The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-02
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF the State Bureau of Agriculture,
Labor and Industry,

been completed SO far as the copy
lof the work is concerned, and the
work will be gotten out as fast as the
work OF the printers and binders will
allow. While no da,e is set, it is ex-
pected that the report will be ready
for distribution soon after the first
OF next month. Mr.. y. H. Holmes is
the clerk OF the bureau, and he has
written the Introductory to the forth
coming report as follows:
In issuing the Sixth annual report
of the bureau of agriculture, labor
and industry, some attention was
paid to the developed and undevel-
oped resources of the state, in de-
scriptions that pointed out the op-
portunities that were afforded the
capitalist for the investment of his
dollars where they would certainly be
returned many fold, to the agricult-
uralist seeking new land location
where through his personal endeavor
he might establish a home and amply
provide for those dependent on him,
and for the laborer, whether skilled Or
unskilled, who desired to better his
condition, and anticipating a larger
demand than had previously absorbed
but several hundred copies, an edi-
ton of $4,000 copies was secured and
the entire number was exhausted in
the course Of few months by the
demand that followed liberal an
nouncement of it's publication.
las a consequence of the more ex
tended circulation of the report, the
bureau was called upon to take care
of a correspondence that reached into
the thousands, most of the letters be-
ing from prospective immigrants Of
the several classes who had their at
tention attracted to the state by the
report, and who desired to inquire
personally as to the particular con-
ditions or opportunities. Aside from
being in demand by agriculturists. la
borers and merchants, and those look
ing for industrial investment, the re-
port received large demand from
eastern bankers, investors and brOk-
of the chief wealth producers of the
future and who desired to become
more familiar with it's possibilities.
AS result of the publication the
state has acquired large number of
new settlers in the agricultural and
stock regions, and the investment of
considerable new capital in the de-
velopment of the states resources.
The appreciation of and the de-
mand for that report has induced me
to again set forth the resources, the
natural advantages and the opportuni'
ties that Montana offers those who
will accept them, and | will endeavor
this time to have sufficient numbers
of copies on hand to provide all those
who desire to learn of the illimitable
resources and advantages that lie
waiting in Montana. There is nc
state in the union, there is no sec
ton in the world, that offers equa
opportunities to either capital or Ia
Dor or to the agriculturist horticultur
list or stock raiser than Montanf
does, and while there is money seek
ing certain Industrial investment
while there are those looking for agri
cultural homes, it is incumbent upor
a state so literally endowed with the
gifts of lavish nature, to inform
them.
Montana has made wonderful
strides in development since it bega,
it's advancement, but as yet the STATE
has an abundance of almost ever.
natural advantage to offer for tn,
taking, the only eXaction being made
that in possessing the advantage
that nature has given, their develop
ment into remunerative industries
follow.
That which must be Of most inter
est to the stranger is general know
edge of the state, and this is Short,
given in the first article of the vol
ume, and following it, to make tn
reader more familiar with the stat
as IA mineral producer, though bu
the smallest fraction of it's minera
area has been even prospected, Their
is an article on the mines and mining
of the state, showing their production
to be nearly s7O.OOO,OOO this year, an
then the several counties have bee
given attention, and in the readin
of these the inquirer will secure a bel
ter idea of the particular resource
of the different portions of the stat
and the development that has bee
accomplished in the way of irrigation
and another upon national irrigation
the last being included in the hop
, that it will aid in advancing n nronf