Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-05-02
ADMIRES THE CITY.
MAJOR REDWARDS GREATLY PLEASED
WITH THE CATARACT CITY.
He Finds the People Enterprising and
PrOsperous-He Discerns Here the z

He Finds the People Enterprising and
Prosperous-He Discerns Here the
Framework of a Big City.
BY Colonel Stokes | was introduced to
a gentleman who piloted me to General
Manager Shelby, of the Montana Central,
who kindly assented to allow me to ask
| President Broadwater for transportation,
and did-and got it tfrom Colonel Broad
water-quicker nor scat Colonel Broad
water came to Montana in 1862, and be-
sides being president Of a railroad IS
chief executive of the National Bank of
Montana, First National Bank of Great
Falls, and has lowing herds of cattle on
every mountain side and on every plain.
The colonel is hale and hearty typical
westerner, decisive in character, and al
ways ready for business or rustling
time.
| At 10 o'clock boarded Montana Cen
tral train IN charge Of Conductor Nc
| Laughlin--a man who is said to have gone
|
the best 'sback- holt" wrestler in Montana,
Colonel Broadwater gave Mclaughlin the
best train he had. The jolly conductor
used to run on the Michigan Central, and
is an old friend of the McCauleys. He
will be remembered rs at one time the
champion heavy weight of America, and
! had one or two contests year ago with
that willy and muscular German, Moth.
The Montana Central winds its way
through Prickly Pear gulch, which pre-
sents some as fine scenery as ever has
| ever been shown in Colorado canyons
The road bed is smooth, the rails heavy
and the construction Of the line evidences
solidity and staying qualities. For 9S
miles the M. G passes through the grand
| detiles Of mountain gorges, with here and
there rich valleys spreading out on either
side. At 4 o'clock | landed in the
CITY OF GREAT FALLS,
where I met Captain Gregg, who came to
the depot to see exCity Engineer White
of Fargo, off eastward bound. Mr.. White
has some quite valuable property about
the Falls, and his careful selections evil
dence good judgement. After registering
at the Park hotel, a large, oomu,odious,
splendidly furnished and we'll appointed
house, kept by Julius Horst, q very clever
and social host, started in buggy for
the great reduction works, just below
Black Eagle falls These works, it is
said, will require 35,0O0,0O0 brick to com
plete the structures planned, 100000 of
which has been contracted for, and six
yards are hard at work. Mr.. Bartholo-
new of Grand Forks, is making brick at
he falls. l saw Rainbow falls, most
magnificent display of natures wonders,
besides numerous lesser rapids and pre-
cipices, here and there, along the great Mis-
souri, river for miles and miles. Mr.. Nc
Kelvey of Grand Forks, whom accident
ally met at Helena, SAID: "Be sure and see
those springs near the reduction works."
I did-and the volume of water passing
out of the great secret reservoir impresses
the beholder with the latent power be-
hind The water is pure, Of even temper
ature summer and winter, and the volume
ever the same. It supplies millions of
gallons necessarily for all time. Return
ing to the hotel | learned much of inter-
est as to the Great Falls Townste COM
pany.
Mr.. Paris Gibson, the president is an
old time resident of Minneapolis, who
has had large interests in the Sun River
valley and hereabouts for years. His son,
Mr.. Phil Gibson, has been ranching in
this section for score of summers and
winters, and is thoroughly posted on all
matters. These two gentlemen, together
with Mr. Charles NJ Webster, secretary
and Mr.. A. E. Dickerman, treasurer Of
the townsite company, and Mr.. Fl. P.
Rolfe, attorney, constitute the active bus
mess combination that makes Great
Falls get to the front. 1 do not know of
a better description than that given by
Mr.. Webster in one of his circulars
many of which evidence him "master
hand"
TIE PARK THEATRE,
Herman Luther has caught on here; he
purchased lot for $3,500 for which
$4,000 has been offered him. Frame, of
Bismarck has the Park Theatre, where
John and Mrs. Germ are doing leading
parts. with Davenport for all round rust
ier and Tom Merrill ''in the front Office"
All these are Fargo people. Sam Dodd,
formerly of DEVILS Lake, has a cattle
ranch, hennery, dairy, ice houses, meat |
market and does general business in
his line-popular with all. To G. B.
Lockhart, who has charge of the Park ho-
tel office, I am indebted for kindly atten
tions, as also his assistant, Mr.. W. Fuller
ton, both gentlemen being worthy of the
position attained.
Among others holding down claims
Just across the river from the smelter is a
party called "Wild Bill" The day before