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GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE. WEEKLY TRIBUNE, g EDVUY SAUWDAY BY THE TUIBUlE PUILIHING COMPANY, [r3isooapoeW] WILL H143KS. President. II. O. C'HO IVEN, Vice-Pres. C'. if. WEBST2ER, Sec. and. Trees. ADIERTISING RATES FURNISHED ON AP PLICAl.ON. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Oareepy 1 year. (in advanes) .............. $.00 O.eoepy 6 monts........................ 1.50 One copy 8 month....................... 1.00 peC a eepiesr.......................... 10 $r ictly in advance. The oilcalation of the TIsBusain Northern MHeoat is guassnteed to exceed that of any pa per published in the territory. mbeerbere desiring their address changed mst send their former address; this shumld be remembered. Address, TaIBUNE PraLIsrING Co. SATURDAY, JAN. 29, 1887. MANUFACTURES IN MONTANA. A Wide Field, With Plenty of Material and Water Power. Col. VW. F. Wheeler; of Ilelena,sends us the following, written by himself for the I dCpetJdenCt, and which appeared in that journal June 6th, 1883. In view of the Iact that Great Falls is soon to become just what the Colonel advocates in hIis ar ticle, we publish it: "The necessity and importance of es tablishing such manufactories in our midst, aq will use up the raw material we produce here is evident; for thereby we save freights on our products to the Eastern States, and also upon the manufactured ar ticles when returned to us; besides giving employment to hundreds and thousands of our own population. No country can thrive unless by diversity of productions. If-only gold and silver are produced they must be exported to be of value. If the sources of supply cease, the country is left desolate, unless it has other resources, -as land suitable for farming, or stock raising, or forests of timber, or mines of coal and iron, which by labor can be util ized to supply the wants of the inhabi tants. Fortunately such a country is Montana. We have in less than twenty years pro duced nearly $200,000,000 in value of the precious metals. The pursuit of this in dustry has induced the settlement here of our present population. The production is not as great as during the first few years after the discovery of gold. For a while, as the yield of the mines diminished the population diminished; but soon other so rces of wealth were developed, and the population began to increase. Persons who came here on horseback,or with mule and cattle trains, found that this was a good country for cattle and horses, and a few commenced to keep stock-to raise horses and cattle, and some even found it profi-. able to make butter and cheese, because the prices obtained for these products made a great profit. Following their example, some sowed grain to feed the horses in the mining camps and towns, that could not be kept on the ranges in the winter,and still others planted potatoes and sowed seeds of other vegetables, for all of which tremendous profits were realized. Then others erec ted sawmills to make lumber for dwell ings, and still others grist mills to make wheat into flour, which they sold at a great profit. Beef cattle and mutton sheep were raised for home use entirely, and brought good prices. Then some men went to the States, as far as Texas or California, to make purchases where they could buy the cheapest, and drove flocks and herds here, to grow up and fatten upon our rich and nutricious native grasses. Soon they were enabled to supply the home demand, and I when that got dull they tried the experi ments of driving their cattle as far as Chi cago. There they found a good market, and the splendid beef cattle of Montana came into demand. Men came from the markets east and bought our wool, and I sheep raising was found to be profitable. After this, much surplus capital was in vested in. herds of cattle and horses, and flocks of sheep, and great fortunes were made thereby. Stock raising in Montana has become a mania, and capitalists from t all the east are taking up ranges and en- C gaging in the business. All we have said above shows that, s aside, from mining, Montana has other re- a sources which bid fair to outstrip that in- ' dustry in the annual value of wealth pro duced. And then the discovery has been made that the territory hasone of the most healthful climates in the world, that it is a good place to live in, to raise healthy chil dren, and that it is as good as any place to die in. For these reasons thousands of people are flocking here from the east and from every country in Europe, to avail themselves of the advantages this great new land affords to the poor man, where s he can buyland at first cost, as well as to