The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-01
SFE SDE GATHER FORCES tAbAA CHICKS IN NAY
Resume Of Year Shows Big
Growth in All Lines of
Industry.

! Poison, Dec. 31.--(Special.)--So
much has been accomplished in the
year 1916 by this little city OF only
$500 population, that it is well worthy
Of record.
First-In the way of public improve
ments, fine water works systems has
been installed at total cost of $4,000.
In addition there is now finished and
in use the city sewer system which
cost the city $4,000. but this is not
I all. for the completion of the south
wing of the public school building at
a cost of $4,000 makes the total ex-
pended for municipal improvements
reach the grand total Of s6S,OOO.
Second-The local business men
have not been idle while the public
work was being done, for we have to
| report much larger work done by them,
the first and principal item being the
modern plant of the Mission Range
Power company at He'll Roaring creek
which supplies. the city with it's light
and power. This plant made neces-
sary the expenditure of 100000. Every
dollar of the company's capital is local
money. Next in size comes the fine
sawmill Of the Dewey Lumber COM
pany with a daily capacity Of 10000,
and then comes the new brick garage
| of H. T. Hancock, one of the best in
the state, doubling the size. of the
building Of 4. B. Silver, the veteran of
fho woe MI ~, ct, S,,
city; and still further the new steam
| laundry of the Cramer addition, erect
cd at a cost. with its machinery, Of
over $4,000, of which Frank Hickman
is the owner.
The new enterprises that did. not
necessitate new buildings are the new
hall Of r. T.. Gray, already described
in The Missoulian; the Eureka Gro
Gerry company. w. c. Walcott's cloth
ing and tailoring shop, and the Liberty
| theater owned by J. G. Anderson and
J. w. Westberg, who came here re-
| to Polson's hustling business men are
| Charles III. Lyman, who joined the w.
A. Gregg company: Joseph Kennedy.
who bought an interest in the Lambert
Mercantile company; J. J. Metulys
who purchased the Neander drug store
who bought controlling interest in
the Flathead County State bank and
succeeded A.. NJ. Davidson as presi-
dent of the bank.
Two hundred forty-seven town lots
have been sold in 1916 and 40 ranches
in the vicinity.
Twenty-Five new residences have
been built, including the particularly
fine ones Of p O. Spaberg, George
Festvog, T.. A. Mallory, J. +. Smith, w
r. Gordon, J. A. Lucas and Frank
Blethroad.
Our banks report that while de-
posits a year ago were $259,490.55
they are now $463 1885, Or almos,
double. The total loans a year age
We're s249,521.a1, and now are s327,-
S29.45. a total gain in business to then
of $197,015.61. a truly remarkable gain
All local business men report large
increases in business.
The total grain receipts have thu.
far been 4S5,00O bushels of wheat will
n large portion of the crop still in tn,
hands of the farmers.
The flour mill reports having re.
ceived and made into flour upwards OF
100000 bushels Of wheat and Il yer!
large increase in business over las
years big crop.
The creamery has manufactured ant
sold $4,000 pounds of butter and re-
ceived over 500 cases Of eggs.
In addition to all the business de.
velopment, the religious side has moi
been forgotten, for during the year TIL,
new Presbyterian church was com
pleted at cost of upwards of $4,000.
Poison is proud to say that every hi
of this expansion and development wa!
planned and under way before Their,
was any assurance of the new rail
road. the extreme shortage of building
materials this fall having compelled
the postponement until spring of ;
number of contemplated new buildings
The effect of the railroad building, it i
true, had some effect upon the sale!
OF real estate but the real benefit will
begin next year.