The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-28
100000

! pacity Of TO- 600 barrels
year, total cost of construc-
ton ........ ...s,...... $50, 900
Billings Wholesale Grocery,
with a $4,000 stock, cost Of
building .. ..... ". 10000
Billings Times. sWo-storv brick 1000
Besides these are contemplated the
erection of numerous residences. and
some elegant ones, too: a Baptist
church; sewerage extension for the resi-
| dence portion OF North Billings. which
will cost about $4,000; a new North
ern Pacific freight house To these can
| be added the construction of the Bill.
lings ditch, which means expenditure of
money in this city aegregating $780,
| 600
/ Billings contractors were kept busy
| last year and with the present prospect
for a big year the demand will be in
creased. Carpenters were at prem
ium. drawing good wages and working
six days in the week. A we'll known
contractor told The Gazette reporter
| few days ago that he never saw as
good indications for a prosperous year
in the building line as 1899 bids fair
to be- He said:
lyon would hardly think this likely
when is considered the great amount
Of building that was done last year and
this winter. Something like sixty
buildings were erected during 1898, but
unless people are doing more talking
than anything else, this year will
eclipse that number. / have had quite
a number Of calls asking for estimates
on all manner of buildings, among
them being two fine residences, one to
cost $4,000 and the other $1,000 Yes,
sir; Billings will have prosperous
building revival this year. .
The lumber dealers state that more
figuring is being done by prospective
builders than ever before at this time
of the year and every ything is most aus
picious for a big season.
North Thirty second street is the
coming street in Billings. Every in
dication points to a great amount Of
building being done OH that street this
year. During the past few months
several nice cottages have been built on
this street and more are in contempla-
ton.
There are many desirable lots for
business blocks and residences and these
are being gobbled up at an astonishing
rate. being taken by citizens who con-
template building homes of their own.
Billings real estate during the n5xt two
years will experience decided boom
and those who are fortunate enough to
own a few blocks will realize hand
sOmely from the same The opening
of the Billings ditch, which will re-
claim nearly 10000 acres Of land on
the Huntley fiat, will start boom for
Yellowstone realty. which will quickly
be absorbed by eastern land seekers
who are looking for homes in the west
The excursions to be run during the
coming month by the Northern Pacific
and also by the Burlington, will bring
many easterners to Billings who will
look over the country and return to
their friends with reports of the coun-
try, which will be favorable.
Hon. J. H. Calderhead, labor COM
missioner, in his sixth annual report
for the state of Montana says about
blJllnRS:
"The illimitable supply Of power
which the water of the Yellowstone is
capable of furnishing, the great guam
tity Of excellent coal in the adjacent
county Of Carbon, the fertility Of the
soil Of the surrounding country and the
excellent railroad facilities. all indicate
that here must soon be thriving CEN
ter Of manufacturing industries. +"