The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-03-21
III IS A Big PLANT
THE PARROT COMPANY'S
GAYLORD SHELTER.
About the Work Now in Pro-
gress at GaylOrd-SOme Big Buildings
The Tallest Smoke Stack in the Country
The Proposed TOwnsite.

The Tallest Smoke Stack in the Country
The Proposed Townsite.
There is life and hustle and activity
at Gaylord. Brawn and brains and |
capital have formed combination and |
the preliminaries of the big work are
fairly under way. One must needs visit |
Gaylord to get any idea of the amount
of work that has been done or is con-
templated by the Parrot Company.
Few people of Madison county, save
those who live in the vicinity of the
new town. can realize the stupendous
undertaking which the Parrot Com
pany has assumed on the extent of the
plant which it proposes to construct.
the work on which is fairly under
way.
A MADISONIAN representative. ac-
companied by John E. Davis, manager
of the Jefferson Valley Trading Com
pany, Hon. Patrick Carney, Commits
sioners Crisman and Copp anda zephyr
that insisted upon travelling at the rate
of 40 knots an hour, visited Gaylord,
Monday. Mr.. Gaylord was there, as
was also Mr.. Grant, who has charge of
the Butte business of the company and
Mr.. Joseph Harper engineer in charge.
The weather was too severe to allow
more than casual inspection of the
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One big iron building is nearing
completion. 1t stands on an abrupt
bluff, 80 feet above the river level and
can be seen for miles up the valley. It
is about $50 feet long by 200 wide and
looks like some OF the big worlds fair
buildings must have when under con-
struction. 1t is of iron in its entirety,
absolutely fire proof. Above this are
the stone foundations of score of | NJ l.
ings, destined to be of heroic size. In
the center of these foundations is a
large excavation to bed rock on which
will be built the foundation of the big
smoke stack. This stack will be the
largest in the country. 1t will be 40
feet square at the base and 25O feet
high. AS the foundation is about Zoe
feet above the valley level the top
of the stack will be $50 feet above the
valley. Around the top will be cir
Gle OF arc lights.
Just under the brow of the bluff on
which is situated the big iron building
the Northern Pacific bridge spans the
Jefferson. This spur connects with the
Northern Pacific two or three miles
above Whitehall. After crossing the
Jefferson the spur describes circle, or
the adjacent bluffs and ends in the cen
ter of the smeiter site, making the
transportation of the heavy building
materials an easy matter A depot
site WAS selected Monday, and plan. fon
neat little depot were approved by
Mr.. Gaylord about the same time
This will be built at once.
Above the railroad bridge and at the
base of the bluffs on which the smelter:
are being constructed is small strip 0
land which looks as though designed
by nature as dumping ground, and g.
such it is proposed to use it. Opposit.
this the river is comparatively narrow
This was one of the bridge sites con
sidered by the commissioners. bat a.
: the Gaylord people would suffer mucl
inconvenience and considerable loss o
valuable dumping ground through it
location at this point they did not con
slider thesite long. The bridge sit
now being considered is immediatel,
= below the railroad bridge aud tn
matter will probably be definitely set
tied a. soon a. the Jefferson count
commissioners meet with our commits
sioners.
The proposed townsite Is located on
fat just east of the smelter site AM
separated from the latter by a gu!cl
about 200 yards vide. The townsite
an ideal one, sloping gently to tn
northeast. 1t is q very desirable plec
, for town and will be the scene G
= much sctivity in the near future. 1t
wholly In Madison county.
II just nov the force employed at Ca,
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