The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-25
THE CAPITAL FINALLY LOCATED
J. A. COram Talks--An About the
Boston 4 Montana and the
Butte 4 Montana.
The Very Latest on the Refinery
Why We T. the People The
kOOtenai Mines too.

MIR. j. A. Coram, president of the
Butte q Montana, director in the Bos-
ton a. Montana, Butte Il Montana and
several other large corporations, has
been in the city. Mr.. Coram resides in
Boston, but as he is largely interested in
Montana and has visited her many times
he perhaps understands her
and cities as well as most residents of the
state. He ~discoursed in a very pleasant
vein on that very pleasant subject, Great
Falls. last evening.
what can you say regarding Great
Falls, Mr.. Coram:" queried the reporter.
IL have always claimed that Great
Falls will he the leading city in Montana.
| have several reasons for holding this
view. TO start with the city is centrally
located and has "A gigantic water power.
Then, too, her connection with Canada
is another element which is bringing her
to the front. ] have been informed by
the management of the Great Falls a.
Canada that this line will be IA broad
gauge before a great while. When that
event comes to pass the city will have
immediate connection with the Canadian
Pacific"
"Don't you think our water power is
going to make us a great manufacturing
city,"
"lcs: Great Falls is bound to be a
leading manufacturing city. OF course
her water power is wonderful, but this
does not end her resources. She adjoins
great fields of fine coal and thus has en-
cellent fuel, plenty of it Immediately at
hand and i'm unlimited quantities. On
three sides she has mineral of the finest
kind. As soon as connection is made
with the Flathead country still more
lumber will be tributary to the city.
People in the east are talking of Great
Falls. A leading banker made inquiries
of me regarding the ACCESSIBILITY of es-
tabllshing a pulp line mill here and, of
course, ! cndeavored to set forth to him
the advantages of Great Falls. The
parties are the same as were recently
looking over Denver, but the prospects
are that they will come to this point
n doubt you can say something in
teresting regarding our smelling inter
ests?."
II know of no city which can handle
ore so cheaply AS Great Falls. This, too,
is owing to her water power and coal.
Besides these a great amount of ore is
tributary to the city. The great ore
bearing mines in the Belt range will, of
course, send their ore right here. When
the Flathead is opened up all the ore
this side the Kootenai is bound to come
to the Cataract city. Can ] give a good
reason for this statement? Yes. The
ore market is in the east and Great Falls
is right On the way to market. DO you
sce:'
The gentleman then paused a moment
and after been assured that the idea had
penetrated the rcportorial Uranium went
on: ALREADY the Boston a. Montana is
here and the Butte a Boston is just the
same as with you. All the great
mining companies are bound to
come or they'll not be in it
for profits. The Anaconda refinery
will come within three years. | was
highly pleased to see the progress made
by the Boston Il Montana smelters and
shall so report in the east. 4 strong eff
l'It IL b'iiIS NV w navy Nv iiii
this year. Regarding the Butte ~
Boston, ! have been examining the sur
vcys made and have ordered them com
plctcd at once. Il is the c%ompany's in
@tention to have everything completed ON
paper, so that if the work OF building is
not begun this fall il can he commenced
early i'm the spring. The works i'm their
construction will he quite different from
those of the Boston ~ Montana. They
are to be built on the other bank and
will cover more space along the banks Of
the river. This will save such extensive
eXcavating. by the use Of water power
and O'Iiara furnaces We will not need s %
great Il fall as is demanded by the plans
of the Boston x Montana.
"Of course you know all about our
coming copper refinery
, ''Evcry effort is being made to perfc g
plans and arrangements To erect a rein
cry large enough to treat the ores of
both the Butte a. Boston and the Boston
5 a. Montana. Tie plant, when finished.
will be capable of refining monthly 1000,
+ 00 pounds of fine copper, 1t seems that
it is more economical to handle this
amount than Il larger one"
"What else about the city,"
"Wcll the growth has been wonderful
but ! think the infant stages are not yet
past. In ten years you will have 100000
people here, and by the way" and just
at this point Mr.. COram smiled as only
magnates smile. land by the way, my
+ friend Mr.. Miles here, my brother and
myself took a drive over the city this
morning and we found several excellent
places to locate the capital,
CUPID's Conquest.