Great Falls tribune., 1889-03-16
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. MARCH IS. 1883.
SEMI-WEEKLY
THE NEW PROJECT.

The Montana and Canada railway pro- |
ject may be regarded as another proof OF
the growing Importance of northern
Montana in the eyes of investors. 1t i'm
plies desire on the part of the Canadi-
ans to acquire access to the trade of this
growing region where they would find a
market for their cattle, sheep, horses and
farm produce. They also hope to be
able to sell coal here despite the freight
and the duty which is rs cents per ton on
bituminous, anthracite being admitted
free. The Canadians also calculate on
bringing goods from the east and
west, over the Canadian Pacific with the
view Of forwarding them from Calgary or
Lethbrldge to Montana over the new road.
1t is probably the prospect of such com
petition that caused the Northern Pacific,
to decline to undertake the road. That it
has done so we learn from good source.
The new project includes road from the
Canadian Pacific at Lethbridge to the
Montana border A cnmnany called the
calgary. Alberta and Montana railway
company has already applied for incor-
poraton in Canada. tits an indie
pendent scheme but there can hardly be
need for two lines to the border at
present
The Montana extension of the Cana
dian road is to to commence sat point
In the county of Choteau on the interna-
tional boundary line between Montana
and tile British possessions of Canada,
about ten miles west of the West Butte
of the Sweet Grass Hills, at which shall
be located the northern terminus of the
road, and running thence to the Marias
river, which it will cross at or near Fort
Conrad, thence into the valley of the Dry
Fork branch Of the Marias, thence to Sun
river, which it will cross at a point about
six miles west of Fort Shaw, thence from
Choteau county into Cascade county
through the northwest portion of Cascade
county along Sims creek into Lewis and
Clarke county and thence across the Bird
Tail divide between Sims creek and Flat
creek and along the last named creek and
the Dearborn river to Dog creek, near the
Helena and Benton stage road, and thence
along Dog creek to the Missouri river
crossing the line of the Montana Central
between the mouth of Little Prickly Peal
creek, thence through the Prickly Peal
valley to a point near the city of Helena
bn 4or g thou
1t will be seen that this route, which il
taken from the act of incorporation, will
be within moderate distance of Grea
Falls. 1t follows, as matter of course
that branch road will be built to this
city in order to connect with the Manitoba
system and compete for the trade of the
manufacturing centre which is being es
tablished here. 1t was proposed to builc
the road in the first instance to Benton
but that purpose has been abandoned fol
many reasons, including the fact that tn.
Manitoba is already there and it would b.
absurd to parallel that road to Grea
Falls. The new company seeks nev
route and may go farther westward thai
it now proposes to do.
The incorporators are Harvey Barbour
o. r. Allen, Fl d. Hauser and George Fl
Hill, which implies that it is essential,
Hauser project.
In connection with the Montana an,
Canada company whose capital is to b
$4,000,000, corporation called the For
Benton construction company has bee
formed. The incorporators are Alexand
er Il. Gait, r. w. Cameron, s. 7. Hansey
W. M, Ramsay and William g, ConraG
This company whose capital stock is t
be $1SO,O00 in $100, shares is to build tn
Montana & Canada and probably tn
Canadian section for its purpose is de
clared to be "to enter into and fulfill con
tracts with the Montana q Canada an,
the Alberta Railway g. Canal compan,
such as building road beds, laying tracks
building bridges, trestles and doin
everything necessary to complete tn
Montana g. Canada"
Great Falls will regard complacentlv al
these projects, Her position and pros