The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-13
DON'T BE IN A HURRY
Great Falls Is All Right, Just Hold
Your Horses.
THE CITY IS GROWING FAS !
When the Burlington Road Comes
Into Town Everybody VIII
Know About II, But Not On-
til Then-Don't Shove.
THE CITY Is GROWING FAS

Great Falls, Feb. 12.-The season of
the year has arrived for the regular
annual announcement that the BUR
lington road would be pushed through
to Great Falls during the summer
and. as usual, the announcement Is on
time. Stories are told of contractors
preparing to begin the work OF graz
ing, of vast quantities OF ties pelhs
shipped and piled up at Billings LOT
,se in extending the line, of railroad
surveying parties being sent out 70 40
this or that in order to aid ana eN-
nedite construction, of beef and com
nlissary contractors being abroad III
the land for the purpose or makihs
contracts, and making this or lhdt
uoint the base of supplies for the vast
army of men that will be employed III
the work of construction-and other
rosy stories of a himsy, flamsy chardc-
ter that are picked up by honest Dut
credulous people and sent DrOadcaSl
over the east and west and noith anu
south, doing more damage 10 the CITY
and country tributary than a drouth
hard winter or even panic Inc
stories usually originate with some
brilliant liar or pin-headed real estate
dealer who wants to sell or mortgage
a lot for twice its value, but the sto-
ries get into circulation, are eNagser-
AtGd by DelnR feldltut Until AllC AiAeh91NS
believe them, write to friends or reia-
tives accordingly, and are finally dis
appointed at not witnessing the frul-
tion of their lhopes-and the damage is
done.
In discussing this subject with a
Standard reporter to-day a prominent
business man of Great Falls SAID:
These sensational stories regarding
the construction of railroads to the
city are pleasant to hear by those haV-
ing large holdings here, but they IN
lure the town materially with outsld-
e,rs by making ii appear that e1orts
are being made to boom the town.
earnestly believe the Burlington road
will be built to this city, but before
the road is extended the Burlington
people will advise the public of the fact
and there will be no secrecy maintained
as TO their objective point. The PEG
ple of this city are naturally anxious
TO have the road come and grasp Gag
erly at any story that will encourage
them to believe the railroad Will -b'
constructed this year. They Shoul'
take more conservative view OF tn
matter and wait. The fault is with tn
people themselves. Great Fails IS les
than 10 years old. Its growth mas peei
remarkable and its prosperity simpl,
wonderful. During the brief histor,
of the town the whole country has bee
swept by a fearful panic. Capital ma
been timid of investments of ever
character and yet Great Falls ha
marched along steadily, improving
every year until il has now a popula
ton of over 10000, with a pay roll a
its very doors exceeding $250,0OO pc
month Can any town in the Yves
show a record half as creditable? IN
growth of the city has been rapid an
steady and we have never been curse
with a boom. The resources of tn
country tributary are illimitable an
are being developed as rapidly as goo
Judgment and business sagacity wi
admit Of
People should not be unreasonabl
enough to believe that a city of 3OOl
inhabitants can be built in 10 years {
less. Manufactures cannot be estal
lished in a day, nor railroads cor
strudted in a week or a month or
year Some of the men who mai
themselves conspicuous by protestin
against the slow progress made b
Great Falls should visit other citi'
of the same age and compare the tw
ANY intelligent man who viii do IN
will come back to this city fully sati
fed with any investments he ma
have here.
has been phenomenal in the past al
its future is assured. In time we W
get the Burlington road, and the G.
madam Pacific will absorb the Gre
Falls AZ Canada Railroad compan
broaden the present guage and come
here for business. When that time a
rives the Northern Pacific will probab
bc in a position to build here also. l.
the city grow az steadily in the ne
five years as il has in the pas al
Great Falls will have all the railroa
necessary for the building of city
10000 inhabitants"