The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-09-29
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
A Good Deal Of Interest Manifested
Important Questions Come
Up for Discussion.
committees Appointed to Investigate
City and County Affairs and
Also the School Bonds.


meeting yesterday afternoon in the Office
Of the water works company. President
Harris occupied the chair.
Letters OF inquiry we're read from a
number Of large paper mill companies
in the east who want to find desirable
sites for their plants in the west. Two
Of the firms we're from New York and
were we'll satisfied with the condition OF
things as they exist in this town today.
These firms manufacture paper from
pulp and would give employment to a
large force of workmen.
A paper manufacturer from Cham
bersburg, Pa, wanted to known what en-
enlargement he could receive for the
establishment Of a 10000 concern here.
These inquiries had a good effect on the
spirits of the members of the board and
the conversation driftod in the direction
Of recent letters that appeared in east
ern papers derogatory to the good name
Of Montana. The statements made in
these letters were denounced as the
grossest exaggeration. Never before in
the history of Great Falls had there
been such a large pay roll at the smelt-
ers and at the coal mines, and never be-
fore was the future Of the city 80 bright
as now. 1t might take a little time to
get enterprises under way, but they
were surely coming.
A communication was received from
Col. Rice asking the board to protest
against a reduction Of the tariff on wool.
The matter was laid on the table.
Tho matter Of the Highwood road and
the building of a bridge across Belt
creek was referred to the proper com
mittee.
The school bonds came in for a fair
share of the attention Of the board.
While it was thought that the bank
could not maintain any legal action on
the bonds, yet the fact remained that
the bonds were held by the American
Exchange bank Of Chicago, but upon
what grounds nobody seemed to have
any definite information. a motion was
carried that the chair appoint "A commit
tee TO investigate the status of the bonds
and the merits or dement's Of the banks
claim respecting them. The chair ap.
pyinted as such committee Messrs. A. j.
Shores, l.. &. Phelps, and Matt Dunn.
The affairs of the city and county were
canvaesed from a business point Of view
and there seemed to be a unanimous
, feeling that there was plenty of room fol-
investigation in both departments. In
: view of the recent failures the bond OF
the county treasurer was considered in
. sufficient. Other county affairs wer,
fully aud freely discussed. The mattel
resolved itself into "a motion that tn,
: chair appoint q committee Of three t.
= examine into the county affairs and re
, port as soon as possible. The chair an
nounced as such committee Messrs, Il. )
Z Ford, A. NJ. Scott and Geo, Raban,
a The committee to investigate city AZ
/. fairs is composed Of DIR. Crutcher, vii
= liam Roberts and Il. w. Brosnan. Thes'
gentlemen propose to probe the matte
to the bottom where there is any indica
> ton Of questionable transactions.
The Hon. Paris Gibson called the at
= ~tention Of the board To the necessity o
f appointing some person or persons Il
look after and entertain strangers ant
prospective investors who visit the city
Much good would result to have a dul,
authorized person whose business j
@ would be to look up these men and eX
plain to them the resources Of the city
not only explain, but show them what j
: being done and what the city propose
= to do in tho future. Mr.. Gibson did no
+ wish to be understood that the appoint
r ment Of a committee would in any wa.
. lessen the responsibility OF every citizel
y in the work OF enlightening the outsid
world as to our wonderful resources, bu
that the duty Of this committee wOul'
be to hunt up the strangers and other
= who were quietly looking over the tielc
a number Of instances were cited wher
u great good resulted to this communit
where strangers were taken in hand an
h some attention shown them. DIR. Swea'
4 Ira Myers and Robert vaughn were az
pointed such committee. On motto
the meeting adjourned.