Sugar Plant Comes to Stay in 1927 Chimney Built in 1916 Constructed on the site of an earlier sugar factory that lasted only one year, the Missoula factory of the American Crystal Sugar Co. came here to stay as a valuable part of the western Montana economy in 1927. The Read More
Sugar Plant Comes to Stay in 1927 Chimney Built in 1916 Constructed on the site of an earlier sugar factory that lasted only one year, the Missoula factory of the American Crystal Sugar Co. came here to stay as a valuable part of the western Montana economy in 1927. The Read More
The article below appeared in the Missoulian Sentinel Centennial Edition of 1960. Montanans Drink 682 Barrels Of Beer Daily During 1936 The Missoula Brewing Co. – a landmark throughout much of the history of Missoula – was started in 1895 as the Garden City Brewery Co. by Martin and Lang Read More
The article below is from the Missoulian-Sentinel Centennial edition in 1960 Livestock Auction Co. Gets Beef to Market The Missoula Livestock Auction Co., which started here in 1940, provides an important cog in one of western Montana’s biggest industries – livestock. Although the company’s annual sales at the start amounted Read More
Livestock Auction Co. Gets Beef to Market The Missoula Livestock Auction Co., which started here in 1940, provides an important cog in one of western Montana’s biggest industries – livestock. Although the company’s annual sales at the start amounted to about 4,000 head and a volume under $1,000,000, the comparative Read More
The article below appeared in the Missoulian-Sentinel Centennial edition in 1960. Flying Service Is Milestone Here Career in Aviation Gets Start in 1924 The establishment of the Johnson Flying School was a milestone in the history of Missoula aviation. Robert R. (Bob) Johnson, who began Johnson’s Flying Service, started his Read More
History In 1880, Mary Hagen arrived from Switzerland and settled in Bozeman, Montana with her five daughters and two sons. She was Joseph Hagen’s mother, and grandmother to Herman, Karl and Larry Topel. Mary’s daughter Mary Pauline (Lena for short) married Henry Topel in 1882; he had arrived from Germany Read More
Sugar Beet Plant Started Near Fort Ground was purchased in 1891 for Missoula’s first sugar beet factory on the Bitter Root River near Ft. Missoula. The site was selected because of the access to water of the river, the near-by Bitter Root branch line of the Northern Pacific Read More
Peterson Drug Company The Peterson Drug Company was located in Missoula, Montana, at 216 North Higgins. It was started by Gustave F. Peterson, a Swedish immigrant, who entered into a partnership with his brother, Alexander Peterson, in 1903. By 1918, Alexander Peterson had purchased his brother’s interest. Read More
Below is a link to an article about Paramount Plastics Company – H. A. Kendall – that appeared in 1956 Industrial Horizons a publication of the Montana Planning Board: https://archive.org/stream/industrialhorizojan1956montrich#page/2/mode/2up