The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-07-23
A Spirited Meeting Of the Board Of
Trade Held Last
Evening.
GOOD CHANCES FOR BUSINESS Men
Three Ranches Bought Thursday by
a Wisconsin In
vestOr.
Grist Of Local News-GOod REPORTS
From the Mining Regions
Large Receipts of
Wool.

Mr. y. Z. Lpperson, formerly engaged
in woolen mill at Clarinda, Ia, is in the
city. He has had twenty-five years. ex-
perience in the business of manufacture
ing yarn, blankets, flannel and knit
goods. In conversation he said he never
had seen place which seemed 50 favored
or that offered as many advantages for a
factory of this kind. He estsmates that
plant could be put in here for $4,000
which would supply the present demand,
and would grow with the development of
the country. The COST of transportation
both ways, the added profits of various
jobbers and mlddlemen, would add to the
home mill. The wool is grown near
here, and the people for the most part
wear woolen clothing. They are compelled
to have the heaviest of blankets. A
market is at hand for all the manufac-
tured product The amount named
would buy securing, spinning and knit
ting machinery and looms and would
have q capacity OF about $50 pounds per
day. II would give employment to more
than ten persons, and the wages which
these would receive would be distributed
among the merchants. Mr.. Epperson Is
so favorably impressed that If proper ar
rangements can be made he Is willing to
undertake the establishment of mill
here. Now is a good opportunity for our
capitalists to combine and secure good
thing.
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
Richard Wright, who has invested
here and is building, has travelled much
and his observations are valuable. He
spent some time in Victoria and noted
the small beginnings of important indus
tries. A party there started soap fac
tory on very small scale, employing on
y one or two men. The conditions were
not SO favorable for the industry as they
are here yet In short time the factory
had grown to be q large establishment.
He suggests that man with practical
knowledge and small capital could come
here, open q small factory and in a short
time grow into an important business.
The talIow is here, the power is here, the
market is here. In fact, every condition
favorable to its success is here. Now,
where is the man who will see this oppor-
tunity and profit thereby?
AND STILL ANOTHER.
A number Of articles have been writ
ten concerning the gypsum beds near
Monarch, but as yet nothing has been
done, except that certain parties have
tried to corral all the beds with locations.
This gypsum has been tested and found
to yield good quality of plaster paris.
The buildings In this town are being
plastered with plaster from the mills at
Akron, N. Y, and on Long Island. From
81 900 to $4,000 would erect plant hav-
ing a capacity of car load of plaster
per day. We are paying from $3.50 to
$3.50 per barrel for this plaster when it
could be manufactured at Monarch or
near there for great deal less. W. J..
Winters, the contractor, states that he
has used over 20 barrels OF plaster per
week since the season opened. Other
plasterers have used like amounts. It
safe to assume that market for one car
load per week could be found at Great
Falls. Then Helena, Butte, M1ssoula,
Spokane and the coast cities would buy,
because we are nearer and could sell to
them cheaper than the New York and
Michigan mills do. Here is another op-
portunity to open good business.