The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-06-19
THE CITY NUMBERING INDUSTRIES.

Large Mills, Large Capital, Large Business
and Excellent Management.
Great Falls is located adjacent to one
of the finest numbering belts in Mon
tana. The Belt mountains are in easy
reach and the timber cut from their
sides is carried at the least possible cost
by the current of the streams that flow
to the Missouri river and by the door of
Great Falls. The supply seems almost
limitless. Realizing the wonderful wealth
which lay in the trunks of the hardy fir
and pine, several companies who have Or
ganized and are making this city their
headquarters have undertaken numbering
on a mammoth scale.
The Great Falls laundering
of which Ira Myers and E. G.. Maclay are
the principals lay claim to being the pio-
neer in this industry in Great Falls.
Mr.. Myers'sa saw mill was running, cutting
up timber for the future metropolis OF
Montana. The mill of the company has
a capacity of $4,000 feet per day. Mr..
Myers has announced his intention of
retiring from the lumber business at the
end of this veal and of leaving it's in
terests to other hands, his other extern
sive business demanding his time.
The youngest of these institutions is
that of the Butte & Montana CONNER
cial company. 1t was formed in May Of
last year with a capital stock of $1,000
600. The erection of a large mill on the
north side and on the river bank was
begun, and a large force of men sent to
the mountains to cut timber. AS a re-
suit today the great mill is almost fin
ished. and when it's wheels finally urn
1o,OOO,OOO feet of logs will be ready for
saving. The mill was erected at "a cost
of 100000, and has a capacity of 123,-
600 feet per day. 1t will employ 100
men whose monthly pay roll will be not
less than 5000. A force of about 200
men are now working in the mountains
for the company. The Boston Il Mon
tana and Butte Il Boston mines are in
Butte. and as in time their smelling will
be done here so will the Butte Il Mon
tana Commercial company's mill supply
them with all needed mining timber.
The manager of the company is Mr.. j.
l.. Harris.
One of the best regarded institutions
of the city is the Hotter Lumber com
pany. 1t is probably the oldest in the
state, having begun to run lumber
down the Missouri river in 1879. Since
that time its business has grown to be
immense. A large and handsome stone
building stands near the foot of Second
venue, at the west end of their spacious
yard, which is half a block in size. Be
sides this the company has several other
yards in the city. The sawmi!l is located
on the river bank just above the city.
Branch mills have also been established
at Monarch, Craig and Logging creek.
The company will get out not less than
complete line Of builders supplies is also
kept on hand. The manager is Charles
Wagner. well known as one of Great
Falls most enterprising citizens.
The Goodrich Lumber company and
F.: A, Hammond d Co. are two lumber
companies which have large yards and
do a big business, but do not do their
own saving. The Goodrich company is
under the management Of G. M. Shaw.
and the Hammond, which is a recent ac-
QUESTION to the city, under that Of Mr..
Weight. Both are excellent institutions
and unde competent management.
IL but a thought be given to this great
industry its siz- and importance will be
seen to be immense. The various mills
represent investments Of not less than
100000. They employ probably not less
than seven or eight hundred men and
will this yea get out from Ii. 100000 to
100000 feet of lumber.
They are well founded and the large
business which is theirs is the Just re-
turn of wise investment and excellent
management.