The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-14
THEY WILL TRY AGAIN
MisSOula Hopes to HaVs Board Of
Trade Once More.
AFTER SEVERAL FAILURES
The Citizens of the Garden City Pro-
pose to Make Another Attempt
Work Cut Out for the New
Organization.
AFTER SEVERAL FAILURES

MIsSoULA, Feb. 13.-After several I'M
successful attempts TO revive the old
board of trade, r. NJ. Cobban concluded
that a new organization was wanted and
set about to get one. He went around
personally and interviewed every BUSH
ness man in the city and succeeded in
securing the signature of every man he
asked to sign call for a meeting next
Monday night. The meeting will be held
at the Office of Crouch & Mugrave. Mr..
Cobban says, and every one agrees
with him, that board of trade COM
posed of the best citizens, anxious for
the promotion of the interests of Missoula
and the surrounding country, can exert a
great influence towards the stimulation
of industries and lead idle capital TO come
out of its hiding place and make itself
productive all it needs is an active man 10
get Missoulans started and Mr.. Cobban
is that kind of a man. The meeting next
Monday night will be a rouser. That is
assured. Missoula will lead all Montana
cities in magnificent attempts and if at
tempts are made by Missoulans nine out
of 10 of them are successful.
The water power of Western Montana
has attracted the attention of capitalists
for some time and investments have not
been made in desirable sites where such
power could be utilized simply for the
reason that good titles to property could
not be secured. This is especially true of
one or more places near NJ ssoua. About
a month ago, quiet surveys were made of
the Mssoula river around this city and
mention of their presence was made, but
just exactly what was wanted or what
was to be done no one seemed to know.
To-day IT was learned that those survey
ors represented capitalists who have in
contemplation the purchase of what is
known as the John Mccormick property,
situated below the station of Bonner and
at the confluence of the Big Blackfoot
and He'll Gate rivers. This particular
location has long been known to be
an ideal spot for controlling the waters of
the large rivers. Although particulars are
few and details difficult to get at, it is
probably the idea of a company to erect
a dam at this site to create sufficient
power to operate an electric plant in Mis-
soula to raise the waters to a sufficient
height to allow them to be carried to our
valleys below for irrigation and domestic
purposes. This scheme has been pro-
nounced practicable by the engineers. 1t
has also been demonstrated by those ia
milIar with the paper business that
the pine and cottonwood along
the banks of these rivers make
perfect pulp for the manufacture of
paper. There is history connected with
this particular tract of land and the pres
ent owner, John Mccormick. has recently
established his title in the United States
court after a varied law suit with the
Northern Pacific railroad, covering a
period of IL years. Capital interested in
this project would at once create profita-
BILE return on the investment and result
in establishing manufacturing interests
in and around Missoula.