The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1911-08-24

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the city Of whitsflah q the esa-]
tor. there are fully 500 forty-acfo
tracts Of first-clasn agricultural lanA
lying Idle. Each oae o. these &raeoD]
= capable 81 euppoeting : familvs]
scattsrsd over ~ nation ar hnn
dreds o. thsusanas Of famllies WAe|
would glaAly sGt41e On thess 81
other similar lands and cultivaAe|
them u thsg could ct them. Thsy1
owners thereof either rseuse - soll|
Il at any prics or ask price that
the settler Will not and cannot pay. ]
The same condition EXISTS e.
svery numbering town between the
summit Of the Rocky mountains and
the coast. and In the western towns
the conditions are still further In
tensified BY the presence OF the
large land grants Of the Northern
Pacific.
Situated - the Whitefish lands
are. surrounded By mountains lakes.
streams and forests. they are always
assured Of an abundant rainfall,
which assures crops without irriga-
ton. Splendid crops Of timothy and
clover are grown here without irrisa-
ton. These crops are the real test
Of the agricultural possibilities Of
: country, without them the farm
or cannot successfully rotate his
crops and maintain the fertility OF
his land. without them dairying
cannot be successfully conducted.
Practically all Of the Idle land
surrounding Whitefish II logged
over or stump land, Enough clear
ing has been done to demonstrate
the cost. Naturally this cost viii
vary greatly on different lands and
with different methods. It will range
from $40 to $50 per acre. That =
to leave the land ready for the
plough.
This land ready for the plough
will sell for from $40 to $50 per
acre, with an occasional tract going
az high as SIS per acre. and others
going considerably below $40. These
figures show that the land the log
gers left il worth from a minimum
valuation below par to q maximum
valuation Of $25 per acre for an %
pecially desirable tract.
Another economic feature OF this
logged-off stump land. is the wood.
posts. poles, ETC.. left on the land
after logging. In many cases the
revenue thus derived by the settler
will pay for the land. But it must
be remembered that IS per cent Of
this revenue represents the labor Of
the settler and his family. Z
The man who moves on to 4
piece OF stump land u honestly en-.
titled to the full product OF his toll ;
not only the Is per cent. but the ~
per cent profit a. we'll. These White
fish lands are suitable for diversi.
fled farming. The higher and driel
lands can be successfully cultivated
to apples. plums. pears. cherries. etc.
All land reasonably we'll drained
will grow Strawberries. gooseberries
currants. raspberries. ETC., while the
lower lands watered by springs
creeks and sub-irrigation are espe.
cially adapted to dairying. Large
tracts Of it are especially adapted "a
the growth OF cereals. What does
the settlement Of these lands mean
to Whitefish? Eight hundred 40.
acre tracts; family to each tract;
five members to family. means
1900 people added to our popula.
ton. Too high an estimate you
say. Well. let Us cut it in two.Say
1000 people. All Of them workers;
all Of them self-supporting; all o.
them lining up on the asset column
OF the ledger; none Of them CLASH
flying as liability: all engaged IL
growing farm produce and fruit
where nothing grew before.
It means vast increase in the
number of pupils to attend oul
schools; more attendance and sup
port to our churches and all public
institutions. It means a greatly in
creased tax roll 1t means better
roads and bridges. It means a larg'
increase OF business for the mer
chants. and last. but by no means
least. it means the keeping Of tens