The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-22

made showing I'm available horse power Of
1900 10 1000. This ID Ia DO used TO create
Industries at the sits. and 10 Distribute
electrically any surplus power 70 tns snf.
y now impossible 70 acquire. One o. the
nrst benefits OF this proposed work VIII be
tho constructions Of tho proposed railroad
rom Helena TO tho river near htnbbS
Ferry. Tho present. wear will probably 800
TINS completed, ~ Helena parties have AZ
ing surveys and they promise the construc-
tlon At once. With this work completed,
and q now manufacturing center ehtAb-
iiahed there, connection will have TO be
made by mil with the Northern Pnc'tic At
or near Townsend. This would open up
Townsend AZ no other method could do.
The consumption Of wood and coal will be
very materially decreased, ~, instead OF
burning fuel to crsate power, the mills will
be able TO rent their power from the pro-
posed company. This syndicate - com.
progressive of the citizens OF Helena. and
the fact that they have combined and taken
hold of this work In earnest IL a sufficient
guarantee that the work will be carried to q
completion.
That this dam is an urgent need to the
surrounding country. n to Helena III par
ticu!Ar, Is a fact 90 apparent AS to need no
explanation. II il impossible to nunsrate
the advantages that can be derived from
this power when properly nssd. 1t is worth
alone, in its preservation Of the forests In
the vicinity of our mining camps, over a
hall million dollars annually: in other
words, 10000 horse power produced by
water and distributed electrically will save
$5O0.O0 annually in tho fuel now required
TO produces IN equivalent power.
Another point to be noticed Is the fact
that the down river parties have practically
L mi IN jftnH fhA M ~ h,p, rxti "a ~ xarkinnN u1r0Ua
stubbs' Ferry finding a market OF Gfeat
Fails by river. in constructing an expensive
bridge near Cascade, impeding navigation
TO such an extent that II il should be at
tempted the entire bridge would have TO be
and q draw bridge put in.
In the report Of Feb. %, 1892, you refer
particularly to q company that was organ
lied in 1873 to haul supplies by boat up the
river to. Helena. This company was or
ganized by Helena mon, among whom were
Messrs. Hotter, Hauser and Power, and
from them you will learn that the object OF
ponsive team haul. They intended to put
boats on the river, but about that time
Utah d Northern railway officials offered
them such inducements to ship via Salt
Lake by rail that they gave up the project
as impractioable. Probably these gentls-
mon have had more experience in shipping
by way of river than any other parties
along the upper Missouri, and they claim
that in every case steamboats, have been
unable to compete with the railroads, and
that whore the two cover the same territory
the railroads are invariably used to take
produce to market. This has Invariably
proven to be the case in the traffic along
the upper Missouri as is instanced by the
abandonment of steamers directly after
the advent of a railroad.
The government interests are in no way
jeopardized. as immunity from any dam
dam and a free right of way for constitute
tions and approaches thereto, for making
transfers. is guaranteed. In conclusion,
the dam, instend Of hinderinR navigation,
will tend to inc ease it, and be of such
apparent benefit to the mining nnd other
industries of Montana that the government
should consider it as an improvement to
the river rather than obstruction.