Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-08-30
By FREDERIC J.
HA SKIN

the population has increased 57S per
cent, while scores of new factories have
been added. Pueblo now has the largest
| steel plant west of Chicago 1t is a
great smelling center 1t has giant
| flour mill, with a storage capacity of
100000 bushels of wheat, which ships
flour to every part of the globe, large
shipment recently going forward 10
Egypt.
Where Saddles Are Made
Two large saddle houses are located
here, which spc@allize in the western sad
die and Distribute 1t not only throughout
the west but in South America, Mexico
and Canada. Pueblo tents and awnings
are shipped over an equally wide terri
tory, while one tent and awning firm
manufacture a patented waterbag known
rs the Desert Waterbag, which is IA
nous in all parts Of the world where
therr is scarcity Of water. being greatly
In demand in some parts OF South Ameri
ca and Africa.
Pueblo is also the greatest bread-dis-
tributing center IN the west-a prestige
which it acquired during the war when
many bakeries within the radius of hun
dreds of miles were compelled to drop
out of existence because they could not
keep pace with the government regula-
tons Evidently the bakeries of Pueblo
could, for they are now supplying the
surrounding territory, including parts of
Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas,
Kansas and Wyoming. with bread, rolls
and donghnuts. In fact so conspicuous
is the bakery atmosphere in Pueblo that
the smell of hot rasin bread and dough
nuts will ever be associated with a visit
here.
Yet with all its industrial responsible
ties. and we have mentioned hut a few
of them, Pueblo is extremely goodna-
tured and easy going. with a great ca
pncty for enjoying life. 1t seems to be
filled with boundless enthusiasm for
everything. In the evening when the
band plays in the park aud most of the
population is present. this general ex-
uberance bursts forth in the form of loud
and prolonged applause. After each
in the vicinity of the bandstand press
their hornes and keep up constant Gin
until the leader of the band bows his
acknowledge mt and gives the signal for
another encore. Sometimes, If the tune
Is a popular one, five or six encores are
demanded before the audience relents
and permits the band to drop its instru-
ments.
If you ask the Puebloites they will tell
you tlI<t liitlE tHPEEN anu SUS6TiuIneSS
are due to the almost perpetual sunshine
which by actual record occurs on an av-
erage of $50 days a year You see"
said one Of them in propounding this
theory "the sunshine has to escape
somewhere. and so it turns US all into
natural Pollyannas."
They Used TO Have Liquor.
But it may also be that Pueblos
pleasantness is an inheritance from its
pasta past which hardly seems possible
in this year Of our Lord and the Eight
eenth amendment. For Pueblo has al
ways been famous for its good spirits.
1t was here. during the mining days that
the redoubtable Jack Allen and his pop
ular establishment and brew which ira
dtion says was made from alcohol, chill.
Colorado tobacco. Arkansas water, old
boots. rusty bayonets. soap weeds and
cactus thorns. The chief charm of this
liquor was that lit cut like q e-edged
file as it went down
At this time, one of the frequent Wis
itors at Jacks was & certain prominent
Colorado lawyer. who while extremely
talented, was unfortunately in the habit
of getting drunk every time he was need
ed. "On one occasion" declared the Old
Timer who told us this incident, when
he had an important case he evaded his
client, who was keeping close watch on
him, and succeeded in getting to Jocks |