The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1891-02-11
Some Important Matters Brought Up
for DiscussiOn-Many Sugges-
tiOns Made.
THE COUNTY LINES NEED STRENGTHENING.
Mr. Bell Made Statement OF the Plans
of the Congregational Society-A
$4,000 Building Promised.
Ira Myers Wants to See Some Agri.
cultural Experiments Tricff-SO
Does Aid. ROwen.

The board of trade was IL meet la
evening at 7:30 but it was past s whe
the last diiatory member arrived and I'll
portly president called the meeting
order
The minutes of the previous meetin
We're read and approved without dissen
Chairman Collins of the committee O
legislation reported that the committe
had concluded to ask the legislature t
straighten the county lines on the soutl
and run the line between Barker an,
Neihart, and to present memorial Il
congress to make an appropriation t,
render the upper Missouri navigable
President Gibson urged prompt actor
on the part of the board of trade, as thu
time of legislation was short. He statet
that there was prospects of a speedy de-
ciso1 of the legislature to locate the state
institutions and urged prompt action on
the matters that would come up.
Thos. Gahagau, of the committee on
advertising, reported scheme on hand
which he neglected to unfold, and asked
for weeks further time to prepare to
report, which was granted
A. b. Dickerman, chairman of the COM
mittee to secure bids of lands tor the
congregational college, stated that they
had held meeting yesterday afternoon,
at which MIR. Bell, of Helena, member
OF the Congregational committee, was
present. Mr.. Bell being called upon
made consice statement of the plans Of
tie Congregational society, and added
that they proposed putting up building
before the close Of the year to cost
$4,000.
L. E. Collins thought that there are but
few communities in the state able to COM
pete with Great Falls in the matter nf lnca-
ton of such university. and intlmated,
to the intense delight of his hearers, that
land about the cataract city was worth
three or four times as much as land any
where else, and asked Mr.. Bell to take
that matter into consideration when max
| ing decision as to location of the uni
versity.
MIR. Gibson, referring again to state IN
stitutions, said that much had been said
regarding deterring the location OF state
institutions. He thought, however, that
they would be located this session, and
that we should make II great effort to
secure the Agricultural and Mechanical
college, which the United States govern
ment will endow with $4,000 the first
year, $4,000 the second and so on up to
S25, 1000, which is the limit, and which
Will have further endowment of IA ,OO0
acres of land. The Montana university
will be endowed with 70 sections Of land
and is prize worth striving for.
Severn! members agreed with the
president.
Ira Myers moved that the president be
empowered to act according to his bes,
judgment in securing the location of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college
here. After considerable discussion thu.
was agreed to and the president wa
authorized to call to his aid any membe
of the board he chose.
Will Hanks, Of the legislative com
mittee, being east Chas. M. Webster wa
placed on the committee in his stead.
Ira Myers now came to the front wit
II suggestion that may prove of great ben
etlt to Montana agriculture. He want
) to see the experiment of raising suga
| beets tried and thinks that the board &
: trade should look the matter up, CORE
, spond with Salt Lake City parties VIII
, are now engaged in this important indu.
try, and see what can be done. w.
Rowen appeared ANXIOUS to have som
seed got and Il trial made to see If tn
, sacrhanne vegetables would grow her
citing Kansas failure. Myers replie
I that we had all soils and could find wh;
!. was adapted to the growth of the bes
0 and there the matter dropped.
j. ). Tod, on the committee on count
= boundaries, reported that all the district
a to the east of us except Neihart were f
). vorable to change of boundary
A couple of Butte merchants were
town to get an Endorsement of the 4
tempt to have 'fakirs" and outside me
:, chants pay the same licenses as hon
y merchants do. A motion that the pre-.
h dent appoint committee of three me
!, chants to attend the meeting of the boa
: of trade of Montana, to be held at Hele
d on the 11th inst, precipitated sharp
L. cussion, but the motion carried. II
4 president appointed E. G.. Maclay, f. '
= Bach, and NJ. Harris as such commit,
~ The names of several new memb,
> we're added to the roll and the meeti
+ adjourned.