The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-27
Site Of the Big Mill Definitely
Settled.
BEGIN WORK AT ONCE
1t Is Fully Expected That the Railway
Will Be Finished by Christ
mas.

Yesterday afternoon the location of
the big lumber saw mills, to be erect
ed by John O'Brien Lumber Com
pany was finally decided and a con-
tract entered into with the owners of
land on McGovern's Bay, by which
the lumber company will come into
possession of over three hundred fifty
cies cf land situated at the north
end Of Flathead lake and known as
the McGovern place.
The final consummaton of the deal
will be made today when all the par
ties interested will meet in this city
and the deeds placed on record trans
fering the property to the company.
Mr.. O'Brien and d. S. Burns. who
Will construct the plant, returned
from the head of the lake last even
ing and Mr.. Burns stated to a repre-
sentative of the Bee that the deal
had been closed. Mr.. Burns said:
The mill will be constructed on
the south end of the property south
of the site of the old saw mill, which
one time ,ook timber out of that sec
ton (the Walter Brothers milD and
will be one Of the large mills of the
country when completed. The To-
cation is one Of the most advantage
Gus | have ever seen. 1t is naturally
projected from almost every side and
we will have a foundation of bed rock,
which in such construction is always
pest. A great part OF the plans have
already been prepared by myself, in
fact everything that could be done
before the actual location was de-
cided on has been done. Mr.. A. GU
therie, who will build the railroad to
the mill site will commence at once.
Engineers will arrive tonight and at
once run the line south to the bay
will secure the right of way have fin
ished; the work in ernest will COM
mence. I do not know that we will
ommence the construction OF the mills
before the roau is completed but am
rather of the belieI that timbers will
be drawn to the mill site by horses
as soon as they arrive"
The John O'Brien Lumber Company
is organized and incorporated under
the laws of Minnesota, with a cap
ital stock of $65O,OOO. John O'Brien
is president, Albert Lemekie, secre-
tary and treasurer, and Mr.. Swartz,
vice-president. All of the gentle
men interested in the company reside
in St. Paulsand the company is known
to be one of unlimited capital.
The mills will have a capacity of
about four hundred thousand feet of
lumber per day and between four
and five hundred men will be given
continuous employment either at the
mills, on the streams or in the timber.
The mills will be of the latest pattern
and all the machinery from the seven
hundred horse power engine on down
will be of the best that is in the mar
kets.
Mr.. O'Brien will return to his home
at Saltwater, Minn., tonight and will
return to this city some time next
week and will probably be accompan-
led by the gentlemen who are inter-
ested in the corporation with him.
It has been stated that the company
desire to locate the mills on Flathead
river Just below Holt. but that one, if
not two of the owners of land in that
locality demanded such high prices
for their property that it was decided
to locate on McGovern's Bay where
the natural advantages are fully as
good.