The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-11
THINK IT ALL OVER.

AS we understand it there is no con
tlict between the property-owners an'
the rentpayers of this city. There i
simply a momentary s~tagnation OF bust
ness which has been brought about b.
the national panic and not by any faul
peculiar to Montana or Great Falls.
Indeed, if this city could have beer
isolated from the rest of the country II
such a manner that nothing could have
been heard here of what was happening
outside, everything would have been at
hourisbing and prosperous here today as
before the word panic" was heard IN
the land.
But, putting aside IFS" and lands" and
looking the situation squarely in the
face, what do we fad: Look about you
\ magnificent region scarcely touched
by the hsnd of man, embracing hun
dreds of thousands Of acres, lies all
about you. In its center, with two
splendid rivers pouring their crystal
waters at its gates, exists a city of 1900
souls which you have built by your
courage and energy in "a few short years
All about you are the raw materials,
the natural which in all ma
tions and ages have made cities and peo-
pies great. 1t is true that a check has
been given to the development of these
riches, but this can be only temporary.
You are like a great ship which has been
sailing on before a strong and %favoring
wind and has fallen into a region of
Gains. The ship is just as good as ever
and just as ready to sail, but tho calm
is a thing over which she has nc control,
and patient waiting is the only remedy.
The current of events will carry you on
a little, no matter how profound the
calm may seem, and before you know it
you will be sailing along as briskiy as
ever.
When lingering in the 'doldrums' it
is most necessary that the whole ships
company be cheerful and amiable. The
days may drag along rather drearily at
best until the sails begin to fill with a
new and welcome breeze, but keep busy
at something even il you holystone the
decks three times a day, and never adj
nit to yourself or anybody else that you
are getting tired because the ship seems
to be standing still. For the world is
moving all the time, and you are going
with it, and,for aught you know a mo-
mentary halt of your craft may prove
your salvation. As it once happened to
a great sailing ship that was becalmed
off to the southeast of Bermuda. There
she lay helpless for four days with pas
sengers and crew chatting terribly. But
when she reached New York how all
thanked their stars for that calm as it
saved them from getting into the gulf
stream in time for a hurricane which
had swept everything before it, and
strewn wrecks all along the coast.
Relief is lea at hand for the entire
country, and Great Falls is as well able
to wait as any place between the oceans.
Hundreds of men are still employed in
the great reduction plants and their
number will soon be increased; the sheep
and cattle money will soon begin to
come in; the farmers will get cash for
their wheat, and so on down a list of
advantages that should put the GROWERS
to shame. IN ten days after IA bill is
passed remonetizing silver, Montana will
be d land of rejoicing with Great Falls
one Of its scenes of greatest activity.
Meanwhile let Us stand together like
men and brothers. Let us bear with
each other, and abstain from the ex-
action of the utmost farthing. Let us
remember that we are 10 Gods world,
and that there is a future here as well
in the life to come.