The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-06
M|SS0ULA ENTERPRISES.
The Garden City Is Moving in the
Matter Of Establishing
Manufactures.
IA Creamery and a Sugar Beet
Factory Needed and May
Be Built.
Land Secured by f. L. Bonner North of
Fort Misseala-Power From tho
Big OF.

M1ssou1A, Jan. 5.-[Special. -Missoult
has reached that period Of its growth
wherein must soon come a realization Of
the Importance OF establishing manufac-
turing industries in the vicinity. A promi-
nent business man of the city informed
The INDEPENDENT correspondents that not
less than 500, 900 are annually sent east BY
Missoula merchants for products that could
be economically and profitably made here.
With the building up of manufacturlne
intarests agricultural lands now laying idle
will become valuable and productive. VI
the several enterprises proposed and dis
cusssd, perhaps none is more badly needed.
or more certain of immediate and profita-
BILE returns than q creamery Missoula
houses send away annually over $4,000 for
cheese and butter. There are III the Bit
tor Root and Missoula valleys sufficient
lands now lying idle, which, il properly
utilized, would furnish grazing to more
than supply this amount.
A beet sugar factory is another enterprise
which Missoullans can reasonably expect
will, during the coming year. be success
fully inaugurated. 1t is positively asserted
that the land north of Fort Missoula, re-
Gently sold to L l.. Bonner, was purchased
for the purpose OF q site for this enterprise.
Considerably over 8. 000,0 900 pounds OF sugar
are annually marketed n distributed
from this city. The whole of this could be
produced here, and the money SO kept in
Tho county would add considerably to the
K -. -. 4, ~~,ui%L1 of l}ho raCy1A The matt.
ter Of raising the necessary quality of beets
in this valley has been thoroughly and IA
yorably demonstrated. The remarkable
success that has attended in every instance
the establishment of this industry in Cal
~ifornia, Utah and Nebraska has placed it,
among investors. on q par with the older
and moro generally understood manufac-
turing enterprises. Mr.. Bonner's we'll
known push and business qualifications
nave made him the pioneer IN several I'M
portant and successful undertakings in
this state, and his inauguration OF this ls a
guarantee of its success.
The town of Bonner, seven miles east OF
Missoula, on the Northern Pacific, is be-
comingia manufacturing point of impor-
tance. 1t is located on the Big Blackfoot
Il IlvCIs 00hE Vi jAAVAHOA ! eAS
The Big Blackfoot Gun here cheaply be
made to furnish at least 3,500-horse power.
Of this amount the Big Blackfoot Milling
COMPANY will have in use with the starting OF
their new hour mill abou 1.O0O-horse power
This company operates at that place the
largest saw mill of the state. annually cut
ting from 100000 0 to 45 OO0,O DOC fest of
lumber. Their sash and blind factory is
complete in every detail and during the
past wear its capacity has been considera-
blv enlarged. Their new -four mill will be
started about Feb. l. It was expected that
the mill would BIO in operation Jan. 10, but
delay in the arrival of, important parts OF
the machinery has necessitated a postpone
ment. The new mill is equipped with all
the latest improved machinery and is pro-
nounced by experts to be a model of me-
chanical perfection. Many prominent
officials and business men of the state will
be invited to bs present on the day that the
machinery is put in motion.
In a few weeks the Wholesale liquor ana
eiear department Of the Missoula Melcan-
tile company will be separated from the
management of that institution and come
undor that of q newly organized lncorpora-
ton, controlled to a certain extent by the
present officers of the Missoula Mercantile
company. The new company will operate
the large new bottling works recent erected
near the Mo- them Pacific depot and will do
a general bottling business. Attached to
the works is a cold storage warehouse. This
will be increased in size, and IN addition to
the necessities OF The bottling works will
have q capacity for storing butter, eggs,
fruits and other classes Of perishable goods.
The company intend to do e general cold
storage as well as liquor business.
The Inauguration of these enterprises in
the vicinity of Missoule indicate that the
tendency of investment in this city is
toward the development of manufacturing
industries, and that in the future it will not
be 90 dependent as formerly OH strictly
commercial pursuits.
Tho purchase from the Northern Pacific
railroad of section No. 8, by Messrs. White
d Comestock, was consumlnatel a few days
since. This section lies on the hill north
of the depot and will form a very desirable
location for residences. The gentlemen
Masking the purchase are we'll known to be
among the heaviest investors in northwest
realty and are also supposed to bo on the
inside IN land matters relating to the Great
Northern. They a G valuable and entet-
prising additions to the list Of property
holders of the city and Will without doubt
lnaugurate Improvements advancing its
interests.
j. L. Power, Carrie A. Werlich and w. Fl.
Yertlch have Incorporated the Garden City
Eottling and Liquor company. with a CAPT
tai Of $4,000, in shares of $40 each. This
COMPANY will operate tho plant now known
as the Garden City Boetling works, one of
tho largest of it's kind in the state.
Dsep snow in the Caur d'Alenes has
cauEed considerable irregnlarity in the
arrival of teams from that section during
the past week.