The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-07-13
MORE ABOUT GREAT FALLS,
Editor Sutherlin, Of the White Sulphur
Springs Husbandman, Writes
More Good Words
About the POnderOus Power and Won.
derful Agricultural Resources OF
the Electric City.

Editor Sutherlin, of the White Sui
phur Springs Husbandman, was 90 we'll
pleased with his visit to this city at the
meeting of the State Press association
recently that he has written another
article for his paper on the "Ponderous
Power and Wonderful Agricultural Re-
sources Of Great Falls." The following
is the article:
1--WE accepted an invitation from our
old time friend, Robert Waugh to a seat
in his buggy to take a look at the
beautiful new city and it's surroundings.
We first drove up and down the princi-
pie thorougfares taking a look at the
massive stone and brick blocks, many of
which would, in style, finish and ap-
pointments, do credit to an eastern city
Of from fifty to one hundred thousand
inhabitants. Some Of the buildings have
their foundation laid on bedrock twenty
two feet below the surface and stands az
firm as the everlasting hills.
From the business center, with it's
large stocks Of merchandise, we turned
into the residence portion Of the town.
These we found to be very neat ami
modern in design and ta~stefully adorned
with beautiful green laws and orna-
mental trees which made them very at
tractive. In Mr.. Vaughn's yard we no.
ticed a fine lot Of apple trees hanging
the climate and fruit growing poseibili-
ties Of the Electric city. The residence
portion Of the city rises gradually from
the business streets, which are we'll
above the river bed, and an excellent
view of the city lie afforded from almost
all portions Of the residence streets.
"The threading of the streets very
naturally brought US to the promontory
overlooking Black Eagle falls. Here Is
generated a power OF such prodigious
proportions that we will not attempt to
state it, but remember that it 10 i'm
mense. The power for the Boston &
Montana copper reduction plant is pro-
duced here, and * also is the power for
the Royal Milling company. The copper
plant is now using five thousand horse
power and has an option on five thous-
and more which it is preparing to close
the deal for with q view Of doubling it's
immense reduction plant which already
covers q number Of acres. The Touring
mill stands some little distance back
from the river. and the power is conveyed
to 1t on large copper cables which run
over large wheels that revolve rapidly.
The power il created by an immense
water wheel which revolves the dynamoe.
just how much power this plant is ca
pable OF producing WI are not informed,
but wal assured that the various falls
which constitute the system Of cataracts
and which are about fourteen miles in
length, will compare favorably with the
great Niagara Falls a. 9 power producer.
I'VE also took a glimpse at the i'm
menss elevator and milling plant Of the
Royal Milling company. This mill is
very complete, containing the latest i'm
proved machinery, and in point Of ex-
c~ellence equals the celebrated ashburn-
Crosby milling plant Of Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis plant excels this q
only In size and capacity. The Great
Falls mill produces just az good q grade
Of flour. At present this mill 10 not
able to procure q suficiency Of Montana
grown wheat, but the manager assured
US that he was ready to buy every kernel
Of wheat grown In the state that could
be made tributary to his mill, and great
ton with the Judith country In order to
The "Rex" brand Of -four turned out by
this mill IL popular wherever introduced.
"From this magnificent plant We
drove out over the rolling bench lands to
Paris Gibson's bench farm, q tract Of
undulating ground about q fourth Of q
mile In width and about Q mile IN length,
all under fence and sown to wheat. A
better prospect for q crop we have not
seen this year. It was for In advance Of
the growing fields Of grain In the mount
ain valleys OF Montana. and We are sure
was sown at the e~arliese possible mo-
ment and had never been irrigated. In
fact irrigation on this plateau was out Of
the question as II was not supplied with
q canal. Driving homo We noticed fully
q dozen bench land homes nesting Ia
the distance beneath the crest Of the
rising bills, where green fields were no.