The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-28
A LETTER..

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became popular, because u chea
method Of advertising by . larg
class of people who resort to them t
direct the attention of the public t
their wares or their business. TIL
one, however, which we propose t
notice at this time is issued by . par
ty who call themselves '"The Chicag
and Montana Live Stock Co." Tn
officers of the company are composer
offs President, Vice-P President, Treas
iirer, Secretary and Superintendent
who claim to have an office somswher
in Chicago. The object of the com
pany as stated by the circular in
clude the purchasing, herding, graz
ing, branding, fattening and market
ing cattle for itself and for such par
ties who desire to trust their money
or cattle with them. The profits de
rived from cattle raising in Montans
are illustrated by q hypothetical case
in which it is made to appear that an
investment of a few hundred dollara
will yield an ample fortune in a few
years. All a man has to do to reap a
rich harvest of shekels is to place two
or three thousand dollars in the
hands of this company or a hundred
cows and wait a few years.
The way the thing is done is fully
explained in the circular, and in sub
stance is as follows: The Company
has devised a plan (which affords the
man of moderate means the same adj
vantages in raising cattle that is pos
sessed by men of wealth or corpora
TONS" To carry this out the compa-
ny has, to use its own words:
"Selected its range on both sides of
the Musselshell river, ~confessedly the
finest grazing range in Montana Ter
ritory. This range is situate between
the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers,
about twenty miles north of Billings
City on the Northern Pacific railroad.
The range is supplied with seven va
rieties of the most nutritious and we'll
seeded grasses, abundance of pure
water, and the best of range shelter,
with an altitude lower than any other
large cattle range in the Territory"
Here it will be seen the company
has located its range supplied with
seven-lucky number-varieties of
grass. ETC., and is now prepared for
bushes. We haye %conversed recent
ly with several parties from Billings
and the located range, but none of
them have heard of this great compa-
nv. But this fact makes no difference.
1t cannot be supposed the people of
that section know anything about a
Chicago company or its peculiar
methods of raising cattle and making
fortunes for others.
That theIe may be no misunder-
standing on the part of the reader as
to the intentions of the company, we
will again repeat the words of the
circular:
"The company is placing upon this
range its own cattle 1.-THE circular was
issued several months ago-ED. and
offers to others the privilege of plac-
ing a limited number of young heif-
ers and cows, with the proper num-
Der of well-bred bulls, upon this
range, [what a blessed privilege Is
here offered which, with the in
crease will be grazed and cared for
with and as its own cattle, las its own
is probably true] by
good ranch cattle men, and
twice per annum, after the roundups,
will, when desired by the owners,
deliver to them on the ears at Bill
ings, and consign to their order such
of said cattle as are beef cattle, free of
to. the owners. And will
also brand at Billings with the own
er's brand, and drive to the range all
cattle shipped to it on said railroad,
free of cost to the owner; all of which
will be done under printed contract
with the owners, ut a cost to them of
two dollars per head, for any
year or part of a year from the time |
Of branding, payable on the first
Monday of January in each veal. |
And at the expiration of the said
contract will round-Out and deliver |
off the range to the owners all !
Of their cattle remaining upon said
range [well put in], unless the cattle
are sold to the company, or contract
continued"
Here is the plan by which this
nagnanimous company propose to
enrich its customers. 1t is further /
more suggested if a single individual
Ices not are to risk his all in the
7enture he may join with his neigh
Dor or neighbors and "place young
on our lange." Our range is
'ood. If they have not the cattle
hey may place money in the hands
# the company who will invest it
or them. In order that the would
'e investor may understand what he
5 about, a calculation is made and
ubmitted in the circular, by which
t it is made clear that by investing
$500 in 100 head of cows the investor
an draw out at the end of ten
ears the nice little sum of
97,oOS. Any further information
.esired in reference ito the manner
n which young cattle can be placed
n our range and the great advanta
es to be derived from or plan of
razing" may be obtained by address,
ng, etc. The italics above are ours,
ut the range belongs to the company
f course.
These circulars are not issued for
ne benefit of wealth-seeking Montan-
ms, but, are intended solely for home
assumption; that is, for circulation
mong the wellto-do-farmers and
usiness men of the Western States.
or their information we would state
lat cattle ranges here are not owned
y any company or corporation; that
Chicago and Montana Live
took Company owns no. range on
he MuSsplShoI) r;vor or onv oho.