Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-18

The future operations of this Compa-
ny, which has been previously ruen-
toned IN these columns, are thus de-
picted by the Deer Lodge (Mentana)
-Se1r Northwest, Of recent issue:
1t is well known fact that almost
from Aissoula TO Pen d'OreiIle Lake. a
distance of 80 miles, the Northern Pa
chic traverses the most magnifcent
belt OF white and ssellov pine, fir, cedar,
and tamarac there is between Minneso-
"a and Puget Sound. Even this side of
Miseoula, as far as McCarty's bridge,
there are fine forests. Each alternate
section of this timber land on a belt
eighty miles vide belongs TO the North
ern Pacific Company. II il more vaIu-
able than cleared land. There il an
eager market for its lumber from The
DalIes to Miles City, and We doubt not
also down the Utah and Northern into
Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming.
II il to the interest Of the n. p. Compa-
nv to supply these markets with all the
lumber they demand, the Company hav-
ing not only the transportation bat the
product itself as source Of revenue.
1t Is also to its interest to preserve these
forests from wasteful cutting ard from
fires. There has therefore been organ
lied and incorporated recently what il
known as the Montana Improvement.
Company, with a capital stock Of $1,000
OOO, and this Company has made a con-
tract with the n. p. Company to ham
die the lumber business above indicated,
the contract running for twenty years
The improvement Company agree to
cut and keep an adequate quantity of
lamber on line of the road in the forest
to supply all demands for lumber at ev-
cry principal point between The Dalles
and Miles City, to establish and main
tain lumber yards at all these places.
and to protect 80 far as possible the
railroad company's lands from spolla-
ton Of fires. The railroad company is
to be paid stunpaPe for all timber out,
and reserves the absolute right to limit
and control the amount TO be cut. Il
has also the option to haul and store at
the selling points selected at its own
time and convenience, thus enabling il
to utilize empty cars and light trains la
transit without interfering with the
regular traffic. This will enable trans
portation at immensely less rates, and
is advantageous to both companies.
The enterprise is one of the largest
and most promising ever undertaken in
Montana. Among the most prominent
of the stockholders are E. L. Bonner, J.
II. Robertson, r. A. Eddy, A. B. Ham
mond and Washington Dunn. The
names are sufficient assurance that the
Montana Improvement Company can
handle the project in hand, and the
scheme has on its face the evidence that
there's millions in it." The eight mills
recently employed in saving ties, tim
bers, etc, for the construction of the
Northern Pacific road are already at
work cutting lumber for this enterprise.
They have already about 6,G00,C0J feet
cut. stacked and seasoning, and are
adding to the quantity 2JO,OC3 feet a
day. From lis to 200 men will be en-
ployed by the company. Whether the
result will be decrease in the price of
lumber along the line indicated remains
TO be seen; but one thing is certain,
there will, after the road ia completed,
be no scarcity of all qualities of sea-
soned lumber in the towns where the
company establish yards. We believe
as yet the company has not formally de-
signated its officers, but the contracts are
all closed and the business is in opera
ton,