Harvey Bliss

History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894
USGENWEB Montana Archives
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Harvey Bliss--This enterprising young businessman came to Montana 
during the construction of 
the Northern Pacific Railroad, as bridge foreman for Winston 
Brothers, bridge contractors and 
builders of Minneapolis, Minnesota. With that firm he remained 
five years. In 1884 he began business 
for himself at Big Timber, and from that time up to the present 
has been successful and has steadily 
accumulated property. He constructed a wagon bridge across the 
Yellowstone River, near Big Timber. 

In March 1892 he purchased the large lumber interests of the 
Gordon Brothers' Lumber Company at Big Timber 
and has since been handling all kinds of building material in 
connection with his contracting and building. 
Many of the best buildings of the town have been erected by him. 
He owns three completed buildings and has a 
residence now on the way that when finished will be the best in 
town. He also deals in hay, grain and 
agricultural implements. As agent for the Hecht Brothers Wool 
Company, he shipped for them during the season 
of 1893, five hundred thousand pounds of wool.

Harvey Bliss was born at Stevens' Point, Wisconsin, December 
31, 1856, son of Nathaniel F. Bliss, a land speculator. 
While he has received only a common school education, he has an 
unusual amount of natural ability, tact and 
enterprise and these have enabled him to make the wonderful 
success he has attained since coming to Montana.

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