The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-22
GOOD BUSINESS.
Travelling Men Predict an Excellent sea-
son for Montana.

son for Montana.
Great Falls. Aug. 2l-Traveling men
and others who have occasion TO feel
the commercial pulse of the country
constantly are predicting a great rush
of business for the fall and winter and
particularly for Montana and the
northern part of IL more especially.
They say that their sales have never
been better and the futures are partlc-
ularly good. As a sample Of the bust
ness done, the following extract is tax
en- from a long letter written by the
manager Of an Eastern packing and
grocery house to his agent in this city.
Some months ago these same houses
were writing to their agents to sell no
futures. as the market was too unset
tied by the war and other conditions to
admit of a wise prediction. Now the
orders are to rush futures as much as
possible. and that II is being done is
plainly vinced by the extract. Ac-
cording to all reports all old stocks
have been cleaned up by the resump-
tion of business as much as b. the
war. and everything is In readiness for
a greatly improved trade. The letter
reads az follows:
Il have been so extremely crowded
with work that ] have neglected your
letter or the Sd, putting the answer of
from time TO lime. waiting to get time
TO write you fully. The future bust
ness has been remarkable this year and
We already ave orders far in excess
or anything we have ever experienced
before. Our future orders up to date
amount TO over 175, 600 cases. and now
mat the time Ia approaching for filling
these orders the anxiety and uneasiness
In connection Herewith is so great that
IL has become a regular nightmare To
me. sun. we have to keep saving
wood at the old stand, and / am going
to take care OF all the business You
may send U.S."
The above is from a Chicago house.
and letters from California houses are
Of similar import: all are rushed to
death, n their Northwestern orders
are not the least i'm the list. The i'm
proved markets for the products OF
Montana in the line Of sheep and cattle
and grain are creating an unusually
large demand among the producers for
the necessities of life, and business
along these lines has Increased wonder
fully. Locally the effect is very appar-
ent, n the merchants of this city are
not only selling large amounts OF goods.
but in anticipation OF increased and
continued demands they are placing
large orders for the fall and winter In
other words, they are the ones who are
causing the anxiety in the wholesale
houses over futures" Everything
points TO A very successful fan in this
CITY anu County,. Inc bOSIbl " Npn-
tana ompan are increasing their
works, continuing the line OF the past
two years. and the payrolls OF the
county are likely I'm the course Of two
or three months to aggregate more
than was ever known in the history OF
he county.
That the feeling Is good IL shown by
the real estate transfers placed on rec
ord. While the number II possibly not
so large as In the days when there was
much speculation in unimproved lots
and acre property, IL very nearly APP
proaches that record, with the differ
ence-and a promising difference IL is
that the sales OF to-day are for perma-
uent occupancy and Improvement. The
amount q building In the past year has
been very large n IL steadily increas-
ing. There seem TO be no artisans out
Of employment. and contractors say
that they have no time 10 figure on
small jobs. The class OF residences
which have been erected are OF the
better class entirely. or nearly So, and
the one or two business blocks erected
have been for immediate upanc
To-day there is not a hrst-class BUSH
ness location for rent and the number
OF unoccupied dwellings II very small
II looks very much as IL the season OF
$3.50 would see quite a building boom.
Miss Kittie LUX, who was a member Of
this wears graduating class. left this