Great Falls tribune. [volume], July 16, 1887, Semi-weekly, Image 2

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1EST NATIONAL BANK
OF GREAT FALLS.
-PITAl., - - $50,000.00
OPPIOSRL
C A. BoAwATru, - President
H. O. COowm, - Vice-President
L. G. PHILs, - Cashier
A. H. DIcwaia, - Ass't Cashier
DIRECTORS.
I. A. BROADWATUR, T. R. COLLINS,
PARIS GIasoN, MARTIN MAOINNIS,
2OBErT VAUGHN, JOHN LEPLEY,
a. 0. cHOWax, A. E. DICKERMAN,
L. G. PHELPS.
Agenesal banking business transacted.
Leheaag drawn on the principal pointsin the
Wtee and Europe.
Prompt attention given to collections.
Interest allowed on time deposits.
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1887.
WALTaa M. O'DwPmE, EDITrro.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Until further notied Will Hanks ~atU
..i..entire eoatrol of the Daily and Semi
WeZkly Tribune. -
JERRY COLLINS,
Busiess Manager Tribune Publishing Co.
Jane so, 1887.
DAILY EDITION
ENLARGE THE WATERWAYS.
The entire northwest is concerned
in the earnest efforts which Duluth is
making to promote the improvement
If the Sault Ste. Marie. Nature has
done so much in extending an "arm
of-the Atlantic" to Duluth that the
United States government ought
readily do all that is needed to form
a broad, unbroken waterway 'from
Duluth to Buffalo, and thence to, New
York by the enlargement of the Erie
canal. A portion of the surplus
which appears to trouble the national
financiers so much might be employ
ed with advantage in forming that
waterway. The scheme is essentially
national in its scope-as much so as
the deepening of the Mississippi be
low New Orleans.
The people of Duluth have done
their part. They have improved the
harbor, erected spacious docks and
built spacious warehouses thereon.
They have erected elevators which
serve as granaries for the entire
northwest, and have established a
board of trade, as well as several
banks, which indirectly help every
grain-producer from the great lakes
to the Rocky mountains.
This enterprise should in itself eli
cit a cordial response when Duluth
seeks to benefit the entire northwest,
by promoting the enlargement~of the
channel at the "Soo," which connects
lake Superior with lakes Huron and
Michigan.
The enlargement of the "Soo"
means lower freights between Duluth t
and the seaboard. This closely con
cerns Great Falls, for the wool, hides
and bullion which will be shipped
here, will seek mostly eastern or for
eign markets. Every cent which we
gain in freight will both encourage
our trade and enable us to compete
successfully with home and foreign
merchants engaged in like traffic. On
the other hand, when Great Falls be
comes the mart for northern Montana
and elsewhere, it will be of the first
importance to have a broad waterway
by which we may procure cheaply, as
regards freights, the products of east
ern factories and foreign lands. It
might easily be demonstrated that,
both as regards our export and im
port trade, we are more interested in
the lake navigation than places which,
like.St. Paul, are relatively nearer the
meaboard.
AN ERRBBOR
Hon. Gordon E. Cole expressed re
cently at Fairbault some of the com
men errors of the hour. He said:
"No©nan ever piles up money by the
hundreds of millions by legitimate
ntetprise or industry." Thins sweep
Sing ssertion which implies that all
very rich men are rogues is refuted in
S .ndreds of instances. It is. xactly
by' legitimate enterprises that We
maet solid fortunes are made. Wbb
men open a Ses canal, strike1 i-om
a dedaican
4okecareofit e ald
wheat-options exceed the annual value I
of the entire wheat crop of this great
grain prodncing state. Prohibit =
sale of such articles unless the seller
has them at the time of his contract
to deliver." Speculation is subject
to abuses, but the loss in "wheat op
tions" falls largely upon men who
bring money into Minnesota from
Chicago and elsewhere, and the gains
help to build up cities like Duluth
and Minneapolis. Mr. Cole's scheme
to prohibit dealing in wheat might do
in a despotic country, but it is not
practicable in this, where contracts
for future delivery are made in nearly
all trades. Mr. Cole also observes:
The entire system of Amercian railways
is based upoia radically false and erron
eous foundation. With a view to deriv
ing the lowest rates from compeitive
struggles parallel railways have been mul
tiplied in this country to an extent else
wnere unknown. The result has been
that the fierce struggles for existence at
terminal points have forced the rates
down below the remunerative mark, and
to save the corporation from bankruptcy
they have been raised proportionately
above the remunerative point at all other
stations on the line.
Mr. Cole should admit that rail
road competition has saved millions
of dollars to farmers by the low rates
which it has produced. These low
rates are established throughout the
Minnesota and Dakota grain districts
as well as in the large cities. He ev
idently caters to the prejudices rather
_ than to the good sense of his au
dience.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
The call for an extra session will be
an agreeable surprise to the people
of Great Falls, who feared that the
new legislation that we needed so
much would be withheld until the
next regular session in 1889. It is
gratifying to is that, outside of Hel
ena, this was the only journal which
t persistently favored the reassembling
of the legislature. We did soon pub
lic grounds, and are pleased to find
that Governor Leslie's long list of
reasons confirms fully the wisdom of
our course.
