Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-08-22
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE.
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20, 1888.
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TO MANUFACTURERS.

The Great Falls exhibits at the
Minneapolis exhibition are intended
to make known the great mineral and
other resources Of this region. The
city desires especially to interest
manufacturers who desire new, broad
fields Of enterprise. To all such we
would say: G."
Great Falls is the metropolis OF
Northern Montana It is built on the
broad Missouri, which is here large,
swift-fowing river, being, in places
within the town limits, 2,400 feet
wide.
This city was founded in 1885, by
men of large enterprise and capital
who laid it out on broad, compre-
hensive scale. The site Of the city is
on plain, affording the fullest facili-
ties for the construction of buildings
without the heavy expenditure which
is common in other cities.
At this city and in its immediate
vicinity is the wonderful series of cat
aracts whose magnitude was first
made known to the world in 1904 by
the explorers, Lewis and Clark. The
available water power at one Of these
cataracts is estimated as equal to one
million horse power. This enormous
motive power form led Il strong reason
for founu1ns ~-a city and constrrct-
ing railroads, which connect Great
Falls with Helena and Butte on the
one hand and St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Chicago on the other.
In addition to this water power.
which insures in itself that this will
be the seat of large industries, we can
offer you other strong inducements.
Within nine miles Of the city are the
extensive coal fields of Sand Coulee,
which yield superior bituminous coal,
adapted for manufactures. These
mines are in the hands of a strong
company allied with the city and the
Montana Central railroad This COM
pany is prepared to offer strong in
ducements to manufacturers in all
that concerns constant supply of
cheap fuel.
The railroad facilities are great and
are provided largely with the view of
accommodating such manufacturers
as establish factories here. You will |
find here the St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba railroad, which provides d. |
rect communication with these cities.
as well as with Duluth and Chicago,
thereby insuring low competitive
rates. Here is also the Montana Cen
tral railroad, which provides a direct
route to Helena and Butte, with
branches to Marysville and Sand Cou-
lee. This year the latter branch will
be extended to the mining regions of
the Belt mountains.
These railroads provide abundant
means for collecting raw materials
and distributing the manufactured
goods. The management of each is
public spirited and progressive. Both
railroads will give factories the full
est encouragement.
The merits of this place have led
to the establishment, in its
vicinity, of the most extensive SMELL
ing works in the United States. These
works are now in course of constrnc-
lion and will be ready, a few months
hence, to reduce gold and silver ores
In addition to the Inducements
you will find here good
oasis for cultivating trade with the
eastern and western markets as we'll
Is with the new, prosperous regions
of Montana and the adjacent terri
or1es. In many branches of industry
'ou will be the first in the field, Much '
more might be said on the advantages
ne his plac e, but we trust that theso f
7era.ls will serve to stimulate inouirv )
John further information Won nav
: sA't1ll be sent you cheerfully.