The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-06
HE IS HOME AGAIN
Chairman Collins Tells About His
Journey in the East
MUCH INFORMATION GAINED
Members of the Committee Were
Pleasantly Entertained-Capit
lists Make Inquiries Regarding
the Resources of Montana.

Great Falls, Feb. 5.-Hon. T. +. COL
Inns. chairman of a committee consist
ing of Walter Cooper Of BoZeman and
]. c. Poulsen of Helena, commissioned
by the governor to inspect the heating
ventilating and general sanitary condl-
tions of public buildings in the east.
with a view of adopting the best sys-
tenn in the erection of the agricultural
college at Bozeman, the university
building at Missoula, and other state
buildings to be erected i'm the future,
returned from the east yesterday morn
ing, after an absence of nearly eight
weeks While discussing the trip with
a Standard reporter to-day. Mr. Col
Inns said:
During our trip of inspection we Wis
tied public buildings a. Minneapolis.
st. Paul Detroit, Chicago. Buffalo,
Syracuse. Boston and adjacent cities,
New York, Washington, Cincinnati, Co
lumbus. and many other cities where
buildings of a modern type offered sug-
gestions to the committee. The knowl-
edge secured from careful inNestiEa-
lions will be of the utmost service in
guiding the construction of new public
buildings in Montana in the future. The
members of the committee were most
Hospitality treated wherever they went
In many places we were the guests OF
the city and every avenue through
which we could secure desired inform
alton was thrown open for our benefit
We were right royalty entertained 10y
the oldest club in Boston and met man.
capitalists who have large investments
in Montana. At Cincinnati we were
entertained by the Commercial club, an
organization that represents COM
bined capital of Sl50000.000.
During our leisure hOus-when we
had any-each member Of our party
acted as committee of one TO advocate
the cause of silver. and it is but just TO
add that we were accorded close atten-
ton by even the most radical goldbuEs.
The silver question is attracting wide
attention at this time and converts TO
free coinage belief are numerous all
over the country.
There is a great deal Of interest
taken in Montana, and we were closely
questioned regarding the resources of
the state, the condition of the larger
cities. the number of men employed in
the prominent mines, the output there
/ from, the relative cost of reducing gold
/ and silver ores the yield of placer
mines, the condition of stock on the
/ ranges and the cost of raising beef,
mutton, wool and the like. These ques-
! tions evidenced an earnest desire on the
part of eastern people to become ia
milar with the resources of the state at
large and the information given 10y
/ members Of our party was not of a
/ character to injure the reputation Of
! Montana.
Although one Of the youngest of
l Montana cities Great Falls is quits as
/ well known, by reputation, as Helena.
, Butte. Anaconda, BoZeman or other
: cities, and | was closely questioned re-
garding the resources of the city and
the country directly tributary, the
J value of real estate. the extent of wa
ter power, railroad facilities. the cost
! of farming lands and the prices obtain
1 ed for products theTefrOm. In fact. all
manner of questions We're asked me
! and | answered them TO the best of my
I ability. often going into details to con
. vince them Of facts.
! I'VE were i'm Washington several DAYS
. and were most cordially received hy
| Montana's congressional delegation
the individual members Of which exert
/ ed themselves to render US all assist
| ance possible and to entertain us
/ nicely.
/ II am glad to get back home. how
ever and after rather an eXtensiy,
| trip freely admit that Great Falls is
the best town in the best state in tho
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