Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1910-03-11
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Great Fails Leader: When it comes
to the real thing in muck rake lines it
is generally admitted that the New
York publication known as Golfers
is among the muckiest. and citizens
of Montana may place estimate upon
the worth Of Collier criticism through
state libel published in that estimable
muck receptacle and particularly
can this be true of northern Montana.
For some unexplained reason Coli
,er's never fails to take fling al
Montana and of late the venom has
been particularly wicked. Whether
the publication is controlled by south
ern railroad interests OF other curpor-
alton holding inimical to Montana.
does not concerns: no doubt but tina;
the publication is doing the best pos
sible to earn it's thirty pieces. from
whatever source, i'll the Knocking OF
Montana. However, the people of
Montana take the Collier brand OF
disaporoval at its real worth, and no
one is at all worried thereby. The
following pertains to the Collier
boost:
Great Falls, Jan. -. 1910
Editor, Golfers,
New York City. y. \.
Dear Sir:
In your issue OF January -, Notes
Of Southern Trip ends with the
following paragraph III italics: "'rhe
west no longer holds out any induce
ments to the home seeker: he must
turn elsewhere and The south now
Turing Offer
'lC Il resident of Montana with it's
thirty million acres OF agricultural
land this sounds like the densest
ignorance. For the last siy months
the filings at the Great Falls land
Office have averaged close to a thOus-
and month and there are yet five
million acres of land in this district
open to entry. There are thousands
OF acres OF Carey act irrigated land:
thousands OF acres of Reclamation
service irrigated homesteads and
thousands OF acres in the stock
ranches about to be cut up into farms.
These lands are awaiting the farmer.
Two years ago, with one exception,
there was not a grain elevator in this
part of the state: now Great Falls is
the largest flour milling center be-
tween Minneapolis and the coast and
there ar" four lines of grain elevators
along the lines OF railroad radiating
from this city There must be special
in,lucements" here or .o2> men would
moi have lied OH homesteads in this
district during the past month. The
spring months will SHOW double that
number Railroad building has only
been commenced in this state and
there are thousands of as excellent
business openings for the business
and professional men as the west has
ever offered.
Yours truly,
w. \. Remington.
Secretary Great Falls Board Of Com
merce.
And the reply follows:
Golfers, New York.
Editorial Rooms, Feb |. 1910.
Dear Sir:
Thank you for sending MS the infor-
nation about your state. We will bt
glad to file tins Information for POS
SlBLE USE later on.
Cordially.
Golfers.
Needless to mention. Golfers i
vet holding the information concern
ing Montana for POSSIBLE use
Making STRAIGHTFORWARD assertion
OF the kind above, and calculated t
injure the west as much as Collier
circulation would allow. that publ
cation stands content to do all tn
harm possible and let it go at tina,
However, with Il rush OF homeseekers
the like of which has never been wit
messed in the history OF the Unite
States pouring out upon Montana. til
people here are .eHily not much il
terested in what Il New York niue
rake publication may be seeking
accomplish.
Nor would it seem that the home
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