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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE
Takes a Whirl at Investigating the Work
on the High School,.

Takes a Whirl at Investigating the Work
on the High School.
The Builders exchange have had a
committee investigating the work on the
high school and the committee made the
following report, which was adopted last
night and handed to The TRIBUNE with
a request for it's publication:
To THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF
THE BUILDERS EXCHANGE: We the COM
mittee appointed by you to examine the
work on the high school building, beg
leave to submit the following report:
As regards the footing stone, they are
in most cases covered 80 we are unable
to report fullycin that respect, but it is
the opinion Of the committee that after
excavating to bedrock the footings might
have beer done away with entirely with
/ out any detriment to the building, thus
making a saving that would have par
TALLY paid the cost of the extra exca-
waiting.
With the exception of one wall being
a little out of plumb, we would say the
rubble masonry has every appearance of
being a first class job.
The quality of the cut stone is equally
as good If not better than the specitica-
tons call for. They are we'll cut and,
although the joints are in som instances
wider than the specifications call for,
there is not variation enough to impair
the outward appearance or strength OF
the building.
Whether the mortar used was CON
pounded in the exact proportions the
specifications call for we are not pre-
pared to say, but it is certainly rich
enough to make a good substantial job
If the building is completed in as thor
ough and workmanlike manner as what
is already done it will be a credit to al
parties interested. G. II. WARDRuP,
j. Fl. DoNLIN,
r. G. DEpEw.
Report accepted by the Builders Elk
change Dec. "a, 1894.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
THE CAUSE OF LABOR.

Ambition aud jealousy on the part OF
individuals has been and will continue
to be the bane Of the labor movement in
the United States. 1t is a more potent
power to injure the cause Of the work.
ingmen than all the combinations Of capt.
tai that can be formed. When the Knights
of Labor was the most powerful Or
ganization OF its kind that ever existed
enmity to Powderly caused a split in
the ranks and the Federation sprang
into existence. and then Sovereign and
jealousy forced Powderly out OF power.
In the meantime Gompers had become
great Us the head of the Federation, yet
his downfall was accomplished at Denver
a few days ago and Mcbride is now the
Ruling genius. On the top Of his acces-
sion comes the news that one OF it's
results will be the virtual disintegration
of the Knights of Labor, as is explained
in a prdss dispatch printed in another
column. While these strifes and plots
and counterplots in the ranks OF labor
are in progress capital looks on and
laughs. 1t appreciates that the great
strength that vii! 90 to the Federation
from the Knights will prove its element
of weakness, that it will be too
mighty 70 control itself, and dis
cord ana disuDion are inevitable. There
are unpleasant trutns 10 speak, but
events, past and present, justify them.
The only hope for labor lies in we'll or
ganized trades unions each having an
autonomy like unto a state of the union
and having inherent power for its OWL
protection and a delegated power to a
labor congress that shall operate for the
commonweal; this congress to be con
fined in its operations by a written law
System is essential in the government
of all great bodies, and without it thu
labor movement can never hope to be
success.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
THE CITY

The question of city parks is nee
more to the front and the council finds
itself divided. No one disputes but
what there should be a park or parks.
They are an essential to any live, pro-
gressive city, and experience proves they
are worth all the money invested in
them. In the location of these resorts it
is natural there should be a variance of
opinion created in the main by motives
of self interest on the part of owners of
adjacent property. Great Falls has
purchased some park property, and at
the suit of those who oppose the location
Judge Benton of the district court has
decided that the city had no authority
to make the purchase beyond its cor
porate limits, and the question that is
nov being agitated is how to make the
purchase valid. As a rule it is neither
good taste nor good judgment to c~riticise
the action of a court, yet in this instance
the decision seems a remarkable one.
The great parks in most of the cities
east and west are beyond the city limits,
or at least we're when the parks were
acquired, though in several instances the
corporate limits have grown to the
boundary Of the present breathing
places. Further than this the general
incorporation act gives the cities police
authority for three miles beyond the
corporate limits, and it would not require
much of a stretch to assume that as q
corporation it had power to acquire
property at least within that limit fer
parks or other purposes. This has been
done in Butte without objection in the
case Of the city dumping grounds, which
are far beyond the limits. In other
cities which own their own water plants
property for reservoirs and other pur-
poses have been purchased, and many
other instances showing the same trend
could be cited. Without entering into the
merits Of the location of the parks now
at issue The TRIBUNE is of the opinion
that the city can acquire and hold prop
erty beyond it's corporate limits.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
or paliation, and justice should be melted
out to the perpetrators.
SEVERE CRITICISM.

