The weekly tribune., 1894-10-12
IN MEMORY Of A TRUE FRIEND
The Death OF G.. o. Parsons Brings
Forth Tributes to His Memory
From Citizens.
He Died Among Strangers Alone and
Unknown--EIis Remains Shipped
Last Saturday.

lation to the death of G. o. Parsons in
that city on the 4th inst
Mr.. Charles o. Parsons died here at
the hospital at II a. IN. on the 4th inst,
Of typhoid fever. The few people who
knew him were not aware he was in the
city, and his death was complete sur
prise, his identity was not established
until Saturday evening. He had been
to the SLOGAN and Trail country in a
professional capacity, and came down
the Spokane Falls & Northern road
about two weeks ago in company with
several other mining men and they sup
posed he had gone east. He had been
complaining of feeling sick, but after
leaving Nonteport said he was better.
His relatives and friends in Boston we're
notified Saturday evening. The Masons
here took charge of his remains, and
they we're sent Saturday night over tn 9
Great Northern.
Marcus Daily and Mr.. Tibbey OF
Butte, who we're in the city and were
much shocked to hear OF Mr.. Parsons
death, at once rendered all the as
sistance they could to notify his friends
and see that the body was embalmed
and sent on to Boston in a suitable
manner
The two communications published
below from men who were on terms Of
personal intimacy and friendship with
him give expression to the feeling with
which this community will always re.
member the loyal services OF 9. o. Par
SONS.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Oct. 8, 1894.
Editor Gredt Falls Tribune:
| desire to add few lines more to the
remarks already made in The TRIBUNE
concerning Charles .. Parsons, who
died at Spokane Falls on the 9Th inst
Although not resident OF Great Falls,
no man among US has taken deeper in
terest in the prosperity of our city than
Mr.. Parsons. To him we owe much,
very much, for the healthful condition
of our business interests today. The
location Of the copper works of the Bos
ton and Montana company at Great
Falls, is largely due to his persistent
efforts and his unyielding conviction
that here at the falls OF the Missouri,
the cooper ores of Butte can be smelted
and refined more cheaply than eee-
where.
Few among us know the difficulties
with which he was obliged to contend,
here and elsewhere, in carrying out his
: plans for the construction Of this plant.
The magnificent location of the Boston
and Montana company, covering The
upper falls and rapids on the west side
for distance Of more than mile, and
the perpetual right to 10000 horse
= power at a nominal rate, will be constant
I testimonials to his Jealous efforts in be-
baif Of that company.
The lofty smoke stack that stands like
sentinel on Indian Point, will forever
4 remind the people of Great Falls that
q he who planned the works at its base
had due regard for their health and com
fort. Among the names which have
I figured conspicuously in the early his
/ tory of Great Falls industries, that ol
: Charles o. Parsons will forever be
, prominent. PARIS GIBSON.
Y GREAT FALLS, Oct. 8, 1894.
The Boston & Montana Consolidated
Q Copper and Silver Mining Company'e
r mines at Butte having reached stage
;. of development where they assured al
7 output far exceeding the capacity OF the
company's smelters, the insutficiency ol
: the water supply and other reasons
J. which rendered Butte questionable as 6
place for smelling, caused the Boston q
l. Montana company in 1889 to look abou,
for a place possessing the necessary ma
I, tural advantages for smelling on large
q scale. The work OF selecting smeltel
: site was intrusted to Mr.. Charles o. Par
o sons, the company's consulting engineer
" who, after visiting many places and care
y fully weighing everything for and agains
them, chose Great Falls as the place in
d tended by nature for large smelling
, center.
o In the fall of 1889 the president ant
3, several directors of the B. & M. Go. Wis
II tied Great Falls and unanimously con
% firmed the choice OF their consulting
u engineer. No sooner had the word gon,
70 forth that the b. L. NJ. smelter would b'
J. built here, and work on the Black Eagle
o dam and emelter grounds begun, thar
+ our city began to move forward rapidly
70 During the smelter's necessarily SLOW
5 construction it gave employment to al
: army of men, and since its operation 1T
70 increasing pay roll is pouring Thousand
!. of dollars each month into the channel
II of Great Falls trade, and especially dur
q ing these hard times have We blessed thi
corporation and Mr.. Parsons for being
It instrumental in bringing it here.
n In the winter Of 1889 and 1880 MI
10 Parsons obtained an electric light an'
10 also an electric street railway franchise
10 These franchises were not obtained b.
hin 30 as to have something to sell, bu
8; we're obtained to be put to use.
'' By his instrumentality the Boston ant
Great Fall Electric Light and Powe
company, and the Great Falls Stree
Railway company, were incorporated
These companies have put thousands o
dollars and the best Il equipment int
N their plants and lines and are operated i
70 manner which does our city credit
"a The Boston and Great Falls Land CON
pany is another of his children, and i
q this he was a heavy stakeholder. ii
IN also was interested in many acres OF Ian
g. east OF the Boston and Great Falls ac
n dition. and has been for several year
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