The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-11-18
Bitter Rootsrs Have Many Reas-
ons TO Give Thanks.
HAMILTON IS PROSPEROUS
The Transfer OF the County Seat VIII
Take Place on December l2-Ths
Cut OF LoGs-Hay. Grain
and Fruit.

| the river II tuktu NiAh ~
big mill pond at Hamilton the logs are
being bound by the freezing and the
mill will have to suspend In a few days.
! The ranchmen are getting things snip
shape for the winter and the
are eparin for their winter feeding.
IL will be a comfortable winter for the
valley. Barns are full: granaries are
bullying with wheat and oats and barley;
cellars are well locked with vegetables
and fruits: s~torehouses are
with the good things of the farm
everything IL ready for the coming
| cold weather and everybody In the val
ley ought to be happy. IL will be a
| pleasant Thanksgiving season for the
| Bitter RIOTERS .
At Hamilton the causes for thanks
giving are numerous. Especially are
the people there thankful for-the hand
some majority received by their town
In the recent county seat contest. Tine
| showing was much better than had
been expected. even by the Hamilton
people themselves. and the result dem
onstrated very clearly the fact that me
people OF the valley appreciate the ben
efts which have accrued to them rom
the establishing and development OF the
thriving town with its lumber mills and
attendant interests. An analysis OF the
vote upon the county seat proposition
shows that even with the vote OF the
town itself left out. Hamilton would
have won out. The country vote gave
Il a majority. This Is very gratifying
to the H~amiltonians. who put up u
clean campaign against the disreputa-
bic methods employed by the Cruiser
tribune and the Stevensville feet. Tn
guns OF the Cruiser were
loaded with mud and her auxiliary
battery was charged with abuse and
Misrepresentation. but the armor plate
OF the Hamilton resisted all attacks.
The Cruiser Tribune has now gone
into dry dock 10 have her bottom
scraped.
As already announced in the stand
ard, the county seat will be removed
from ~Stevensville to- Hamilton on Dec.
IL. The next term of the district court
for Ravalli county will be held at the
new seat of government and all of the
new county officers viii enter upon
/ their duties there. Everything points
to a bright future for the new county
seat and the results OF the election have
placed the administration OF the coun-
US affairs In competent n The
new officers are somewhat mixed In pol
itics. the republicans. democrats AND
~populists all being represented in the
list OF successful candidates. but. con-
sldered personally. the choice OF the
voters seems to meet with general ap-
prevail. No announcement has been
made as TO who viii receive the deputy
ships under the new administration.
but Il Is said TO be certain that the era
OF petticoat government In Ravaln
county is at an end. Dave Bishop will
probably be undersherin and Jaiior
Mitchell will undoubtedly continue in
his present Office. TIL quarters for the
county officers have not been decided
upon. but there are several good sites
under consideration, any one OF which
will be satisfactory. The county's bust
ness will be well taken care of.
The machinery In the new Hamilton
Touring mill will be started next week.
Millwrights and carpenters are busy
putting the finishing touches upon the
fine new plant and Manager Grant Is
receiving wheat from the farmers. The
new plant Is the most modern In the
state and the mill Is conveniently To-
Gated and well arranged. Its power
will come from a turbine wheel that
will furnish 75-horse power All that
Is now necessary Is for the Bitter Root
farmers to follow the example OF Plains
and Grass valley and raise the prime
hard wheat that can be so successfully
grown here. Then the Hamilton mill
will be a big success. IL Is doubtful
II 1t succeeds with soft wheat as its
supply.
Logging operations are in full blast
I'm the Bitter Root this fall and the cut
tn - $500 a.. NhA
history Of the lumber business up here.
At present a few million feet are being
driven to the mill: the saw mills are I'm
full blast: the planning mill IL unning
full time and the sash and door factory
has all the business IL can handle. The
saw mills will run as long as the wealth
er permits and the remainder of the
plant will be kept In operation all win
ter. A Standard reporter this week Wis
tied two OF the big logging camps above
Hamilton. The trip was a most inter-
esting one. The country Is admirably
adapted to logging operations and the
men are well cared for In the snug
camps that are provided for them. Not
many hotels in the state furnish better
meals than can be obtained at these
camps and the keen air n the pine
God combine to give a man an appe-
tite that does credit to the fare that
Is so bountifully provided. The loggers
are now skidding about 200. 900 feet OF
timber Fac day and this output viii
soon be increased. Good roads nave
been built to the river and the logs will
be banked with less than a two-mile
haul.
one has but to see the splendid teams
that are employed in this logging bust
ness to appreciate the fact that II Is
hard to beat Bitter o live stock any
where. Some OF the teams at the log
ging camps oul carry away a blue
ribbon at any stock fair. IL would be
difficult to ind a finer lot OF stock. The
beef shipments from the valley also ev-
idence the fine quality OF forage and
the excellent character of the stock
OF the valley. The beef cattle from the
Bitter Root ranches are always In de-
mand and the supply Is increasing each
season.