Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-16


trade visits, held the center Of tn
stage Thursday night at the open forum
and smoker Of the Commercial club il
the Palm room Of Hotel Rainbow.
The keynote Of the meeting wal
found in the words Of Sam Stephenson
who was one of the last speakers oil
the program:
There are those who say that thu
irrigated lands and lands open to IT.
rigation in northern Montana are Il
make Great Falls a great city. / don
know about that. There are those who
say that the great area open to dry
land farming will make Great Falls
a great icty. / don't know about that
There are some who say that with
better roads and advertising, the
tourist trade will make of Great Falls
a great city. I doubt that.
Varied Resources
Some say that the development OF
the copper works and the development
of the brass industry will make Great
Falls great. / don't know. Some believe
that the development of the power pos
sibilities and the industries dependent
upon it will make the city become a
great one. / cannot say. There are
those who say that the development
of the many mineral of the
vicinity will cause this to be a great
city. I doubt it. Some say that the oil
industry is to make Great Falls great
and rich. / doubt it.
But l do believe that with all of
these resources, with all of these in
dustries in their natural development,
it can not but be the destiny of our
city to become a great one"
Among some of the questions brought
before the open forum was the pro-
gram of the Musica! Arts association
Of the state in the development of
civic music and concerts; the improve
ment of road and highway conditions
to knit the communities more closely
trade tours to bring the knowledge of
allied cities before the business men;
the establishment of a Union college of
leading Protestant organizations here;
publicity featuring the Frightening pro-
spects of the state: the possibilities for
the farmer in raising more seed grains.
and aid to farmers in providing mar
kets.
Democratic Organization
In opening the meeting, Judge L. L.
Galloway, president of the club, en-
phasized the democracy of the Com
mercial club organization. He said that
the first object of the board of direc-
tors was to do the work desired by
the members. He praised the work of
the club in the city.
In all of the forward movements
of the last Is years. he said. 1.-The
! Commercial club has had an important
part. With the exception of a secretary
and stenographer. it has no paid offic-
| ers. The officers work just for the
love Of the country and they have a
right to the very best support of the
members"
o. S. Warden, chairman Of the road
committee. told of the work Seing done
by that body.
Some Federal Funds Forfeited
Eve can never do as much as we
would like to-" he said. There is
always the lack of money to be faced.
The general situation is now such that
the state will be unable to use all of
the federal funds available due to the
fact that the counties are not now n
a position to view easily the issuance
of more bonds. About $1,000. 900
| will be turned back TO the fedccal gov
eminent this year that the state can
not duplicate. The forestry service
will spend from 100000 to 100000
this year.
South and west our problems are
to break through the Belt mourtans
| and to break through the Missouri
river canyon to Helena and to break
through the mountains by way of the
Lewis and Clark pass or some other
way to Missoula. The chances are
these will not be met until some flu
t,,.1 t.-,a rL1, n ,J,r =, -o.1nI $50
for government, state and county
money.
"Our other problem is the one to
the north, connecting Great Falls with
Lethbridge and Calgary
Proposes $40 Auto Tax
He urged a north and south high
way from Salt Lake City through
Great Falls. A 500 license tax on
automobiles and the dropping of the
present plan of county sharing in this
fund was proposed as a means of
raising a fund to reach probably
100000 a year within the next two
years.
The last of the right of way needed
to make the extension Of Second
avenue north to the Highwood and
Belt highways was obtained Thursday,
he said.
1.-The trades tour committee has
planned a trip to Lethbridge to leave
Great Falls the morning Of July T."
said A. ]. Breitenstein. I'VE have
been in touch with trade and tourist
as well as road organizations Of
Lethbridge and they have been en-
thusiastic in support of the plan.
They tell US that the things we men
ton as being ou- interests are the
very ones they would discuss with us.
I believe that many of the Grkat
Falls people would be surprised to see
the number of persons from Canada
who come to Great Falls on business
and to do their shopping. Many times
they come in parties of three and four
automobiles.
Our other trade tours would in
clude one to the oil fields aud a sec
ond one to Lewistown."
Dinner For Partridge
A Commercial club luncheon is being
planned for two or three weeks from
now in honor of William Ordway Par
fridge, the sculptor. who will be in the
city in the interests of the Paris Glib
son memorial plans, Mr.. Galloway an
nounced. i
George Sanford, director of the Sun
river irrigation project, reported on a
recent two-day trip through the irri-
gated areas. He said that farmers