The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-03-02
MONTANA LAND & WATER Co.
The Company Is Ready to hrigate
Twenty-Five Thousand Acres
in Teton County.
Monthly Excursion Trains from st.
Paul to Great Falls Commence
March 6-ROund Trip, $25.

Learning that 1T Burton of the Mon
arch Land and Water company had ar
rived in the city from st. Paul, a repre-
sentative Of The TRIBUNE interviewed
him regarding the large area Of land in
Teton county brought under irrigation
by his company, and also obtained items
Of interest concerning immigration of
farmers, etc.
Mr.. Burton stated that on behalf Of
his company he had opened an office in
st. Paul and had been pushing the ad-
vertising of their lands and also of north
Montana generally very extensively. He
has been in constant communication
with a large number of farmers in Min
~nesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, to whom
he has made known the wonderful re-
sources of northern Montana.
He has made arrangements for excur-
sion trains to leave st. Paul and Mime
apolis every month this summer for such
farmers as may want to come out and
see the land. The rate from st. Paul to
Great Falls and return has been placed
at S25. The first excursion will leave st.
Paul March 6, but the first train will not
be a heavy one. as it will consist of an
advance party Of farmers who have al
ready made arrangements.
Mr.. Burton was accompanied here by
two of the party who wished to make
selections of land in advance. Mr..
Burton stated he was o advertising in
eighteen state papers the undeveloped
wealth of northern Montana, and he was
satisfied the result of his work would be
as beneficial to Great Falls, as it would
be for the Teton section, as without
doubt some of the excursionists would
want to stay in this city. He stated nc
would like the Board of Trade or SOM
of the city authorities to designate one
or more gentlemen to whom he could
give immigrants letters of introduction
as he could not always be with them
and they might be dropping in by twos
and threes all summer, and would like
to have someone to give the people
directions how to travel.
Mr.. Burton further stated he con
sidered northern Montana to be the bes
, part of the state, and that Great Fall
would be the Minneapolis and gran(
centre Of this great section regardless
of any capital question, and that what
ever measures were taken for the settle
ment Of the Teton country would
equally rebound to the benefit of Grea
Falls.
Mr.. Burton said he had had a con
versation with James j. Hill regarding
the head waters of Milk river, and tn,
feasibility of bringing that section undo
irrigation. MI. B. is going to view tina
part Of the country as soon as the n 0
, goes off, and if practicable, the cana
will be built before next winter.
, The land now under irrigation i
> equally open to Montana farmers, AM
! such as desire to purchase should col
7 respond with Mr.. Burton at Chotear
, MI. B. leaves Great Falls next Tuesda
> for st. Paul to arrive there in time t
> come out with the first excursion trail
I. to Great Falls.
: The lands referred to, which are unde
! irrigation, lay about forty-five mile
, northwest of Great Falls, and neal tn
1 line of the Great Falls & Canada raj
way, 5000 acres are owned by the con
pany, and 1900 acres are government
land which can be taken up under tn
homestead or desert land laws. Will
out doubt, the work now being done b
this company will have a marked etfec
on this section of Montana.