Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1912-10-08
MANY TRANSACTIONS IN RANCH
AND CITY PROPERTY IN THE
PAST TWO WEEKS,
CITY SHORT OF HOUSES
Many Demands for Them and No
Vacant Ones-Land- seekers Arrive
The Big Twin City Land Show
In MISUNDERSTANDING G. e. Ma.
thews Working for Exhibit.

Activity In city realty during the
past month and especially during the
past ten days has been unprecedented.
The demand for building lots Is con-
tinuous and for the most part holders
are putting reasonable prices on their
property. Others who seek to make
both the sellers and the buyers profit,
Of course, continue to hold their prop
erty, as is always the case. George
w. Taylor and E. G. lvins yesterday
closed up a deal, selling all but four
lots of block four of Stafford Fifth
addition. Three of the lots were pur-
chased by Mr.. Badger. Of Gilt Edge.
through Martin e. Downing. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Badger will build on
the property. The other five were
sold to Butte II. Upton, and this trans
fer will result in the immediate con-
struction OF five modern cottages on
the property. In fact, nearly all of
the lots sold recently have been
bought with the intention OF putting
buildings on them. Upwards OF one
hundred homes have been erected in
LeWistown this year and today 1t Is
practically impossible to find a house
for rent in the city. The necessity for
more houses Is certain to increase
right along, as more families are COM
ing in all the time.
The Broadway apartment house will
be ready for occupancy within a
month, and will be filled Immediately,
as all OF the apartments, practically,
are rented. and many OF them were
engaged months before the walls were
up.
Land-seekers Here.
Several parties OF land-seekers ar
rived here from the East at the end
of the week and, although the weather
for some days was stormy, they went
out to various parts of the Basin In
numbers.
The Land Show.
Secretary G. Il. Mathews was
around the county last week creating
interest in the Twin City land show
to be held at Minneapolis November
1928, and says that the response was
enthusiastic everywhere and there is
no doubt that the plan for having Fer
gus county adequately represented
there will be carried out. At the meet
ing held at Stanford 1851 was pledged
and only two ranchers were at the
meeting. Mr. Mathews and Archie
Harrigan will see the ranchers and
the amount will, 1t is expected, be
doubled in that vicinity.
The objects of this land show are
thus briefly summarized:
~ To Uivn IN ffnv, about tho
American Northwest; to create
tunities and fascinations Of the North
western wonderland Of America.
(2) To exploit in the most truthful
potentialities of Minnesota, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon and Alaska.
(3) To make known and foster the
vast Importance of the trade of the
Northwest states; to demonstrate the
marvellous progress of the American
Northwest where now only 100000
people live on 1896, ,0ov,O0 acres of the
best land on which the sun has ever
shone.
(4 To show the man tired of city
, life the independence and riches which
still await the willing worker toward
the sunset; to honestly point the way
where home on the land can be Sc
cured and convince men and women
what they can do by showing them
what others are doing.
90 To give all those who cannot
make an extended trip through the
American Northwest an opportunity to
see how grand 1t is to live out in the
Zone of Plenty" with it's boundless
space. glorious sunshine, fresh air, the
cleanliness of the face of Nature, the
absence of congestion and many other
things which wear on life in a great
CITY,