Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-05-15
AS OTHERS SEE IT.
The Pictorial Edition as Viewed by
Citizens and Editors.

1850 cah ccott 10 NhNS 1900
by the Fergus County ARGUS,
published at Lewistown. The edition
Is a book OF 81 pages, well written
and finely illustrated, and shonld
prove a valuable advertisement for
their city and county.
Bozeman Chronicle: The Chronicle
Is in receipt of a pictorial edition OF
the Fergus County Argus, which for
artistic merit SURPRISES anything Of
the kind we have yet seen Issued by
the country press OF Montana, and
that is saying Il good deal, fOrof late
years n good many OF these pictorial
editions have been issued, some OF
them OF rare beauty and merit.
Record, Smith Falls, Ontario The
Record Is in receipt Of II very hand
some pictorial edition Of the Fergus
County ARGUS from Mr., l.. +. Nc
Kecknie OF Lewlstown, Mont. The
Record Is accused sometimes Ofboom-
ing Smith Falls pretty hard, but 1t is
not In the same class with its Mon
tana contemporary. Here'sthe way
our western friend speaks OF his To-
cality: "As rich a country as the
Creator ever conceived. completed
and left uncovered out ri doors is
Fergus county" That's what Mark
Twain would call strong language.
The pictorial edition OF the Fergus
County ARGUS, recently issued, is u
publication OF which any city or
county in this magnificent state OF
diversified and illimitablc resources
might feel Justly proud. Fergus, be-
ing one OF the comparatively new
counties, has steadily and surely
forced its way to the front rank with
the oldest and neutrality-suspicious.
ties in the state-its agricultural.
grazing and minera. resources being
surpassed by none, and being only
exceeded in way of its INDUSTRIES by
those counties where a single indus
try IL made I'M exclusive speciality, as
Gallatin with its farming, Silver Bow
with its mining, and Custer with its
stockraising. But Fergus county Is
in exceedingly rich and now pros
porous portion Of Muntana's heri-
tagc; there Is no mistake about that:
and n large portion Of It is neatly
described and handsomely illustrated
In the current pictorial edition of the
ARGUS. 1t Is a pamphlet OF over SIX
~ pages in large portfolio style, and
Is "A most creditable publication for
the city ri Lewistown, the county of
Fergus, the office of the Argus, ms
well as for its cnterprising editorand
publisher, John NJ. Nrooman-Avant
Courier.
Malta Enterprise: The Fergus
County ARGUS has just completed a
very neat and instructive illustrated
pamphlet book showing the great
advantage in mining, lumbcrlngand
agricultural resources in Fergus
county. The book viii he widely cir.
culated, we presume, as an advertis-
ing medium for that part OF the state.
The book h very interesting as well
as Instructive aud it very ftly por.
trays the development that has been
made In the county. There isnorail.
road running through the county,
yet 1t is one oithc richest in thestate,
and although still its infancy Il has
Il population nearly rs large as any
county IN the state, except the prom
inent mining districts around Butte
and Helena. LewistowD, the county
seat, has a population OF over 1000
and Is one oi the progressive cities OF
the state. 1t is very likely that a rail.
road will be built through thecounty
before many years and whenitcomcs
1t will make thecounty a thickly pop.
ulated and prosperous community.
The author OF the book IL entitled To
much credit for his work i'm present.
ing such an attractive edition, and II
would be a good thing II every coun,
ty In the state could place a similar
book before the people Of thecountry.
Yellowstone Journal, Miles City.
The pictorial edition Of the Lewis.
town ARGUS is the latest and best oil
the many ventures of this kind that
Montana newspapers have In the