Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-05-06
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
TO HAVE A RAILROAD
THE INLAND COUNTY SEAT IS REJOICING
OVER THE GOOD NEWS---WONDERFUL
ADVANCEMENT WILL BE MADE

efforts of Former Senator +. j. And
erson Mayor elect Geo. +. Harmon
and =. II. Wild.
The assurance Of this railroad puts
al end to the county seat removal
talk. While the old time residents of
the county never believed that sut,i-
cient strength could ever be mustered
Mt Harlowton to assure the removal
of the county seat. yet it is better
that the question should be settled
this way than that the money spent
should be lost by the unsuccessful
contestant for the county seat rights.
Mr.. Calkins, of the Milwaukee rail
way, who is doing all he can to pro-
mote the interests Of White Sulphur
Springs. at a recent visit said that if
the Ringling Bros built this railroad
the Milwaukee road would do all it
possibly could in lending it's assis-
tancp. 1t was announced also that
White Sulphur Springs would become
a common point in freight charges,
thus giving lis advantages equal to
those enjoyed by the largest cities of
the state. Mr.. Calkins expressed
himself in very enthusiastic terms
over the prospects of White Sulphur
Springs and said that, in his estima-
tion, the town would, within five
years. be able to claim a population
of $1,000. These figures are higher
than we have placed them, but we
shall not find fault with anyone who
places the estimate higher than we do.
Among the buildings already plan
ned for iii addition to the $500. 900 bath
house and hotel in the Springs square.
and the Odd Fellows temple, EpiscO-
pal church, an additional tirst-class
hotel, a dozen business houses, and
fifty dwelling homes. Every means
will be taken by city ordinance to
have the buildings of permanent
nature. No new frame buildings will
be allowed OH the main streets, and
| the old ones will be condemned by
the process of law and the property
owners encouraged to build of brick
or stone. There is nothing to prevent
! this being done even while the rail
/ road is building in, for there is Il
splendid quarry located within very
4 few miles OF this place from which es-
pecialiy good stone can be procured
for building purposes. The old brick
yard mile from town, will again re-
sumo operations and supply material
/ for prospective builders. In the
building OF the larger White Sulphur
Springs, we shall not make the mis-
take of the new towns on the rail
roads, but i'll this instance will build
permanently and substantially, thus
insuring protection to property and
cheaper insurance rates.
Contingent upon this railroad build
ing, II number of large ranches. aggre-
eating in acreage 25O,OOO acres, have
changed hands, and these will be col
oniZed and cultivated by the new set
tiers.
Thus, White Sulphur Springs, one
of the first towns in the state, which
has passed through all the varying
yissicit,des OF western inland towns,
at last is placed on Il firm footing and
given the impulse for growth. The
picturesque cowboy, the weather
beaten sheep herder, the grizzled old
traIl blazer, become things of the
past and pass down into history, and
while we shall miss them as such, yet
in the march of progress they will
still be with us while no longer in the
majority, yet none the less honored
and respected than before.