The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-06-04
CHAIRMAN OF TRADE ExTEN-
SION COMMITTEE pELivEi
INTERESTING ADDRESS.
THE WORD OF CHICAGO
The Real Message Of the IIinois
Metropolis Is Contained ia Speech
Delivered at Ye oIde Inn, as
Feature Of Program OF Toasts
Speaker Talks Of Prospects.

| OF the addresses delivered last
evening at Ye Olde Inn, during the
| time that the trade extension com
mittee of the Chicago Association OF
Commerce was being entertained by
the Missoula Chamber Of Commerce,
there is one that stands forth most
/ prominently. in that it carries the
real message of Chicago to Mssoula,
| In that 1t is the handelasp that unites
the Garden city with the Windy city.
This address was delivered by Harry
A.. Wheeler. vice president of the
association, president OF the Credit
Clearing House of Chicago and chair
man of the delegation that spent last
evening In Missoula, as the last fea-
ture of the program Of addresses.
Without detracting in any way from
what was said by others. it IL to be
admitted that what MIR. Wheeler said
was more important. His message
follows in full:
Astounding Figures.
Area, 145000 square miles: popuIa-
tion 100000. These astounding figures
concerning the state Of Montana have
been ringing over and over in my
mind since they were given to US
by Governor Norris last evening at
Bozeman, and as often as they recur
they bring this Significance. More
than double the area of North Dakota,
with four fifths the population.
Now area does not always indicate
a proportionately greater population,
either actual or prospective, but we
have found in Montana conditions
which present an absolute assurance
that here are opportunities which
perhaps exist in no other state west
of the Mississippi river. because of
the variety Of resources whose de-
velopment Is even now in its infancy.
Every member of our party found
much to be enthusiastic over In your
sister state to the east and her pos
sibilities are great, but she will al
ways be an agricultural state, and
that agriculture cannot because OF
the nature Of the soil and the location,
be as diversified as in the state OF
Montana. Theirs is small grain
country and will always prove one of
the most important factors iii this
United States In the feeding of the
people, but the farm unit OF $40
acres set for the most profitable and
economical farm precludes a 1eeming
population through the fact that We're
every acre capable of cultivation there
could exist an aggregate of but 20o.-
900 farms in the entire common
wealth.
States Resources.
Different conditions, however. we
found when we crossed the line into
your own state. You do not need to
be told of your own resources and l
have no disposition to dwell upon
them, but as we have passed across
Montana We have found vast areas
capable of the highest production
through irrigation, and in addition
thereto areas perhaps ten times
greater than your possible irrigated
capable of producing by sci
entific dry farming systems crops
that equal in every respect acre by
acre the known yield in any part OF
acre the known yield in any part of the
United States Mineral wealth we have
great as has been the total wealth
extracted from your hills and noun
tains, we believe that there still lies
stored other countless millions to be
brought to the light of day by your
selves and by generations which are
to follow.
Timber lands you have capable Of
supplying your own needs and the
needs of les favored communities for
generations to come. Grazing lands
which should always keep Montan,
in the front rank of stock raising
states; water powers as yet almost
wholly undeveloped. which in their
development, supplemented by the coal
deposits of Montana may reasonably
furnish energy enough to light your
eities, heat your homes. run your
mills and provide great surplus for
beyond your own needs.
But what are you going to do with
hese resources-a handful Of people
n the midst of great storehouse of
wealth, of which you are the natural
and through whom their
wise preservation and distribution
llone must Gomez
Mission Friendly.
''It may seem the rankest presump-
ion that any body of mea passing
lcross your state and spending but Is
lours within your borders should Of
er suggestions of any kind; and yets
IS our mission is only friendly. as we
lave come in order to receive In
regarding the things which
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