The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-07-16
blDE WITH THE JUDITH
,.,ueuse Volume of Trade That
BELONGS to Great Falls Going
Elsewhere.
-. Falls Merchants Asleep-Time
TO Wake Up and DO
Something.

ahora has been more or less talk re-
rtly regarding the relations of the
Am basin to Great Falls. 1t is recog-
nd IN all hands that the Judith basin
,rtrv is naturally and geographically
;hutary to tbs Cataract City and that
trade of that section should be con-
rllad by Great Falls. 1t is none the
true, however, that so far as the
Attn country is concerned, Great Falls
not in il. That the trade should come
u and that it would be of the utmost
[~,ortance and advantage to Great Falls
Enbants is not questioned. But why
il 90 to Billings, Big Timber or
[iugston instead of coming here!
representative of the TRIBUNE had
conversation yesterday with G.. w.
,csson who has recently made a trip
trough the Judith country in the inter-
\ n his music house. Mr.. jackson is
kry enthusiastic over the country. He
We II is a second edition of the Garden
Eden. And like its prototype it con-
Inns the serpent in the shape of Bill
trs enterprise and Billings emissaries.
Unless Great Falls merchants are
intent to 60 on year after year doing a
rd.to.mouth business while other
Ks favored towns are raking in the per-
mmons. they must show some interest
their neighbours" said Mr., Jackson.
The trade Of the Judith basin is worth
Sousanls of dollars. But Great Falls
bes not get it. Why not? Simply be-
Ruse instead of getting up and working
it we sit here month after month,
lar after year, with u hands folded in
pr laps waiting for someone to toss the
um to us. That is no way to do bust
Is. II the merchants of Great Falls
kpect to do any business outside of Cas-
kde county they must work for it. l
how that one Or two merchants have
ade sort of spasmodic efforts to do
mething in the Judith country, but
3eir efforts have been only spasmodic.
tere has been no organized effort. The
bubble is Great Falls has had so much
bne for it that her people have come to
We've everything will be done for it.
they follow that policy very long they
BIZ find themselves flat. The Lord helps
lose who help themselves.
Now what is Billings doing over there.
B the first place Billings draws all the
Dol Of that country to herself by giving
De wool growers a rebate on the freight
g charges. The freighters charge 81
hundred to haul wool to Billings.
Ut the Billings merchants in order to
flg the trade there pay back to the
POI grower % cents of this dollar. OF
Purse it is highly probable that the
kaer part of that rebate is paid by the
Gttern Pacific railroad. 1t can well
tnl to do so as it hauls all the wool
en that country east.
10 the second place the business
buses of Billings have joined together
keep "A mar travelling through the
udith taking orders for goods and look
g after their interests generally. This
IAN represents half a dozen different
ranches of trade and spends the whole
his time nearly in the Judith. The
P~erehants of Billings have outgrown
pat petty jealousy of each other and
aye simply organized for mutual bene
T. That is the way Billings has cap
pred aud deeps the trade of the Judith
asln 70 be sure the Northern Pacific
Pakes a favorable rate on goods shipped
tTOn the east, but it isn't likely they
psdA 1t until they were asked for il.
Now, the merchants of Great Falls can
Essure their share of that trade if they
Ill DO something to get it. But they
lust act in concert il they expect to &C
oupilsh anything. An organization OF
Rreat Falls merchants, making proper
presentations and proper demands on
" Treat Northern railroad for a favor
pe rate from the east to the Judith
bould probably get what they asked for.
y. the RAILROAD isn't going to make the
Se without the asking. The Great
otlhern does not do business that way.
De sure, the Great Northern is losing
unareds of tons of freight each year by
Ssiiihg no attention to the Judith basin.
way It has made no effort to get that
sae is beyond comprehension. But the
percnants of Great Falls can get it If
icy will make up and do something for
a1uselves. And they can't do anything
better their trade by playing Micaw-
!. and waiting for something to turn
~ = Neither Ear they by trying to cut
r ~ others Threats ct every turn. Or-
aulzation, enterprise and a Willingness
spend n dollar to make ten will
ts'erially change the present aspect OF
W., jackson said the people of the
soa.h country are very friendly to
b.eal Falls and would gladly meet the
1ercnants Of this city half way. But