The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-03
HOW THEY TALK.

Business men here are almost unan
nous in the expression Of very hopefu
and optimistic views on the outlook 70
Il the spring and summer season. The
agree that the trade prospects are GOOD
v and that unusually large stocks of mer
n chandise have been bought in nearly al
n lines.
Talking to a TRIBUNE reporter yester
: day. Andrew Jensen, the enterprisine
' proprietor of The Boston, said: 9TH
TRIBUNE has taken the right stand or
: the subject Of sending away for goods
and work of all kinds that can be had
right here at home. Local pride and
public spirit ought to lead people to
support their home institutions, for only
by so doing can they expect to have
them built up and made all that they
would like to see them. Great Falls is
naturally a fine trading point, and the
volume of business here is increasing
steadily. | never saw a better business
town, and l have no doubt at all about
its future"
). * s.
Professor Jackson's return from Cali
fornia has brought renewed life into the
choral society, and the public will soon
have an opportunity to hear some music
by this excellent organization. The
professor is a good prophet and he says
there is going to be some music in his
line Of business this season. He also
gives it as his opinion that there will be
a general advance all along the line as
soon as spring opens up. He holds to
his firm opinion that the earth has no
better city than Great Falls.
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In the dry goods line the young firm
Of the Glass Block is catching on in fine
style. Its styles have something to do
with this, no doubt. A TRIBUNE re-
porter asked Mr.. Verge what his views
were on the seasons business, and he
replied heartily: II Judge from our own
experience that everything is all right.
Our business has increased at a rapid
rate since we began advertising in The
TRIBUNE, and we have about all the
trade we can handle all the time. We
are keeping pace with it by extending
our lines of goods, and increasing our
stock in all departments. Even now |
do not think it necessary for the ladies
Of Great Falls to send away for dry
goods, trimmings and dress materials, as
the stores of this city are prepared to
suit almost any style or taste"
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From the classic region o, the Running
Wolf this city has had an interesting Wis
tor in the person of Charles S.. Gibson
the last few days. Mr.. Gibson is in
of the work being prosecuted
here by the milling and mining COM {
'any named for the place, and gives an
excellent account of the work. The
nine was formerly known as the Mort
on and WOodhurst, and was discovered {
~ accident some years ago. Prof. Mort
oa and his fellow-prospector took refuge
n a shallow cave of one of the lime lodges
which form terraces on the hillside. On
'icking up a piece of the loose rock in ]
he cave its weight caused investigation, I
nd a large deposit of high-grade carbo. 6
late ore was discovered zeal the surface. '
The mine proper is expected at the con- t
act, which is lime and porphyry, and t
will be reached in a few weeks. The 1
urface ore has thus far carried about 65 i
Yer cent lead and from 80 to 40 ounces t
t silver. Mr.. Gibson has great faith in 7
he property, but is sorry he has not a /
llamond drill to do the prospecting. He
Expresses tie belief that it would be a t
laying proposition for an Individual or /
lrm to W a diamond drilling outfit
which could be moved from place to
lace to do prospecting work for anyone a.
it at so much a foot. The ey- ,
would be only a fraction of that :
tending the sinking Of shafts and the ,
would be much more satisfactory .
4 the majority of cases. !
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Speaking of the tailoring business. Mr.. c
of the Manhattan says that lit c
lie or nothing is gained by people who q
end their orders for clothes away. The
0rce of men in the Manhattan tailoring C
apartment is always busy and it rarely
lakes a suit for a union man, which Mr..
'ockrill thinks a little queer. in this pre- C
minently union town. "
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Travelling men are always astonished :.
t the size and completeness of some of y
be dry goods stores in this city, and '
ley say point blank that there is not :
mother city in the country of like pop =
lation that possesses such stores in :.
very line as are found here. Joe Con- y
is a leader in the Cry goods trade,
nd his opinion is wor'i a good deal.