Great Falls weekly tribune., 1896-04-03
MINING AND Immigration
Thirty-fve Delegates Elected to Attend
the Cascade County Con-
ventiOn.
A Series Of Interesting Papers Which
Are Now Being Prepared
For 1t.

There was fair attendance yeeter-
day afternoon at the board of trade
rooms to take part in the election Of 35
delegates to attend the Cascade county
mining and immigration convention,
which is called to meet in this city on
April 0. The meeting was organized by
the selection of Paris Gibson as chair
man and William M. Bole as secretary.
Mr.. Gibson explained the object of the
meeting and it's importance, and said
that the papers prepared and read at the
convention April 9 would form the basis
of the advertising material sent cut by
the central association concerning this
county. He believed that Cascade
county possessed larger undeveloped
resources than any county in
the state, and it was the duty
Of the citizens of this county
to make known these advantages to the
world, with Il Wow to bring capital and
ability here. There was no intention of
inducing wage earners to come to this
place OF ill up the city with idle men,
but with the backing of powerful in
terests such as this movement had he be-
lieved much could ue accomplished in
the way of turning the attention of men
of means and resources to this city. Ira
Myers suggested that committee OF
three be appointed to name the list OF
delegates to the convention, and the
chair named 6s such committee Messrs
Ira Myers, q. M. Webster and DR.. j. A
Sweat.
After the recess the committee report.
ed the following as delegates, and the
list was unanimously contirmed:
Paris Gibson, F. w. Webster, W. f
Chamberlain, j. Fl. Mcknight, +. A
Riggin, G. N. Dickinson, d. r. Ed
wards, p. H. Hughes, J. A. Sweat, Ira
Myers, G. M. Webster, w. M. Atkinson,
A. W. kingsbury, M. Dunn, S. B. Rob-
bins, w. ID. Dickinson, b. b. Kelly, NJ
S. Parker, A. E. Dickerman, O.. M.
Holmes, w. p. Wren, }. o. Gregg, G.
Il. Curtis, j. T. Stanford, S. E. Atkin
son, l.. G. Phelps, f. G. johnson, L. M
Paschal, L. S. Woodbury., E. .Weirick
Ed Reichel, A. Jensen, j. H. Fairfield
f. M. Smith, II. Strain.
Chairman Gibson announced as some
of the papers which would be read a
the convention the following:
1.-The Water Power of Great Falls by
M. S. Parker.
Goal and Minerals of Cascade Coun
ty," by o. G. Morrison.
Possibilities of Irrigation in Cascad
County," by S. b. Robbins.
"Markets OF Cascade County" by W
NJ. Bole.
"Pay Rolls of Cascade County, b.
II. 0. Chowen.
"Cimate of Northern Montana" b.
G. l. lieIzog.
"Dairying In Cascade County" by W
l., Lee.
"Social Conditions in Great Falls b.
0. S. Warden.
"Farming Without Irrigation" by {
T., Stork.
"Iard Wheat of Northern Montana,
by w, Nj. Atkinson.
"Eectrical Possibilities of Grea
i'alis," by w. d. Dickinson.
These papers vii! DO carefully pre-
pared, and after they are read Wlll b
J sent TO tine state executive committee
! Who in turn will ee that the facts COZ
taiued therein. arc given vide publicit
through tho machinery III tho cumman
OF tho Cuniral association at st, Paul,
Chairman Gibson WAS given authorit
to fill any vacancies in the list Of deIt
gates TO the convention by reason Of til
Inability of those named to attend, an
the meeting then adJ Journed.