Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1889-01-30

, courage and perseverance, of sound juds
ment and strict integrity. If had neve
known anything of your nationalit
except what have cleaned from the hi
tory Of these western pioneers and trat
) ers, / would not hesitate to place you
people in the foremost rank of all nation
in the world. If. you gentlemen dis
charge the duties that devolve upon yo
as citizens of Montana as earnestly an
with as much good judgement as thos
men did, you Will reflect credit upo
your native country and upon the land 0
your adoption.
believe there will spring up on tn
Pacific coast several cities whichwill coun
their population by hundreds of thous
ands, and after a while perhaps by mil
lions. Between the Pacific ocean and thu
Mississippi river some large inland cltie
will be built, and Of these citie
in my judgment, Great Fall
will be the most prominen
as regards its industries, its com
merce and its population. This is my
honest conviction, and 1t is based upon
the extraordinary advantages which
u kind Providence has placed here
Never in all my Journeys in
the United States have seen another
place possessing equal res ources imme
diately around it for building up grea,
industri enterprises, If Its only advan,
tage were its water-power, Great Falls
would in time become a large city, but
it has in addition to this, coal field Of
vast extent and excellent quality and
alss inexhaustible deposits Of iron ores.
treating ores Great Falls occupies po-
| afi0n IN tho voryr bordar of ho rrroo tor<
mineral producing region Of the United
States, covering, I believe, about sixty
thousand square miles. II seems as
though the Almighty had in view the re-
| duction OF our ores when he built these
falls and rapids; and the time will come
when the banks of the river below us
will be lined with great works for smelt-
ing and refining gold, silver and copper
ores ms well as for manufacturing steel
and iron. You should bear in mind that
this townsite Is located in territory that
possesses more mineral advantages than
any other state or territory, and which
according TO the latest reports, gave
mineral output last year of S45,OOO,OOO.
When any person will point out to me a
place within the limits Of Montana that
possesses equal advantages with Great
Falls for treating our ore products then
Twill cheerfully admit it. There is no
other place in Montana as available for
this great industry, and just as sure as
the sun will rise tomorrow, Just
SO sure you will see on the banks Of this
beautiful river industries which will give
employment to many thousand men. Ap-
planse. JIz
THE COMING EMPORIUM.
] have heard 1t suggested that the city
Of Great Falls willie the center Of great
Industrial actiyisy, but that it will not hA
a town OF muGn' commercial Importance.
Now, it has always been my belief that
Great Falls will in time become the lead
ing inland commercial city Of the far
West. This firmly believe and will
give you my reasons forit During q long
period Of my life lived in the city Of
Minneapolis, and have seen that city
grow from village, under the shadow,
as 1T were, Of St. Paul, to a city Of magnifi-
it is one of the grandest cities of the
American continent; and / can hardly
realize the results which have been
accomplished there during the past
IS years. What has produced these
results? 1t has been the development Of
the water-power at that point and the
establishment OF single indus
try, which in magnitude, is unsurpassed
Ut any other place. At Minneapolis is
ground large proportion Of the wheat
that Is grown in Minnesota and
Dakota. It's famous -four is sold in
the large cities and on the eastern sea-
board and in the villages and towns of
the entire East. It also crosses the ocean
and is largely sold in Glasgow. Liverpool
and London and in the cities Of the conti-
nent By means Of that immense
outputof flourMinneapolis has established
commercial relations with the whole world
That is why today she surpas-
ses many other equally large cities in
commercial Importance as is demonstrat-
ed by her clearing house reports
So it will be with Great Falls,
in my Judgment. The industries
which Will be established and
are already being established here,
are of the character that will connect
us with the great markets and business
centers Of the world; and it would matter
\ not if Great Falls were located in the
midst of a desert like that Of Sahara, il
would with its special advantages, become
one of the leading commerclat cities OF
the country. Our town, however is located
In a region rich IN agricultural as well
as mineral resources.
Ibelieve that you who have cast your lOt
at Great Falls will never have reason to re-
\ gret it. We will soon have an era of great
4 prosperity IN this city. So say before
long you will be thankful that y3u have
linked your fortunes with it.
il Song and oratory succeeded until a latt
hour. Mrs. Clark sang "Annie Laurie
with her customary success. Mr.. Lyal
recited "Tam O'Shanter.' Charles NJ
Webster made an admirable, witty speecl
for sour Lasses and Invited Guests" ant
IJ. A. Mcknight made some brief () re
marks. Messrs. Lawler, Findlay, Gordol
and Lyall sang "Ye Banks and Braes
with pleasing effect. Dancing succeeded
the speeches. Pete Macdonald wa
. prompter and scored much success II
such in the most puzzling dances.
n Mr.. Lewis made an excellent speech il
response to the "Land o'Cakes." Dal
Mckay was precluded by the late hou
from speaking to toast; so was MI
{ Stanton.
Among those present were Messrs
| Murphy, Bulge, Stanton. Atkinson, Glib
t son, Mckay, Elmer, Ledgerwood, HaW
. kins, Rev j Reid, Brown. Wegner, G y
! Taylor, Lawler, Charles Gordon, Clarl
!. NJ m. .,,,,,, noxun;ur Mitnha11 RantOr