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PIONEER LUMBERING IN MONTANA. (The Timberman, Portland, Ore.) IT is with especial gratiflication that the Tlmheiman is able to present the intensely interesting narrative of the early history of lumbering in Montana, written by Mr. A. M. Holier, of Helena, at the earnest request of this publication. Mr. Holier is the father of the lumber indus¬ try in Montana. He went to the then territory of Montana when it took brave men and stout hearts to surmount the obstacles which lay in their paths. When we stop to consider what it meant to haul a sawmill outfit over one thou¬ sand miles, with the only transportation means being an ox team, one almost wonders, in this age of rapidly moving freight trains, how the feat was accomplished. The story of locating and setting up the mill reads like a romance. The reader can just picture to himself the feel¬ ing of dismay which Mr. Holier must have ex¬ perienced when it was finally discovered that there were several "missing links" in the ma¬ chinery—one thousand miles distant from a machine shop. The ingenuity which was imperatively neces¬ sary to supply the required machinery shows the native genius of men when "up against it," as expressed in the slang vernacular. The suc¬ cessive stages of (financial and competitive trou¬ bles which have followed practically the develop¬ ment of every successful lumber concern are set forth with a stage setting that only a fron¬ tier life could provide. The description of the first planer ever employed to dress a hoard in Montana is full of human interest. The coming of that planer was an historic event. While it was a disappointment in point of mechanical construction, nevertheless, when supplemented by enough "man power," results were obtain¬ able. The lumber business of Mbntana has made great strides since Mr. Holier set up his first water mill. The developments which have fol¬ lowed in the great lumber states of Idaho, Wlashington, Oregon and California, and Alaska, Mr. Holier has witnessed and borne a part. It must be a source of considerable pride and gratitude to Mr. Holier, in the autumn of his well spent life, to feel that in this great develop- riient he has been a pioneer and factor. May he live many years in comfort and happiness to enjoy his legion of friends and still further wit¬ ness the development of the great lumber busi¬ ness of the West. We are making histoi'y rapidly these days. It would 'have been a distinct loss to the his¬ tory of the lumber business of the West if Mr. Hblter had not taken the time to tell us in his inimitable way of his trials, achievements and successes of these early times.
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Title | Holter Family papers, 1861-1968. |
Description | "Pioneer Lumbering in Montana" |
Creator | Holter, Anton M., 1831-1921. |
Genre (Short List) | documents |
Type | Text |
Language | eng |
Date Original | 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866; 1867; 1868; 1869; 1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968 |
Subject (LCSH) | Cattle raising--Montana.; Barbour, Marian Holter.; Barbour, Philip Richmond.; Hauser, Samuel Thomas, 1833-1914.; Holter, Anton M., 1831-1921.; Holter, Aubrey M., 1883-1945.; Holter, Norman B., 1868-1957.; Holter, Norman J., 1914-1983.; Holter family.; Jefferis family; Kennett, Clara Holter.; Kennett, H. Percy, 1860-1900.; Stuart, Granville, 1834-1918.; 25 West 6th Avenue Company (Helena, Mont.); Alma & Virginia Consolidated Company.; Bellingham Bay and Eastern Railroad Company.; A. M. Holter and Brother.; A. M. Holter Hardware Company.; Holter Company.; Holter Realty Company.; Edelweiss Mining Company.; Elkhorn Mining Company (Elkhorn, Mont.); Elkhorn Mining Company (Ketchum, Idaho); Graves Mercantile Company.; Helena & Frisco Mining Company.; Helena and Livingston Smelting and Reduction Company.; Helena and Rimini Mining Company.; Helena & Victor Mining Company.; Holter-Boorman Lumber Company.; Holter Lumber Company.; Independent Coal and Coke Company.; Judge Mining Company.; Judith Farms Company.; Little Ben Mining Company.; Maginnis Mining Company.; Monarch Mining and Power Company.; Montana Flour Mills Company.; Parrot Silver & Copper Co.; Rancho California Corporation.; Blackfoot Cattle Company.; Blue Canyon Coal Company.; Boulder Valley Ditch Mining and Milling Company.; Capital Lanes, Inc.; Rumley Mining Company.; Society of Montana Pioneers.; Summit Mining Company.; United Missouri River Power Company.; Walter Cooper Company.; Montana Lumber and Manufacturing Company.; Montana Power Company.; Murphy-Maclay Hardware Company.; N-Bar Ranch Company.; Pacific Coast and Norway Packing Company.; Castle Land Company.; Deeks, Inc.; Building materials--Montana--Helena.; Coal mines and mining--Montana.; Copper mines and mining--Montana.; Dams--Montana.; Electric power--Montana.; Flour mills--Montana.; Frontier and pioneer life--Montana.; Gold mines and mining--Montana.; Hardware stores--Montana.; Horse industry--Montana.; Investments--Montana.; Iron mines and mining--Montana.; Land companies--Montana.; Lumber trade--Montana--Helena.; Lumber trade--Oregon.; Retail trade--Montana.; Sheep ranches--Montana.; Silver mines and mining--Montana.; Smelting--Montana--East Helena.; Street-railroads--Montana--Helena.; Uranium mines and mining.; Water-supply--Montana.; Mines and mineral resources--Alaska.; Mines and mineral resources--Arizona.; Mines and mineral resources--Canada.