The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-25
WHEAT CROP EXCELLENT
More Hard Wheat Raised Than
Ever Before.
IS IMPROVING IN QUALITY
Farmers Are Taking Better Care OF the
Grain This Year Than Formerly.
Plans for the Fair Pro-
crossing.

Missoula, Aug. 2i-C. a. Peplow. su-
perintendent of the hour mills at Bon
ner, has been in the valley looking over
the wheat crop for two or three days.
He said last night: 4 have not been
over much of the wheat-producing re-
gion yet. but what l have seen of the
crop is first class. The hard wheat
crop this season will be larger than
ever before, on account Of the large
increase i'm the acreage. and its quail
ity is \ /. There is no better wheat
raised i'm the world than that which
is grown in these valleys here. The
farmers. as a rule, are taking more
pains with their grain than they used
To and the results are gratifying. Mon
tana wheat is improving in quality all
the time. 1t is not long since all the
wheat that was grown here was the
soft variety. Now there is a large
amount of hard wheat that is as good
as could he asked for. The farmers,
too. are learning how to take care of
their grain so that it gets Ia the mill
in better condition than il used Ia, and
there is not much waste to it,.
81 am glad to see" said a local bust
ness man to-day, that the plans for
the Western Montana fair are pro-
crossing favorably. This fair has been
OF much benefit to Western Montana.
and the business men of Missoula have
received most of the benefit I'm that the
trade that comes from the new people
who ave moved into the valleys here,
comes To this city. | was discussing
the fair with several men last night
and was surprised to learn how many
new people have moved into this sec
ton during the past two or three years.
! knew that there had been a lot Of
them, but had never stopped to figure
how many. when IL was talked over.
II appears that there are many who
nave been attracted to Missoula and
the Bitter Root by the fair that is held
at Missoula. This being the case. il is
certainly the interest OF the city To
keep up the fair i'm proper shape. 1t is
the best advertisement that Missoula
has ever had"
This violation Of the game law is
something that demands immediate
consideration. said "a man to-day. who
has hunted In Western Montana for 20
years. some of II is thoughtless. per-
maps. but those who do it thoughtlcssly |
ought 10 be made to realize what they
doing. There are others who do il
deliberately and these should be taken |
in hand at once. This shooting on the !
is governed by the same
that applies To shooting off the re-
serve. II is a privilege. certainly. TO
W hll'Ntl To- Nlltol on the reservation. /
the permission does not carry with
ii the right to violate the laws of the
state. No Indian gem can do that
any more than he can prevent the
from collecting it's taxes. II ia
too bad hat the Gun club and the new
League of American Sportsmcn do not
take up this matter. The report Of the
game warden of the state of Maine
AYERS that the revenue which Maine
derives from sportsmen who come from
outside the state to hunt is s.. 900. 600
year. This is possible because the
state ake care of its game and en-
forces the game law. Montana ought
10 take example Of Maine"
There Is another thing" said this
pld-timer. that ought Ia be attended
n that is the way thai careless
hunters and Indians leave their fires
md burn up the timber ON the ranges.
This. aside from the loss i'm timber. is
bad. because II drives the game out
II the country. There ought Ia be
detective work done that will re-
'ult i'm Furnishing these people. \ few
them dealt with as they should be
be a Cood lesson to the whole lot.
The Indians are especially bad about
his. and there are many old prusper-
.ors, too. who never think Of putting
out a fire."
what is the matter with the plank
ne of the big BRIDGE" asked a resi-
lent of the south side. we were told
hat II would be done at once and II
has dragged along for a month or So.
There is "a dangerous place where the
DID planking ends and the new hegins.
and somebody viii pet hurt there un-
1t Is taken care Of. There does
not seem To be any good reason why
he work should not he finished up
quickly"
II have Just come back from a ride
through the north side of town" said
/ business man last night. and I was
surprised To see what n pretty place II
las come To he. There are some Of the
homes i'm the city across the
rack. and we never hear much of that
'art of town. There are long lines OF
trees and fine gardens. The
are neat and pretty and the
section is a comfortably home
sort Of place. I wonder that more
PEOPLE do not drive over there ana