The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-09-05
s4Gsllss, Grain.

s0olden Gain" il . subject that q
present ID the one absorbing theme o
Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa-and wei
It may be-. for on this one product rest
al their hopes and aspirations witt
them yield Of fifteen bushels to the acr
brings prosperity and comfort, and tn
profits Of such farming, forms the ground
work for thousands Of columns Of edito
rial comment and advice. The result o
this universal Golden Grain" talk ha
been the settlement Of vast tracts Of lant
that but q few years ago were regarded
q an uninhabitable desert. While many
ofthese settlers have found to theil
sorrow that farming on paper and OF
land are two different things, attended
with widely varying results, the ma
iority are much better off than they
would have been in the more densely
populated east Now if the settlements
Of these vast treeless wastes has been
attended by such favorable results why
is not every foot Of land taken in oul
own charming Montana valleys, that are
not only hundred times more fertile,
4 but m adapted to all the diversified
wants Of man?
The reason is we have neglected these
very same facts on Golden Grain, !"
which eastern, papers are continually
commenting on. We have known and
felt that our farmers had q good thing"
but we have been waiting for the outside
world to find it out of their own accord.
Every ono knows Montana is the richest
mineral region in the west. The major
ity viii admit her supremacy as stock
mango. But only among our clear-headed,
far-seeing ranchmen win you get an idea
ofthe incompatible agricultural resources
ofths Territory. How few Of Us realize
that W have valley 1t oar very doors
containing million acres that will raise
With the unchangine certainty Of death
and the taxes" m average of thirty
bushels Of wheat to the acre. Not over
one per cent Of this tract is cultivated
and Boseman a,city Of $500 population
h the result even ofthis trifing develop
ment We must make such facts our
grand theme Of conversation At home and
sbroad. AZ Mr.. Beecher truly remarked,
"You have valley of surprising rich
ness In Europe it would support q
hundred thousand people, and with the
fapid increase Of population going on in
the United States, YOU may look for half
that numberin the next ten years" Yes
We may, il We can only place our crop
record hide by side, with that of Dakota,
Minnesota, lows, Kansas or Ncbraska-
and let figures tell their own story. For
yees Montaaa has been pouring stream
Of mineral wealth into the treasurer
cofem of the east, but the day is not far
distant when waving fields Of golden
grain win equal II not sufpass it in rich
ne@-and when that day does come it
will not require 1 prophet to determine
the value Of our city real estate. The
which has upturned the
million acres, like the wand of Midas has
turned IN that surrounds it to gold
stop and think, one million acfes-thirty
bushels 70 the acre, thirty million
bushels equal to the entire product of
Minnesota this year. All raised in Gal-
latin county; oil tributary to Bozeman,
and Ill depending on our talk and energy
Of purpose in letting outsiders know what
we posess. Let Us then have the golden
gsaiA q oolnmon sense, that will scatter
this seed on the hungry ground of east
an sdmsratOa. Wetill soon reap the
harvest Itvoald appear Tint quite a
number have not lost sight Of the fore
going fhcts. An inquiry at the Office Of
Rountree 4 Qnaw, brought most cheer
ing news They report an increasing
inquiry from eastern capitalists, con-
corning chances Of investment. During
the week ending several important trans
len were made Mr.. P. 8. Rountree,
senior member Of the firm has gone east
70 close up sale Of ono Of Bozeman's
rich copper and silver mines, and to bring
our wonderful agricultural resources
before the st. Paul and Minneapolis
Boards Of Trade.
d - -
Harvesting is already under full head
way, and nm unprecedently good Yell is
expected. Merchants report trade a.
picking up" and landlords smile con-
tentedly over the prospective October
advance in rents. Altogether the out
look is most gratifying.
Fig leaves are fashionable for trim
ming hats" says fashion exchange.
II i N right Il they only trim hats with