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado.; Mines and mineral resources--Idaho.; Mines and mineral resources--Mexico.; Mines and mineral resources--Montana.; Mines and mineral resources--Nevada.; Mines and mineral resources--Utah.; Mines and mineral resources--Washington (State); Mines and mineral resources--Wyoming.; Mining machinery--Design and construction.; Norwegian Americans--Montana--Helena.; Petroleum industry and trade--Montana.; Phosphate mines and mining--Montana.; Physicists--Montana.; Platinum mines and mining.; Real estate business--Montana--Helena.; Alaska--Commerce.; Arizona--Industries.; Boulder (Mont.)--Commerce.; Butte (Mont.)--Commerce.; Castle (Mont.)--Commerce.; Corbin (Mont.)--Commerce.; East Helena (Mont.)--Commerce.; Great Falls (Mont.)--Comerce.; Helena (Mont.)--Commerce.; Idaho--Commerce.; Missoula (Mont.)--Commerce.; Missouri River--Power utilization.; Oregon--Commerce.; Rimini (Mont.)--Commerce.; Seven Devils Mining District (Idaho); Utah--Commerce.; Virginia City (Mont.)--Commerce.; Washington (State)--Commerce.; Wickes (Mont.)--Commerce. |
Rights Management | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
Contributing Institution | Montana Historical Society Research Center |
Digital Collection | Letters, Diaries and Documents from the Montana Historical Society |
Physical Collection | Manuscript Collection 80 Box 1 Folder 8 |
Digital Format | image/jp2 |
Physical Dimensions | 95 linear ft. |
Digitization Specifications | Scanned at 300-550 ppi, 24bit color. Display images were generated by ContentDM. |
Description-Abstract | Anton M. Holter (1831-1921) was a pioneer Helena, Montana, lumberman and founder of the A.M. Holter Hardware Company. Papers (1831-1921) include correspondence, and organizational and financial records relating to mining, agriculture, lumber, real estate, and oil interests of three generations of the family, headed successively by Anton M. Holter, Norman B. Holter, and Norman J. "Jeff" Holter. Many of the enterprises were in partnership with Samuel T. Hauser. Interests include the A.M. Holter Hardware Company; Holter Realty; Holter Research Foundation; Judith Farms; Montana Flour Mills; and the Helena and Frisco, Helena and Victor, and Maginnis mining companies. |
Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/Research/services/repros.aspx or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
Relation | http://worldcat.org/oclc/234079909/viewonline |
Description
Title | Page 1 Holter Family papers, 1861-1968. |
Description | "Pioneer Lumbering in Montana" |
Creator | Holter, Anton M., 1831-1921. |
Type | Text |
Language | eng |
Subject (LCSH) | Cattle raising--Montana.; Barbour, Marian Holter.; Barbour, Philip Richmond.; Hauser, Samuel Thomas, 1833-1914.; Holter, Anton M., 1831-1921.; Holter, Aubrey M., 1883-1945.; Holter, Norman B., 1868-1957.; Holter, Norman J., 1914-1983.; Holter family.; Jefferis family; Kennett, Clara Holter.; Kennett, H. Percy, 1860-1900.; Stuart, Granville, 1834-1918.; 25 West 6th Avenue Company (Helena, Mont.); Alma & Virginia Consolidated Company.; Bellingham Bay and Eastern Railroad Company.; A. M. Holter and Brother.; A. M. Holter Hardware Company.; Holter Company.; Holter Realty Company.; Edelweiss Mining Company.; Elkhorn Mining Company (Elkhorn, Mont.); Elkhorn Mining Company (Ketchum, Idaho); Graves Mercantile Company.; Helena & Frisco Mining Company.; Helena and Livingston Smelting and Reduction Company.; Helena and Rimini Mining Company.; Helena & Victor Mining Company.; Holter-Boorman Lumber Company.; Holter Lumber Company.; Independent Coal and Coke Company.; Judge Mining Company.; Judith Farms Company.; Little Ben Mining Company.; Maginnis Mining Company.; Monarch Mining and Power Company.; Montana Flour Mills Company.; Parrot Silver & Copper Co.; Rancho California Corporation.; Blackfoot Cattle Company.; Blue Canyon Coal Company.; Boulder Valley Ditch Mining and Milling Company.; Capital Lanes, Inc.; Rumley Mining Company.; Society of Montana Pioneers.; Summit Mining Company.; United Missouri River Power Company.; Walter Cooper Company.; Montana Lumber and Manufacturing Company.; Montana Power Company.; Murphy-Maclay Hardware Company.; N-Bar Ranch Company.; Pacific Coast and Norway Packing Company.; Castle Land Company.; Deeks, Inc.; Building materials--Montana--Helena.; Coal mines and mining--Montana.; Copper mines and mining--Montana.; Dams--Montana.; Electric power--Montana.; Flour mills--Montana.; Frontier and pioneer life--Montana.; Gold mines and mining--Montana.; Hardware stores--Montana.; Horse industry--Montana.; Investments--Montana.; Iron mines and mining--Montana.; Land companies--Montana.; Lumber trade--Montana--Helena.; Lumber trade--Oregon.; Retail trade--Montana.; Sheep ranches--Montana.; Silver mines and mining--Montana.; Smelting--Montana--East Helena.; Street-railroads--Montana--Helena.; Uranium mines and mining.; Water-supply--Montana.; Mines and mineral resources--Alaska.; Mines and mineral resources--Arizona.; Mines and mineral resources--Canada.