The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1908-04-03
ROUNDUP FORCES
TO THE FRONT
Enterp1isiag ard Progressive Cnzer.
Transform Wilderness Into Thriy-
ing City Of 400 Souls.
NEW BUILDINGS GOING Up EVERY DA>
SPLENDID Natural Resources Bound to
Make Roundup the City OF Cities
in Very Short Order.

Roundup is fast assuming a met!
ropulitan appearance ana ere long
will have passed thru the stage
which all new town, have to con-
tend with, into the realm Of city !
dom with substantial! buildings, up
to-datc Improvements and other
convenicnces which tend to make
! life more pleasant. Every day sees
new buildings going up with q IA
pidity that would astoma one not
accustomed to the surprises Of the
new towns of the West, while the
l trains daily bring an army Of home
seekers, laborers and business men
looking for locations. When enc
Vows this influx and the rapid
growth Of the town, there does not
remain any doubt but that Round
up will be a thriving city Of
consiicra bic size ly next
fall. Situated, as il Is. on the coast
'eyto..tion of the e. NJ. d st. =. Ry.
on the north bank Of tho Mussal-
shell river in Fergus county, with an
ideal townsitc. excellent drainage
and splendid natural resources sur
rounding, it cannot fail to attract
people.
The country tributar; to Round
up is extremely fortunate il having
such splendid natural resources as
it commands bestowed upon it..
The bottoms Of the Musselshell arc
as fertile as any soil anywhere. sad
are capable Of raising bumper crops
; Of all kinds Of grains. alfalfa and
sugar bccts. The sugar hects raised
here have been analyzel and found
to be Of superior sugar-p"oluning
quality, and It is but Il question OF
time when Roundup will be the
center of a profitable sugar beet in
lustrv. The bench land back from
the river is rs fine a land as man
ever laid eyes on. with soil that i
not to be cqnallcd. Many thous-
anGs Of acres of this land is still
| opcn to the homcstcaler but is rap
idly being taken un-in fact 81
rapid is the influx OF settlers thai
: all available land within - miles
) Of Roundup will be filed on III !;
{ few months. Those desiring =;
homestead will make no mistake
by taking TIP quarter section Q
these virgin acres. which step The
Record would strongly advise. Be
sides this agricultural land there i
{ considerable land along the Mussel
s shell which may be filed ON unae
s the timber and stone act, and which
: will prove a profitable invcs.mcn
: for anyone.
In addition to thcsa natural re
: sources Roundup is favored with
: coal mine the product Of which i
: equal to any mined within tn
: state of Montana. This mine alon
: is sufficient TO guarantee perlna
: nent town here as it will only he
: short time when upwards OF 80
! miners will be employed. Til
: property is owned and controlled y
/! the Republican Coal CO., who hnv
: ample capital to develope the min
s and put in improved machinery I
facilitate the output. The colapan
\ has prospectel here for about tw
two wears and have found the vel,
which is nearly seven toot thick. ,
such extant as to warrant them
spending a large sum in develop!n
the property. Already a lare
amount OF new machinery h;
arrived here. including three l.:
Horsepower boilers. for which
permanent brick boiler room il: no
in course of construction. 1t is e:
= 'pccted that the daily output OF 4
- mine will reach the 5000 ton mar
" The company's payroll will be
great boon To Roundup.