the capitalist seeking profitable invest ment for his money. For twenty years we have labored and b toiled to open up and develop this country and we have succeeded to such an extent that railroads have sought us out for our carrying trade and our passenger traffic. In all these years we have imported all manufactured articles we have used, ex cept lumber and brick for building pur poses. We have not made a pound of iron, although coal and iron are native here and can be produced in vastly greater quanti ties than in Pennsylvania. For the num ber of our people we have used more ma chinery made of iron, as quartz mills, hoisting works, saw and grist mills, boil ers and engines, agricultural machinery, printing presses, etc., etc., than any other people in America. We have imported all our clothing, blankets, carpets and woolen goods, to the value of several mil lions of dollars annually, and have not manufactured a single yard, and made but a few garments, although we exported 3,000,000 pounds of wool last year. Every man, woman and child wears out, on an average, two pairs of boots or shoes in a year, but we have not a single boot and shoe factory in the territory, to make them for our hundred thousand people. We drove out last year 50,000 head of cattle and 10,000 head of sheep. and they carried their hides and pelts with them. Besides this, we exported hides and pelts to nearly an equal amount, in addition to 100,000 buffalo hides, 40,000 buffalo robes, and a vast number of elk, deer, wolf, bear and beaver skins. Yet we did not tan a pound of leather for making into the boots, shoes, gloves and harness we use, although we have forests of fir that would furnish tan bark for all the world. Our people are a cleanly folk, and im port vast quantities of soap, while little or no use is made of the tallow of our beef cattle or sheep. It should be utilized. Horns and hoofs are almost a total waste, while we import every pound of glue and every comb we use. West of the Rocky mountain range, in Missoula county, are vast forests of the finest white cedar and pine in the world. Yet we import every bucket and tub and churn used by all our people. Neither is a match made here, although we have the finest grained pine to make them of that can be found. No furniture except of the cheapest kind is made here. All is im ported. We also import every pound of printing, e writing and wall paper we use, and all L- envelopes and stationery. Never has a f pound of cotton or linen been saved by our n people for the paper maker, but all has ' been burned when worn out. Not a pound of straw has been made into wall e or wrapping paper, although our grain r fields produce enough straw to ten times e supply the demand for the purpose. We o exported 9,009 tons of copper matte and I over 44000 tons of lead bullion last year, d and did not manufacture one pound of v them into any thing. We have only named I s a part of the articles that we import and -, might manufacture; and we have clearly c e shown that Montana produces the raw ma- 1 s terial for the manufacture of every pound of iron, copper and lead needed by us; d also for every yard of woolen goods, un- - g derclothes, carpets and blankets we con- - t sume; also the hides and skins for our s boots, shoes, harness, gloves, etc., also the r tallow for the manufacture of soaps and a candles; also the horns and hoofs for glue and combs; also the timber for our tubs - and buckets and wooden ware; also for e the material for paper, in all its varieties. a Then, when we know that we have in exhaustible coal fields, to use .in making e steam, and water power on every stream t sufficient to turn the machinery of the e whole country, we ask if with the raw o material in abundance, and the power to e run the machinery,is it not time we started ,, manufacturies, at least to supply our own I wants, and not to send our millions abroad a to pay a profit to eastern manufacturers, 1 to keep in employment the thousands who work for them, while we might have them ( come and work here in our factories, and spend what they earn among us. If this couldbe done we would save vast amounts we waste in paying frieghts on our im . ports'and exports. Why cannot our capi talists see this and invest some of their surplus in manufactures in Montana?" They Protest. Washington special: The presidentlpro tem, today laid before the senate a mem orial from the legislative assembly of Ida ho, protesting against any proposition to sever any portion of Idaho with a view of attaching or annexing the severed portion -o any other state or territory. 