Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1909-03-12
MONTANA'S MATCHLESS RESOU RCES
What the Com missioner Of Agriculture and
Labor Has to Say on the Qu .stion.


agriculture. labor and industry. has
issued advance pages OF a portion oi
the eleventh report Of his department,
of the state government for the year
ended November &c. last. Two hun,
dred pages arc neatly hounl .osc,l,c,
III book form and exploit the lradln.
features OF the bureaus operations
during the year. An inkliny of the
contents Of the book can be gained bv
the reproduction ui the introductory
chapter. which is as follows: NO
printed page can tell the story OF
Monta,a's greatness. Even the marvel
OF Photographic art tails 10 reveal the
sum total OF magic results which have
followed the con junction oi the res;
less energy ol our population. old
and new. with the maichlr>> lu,cu,
wealth of this grca, store house oi
nature. Not alone in the Older cities
and towns of the state. bu, in locall
ties heretofore given over to sage
brush. coyotes and roaming bands
of livestock. the most amazing tran,
formation IS taking place The build
ing OF hundreds OF miles oi railroads,
net on papcr but ;eii,al rul,l> nov
III operation. has nct;murDl,a> I'd con-
dltionS III marvellous degree
llencciorth remote regions ni yrtu.
promise have been rendered easy oi
access, tYr nearly Il hundred new
stations are added to the quota
These embryo cities are busy with
their new growth. and many ,i ,hcm
already rive evidence OF steady ali
vancrmcr, and prosperity Stock
ranges and farms ot large dimensions
are rao.dlv hr!n. bro,l hit under cul-
tivation in small tracts. bench land,
especially being utilized for Grain
production THROUGHOUT the entire
eastern portion ul the state. nrrcS-
stating the erection of :: score uf
new elevators to DrrDcrlv care for the
vastly increased yields. Improve
men districts III various cities have
ncccsStatrd the expenditure Of hun
drcds oi thousands Of dollars for
street parking. tree planting. paving.
sewers. grading. and cement walks
Magnii1crr. public buildings arc be
ing erect Il in many places. while a
vast army OF mechanics Is employed
IN the construction OF dwellings and
business structures in every part ot
the state. Three immense dams for
the production Of electric power az.
now in course of construction and
others are ready to begin. all the
prelimlnarics having been completed
hundreds ct men and teams are ut
work on public and private irrigation
'shel. add greatly to the productive
capacity of the state. MI the mines
and smrltcrs arc now operating to
their full capactv The differences
existing i'll the lu'nbcr industry hav-
ing been settled. the mills and camps
are again i'll full swing. and railroad
business is a>s,nin" normal co,nli-
tlonS. While construction forces on
the new railroads. have been material
ly lc>sencd by reason OF practical
completion Of the work many large
gangs are still engaged in track law
ing and repairing food damages. AMI
still further extensions into new ter
ritorv are promised. Embracing
l4b,OSO square miles Of mountain, val
ley and plain. all ,ccniny with pres
cnt and prospective development. and
rich beyond avaririuu, dreams in al
most every natural resource. with
single counties capable Il suoplyin.
every material necessity pi the en-
tire state population and a surplus
Tor export. possessing in one locality
the second LARGEST production Of cleo
triehl horse power iii the world, and
with vast opportunity l2r lur cher ex-
tensions, with Vlrpn mountain
forests containing timber at the pres
cnt rate uf consumption IL last lSJ
years, with tcrtllc soil producing the
worlds iine>, crop, III hay. grain ana
fruit. and with The mcs. buunt;fll
water supply oi any arid or scmi-aril
stst.c Iii the uniaa, holding the most
richly m;neralized district, on earth.
including $500 square miles of coal
lands, together with an un,urpasscd
climate and a prceen; population ui
about two persons to the square mile,
1t i, confidently asserted that no 9th
or available area "f habiiablc terri
tory offer, 50 many and varied fav-
orblc. profitable inducrncnt, 10 set
tiers and investors rs DOES the state
of Montana tolay. There is on every
hand unmistaiablc evidcnc, that the
tlliie OF expansion and development
OF resources SO often and confidently
predicted. has at last arrived. The
spirit OF advancement has seized the
people. and IN every city and village
III the state there is intelligent con
ccrtcd action toward spreading inior-
nation. regarding the advantages of
the locality broadcast to the world.
In this work the railroad and irriya-
ton projects are assisting. and the
results arc shown in a large and
growing influx Of settlers especially
in the eastern and central parts of the
state. There is room in Montana for
million new settlers. and we need
them, But with their coming the state
must assume its full duty Of sccur-
ing to these new citizens at least a
ialr chance OF success They should
come with comprehensive knowl-
edge OF the conditions under which