The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-26

Elonr......-...... 4o5, ss. 1,lGe,ooi 7Ol,o ss
Grain...."...." 1,258. $685. 2,72), OIL 1,53I.23
Coal. ..""..... 1901 200. 229I 5l,2l8
handise. ..... 5,0o2I 1883 l2,527
lron........".... 141,77l 12O.G5hl ..........
Salt. ...."....... .......... 5.142 ..........
AS n manufacturing center Gladstone
promises to speedily assume first promi-
nsnce. At its wharves the basic raw ma
tsrial OF wood and iron can be assembled
cheaper than at any other one spot in the
United States. The iron deposit OF the
Marquette and Menomines ranges arc as
near to Gladstone as to the ports OF Lake
Superior. while the unlimited supplies of
timber close at hand will furnish
charcoal for u generation. Fifty million
cords OF hardwood are estimated to be
available within fifty miles OF tho city.
Iron can thus be produced at Gladstone as
chenp as at any OF the Lake Superior ports.
1t il then $50 miles nearer tho east than at
Dulut or West Superior. These aayant-
nges, together with Its central position for
distribution east and west, by lake and
rail, make Gladstone tho future iron center
OF tho northwest. Facts talk again. Next
spring Will see the establishments of n firm
producing asventy-1ve tons q day at Glad
stone. A heavy concern OF Lake Superior
has already sent its engineers TO locate a
favorable site. Edwin tooy Smith, United
States engineer, says: Here iron should
Do hhuutGCbuE8N more economically IMAM
anywhere in the United States."
As q pine and hardwood center Glad
stone nlso tnkes first rank. Last year the
five homo mills cut 40.0 900, 900 feet Of pine.
henlock. cedar and Eastwood timber. 1t
is estimated that 1000, 900. 900 feet OF this
timber stands within easy access to the
town. Within Il radius of fifty miles of
Gladstone stands tho finest bodies of hard
wood timber in tho northwest. The
highest grade of black and yellow birch,
maple, oak, elm, hickory and Eastwood
can be secured in this region at a merely
nominal price Of u dollar d thousand feet
upon the stump. With minimum lake
able rates for the distribution of manu-
fnetured product nature meant the Little
Bay de Noe to supply hardwood product to
the entire United States. Large softwood
establishments for tho manufacture of
pails, brooms. bachets and 30 forth, have
sprung up in the vicinity of Gladstone, and
a large acreage of Eastwood timber is now
being stripped for the market. The low
valuation of bark peculiarly adopts Glad
stone for the establishment of a tanning
industry, and a large Milwaukee firm is
already locking over the ground with this
end in view.
As a distributing center for the denselv
populated numbering and mining districts
of Northern Michigan and Wisconsin,
Gladstone does a tiouriahinQ trade. A
favorable milling and transit rate given by
the 500 line places it upon equality with
Duluth and Milwaukee US n milling center.
Gladstone already has a tirst-class flour
mill of 25O barrels capacity. Capitalists
are now arranging to erect q paint and
hardwood factory in the CITY, and to estab-
lish a brick yard in the suburbs, A fine
paint. bearing mari. ia found a fow miles
north Of the city, while beds OF lin stone
~potters' clay and brick CLAY ara close at
hand.
A city which hos chenp coal, cheap iron.
cheap timber, cheap rail and water rates
and ls close TO the center of the population,
is bound to become a great commercial md
manufacturing point. Gladstone has them
all.
Although but six years old, Gladstone
has q population of 1000 people. 1t has
two miles of we'll paved streets, an excellent
water system. and is lighted by electricity
throughout. Ii has u $50, 600 hotel and a
$4,000 school house.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In speaking Of the
newly organized Gladstone company, Sen
ator Washburn says:
"Ths SEQ railroad established its lake
port M at Gladstone after IA careful
examination of the whole question of loca.
tion by myself and several di ectors of the
company. Several DAYS were occupied in
making this examination, and it was the
unanimous conclusion that what was then
Sandsr'a Point. but now G.adstone, was the
best natural harbor on tho entire chain of
lakes from Buffalo to Duluth.
at is substantially land-locked with a
Great depth of Whitewater sufficient to
float tho Eft urin o. the largest Steamship
that cIogses the ocean. Furthermore this
site. az far as topography is concerned, is
absolutely perfect, basides furnishing n very
extended waite limo that can be used for
piers, docks, otto.
at Gems to me that [ never awe seen
any location on the lskeh for which naturs
has lone SO much rs it has for Gladstone.
| cannot see why Gladstone is not so be-
come u We J important Lake poyt, aa during
seven or eight months of the year it will
take the entire hnsinesa of tho 500 line.
which during noxt season will DO 80 ex-
tended that the aggregate line will be some.
thing over 1900 miles in length; also CON
Meeting with tbs Canadian Pacific railway
west Of Regina in Manitoba 60 Van
couver.
with tho development OF business on
this limo the amoun of tonnage that will
fluid 1T take port as Gladstone will DO enor-
monc.
There FRO many rensons beyond those
of IL eommeroInl character why Gladstone
should become an important point. | pre-
there ia n little doubt that in the
course OF ono or two years at the most n line
will be built TO oonnect the Duluth and
South Shore syatem from that region to the
wstssa OF Lake Michigan rathsr than those
of Lake Superior. Whom this is done tho.
Will be n very large amount of ore handled
at thiR point. Gladatono has also located
near By n very extended growth of hard-
timber which will undoubtedly be
10 some ,xtont in connection with
smelling. but will also furnish
for extended manufacturers of
hard wood. | cannot 500 why Gladstoue
not al good facilities for developing |
avery description of iron and stsel mana
as my point on The lakes. have
had anbounded faith Ia the future OF Glad
stone from the first and fully believe
II the new owners of this property shall be
active and aggressive that II has q great
future"