Yesterday an Associated Press tele-
gram was sent out stating that President
j. j. Hill of the Great Northern and
other men eminent in the financial world
had been summoned to Washington to
consult with MI q e%veland in regard to
the currency plan that the administra-
ton is now urging upon congress. Last
night there came from Mr.. Hill an en-
phatic denial that any such conference
was to be held so far as he was con.
cerned, and he is reported as having
said further: "This administration has
done all the harm it is capable of doing
to the country" This is an ominous
declaration to come from such a man
at Mr.. Hill. He is recognized as a
power among the money kings of the
country and is held to be a student of
practical finance. Moreover tits known
the relations between him and Mr.. Cleve-
land have been of a more than ordinary
character. Therefore this knock-down
blow from him is a severe one. He
does not go into detail; possibly he does
not think it necessary, for he realizes
that the entire country appreciates the
situation just as he tersely sums it up.
However, the gentleman may have been
a little more explicit. 1t is true a large
majority Of the people will agree with
his conclusion, but he and they argue
from a very different premise. Most of
them believe that an effectual remedy
can be applied and that the disease will
speedily disappear. Unless he has
changed his opinion Mr.. Hill attributes
the cause to another source, and one
which is beyond the power Of the doc
tors to cure except by a return to what
he would call first principles. In other
words, Mr.. Hill is hardly willing to travel
beyond the gold standard, and the peo-
pie demand free coinage. Be this as it
may, they can cheerfully meet him on
his present ground and declare with him
that "the administration has done all
the harm it is capable of doing"
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE
r RATES.
II BURLINGTON.

An Associated Press dispatch from
Butte states that a deal is contemplated
by which the Burlington will acquire the
Butte, Anaconda e. Pacific. This report
finds its foundation in the fact that Ger
tain officials high in authority in the
Burlington have been visiting Butte and
Anaconda as the guests Of Marcus DAILY.
OF itself this incident would count for
nothing, for Mr.. DAILY is not slow in dis
pensing hospitality to any visitors who
come his way; but the rumor must have
had a foundation and it seems to have a
peculiar significance for the people OF
Great Falls. MIR. Holdredge, the gentle
man in authority so far as the Burling-
ton people are concerned, neither
denies or affirms the report. He stands
pat and allows the people to guess. Let
US of Great Falls argue from cause to
effect. The Burlington has reached
Montana as far as Billings and from that
point it has made a temporary arrange
ment with the Northern Pacific. No
one supposes that it has invaded this
country to stop at Billings. 1t is head
ing for the coast and must get there and
by the route that will offer it the best
advantages. Helena has an idea that it
can be induced to build by way of
White Sulphur Springs and thus put
that city on its line. What Helena has to
offer them in return for this location of
it's route is something that no fellow can
find out. On the other hand in making
a coast connection by the purchase
of the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific
the Burlington opens up great
possibilities for traffic. By an easy
route it will tap the rich Judith country
and readily strike Great Falls, the future
metropolis Of the state and the North
west. From here it can make a combi-
nation with the Great Northern, or go it
alone and build to Butte. The coal
fields of Belt are here and must stay; the
Boston g. Montana shelter is here and
must stay; the Anaconda company will
build it's great refinery here, and other
industrial enterprises are sure to follow.
In a short time the freight traffic from
this point will BIZ immense, and no mat
ter what the Burlington may conclude
to do. it is safe to say that in reaching
the coast it cannot afford to avoid Great
Falls. In the light of this reasoning
there can be no excuse for doubling that
the Burlington is on the eve of making a
deal for the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific,
and that the deal contemplates the i'm
mediate building of the Burlington
into Great Falls.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
PLEDGES.

In a sort of a cheerful obituary upon
the defunct Helena Evening Telegram,
the labor-populist paper, the Helena
Herald remarks: "There is no opening
and no support for a third daily news
paper in Helena, and the fact has been
demonstrated so often that it would
seem that it ought to be clear to tho
minds of some PERSONS"
The Herald is beyond question correct
in its conclusion, but it is not honest in
its post norton treatment of it's deceased
contemporary. The Evening Telegram
was one of the exigencies of the Helena
for the capital campaign and a blind
man could see that it was promised con-
tinued support at the hands Of the
people of Helena. This and the election
of populist members of the legislature
was one of the election contracts. So
far as the election was concerned Helena
delivered the goods and elected six
populists to the legislature, but there
it stopped short. Even this was good
for Helena, and the citizens at once
called accounts squared. They paid no
attention to the other side Of the ques.
ton. The pay roll was diminished until
it was hardly visible. the wages of the
few men retained we're reduced to the
old rate payable in warrants, the Colored
Citizen having served it's purpose was
allowed to depart and now the Evening
Telegram makes it's final bow unwept.
unhonored and unsung. Possibly the
w~orkingmen who took stock in Helena
promises would like to unload, but it ie
too late. The promises are at such a
discount that they cannot get a pur.
chaser.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
THE SCHOOL BUILDING.

