The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02

new 1Ofk, Gr6at hlib Will proSoIVo uor
individuality az the largest manufactur-
ing city of the northwest. This opinion
is not based on surmises, it is proved by
tests which have been made on q gigan-
TIC scale. Great Falls is the future
electric centre Of the northwest, and
electricity is the future motive power.
Built on the banks Of the Missouri at
the great and only falls of that mighty
river, she controls the motive power Of
that mass Of water falling 5l2 feet in
nine miles. This has already been par
TALLY utilized by the construction Of q
dam at the Black Eagle falls which cost
S250.0OO. Contiguous to this dam are
the gigantic works of the Boston & Mon
tana Silver and Copper company, which
includes the largest and most complete
electrolytic copper refinery in the world,
the product Of which is the standard
brand in the eastern markets. South of
the dam is the power house of the
Electric Light and Power company,
which was the subject of an article in
the January number OF Electric In
dustries. Less than two miles below,
and near the .Giant spring." are the
works of the Union Smelling company,
the largest silver lead plant north of
DCuNCls bkCOls olO oubDCbDlOhy uho
one truss bridge spar the Missouri with
in the city limits, each one being over
1000 feet in length, Twelve thousand
trees shade a portion of the venue of
the city, and $4,000 has been spent IN
the purchase of city parks. Six news
papers are published in the city, which
is also adorned with ten churches, seven
public schools and an opera house which
cost $4,000. -Four million pounds Of
wool were shipped from Great Falls last
veal, while the Sand Coulee Coal COM
pany, near the city, have now a coal out
put of about one-third of a million tons
of coal a year An active board of
trade disseminates literature, and helps
the introduction of new industries. The
various industrial establishments in the
city have a pay roll of 100000 monthly
in gold, thus lnsuring the influx Of 81.
100000 every year into Great Falls.
With II magnificent fire department, a
costly system of sewerage, an efficient
police force, and the finest waterworks
in the state, with electricity used for
light, power, heat, and electrolysis, in all
known applicable forms, with a tele-
phone exchange ~permeating the entire
city, and an electric street railway
which cost a quarter of a million, it is
not too much to say that Great Falls, in
Montana, is further advanced in all the
industrial arts of civilization than any
town or city In the eastern states of five
times the size.
Already Great Falls is a railroad CEN
tire, with three main lines and four
branch lines, and another transcontinent-
al line-the G. b. & Q.-to be mere inside
of a year. 1t is a proved fact that Great
Falls handles more freight than any
other point on the Great Northern rail
way west of st. Paul.
The above remarks concerning Great
Falls might be extended ad libitum till
it would be entirely too large for a news
paper article. This is not a boom article,
our city never had a boom, nor does it
need ono, the natural resources tributary
to the city being 80 enormous, and the
men who hold the reins of development
being live, energetic, and are fully equal
to all emergencies; in addition the Board
OF Trade is always ready and willing to
give u helping hand to arriving indus
tries.
In conclusion, il the native who wrote
the piece in the Brooklyn Life will come
west to Great Falls once and view its
natural wonders, industries and energet-
&c population, he will come to the CON
clusion that the average eastern man is
better posted on new discoveries on the
Congo river than he is on the gigantic
developments now taking
place on the headwaters Of the Missouri
river.
When such men as James j. Hill. DR.. |
Webb, Smith M. Weed, Il. W.
Abram Hewitt, j. Kennedy
Tod, A. s. Bigelow. Boston d Montana
company, and numerous other companies
and gentlemen well known in the tinan-
clal world are behind the great develop
ment of Great Falls, it must be patent
to a thinking mind that success is as
Any observer standing above the bank
Of Black Eagle falls, and viewing the
gigantic establishments now in full oper-
alton, and which cost over four million
1ollars, this too only the commencement
d. industries which are found to pay
better here than any place yet found.
What Will Great Falls be in ten years.
Inc water power of one establishment
using 26OO horse power in the
Early part OF 1893, before the end of the
year nearly doubled their motive power.
In addition new establishments are COM
ng the present year, and it may safely
said-that at the present time there
8 not in the United States a town five
the size of Great Falls which has
made as great advancement in the past
md has as brilliant a tuture
n prospect. Ye Brooklyn scrib.
bier, read up a little before you sheer at
my one section of this great union.
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