The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-06-08
SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1901.
ADVANCE ALL ALONG THE LINE.

ADVANCE ALL ALONG THE LINE.
It is too bad that some people
should be afraid that Kalispell will
grow too fast for them to keep up
with it. The healthy increase in pop
ulation and structures since year
ago has not been an air bubble. The
finances Of the newly arriving settlers
are generally in good condition and
it is only a few old timers who ele-
vate their brows and thrust the
tongue into the cheek when some new
and decided improvement is contem-
plated. Of the new class of residents
there is something else emphatically
in their favor we'll worth discussing;
they are in a majority thrifty trades
men, expert mechanics and possessed
of the ability to rustic which arises
from frequent ups and downs. These
are the people who are managing the
reprehensible boom with which Kalis
pell is threatened, aided and abetted
to a considerable extent by another
class Of new citizens who have
brought into the city enough ready
money to invest in building and mer-
chandise.
This world is passing away with too
much rapidity for the people of Kalis-
pell even to frown down the advance
ment ordained by the natural resour-
ces of the country. For ten years al
ready Kalispell has been kept swathed
in infantile garments and some men
who were here before the town, have
grown old waiting for the revolution
which is now DUE The infant metrop-
oils has so far outgrown the bands
which have enveloped it that it's creep
ing days are over, it has begun to
walk and will make a pretty fair run
before the season of 1901 is closed.
BY some specious reasoning it may
be considered by the tremulous old
timers a disadvantage to a town to
be the most talked-abOut and written
about of the embryo business centers
of Montana; it may to them also seem
disadvantageous for men with outside
capital to come here to stay and
spend their money, engaging in bust
ness enterprises, building brick blocks
and rows of residences for the comfort
and convenience of that other class
who are workers, but prefer to begin
life in their new home surrounded by
comforts than could never be obtained
from log shack with a dirt roof,
which after some period of saving
they might succeed in Transforming
into place of some pretentions.
Within the past year the develop
ment of kalispell has been largely
contributed to by this outside capital;
the local capital has been chary of in.
vestment and entirely too conserva
lively administered for the best
growth of the city though doubtless
fully complying with the evasive poll
cy prescribed by those who are afraid
OF a boom.
And then again some trifling incon
sistency is observed in a local con
temporary which in one sentence ad
monished the too forward movement
of the city and then takes particular
pains to compliment the city council
for recent conclusion to complete
the paving of Second street it's en-
tire length. This move is one whicl
meets with the hearty approval of al
the business men on this thoroughfar
and will also forward the movemep
to complete the grading and macadan
izing of Main street, which will resul
in Kalispell having two bushes
streets comparing favorably wit
any town of twice the size in tn
state. This forward march in tn
way of metropolitan appearance
should be ably seconded by THROWN
down the bars for the business boo,
the city must enjoy if i'll advised ol
structions are abated.
MoNTANA's ROAD LAW
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