Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1896-11-27
COMING WITH SPR|NCTME


\ TElnuEE reporter Friday inter
viewed Andrew Einhec, agent Of the
towns!t9 company, as to the business
condition of the town at present and the
outlook for the coming year, more espe-
cially with relation to the outlook for
real estate. Mr.. Rinker is 4 gentleman
Of conservative Judgment, as we'll as
ripe experience in all that pertains
to the growth and upbuilding of
a city, a long residence in Mime
apolis, with whose marvellous growth
he was actively identified, serving
the city for many years aa
city engineer, gave Mr.. Rink5r q chance
to observe the conditions aud factors
which operate to build up g big city and
make hi9 opinions as to the future Of
Great Falls carry 10 light weight. When
to this rjpo experience is added the f4ut
that through his position - Confidential!
agent Of the I9W1si.2 company in this
city he Has accoss to all the sources ct
information bearing On the future Of The
property be represents, his cheeripEWcrda,
quoted heloH, have strong Significance.
In answer 10 the guo4IICn ca t. what
the present condition Of the real estate
market was and as to the prospects tor
the immediate future. Dir. kinker said:
AS to the present condition Of the real
estate market mere, il can be said that
it is certainly better than ii ms been
for some years past. II Is sufficient aVi-
l6nCg 1T this u state That tha saIea Of
the tuWnrifG cDmEaD during the last
turee months have been larger than
tn0 Iuta! of tho sales CT the CON-
pauy Tor Z year and q half previous
to that time. AS to the future, while /
am cot in 3 position to assign any
special reason for my statement, | am
willing to be quoted as saying that |
have the strongest confidence and belief
that next summer will witness q decided
revival III the real estate market. | may
add that thie belief is evidently shared
by Mr.. Hill and others who control this
company. This fact is easily deduced
from the tenor of their Instructions TO
me. Ever since ] first visited this
city and became acquainted with the
vast water power on which it's prosperity
rests | have been firm in the conviction
that Great Falls is destined to reach the
proportions Of a large city. While Min
neapolls has now outgrOWn, or rather
OVergroWn, the water power at st. An
thony falls, it is none the lees true that
the water power of that city was the
factor that made the city what it is.
The Mississippi at that point has an
average flow equal to less than one-half
the flow of the. Missouri at this point,
The Minneapolis people are now
spending between 100000 and S7OO,O 900
to secure an additional supply by stor-
ing up the surplus in high water. BY
the expenditure of a fraction of that
sum at Rainbow falls, three times as
much head and more than twice the
amount of average flow can be secured.
These are potent facts when the future
of Great Falls comes to be considered.
The astonishing success of the Boston
and Montana company since they To-
Gated their smelter here has done much
to call attention 70 the advantages OF
Great Falls water power, and tho dem
onatration furnished by the Cashier
Coal and Coke company that un-
limited supplies Of coke can be pro.
cured cloee at hand has added the one
condition necessary to make the availa-
billty Of this point as a manufacturing
center a proposition past all dispute. /
have no hesitation in repeating the pre-
diCtion that Great Falls is on the eve of
another long stride toward metropolitan
proportions and that the future outlook
for real estate and business activity is
very promising"