A committee of the Builders Ex-
change has examined the work on the
high school building as far az it has pro-
crossed and its report is printed in an
other column. The gentlemen of the
appear to have strained a
point in an effort to defend the school,
board. but the fact remains that the re-
port, like that Of the stonemasons. sim
ply declares that the work is all right ex-
cept such portions as are all wrong. To
put it in plain English. the report de-
clares that the specifications have been
departed from in material respects, but in
defense Of this the committee urges that
the change is in no wise detrimental to
the building. While this may be a
feather in the cap of the contractor, it il
a tacit acknowledgment that the archi
tect and his plans and the school boarc
do not know their business. II the builder
is to be allowed to exercise his own judg
ment in construction, why should the
board have paid for plans and specifica
tions and pay an architect a good sun
for superintendence? There should b.
no divided responsibility in the conatrnc
ton Of this high school building. II tn
plans as adopted are faulty and the con
tractor is allowed to depart from then
at will it follows that there will be
large bill Of extras. II they are no
faulty the contractor should be CON
PEELED to follow them to the letter. Th
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
THE SCHOOL BONDS.

Today the people of Great Falls, or
more properly speaking the people of
school district No. |, are to vote on the
proposition to issue 100000 in bonds for
school purposes, the main object being
the completion of the new high school
building. A new issue Of bonds for this
purpose is made necessary because a
former issue Of $4,000 has been declared
illegal by the courts. From the time it
was decided by the school trustees to
submit the proposition to the people up
to the present there has been a decided
opposition to the measure. This opposi-
ton cannot in any be construed
into a desire of any number or any class
of citizens to prevent the erection of the
high school building, or to atfording any
needed educational facilities to the chill
dren of the district. On the contrary,
the community is a unit in saying that
all the money that is necessary should
and will be voted. The opposition ia
not to schools or school houses, but it ia
to the board of trustees as at present con-
stituted. There are many who, to put il
mildly, are not satisfied with the man
ner in which the high school job hat
been conducted by the present board Of
trustees, the architect and the contrac
tor. The contract and the mi IL
which it was let are objection
able, and the work and extra
have invited pronounced criticism
and condemnation. 1t will not do t.
: say that the DIRECTORS are confined t.
any class Of citizens, for the initiativ
was taken by the Trades and Labo
council in its representative capacit,
D and a committee appointed by tina
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
SCHOOL LANDS.

The Montana board Of state land
commissioners has begun to realize upon
lands in order that the several state
institutions that are to be beneficiaries
may have the advantages intended, and
be pushed to completion. A tract in
Madison county has been sold, and the
proceeds will be turned over to the re.
form school, which is already in opera
ton, and an order has been made tc
survey and divide into lots a tract neal
Great Falls, the proceeds Of the same
when sold, to be applied 10 the purposes
Of the state university. It is desirable
that all the contemplated institution
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28

It now appears that Judge Nathan
Golf has determined to make the contest
for United States senator for West Vir-
ginia interesting, for he is reported to
have entered the field as a candidate
against Steve Elkins. There is no ques-
ton but that the judge is something Of
a campaigner himself. He has in his
time done much very effective WIRE
pulling; he has a large and influential
following, and if he takes off his coat
and rolls up his sleeves he will be an
opponent worthy of even 80 astute 9
politician as Elkins. The battle will be
a hot one for the men are we'll matched
in all the tricks essential to such a cam
| paion.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28

body examined into the matter and pub
lished a report which declared that the
work was not up to the requirements;
intimated that there was COLLISION some
where, and advised against voting for
the bonds so long as certain trustees re-
NAMED members of the body. The
language Of their report was plain and
emphatic. Let it be borne in mind that
these men were the ones who elected the
Objectionable trustees, and that they
have become satisfied that they made a
mistake and desire if possible to undo
the wrong.
The only plea which the trustees urge
in favor of the bonds is that the school
building is needed and it's construction
will give work to the unemployed. The
first proposition M n disputes; as for
the second it can only be said that the
winter has 80 far advanced that it will
be impossible to do any work until
spring opens, and by that time there
will probably be a change in the board
TO sum it up, those who are willing to
expend $4,000 on a building that will
never give satisfaction will vote for the
bonds. Those who desire a handsome
substantial structure fit ia all respects
for the purposes to which it is to be de-
voted and an ornament to the city will
vote against these bonds and wait unit
the proper time arrives to secure whai
they are entitled to and then vote bonds
with the knowledge that the funds vii.
be properly and intelligently applied.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
should be organized and operated as

should be organized and operated as
soon as possible, for they are needed and
will naturally benefit the state, but there
is no necessity for undue haste in dis
posing absolutely of the land granted.
The subject is a most important one
and, while The TRIBUNE has the utmost
confidence in the intelligence and patriot
ism Of the gentlemen of the commission,
it would suggest that they make haste
slowly. The duty d~evolving upon them
calls for the exercise of rare discretion,
and a mistake may prove costly.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28

