The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-11-15
PROGRESS.

1t is Il safe proposition that no city OF
the northwest has advanced more rapidly
in material prosperity during the year
that is fast drawing to a close, than
Great Falls. In that time the city has
advanced in population from $500 to
5000 people, while enterprises of vast
proportions have been started and are ad-
vancing rapidly toward completion
Business of every kind is prosperous and
the outlook for the future is full of
promise.
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Great as has been the progress made
this year, the record will be surpassed
next. Then the dam will be completed
and ready to furnish cheap power to all
industrial enterprises that may require
it; the Boston Il Montana smelter will be
completed and in operation and the Butte
q Boston, of almost, if not wholly, equal
magnitude will be under way; the Mon
tana Commercial company will have
their large plant for the manufacture of
articles from timber under construction
and probably completed before the close
of the year; the Belt mountains railroad
Will be completed into Neihart and Bark
Ell and the treasures of the Belt mountains
will be poured into the lap of Great
Falls; several miles of electric hallway
will be built, bringing into close COM
munication the city and suburbs; no less
than sixty houses, to cost from $4,000 to
$l5O,000 are now planned and will be
under way as soon as the season fairly
opens; Il railroad to the rich Choteau
country is a strong probability and it
may be safely asserted that the Northern
Pacific will head for Great Falls in 1891.
These are Il few of the good things in
store for this city next year which will
give it an impetus that will insure a pop
ulation of 10000 twelve months from
this time.
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The foundation for this present and
prospective prosperity is the water pow
er, now almost ready to be harnessed; the
cheap but excellent coal at our doors
the railroad facilities the Great Northern
and Great Falls g. Canada have afforded
us; the rich mineral fields of the Bel
mountains; the agricultural and pastora
resources Of the surrounding country
and last, but not least, the enterprise ant
energy of the Great Falls Water Powe.
and Townsite company, which has dom
so much to make these u availa
BILE and to promote the interests of thi
city.
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1t there has been some activity in rea
estate and business enterprise in Grea
Falls the past year, it will not be
marker" for what is coming nex Th
city has but fairly entered upon its caree
of industrial activity and if there is an.
possible reason to question the fact nov
a few more months will leave it ur
doubted that here is to be the great SINE
ting and manufacturing center of tn
northwest. 1t will not be long unit
thousands instead Of hundreds of me
are employed along the banks of til
Missouri river at this pl ace-ani it is induI
try and labor that build up large cities.
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In this connection it should be adde
that Great Falls has never had a boom, j
the usual acceptance of that term, an
does not desire one. Our progress eve
this year has been simply at even pac
with the development of the surroundin
country and the great enterprises estal
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