The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-12
THE RATES ARE ASSURED
Custer County Garden Truck Can
Now Be Shipped 10
Helena. .,s
Two Big Commission Houses Here
Gan Handle All That
10 Sent. J
systssnatio Organ Ixatios ut the Othss 1sd
Of the Line n All That 10
Required.

Last year ths sauohmen IN The vicinity Of
Miles City shipped some. farm produce to
the commission men Of Bozemsn, Helene
and Butte. The PRODUCTS we're In demand
and were Of the quality that could easily
hold . place in a market with products
from other parts. Our producers found
themselves however. handicapped 10 = DE-
Rrso by the heavy freight rates from xiIss
City to the cities In the state whore Z mar
kst existed. this reduced the articles that
could be marketed TO melons and tomatoes,
says the EtookRrowsrs Journal. Parties
with the Interests Of Gus ranchmen u heart
have Investigated tho matter and have had
some correspondence With ths frame de-
partmsnt Of the Northern Pacific road and
have bssn assured shat the road u only too
willing 10 aid In the development Of farm
ing In the Yellowstone valley, BY assisting
In establishing . market for the products
Of tho ranche,. and 10 this end y. L.
Moore. the general freight agent, has
writtcn thst the Northern Pacific road
will give. on car lots Of produce to western
market points, . rate that will enable the
rsnchmsn Of this valley to compete with
the producers Of garden truck COW supply
ing those market points. Az the rate they
will msks refrigerator cars will b fur
niahsd aud they will be run through on fast
time. This 10 . generous Offer. ana to make
II profitable to the ranohmen of0fhis valley
IL requires only q little concerted action on
the part Of the producers, or the effort Of
soms individual who has tho tims and dis
position to act as ths Spokesman between
the commission men At Helena and Butte
and the producers In this vicinity. There
are two large produce commission houses
in Helena, both anxious to handle the pro-
duce of eastern Montana. They supply the
numerous camps and small towns that are
dependent upon those two cities for sup
plies, their transportation facilities being
lapid and ample. These commission men
only need the notice that on q certain day
they will have . carload Of mixed produce
and their arrangements for disposing OF
the t,uck can be pTs-arranesd.
At this end Of the routs the matter re-
quirss systematic organization a. NO one
will care to ship a carload lot Of produce, 4
number Of producers must contribute theiz
different classes Of produce, u 4 date Ger
tain, n to I'LL . car and take advantage
of ths cheap rate. Here II where the sffo Il
Of some individual other than the several
shippers must be called in. This individ-
usl must be In Communication with all the
producers and zee that on the selected day
all those who have p;oduce for sale havs
their products at the railroad depot fol-
loading in sufficient quantities TO make a
full carload. Only . little organised effort
10 necessary to make the production of
garden truck ON tho ranches in this valley
0 soutcs Of profit to the ranchmsn md an
advertisement to our county which will be
worth thousands Of dollars to avery inhab.
liant Of Custer county.
The market for our farm products exists.
the dealers who handle the jobbinR trade
in that line at the market points in the Set
tied part OF the state are anxious to put
tho Montana product on the markets,
therefore only a little effort in the direc-
tion indicated 10 necessary TO make the I'M
dsrtaking a success. The matter 10 ono OF
great moment to this community; lot the
effort DO put forth.