Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26

here, compared with three times that amount for
artificial gas in Great Falls.
Modern Electric Plant Next
The Great Falls Gas company has also been
granted an electric franchise, and material for a
steam plant to cost between S35, 900 and $4,000 has
already been shipped, and is due here any time.
Completion Of the plant will take from 30 to so
days, depending upon weather conditions. The
company is also changing over from direct to alter
mating current. Crude oil from the adjacent Oil
field will be used for fuel. Complete twenty-four
hour service will be given.
Plenty of Good Water Here
The water question is somewhat of a problem in
many Montana cities, but not SO in Shelby. Water
there is, and in abundance. A municipal system,
taking it's supply from the Marias river nearby, will
care for the needs of the city for some time. There
is an ample supply of good water for all purposes,
including fire protection.
Adequate Hotel Facilities
With one new hotel in course of construction,
and two more contemplated, with the likelihood Of
one of these being completed by spring, Shelby will
be better prepared to care for new people than in
the past. Hotel facilities have been sorely taxed
mOSI Ol lie year, Dut LIlS CONDITION Is UelHg
remedied and modern, up-to-the-minute hostelries
will be at the disposal of the public very soon. The
New Rainbow, now under way, will contain 80
rooms. The hotel projected by the Shelby Hotel
company, which has already obtained a Main street
site, will have IS rooms, while that to be built by
Nose Zimmerman, on the north side, will be one of
the best and largest in this section, and will cost
more than 100000 to build. The Sullivan hotel
will undoubtedly start work in the spring on a
48-room addition, which will double its present
capacity.
New Railroads Possible
That the Milwaukee railway will build in from
Agawam is more than a possibility, as the road has
but 40 miles to construct to reach this city, and if
it comes in, no doubt will locate shops here. The
500 line is also contemplating an extension of its
line from Whitehall, which will tap the Sweet Grass
hills, and open up virgin territory, the development
Of which will benefit Shelby to an appreciate
extent.
Good Schools and Churches
Shelby boasts one of the best school systems in
northern Montana, with a high school enrolment
of more than a hundred, and two hundred in the
grade schools. This number is constantly being
augmented because Of the many new arrivals. The
city has two churches, Roman Catholic and the
Shelby Community church, which embraces most of
the Protestant denominations. The Shelby Com
munity club, meeting every Tuesday evening at the
high school auditorium, is composed Of most Of the
townspeople, and is a center of social life. During
the week just past, a KlWanls club has been pro-
jected, and will be formally organized at a luncheon
to be held Wednesday, when Great Falls speakers
are expected to be present. You will like the social
life in Shelby.
Shelby Real Estate In Demand
That not only those living here, but hundreds of
outsiders, are realizing the value Of city property,
is shown by the large number of real estate trans
actions that have taken place and are still taking
place. Three new additions to the toWnslte have
already been plated, and a large number Of lots
sold, although none of the townsite companies have
as yet put on advertising campaigns. The COM
panies handling townsite propositions here are all
responsible, and have shown their faith in the pos
sibilities Of Shelby by investing large sums of
money here. Lots are to be had at more reasonable
figures than in many boom towns.
Opportunities In All Lines
Shelby today offers to the business man and
the investor more opportunities than can be found
in any city in this state, and perhaps in the entire
inter-mountain region. The man who comes here
looking for a location will find a cordial, hearty
people, who will extend him every courtesy and
make him welcome. There are countless oppor-
t~unities here for capital, as well as for the man
who works. In fact, the demand for labor next
season will be unprecedented. Shelby wants new
people, and will be prepared to receive them. She Is
now lowering on the edge of a regular old-fashioned
boom, and the time to come here, to make the most
of the chances offered, is now. Don't wait until
the best lots are sold, until all lines of business