The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-04
See These People Making Homes
on Montana's Irrigated Lands
From Page one.)

fern Pacific railroad. You see hi
has taken his paint and style Of
architecture from the railroad
His house is built like depot. He
has some good potatoes, some oats
and vegetables. He's doing very
well.
"This next farm has been taken
up by a plasterer. He rather neg
iects his farm for his plastering
work, but Is doing enough to COM
ply with the law. He is making
good wages plastering for his
neighbors, and his land is getting
into shape.
Here Is the home of a young
civil engineer. lie was working on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
road and saw this chance. He has
his troubles, however, for he was
Ienga ged to be married, and, before
marrying, the girl filed on home
stead over on Museel Shell creek.
Now they are married and they are
trying to hold down both claims
He has to live here and she 60
miles away. But they visit back
and forth, and they will have two
farms instead of one.
THAT prosperous place over
there is the home of Old Sol Smith.
He came from Missouri, but had
$50 little idea of irrigation farming
that he supposed the government
lwatered his crops for him. He came
to the office of the supervisor and
said he supposed that all he had to
do was to plant and let the gov
eminent do the rest He is doing
fine.
"This place-you see 1t Is one of
the most prosperous we have seen
belongs to a Norwegian from st.
Paul. He came last year, but had
hard luck. So he wrote back to the
girl in st. Paul 10 whom he was
engaged, saying things had all
gone badly and they would have
to postpone their wedding another
year. To his surprise he received
a telegram saying: If you ever
need me it is now. Meet me at the
9:15 train She is doing half the
work, and they are apparently as
happy as any two people in the
United States.
Here is the school teachers
farm. He works 1t after hours.
You see he has put in little OF
everything you can think of.
Here on this place is a story by
itself. Here is young woman who
is trying to make e. man of her
brother. They have taken up ad-
joining sections. The young man
could not keep straight in town
they come from Illinois and the
father is a BANKRUPT he seems
all right now, and they are work
ing out two fine farms,
Here are the farms of two Jew
ish lawyers from Boston-the
brothers Cohen. The Jew on the
farm is not usual, and from Bos-
ton law to a Montana irrigation
farm is a jump. But they are doing
fairly we'll.
Here are two HolIanders on ad-
joining sections. They know how
to farm. They are getting on
splendidly.
"This is the farm of an italian
from Chicago. He was, I believe
in the retail fruit business before
he decided to try farming. He
works like a mailer and his pros
poets are excellent.
"a woman has taken up this
claim. We call her Mrs. Mack
She does all her own work, in
tcluding blowing and taking care
of the horses, and In winter she
goes to Billings and tells fortunes.
"Over there is Race Horse
Smiths farm. Ee used to be a
sporting man. Ha, ing decided to
cut that out, he has become a
farmer and is doing well. He has
some capital"
Two young bors had taken UP
one farm. They did not do well,
and spent last water attending an
agricultural college On one farm
we found Kansas City insurance
agent, on another a painter, on
another a barkeeper. Other occu.
pations represented were butcher
motorman, boUkke eper. pickle
maker, locomotive engineer, doc
tor, preacher and ditch rider. Only
here and there were there any who
had ever farmed before.
"And they are all doing well?"
asked the government director.
| "Well," he replied, carefully
l"you see for yourself they are al
making living the first and sec
lond year. l don't know wha
more anybody can ask than that
II they can make their payment
and live the frs. two years, the
Icertainly will he able to the re
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