The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-01

quite a change from conditions existing
in the Eastern states. Let him not in
dulge his expectations to an unreason-
able extent. He must exercise energy,
patience, economy and good sense in
whatever he undertakes. If he goes
onto a farm let him supply his own ia
bic as far as possible, and always have
something to trade at the store for
what he cannot raise. He cannot ex-
pect to find things as he left them in
his old and well settled Eastern home,
but by doing his share i'm public enter
prises I'm his new home he will in time
enjoy the benefit, the improved condi-
lions and the increase I'm values.
Montana is the third state in the
total value of gold and silver deposited
in the mints and assay offices since the
organization of the union. The state
also leads i'm the production of copper,
and half Of all he copper produced in
the world il in the United States. Mon
tana pays mere dividends on mining
stock than any other state. The mineral
surface ii the state las hardly been
scratched over. and with the develop
ment nov in rogre under the whip
and spur OF steam and electricity. the
future viii make reality Of the widest
dreams. Not only does the state abound
I'm gold. silver, copper and lead. but iron
III tit nlllS ana DtlS OF coal spread OUT
over thousands Of square miles. In the
territory tributary to Great Falls, the
metals, ores, rocks. etc. include a list
or over 100 different kinds. Montana
ranks as the third state in the produc-
ton of gold. second i'm silver. while in
copper II produces more han all of the
other states combined. The total out
put Of minerals i'm 1897 was S53, 900, 600.
Nearly all the metallic and mineral
earths and elements used in medicine.
chemistry. farming, or the useful arts,
and all the salts of these either exist as
the natural production Of the North
west. or are capable of easy TRANSFORMER |
ton INTO the compounds adapted to use.
There are two courses, either of
which the man who has a family and
has but little more th-n money enough
to take him and them to their destina-
ton, may choose. He may rent a farm
with the land broken and give a share
OF the crop, usually one-half, or perhaps
a little more if the owner furnishes seed
and teams. Or he can hire out his own
To some farmer. and those OF
such members of his family as are able
To work, and securing a homestead
claim. erect his own cabin, and after a
period of hard work and economy get
well established. There Is the feeling
of ownership and independence all the
time, and i'm the end they will be well
repaid for the sacrifices they make i'm
buildin up a home of their own.
one barely gels into Montana before
he hears talk about cattle. sheep. horses.
wool, gold. copper, silver, coal, hay and
kindred matters, but each is usually re-
ferred TO as a proposition Let us
say right here that Montana is full Of
good propositions
Will mining. stockraising and agri-
culture will continue to be leading in
dustriCs, manufacturing interests are
growing. The smelling Of copper silver,
lead and gold takes a leading position,
and gives more employment to men
than any other interest. There are %
Touring mills, 20 saw and planning mills,
p brickyards, 80 cigar factories. Is brew
cries i'm the state. while every COM
has its local shoe shops. black
smith shops, wagon shops, etc. Nature
presents no obstacles to successful man
u~facturing: on the contrary, raw mater
ials are abundant and, apart from i'm
mansa coal deposits, the state has water
power amply sufficient to drive all the
machinery Of a nation. The great falls
Of the Missouri are second in volume
power i'm the United States. and a
hundred mountain streams can be util-
ICED.
Montana possesses all the conditions
needed to make 1t pre-eminent as a
stockraising country; thisi is ~abundantly
proved by the growth of that interest
the last decade or two. The
first essential is a splendid climate: the
winters are made mild and dry by the
winds: second. there is little
mud at any season; third. the freedom
insect pests, so common i'm the
South. is an important factor: fourth,
exemption from the diseases common to
damp, chilly and muddy states:
nth. the best range grasses in the
world, grasses that sun-CuTe into stand
ing hay and can be cropped by live
stock all the year; sixth, good water in
running streams.
Montana is on the latitudinal lines
ms. progressive. intelligent and wealthy
ands of the earth. and nowhere has ma
.ure been more lavish in her gifts. Those
who wish to breathe the e~ncrvating and
niasmatic air Of the tropics, should fol-
the Missouri river down to her
sluggish mouth. but if vigor Of body
mind Is sought, go TO the inspiring
scenes at her source.
Montana is q natural sheep country.
Z leads all the states I'm the number
If sheep and the pounds of wool pro-
luCed. There is "A notable absence Of
scOurges So formidable to success
ul sheep growing i'm other parts Of the
The wool is long, staple and
brings top prices" ,
Montana Day ut the Omaha Exposition.
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