Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-02
QUEENOF THE STATE
Great Falls the Wonderful Me-
uopclis Of Montana
IT'S UNLIMITED RESOURCES
or Minerals aud IT. Grr@t ASrical-
taFsi and Natural weaith--flssosy
or iss Developments


L1tf - A-t.t
Aboat Ten years azo few tents
marked Eh4 founding 4 the town nov
city q Great Falls The small nasahrsr
- peopia KhQ sent there then we're ia
dseed 81 ao - from their belief that
nature had sndo9ed that place with
SPECIAL advantages and from the rumor
that there eas a power behind Il which
woohi soon bring a into prominence.
The INITIAL STEPS II starting the town
s-re attended ~ith many difficulties.
There 3as act az thar time vagon road
leassalg iEto il ffom any direcfion. aad
- divert The overland stage line few
niles ffafa - nid route - take ia the
Great fa'is u the Missouri. was bitterly
opposed Dot after great effort h ~as
hnaliy accomplished. liz II said that
ninf fenfts = The northern Montana
people krrr working With all their might
and energy - crush out any attempt az
l0cstcg a rity az the head u the Mis-
=url fails The little town. however.
instead q beng paralyzed By opposition.
started and c5Gtinuei 70 grow. until az
last when the Manitoba railway
reached lf it came az once - the
fralt a. one II me most promising
lou8s t3ens Il the northwest. Soon
after th- completion II tho Manitoba
t8e Montana Crnsral xas started aud
pushed towards the Great Falls. then
tie Great Northern Bridges seFe built
ncfoss the Missouri river. coal mines
were discovered and opened eastern
caQifal pushed Iu and great devel-
opm-uts Wer- made. mammoth silver
saelfefs we're built and other important
enterprises we're started ia the interest
~ Crest Falls. Thea a Belt mountain
ra.ir, al was STARRED % run - the various
ecai and silver. lead. cspper and iron
mines a. well a. into the timber regions.
a Great Copper Company.
The Boston & Montana Copper CON.
rany works we're established az Great
Fails fais company j. one u the
strongest and weaithiest IN the world.
Other large copper. iron aud silver
smeiters were soon started aud pat lrto
Successful operation Abundant water
and water power az al times and cheap
fuel are the prime essentials for the
economical reduction ~ ores. So
decided arc the advantages in
this respect possessed By Great
Flll- over meet western towns.
that 10 cannot fail 90 become a. profni-
meat a center Tor the handling and
treating q ores a. Minneapolis has De
come IN the handling and milling u
Nh-af
One - the osost important Industries
Ir-at Fails wiii ever have \ the manu-
fsciure - iron and steel. "a all the
materials are found in unlimited
supply Ia that immediate vicinity This
Nil. Ia the near future. give employ
meut % thousands - ussii. and IL Is al
resds attracting English a. veil as
American capital % the falls
cr.as Water Power.
The great dam across the Missouri
river az Black Esgle falls vas a great
undertaking The distribution az the
water r.wer here. over a distance q
three miles ty succession ~ falls.
Affords The most ample space for the
establishment, of many varied manufac-
fo-ita. such a. re,iutllau works. Touring
mAls. Nosieu mills paper mills. etc. and
ovef fhis great distance viii stretch the
great shelters an E fe,iteries required %
treat fhf ores - this mineral
domain TIE person does uot
reN tse o. realize the giran.
CSC Interests tia. Vil center an5uni
.hess great tails. where the wealth arl
enterprise IF thr next generation shall
oree cut the vast mineral deposits ~
fhe mountains. Upon this broad basis
rests fhe faith n The people IN the ~.
trr gr.eth and prosperity q tbs
veurg cifg 80 the base - the great
mearfain raBge. In IT. Typographical
location ss 6 came from tho bands e
TIE Creator. nothing coald b. more
beautiful than Great Fails \ broad.
rafst and .be Planting e trees along
ii. oruat ARD wei laid cut avenues
The porpi=tior - young. energetic and
.gR abiding fully alive "a IL educa
t.erhl and church interests The eli
mate So hesifhfal and ia water pure
Tie geographical position - such a. -
make IS a. important trade center. The
railroads. eorneet it With The mountains
in every direction. which vii insure "a
a. ~ tumerse Mining trade. while -
can newer have a superior IN northern
Montana a. distributing point over
tte rieh agricultural and grazing Coun-
trf which stretches from the Mnszel
Shell valley 60 The International bound
arf Mt enly ei Great faiis tsco1ne
the largest trade er1tsr z Montana
east ~ re mountains. trf 4 IL destined
D. bersnis ne ufnsf iulparfBuf eon-
nlerrisi e.fv in THE STATE " a CONNER
cial i1Nn 81 - already Eve or sit times
- great ~ Vss Minneapolis in l~s.
Railroad septrr
Great Fails IS sirrs4y 2 railroad cen
Ter The iinea effeuriisifsrent c7n ranies
arr roe eeatrrinx there u Is apparent
thar rcf rls Great Pals huf ne ~rfire
stretch - country elonr the EASTERN
faee ~ IRE Rocky soti Reit mountains
IA ou the eve - sxIrsorainars develop
mfrt 1nd when measured ~ "a ayr
fainfai tnd mining resources ceuihiaesl.
fse elurtrs directly tributary 81 Great
f.ls has fee c4Ete in tnS United
S-a,ee TIE sitr ~ Tho cifY r. one = The
piese8ntfsf iss4i1atie II les Fi-t ~
iseitrz ceatcur sni gentle sfar> tsc<
frlm che bread " .aerufi which = gently
f..riae 81 Tie foun,irrs q this cata
raer eify 7ier afad a Ear reaching fore
sight AMI ee,mrstv % taste. skr.h wi
eeser c. s8esf.ffai frr +he pfest iii
fes & s.ihn1 e. rafuFe 3 1'ft are marked
rfa srre t.fe4 Egt ires arr t..inx
sterr3 nts tesatfs rsetufrs. - 20 al
niif.l ~ AZ VITO nN VISIT saes ne
schnei ihe hrafv ard ;ae cturca have