Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-01-07
A Wooden Factory.

A Wooden Factory.
It will be remembered that we publish
I'd some time since a letter from Mr.. j.
NJ. Ryan, of Illinois, addressed to F. w.
Meadow, Esq, of this place. in refer.
ence to the establishment of wooden fac.
tory in this county. Mr.. Meadow has re
celved another letter from the same party
on the subject, and has written him to-
come to Bozeman.
The following is the letter from Mr..
BARRY, ILLINOIS, Nov, 20. 1875.
P. W. MEADOW, ESQ.,, Bozeman, N. t.:
DEAR S1R:-You recollect I wrote
last spring in regard to starting q wooden
factory out in Montana. The nan Moran
l haa reference to, has since started one
down in Arkansas But he does not like
the country, lie is troubled with the ague
all the time. He will be ready to go out
to Montana any. time after the first OF
January, have agreed to g. WITH him.
that is providing you give Us any en- :
Encouragement. Now what we propose to
do is this:
For one one of us to 60 out there and
see about organizing q company; the
other to stay here and see about the ma
chinery. If you think it probable that
we could effect an Arrangement with
your citizens. let me hear from you a,
once, and as soon as possible.
For my part, am satisfied that there is
not better point IN America, to day. fol
Ia wooden min. than Montana, as wool
must be lower there than here, from the
very fact that you have SO far to shlpit to
ma, kct. Another thing you would have q
home market for Gil the goods you coulo
i, turn out. Am sure the business once es
, tablished, it would proye a success II
every thing
Hoping to hear from you socn,
: Am as ever, yours truly.
J. NJ. RYAN.
e The parties are represented as trus
s worthy and familiar with the business
$ The necessity for the establishment 0
such an enterprise in this county shoul'
n be apparent to every intelligent person
e Until we commence converting our raw
n material INTO useful articles, instead o
i Exporting the former at ruinous price
h and importing tie latter at expensiv
' rates. we cannot expect to enjoy tina
e degree OF prosperity the 'element0 of whic
2 nature has 50 bounteously provided fl
the people OF tits section. only requlrin
r a little energy and enterprise to utilize
We have the finest sheep ranges in III
world, our water power cannot be SUI
!, passed anywhere, and as indicated in tn
: above letter, there are responsible pa
. ties ready and willing to establish fac
! tory IN our midst, which would say
thousands of dollars to the county az
nually. they only requiring encouraI
men: and fr,:c assistance from .,
!. people,
The establishment of wooden factor
in this valley would induce our farmer
o and Others to engage extensively IN shee
: raising. 1t would then be the most pr
fitable of all tie pursuits open to i
! vestmcnt The foot hills ana mountai
= sides which faux the Gallat,n valley Il
! distance Of twenty-five or thirty mill
- present the finest grazing ranges in Il
Territory for sheep They are the mo
: inexpensive aud prolific Of our domes!
= animals, and besides furnishing the mo
i. d. sirabl- meat for the table, their fee,
where it can be manufactured into usef
= art icles at home is of such value as
: make the raising Of sheep the most pro
liable and desirable occupation that Il
is farmers could engage III. Confined wi
in their other pursuits, it would add veal
70 to their ranches and enhance the gener
t. prosperity of the county.
u 1t is 10 he hoped that sheE Mr.. Ry;
arriv' here. the people Will unite wi
IN him in bis important enterprise, and 81
in such material encouragement as to insu
er its success.