Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1904-08-30
Montana Railroad Company Makes
Report of Wool Shipments for
the First Year.
the SHOWING IS A GOOD one
lewist0Wn Destined to Become One
of tbe Three or -Four Big Wool
CenterS of the State.

THE Montana Railroad company has
issued their report of the wool ship
ped from this city during the past
season. From the report it is found
that 2.3l5.357 pounds Of wool was
shipped from this city, an excellent
showing when all circumstances are
considered. In the first place, this
being the first year that wool sales
were held in LewistoWn, tens of thou
sands OF pounds of wool which is
grown in the LewistOWn territory
went to other points, the growers pre-
ferring to haul the longer distance to
ian established market than to take
certain chances Oh a new market.
The reports that the warehouse would
not be completed in time, that the
growers would not be able to buy
'goods at satisfactory figures from
Lewistown business houses and that
there would be paucity Of buyers in
this city all, though entirely without
foundation, had detrimental effect
On the market at this point.
Then again, the unusual competi-
tion which prevailed among the wool
buying houses causing their repre-
Sentative to go into the country and
close deals for wool before it was ever
taken to any market, kept thousands
of pounds from coming to LeWistown.
Despite these untoward circumstances
ho cHN In hy no Iyof
is very creditable and, under ordinary
circumstances, will be much better
next year. With the experience of
the past season to guide them, those
who have the warehouse in charge
will be able to make advantageous
changes another year. So far as this
paper has been informed, the growers
who brought their wool to Lewistown
: = year were generally satisfied with
the manner in which they were treat
ed by the warehouse officials. No
favoritism was played and the wool
was handled with all the speed possi-
BILE. The buyers, too, expressed them
selves as pleased with the manner Of
conducting the market and all say
that they will be back next year. Al
together, the starting OF the Lewis
town wool market was propitous and
by next year this will probably rank
as one of the three or four principal
markets in the state of Montana.
Following is a report of the wool
shipped during the season:
G. w. Ayers, Grass Range, 30,3l7.
Anderson & Mauland, Judith, IS, 722.
ST..
Baker & Rodier, Flatwilow, 1S,507.
B. NJ. Bean, Grass Range, LOCI.
Nm. Bean, Flatwilow, 1886.
y. Backus, Edgewater, l,22S.
Brooks Bros, Lewistown, 46.654,
j. NJ. Croft, Stanford, 10, ll6
VIM. Busch, Roy. 2o,53s,
c. NJ. Clary, Lewistown, 305s.
Busek Bros, Lewistown. 6.495.
G. c. David, Utica, 22,l37.
Frank Degner, Grass Range, l4,l+1.
pengel Bros. Alpine, 7,6Ss.
S. p. Douglas, Phibrook, l4,497.
Fergus Land & Live Stock Co.. Ar.
mels. l2l,3s9.
Wm. Fergus 4 Sons, Armells, IL.
776.
Fergus Bros. ArmellS. 1907.
David Foreman, Grass Range. II,
9O3.
Thompson Fletcher. Kendall. S.l99
Fred France. Alpine. 36.55S.
Leslie Forbes, Garneill. 5.12l.
A. c. Green. TIBET. 992.
J. Gallagher, Philbrook, l9,23S.
I. A. Gray, Philbrook. 20, ,73s.
J. l.. Gjerde. Roy, l7.2Ss.
Holland Bros, Gilt Edge. 1866.
J. G.. Hauck, Philbrook, 81, 7,l2S.
J. c. Huntoon. Utica. l2,36o
S. S. Hobson, Utica, 1855.
c. f. Kinds, Judith. l2.242.
John Hendricks, Utica. l4.073.
Ben Hill Gilt Edge, l4,545.
II. p. mislund, Grass Range, IA, 762
.Iackman s. Welter, Edgewater, S5,
A..
!. H. Jellison, Philbrook, 12,l77.
VIM. korell, Utica, II, 1872.
Sam Kelly. Grass Range, 2S,44O.
Knerr Bros, Denton, 26,
Levi Knerr, Denton, 1910.