Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-05-04
MOORE TOWN
FLOURISHING
An Argus Reporter Visits the Newest
of Fergus County Towns and Is
Greatly Impressed.
CENTER OF A FERTILE REGION
Thousands Of Acres Of Fine Rolling
Ranch Lands Stretch Out on Ev-
sry Side Of the Village.

Nineteen miles in 4 s%outherly d.
rection IRON Lewistown on the line
OF the Montana railroad is the town
OF Moore, a place that bids fair to
soon become one of the most import
ant trading points in the county.
Moore is a result or the building OF
the railroad, but its splendid location
in the center of a %populous district
iusures it's permanency and is a sat
isfactory guarantee OF its prosperity
and growth.
An Argus representative made a
special visit to the new town during
the past week and returned SO much
enthused with its prospects that he
seriously considered the idea of in
vesting in Moore real estate, but wv
ing to a paucity OF funds ~refrained
from doing so. Nevertheless, the
very apparent resources OF the town
compel the idea that its basis is sol.
id and its growth sure.
AS one approaches Moore from eth
er direction on the railway he sees
on all sides for several miles an un-
broken stretch of the best bench
lands in the state. This statement
is made without reserve. The region
directly tributary to Moore embraces
approximately 100000 acres of which
fully two-thirds is fine agricultural
land, the remainder being tirst-class
grazing ground. The topography Of
the country is so slightly rolling that
il might be classified as level; the
bench approaches the Snowy noun
. tains, which lie ~southeasterly some
eight or nine miles away, at a gentle
elevation. just enough that the en-
! tire topographic view is made plain.
Over all this scene the energy and
industry of man is apparent; farm
homes and buildings dot nearly every
quarter section; black fields of plow-
ed lands occupy almost as much OF
/ the surface as the lands that are un-
broken; the entire bench is sub-di-
yided into sections by fences, and ey-
cry acre available roI entry having
been acquired the settlement of this
| section is as dense as is usually
| found in the older farming commune
ties in states like Iowa and Kansas.
In the center of this region Is Moore.
Already two general stores have
been built in Moore and both of them
enjoy a good trade. VIM. Barney,
who formerly conducted a general
--a-LLa-ls,. la,,4r Of Dn,l FORD lie
the pioneer merchant OF Moore, but
he was closely followed by The &. X,
Wilson Co.. of which p. II. Tooley,
a veteran in mercantile business in
this state, is the manager. A. ID
Barney. of Philbrook, is now having
erected a roomy store building and
will become the third merchant in The
town. Two saloons dispense liquid
enjoyment TO the thirst burdened pub
lie. Joe Kipe has a restaurant ant
lodging house, both OF which seen
to be profitable. The Montana Lum
Der company has a branch yard a
Moore under the management OF Il
L. Rink: the lumber yard is not f;
losing proposition-not under th'
management of a genial fellow Ike
Rink. Besides these business house!
a number of residences have beef
built and others are going up.
A school house will be the frs
step for the general good. Thu
building has been contracted for.
movement is in progress for a churol
building. This will probably be
Methodist church, as members OF Thu
church are the most numerous in tina
section. A postoffice and postmaste
are needed, but everybody Their
seems possessed with the idea tina
he is the man that should have til
: appointment to care for the mails
: but il will not be long until the ofic
will be established and a p~ostmaste
will be chosen from the large assor'
l. ment of excellent timber that ha
\ been presented to the postmaster gel
u eIal for inspection. A grain elevs
tor is being talked OF for Moore bu
nothing material has been done Il
ward it yet.
Fully ten thousand acres of Ian
n will be plowed on the Rock r
H. bench and contiguous territory lhi
n. spring. though all OF IL will not b
u. planted in grain. 1t is estimated ths
n at least 1000 acres will be sown
H. grain and hay crops.
H. Already Moore has become a shll
n ping point. several cars of wheat an
n potatoes having been shipped frol
u. there since the completion of tf
n railroad. On the numerous rancho
n. that surround Moore substantial bull
n ings are seer and nearly every ranc
n. er has a small bunch of good Gait
n. and horses. Last season witnesse
n a splendid harvest on the Mool
n bench lands and this season promise
n. a repetition. That a convenient ira
m. ing point should be established in
n. thriving community like that seen
n. the Rock creek bench is only natur
m and Moore being the central locatiC
m would consequently be looked upon
IN. the town where the farmer would
IN his shipping and transact much OF h
10. business.
IN. The prosperity of every town
IN. Fergus county is OF interest TO its pr
IN. gressive residents. The prosperity
fn. the newest town in the county hol
the same interest as does that of q
'n. older towns. For proof that Moo
'n. will grow and be prosperous one is G
7n. ly required to visit the town and
'n. serve the wealth of resources OF
Vn. splendid surroundings.