The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-04-27

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and the growth of any other Montana COM
munity. the opening of any new mining
camp, or building Of any smelter anywhere
in Montana increases the demand for what
Bozen,an has to sell. Do you sec? Echo
answers YES and the thoughtful man will
appreciate this valuable and instructive
pand. Its property. both city and county.
is low priced and some Of our eastern
friends have already grasped the situation
In practical way and have made very
extensive Investments. Mr.. Nelson Story
has recently sold two tracts of city prop
erty, one for $4,000 and one to Minneapo-
lis men for something like ga, 900, and gave
$1,000 towards building the new hotel. He
/ is the owner of the oostliest and most ele-
CANT private residence in Montana, which is
the expenditure of 100000. At an outlay
of 500 600 he has built the largest Touring
mill in the northwest. 1t is of the latest
improved roller process, and has a capacity
of go barrels per day. 1t is always in
operation. and the excellent grade of flour
it produces is all made from Gallatin valley
wheat.
There are six fourishing mills in Gala
tin county. Five are located in the Gallatin
valley, two at Bozeman, two at Spring Hill,
II miles north of Bozeman, one at Gallatin
City, 81 miles west of Bozeman, and the
sixth in the Willow creek valley, 45 miles
west of Bozeman, locations having been
selected at convenient points, where good
water power could be secured, and at points
convenient for the accommodation of
farmers. OF course Nelson Story's is the
most complete and produces more -four
and breadstntfs daily than all the others
combined. The erection of this mill has
been the means of furnishing farmers with
cash homo market for wheat, at good
price, preference being given to the hard
grades of wheat, thus encouraging the Gull
tivation of such wheat as will produce the
best and most salable -four. Hon. George
D. Thomas. one of the pioneer mill men of
Montana, has enlarged and improved his
pioneer mills at Spring Hill with the roller
process. The increasing growth of the
agricultural interests of the county will
soon see the erection of additional flour
mills at BoZeman.
There are at present two grain elevators,
the Benepe, and Il. @. Power, with a COM
bined capacity of over half a million
bushels of grain.
The people Of Bozeman intend to make
this place an industrial center of impor-
tance and offer great Inducements to all
that will engage in any new manufacturing
enterprise. They are particularly anxious
to see an oatmeal mill started, and there is
no doubt that it would prove profitable
investment. The water power is abundant
and fuel cheap. The Story mill is run by
water power. bitches have been built
around the mountain side and run east and
west, one carrying water from Bridger
creek and the East Gallatin river. They
como together near the mill and furnish a
great power, more than is necessary to work
the machinery. The city water works also
have pressure sufficiently strong to operate
a steam laundry at Bozeman, besides, the
printing presses of the local newspapers and
two planning mills machinery, by means of
motors. These natural advantages, together
with cheap supplies, would make profitable
the establishing OF manufacturing plants,
such as oat-meal mill, paper mill, malt
house, WOODEN mill, soap factory, etc., etc.
Bozeman would be most desirable looa-
ton for an oat meal mill, for the reason
that the oats raised in the Gallatin valley
are heavier, more plump, and have more
perfect berry than any grown in other parts
Of the United States. Oats grown in the
Gallatin valley seldom weigh loss than 40
pounds to the bushel. Oatmeal is used very
extensively in the mining camps; one gro
Gerry firm in Butte alone sold in 1889 up
wards of 10000 pounds of oatmeal.
paper mill, also, would be most prof
table enterprise for tho manufacture at
first of the cheaper articles of straw paper,
coarse roofing and heavy building paper,
large quantities being shipped from the east
constantly. paper mill at Bohemian could
secure, free of charge, all the straw it could
use for years to come, and the only expense
would be hauling from the farms, a distance
of from one to five miles.
A foundry and machine shop would pay
handsomely, and large trade could be at
once secured, there being no establishment
of this kind within 100 miles Of Bohemian.
A soap factory could secure plenty of raw
material and find a ready market for its
manufactured product. paint mill would
also be profitable industry.
Plenty of fine clay for the manufacture
of re-brick can be found near Bohemian
and the industry would be a profitable
one.
There is not tannery in the state, and no
better location could be found in the west.
Hides of all kinds could be had very cheap
ly, and every facility for the manufacture
of good leather will be found here.
While not as extensive as in other Mon
tana counties, the cattle and stock raising
industry is an important item, and what it
lacks in size it makes up in quality, as only
the highest grades of live stock are raised.
Hon. G. w. Hoffman has the finest band of
COWS to be seen in the country.
The poultry and dairy business. while
not very extensive. is quite large, and GAL
latin county offers an inviting field for this
industry.