The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-14
1T is DOING GOOD WORK
MiSSuula'S Board Of Trade is Right
DcWl 10 Bu inaSS.
THEY'RE ON The Rustic
The Members Appear Determined
to Push the City's Interest hight
Along Regard ess of Petty
Disagreem snts.

were highly satisfactory To all who are in
terested IN the new organization. The
meeting demonstrated one iact, that tho
board is to be "A practical body aud no
funds are to he wasted ussiessly. but
every cent that is expended will be used
for substantial benefit to the city. That
was the sense of the resolutions pre-
scented by the executive comm ttec, and
these were UNANIMOUSLY endorsed by the
board. Anything that will contribute to
the advancement of the clty's welfare VIII
be urged forward and stimulated as much
as possible by the board 1t is to he n
long pull and n strong pull and pull all
together. Such policy as that IS certain
to bring ultimate success.
The meeting last night demonstrated
another point, that the executive COM
mttee has been doing some quiet, effec-
tive work without IN iking any fuss about
it and has set the ball a rolling in tho
right direction. Secretary CobbAn in his
remarks last night referred briefly to
some of the work that has been done by
the committee. Much of this work is
now in such shape that it cannot he made
public at present, but two statements
were made by Mr.. Cobban VIII CHI show
that the executive committee Is on the
right track. A proposition has been re-
ceIved and is now under consideration
for the establishment of soap factory
here aud the committee is now arranging
matters SO as to give the promoters of the
scheme "A definite answer in few days.
The committee is also trying to bring
about the location of a ctnnery here. Ii
is believed that the establishing of such
q factory in Missoula would he n profit
able ven ure aud one which would result
in demonstrating the excellent quality of
the iruIt raised in this section. One sue
cessful institution brings others always
and II Missouli once gets a start in this
direction. she cannot stand still. Her
progress wil he sure and natural.
Such. briefly. is the theory upon VIII ch
the executive comm ttcc Is acting. Toes
tablish upon a prof able basis some
manufacturing plant which will lot the
outside world know that Missoua is on
the map. and possesses other claims to
greatness Than population of josners
and set of active and contendtng lac
tons. "Missoua is all ri yht," said MEM
Der of the board of trade to-day, "if shc
will only get down to business and let
foolishness alone"
Judge Francis, at the meetings of the
board Of ,rade. has frequently referred to
can he done here If an earnest attempt Is
made. The cat meal plant was cstah-
hshed quietly, and the work has gone
ahead with little fuss, but it has been SO
seccessful that in nearly every town in
the state Mlssouia cat meal is on sale
and is giving good satisfaction. Manager
Hermann has worked up n good market
for the product of his mills, and the out
look Is excellent for an improvement.
The people of Montana are always will
ing to promote home indus tres, and have
manifested friendly feeling towarl MIS-
soua's oat meal mill. That same spirit
would unquestlonably exist IN regard to a
cannery, and money that now goes out of
the state for came fruits could he kept
in home circulation. The mater ais are
here, and none better exist anywhere. All
that is necessary is for someone TO 60
ahead with the work. The excellent quail
fly of the fruit of western Montana would
do the rest.
The notion of the board of trade last
night in regart to a county far meets
with general approval everywhere. A
STANDARD reporter to-day took occasion
TO inquire of a number of business men
as to their attitude IN tho matter and not
one of them expressed anything but
strong endorsement of the enterprise.
All OF them stated that they are willing
TO contr buie to the pan IN every way
possible. Merchants and professional
men signlfied a Willingness to subscribe
literally toward the fund for pr zss for
the con tributors and some of them offered
to contribute their personal services #
they were needed. Local business houses
will subscribe from $1,000 To SO each for
the pr 70 fund and. wIth this backing, the
board of trade could offer liberal prizes
which would bring out an excellent exhi-
bition. Farmers, fruitgrowcrs and stock
men, knowing that the far will be held
next fall, can begin this spring TO prepare
for IL and the result will be one that viii
surprise even those who are familiar VITA
the resources of this section.
As an example of the immense amount
of good tnat such an exhibition will ac-
complish for this valley. the display which
was ma 10 last fall an the STANDARD ofIice
may he cIted. This was the first sys-
tematc attempt that had been made TO
exhibit the fruits aud vegetables of the
Missoula val ey. Limited as was the dis.
play, arranged as Il was on short notice, II
attracted the attention of hundreds of
visitors and was a surprise even to men
Nllo lA4 bttll III -4lsaOllA lOf years. III
resulted IN advert sing the agricultural
resources of the Missnu.a valley as they
could not have been advertised by thous-
ands OF printed circulars. II tins small
display was so beneficial. n Is difficult to
estimate the amount of good that would
result from well conducted county fair
arranged on a large scale and well ad-
Vertlsed.
One suggestion made last night by Z.
G. HIgg rs should be careful ly considered.
lie Gale attention TO the fact that the
quality OF the bay and grain "a sed IN
tins section is immeasurably superior TO
that grown anywhere Csc IN the world.
The farmers Of the valley are apt to lose
sight Of the fact that these staple pro-
ducts Of their land could be made more
prof able than fruit and vegetables if
they would demonstrate TO horscneu
their super or quality. In prepar NJ for
an exhibit of Missouri valley pro lucts.