The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-30
eENrENNlAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WILL MlaRATE NORTH.
AMAZED Al PRODUCTS
5. clsm psavse eays 1utinoton Ex-
Alsit 90 nas Assert'ssd si'''nasa'n
cssoraso ~ lsyssa. Inducing Hur-
dtssds " sssttisrs = Come Hers.

ter" declared d. De&SeI ln0us-
trial agent ofA the Burlington railroad.
vho has been With the Burlington *
Aibdt ca, which 49, completed %
w tour 81 COLORADO and Is 9 II
Iowa adyertising the resources Of
eastern Montana and the Big Horn
basin.
THE exhibits contributed BY the
Billings chamber OF commerce to our
advertising a. have proved : reve-
latioonns To the farmers IN the irrigated
sections Of Colorado. They realized
that this country would grow sugar
beets, for they knew there was .
sugar factory here, but they had no
idea that this country could raise such
1ne fruit. grains or Other products
shown ii the "
wherever " stopped On u trip
through COLORADO. Hundreds visited
the car. It Was In Denver during the
interstate fair and ct Pueblo during
the state fair. At the latter place.
more than coo people daily visited the
car, which was switched near one Of
the main streets. In Loyeland in the
northern section Of Colorado, more
than $500 people saw the exhibit In
one day.
The potatoes raised here were the
chief product Of interest ct Greeley.
where the best Colorado potatoes are
crown. Hundreds visited the = there
during It's stay. More than 50 persons
promised faithfully that they would
come to Billings and Eastern Mon
tana and buy land here and make their
homes. They understand the culture
Of potatoes and they will make this
! great potato country, for its posi-.
bilities il that line Of production are
almost unlimited.
1--WE have sent the advertising car
into Iowa. After it completed the trip
through Colorado the supply Of pro
duce was renewed by shipments from
TNEaEEM ~ ~ ~ y
here and the display sent was exceed
ingly fine. In Iowa, the . Is Great
ing as much interest as It did 10 Col
orado. The agriculturists OF the Hawk
eye state have been amazed at what
can be grown here. You can look FOL
. big immigration from that section
in the spring.
Our people IRE bringing vast num
bers Of settlers to, Montana and tn
Big Horn Basin. Many q them get
tie in the valley, but lately = larp,
number Of them have gone into thi
Lake Basin conntry and taken home
stesds. The crcpes RAISED ~ Dr.. "
x. Sudduth IN the Broadview district
has awakened the agricq1tpF3sts to II
p~ossibilities Ii dry land farming an
81 course the average settler II q
tr44ectted II tAs 40 acre l Y Ali II pplr'esfeel,
ence to : smaller tract Of 40 or s
acres.
The Burlington railroad Is maxim
extensive efforts to induce settlers I
come to Eastern Montana. We do no
care Just where they settle, what n, A. y !,
want II to attract attention to this SCI
Ion Of the northwest. which is one .
the most fertile in the world. We ar
also advertising the resources OF tn
Big Horn Basin, which is tributary I
Billings. The basin is exceedingl
prosperous just now. The sugar bee
crop there has been good and ever
day several car loads Of beets are ser
to the Billings factory.
Conditions throughout the coun.1
seem to be improving. The farmei
are all busy and a large amount
money is being disbursed anon
them. That insures good times K
the merchants in the farming region
Billings looks good and seems
be more prosperous then when / WI
here late in the summer"
BALLANTlNE RALLY
HELD LAST NIGH