The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-07-07
Advertise the Valley.
(Communicated.)

M Gre capital ana more workers are
needed to fully develop the resources
of the Flathead valley. There are
vast tracts of stump land to be
cleared and brought under cultiva-
ton, numerous farm buildings to be
erected hundreds of miles of fences
and roads to be built and repaired,
orchards to be planted, rural tele-
phone sys,9m to be installed, new
towns and railroads to be built, and
more intensive and diversified sys-
tenn of farming inaugurated.
A continuous inflow of settlers is
necessary to furnish sufficient CAPT
Yal and workers to prosecute this
work of development with vigor and
dispatch We have the raw material
in Che shape Of natural resources and
enough work has been done to DEM
onstrate the manifold possibilities
and advantages of the valley. The
foundation stones have been laid for
one of the most prosperous and pro
gressiva farming communities in the
world. What we need is more men
and money, and spirit Of enterprise
and progress to make realities out of
possibilities.
All classes are benefited by immi-
grafton. The farmer gets higher
price for his land because there are
more buyers. the merchant sells more
goods because there are more Gus
toners. and as towns increase in
size, the farmer has a larger home
market for his products.
Those who are directly enriched
by immigration are, first, the rail
read company; second, the hotel
keepers: third, the real estate deal
ers. But these are by no means the
only ones benefited. as shown above.
What would the Flathead valley be
today had there been no outside addi-
tions to it's population during the
past five years? What would be the
price of land and the size of towns?
1t is plainly unreasonable to expect
townsite companies and real estate
dealers to do all the advertising,
when everybody shares in the result
ant benefits. All should unite in
helping to attract labor and capital
70 the valley, for upon them depends
the prosperity of all classes.
Farmers should strive to favorably
impress intending settlers with well
| titled fields, good roads. fences and
farm buildings, we'll cared for live
stock, good gardens and thrifty or
chards. These are the things that
| raise the price of land in any COM
munity, and present prices are large
| ~ due to the better class of farmers.
Samples of grams. grasses, fruits
and vegetables should be contributed
by farmers and displayed in real es-
tate Offices and public buildings. This
should be done, not m rely for per-
| s0nal pride, but as a matter of bust
nees, just as the merchant or manu-
| facturer exhibits samples of his
wares. The county fair is an excel
Int place to make showing of farm
products and should be literally pat
ronized by all enterprising farmers.
\ booklet setting forth the re-
sources and advantages of the valley
would be a very potent factor in at
tracing immigration if properly got
ten up and judiciously distributed.
Something of this sort was gotten out
by the kalispell Tcwnsite company
years ago bat it is now out of date.
and the edition has long since been
exhausted anyway. This booklet
should be of convenient size for mail
ing, printed on good book paper. il
lnstrated with numerous Photographic
half tones, and should contain a COM
prehensive and truthful description
of the resources and advantages of
the valley.
1t is not only unwiSe but unneces-
sary to distort facts and color the
truth. We have a soil capable of pro-
ductng large crops of grains. grasses
fruits and vegetables without irriga
ton. Cheap lumber and plenty OF
fuel, a numbering and mining country
on all sides. and a mild. equable eli
mate, A clever recital of these adj
vantages is all the inducement need
ed to attract settlers. A disappointed
immigrant deceived by misrepresent
ations. who returns to his eastern