The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-22
PRIDE OF THE CALLAT|N.
The New Town Of Manhattan and
On What It's Future Is
Based.
Manhattan Mating Company De-
weloping the Resources of
the Section.
The Largest Body OF Productive ARrIcul'
tural Land in the stato-Desirablo
Class Of Settler

MANHATTAN, Mont. May M%.-[6peoial. J.
During the latter part OF the fall Of 1889 w.
D. Flowers, Of this place, consigned to
Henry Altsnbrand, a leading msltster Of
Brooklyn. N. Y, q large shipment of barley
which had been harvested that year by Mr..
Flowers on his Manhattan ranch. The bar
ley was of such superior quality that it at.
tracted attention wherever it was seen, and
at Duluth, while the grain was being trans
ferred from the cars TO the elevator for
shipment by water, a request was made
that q grade be given it, but this the grain
inspector of the elevator refused to do. Civ
ing as his reason for refusing. that tho grain
WAS 30 far ahead Of any thing of the kind
that he had ever seen. that he could not
properly grade 1t.
As soon as the cargo reached its destina-
zion, the Brooklyn mailing house, a thor
ough test Of it was made. its superiority
over all others established. and a move i'm
mediately set on foot not only to purchase
the entire crop, but also all of the espe-
oially adapted lands in the vicinity of Man.
haitian. where the barley was produced.
1t order to mature The plans thus set in
motion il became necessary for Mr.. Alien
brand 10 visit this favored section in per-
son, which he afterwards did, with a result
10 extremely satisfa Glory to himself and
others Interested that upon his return to
Brooklyn. Or soon the reafter. a deal was
closed with the owne,s by which tho lands
were purchased. and the Manhattan Malt
ing company WAS incorporated with tho
following officers: Henry Altenbrand.
Brooklyn. president; Jacob Rupert, New
York. vice-president; Frank Merges. New
York. secretary; John G.. Gillig. New York,
Treasures; George kinksl, Jr, general man
Ager.
The Manhattan Mailing company's farm
stands peerless among its Montana neigh
bot. 1t is the largest body OF productive
agricultural land bet wsen eastern Dakota
and PuQst sound, and Ia In all probability
the most thoroughly equipped Of any in
improved agricultural machinery. A steam
pillow with = capacity OF twenty acres per
day and six gang plowa of ak horses each
have been daily At work since February last
and will continue until winter sets In.
There are It's head OF horses and 100 men
daily employed. 1here are 5000 acres in
cultivation the present season. Thu farm
is divided Or worked in two division,
with separate men and foremen for each
division. The West Gnllntin Irrigation
company is now engaged in placing settlers
on the rich bench lands which lie south Of
Manhattan, and between the West Gallatin
and Madison rivers. The lands owned by
this company contain about 5000 acres.
Water for irrigation rnrpoaes has been
brought upon these lands at great expense
taken from the West Gallatin river. The
class OF immigrants selected by the COM
pany for the settlement OF tho lands arc
the thrifty Hollanders, mauy OF whom are
we'll to do, having sold their possessions in
Aichi1an and other states 10 try their for