The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-08
H WEEKLY TRIBUNE.


Let Us NtNe Active So-oper''io"'
The city of Great Falls, with all i
natural resources, will not make rapi
progress unless its business men organ
ize and work for it diligently and ha
m~oniously. Its advantages must be col
stantly advertised to the world, whic
can not be done except through tn
united effort Of its public. spirited cit
Zens acting as "a Board of Trade o
Chamber of Commerce. Such an organ
ization has been Indispensable in al
cities throughout our comfy, whethe
small or great. We nave an organized
Board of Trade which has in the few
years of It's existence contributed i'm
mensely to the growth Of Il city
Through its efforts printed matter IL
large quantities has been distributed /.
many parts of the United States and g
large correspondence has been main
tanned By its officers. No n can deny
that great benefits have been received by
the property-holders of this city through
iLlc WOIh uOue ~ Oul i'Oui' VI IA"
and that its maintenance will continue
to benefit us all. If there was ever a
time in the life of our young city when
active cooperative effort was needed on
the part of our business men it is now,
No time should be lost in bringing the
Board of Trade up to the highest degree
Of efficiency. so that it's work may be
constant and far-reaching.
Some of our people relieve that we
should make no special effort in behalf
Of our town until there is a general re-
rival of business throughout the coun-
try. a greater mistake than this could
not be made. This is the time of all
others when organized effort should be
made for the establishment of important
Industries here and for the settlement of
our tributary country. The unsettled
condition of affairs east surely means
that thousands will come west the COM
ing year who otherwise would never
have thought Of leaving the east.
The agitation of the tariff question
and the great changes that must follow
the reduction of duties on many staples
will cause many men to leave the east
FOR new fields IN the far west. Already
Se are receiving many inquiries as to the
desirability of Great Falls as a IL
featuring town, and also as to u eli
.,,+a, l.,t $40 ~ ,,pnh1n 10 tpI aitln.
IN the rooms of the Board of Trade or at
the Townsite office a single page of
printed matter that is not a year or two
old or that is at all suitable to send away.
Much important work should be trans
acted through the Board Of Trade this
winter. II you do not think it is prop
erly organized attend its meetings and
help reorganize it. AS citizens of Great
Falls it is your duty to take an active
in these matters, and not crawl
into your lens and growl over the work
done by others. We do not hesitate TO
say that all property-holders, whether
bankers, merchants. or professional men,
q LOl IOSal W luC lulCltSic VI lIlS NIlS
who will not contribute of their time or
money, or both. to the maintenance of
the Board of Trade. No other city in
the west has as many advantages TO
1ifer to the manufacturer or in"estCr
Through the large expenditures Of the
Water Power and Townsite company tie
,alls Of the Missouri river are now ready
TO supply almost unlimited power for
manufacturing purposes, while the
surrounding country has an abundant
Of raw material required by the
manufacturers of many staple articles.
al that is now needed to bring great in
iustrial growth to this city is earnest
work on the part Of our people and
learty cooperation with the Water
Power and Townsite company,
In Mr.. Prentiss' little story TO the pub
= in last nights Leader he forgot to