The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-09
FLArHEAo LAKE, THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT.

Poison. Jan. s--To people who were
acquainted with the F'lathead of five
years-or even one year ago, and who
are now renewing their acquaintance
with the reservation. the valley pre-
sents many surprises. Sudden. but
sure and substantial. has been the de-
veiopment of the past year. New towns
have sprung up in every corner and
the old towns have developed wonder
| fully. The past year was an epoch
making one and tie present year prom
/ Uses to be- and will without doubt be. a
better one.
/ Poison Is at present the largest town
on the reservation and in future will
undoubtedly be the center of the val
ley. The recent sale of town lots. how
ever. has opened several new cities-to-
be and the fancy prices which We're paid
/ for the lots show the good intentions
| of the buyers. Roman is in fine shape;
| Camas, Ravalli and Arlee are all of
them starting in well. and the whole
reserve wears look of uneaualed
prosperity.
| Polson's position. however. has
/ claimed for it. and will claim for it in
! future. the tpillinsTcEii center VI tHe
whole reserve. At the foot of the lake.
with direct steamer connections With
kalispell and stage connections with
Missoula. the whole valley is tributary
to II. and, with the construction OF the
railroad projects which are now under
way, the town will become Il city Of no
mean size.
The town Is fast taking on metrOpol-
itan airs. has arranged for water works
and electric lights and has a good print
/ shop which gets out good little
weekly sheet that is a booster. II has
a bank and the safe is just being in
stalled. The name chosen is the Flat
head County State bank, and August
Peterson of Harvey. n. D., is its pro-
moter. Harvey Is president of the First
National bank of North Dakota and is
interested in IA other banks west of
st. Paul. Others interested in the Pol
son bank, as the stockholders and d.
rectors are: Nj. Pomrey, president of
the Security National bank of Mime
sofa; J. NJ. Keith of the First National
bank of Missoula: Harry Keith. presi-
dent of the First National bank of
kalispell; o. A. Farrar Of the Montana
Electric company of Poison; F. p.
Brown. r, l.. Gray. ,Go91saAiiafd. ,.
\. Frow. G., A. gutHQat4E1as DO .ApAp-
puts. A. ID. Maynard and ]. ]. Tit3pat
rick. all of the Flathead lake section.
The capitalization is placed at $4,000
and it is expected other banks will
be established ut Poison and Dayton.
Poison is going ahead steadily The
county commissioners of Flathead have
spsa nj. f.Ala ri oil mn
water works franchises for 80 years
and this has resulted i'm come furry
of displeasure. but il is expected 1t
will soon pass over \ number ofsnew
business blocks have been erected dur
ing the past few months and the town
is forging ahead. That the town is
expanding constantly is shown by the
fact that Postmaster Gray has recently
installed 500 new boxes for the accom-
mediation of his patrons. The town is
ambitious. for within u short time
committee will leave for Washington
to use its best efforts To have a public
building erected at Poison. and Sem
ators Carter and Dixon and Represent
alive Pray will surely be interviewed
by the progressive residents of Poison
in regard to the plan.
Every little town upon the res-rNa-
tion is forging steadily ahead. There
is considerable of "A boom on at Roman
which is one of the older trading points.
At recent sale of town lots Addison
Sterling purchased an entire block. He
will enlarge his store and hotel and
erect several new buildings. Within
the past six months "A number of busi-
ness houses have been established at
this old station. and il looks as if il
will be one of the coming towns OF
the reservation.
Dayton Is one Of the prettiest towns
in that section of the state. 1t Is on
the opposite shore of the lake from
Poison. but ii is growing rapidly and
gives promise of being one OF the best
towns of Flathead county within a few
years. its specialties being fruit and
farm products of all kinds.
camas Hot Springs Is another of the
towns of the reservation which has
u good future. Fred Peeso, a former
Butte man. has been running the trad
ing post there for the past few Years
and has surely made good. for he takes
a great interest in the Indians and
understands their language and their
lFauitlois' III" Town at present mas
about 30 inhabitants. and there are
few other stores which will be doing
business within Il little while. The
promise is made that first class hotel
will be in operation in the near future
Charles Pouga being behind the enter
prise. "ae hot springs are among the
best to be found in the west and the
prediction has been made by those who
know what they are talking about that
the Games springs have such medicinal
qualities that they will one day become
among the most noted in the United
States