Great Falls tribune., 1888-03-07
RAILROAD TRACKS.
DWELLINGS AND OFFICES,

vi u VasI scale. Inc DoaIulng mouse Will
be 100 feet by % feet with an l. which
will measure 80 feet by "a feet The
dning-room will seat 300 men. The
kitchen will be 40 feet by "a feet and the
range therein will be IA feet in length.
The pastry room will be 40 feet by 10 feet
and the brick oven will measure IA feet
by 10 feet.
The bunk house which will be 15O feet
long by "a feet will accommodate 300
men. The dwelling house for the com
pany's staff will be two stories high and
contain 16 rooms. 1t will be handsome
in design and in all respects comfortable,
elegant residence. It is also intended to
build spacious brick houses us homes for
the night and day foremen, the chief ell
gineer machinist and weigher.
The company's office will be in fine
two story house erected specially for that
purpose. In the lower floors will be the
general offices of the company. The up
per ones will be for the clerks.
There will also be brick buildings for
the laboratory and assay Offices
HYDRAULIC POWER
The entire works will be run by water
power provided by canal which the
company will construct and use until the
extensive plans for the development of
the water power at the Black Eagle falls
ale carried out Two steam engines of
250 horsepower and four steel boilers
will be provided for heating and to use
in case of emergency.
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
The entire property-the main works,
buildings and ground-swill all be proyid-
ed with the electric light. The arc light
will be used in the works and grounds;
the incandesc ent in the houses. Every
house except the works will be heated by
steam.
Water for general use will be pumped
by hydraulic power from the Giant
spring to a large reservoir, whence it will
be distributed by an elaborate system
throughout the works, dwellings and
Other buildings. Sewerage will of course
receive attention. There will be main
sewer with branches extending through
out the property.
ENVIRONMENTS FOR HUNDREDS,
This great enterprise will provide
abundant employment. During the
period Of construction in the coming
summer the company intends to employ
from 800 to 400 men. When this section
is completed and the works are in run
ming order they will employ 1876 men reg
ularly. Of course much larger number
will be employed Indirectly by the coal
and silver mines which will supply the
works with fuel and ores.
The sampling works will be completed
by the first of June and the entire works
will be finished in August. AS soon as
the sampling works are finished the com
pany will be prepared to receive and pay
cash for ores that are offered.
BUILDING MATERIAL.
OF course the building material requir-
ed is immense. Six million brick will be
needed, Of which 100000 have been
bought here and at Helena. Twenty
thousand bushels of lime and 100000
pounds of sand will be consumed, Al
million feet of lumber will be used in
the frames Six hundred thousand
fire brick have been ordered and are
on the way. The main building will be
Of corrugated iron, Of which Of course
an immense quantity will be used.
THE OFFICERS AND STAFF.
The officers who will have charge of
this great undertaking are as follows:
President, Anton Eilers; Vice-president,
Edward Cooper; Treasurer, W. S. Gurnee;
General Manager, H. w. Child The gen.
eral staff include, Accountant Val Lau-
Chief Clerk, w. W. Stewart:
Engineer, G. g. Griffith; Metallurgist,
Robert Sticht, of Pueblo.
The company has a capital of $780,
300 In 1900 shares of $1,000 each. The
only stockholders are Mayor Hewitt
Edward Cooper, Walter s. Gurnee, all of
New York, Anton Eilers and ii. w.
Child.
RAPID PROGRESS. .. $685..
About twelve carloads of lumber and
10000 brick are already on the ground.
The contract for hauling materials has
las been let to Hugh Kirkendall, who
las some of the finest teams in northern
Montana. Kirkendall & Larson have taken
he contract for the excavation and
,rading at the works. Preference will be
'iven to Montana materials and the work
will be done so as to keep the money in
REGULATION at home. The company has
lready invited bids for large supplies of
leat. vegetables, and provisions in gen
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