The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-01
IT LOOKS PROMISING
Excellent Business Prospects in
!. Northern Montana.
REVIVAL IN REAL ESTATE
a Mild Winter Makes the Stockmen
Happy-New Industrial Enterprises
in Great Falls-Silver's Dark
Days Are Passing.

II Great Falls Jan. 31.-The business
outlook for the coming year is COM
prehensively summarized by w. G..
Conrad, the banker in the following
statement:
Yes, / regard the business outlook in
this section as the most promising |
have seen for years. In the first place,
money is easy to obtain on legitimate
security In all my business experience
/ do not remember to have seen a time
when capital was more anxious to find
safe and remunerative investment. The
mild winter has been excellent for the
sheep, cattle and stock industry which
forms very important item in the
prosperity of this section of the state
1t promises now to prove very ex-
ceptional winter SO far as the usual
hardshps and loss to the stock grower
on account of cold weather are con-
cerned. Not only will the stockman
come out with very slight loss in the
spring, but present indications are that
he will receive better price for wool,
mutton and beef next season than he
has received for some years past This
is bound to bring a good deal OF money
into the country and aid in making
business prosperous.
There are not lacking some signs of
revival in real estate and building
during the coming season. While l do
not predict any great boom in this di-
rection, i know of several good build
ings which will go up this summer and
there are others in contemplation.
Conrad Bros are considering the cree
ton of a block on Central avenue. The
matter is not yet definitely decided on,
but if we build we will put up a first
class building. Our final decision in
the matter depends on certain contin-
Sencies that are not yet developed, so
you had better not say much about the
matter The Business Mems associa-
ton is starting out under most favor
able auspices and / am hopeful that as
the result of their efforts some new in
dustries will be induced to locate here
and this will bring building and an adj
dition to our already handsome month
ly pay roll.
II feel confident that Great Falls will
benefit considerably in business way
this year from the Klondike travel.
From what j know about the Edmon-
ton route L feel sure that it possesses
sterling merit as Klondike route. The
country to the north of Edmonton is
easy of access. During the Riel rebel
lion Conrad Bros--sent supples4ro. the
tDominion government into that coun-
TRY. | remember in those days it was
asserted that 1t was impossible to pen
@etrate 10 Edmonton with our bull
trains, but when l ordered our men 20
make the attempt they found no diff
Guilty at all OF course there may be
some obstacles to overcome on this
sroute, but good men will make their
way most anywhere in that country.
and 1t possesses plenty of wood and
water, which makes pioneer travel
easy Besides this the country along
ssthe route is one to tempt the prospec-
tor. II am informed that already gold
discoveries have been made on the
Peace river, some 400 or 500 miles from
Edmonton, on this route. that rival
those found in the Alaska country.
believe that placer gold will be found
in many of those streams between Ed
smonton and the Klondil1e. and that
eventually you will see q rush south
from Klondike to this country. With
the exploration of the country between
aklondike and Edmonton will come a
demand for goods and outfits that will
be of great benefit to Great Falls,
which stands as the natural gateway
for this travel coming from the West
ern states The time is not far distant
when the mineral resources of our own
neighborhood will contribute marvel
ously to the upbuilding of Great Falls.
The unjust legislation that has de-
stroyed the value of our silver mines
has for time put a check on this de-
Selopment. l am informed that outside
of Neihart there is not a mine in the
state of any consequence that is now
being operated exclusively for silver
but the signs of the times are that the
and that the dawn of the morning is at
hand. When that time comes and sill
YER is restored to its rightful and legit-
innate place among the money metals
of the world, few years hence, you
will then see an era of growth and
prosperity that will surprise the peo-
pie who are now looking forward to
fairly good times as a result of other
factors which will come into operation
more quickly.
We'll. I won't say any more at pres
ent. People may think I am too SAN
guine on the outlook, but am a strong
believer in the bull side of the market
as far as the interests of this particular
section go. Great Falls is all right
Northeastern Montana is all right, and,
as far as / am informed. the whole
state of Montana has good reason to
be satisfied with conditions as they
exist to-day and the promise for the
future"
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