New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-07
!. D. RYAN'S PARTY BACK
Has Been Inspecting Western
Mines and Water Powers.
OUTLOOK IN WEST GOOD
Business and Crop Prospects
Seem Highly Favorable,
It Is Declared.

1ohn r. Ryan. president OF the ANAL
eamated Copper Company. and the bankers
and other members of the party who ac-
companied him on a three weeks tour OF
inspection OF mining and water power
properties in the West and Northwest, re-
turned Yesterday. Mr.. Ryan and his
friends spoke optimstically Of the business,
crop and mining conditions In the sections
Of the country which they visited. The
trip covered seven thousand miles and took
the travellers through eighteen states.
,Iost Of the party went through to the Pa
cfc Coast.
4 F.. Pomeroy. vlce-president Of the
Bankers Trust Company. in commenting
on the trip said:
The country Is looking exceedingly
we'll The farmers experienced severe
winter but wheat seems to be coming on
nicely and the farmers OF the Central
West are very active in getting the land
in shape for planting corn. We were told
by local people that the ground had never
been in better shape to receive IT. Rail
road conditions, in view of the hard win
ter. are excellent. The roadbeds OF the
Great Northern. Northern Pacific and the
/
conditions that have prevailed during the
last six months, which indicates how re-
ma rka bly, we'll the respective roads have
been constructed.
Good Future for Montana.
"An Indications NJ the present time
point 10 A successful crop year. The only
apprehension that people who are doing
| things have is over the constant political
citation that is prevailing. The copper
properties that we visited-namely. the
Anna gamated and Utah mining properties
are in excellent condition. Mr.. Ryan
has achieved great things in the develop
ment Of his mining and water power en-
terprises, particularly in the Butte dis
trict. Anaconda and Great Falls In fact.
Il is believed by large numbers OF most
influential men who know OF his industry
and interests that Montana will become
eventually. by reason OF its great re-
sources. with this power behind II. one OF
the greatest states in the Union. We Wis
tied eighteen states on the trip, covering
| upward OF seven thousand miles"
Charles H. Sabin. vice-president Of the
Guaranty Trust Company, said that the
trip lie said that business and crop condi-
tons in the Central West and Northwest
| we're good. lie was particularly impressed,
| he said, by the vast amount Of resources
which were still TO he developed in the Da-
kotas and Montana and other Western
| states
| While we visited some wonderfully de-
veloped mining and water power proper
| ties" he said. II was impressed with the
| fact that that vast country has only just
! been scratched There is still room for un-
| limited development Of resources, which Is
bound TO come Millions OF dollars are Ia
! be expended in the near future for further
development of the mining and water power
properties in those regions.
Not Worrying About Politics.
General business and crop conditions are
now very good. What tho people need, how
ever. is more money and more railroads.
and all that will probably come In time
The railroads have indeed accomplished
/ wonderful things in the construction and
! development OF the Northwestern country,
and the farmers in those states have no
/ good reason now to complain OF rates and
| facilities for moving the crops. II appearcf
/ to me that the people were not much "Ner-
| cised over political conditions. They seemed
n be attending strictly TO their own bust
! ness"
| Mr.. Ryan expressed himself as being much
! pleased with what he saw and with condi-
tons generally in the sections Of the country
| visited. Speaking OF the Amalgamated Mr..
| RYAN said that all the mines were runninI
| fun, and he expressed confidence in the
future Of the copper metal market. He also
stated that the different communities In the
| Northwest which were visited were very
| prosperous.
| A good part Of tho time was spent I'm in
spccting the properties OF the Amalgamated
| Copper Company and the water power de
| vclopmeutS at Great Falls, Mont. The
members Of the party who went through
| 10 the Pacific Coast stopped at Salt Lake
| CITY on the return trip whore they were
the guests Of -. &. Jackling, general man
| aeer Of the Utah Copper Company, who
, took the party through the properties.