The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-13
CAPITAL AND PLUCK
Coed Men, Stayers With Families,
Will Do Well in Montana.
THEY ARE STATE BUILDERS
What the Northwestern lmmigra-
tion Association Would Like to
decentralization of Idle
Men in These Parts.

Paris Gibson returned to Great Falls
last evening. after spending day in
Butte. Mr.. Gibson is chairman of the
Montana executive committee of the
Northwestern Immigration association
and talked considerably to friends in
Butte about the formation of the Mon
tana branch of the association. lie Is
fun Of enthusiasm over the matter ana
believes that the movement Will aid
greatly in the development of Montana.
The state immigration convention
will be held at Helena on March 10, ana
IT is desired that silver Bow county be
fully represented in that convention.
According TO the basis of representa-
tion decided on by the executive com
mittee at its meeting Monday, silver
Bow county will be entitled to i del
egates to the convention. Five of these
are to be appointed by the chairman of
the committee for this county, who is
still to be appointed. one is To Ice APP
pointed by Governor Richards, three
are To be appointed by Mayor Thomp-
son and three 10y the chamber of COM
merce The chamber Of commerce VIII
meet next Tuesday evening, ana II IS
| expected that the representatives VIII
1 De dDltllltu 1T AlidA INN - VIZ
the last meeting of the chamber of COM
merce until after the date of the CON
| Vention SO they must be appointed AT
| that time, If at all.
| The matter Of encouraging immigra-
| ton to Montana will doubtless Ice tn"
| subject of considerable discussion at
| the chamber Of commerce meeting.
| some members are not inclined to IA
| Vor the scheme very enthusiastically.
| SO far at least as il pertains TO lutte.
| one gentleman with whom Mr.. Gibson
| conversed yesterday said:
Il admit that II is a good idea To en-
| courage small farmers. men with ut
| tie capital To come 70 Montana ana en-
| gage i'm farming or sheep and cattle
| raising But | do not think we want
| any more worllingmen without capital
| here at present There are hundreds 81
| workingmen in Butte for whom there Is
| no work. We want more capital III
| Butte. and when capital develops more
| mines there will be more room for
| workingmen. | don't think we want
| any more prospectors at present either
| 1t Keeps lots Of us poor stalking pros
| pectors who have no capital 20 develop
| what they may find. Butte is support
ing a very large surplus population az
| present The mines are working al
the men they can work ana II more I'M
| migrants come to Butte ] don know
what we would do with them.
| Il recognize. however. that Nasl
farming districts in Montana are un
developed and homes could be fnun,
there for hundreds and thousands o
Industrious workingmcn In Butt" W.
need capital rather than labor. an'
with more capital we can employ NOR
| labor, but not otherwise.
The idea Of the immigration NOV"
ment as outlined by Mr. Gibson coin
cides largely with this view. II Is no
the intention of the movement to brini
| any more wagc-earners to come mt
competition with those already here
What is wanted is men with familie
who are willing to do something TO
ward the building up Of the countr!
and the development of its resources
and men with capital who are Willing
TO invest IL i'm the development of tn
mines and the irrigation districts. tn
| purpose of the movement Is TO DIVER
to the Northwest those who seek ney
! country after every period of tnancia
depression The question is, shall the
| go 10 the West the Southwest or tn
| Northwest. Mr.. Gibson Is opposed L
| encouraging foreign immigration, bu
thinks the thickly-populatod districts q
the East the proper source To draN
from for the development of Montana
Men who have suffered in the recen
financial depression are anxious for
, change to scenes Of greater possihtll
ties They have capital saved fror
the wreck and are the people Montan
wants To attract that class of imm
! grafton to Montana, organization Is ne
cessary.
Mr. Gibson is very anxious 20 have
! good delegation from Silver Bow cour
" at the convention. He has appointe
j. II. Monteath chairman Of the assC
citation for Silver Bow county, and NJ
Monteath will select four other dele
| gates