The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-17
GREAT FALLS.


Its Splendid Advnntages Told About In
Graphic Manner.
Great Falls, May f6.-The following
article appears in the May number or
American INVESTMENTS, a Bunaio. N.
Y. publication. from the pen OF DE-.
Ernest Crutcher of Great Falls:
There seems a notion prevalent IN
certain sections OF the east that the
entire west is PROSTATE. UuQuestion-
ably, in some portions, this idea Is
more or less true In no sense does IL
obtain in Montana The shutting up
of many OF her silver mines crippled
her in no small measure, but such are
the variety and vastness or material
resources Of this great state, II would
march steadily ahead even though no
silver was ever mined again. In cor
roboration of this, note that the oank-
ing capital OF Montana exceeds In
amount that of either Virginia, New
Hampshire, Georgia, Alabama. Ken
lucky, North Carolina, South Carolina.
Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Nebraska or
Kansas, according to a late report
Montana boasts of the greatest COP
per mine, the richest silver mine, ana
the most extensive gold producer IN the
world Montana II a big state. II mas
counties that exceed In area several
OF the New England states: The fans
of the Missouri river. beside Whicn 10
founded the city Of Great Falls. anord
the greatest available water power IN
the world. say this advisediy. II -
superior to Niagara, because IT IL 20
distributed by a succession OF falls ana
rapids. for IL miles. that any number
Of Industrial concerns can ind room
along the banks of this splendid river
without crowding. Aside from the ire
mendous energy to be secured from the
rapids, there are the Black Eagle FaIis
0mproved), which are AZ feet; the Col
ter Falls, IA feet: the Rainbow Falls.
As feet; the Crooked Falls, rs feet, and
the Great Falls. 80 feet. with minor
falls.
,"Electricity IL the coming motive
force. Think what an advantage for
generating this power is found here
through these falls! Scarcely 10 years
ago the site upon which this city
stands was an undisturbed prairie.
Utilization of this water power ana
DEVELOPMENT of vast coal beds hard by
have caused fiourishing young city
to spring up here. Stupendous smeit-
ers for reducing copper and silver ores
have been erected; electrolytic refiner-
les followed. These in turn will be fol-
lowed by copper manufactures Tor
the making of copper wire, sheet cop
per, etc. Plans are under way for the
building of the most extensive copper
works in the world. The making of
iron and steel by electricity is also be-
ing considered, and will find active
form as soon as experiments now being
tried are perfected. Considering the
uses to which electricity is being APP
piled, the limits of this article would
not suffice to speak of all the forms
of manufacturing which must find
prosecution here beside this mighty
power; :.
1.-The short winters of Montana are
drawing hundreds from Dakota and
Minnesota. 1t is seldom necessary to
feed live stock over two weeks In the
year. The long grass that grows on
the prairies cures in August, and stock
keep fat on IL all winter without care
Montana shipped $10.000.000 worth OF
cattle in 1894. Her wool clip and NUT
ton yielded 100000 more. Why
shouldn't Montana people be rich and
prosperous?
During all the long months OF
financial trouble through which this
country has recently passed, Great
Falls has not tagged. improvements
have gone steadily on; population has
increased; and her wage roll undimin-
ished. The next few months will see
important industries Of magnitude es-
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