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado.; Mines and mineral resources--Idaho.; Mines and mineral resources--Mexico.; Mines and mineral resources--Montana.; Mines and mineral resources--Nevada.; Mines and mineral resources--Utah.; Mines and mineral resources--Washington (State); Mines and mineral resources--Wyoming.; Mining machinery--Design and construction.; Norwegian Americans--Montana--Helena.; Petroleum industry and trade--Montana.; Phosphate mines and mining--Montana.; Physicists--Montana.; Platinum mines and mining.; Real estate business--Montana--Helena.; Alaska--Commerce.; Arizona--Industries.; Boulder (Mont.)--Commerce.; Butte (Mont.)--Commerce.; Castle (Mont.)--Commerce.; Corbin (Mont.)--Commerce.; East Helena (Mont.)--Commerce.; Great Falls (Mont.)--Comerce.; Helena (Mont.)--Commerce.; Idaho--Commerce.; Missoula (Mont.)--Commerce.; Missouri River--Power utilization.; Oregon--Commerce.; Rimini (Mont.)--Commerce.; Seven Devils Mining District (Idaho); Utah--Commerce.; Virginia City (Mont.)--Commerce.; Washington (State)--Commerce.; Wickes (Mont.)--Commerce. |
Contributing Institution | Montana Historical Society Research Center |
Physical Collection | Manuscript Collection 80 Box 1 Folder 8 |
Physical Dimensions | 95 linear ft. |
Description-Abstract | Anton M. Holter (1831-1921) was a pioneer Helena, Montana, lumberman and founder of the A.M. Holter Hardware Company. Papers (1831-1921) include correspondence, and organizational and financial records relating to mining, agriculture, lumber, real estate, and oil interests of three generations of the family, headed successively by Anton M. Holter, Norman B. Holter, and Norman J. "Jeff" Holter. Many of the enterprises were in partnership with Samuel T. Hauser. Interests include the A.M. Holter Hardware Company; Holter Realty; Holter Research Foundation; Judith Farms; Montana Flour Mills; and the Helena and Frisco, Helena and Victor, and Maginnis mining companies. |
Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/research/photo/servicesfees.asp or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
Relation | http://worldcat.org/oclc/234079909/viewonline |
Transcription | PIONEER LUMBERING IN MONTANA. (The Timberman, Portland, Ore.) IT is with especial gratiflication that the Tlmheiman is able to present the intensely interesting narrative of the early history of lumbering in Montana, written by Mr. A. M. Holier, of Helena, at the earnest request of this publication. Mr. Holier is the father of the lumber indus¬ try in Montana. He went to the then territory of Montana when it took brave men and stout hearts to surmount the obstacles which lay in their paths. When we stop to consider what it meant to haul a sawmill outfit over one thou¬ sand miles, with the only transportation means being an ox team, one almost wonders, in this age of rapidly moving freight trains, how the feat was accomplished. The story of locating and setting up the mill reads like a romance. The reader can just picture to himself the feel¬ ing of dismay which Mr. Holier must have ex¬ perienced when it was finally discovered that there were several "missing links" in the ma¬ chinery—one thousand miles distant from a machine shop. The ingenuity which was imperatively neces¬ sary to supply the required machinery shows the native genius of men when "up against it" as expressed in the slang vernacular. The suc¬ cessive stages of (financial and competitive trou¬ bles which have followed practically the develop¬ ment of every successful lumber concern are set forth with a stage setting that only a fron¬ tier life could provide. The description of the first planer ever employed to dress a hoard in Montana is full of human interest. The coming of that planer was an historic event. While it was a disappointment in point of mechanical construction, nevertheless, when supplemented by enough "man power" results were obtain¬ able. The lumber business of Mbntana has made great strides since Mr. Holier set up his first water mill. The developments which have fol¬ lowed in the great lumber states of Idaho, Wlashington, Oregon and California, and Alaska, Mr. Holier has witnessed and borne a part. It must be a source of considerable pride and gratitude to Mr. Holier, in the autumn of his well spent life, to feel that in this great develop- riient he has been a pioneer and factor. May he live many years in comfort and happiness to enjoy his legion of friends and still further wit¬ ness the development of the great lumber busi¬ ness of the West. We are making histoi'y rapidly these days. It would 'have been a distinct loss to the his¬ tory of the lumber business of the West if Mr. Hblter had not taken the time to tell us in his inimitable way of his trials, achievements and successes of these early times. |
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