Hungry Horse news., 1952-08-29
ACM Buying TeakettIe Land

The Anaconda Copper Mining
Co. is currently exercising its op-
tions and purchasing $50 acres of
land on Teakettle bench, two miles
east of Columbia Falls. Property
owners have been so notified, and
abstracts prepared.
Options first taken last Janu-
ary were renewed and were to
expire September 9 and 10.
A Thursday afternoon check by
the Hungry Horse News with An
aconda officials in Butte indicates
that the ACM is not prepared at
this time to make an announce
ment.
ANNOUNCEMENT COMING
The coming announcement will
tell the location of the 500-man
plant, construction start and plans
for the Anaconda company's first
venture into the field of producing
aluminium. The company present.
ly is a large aluminium purchaser
for its fabricating enterprises.
Taking place at the Montana no.
tel in Anaconda Wednesday even
ing is a hometown testimonial
dinner for Robert E. Dwyer, new
ACM president, who is an Ana
conda native. Cornelius F. Kelley,
chairman of the Anaconda board
of directors, now at his summer
home on Swan lake, will be in An
aconda for the affair as will
number of ACM officials.
The Wednesday evening dinner
seems likely time and place for
making the announcement as to
the Anaconda company embark
ing on the production of aluminium
in the state of Montana. However
we have no direct information as
to whether the announcement will
take place at this time.
LAND IN QUESTION
Lands being purchased on the
Teakettle bench above the Flat
head river and adjacent to the
Great Northern mainline include
the 280 acres owned jointly by
Henry Larkin and Mrs. Marion
(Larkin) HELEN; 160 acres own
ed by Bernard S. Tracey; 238 acres
by Pat Kelly, and 20 acres by Ed
win Johnson. Prices being paid
range from SO to $25 an acre
with remuneration for buildings.
The Anaconda company is also
exercising its option for 40 acres of
and owned by the Hoerner bro
Tiers adjacent to Columbia Falls
Kennedy addition. This land could
be used for housing Develop
ment,
First acquiring of options for
an aluminium plant in the Fiat
1ead occurred May 10 and II, 1850
or the Harvey Machine Co., Tor
'ance, Calf. They picked the Tea
'ettle location which had previous
y been investigated and favored
~ Anaconda engineers.
MORE HARVEY
During the months that followed,
iarvey renewed its options and
hen in October, 1850 acquired op-
ions and proceeded to purchase
and at Rose crossing, six miles
orth of Kalispell.
Harvey was not able to get nee
ssary financial and government
acking to enter the aluminium
reduction field. The company
as essentially a war baby that
ad grown fat during World War
!, though it had a good reputation
'r fabricating aluminium.
AcM> ENTERS FIELD
On Nov. 6, 1851, the Anaconda
announced plans for an
uminum plant in the Flathead
ith Harvey retaining a small
lare of the enterprise. In January
,tions were once more taken on
aakettle bench land, and have
nee been renewed. There were
so options taken at Coram which
ere allowed to lapse.
The Flathead generally felt bet
r with a substantial company
Se ACM taking over. Harvey
emed ''fly by night"
Records at the Flathead coun-
assessors office show that the
arvey Machine Co. has been bill
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