Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-02-18
MANUFACTURES

Great Falls offers strong induce
ments to manufacturers in many
ways. Her favorable location, wafer
power, railroad facilities and proxim-
ity to coal and silver mines form a
combination of favorable conditions
| which cannot be found elsewhere in
the new regions Of the great west.
Some brief notes on these points will
be of interest to business men.
Great Falls is plainly destined to
be another of the great cities, such as
Omaha and Kansas City, that mark
the course of the Missouri. It is snow
the metropolis of that immense table
land which stretches eastward from
the main range of the Rocky noun
tains. In that vast region of we'll
watered agricultural and grazing
lands, of extensive coal fields, and vast
gold, silver and lead deposits, the
manufacturer who begins o will
have the advantage of being the first
in the field in many new industries.
He will be within less than 40 hours
journey by railroad of Saint Paul,
and about four hours journey of Hell
ena. He will have thus the fullest
facilities for receiving raw material
and distributing manufactured goods.
Great Falls is favored with album
dance of that natural motive power
| such as moves the mills of Mime
apolis and is SO greatly valued in
New England. The falls of the Mis-
souri, furnish the largest available
water-power on the continent. The
bed of the river is such as to guar
antee absolute permanency to this
water-power, which is estimated to be
equal to at least 1,0OO,O 0O-horse-
power. The sources of the Missouri
are such that the volume of water
varies but slightly throughout the
year. Improvements upon the falls
are to be commenced Immediately by
the construction of dams and canals,
preparatory to the erection of
works for reducing and refining
the pres of this country. The
engineering work has already been
commenced under the supervision of
one of the most eminent hydraulic
engineers of the day. This water
power insures that this will be a great
manufacturing city, in which minor
industries, as we'll as great ones, will
flourish.
Great Falls is the western terminus
of the great system owned by the
Saint Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad Company DANES j. Hill,
president), which is widely known
for its enterprise. The city is
the northern terminus of the
Montana Central, and the terminus
Of the branch line that extends to the
Sand coulee coal mines. The above
named trunk lines connect Great
Falls with the great railroad centers
of the country, Is we'll as with mining
regions Of much Importance and ex-
tent. In due time, the Manitoba rail
road may be extended from Great
Falls to the Pacific coast.
Great Falls can insure manufac-
turers al abundant supply of cheap
fuel. In close proximity to this city
lie the vast coal, iron and limestone
deposits of Sand %coulee, covering, SO
far as known. an area of about
300 square miles. This coal makes
an excellent quality Of coke. The
Montana Central Railroad Com
pany, which owns extensive coal fields
in this region, has begun their deyel-
opnent on an extensive scale, in order
to insure cheap fuel to home manu-
facturers and to cities such as Helena
and Butte, as we'll as to the mining
regions of Marysville, Rimini and
elsewhere. In addition to these coal
fields, Great Falls is within 80
miles of the silver mining region of
the Belt mountains, including the
rich Neihart and Barker districts.
This young city, which is now a
county seat, offers many general in
ducements, which are important in
the aggregate. The climate is healthy
and the water pure. Building sand
stone is abundant. There are also
large deposits OF clay for the. manu-
facture of brick and terra Gotta.
Homes may be acquired on easy terms