The Wibaux pioneer. [volume] (Wibaux, Mont.) 1907-1919, 1909-04-15
GREATNESS
OF MONTAN
Some Things as to chs
state that geyy a5t
eYnerS ESelieve
4<LpO.<- TER Is Ezsgo.>szE.s

While returning to Montana fro
| Washington city Gen!aN arlen was II
terviewed by reporter OF the Ch4os,,
| journal and he told the reporter sol.
! things as to the state that few Las
elnors know or believe. Residents 0
the state all appreciate it's large arcai
Of fertile lands, but when you stop j
thlnll that it is as large as Ohio, In,
ana and Illinois combined you get
more definite idea Of it's immensit
his immense area is being rapidly Sc
led up by a sturdy and progress
..ss Of citizens and Eastern Montan;
as the General says, "has been deve
oped to a point where It is known Y.
the granary Of the Inter, MountaI.
region. The soil is the richest in til
! void and l am safe in saying that I'll
nett few years will see even a create
development than has been witnessc
IN The past. Montana is nature s oW
money garden.'
he general impression has be-
that Eastern Montana lands are fit fc
nothing but grazing, but the expend
ARE OF millions of dollars by the gov
ernment in utilizing the waters Of Il
many streams Of the state for irrig
ton purposes and the impetus give
the farming industry by the Dry Farm
Ing Congress and the success that !,
being met with by those who are pu
ting to the test the methods advocate
by the dry farmer is demonstrat. .ng tn
! fact that Montana is destined to be
great agricultural state. 1t is alread
recognized truth that the platea
land that lies between the Yellow
stone, the Musselshell, the Judith an
the Missouri rivers 'raises the bes
/! hard wheat of any section of the Unite
States. y
The greatness of the state is not az
preciated by those who are but casus
eodeis nor are its resources fully CO...
pretended even by its own citizens 1t
waterways are second to none and til
immense power they have for the driv
ing of machinery is now being take
advantage Of and capital is being IL
vested in their development. Th
Missouri has been harnessed and il
delivering $4,000 horsepower to Butt
and other cities. There are many 9th
| cr streams whose falls can and will b,
used for turning running water int
golden eagles.
The General then says that "Mon
| tana is the Pennsylvania of the North
west. Her mines Of coal, iron an
| copper far surpass those of the eastern
state; her forests surpass those 0:
Michigan; her wheat lands surpas
those of the Mississippi valley, and
all in all, the state is everything tina
| could be asked, even by the most ex
| acting.o
Thus great in area, great in re
| sources, great in the men VINO have he
| interests at heart, Montana is nov
one Of the foremost states Of the Unol
and is destined to take her place il
! the front rank not only of the agricul
| tural states but to rank with the othe
states in her worth as a power for tn,
strengthening and enlarging Of the Fl
naneial power Of the union. With th'
mineral wealth that lies stored in he
/ hills and mountains and the fertilit,
of her valleys and the sturdiness Of he
citizens she has right that none vii
dispute to claim for herself place
high up in the galaxy of states. He
population is increasing at wonderful
rate and what was yesterday but th
lair Of the wild beast Is today bus,
with the hum Of industry. Her hollow
are aglow with the glare from th
smelter's furnace and her waste place
are blossoming as the rose. Those wh'
guide the ship are conservative and ye
progressive 30 that the harbor to whicl
she tends will be safely reached ant
Montana will come into her own-Terr,
| Tribune