Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-06-16

slDllltleS. (Applause.)
MIR. McGinnis then said: II will in.
troduce to the guests Hon. r. Z. Collins
president Of the First National Bank OF
Great Falls"
Mr.. Collins said 81 have little to add
to the eloquent address which we have
Just heard. In common with my fellow
citizens, | am heartily glad that you have
seen the great domain north of us, which
mas been for years reserved for the Indi-
ans, but is now thrown open to the hardy
settler under laws which reserve it for
the people and preclude spectators from
acquiring blocks of 10000 acres or up-
wards. (Applause) We can hardly real
ize the extent, the capacity of that region
which with only two persons to the acre.
would support two-thirds of the entire
population of the United States.
"Gentlemen, the site of the town, which
you see here, was formerly out of the line
| OF travel, but Paris Gibson, discerning
the immense capacity of the water power
and the Importance Of its other resources,
succeeded ininteresting JamesJ Hill, and
both combined with Col Broadwater,
founded here this city, which, in less
than decade, will be, l am confident, as
large as Denver" Mr.. Collins then spoke
OF the agricultural progress which might
be expected here and predicted that this
visit would be fraught with good to the
entire country.
Mr.. McGinnis said "Allow me to intro
duce to you Colonel J. ii. Stevens, who
| came about forty years ago to Minnesota,
then the Ultima Thule Of civilization in
the west. He turned with his plowshare
the ground on which Minneapolis is
| built.''
COLONEL STEVENS TRIBUTE.
Colonel Stevens of the Farmi Stock
and Home said: 81 thought | knew all
about the west, but find that know no.
thing of the limitless extent of it's lands,
and the progress made by the people, who
are the equal of any in the known world
| was gratified to meet here Paris Gibson,
who was foremost among all others in
Minneapolis in starting flour and woolen
mills and in public enterprises in gen
eral. (Applause.) We all regret that he
left us, but we are gratitied that he has
founded here a city which | am awfully
afraid will be greater than Minneapolis.
(Applause.) | am now 69 years old, but
If | We're young man, before another
moon l would be among you. This is the
place to come with the energy of youth
to raise boys who will grow up with
the country. This is the finest place on
the continent for the development of
men; it is better than the south, where
you will feel languid, while here you
feel all the time as if you had taken half
dozen glasses Of whisky. Naughter.)
Here you can hold the plow longer and
raise crops of wheat which will astonish
the world, for | see your crops are a
month in advance of those of Minnesota.
(Applause)
HOOsIER COMPLIMENTS
A hearty greeting was accorded J. s. |
Conner Of the Indiana Farmer who made
an excellent speech full of wit. He
spoke of the New England editor in the
party who was heard to say, "save me
from temptation" when he saw the vast
prairies of the west. He told how the
tempted editor longed for 100 acres and
finally wanted a whole section. He con-
tinued: "Here there must be a great city.
for you have unlimited water-power and
wealth in the agricultural
resources which are still undeveloped. I
never put my eyes on q more beautiful
country than that which | saw today"
CHICAGO SPEAKS,
No western gathering would be com.
olete without a Chicago man, so there
vas loud applause when D. W. Wood of
he Western Rural was introduced and
'poke in a melodious voice. He said: 81
iced hardly say that we have enjoyed this
Zip. Mr.. Warren, who initiated it. has
broad mind. He saw millions of acres
reversed by his railroad, and he asked
himself why they were still unsettled.
lie concluded 1t was because the people
NEW nothing of it. Accordingly he de-
'ided to invite the agricultural editors
o come out here, see for themselves the I
land ard tell their million read {
'rs all about it. (Applause) What fer
iity is here! What noble people! ,
This is the finest agricultural country in
he. world. 1t took us Il week to get out !,
# Dakota; Montana is so vast that doubt !
f we can get out at all. Gaughter.) l
n continuing westward we have followed '
he star Of empire and have /
Ound it at its zenith here in peerless '
'lontana. (Cheers.) There is no grander l
'icture under the skies than that which '
his region presents-the snow-capped
Mountains, the vast cataracts over which '
he waters flow ia torrents to form that j
reat highway which as an emblem of |
ur union, unites states and territories in I
nduring bonds on its way to the t
ne vast, illimitabe ocean," (Cheers.) h
lr. Wood predicted that he would find /
ere a large city if lie were to return in il
ew years, and concluded amid thunders t
applause. ii
Three cheers were then given for the d
uests. Mr.. Colman responded by call !,
lg for three cheers for Great Falls. Mr..
LcGinnis announced that time was up.
Three cheers for McGinnis" were given o
18th will and the party set out for the G
ain, accompanied by leading citizens, O
ho waved hats and bandanas as the }
ain rolled over the great bridge on its p
ay to Helena. =,
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