Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-08-29
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a prominent industrial center at Great
Falls? and have we a right to con
Glade that it will become a populous
and wealthy town? These are ques-
tons that should interest every citi-
zen in Montana. The building up Of
a great manufacturing town at the
Falls Of the Missouri would benefit
Montana in the same way hat Rim
neapolis and her varied manufacture
ing interests benefit the rapidly grow
ing state Of Minnesota.
In answering the above questions
affirmatively, | assume that the spirit
Of progress still exists among the peo-
pie OF the United States, and that the
march Of empire is still westward.
Il this is granted then the rapid de-
velopment Of Montana's varied re-
sources is an assured thing. No per-
son who is tolerably familiar with this
Territory, viii deny that itonly needs
people and enterprise TO produce al
most unlimited wealth from its
mountains, plains aid valleys, and
cause it to take rank among the fore
most states Of the West. In agricul-
tare, it is destined to take an import
ant position. Its wheat producing
area is as large as that Of Minnesota.
The principal part Of it lying east OF
the Belt Mountains and extending
north of the Mnscleshell river to the
boundary line. 1t has a greater Ca
pacity for the production Of beef and
wool than any other State o. Ierrito-
~ except Texas. Tt is rapidly coming
to the front as the greatest gold, sill
yer and copper producing section of
the Union. It has inexhaustible sup
plies Of coal and iron. It's forests Of
pine and fr III the northwestern part
OF the Territory, far exceed the rich
est pine lands OF Minnesota and Wis
consin. Last but not least, it pos
sesses a climate unsurpassed for
haalthfulness. With such resources
lying around the headWaters of the
Missouri and Columbia rivers, will
the wave OF emigration stop at the
western bounary OF Dakota? II is an
assured fact that Montana is on the
eve Of rapid settlement, and that The
old order Of things will give place TO
the new.
In the center Of the richest and
most extensive agricultural section
Of Montana, and on the border Of The
great Sand Coulee Coal Fields, are
situated the Falls Of the Missouri
river, atfording the largest available
water power III the land, with the best
possible approaches from every di-
rection. East Of these falls there is
no other water power for more than
eight hundred miles; to The west there
IS no water power except upon small
streams in the mountains, until you
reach Spokane Falls in Washington
Territory. Is it not probable then
that capital and enterprise will be
combined to establish at these Falls
various manufacturing industries?
Can any intelligent man believe for
a moment that Montana will have no
manufacturing center? and il there is
70 be such a center, is it not likely to
be at Great Falls, where there are at
least, one million available horse
powers Of water, with better and
cheaper coal than can be found else
where IN Montana? Can any one name
a more probable place in this part Of
the west for a great industrial center?
1t may be asked, as it was frequent
1y at Minneapolis, when I went there
to reside, In what manufacturing en-
terprises can you employ labor here?
I answer in various ways, suited to
the products and demands Of this
country. By far tie the most impor-
tant industry that Great Falls can
have, and n that will add thous-
ands to its population, is works for
the elaborate treatment Of the ores Of
Montana on an extensive scale. Cheap
and never failing motive power, iron
within one mile Of the falls and cox
ing coal within eight miles, make
Great Falls without a rival as the
place for reducing and refining the
ores of this country,
Whenever the wheat lands Of Mon
tana become connected by rail with
Lake Superior, and farmers begin to
occupy these lands, then the milling
of wheat at Great Falls will give en-
ployment to much capital and labor;
for remember that the wheat produc-
ing country is constantly moving
west.
Woolen goods suited to the wants
Of NJ people, will also be manufac-
tured here. Wool will also be sorted.
secured and compressed here, before
it is shipped. The great variety Of
paper required in this country, can