Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-05-11

IT has so long been customary for jour
nails to praise their own state or territory,
that the public looks for nothing else, and
consequently, place but very little reliance
in what an editor has to say in regard to
the advancement of a country, which they
regard it as his duty to praise, whether he
can indeed do so c~onscientiously or not.
Therefore, long editorials setting a country
forth in all its advantages, are regarded as
SO much buncombe, and are received by the
reading world as an empty argument, made
only for their beauty Of construction and
high sounding rhetorical splendor, and to
cover actual defects by drawing literally
upon the imagination. So firmly is this
opinion riveted upon the public mind, that
it is almost useless to devote our space to
the subject. Yet, our country is possessed
of many virtues, and thousands of good peo-
pie could make happy homes here !; yes,
thousands, who are now laboring day by
day to provide the actual necessaries of ev-
eryday life, could, if they were here, and
would use half the industry and economy
they at present find necessary, soon become
owners of farms, herds or mines, and be
independent. But how are we to make
them see and know these things, is the ques-
ton? immigration pamphlets are regarded
in the same light, as editorials, and if any
difference, they nave less influence, as they
are known to be carefully prepared docu-
ments, gotten up to make a good impress
sion, and not for the amount Of facts they
contain. We know Of no better means OF
sending forth this information, than through
our local papers. Let the inquiring world
learn our facilities from these, not from their
editorials, but from their local intelligence;
from the actual business turns, and actions
spoken Of in their columns. Let every
citizen of Montana contribute to this
cause by sending a paper to his friends, and
they will read it and send it to their friends,
and thus, the good news will go abroad.
There is no better medium for this purpose
than theRoCKY MOUNTAIN H~UsBANDMAN its
extreme low rate of subscription, places it
within the reach ofall. Then tits the only pa
per devoted exclusively to the interests of
the industrial classes. Its information is en-
tirely reliable and practical itcontains from
time to time, very ineligible accounts of
our different valleys the amount of ara
BILE land unoccupied that they contain; the
the water facilities, pastoral advantages ETC.,
together with some account Of the amount,
and quality Of stock in different localities, al
SO, actual observations of different mines with
accounts of actual transactions, events, ETC.,
sufficient to give one at a distance a good
idea of the wealth of our country, and man.
ners and customs of our people. We say
that the country is advancing, that its pros
poets are frightening, that her people are
prospecting, not because it is the old stero-
typed saying of all newspapers, but because
we believe that such is the case. We are in
timately acquainted in nearly every neigh
porhood in the Territory, have travelled re-
Gently through the principal valleys, and
can say Of our own personal knowledge that
the farmers are in a much better condition
now than they were two years ago. Though
these two years have yielded poor haryests,
on account of the incessant raids of grass s.
hoppers, the farmers have economical,
and by adopting the cash system as far as
possible, have wrought a noticeable change
to-day in the general appearance of their
homes. They are not in debt as formerly.
The full value of a crop is not spent before
it is raised, but they manage to sell a year
ling or too, a few pounds Of butter, or a
dozen of eggs, and pay for their family sup
plies as they need them. And mortgages
bearing two per cent. per month are not