. / do not expect anything defin-
lite before March or April. BY that
time. however. we should be Informed
of the action taken by the department.
| feel certain that we will get the car
rier service, as the conditions required
by the department for the establishing
Of such a service all exist here. The
business of the Office is well above the
limit and the conditions as to side
walks and street numbers are all sat
isfied'
There has been. in all Missoula's
history, but one influence that has re-
tarded the city's growth and prosper
ity. Any citizen-merchant, profess
sional man or laborer-will give this
as his opinion and he will add, IL he
is honest. that that one influence has
been internal dissension and fractional
strife. During the past IL months
there have been many indications thai
this sort of thing was all over and thai
there would be some concerted actor
for the betterment Of the city. The
board Of trade was organized on this
platform and II really seemed for g
while as II Missoula's millennium was
at hand But the local papers hav,
departed from the good determination
20 work for the city's welfare and. or
account of some seemingly insignia
cant personal quarrel, which is of M
interest to the public. have become in
volved in a war OF words that is giving
Misssoula people an idea of the deptl
of vileness to which the use OF th'
English language can descend and Il
creating outside OF the city an opinion
that Missoula cannot exist withou
having a fight on hand. Such an i'm
preston is emphatically wrong. but 1
is certain to follow such a deplorabl
state of affairs as now exists amonl
local editors. II does the city a grav,
injustice.
Poker ElIingren.
Missoula, Jan. 2l.-Ellingren. the
man from Martina charged with run
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