Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-09-19

IIMEs are ori&Ateaing up in tn,
commercial, manufacturing and mon
ey centeIs Of the east. The great sur
plus OF over $500, GGU. 600 is seeking
Observation-Disclosures, it is true
The importers and iobbers report az
earlier and heavier trade than for {
number OF years past. Numerous idle
mills and factories throughout the
country have res umod operations
The crops IN nearly all sections are
excellent, and the general opinion is
the turning point has been passed,
and that the coming year will see all
industries in a fairly prosperous con
oition. Montana has felt the effects
Of this depression severely. She was
net in q position t. relieve herself,
except by p1act;cing tie most strin-
gent economy, which we'll nigh Dor
deled On ~priyation. She was produc-
ing practically none o. the 1ecessaries
Of life, such as -four, bacon, butter,
eggs, cheese. etc, but was buying her
-four ii Minnesota, her bacon ard
hams in Chicago, and other staples
from equally distant points. lhe ma
tuTal consequence attending such a
procedure was that Montana got a
double dose of depression" AS
times kept growing tighter, and near
ly all the capital Of the Territory be
ing invested in States staples, the
people began to understand that such
a lose way Of doing business would
never DO. They began to see That they
would have 10 produce sufficient to
supply the demands Of the Territory,
in such staples as they could grow,
otherwise they would never 10 able to
disengaSe themselves from the grip
il which they We're held. They have
acted upon this wise conclusion, and
this year, Minneapolis m;llcrs and
Chicago pork packers viii wonder
why their trade in Montana has fal-
len of so peIcepGbly. Next yeart they
will wonder still more, for by that
time Montana will he able TO pro
duce all the -four and bacon required
TO supply her demands, and within
the next decade Minneapolis -four and
Chicago hams will be looked upon as
a curiosity in Montana, not as a ne
ces5ity. Montana has been benefited
by this depression more than she re-
alize5. It has in fact been a blessing
III disguise, and now, that she is on
the high road to prosperity, cat stop
a moment ana look back to the time
when everybody said wheat could not
be produced successfully. This has
been exploded. Montana produces a
quantity Of wheat to the acre
than any other state OF territory in
the Union, and by culti7ating the va
best suited to the climate, can
produce wheat OF a quality equal to
grown IN any other section, as
has been proven to the satisfaction Of
all fair mieded and unpreiudiced
persons who have taken any interest
its propagation. It was then I'M
ierstood that the valleys were the
laad5 which would produce any
hing but bunch grass. The bench
and were considered sterile. This the
ny has been exploded, andso effectu
lily too, that j. is only now and then
hat q man can be found but that will
acknowledge theirsupeliority over the
as grain producers, and that
90, without irrigation in many in
tances. This is where Montana has
,roited by the hard times. It has
'een the can Of developing her ag-
icultural recources slightly, and
rowing beyond a doubt that this in
is destined to outrival all
ther within her borders. But for
his, 1Iontana's vast area Of valuable
gricultural lands would have yielded
0 the commonwealth only their value
S producers Of bunch grass. I