The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-13
HER RAPID GROWTH
The Past Year Has Worked Wonders
in Busy Belt.
SOME INCORPORATION TALK
A Fire Department Needed to Re-
duce Insurance Rates = Good
Prices for Ranch Products
Meeting of Agriculturists.

Belt, Mont. Jan. 1.-THE remarkable
growth of Belt during the last year
indicates an era of prosperity seldom
enjoyed by mining camps anywhere in
the West. The population has more
than doubled during that time and
business of every description has in
creased in the same ratio. With an
assured pay roll of $4,000 per month
there is no reason why the people of
this place should not look confidently
in the future and the town should
rank as one of the most important
young cities in the state.
While there is a desire on the part
of many residents to incorporate as
city, others maintain that Belt has
not yet reached that stage where the
expenses of a municipal government
can be easily borne by the citizens.
Postmaster Lawler now has room to
turn around without performing a
somersault or backing out of doors to
accomplish that feat. The new Office is
roomy and enables the postmaster to
handle mails with ease and prompt
ness.
Clingan's new business house mate
rally improves that portion of town
and is a model structure in its way.
TOT the lTIOTfI1dllOn VI SpOINS VI
Helena, Butte and Great Falls, IL can
be said Belt is amply populated with
gentlemen of leisure" of the tinhorn
variety. In the language of saloon
man, mo outside tinhorns should be
allowed to camp here"
The new addition to Cashiers hotel
was badly needed. but owing to the
increase of travel to this city addition
al hotel accommodations would not be
objected to by guests at any of the
| hotels.
Insurance rates here will continue
excessively high until there shall be
organized a well-officered fire depart
ment. Every property holder in town
should contribute literally towards
this end. 1t will be economy in the
long run.
Belt is surrounded by agriculturalists
that find a ready market for their pro-
duct here and it is proper and right
that the county fair should be held at
Belt this fall.
GERS and directors of the Cascade Coun-
~ Agricultural society at Cashiers
hotel, in this city, Jan. "a, 1896. Far
mers are cordially invited to attend, as
business of Importance connected with
the fair at Belt will come up for dis
cussion.
Services will be held in the Metho-
diSb tNOly evening tAttDl
Wednesday night the coming week.
A cordial invitation is extended all by
the pastor.
Rev Mr.. Van Orsdell delivered an
able sermon i'm the Methodist church
to-day to larger congregation. Mr..
Van Orsdell is a pioneer in evangelistic
! work in Northern Montana and is de-
/ serYedly popular in Belt.
Claude Glenn succeeds Wally Ken
nedy as cipher agitator' for L. r..
Chngan, and the latter will enter the
business arena for himself next month.
Willie Malloy is convalescing after
very severe illness.
The meeting of members of the Car
| penters' union last night was well at
tendel and matters of Importance to
the organization came up for earnest
| discussion.
The county commissioners made
wise selection in appointing William
Menefel constable for Belt township.
| Officer Moran resigned.
Miss Dockery is confined to her room
| at the Lewis residence with tonsilitis.
Miss Doddell of Great Falls is in the
| city, the guest of friends, who will en-
deavor to have her remain here perma-
| nently.
T. E. Butler w. p. Dodson and E. II.
| Cooney of the Standard staff were WISH
| tors last week. and as result Mon
tana's favorite newspaper is now
| found in every business house and i'm
the majority of the homes at Belt The
Standard is taken by more than 800
residents of the coal metropolis.
Judge Fitzgerald is becoming deserv-
eddy popular at Belt and could hardly
| be induced to return to the Falls TO
| reside permanently.
Mrs. Kittle arrived from Utah
wednesday last and will be a valuable
| acquisition TO Belt social circles.
p. j. Shields and family will leave
| Tomorrow for Great Falls. where they
| will reside in the future. Miss Mollie's
| absence will be greatly felt by the
| young people of Belt.