The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-03
HER LIGHT 50 SHINE,
That People May Know What Great
Falls is Really
Like.
\ City ElectiOn-Thc Excursion as a
BOWmer-Otler Suggr--
tiODS.

With the approach Of spring many
persons are beginning to think OF the
municipal election, and to wonder what
shape the city will be in for practical
operations during the coming season.
The ltolfe faction Of the republican party
is whetting its knife for Mayor Webster.
but there 10 talk amonr the mayors fac
ton Of running the genial banker for t,
second term, and many seem to think
that he will make d good run. But this
is democratic year, and this party ought
10 elect the city ticket solid this spring.
Plenty of excellent reasons are given for
change, and it will only be necessary to
nominate irst-class men to WIN the day
with ease.
Candidates are not yet coming forward
III d"oves, but If a good man is selected
for mayor by the democrats, ard the
whole ticket is made acceptable, they
ought to win at a canter.'
Something more effective than has
ever been done must be undertaken to
make the resources of the surrounding
country known to the outside world
People here ought to feel more than
they do and express the feeling more
freely, that Great Falls possesses advant-
ages SUCH aS are not offered by any
other place in the west. These must be
set forth and advertised in a manner to
attract the widest possible attention.
Some excellent suggestions on this sub
ject were made by Mr.. Kyle in his paper
to the board Of trade: He said:
1T seems 10 me if we desire Il healthy
and permanent growth that we should
make a special effort to get all classes of
people here to see the advantages offered
them, and the grand opportunities strewn
in their pathway. 1t seems to be the &c
sire of some people here to have the
capitalists come alone. That may be a
sure way TO build a city. but | assure
you a very slow one. When you inylte
a man Of capital to visit your city
his suspicious are aroused, for he
at once suspects that you are
after his money, but if he
sees other people coming here to stay he
naturally comes also. Then If you have
Inducements to offer him on his arrival
he viii likely invest his money. Some
people may think hat to have great
numbers of people flOcking mere it would
necessarily create a boom and ruin our
city. ] am willing to admit that any
town whose only resources are strictly
the sale of town lots and booming real
estate will become bankrupt as soon as
the selling ceases, but | would invite
your attention to several large and sub
s%tantial cities which made almost their
entire growth through booms, They
are as follows, namely: Los
Angeles, Cal, Portland, Ore, and
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane. Washing
ton. AS Il matter of fact, Portland made
her greatest growth during the boom of
81 and 90, Ask anyone who knows
about the financial condition of these
cities today and they will tell you that it
is good. | should like some person to
point out one of these cities above named
that has as many natural resOures as our
boom was simply this. that when every
one was going the capitalists went also.
They invested their money to develOpe
the resources which created IA good pay
roll and thus created a firm and substan-
tial city.
"Of what value are our resources here
unless they are developed! Would we not
as well develop them AS TO wait for the
succeeding generations to do SO? | do
not wish to he understood as saying that
this place has not had a healthy growth
but we must admit when we consider
the advantages of our city, and note the
growth of other places with inferior re-
sources. that We have progressed at Il
rather slow rate.
THE manner Of getting people to To-
cate at Il certain place ha- with the times
changed. j. viii be remembered that
all Of the Pacific coast was Doomed al
most strictly through literature.
people naturally get tired Of one
thing and want Il change. The plan
that | would suggest during the worlds
fair would be Ia rave excursions. FIX
managed properly, together
with choice literature brought before the
people in AN ClIcctual manner, would. in
my judgment. bring multitudcs Of PEG.
pie TO Great Falls during the coming
Of 1888. There would Of course
be a great deal Of detail work in this re-
spcct unnecessary 20 mention at this
time, and | will add that to accomplish
these results will require the
ton of all the strong wilicd people of our
city, and in fact Of Cascade county. and
managed 10y those who thoroughly I'M
dcrstand this work. VI this work were
properly executed and managed. | pre-
dict trat the year 1900 will see here the
Minneapolis in reality Of Montana
This is n novel idea, and probably IN
one, but what is needed is
all citizens should spend "A portion
Of their time in advancing ideas and
theories for advertising Great Falls until
the best possible ones are discovered.
Weather Talk.
Below is given thechief Of the weather |
bureaus statistics of the month Of Feb 5
'uary for the past twelve years: :