The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-04-19
Official Paper Of the City of Havre
seems to the Herald that

with each other and decide whether
or not q united, energetic and enthu-
siastic effort is to be made this s2as-
on to give Hayre the boost it should
receive. ~.
The proper time to have such effort
in full swing is the first CT FEB u
airy, but it is better late than never.
and it will never be any EARLIER than
it is at this time.
The city Of Havre is alive and act
i've; there are moderate improvement S
under way in the city and times gen.
orally are prosperous with the people
The merchant is doing big bus mes,
the professional man is kept buoy anu
the artisan is working every day. But
the city can do better, and it can be
made to grow faster.
1t is true that the improvement
that are 10 be made n the operation
OF the coal mines under tho HaVre
Coal Mining company, which has be2n
incorporated, succeeding the HaVie
Fuel company, are going to be OF the
greatest benefit to the city and very
material achievement for the city Tor
this year, and the citizens of Havre
will surely appreciate it. The in
creased working will greatly multiply
the population and Importance of the
city. and it will equally increase Its
daily business, and the energy ana
faith of it's promoters should be aided
by every individual interest IN the
city and by Havre collectively, as IL
would be cheap if secured through
large bonus.
But while we are giving our inter-
ests and lending every encouragement
to this industry, the people OF 'he
city and the city collectively, shouio
ha reaching out in every direction TOT
other good things-and there are man
good things in sight.
Stretching about the city Tor mlle5
and miles are as fertile acres or VAL
lev and bench lands as can DC Aouho
in the world. 1t is the popular be-
lief that irrigation is necessity 10
the raising of crops on these lanos
This, however, is not to be acKho"-
lodged, 1t may be conceded that IT.
r;gation is desirable and prof'tap e
INF that it is a necessity to the iai'-
ING Of good and paying crops is IL -
admitted. Some Of the most 1eFn1e
lands in southern France are irr1ga'-
ed, in some instances the cost OF IT.
rigation reaching $725 Per acre Aol
taking the water to the lanos' anu II
no1,s. hut nevertheless the lanes cah
and do raise great crops ana the hoi'i-
cultural products are enormous Will
o,,+ artificial watering-but they are
,,o+ter and greater and surer Wnen AZ
r;gated. It has been demonstrated
that dry-farming, even IN ols'lle .
+ba+ have a much lighter precipitation
of moisture than the area anon'
Hayre. is an entire success-'l'a' 49,
good and paying crops are proouceu
and with reasonable certainty 1he
r ,ra as certain and they
more abundant than they are IN ehe
Rad River valley. This is fact, ana
being the fact, the more rapid sett'e-
ment and development OF our farm
lands is warranted. If proof OF the
drv-land farming is wanted, inspect
+he agricultural districts south ana
east of Great Falls, where there are
thousands of the most succe5slui
farms operated without irrigation, ana
tho same is true of other Montana
districts, The country to the east
of Havre is being rapidly settled with
aoriculturists, not because the LANDS
an. better or the environments are
more advantageous, but because the
citizens of the towns are bestir1ne
themselves and telling the people VINO
are in quest of homes, what they nave
to offer.
There is great cement bed JUS
south of the city that experts nave
pronounced of the finest quality To-
the manufacture Of genuine Portland
cement. The establ shment OF &c
ment works involves the inVestmen
of a large amount Of capital, and il
the establishment and when in oDer
alton gives employment to larg
number of men.
There are the mineral districts Q
the Bear Paw mountains. disqlayln
as fine groupings and offering as s-a
BILE formation as can be found IN IN
state, and the development OF tire
hundreds of leads would mean tn
adding of incalculable wealth an
great growth to the city of Havre'
There are many things that WllIln
recognition and active boosting wi