The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-08-05
MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1901.
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ing the Bee from subscribers.
A A H "A i
CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE.
There is no denying that the uncer-
tainty as to rumored changes of the
railroad line is worrying many of the
people of this city, but we are firmly
of the opinion that calm survey of
the whole situation Will disclose
sound reasons for believing that the
benefits which will fall to the lot of
Kalispell from some of the proposed
changes will easily Offset the disad
vantages the more pessimistic citi-
zens are picturing to themselves and
expressing in their depressed mo-
ments. A prominent resident of the
valley who called on the Bee day or
two ago discussed at length the GER
tainties and probabilities of the rail
road situation, and summed up by Civ
ing it as his opinion that the mer-
chants and others who were on the
anxious seat and worrying over the
possibility of diminution of the
towns present and future prosperity,
were borrowing a peck of trouble for
which to him there seemed no reason
able foundation. He said: "The eli
matte advantages and agricultural re-
sources Of the country tributary to
Kalispell are too substantial to be seri-
ously affected even should the talked
of cutoff between Columbia Falls and
Jennings become a fact, which is by
no means certain. While this change
would give the Great Northern GER
tain advantages in the matter of grade
and consequently of train-haul on
through freight, the percentage of re-
duced cost of operation would be more
than Offset Tor long time by the cost
of the changes proposed, and if my
sources of information are as credible
as l have good reason to believe they
are, this is the furthest away of the
bodybuilding projects the Great Nor
thern has in view There is much
more ground for the statement that 4
line is to be built north from Kalispell
to the coal fields than there is for the
stories of the Columbia rails cutoff.
This northern branch is an almost as
sured fact. The road can be built at a
reasonable figure as the grade is easy
and there are no great obstacles to be
overcome. This line will be put
through and be ready for operation
at an earlier date than is generally
supposed The oil indications of the
northern part of the county are very
promising, which is an added reason
why the Great Northern is maturing
plans to tap that region. This work
will be completed and in operation
long before the change of the mair
line is even seriously considered. Fur
thermore, line south from the O'Briel
mill to connect Kalispell with thu
Northern Pacific is an assured fact
which with the northern line will civ,
means of placing in the mining cen
ters of Butte and Anaconda the Goa
they need in their smelling op
erations. as we'll as to furnish tn,
Great Northern at Kalispell and cas-
with the coal needed for railroad pun
poses. The fact is. the business mel
and citizens generally of Kalispel
have much more cause to feel jubi
liant over the railroad extensions tina
are assured than they have to be VOL
ried over the main line change that i
not yet seriously considered. TIL
trouble-hunters will be wondering il
year or two why they were SO foo
ish as to doubt the continued prosper
ty of their CITY,"