The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-01-05
MADlS0N GETS IT
THE PARROT SHELTER TO
BE MOVED
Prom Rutte to POint-Of- Rocks on
the jefferson River. Near White
nall The Plant to De on This side
off he River.

this week has been the new town OF
GAYLORD. which will be the result OF
the removal of the Parrot Smelling
liant from Butte city to Point OF Rocks
The Jefferson river, few miles be-
low Parsons bridge. 1t will undoubt-
edly make town of more than 2,oOo
people from the beginning and will be
supported by a large and healthy pay
roll. and those who claim to know as
sent that the new town will be in Mad
ison instead of Jefferson county. A
straight line, east and west, describes
the northern bounday OF Madison coun-
tv save about the center where the JEFF
erson flows out north and describes a
curve to the northeast and east. In
this little cup of our county is situated
the selected site of theParrot company,
and of the town which will spring up
in consequence of the location OF the
immense smelling plant there.
The school lands in this county which
were offered for sale by the state board
of edncation a short time ago, were pur-
chased. it is understood, by individuals
representing the Parrot company.
At any rate the new town will prove
a splendid market for the farmers OF
Madison county and especially for the
ranchmen of Jefferson county Inc
smelling plant will do custom work
which will enable many Madison coun-
ty mines, now idle, to be worked at
profit.
Concerning the removal, the Ana
conda Standard of last Sunday contain
ed the following:
cit is stated on good authority that
the Parrot company will, in the spring.
remove it's smelling plant to point
about ii miles from Whitehall, in JET
,erson county, known as Point-of Rock
The company has secured 1000 acres of
land ther, ana he water is sufficient
for the purposes.
The news of the proposed removal
would be received with greater regret
were it not for the fact that at present
the city is enveloped in smoke of par
1icularly offensive and penetrating
sort. Butte does not kick about smoke
any more, and all plans OF doing away
with the smoke nuisance were long ago
abandoned, the people OF Butte decld-
ing they would endure the smoke rath
er than lose the smelters,
Asa general thing there will be
regret at losing the Parrot smelters.
Several hundred men with their fami-
lies will be removed to the new loca-
ton and Butte's population will be so
much less. The new location is, how
ever, SO near to Butte that it is sure to
be tributary to this city. A branch OF
thej Northern Pacific is to be construct
cd lid connect with the Northern Pacif-
ic lh ort line, and the ore will be drawn
E ctly from the mines here to the
IN lter at Point-of Rocks. The new
smelling plant will be erected in the
spring.
RID Grant, assistant general man
lager of the Parrot company, gave the
keport relative to the removal OF the
Arnelter and the building up of new
tAwn, positive confirmation to Stand
AM reporter this evening. He said
WE have been keeping very quiet ano
doing little pardonable lying relative
to the contemplated removal on &C
count of the fact that as long as the
story OF our probable removal was gen
orally believed fancy prices were de
mapGed forthe land where we propose
to build The land is all bought ant
paid for now, however, and l have NJ
hesitancy in stating that the smelte
will be removed as soon as possible
The site is beautiful and advantage
Gus one on the Jefferson river nca
Point-of Rocks and the new town will
probably be named Gaylord, after ou
general manager.
Surveyors are now on the ground an
work will be commenced on the builC
ings as soor as the frost is out OF tn
ground in the spring, The constru'