3-7-77. Salt Lake Tribune: A strange symbol appeared upon a First South street dry goods box yesterday, where some frisky Montanian with a good memory had plac ed it. The said symbol was 3-7-77. This was what Montana vigilance committees were wont to mark on the door of any man whose room was preferable to his company. After reading that notice the man generally skipped. Missouri River Improvement. Washington special: The river and har bor bill contains a clause appropriating y $50,000 for the improvement of the Mis it souri river from Sioux City to Fort Ben r ton. This amendment was securedthrough the efforts of delegates Gifford, of Dakota, 11 and Toole of Montana, who appeared be fore the committee and made an excellent showing of the importance of the com 1, merce of the river. The money will be d expended under the direction of the engi i- neer officer in charge of the district of St. i- Paul and will be devoted largely to snag L- ging operations, for which there is consid s, erable necessity, and for deepening the 1- rapids in the river above Bismarck, and 7, from there to Ft. Benton. d To be Closed. d Superintendent Garrard of the Carson 1- Mint, has received a letter from Director )t Kimball, which concludes as follows: "I it think you should prepare your mind for d the probable contingency of the presenta y tion of the whole matter to Congress, with in a recommendation on the part of the Sec a retary of the Treasury that all further Id operations at Carson be permanently sus :e pended, and the Mint building sold or disposed of for some other public pur of pose." A Favorable Winter. .ts A recent number of the Laramie (Wy to oming) Boomrang has the following in re :s, lation to the stock outlook in that territory ar which, from present appearances, may be a fittingly applied to Montana: "This win ts, ter bids fair to be one of the most favor gh able ever bestewed upon Wyoming. The sh frightful sceptre of devastation and death, whose fierce coming in the guise of n- the storms of November, was predicted or has disappeared from even the sight of the of most timid. The wiping out of the great ,d. cattle interests of the Northwest, the hor , rible and pitiable deaths of the animah ad themselves, the failure of investments,and of fortunes wrecked amid blizzards and in snow drifts, are no longer shudderingly he whispered of in private, or publicly flaun d. ted in Eastern editorials and head lines, ad The great annual scare is over, and the is alarmists of 1886 are now at liberty to per he feet themselves as the liars of 1887." 'F.ADKINSON, Attorney at Law. Gives Special attention to Business in the U S Land Office, HELENA, MONT. DR. H. H. WYNNE, Helena, Montana, Eye, Ear and Throat Surgeon. Recently attendant upon the large Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospitals of Europe Vienna, Berlin, Paris, London and Edin burg. The eye, ear and throat a special and exclusive practice. Spectacles scientifi cally fitted to the eye. Catarrh of the Nose and Throat successfully treated. Office-Jackson St. 86-ly BERT HUY, Architect. GREAT FALLS, MONT. HUBERT MORIN, Carpeter, Contractor and Builder, GREAT FALLS, MONTANA Estimate on all kinds of buildings furnished on application Correspondence solicited. Job Work a Specialty. Shop opposite Great Falls Livery Stable. Jackson's MUSIC STORE F BROADWAY, Helena, - Montana. G. W. JACKSON, Prop. Pianos& Oras Sold at Eastern Prices With Freight Added. A. C. LORING, PARIS GIBSON, H. O. CHOWEN President. Vice President. Sec, and Treas CATARACT -Mill Companv MERCHANT MILLERS. Manufacturers of the following brands of High Grade Flour DIAMOND, CATARACT, GOLD DUST, SILVER LEAF. Cash Paid V Wheat. MILL FEED FOR SALE. Great Falls, - - Mont. Wlliam HMcKay. James F McK McKay Brothers, -Brick Makers, Contractors and Builders. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Brick, Stone, Lime & General BUILDING MATERIAL. Great Falls, - - Montana Great Falls Blacksmith Shop, WM. d. PRATT, PROP. Blacksmithing and Repairing of all Kinds I am prepared to any class of work in my line, and in a most thorough and workmanlike manner. All work done on shortnotice ;.All piseases of the feet treated successfully; Livery, Draft, and Mule Shoeing. SPURGIN & CROWDER, iREMBU IJWines, Linuors Cd Cigars. Corner 1st. Ave Sth. & .d. St.. - - Gnat Falls, Great - Falls - Exchange, JERRY QUESNELL & HERMAN WILDEKOPF Prop.s Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. BILLIARD and POOL Table. GREAT FALLS, - MONT.. Fl Wmn. G. Conrad, '- President First National Bank, John W. Power, - Vice-Pres OF FT. BENTON. E. G. Maclay, - Cashier DIRECTORS: " """ . an " ~.: . " . ... ,d . C.E . Corad, F. A~b iion, S. F Ford, T. A. Cummings, E. . 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