The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-02-27
THE MIDLAND'S WEALTH.

The announcement made in the TRIB-
UNE yesterday morning that the building
Of a railway from Neihart to Castle is an
assured fact, was received by the citizens
Of Great Falls with evident delight.
They all appreciate the advantages
which the uniting of the two places will
bring TO each and to those who have in
~terests all along the line. For it will be
observed that the building of the Mon
tana Midland will largely benefit. not
only the miners and business men of
Castle, but will develop and enrich a
vast area of country through which the
point.
BY an air line it is only thirty-three
miles from Neihart to Castle, but the
road in following the most feasible route
will swerve to the east and describe d cres-
cent in uniting the two places. 1t will
thus strike the head-waters of the Judith
aud Musselshell rivers and tap one of
the finest agricultural and grazing sec
tons in the state. 1t will also after
leaving Neihart and in passing through
Copperopolis open up rich silver mines,
and. withal, the most magnificent cop
per properties in Montana. The road
will not pass over a mile OF territory
which does not abound in either mineral
or timber or agricultural and grazing
wealth. No piece of road Of its length
in the state runs through such an ag-
gregation of native u as will the
Montana Midland.
This is why the completion of the en-
terprise mean so much to Great Falls.
1t will make it beyond reach of success
full competition the wool center of Mon
tana. The sheep-raisers of the whole Ju-
dith basin country and those on the
Musselshell will be enabled to reach a
shipping point with less land haul by
loading on the Montana Midland than
by taking their clips overland to Billings
or BIG Timber as heretofore. They will
find another advantage in this city not
obtainable at eli her of the other points.
namely agents or representatives of all
the prominent wool buying firms or com
mission houses in the east. This is a
point in the wool growers favor which
they all recognize.
To Great Falls merchants and business
men the opening of this new field is full
of promise. a large share of the mine
and ranch supply trade which has been
enjoyed by other towns will naturally
come to this city. The speedy and cheap
transportation facilities it will offer
upon the completion of the road is
bound to bring it here. And the trade
may be retained for there is no place in
the state in which its merchants can sell
better goods and sell them at lower
prices than they can be sold at Great
Falls. The merchants of the city may
be depended upon to cultivate the trade
which is about to be opened to them.
1t is, however, the Importance which
the building Of the road will give Great
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and manufacturing center of the west,
that it's value to the city as a whole must
be measured. This value cannot be
computed in dollars and cents at this
writing. When the vast plants now in
course OF completion, and those which
will be commenced in the curse of a
few weeks shall be in full operation. and
when Others be built to handle the &C
cumulating ores from Butte, and from
Barker. and from Neihart. and from Cop
pcropolis, and from Castle, and from the
intervening and surrounding country,
and from the Sweet Grass hills, and the
Little Rockies, and from the eastern
slope OF the Main range, one may APP
~proyimately measure its value to this
city as a factor in fastening the day
when all these things will come TO pass.
The brightness of Great Falls future
seems undlmmed from the view of the
present.
SENATOR SHERMAN has introduced a
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