The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-12-02
rrhants and Others at Lewistown
NcNed by Delays aud Other
Annoyances.
pat Opening for an Entcrprising
Firm of FOrwariers to Attend
10 This Business.

ind. Inc mace WOuIu seem
be well worth enquiring into. 1t is as
Edlows:
During the capital contest in the re-.
snt campaign one of the strongest argu
rents and perhaps the only argument
urged by the representatives of Great
Falls for the votes of Fergus county were
Reciprocal and tributary benefits, owing
h the position of our county. No one
rIl question but this argument has some
merit. That it did not have greater cf-
pct is clearly the fault of the citizens Of
Great Falls. though that city never had
sny possible show of getting a place in
the capital race. The people of Lewis
,oyp in particular have some grievances
10 record against Great Falls in the hope
that the cause for complaint may toe
pmedied. not that they entertain any
hatred toward the northern metropolis. |
In the first place, there are no accom- !
modations shown to our people in the
matter Of forwarding freight OF express
that by some mishap reaches that place
rom the west OF east. There appears to
be 10 firm there with sufficient enter
mise or ''recipro:al feeling" to do a for.
rarding business into the basin, Mcr-
.hauts here have written to the railroad
Omuanv to turn freight over to certain
firms to be forwarded at once, and while
thinking their goods were en- route they
would receive motto" from the Great
Northern that freight charges must he
9aid before the goods are delivered. All
,hih requires time and vcNatiOus delay
when the parties are IN a great hurr! FOR
.apir goods.
II is the same with express. by som"
anaccountable accident packages fire.
quentiy get 'lodgcd' at the Falls tthr
aim being to avoid such ii thing i! posi-
be The parties anXluusly awaiting
he arrival Of express are informed by
nail that charges must toe paid at the
Fa..r. Here is another cause for laying
side one of the commandments. Even
aiirr the express charges are forwarded
PARTIES frequently have To wait long
-nnugh for the package H. com" from
New York.
This state Of affairs Is due to thr fact
mat the Great Northern and TN" Mon
,ana Stage company ito not "r"clprocatc
eyrept on ii cash basis.
Now. We believe these matters cUu!u
nc rrmedied. in part al least. II the Urea,
Falls board Of trade and her business
men would become interested. \ city
that aims To be alert for her own inter
,sts and anxious for the trade of tins
section should not allow such a state OF
Affairs to rNis. for Il moment
quite different are the accommodations
at Billings. Forwarding Is promptly AT
tended to as regards freight and express
8nd the merchants Of that place have
their agents in this county looking after
trade and WOO! shiyinrn's "a"!y m 'h'
3easoi.
II Great Fails intends to become the
commercial center Of this vast region II
must strike ii gait, study this matter OF
reciprocal relations and see what can
be- done to remedy existing evils. They
,aould not exist for Il day. Vt present
there are no freight teams plying b."
tween this place and the Falls. Mcr.
,handise that accidentally passes I'Url
Benton to toe unloadrd at the Fails, r.
Irdered back to the latter place, OWING
70 lack OF transportation tarIiitl'S. ,,'"'
nail facilities are now becoming dcpl"I-
tbie. and this Is aus for Il general KICK
Citizens of Great Falls. get q move "I
YOU and remove all cause for r"nip'al''7
Eilrd tor i:"cord
.,,o tl,J far ,..,,II IL
'Ir 'o''oM ny 49,, U,n,Ia,
'', ''o'','' ~, rn,,,b -
Harry ). SKIM 'l ~ ran,
rIerc": deed Tor ''' ","GN "a
Falls Townsitc. Considerations 9l,i"'
Great Falls Water Power amt Town
E.,.,,.. Nav t'rUNO
,nshieId and nnwd"lr Br.dlrc CroNuin.
sh;nId .rrs Ir"d for lois - and II
hlocl, .,2s and lots ! and >, block 2Gl,
Gre,t I,aIis Trvus,t, Consideration
>i3m
patr,ck / r,,-uau f. ". ". Hr1~nan
r,, iLnct IN and lot II. block 20
trent TaIIs Tnonsitc. Consideration
s,o1o
l. +. u,s..ck -, n> 10 MAYNARD lalurs
pe;rcn ints - and ~ hlurk ,. Barnes
tnvnsitr addition To- Great l. ais on
Si1prutinn Snn
Maggie Wetzcl To J,''h N"'iir,' ~
Of nwl,, nw' of sN ' -1'''uo, ~
township II north, OF rang = '"'
acres: consideration Sr''' ,
MAGGIE WptIpI to jacob 0N.'''' "