The Great Falls leader. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1888-1900, 1889-05-04
N. P. BENTON TALKS
About immigration to Montana Com
ing from the Pacific and
Atlantic.
What the Manitoba and Montana
Central are doing for
Montana,

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MT M. +. benton, traVenng passenger
agent OF the Montana Central, on visit
| to his old Montana home from Portland.
Orooo, who-o f,r tho ,,os+ +h-oo ,,,,+hs
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ne HAS oeeh resiolhs IN tie capaclty OF
general agent of the two great Montana
feeders-the Manitoba and Montana
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he sald that the Montana central q Manitoba
IS CARRYING OUT It's mission OF promot1ng lmmlgra-
tloh 10 montana, as much on the racine coast as
IL Is III the crowded cehters OF the EAST I'VE are
hoooll'g that country, sald Mr. benton, WIN
'oi's upon tois VI our lterature setuhg Iorth the
superior advantages OF montana AZ place Onef-
ing homes u the seuier ana WIN good results
winch promise 10 increase al the Time. The
Nor'nefh faclllc nus peen rushlne people OUT 10
Tacoma anu oeattie is oDjectlve pohts haluer-
Gilt " 'he sec'iolls aiong their nhe De1ore people
teacl 'here' lncie ~ iio oouot oregon ana
washington present many splehdld opportunities
u 'lie se''lef, pu' tne Toao presents ho lhduce-
ne".s iol peope u stop oii al'u look at thehl.
All l's eor' at present seems cehtered on getting
l'oolle " laeoAi' anu "neh 'i'es eet there they
.liio alinost fabulous prices staring them III the
lace.
ihe consequence Is they are rediscouraged-that
is, great many OF them are, and they are ready
10 turn BACK. BY the Montana Centraps arrange
mehts win the Union Paciilc these people are
brought over the oregon Short Line by way Of
Pocateuo 10 81. Pau Tor $50, the same rate as the
Northern racine makes between Portland and
81. faul' second class, and we give them ten days
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along the Manitoba III the great Northern reser-
vatloh where we sho" them the finest free land In
the United States"
ana are any taxing advantage OF the opportu-
nifty to visit these lands?
certainly they are While was OIL the coast
estaohshed agencies III both Portland and san
FRANCISCO, where good business Is being worked
up Ill cohnectlon Win the Union Pacific lines.
feoDle coming from san FRANCISCO this way nave
an opportunity 10 go over the Shasta route to
fortlahd ana tnen east over the oregon Snort
Line ana MANITOBA, OF tney can go Dy
way Oh Ogdeh ana take IN salt Lake,
coming up THIS way. Thls makes Butte Helena
ana dreat faiis OH the through line OF traVel, ana
Us "eaovettise butte ana 'reat faiis many peo-
PIE nave an opportunity OF seeing them on Their
way u ana from tne coast. ms, OF course, Will
feuouhu u 'he adVahtine Vi poth' especially butte
OF winch SO many people have heard and now have
CURIOSITY W ,is,'' WHICH ..les can sla's "''"ou'
scnls ou' VI .iieli way =" uo so
Do JIG ieselsatio' ILLUS 'aAe "e!l a'hons
.io"e ulss'l''she" enlslai's you speak VI AZ 'he
oouhu
lucy ~ Ill tniS way Mos' vi 'Ae ia1u .nele ~
llea''ls .lllipeieu anu ~ taAesa se'tler lile'ne
W cet.i w. whereas .he reservation ilo ~ i'osty
Tree VI tiihDer' Is sple'ioiu toii'g prafie Win
.iie '''iest clii''e III 'i'e country liners Is no
is'ch VI iuei 'neio' e'ner' so hno", tne coal ue