Governor Leslie has done his part
well, and deserves hearty thanks for
the promptitude with which he ob
tained the president's approval and
the ample time that he has given the
territory to'prepare for the extra ses
sion.. Not a day should be lost in
turning the interval to account. The
text of the new bills and of the amen
datory.ones should be ready before
the legislature meets. The people
shpuld also make their opinions
known, so as to impart backbone to
the members and make them feel that
the public are both vigilant and ex
acting.
In this city a committee should be
formed to promote the establishment
of a new, separate county, to take the
place, in part, of Choteau county,
which is as large as New Jersey,
and is ill adapted to promote the
well-being of the people. The com
mittee should also take steps to pro
cure from the legislature a general
incorporation law that would embody
the best provisions of the best city
charters now in force. With a good
law of that kind, Great Falls might
fearlessly assume the rank and digni
h ty.of a city, and thus prepare for the
bright future that awaits her.
THE NORTHWEST MAGAZI for July
is a superb number. It might be
called a Montana number, for MrW
Smalley, the editor, writes interest
ingly of Butte and Anaconda, as well
as of Miles City, Billings and Living
ston. He gives articles also on Boze
man, Helena, Deer Lodge, Philips
burg and Missoula, which are pen
pictures of these places and will serve
to make their merits widely known.
There is also a valuable article
on the Judith Basin by a con
tributor. The articles on Butte
and Anaconda are accompan
ied by illustrations which make a fine
display. The Northwest Magazine
1 is doing collectively .for the entire
º northwest what the newspapers and
S"boomers" of the right kind are doing
in their respective fields. To its pages
the annalist will look for.the condens
ed yet comprehensive story of north
-western progress . The Century for
- August will contain an article by Mr.
Smalley on the great falls and upper
Missouri, which must make this pie
turesque region .widely known ,at
home and abroad.'..
n Tna HELENA HERALD Observes: "Ex
P perience ha riaught the national gov
s nmentthe folly ofhvingay g eat
r all :eei ent ut except nliquors and
F. tobaseo. It would be wise to follow
' this exa ile and ropead most of u
a li taxes." So s t .o us.
l T he ergressive n e t lies
a we, ap thse n insan
e mbi oueu,`re ot ofply
e rs n nut ee
n itnt ht uli snimn fd
saloon licenses, the United States
supreme court might strike a 'final
blow at the whole system,- as it' has
done in regard to commercial trav
elers' licenses. All American citizens
should be free to engage anywhep .pn.
business without paying a license ta,
which may be made almost prohibi
tory. - If we would compete success
fully with Minnesota and other
states we must not repel people by
I imposing license taxes on them.
WE ARE PLEASED to see Burghardt
& Parker, Mr. Panton and others giv
ing special attention to mining pro
perties. Montana has a good name
at home and abroad as a mineral
region. In Great Falls we are nearer
than Denver to rich mineral .regions
and may expect a large influx of' in
vestors when the railroads are open
next fall.
WOOL AND CATTLE.
Telegraphic and Mail Advices .from
Leading Markets.
CHICAGO, July 12.-Cattle-Receipts,
8,000; market steady; shipping steers, $3.
40@4.50; stockers and feeders, $1.75@
3.10; Texas cattle, $1.75@3.50.
Sheep-Receipts 2,000; stronger; natives
$3.00@4.30; western, $3.00@3.70; Texans,
$2.70@3.79.
PHILADELPHIA, July 12.-Wool-The
market is quiet and unchanged.
BOsTON, July 12.-Wool-Firm; Penn
sylvania extra fleeces, 33; XX, 34@35; No.
1 wool, 38@39; extra, 31@32; medium un
washed, 25@30; fine do., 19@23; pulled
wools, superfines, 35@40; extras, 28@32.
LONDON WOOL SALES.
LOxNDON, July 12.-To-day's catalogue
of wool sales consisted principally of
greasy, with a fair proportion of cross
bred. About 5,000 bales were bought for
the United States. It is estimated that
14,000 bales have been bought for that
country during the present.series.
THE MARKETS IN DETAIL.
BosTON, July 7.-According to the
American Wool Reporter the wool market
is easier, and, although quotations show
appreciable decli:e, dealers would favora
I bly consider offers that would have been
f instantly rejected a fortnight ago. The
f principal request continues to be for med
ium wools; and fine grades receive but
t little attention, fine fleeces being especi
r ally quiet. The London sales report in
creased firmness. Merinos have advanced
- d and crossbreeds 11d over the open
, ing, making the range somewhat above
the prices of April last.
e Reports from Montana are to the effect
that the quality of the wool is superior to
a last year's clip, and it will open at about
20c. The indications are that, if the grow
a ers cannot obtain that figure when the
wool accumulates at shipping points, they
will consign it.
The Philadelphia wool market still pre
e sents the same general quiet tone whioh,
s we have noted during the past weeks in
our reports. There is no weakness no
0 ticeable in the market.
t In New York the general condition of
tne market remains about the same--qiet
and steady. The prices continue arm.
