The weekly tribune., 1891-04-04
BOARD Of TRADE MEETING
The Inclement Weather Responsible
for a Slim Attend
aIlce.
The congregational College Dona-
tiOns Were Read and
Discussed.
G.. NJ Webster Appointed to Present
the Matter to the Congrega-
ton Board.

There was rather "A slim attendance at
the regular meeting of the Board of
Trade last night which was largely due
to the disagreeable weather and it was
after s o'clock before a quorum was
present President Gibson presided and
after the reading of the minutes of
the previous meeting the report
Of the committee in regard to obtain
ing land donations for the Congre gational
college was read and discussed.
w. J. Kinnedy presented paper
signed by various people pledging them
selves to donate land to the amount of
cas- acres for the college.
This land lies on Srn river, some of it
is about four miles and IA half from town
and a portion is only one mile and half.
A large part of the proposed donation is
in section 26, township 20 north of range
3 east or in adjoining sections.
The following are the names of the
donors with the amount of land in
acres each one offers w. J. Kennedy
40, Labor 40. Parks 40, A. f. Perivance
20, c. F. Fullerton 90, S. B.
Raleigh 20, Joseph Anderson 40,
A. W Paul, 20; S. $. Hawkins, 90; w. f.
Kern, 40; f. W. King, 40; A. G. Coleman,
90; A. F. Longeway, 10; W. D. Bower,
40; Tom Quesnell, %; II. Nalbach, 20; G.
II. Goodrich, 40; Washington Muzzy, 40;
E. G. Hansen. 90; Townsite company 40
acres if located anywhere on the east half
of section 90. Paris Gibson offered to
give $500 in cash If the college is located
Ou section 49,
The other offers which have been made
are 60 acres up the Missouri river, men
toned at the last meeting, five acres from
f. p. and A. r. Matthews adjoining or
near the other, and ii. p Rolfe offered to
give $500 worth of land and a yearly do
nation of 500 for Is years. J. X. Clark
SAID that he expected to hear definitely in
few days from some Milwaukee parties
owning property here who would proba-
bly, donate land.
1t was agreed that the parties Offering
land should give the committee bona
to turn over the land when the proper
time arrived President Gibson thought
the best way would be to have the donors
place the deeds in escrow till the question
is decided and that will probably be done.
Mr.. Dickerman moved that the secre-
tary, Mr. Webster, be empowered TO go to
BOzeman for the board and present the
offers to the congregational board when
3 thx.xy ~ hut nj
next month. The motion was unanimous
ly carried, so Mr.. Webster will be in at
| tendance at the meeting to urge the great
advantages of locating the colleges here,
and no doubt he will 90 splendid work
| for the city.
Postmaster Taylor then addressed the
board on the subject of establishing a
system of free delivery of mail in Great
Falls, and documentary proof to show
that the receipts of this postottice are
sufficient to meet tt e requirements of the
| statute relating TO the institutng of thai
plan here. Messrs. Webster, Dickerman
and Tod were appointed to act IN con
junction with the postmaster as com
mittee to petition the postotfice depart
ment in regard to the matter. The post
| master said one of the requirements of
the law was that suitable posts should be
erected for holding letter boxes on GER
tain corners, and in reply the president
stated that the city would no doubt put
them up.
J. X. Clark moved that prompt steps
be taken to establish mail route between
this postoifice and Highwood as many
people in that vicinity desired the same
The president appointed j. X. Clark and
J. BOokwalter committee to attend to
the matter.
The secretary read a communication
from James Haven of New York city, the
enterprising real estate agent who han
dies Great Falls realty in the metropolis
in which that gentleman asked that speci-
mems of our coal, minerals, and some
farming products, especially potatoes, be
| forwarded to him as soon as possible. Ii
was left with the secretary to fill the Or
der as he meditated starting ranch.
Some more advertising talk was in
dulged in aud after electing j. l.. Harris
a member of the board the meeting ad-
journed.