The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-07

route from coming through the Judith
to Great Falls and have 1t go to Helena
by way Of White Sulphur Springs. He
asked il it went to Helena, what !
sething SSd,% But FL il it car came ''G to Great
Falls it would have the ore
coal and agricultural products to furn-
ish il business. He related converse
ton which recently took place in Helena
between himself and some gentleman OF
that city, in which one Of them remarked
that Great Falls had nothing but wind
and water. He had answered that here
there was power which God had pr
vided and which could not be taken
away. [Applause.l 1t was power
which in the near future was destined to
set 10 motion great mills and factories
and furnish employment for thousands
of men. Applause. While Helena is
abusing other cities Anaconda is employ
ing hundreds Of men and increasing its
operations and making market for
other portions OF the state. This is what
Anaconda is doing. What is Helena
doing? Nothing. Applause.
PARIS GIBsoN's REASONS.
Paris Gibson, after repeated calls. said
that he did not expect to make speech,
but that he would say that he firmly be-
lieved that it was for the interest of the
people Of northern Montana and espec-
tally Great Falls, to vote for Anaconda.
IApplause. In the race for the capital
two years ago it was clearly understood
by the people OF the s'ate that the geo
graphical location of the capital was not
to be considered and was lost sight Of.
The voters determined that it should
be either at Helena or Anaconda,
both of them in the western part
OF the state, and he took 1t
that in the coming contest that question
should not arise. In fact, he did not
realize how near they were to the west
ern boundary until he had looked at the
map. AS to the question of the center
of population both cities claimed the
advantage; but no matter which is cor
rect the difference is so slight that it
cuts no figure in the determination of
the question. He thought the interests
of Great Falls lie with Anaconda.
There is
UNITY OF INTEREST
that exists between them that does rol
exist between any other two towns in
the state, and they should go hand in
hand in industrial development. The
water power and the coal resources here
prove to any person OF intelligence who
has considered the subject that Grea
Falls is to be the industrial center o
this commonwealth. Applause. The
great copper products of the west side
and copper production is the great and
dominant industry of the state-wil
have to be treated at Great Falls if it il
to be done economically, for i
ia settled that we can treat copper
much cheaper here than in any othe
place. Several years ago Mr.. DAILY ha'
told him that il when Great Falls wa
established, it had been known this wa
the great water town it is Anacond
would have started its works here
However, s11, 100000 had been lnveste
in the plant at Anaconda, and 80 far q
the smelling of ores is concerned tina
! industry is settled for the time being
I But that is only one step in the trea'
ment of the copper product, the coppe
must be refined and after it is refine
, it will be worked into sheet copper an
, copper wire, and outside of Niagar
Falls there is just one place PRACTICAL
where that copper can be refined an
: that is at the Great Falls of the Missouri
: [Applausel =,
, He knew as we'll as he knew that b
/ was speaking that it was settled thin
. between the powers that stood at tf
at the head Of the townsi
company, and Great Northern RAJ
4 way and Marcus DAILY that Il
refining works of the Anaconda compar
i we're to be located at these falls. h
q would not enter into the question as
u why these works are not begun at ono
J. but he knew it was
SETTLED QUESTION
l. and that the Anaconda company wou
p employ over 10000 horse power here
y the production Of it's copper bushes
4 [Applause.l He submitted that it mu
l. be to the interest of this people, who d
% sired to develop all northern Montan
r that they should stand hand in har
,s with Anaconda on this question. II {
of other towns in Montana should {
m against Anaconda Great Falls shou
ly stand with it. There is no questi,
la about that. Self-interest, friendshi
everything that binds communities
gether point to the fact that they shou
stand by Anaconda for the capital.
d: Mr., Gibson then said that when
OF T. T.. Collins add c. Nj. Webster were
s, the constitutional convention the bitt
. fight over the location Of the tempora
| CAPITAL came up, and the west 81
10 bowed such strength that the Hele
er men became panic stricken; the mare
is was a very narrow one, and when t
Id critical moment came Mr.. Collins a
We himself (Mr. Gibson), Mr.. Webster "
d, sick. threw their votes for Helena a
m saved the capital for that place. 9Th
n owe it to us today" After the capi
,k had been saved to Helena
'ts their votes, Mr. Broadwater, \
tn Hauser and others acknowledge
da they owed the capital to them and I
clared that when the time came for
location of the state institutions tn
would see that Great Falls was "
ng paid for her loyalty to them in
eli struggle. That is what they said at
,ro time. When the contest over state
10 stitutions came up what did Great Ia
10 get? She got the determined opposit
nu OF Helena from beginning to end. s
%. opposed every measure that Great FL
al advanced for the location Of state
nd stitutions in this town, that is a IA
ne He was in the senate and made
cd hardest fight he ever made in his life
ne get something for Great Falls,
~ Helena turned.
ire A COLD SHOULDER TO US
ne lust az she has turned cold shoul
he to US in everything since he had beer
he the city of Great Falls, and he was