The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-18
The Lumber Department of the
Anaconda Mining Company.
THREE IMMENSE PLANTS
over Two Million Logs Sawed UP An
nually-Ths Hamilton Plant the
Largest in the Entire
Northwest.

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given rise to great Industries. which
not alone place the state of Montana in
the lead among h manufacturing
states. but as well give it a universal
reputation as one of the greatest wealth
producing centers OF the world.
Within a radius of 200 miles of Butte
there are operated by the Anaconda
Copper Mining company "A number OF
the greatest mining and manufacturing
enterprises in the West. all owing their
existence directly to the wonderful cop-
per mines OF Butte. At Belt the coal
mines. taking into consideration their
comparatively recent development.
rival the great coal fields Of Pennsyl-
vania. The smelters at Anaconda are
the most extensive of any in the world,
and the iron foundry and machine
shops at the same place are the largest
Of any in this country evoted exclu-
sively to the manufacture of mining
machinery. At Hamilton, with adtunc-
tive plants at Butte and Anaconda, are
located the most extensive lumber and
planning mills in the entire Northwest.
These are but a few of the manufac-
turing enterprises conducted by the
Anaconda company, full mention OF
each of which appears In this issue.
The Hamilton Plant.
The main plant OF the lumber depart
ment is located on a natural millsite on
the Bitter Roo river. near Hamilton. In
one of the most densely wooded dis
a. go 80 sayara, h,ndr acre. and
81. a.a,or go o., ,bis noin, has q ca
.ne az aoano = 900 900 uoa. -
puouS. =" ~
Tho mas, yaar has witnessed many
valuable additions and improvements
to the plant. which have greatly in
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n,,mm. On 600 &C., oS ronsh I,noher
80 a., hos,des o,her noachinary Tor
W. uay rouah aoor,n, In,nher ia,bs
poao e. 60, So,aii rho INN,
~ hara nroduced Is nrincinaIly white
IL ,honh narch a. and tansrack L.
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T. odddi,inn On sunnlvir, the various
oonner and coal mines onerated nv the
oon,nany Y,i,h heavy sunnorting tim
.oHPons na,,ion 60, 20 buildino
-. nrnaucad a large ner.
1870 n"htoh is leo s,uff sui,ahIe
nat' "a uirdor, frames doors
~ nne
rhE ,,ant,o ,,iu md sasb and door
p ,a y sonarato h,iIdIng 100
"a aontaIning Inc latest i'm
nr,dncad b,, the
aaa 80 nam h n nnnnl1N M inc
sSan Iii 4. about Iso ooo feet of
p ra r,mhor ner day n nroduces
- n 80, ariety 81 moIdinps be-
Ia. arou ond gr;u xvnrk columns
nnu.oI nasts haIustars corner blocks
~ 60 nantaI wood work de-
ma ded bv modern architecture.
The sash and doc factory is a model.
The machinery. to a great extent. is
automatic. ana the precision Win
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work connected win lne mahulactu,e
Of sash and doors rs dome " remark-
able. The factory is constantly en-
ployed in the manufacture OF stoch
sizes of sash n doors from natiVe
lumber, though much speclai Worh u
done In hard wood from architects oe-
signs.
After leaving the aWmii anu peio.e
being worked up or plleu IN tne sarus
for delivery. all lumber is KIM DRIED
The Kiln mas n capacity ior urvlhe ~
900 Feet OF lumber at once Inc 'Ims
required Tor seasoning u ~ oays, anu
the product AFTER TINS process OF orylng
Is far superior 10 that when mas peen
exposed In the open ar Tor Two years.
The lumber yards n sneos cover an
area OF MANY acres. constantly carry
Ing from l2.OoO,ooo 10 lt.oOo'ooo reet OF
rough and dressed Iumner ana heaNy
mining timbers t~horougnly seasoheo.
rioih 'h's
any quantity can De hlleu.
In the WORK OF the pIanI
employment is regularly gwen 10 0,e,
400 men, many OF whom are sklIIeu
workmen win wears OF experience, Nm
turn out a quahty or WORK uneNecelieo
by any milIlhg pant III the COUNTY,
The Anaconda Plant.
with ,ba excen,ion ~ the absence Of
aun,iII tho Anaconda nIant is eoual.
a wiz :. a,- oa.-o
as .bo nna ~ uamIIton n 10 Iocated a,
P;rch and Front streets north OF the
"a e. p tracks and covers an area
20 nv I 900 feet II consists OF a MAN.
jng Mil sash and door factory and
LiIn the latter with n capacitv OF dry.
ing 10000 feet of lumber at one charg'
ing. having peeh recently auoeu 10 tns
plant. Inc plahIng mu, n sasn ano
door factory occupy a puiIuihg IoV ph
100 rect ohe-thiru oi WniCh Is ueNo,su
10 the former anu t"o-thI,us 20 IN
| latter. The factory Is OmDlete IN 1nt