The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-09
BIG FIGURING MILL
Sweet Grass County Genes Out With
a Large Enterprise.
OUTSIDE WHEAT TO BE USED
Samples of Stone for the Capitol
Commission to Look Alto. l..
Asp Buys saw Mill
Big Timber n ews.
OUTSIDE WHEAT TO BE USED

Special Correspondence of the Standard
Big Timber. April 6.-What is gener-
ally looked upon as though IL is going
to mark an important epoch in the his
tory of Big Timber and Sweet Grass
county will be the completion of the
Pioneer Milling company's $4,000 flour
and grist mill which is rapidly nearing
completion. An institution OF this kind
mas long been considered as badly need
ed in this part of Montana, and when
the Pioneer Milling company announced
several months ago that IL was their
intention to erect and have in running
order by the LIST of July a flour and
grist mill of the latest modern pattern
full roller process and with a capac-
lty OF 90 barrels per day, the PROPOSE
ton received announcement from
everyone interested in the progress OF
the town and county.
on account of the small acreage of
wheat that it has been the custom of
the ranchers to raise and realizing
that the capital invested I'm such a pro-
ject would make no returns for several
years or until such time as the ranch
ers would raise enough wheat to keep
the mill in operation, the milling COM
pany asked that those interested give
them bonus large enough to pay in
terest on the investment, and the re-
quest found many ready contributors.
The carpenters are nearly through with
the building and the painters began
work several days ago. AS soon as
everything is in readiness the ma
chinery, which has been ordered, will
be placed in position and the test run
made.
During the month of January a mem
Der or the company went East and pur-
chased several carloads of the very
best seed wheat the market afforded.
which has been sold to the ranchers at
actual cost price, and from present in
dications a much larger acreage than
had been previously expected will be
sown. 1t is the intention of the Pho
neer Milling company to keep the mill
in steady operation, and IL is very prob
able that some Minnesota and Dakota
wheat will be used. as the acreage
planted in this county this season will
not keep the mill running the whole
year.
A large ditch has been constructed
and water will be carried from the
Boulder river to furnish power during
the warmer season, and an engine will
be purchased for winter use. The only
obstacle the company has been con-
fronted with since work on the mill was
begun is damage suit for 81 900, dam
ages claimed by A. Stubbleheld to al
legged damage to his ranch and town
lots caused by the ditch passing
hhiO0Sh ti1iIls II Is D1ODdDle the
matter will be amicably settled.
At the last meeting of the Big Timber
club a committee was appointed to
wait upon the state capitol building
to place before them some +
of the fine building stone I
which abounds in large quantities in +
this immediate vicinity, for the purpose
Of seeing if they could not be Induced
to use the same in the construction of .
the capitol building. The quarries
which carry an inexhaustible supply of
the rock. are closely located near town
and the stone can be. secured at
nominal sum. A number of business
houses in this place are built of this
rock and IL has proved to be of the
finest quality and color. The commits
sion would make no mistake by inves-
-igating the matter before making
)ther arrangements for the building
o. T.. Asp of Deer Creek was in Big
Timber Monday and purchased the saw
Mill belonging to Ed Haskins. Mr.. Asp
s making arrangements to begin work
IN an order for 100000 feet of lumber.
or which he recently contracted to cut.
Judge Savage, a prominent member
If the Park county bar. was looking
Ifter legal matters in Big Timber this
week