Manufacturers are beginning to realize
e that they have got to pay the prices asked.
The quotations in the leading markets
are as follows: 'Montana fine choice, 21
e to 23 cents; average, 20 to 22. Fine med
ium choice wools are 23 to 25 cents and
average 21 to 23. Recent sales include
F, the following: 69,000 pounds fine terri
e tory, 18 to 22; 157,000 fine medium terri
tory, 22 to 24; 93,000 medium, 24 to 27
cents.
BUYING' WQOL.
11 FORT BENTON, July 14.--The Thomas
y brothers and Ben Phillips sold their wool
y on Tuesday to Ben Webster at about 203
d cents. He bought on his own account.
An offer of 20% cents had been made in
Lt the forenoon for wool.
[_ Among the recent arrivals are:
F. W.Flint, E. E. Leech, T. Gearing,
o W. D. Jones, William Ulm of Sun river;
Charles Thomas of Birch creek, Joseph
Allin of Sand Coulee. Over 2,500 sacks
Sof wool are now stored here.
Too Much Enthusiasm.
"Teaching, to me," said an enthusiastic
young school ma'am, "is a holy calling.
To sow in the young mind the seeds of fu
ture knowledge and watch them as they
grow and develop is a pleasure greater
than I can tell. I never weary of my work.
I think only of--"
"I am very sorry," interrupted the
young., man to whom she was talking,
"that you are so devoted to your profes
sion, Miss Clara. I had hoped that some
day I might ask you-in fact I called to
night to-but I hardly dare go on, in the
light of what you-"
"You may go on, Mr. Smith," said the
young lady, softly. "I'm a little too en
thusiastic at times, perhaps."
Couldn't be too Late.
"Hurry! hurry!" cried Brown, impa
tiently up the stairs, "we'll be too late for
church"
"Oh, no, dear," replied Mrs B., button
ing her glove as she came down, "we
can't be too late. I've got on my new
suit."
War to the Knife.
Miss Shawsgarden (of St. Louis, to Miss
Breezy of Chicago)-Well, how Is every.
thing in Chicago? Dull usual, I sup
SMiss :Breezy--.N, things are looking
very bright. How is the pasturage ip St.
Louis?
Po Bono Publico
- A. C. BROWN,
rF r
MURPHY, MACLY &CO
Wholesale and Retail,
GROCERS
and Dealers in
B .DERS' HARDWARE,
S. E. Cor. Central ve. and Second St., Great Falls.
-, -
f WILLIAM ALBRECHTI
Great Falls, Montana,
Dealer in FURNITURE
Beading, Mirrors, Chromos, Cabinetware, etc.
Complete STOCK and LOW Prices.
a..ail Ocrdes Solicitedc
A. M. HOLTER, Pres. M. M. HOLTER, Vice-Pres. J. W. McLeod, Sec. & Treas.
CHAS. WEGNER, General Manager.
H-OLTER LUMBER CO.
Incorporated. Capital, $100,000.
· 1881 Also CoIlllioll, GretFaltls aligMi 188?
e DEALERS IN
Lumber, Flooring, Siding, Shingles, Lath, Doors,
Windows, Lime and Building Material.
F. M. MORGAN,
Architect and Superintendent
Office: First door east First National Bank.
GREAT FALLS. MONT.
Respectfully solicits the patronage of those who
contemplate building.
CANARY & SHAW,
Wholesale Dealers in
LIME
Proprietors of the Sand Coulee Lime Kilns.
Leave orders at Bank of Great Falls.
A. G. LADD, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office Hours: 9 to ll a. m. and 2 to 4 p. m.
Office at Lapeyre Brothers' drug store.
JH. FAIRFIELD, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Great Falls, Montana.
JOHN W. STANTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
NOTARY PUBLIC,.
Will practice in all courts of the territory.
Special attention given to real estate and mining
cases. Great Falls, Montana.
EORGE W; TAYLOR,
* ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.,
Special attention given to real estate and land
entries. Office: Over Nathan's store, Central
avenue, Great Falls, Montana.
THOS E. BRADY, {
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR
AT LAW.
Office: Central avenueoppt the Parkhotel,
Great Falls, Montana.
S,A. BALLIET,
ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Booms 4 and 5 Birkeufeld BuaildingMain Street,
Helena, Monpana.
SAMES M. AUSTIN,
ATI'ORNJEY AND COUNSELOR
AT LAW.
Commercial, :olleetionand el- propet -law
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Co am i a uto nih.
-as hauIi* enke
ewi irs erbyreuiedtose
I:A-rIr·B= .
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J. H. McKNIGHT & CO.
Great FE'alls, SV.Contana..
Wood Mowers, Hollingsworth Sulky Rakes,
Bain Farm Wagong, Racine Spring
Wagons, Frazier Road Carts,
Fanning Mills, Hand Rakes, Hay Farks, etc.
H. O. CHOWEN, PRESTON KING, F. B. WILCOX.
President. Vice-President. Sec. and Treas..
MERCHANT MILLERS.
Manufacturers of ::e ]fol Catara
wI ng Brands of Highf
Grade FlouAG Iit
Great Falls, Montana.
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