The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-12
STARTING OUT WITH VIM
Great Falls Chamber Of Commerce
Will Do the City Good
Service.
Permanent Quartera Engaged, the
Present Membership Being
over "A Hundred.
bioom. the Livingston Homicide, Con-
viotsd % Murder Ia the Second
Degree Given Fifteen Years.


Special 10 no Indopendsnt
GREAT fALIs. May 1.-THE chamber Of
commerce held its second regular meeting
In May al the court room Realty building
last evening. and many sui ieots % impo
tance were discussed. The organization is
starting on its work with a vim. which has
already accom- plished much. p. H Gallagher
reported from the committoe on permanent
location that a room on the ground floor of
tho Realty building had been offered and
this proposition was accepted aud the com
mittee ordered 10 purchase furniture and
ht titup.
Exhibits Of the vegetable and mineral
resources Of tho county will be gathered
and displayed in this room.
4. ". Brosnau. az chairman Of the com
mittee on electric liGhts stated that the
committee had conferred With the city
council on the subisoI and a special com
mittee Of three from shat body hal been
appointed 20 investigate the msttsr. lie
then read an article from the Scientific
American showing that the probable cost
OF an electric light plant sufficient for a city
the size of q eat Falls was Sl7OO0 e1clus-
i've Of buildings and real estate. and that
the yearly ptohL counting nfty public arc
lights at $s5 per year. and other lights In
proportion, should be about e. 200. lie
went on 10 state that Columbia Falls paid
g. a month per lamp. Few Westminster. H.
C.. 81 per month, and Helena. with a plant
operated by steam power SIS per month.
while we. who boast OF our immense and
cheap water power were paying SlA.
The committee on the ordinance permit
ting she Great Falls d Canada railway
right Of way 10 the western approach Of the
First Avenue north bridge reported salts
factory action on the part Of the city eoun-
Gil. and that operations would commences
inside OF sixty days. IL vas voted 20 com
pliment the council on I've speedy action.
The lisa Of appointments OF standing
committees was read by the chairman and
approved.
Il. 4. Ford. chairman of the commit
tee on securing daily mail route 10 Augusta,
reported progress and the probability Of .
favorable ISSUE.
Alderman Young called attention to the
present Inadequate wstsrworks Of the city.
and said the cost vas immense 90 the prop
sTty owner who piped bis house
and then paid e1orbitant rates. lie spoke
Of the necessity of standpipes to furnish
sufficient pressure in case Of Ere. and Of the
fact that With the present arrangement
stream OF water over the Tod building
was an impossibility. lie Rsd the par
chase Of the present system. or eonslruo-
tiOh Of new worAs by the city. His re-
marks were loudly appiauded.
The secretary announced that the mem
bership bad been increased by twenty-siK
since the meeting last week total enroll
msnt 20 date l02. Several names we're then
added to the list By those present.
A special committee was appointed 20 aid
ths committee from the local press sssocia-
tion in entertaining the members Of tks
atats press at its coming convention.