Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-08-01
MARCHING ON.
|EAT FALLS AS SEEN BY EDITOR
FISK OF THE TOWNSEND
TRANCHANT.
Ere Blocks and Fine Residences-Beau
: full Parks and Drives.-The Immense
Reduction Plant.

kreat Falls is a town to-day Of 1900
|pulation,a and will in all probability have
bile this number within another
blve months. Just how large city it
make within the next decade is be-
! Id our present reckoning, but we can
nonstrate to you within very briet
Ice that it will push more quickly to
front than any other town in Montana
lot with a mushroom growth of finder
houses and floating population, but
ty of substantial business blocks and
residences, with well graded, broad
4 It's and avenues, beautiful parks and
rs, all backed by legitimate manufac-
|fbg, mining, agricultural and other in
Eries.
PARIS GIBSON.
[mong the first to see the natural adj
tages and possibilities of second
hneapolis in the site Of Great Falls was
lis Gibson, whose reputation as cool,
el-headed, matter-of fact business man
to-extensive with the great lakes and
|6ky mountains. He ascertained the
stence of vast deposits of superior coal
&he vicinity; examined the unsurpassed
hcent water power, and saw with what
s it could be used for the motive pow
of innumerable manufactures; and
)ized the productiveness of the soil in
farm products for scores of miles in all
ctions and Great Falls as their natural
ter He was instrumental in securing
townsite and in interesting James ].
ii, Col. Broadwater and other capitalists
fof which were the prime initiatory fac
in inducing these gentlemen to build
great Minneapolis and Manitaba rail
N, which terminates at Great Falls.
THE SHELTER.
The immense reduction plant under
Instruction, located about three miles
low the town, is Of far greater magni-
e than was supposed, and covers many
les. 1t is being constructed under the
fsonal supervision of Prof. Eilers, who
|hds at the head of metallurgists in this
hntry, and Harry Child most ably car
\ out his plans in q general supervision
Eeverything connected Herewith. A
ktion of the works will be completed
: fall, and these will be multiplied
lr-fold in capacity in the next two
&rs. The successful working of this
int alone will support town Of 5000
kabitants.
PUBLIC HOSPITALITY.
Ne can not close without recurring to
pleasing peculiarities of the good
bple resident in Great Falls as, re-
fted through their leading citizens. No
ms or expense were spared in giving
1.-THE Press Association a most cordial
lcone, in the strongest acceptation Of
term, and, for three days and nights,
sitting, banqueting and genial social in
course, interspersed with excursions
pleasurable sightseeing, were so sand
ehed together that the allotted eight
prs out Of twenty-four for repose of
Nd and body came neither to guests or
ertainers. Verify, it is good to com
ngfe with such whole-souled people.
ne may they live and prosper, and may
elr brightest dreams for their lovely
y be realized, say we.
OLD ACQUAINTANCEs.
Among old friends met at the Falls
pre- Joseph Mcknight, who heads big
ricultural establishment; Ed Maclay,
lth a large general mercantile stock;
oft Wetzel, who supplies dealers with
Dice liquids and smokeables; Julius
Drst, the most popular landlord of the
st hotel in Montana; James Matkin,
unity clerk and recorder; Ira Myers,
3 great lumber king Of Northern Mon
pa; James Lemon, who looks after the
ternal revenue of this district; Hon. T.
Collins, the executive of all important
hests of his constituents; and Jerry
'llins, whose smooth and able quill
wing guides Alright all matters of state
d leads on to more elevated heights the
litical and business and social stratums
the communities within his jurisdlc-
n. ...