The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-01-01
TUESDAY, JANUARY l, 1889.
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
THE parceling out Of Utah among the
other territories is being urged again.
They are again trying to have the name
Of West Virginia changed to Kanawah.
The increase in the assessed valuation
Of property in Montana over that of last
wear is about $10,000,o00.
The value of gold, silver, copper and
lead taken from the mines of Montana
during 1888 is $31, 10000.
MONTANA, during the last twenty years,
has contributed $4oo, 900, 900 to the golden
wealth Of the United States. ....
TIE number Of fine blooded horses
now in Montana is estimated at 100000;
Of cattle, about 1900, 900; of sheep, about
s,50O,OOO.
THE annexation of the "Panhandle' of
Northern Idaho seems to be the question
now. Washington wants it and Idaho
don't want her to have it.
THE removal of the capital Of Wash
ington Territory to some more central
point than Olympia is determined upon.
Spokane Falls, North Yakima and Wen
atchee are spoken Of.
KATIE PUTNAM is isrecreating the Port
land Oregonians with "Dad's Girl, ""Erma
Tie Ell, and Lena, the Mad Cap"
Kstie is well supported by w. g. Crosbie
nd Harry Emery, her husband, who is
Aanain stay and good, jolly old fell
hi :.
THERE are in Montana 395 firms worth
cer 100000 each. There are fifty firms
each doing over $250,0O0 worth of busi-
ness yearly; and two firms that do over
100000 worth Of business yearly.
The Anaconda works are being greatly
enlarged, with prospective capacity, the
coming year, of 100000 tons of copper.
ltcan be laid down in New York for
7cents per pound. The selling price
Yesterday was II cents.
IT is stated that the Anaconda COM
pany have been offered 81 100000 to close
down the smelters for six months, by the
French copper syndicate, which is said to
have on hand above the current require
ments Of the market, $4,000 tons Of
"copper"
NORTHERN PACIFIC representatives are
paving cash for the right Of away from
Gallatln to Boulder, where their branch
road, now under construction, will con.
meet with the branch to Butte. Butte and
Bozeman will by these connections be
brought about as close to each other al
Butte and Helena; which event is con
ndently expected to occur in June next
This will be boon to the farmers.
Governor Moonlight las thrown a little
sunlight upon the population Of Wyom
10g In his supplementary report jus
presented to the secretary of the interior
ne estimates the ''real population" of tina
great stock range at $4,000. In 1886 Gov
warren reported population of $4,000
IN 'SS6, he reported $4,000. Mislead b.
ulese reports, he says, he enormously
Doth in 1887 and 1888, reported popula
non of $4,000. This is increase with
vengeance.
Inc Independent of Helena has bee
slVing the Pioneer Press some hard lick
'asrslng them with being hostile to tn
''''er interests of the territory. We re
member that the concern carried o1
el'oo out of this town and in return CAV
s sasecond rate article in a supplement
!" the Press. Every daily paper in Mon
al.a spends from one to three thousan
0o''srs every month, every cent of whic
soes into the hands of merchants, hote
Aeepers, laborers and other citizens of tn
'o"n where the paper is published. Pal
'.u'ze your home papers. 1t is matte
VI business. Every cent spent in so doin
You get back.
,aE probability that the Montana Ce1
.al and Manitoba railroads we'll be e,
%uoea westward at an early day seems
gaming ground. The Missoula Itel
suoefstands that construction work wi
~ commenced early in the spring, thong
-. ,~e exact route has not been disclose,
,ap. @ INDICATIONS, however, point to an e!
~ ,I.n ~. from Butte to Anaconda, thent
n. 1,ssoola and on to the Occur d'Alen
;,as. ''em says it expects to hear the Ma
NJ NJ" engines whistle in the streets
tha u'a before snow flies in 1899. Spec
h.s, "ack layers, say we. We are tired
,.... ue three days to week consumed
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