The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-26
Wholesale Dealer 10
VINES
AND
CIGARS

Of the largest in the country and as
an inland market is without an equal
in the United States. Each year saw
more growers come here and the time
has long since passed when the sales
wre confined to the product of the
local 1ocks. Growers from Wyoming
were among the first to come and
gradually the territory which began
to recognize the desirability Of mar
keting at Billings expanded until now
clips from as far west as Missoula and
Beaverhead counties are offered on
the local exchange and the expansion
IS still continuing, as is evidenced by
the recent arrival Of flockmasters
from the counties to the east, who
recognize the advantages to be deriv-
ed by going to a market where COM
petition is brisk and the demand good.
Although located in the centers of
large wool growing territories, neither
Miles City, Glendive and some more
of the towns on the line Of the North
ern Pacific to the east can be said to
be real markets for the sale Of the
staple, for the reason that buyers go
there sparingly and the element Of
dition exists in the towns to the west.
From having buyers stationed there
during the season when wool moves
the freest, Big Timber finds itself in
the position Of being visited at inter-
walls more or less widely separate by
buyers who run up there from this
city. Along the Burlington road
through Wyoming the conditions are
the same, hence the large amount of
Wyoming wool which is sold here
each season. In bringing their clips
here the growers Of the eastern coun.
ties present the somewhat anomalous
spectacle Of paying freight to a point
far distant from their homes only to
see the same wool again pass their
doors on its way to the east AS they
are the ones who bear the expense Of
the original shipment 1t would seem
as though they are pursuing a poor
business policy, but the advantage
they realize by taking their product
to a market having the benefit Of COM
petition is so great that they can well
afford to pay for the long haul neces-
sary to reach that market, as the add
ed price received is more than suf1c-
lent to pay the freight and still leave
a larger margin Of profit than would
be realized were they to sell at home.
The two railroads centering here
have done not a little to maFs rne
Billings wool market what 1t is souay.
BY offering superior facilities t. snip.
pers in the way Of large and ccMmod.
ious warehouses, excellent bal'ng ma.
chinery and placing a low rate OF
freight upon clips brought here to be
marketed they have induced many to
come whose natural market II much
nearer to the points Of ultimata nesti'
nation. Where primitive methods OF
baling are pursued at other points
machines have been installed here,
like the one at the Northern Pacific.
that are capable Of handling 100000
pounds each day, thus %sxpediting
shipments and preventing overcrowd.
ing and consequent annoying and ex-
pensive delays, as the sellers are en-
abled to take advantage Of any quick
rise in the market that may occur
When the wooden mill is built at this
point, and built it will be, the market
will be even better and sellers from q
much larger territory will come here
to dispose OF their product.