Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1888-06-07
Gsaai Falls aaa ae,ens.

/ BET one gives vent e. his skcpticism
about the future ul Great Fall~ he should
visit that city, note ~ size. progress and
: the grand schrrrc of IL; founders. H.. size.
/ location, AID the character 81 ~ husinc.,
/ building. and private resideiccs were a
grca, surprise to the wrtor. The city Las
"a beuutiiui iocatiuu. in q bend ou the east
side OF the Missouri just below the mouth
/ Of sun River the city limits cxtsnding back
1 to the gradually slop,ng bench lands. The
! Falls has the finest hotel building 10 Non
taua, capable Of accommodating over one
| hundred guest. the rooms are nicely furn-
I ished, heated with steam and provided with
/ gas iixtur"s and fire alarms vn..er the new
management the hotel is doing good bust
ness. There are bet wcca Fifteen and twenty
/ brick and stone cuisines IS buildings on Main
street. and uthcrs Of the same character
I ,a.c.ui-e og cuu.tructiou or contemplated.
I 4 new wagon bridge ln- just hyru COM
| pletcl across tire Missouri. "a thaLsand i,4t
long aud costing $5D,Ua0. The branch
I railroads to Sand Coulcc and The reduction
works are completed, aud large gangs OF
:
mails. The Fall, has good Touring mill
which viii be kept running during the COM
Ing fan and winter on Montana wheat.
The future oi Great Pals rests ia the
faithful carrying out Of the grand projects
upon which It's origin was based. II IL not
the work OF weeks or of months, but OF
years. So far the triumvirato OF capitalists
4 1T
or fear and the business men OF the city,
Though trade is little quiet now with
them, are hopeful of the future and have
all conlileuce IN the Falls aud the faithful
prosecution 81 every scheme mapped out.
There can La.io false play. II IS upon the
strength of promises made by honorable
men that has causei the Falls TO reach its
present size. 1t cannot he called n net TO
catch suckers or tonlcr!cct, for we believe
tho majority oi business mon az the Falls
are OLD Muutauians. Nodouht the Falls has
passed the boom" prrind ui IT, existence,
and 81 tn.t, .sa slight reaction IL should
alarm nu one bat the timid and short
purscl Great raii-. Ike every other town,
ns- Els uef ..tf-'s ami lickers.
pend upon ia immediate su-roundins
c.aatry. ID would not hold az town hall
f. present size. IL has a. better tributary
uei'u i1ritrrsvuy. upon which the eyes
uf It's capital ista are firmly ST.. Tho trade
of the Ju.iith basin could be placed beyond
all rivalry and division by railroad to its
center. Cattle. sheep, hurs,s and wool
1 81 f.t...
people would Zee placed within four homs
ride oi the northern metropolis. THE
mines Oh Fergus county, AZ well as her
stock nni agricultural greatness are worth
louliue after. The Manitoba company
and the people 81 Great Falls must look
to this couuiry tor support In building up
their city aud Getting traffic.
The men Interested in Great Falls. mean
business. There are moss about 200 men
employed on the reduction works, which
will boz built in -four sections each conplcte
in Itself, and it rs expected that the first
all hr turuin. out hu,iioa hciorr fni The
Ncihart aud Balkcr railroad, and branch
into the Judith basin. we are informed, are
sure go follow. Fullowiu. up otter creek
from Belt could 20, ioUnd aueasy grade into
the Basin at STANFORD
Great Falls eau hccome all that her CHI
zens hope for il the project. now outlined
and decided upnu are iaithiully carried ont.
Works that Ahve monthly payroll 81
hundreds cd men and rich tributary
country, are all iha; is necessary To make
It one 81 The reading cities OF the north
west
lI'leua is enjoying "A steady he'sthy
growth. Il is rapidly becoming citih, H..
&; has Theatres, street ear lines. electric
lights. water works All several lines o.
railroads. its strr.is are crowded with
traus and tho side walks with rapidly
moving pedestrians. \ nuubrr ri q e
residences and public buildings have been
erected ia the past two years. The nrw
court house j. "a credit to LOWS and 81 ,rke
county aud thr pride CD. tho city. li-irnn
appotis o.. be on the verge ~ a great min
ing boom. Alrn AT the hotels are con
rtnutly talking quartz ami tho great
reduction works. The capital i,r these
work, ha~ all been pltisei, aud the proicr;
Is ia ,uc hands uf men vho never made a
failure oi anything ii,y undertook. III,
iniat"ry steps NOW bong taken have
aroused Interest ia mining matter, aud
more arnly. IL possible, established the
supremacy 81 Ns'sna amuus her sister
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