The Anaconda standard., 1899-11-22
THEY ARE BOTH WELCOME
Great Falls to Have Federal
Building and Land Office.
SENATOR CARTER'S VISIT
Will Look After Cascade County in Per.
son and the Securing OF the Gov
errms snt Institutions Is Part of
His Political Plans,

Great Falls, Nov. 21.-The visit of Sem
ator Thomas H. Carter to Great Falls
few days ago was duly announced
in the Standard at the time, as was also
his final decision on the appointment
of NJ. L. Bridgeman of this city to lie
Indian agent at the Belknap agency.
But this was not all the senator's
business in the city; his fences in Cas-
cade county are somewhat in need of
repair and it is his intention that they
shall be attended to as speedily and IN
as judicious manner as possible. SEN
ator Carter intends looking after Great
Falls personally from this time for
ward, and while it has been kept the
strictest kind Of a secret among the
faithful few-until the proper time to
make the most of 1t politically--it can
be stated on the very best authority
Senator Carter will take steps looking
to the locating Of a land office at this
point and an appropriation for fed
eral building in this city.
This news is given far in advance OF
the time it was intended it should be
given. The matter of location of a land
office at this point was taken up some
gathered on the subject shows that
the northern part of Montana, Of which
Great Falls is the metropolis, has had
more land business during the past few
years than any other similar district in
Montana. Letters on the matter have
been asked for and received from lead
ing republicans, democrats not being
allowed to participate until now the
details of the matter have been settled
and It can even be announced that the
probable officers of the new land office
will be Hon. William r. Glasscock of
Belt and Hon. D. ]. Talent Of this city.
Both gentlemen were members Of the
legislature which elected Mr.. Carter to
| the senate. Mr.. Glasscock was in from
| Belt to meet the senator during his
visit here, as was also Mr.. Talent.
OF course, Helena will not be pleased
| that the new land office should come
TO this city, as it will cut from the
business of the office there, but then
| everybody can't be pleased and Great
Falls is certainly entitled to it from the
| standpoint of the amount of business
| done, if from no other
| The federal building is also needed
| here, and now that Helena has been
| provided for there can be no reason why
| the appropriation for a building in this
| city cannot be carried through If good,
earnest work be done in pushing it
| along.
| Hon. A. J. Campbell. in the house,
where all appropriations must orgi-
| nate, can be relied upon to do his best
to put the bill through there. while
Senator Carter will father it in the SEN
ate.
Frank Coombs of this city, who made
the race for state senator on the re-
publican ticket last fall, will probably
have Carter's influence in securing the
contract for the proposed building, at
least mis- friends say so.
1t was not the intention of Senator
Carter or his Great Falls advisers that
the news of the proposed land office and
appropriation be published at this time,
as it was thought better politics to keep
| the matter quiet until nearer election
| time, as Mr.. Kipling would say Lest
we forget" Senator Carter never over
| looks any bets in which he may himself
| be politically concerned, and for the
| good of the city it is hoped he may car
| ry out his present objects in full. The
| citizens of Great Falls deserve both a
| federal building and land office, and
| they will be pleased to see both insti-
| tutions come to the city, either by the
efforts of Mr.. Carter or any one else.