The capture of Billy Gay, one of the
murderers of RAIDER and Mackey in
Meagher county, and his return to the
state for trial, is a subject for ccngratu-
latlon on the part Of all law-aDiding
citizens. In running down this outlaw
the sherif's officers have done their duty
now let the ministers Of justice, the
court, the prosecutor and the jury do
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28

In spite of the talk of a portion of the
board and their few interested
allies the sentiment of a majority Of the
people is not against school bonds or
proper school facilities; but it is against
100000 to be expended by men who
have demonstrated that they are not
competent to handle such q fund.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28

The terms of two of the members Of
the school board will expire in a short
time and when their successors are
elected the vote on the school bonds will
be practically unanimous. At present
there is no need of bonds, for ever if the
money was on hand work on the build
ing could not go ahead until spring. At
that time two trustees will be voted out
and bonds voted in,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28

chool board. the architect, and their de-
Tenders can take either horn Of the d.
JENNA. The peculiar condition of affairs
is an evidence Of incompetency in some
quarter, certainly not on the part of the
citizens, and The TRIBUNE is still of
the opinion that the bonds should not
be voted until a change is made in the
personnel of the board.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
LADIES' LIST.
FOREIGN LIST.

The Union Meat company is a new
business establishment which opened
Monday at 40 Central The
aim of the management will be to sell at
a reasonable price all kinds of meats
usually kept in a first. class market.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain in the
postoHice uncalled for for the week end
ing Dec. "a. In calling for them mention
the date, Dec. "a, 1894.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
sMELrERME EMS ENTERTAINMENT.

Report accepted by the Builders Elk
change Dec. "a, 1894.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-14
Speci al
Inducements
To
Early
Settlers.

For ninety days from date we will sell
LOTS ON SPECIAL TERMS favorable To bo-
nafide settIeIS. For IA term of three
months from date, lumber and all build
ing materials will he supplied, and de-
lIvered at PeaI at much lower price than
ever before obtained.
For further particulars. call at this
Office or on any Of the lumber dealers
in this city. Those who now own lots
AS well as those who propose TO become
residents of that growing city, will do
well to embrace tins opportunity. Those
who avail themselves of tins offer, with
in the time named, will be entitled to,
and will receive the following benefits:
For term of ten years, this Company
will carry such residents and their fam.
lilies from Pearl City to Honolulu in the
morning ARRIVING "A little before seven
o oclockl and from Honolulu to Pearl
City in the evening [leGving Honolulu
station litIle after five o'clock |, for ten
cents each way, rate less than one cent
per mile. The rates on all other passen.
ger trains running during the day OF
night will he cents per mile first class
and cent per mile second class.
a good school Is about to be opened
in the Peninsula, in the fine large, new
school house erected by Mr.. j. 4. Water
house. Resiuents living at Pearl City
heights, [aoo,e Pearl City stationl anC
those having homes on the Peninsula
will be allowed to ride free on regular
trains between Pearl City stations Il
and from the Peninsula.
Those who want to continue to send
their children to schools IN Honolulu
can have transportation on all regular
trains To ana from Pearl City, for tn,
purposd of attending schoolat ii se cent,
each way Tor each pupil. This is equal
To "a to 20 miles ride iur ten cents.
Equal Inducements tor those desiring
to SECURE homes in this country hav,
never before been offered TO the public
THIS Company has ueeu requested iron
abroad 10 lane the price OF all their un
sold land in that locality.
Should clearance sale be made to q
syndicate, no opportunity like the pres
ent would again occur for the purchas,
OF homes at Pearl City.
"A Word TO the Wise is Sufficient.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-07-14

The house has four bed rooms.
hall, bath and dressing rooms, bal
cony and five cedar lined closets on
upper floor and parlor, hall, dining
room, library, pantries kitchen and
verandah on lower floor. Hot water
attachments complete, and gas
throughout the house.
The stable contains three fine box
stalls, wash rack, carriage and har-
ness rooms, hay and feed loft and
three servants rooms and is one of
the best equipped OH the Islands.
There are also chicken houses,
pigeon house and COW sheds store
rooms and three paddocks for live
stock on the place.
The grounds are laid out in lawns,
and palm, orange, magnolia, and
many varieties of fruit and shade
trees, roses and shrubs are grow
ing on the premises.
For further particulars apply to
BRUCE CARTWRIGHT
Trustee.
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