The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-08-10

cheap building material, sandstone
brick and lumber, with good lime almos
on the ground, magnificent buildings
have been erected at a comparativel,
small cost.
Electric lighting.-The city has a com
plete system of lighting. The Grea'
Falls Electric Light and Power Co
water power) is equipped with 5000 in
candescent and 200 arc lights.
Street railway.-The Great Falls Street
Railway Co. has twelve miles of working
electric railroad, and before another
year is out will extend to the Rainbow
falls. The power house for these two
companies was built at a cost of 100000
Water Supply-The city gets its water
from the Missouri river, and already has
twenty-five miles of water mains, the
water being in almost every house in the
city. This plant was built at a cos oil
$4,000.
Sewerage.-For sewerage the city has
expended over $4,000, making Great
Falls the best drained and most health.
full city in the west.
Telegraph Lines, Telephone, Etc
With the Western Union, Rocky Noun.
tain and Great Northern Telegraph com
panies, the system is complete. An ex-
cellent telephone exchange adds to the
convenience of the citizens. There are
at present $50 instruments in use. In
connection with the telephone exchange
is a well equipped messenger service.
Fire Department.-The city has an
efficient fire department, using the Game
well fire alarm system.
Breeding and Racing Grounds.-The
North Montana Fair association owns
$50 acres of land near the city, with 40
stables and the fastest mile track in the
state, having a record of 2:I4.
Wool.-Great Falls is the center of a
great wool country. and is made the
headquarters of Northern Montana wool
buyers. As a primary wool market it
ranks first in the United States, shipping
100000 pounds of wool in 1892.
BUSINESS CHANCES.
Paper Mill.-There is a fortune in
store for any enterprising concern that
will establish paper mill at Great Falls.
The immense quantities of mountain
spruce contiguous to Great Falls can be
foated to the water power. ground into
pulp, n manufactured into paper, etc,
at a minimum cost.
Gypsum.-The vast gypsum deposits
OF Belt and Logging creeks will be de-
veloped in the near future.
1anncry.-The vast amount of bark
and he heapness of hides offer special
inducements to the manufacturing of
rough leather. A large and ever in
creasing demand for the heavier grades
OF boots n shoes is sufficient to sup
port a boot and shoe factory.
Glass.-The very best quality OF sand
is found in the n~cighborhood, containing
9S per cent of pure silica with no iron.
his fact, together with the cheap fuel
and power, promises the successful
manufacture of glass.
CLIMATE.
The air is dry and bracing in the
spring and fall, June and July being the
rainy months. Although Montana has
been looked upon as an Arctic region,
the following figures given by the Gov
eminent Weather Bureau office since its
establishment here will dispel this idea:
Io0I-Dccember, 3S.4. IS92-January,
$40; February, 30.2; April, 1I.S; Nav,
537; June, o2.oS; July, 68.2; August, 66.i:
September, sos; October, 49.3; Novem-
Der, 60; December, o2.S. ISo3-January,
27; %ebruary, 36.2.
Average meal temperature for 1902
is deg.
Death Rate Compared with other
places, the death rate of Montana is as
follows: Montana, O Colorado, OF;
Illinois, I.33; New York, I.5S: Louisiana,
200; New York City, March, 1892, 2.,o.
SOCIAL ADVANTAGES.
With all her commercial interests and
busy population Great Falls has innum-
cradle social advantages, which, together
with the climate, make the city a pleas
ant and healthful home.
Churches Great Falls has ten chuches
representing all the denominations.
Schools. Six large and handsome
school buildings are inadequate to sup
ply the present demand. A fine high
school Is 10Y building, to cost $4,000.
Free Library The city boasts a free
library with a fine collection of works by
standard authors; two daily and five
weekly newspapers.
Opera Housc.-Thc Great Falls Opera
House, costing $4,000, with a seating
capacity of Loo, has the largest stage
in the west. Illuminated by $50 electric
it is the best and most ingenious
ly lighted in America.
Clubs. -Thc Rainbow club, with 80
members, has beautiful quarters com
handing a view of the whole city and
surrounding country.
The University club has a member
ship of fifty college graduates.
The Minneshosho Boat club has a
large membership, and is fitted out with
a good stock of rowboats.
Lawn Tennis, Cricket, Bicycle and
Baseball clubs unite to furnish pleasant
recreation.
Secret Societies. Lodges of A. +. &
A. Masons, Royal Arch Masons, Knights
Templar, Order of the eastern Star;
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons
of Veterans; Knights of Pythias; |. O..
o. F.; A. O. u. w; Patriotic Sons of
America; Woodmen, and Ancient Order
of Woodmen.