The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-08-17
THE BOARD OF TRADE MEETS
The Matter of the New Wooden Mill
Discussed-A New PROPOSE.
ton Is Considered.
A Committee of Three Appointed by
the Board to Raise a Bonus
of $4,000.

The board of trade held a meeting
Wednesday at four o'clock to con-
slider the matter of a location Of a wooden
mill in this city. A fair attendance Of
representative business men were pres
ent, as were also Messrs. BrosDan and
Goodrich, representing the chamber of
commerce. Vice President Sweat pre-
sided and A. E. Dickerman was elected
secretary pro tenn in the absence of
Dudley Crowthers. Paris Gibson stated
the special business Of the meeting and
said he had had considerable experience
in the wooden manufacturing business.
He had examined the machinery which
the Came Bros. had brought here to
engage in the business and considered
it well adapted for the purpose for which
it was proposed to use it, and that the
business Of manufacturing blankets
could be profitably established here at
this time. He believed that such a
plant commenced here at present would
rapidly develop into a large business.
The manufacture of blankets required
only the coarser sort Of woods, while
most of that raised in northern Mon
tana was fine wool Of a very high
grade. However, sufficient coarse wool
could be obtained here to run
the business and afterwards other
branches of manufacture could be added
which would require the finer grades of
wool. He favored raising a bonus for
Came Bros. under certain conditions.
Capt. Jensen said that he had agreed
to put in sufficient cash with Came Bros.
to start the business and act a business
manager of the concern without salary,
provided the citizens would raise a bo-
nus Of $1,000. He felt satisfied after a
thorough investigation that the manu-
~facture of blankets at this point would
pay we'll, but the company required more
working capital than they had to put in.
Came Bros. preferred the bonus Of $1,000
to getting up a stock company as at first
proposed.
w. ID. Dickinson thought favorably of
the proposition and that the amount
asked for could be raised. On his mo-
ton a committee was appointed by the
chair to act with the committee from
the chamber of to canvas the
city for subscriptions to a bonus Of
$1,000 to be turned over to the Great
Falls Wooden Mill company on the com
pletion of the mill buildings and the act
ual commencement Of manufacturing
operations. The chair appointed the
following as such committee: w. P.
Wren, E. w. King, and w. d. Dickin.
son. They will commence circulating a
subscription paper this morning and
have good hopes Of securing the sum
asked for by the company.
j. Haven called attention to the fact
that the license for ~circuses, merry-go'
rounds, etc., was too low. He claimed
that the merry-go-round concern on the
South side was taking in large sums Of
money, and thought the license they
paid, go, was entirely too small. 1t wal
stated during the discussion that the
last circus which came here had beer
gwen q license for $50, which the speak
or declared was just half what the ordi
; nance required. No action was taken OIL
} the matter by the board. The boart
then adjourned.