The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-05-04
PoLlEYS LUMBER coMPANY'S
PLANT WILL BE LOCATED IN
MiSSouLA THIS SUMMER.
FUND IS NOW ASSURED
Commerce Committee, After an En-
ergetic Campaign, Secures a Suffi-
cient Sum to Guarantee the Desired
Site for the New Concern.

Money Is raised. Bring on your
mill"
This was the telegram which Jim
I,hoales sent yesterday afternoon to
Manager Polleys of the Polleys Lum-
her company. The message meant
that the site for the proposed saw
mill of the company had been secured
and that the plant viii be located In
Missoula A. chairman of the special
committee of the chamber of com
meice, Mr. I,hoadcs had been In
charge of the soliciting of funds to
desired IN ease 1t comes To- Missoula
He has been energetic and yesterday
he signed the last dollar necessary to
hdke the first payment on the land.
The site of the new mill Is near the
intersection of the Milwaukee and the
Bitter Root branch of the Northern
Pacific and ls purchased from Judge
KNOWLES. 1t comprises 10 acres and
Is admirably adapted To- the use to-
which II viii he put.
The original plan of the company
was to build It's new band sawmill on
land of It's own near DcBorgia on the
Occur d'Alcne branch. This would
lie close Ia the ,3mpany's timber
holdings and. on some accounts would
he desirable. The chamber of com
mercc. however. heard of the COM
pany's plans and extended an invi-
iation 10 Mr.. Polleys Ia locate his
plant here.
Investigation of the situation and
negotiations with the Northern Pa
ellie Railway company developed the
fact that rates could he made for the
transportation of logs by rail To the
mill from the timber. which would
make possible the operation of the
plant In Mlssoula. All that was neces-
sary was the site; the company had
n site of It's own at DeBorga: II the
chamber of commerce would provide "A
cate his mill here.
Mr.. Rhoades and George A. Cook
secured an option upon the Knowles
tract and then the matter was pre-
scented to the chamber of commerce
as response to the invitation ex-
tended The soliciting committee was
named and the result develonfl yes
terday.
Mr.. Polleys left Mssoula last week
for Minneapolis, accompanied by his
mlllwright. who had come out to look
the ground over and to prepare plans.
The mill will be shipped az soon as
pnsZiI,lp IL aynaptab
the foundations viii be started In "A
few days. Yesterdays developments
make this possible.
The new mill Will he modern In
every respect. 1t will employ from 80
Ia Is men all the time In the city and
as many more In the timber during
logging time. II viii add about $4,000
month to the payroll of the city.
which IL an item of considerable inn
portance
There will be no delay In getting the
mill started az MIR. Poleys must have
IA cut this season. The company has
IA plant atf ftlncoln, Neb. already and
this win be moved at once to sup
plement the new mill The general Of
fices Of the company will be here and
it's business will be an important adj
dltion To the resources of the city.
The companys timber holdings are
principally along the Occur d'Alene
branch of the Northern Pacific and
on the west line of the Milwaukee
The handling of the logging train will
be an addition to the railway business
here also The securing of the plant
Is generally approved.