Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-12-01
Montana Progress.

Never since the pioneers began the
work of developing the resources oi
the Rockies have the people of Mon
tana been so keenly alive to the op-
portunities and possibilities which are
theirs.
From every section comes the cheer
ing words of the rustler and the pat.
riot and the wheels of progress are
threatened with motive power which
thus far they have lacked-the power
of ublic spirit and determined action.
Helena is stirred from stearn to cir
conference with the power" and is
shouting for the military post, the
Missouri river dam and board of inn
migration-in all of which we trust
she Will be successful.
Great Falls is casting about for new
enterprises with which to utilize her
immense water power and promises
! to establish iron works which will out
rival Carnegie and make OF Cascades
metropolis one of the greatest labor
centers oil the west.
Livingston is looking for new rail-
roads, booming the Cook City mining
district and promisingimportant agri-
cultural and mineral development.
Anaconda is looking forward to re-
fineries, copper manufactures and the
stimulating influences OF the Butte,
Anaconda and Pacific railroad.
Missoulais booming the Bitter Root
and Flathead valleys, developing her
! adjacent mining districts, praying for
the state university and drawing on
Butte for funds.
Bozeman, the beautiful, the gar
landed queen OF the Gallatin, the dim
Piled daughter of the Rockies and the
straw berry bed of Montana, is estab-
fishing malt industries, inviting the
lucky immigrant to settle upon the
fertile soil which surrounds her, rails
ing produce to sell in Butte and keep
ing an eye on one or two OF the state $
institutions.
Deer Lodge, the pioneer beauty of
the state, whose charms stand out in
constant rivalry with those of her
Gallatin sister, is preparing for the de-
veIopment OF her vast mineral sur
roundings on a scale OF unprecedented
magnitude; tightening her grip on the
penitentiary and holding tast to the
county seat.
The northern valleys of the state,
which are being opened for settlement
by the Great Northern road, are all
giving promise of a splendid showing
IN population and wealth, and the
counties bordering on Dakota are in a
more prosperous and encouraging con-
dition than ever.
As Tor Butte, she is now what she
has been in the past and what she will
continue to be in the future-the
mighty engine which drives the ma
chinery of the state; the trea sury of
Montana which builds railroads, ,estab-
lIshes smelters, develops coal mines,
builds towns and populates the val
| leys; the metropolis and backbone of
| the state; the city which failed to get
the capital and yet which has now and
always will have more capital than
all the other towns in the state COM
bined. Butteis not idle. She is erect
ing handsome buildings, increasing the
number OF her paying mines, and In
every way setting the pace for the state
at large. There are railroads to be
constructed, vast areas to beirrigated,
cities to be built and increased great
ness to be achieved, and Butte will
continue to lead the procession OF pro-
gress.
All OF Montana is alive to the oppor,
tunity and the next four years will see
this proud young state pass all heI
sisters of the union in development
and in the percentage OF increase IL
wealth and population. Put your
shoulders to the wheel.-Butte Daily
Miner.