The roundup record. [volume] (Roundup, Mont.) 1908-1929, 1913-08-08
GREAT IS MONT.
SAYS EARLINC
HEAD OF MILWAUKEE ROAD
FINDS THIS A YEAR FOR
THE OPTlMlST.
Mont. to Lead all States
His laconic Advice Is "Piow up the
Ground, Put Something Into It and
the Soil and the Climate Will Do
the Rest

81 sincerely believe the time is not
far distant when Montana will produce
annually more small grains than any
state in the Union. The yield this
year will beat all records. This state
will market greater number of bush
els of wheat, oats, rye, barley-all the
small grains, in fact, that are grown
in the United States-this year than
it has ever marketed.
81 think now just as l did six or
seven years ago, when l visited Mon
tana at about this time Of the year.
and was impressed with the wondrous
possibilities for agriculture and horti-
culture, then little known and appre-
ciated thruout the country. l said
then, .Plow up the ground, put some
thing into it. and the soil and climaet
will do the rest This prediction has
come true and il a greater measure
than even ! anticipated at that time
President Earling OF the Milwaukee
Road.
BUTTE, MONTANA, August g.
President A. ]. Earling OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road, in his pri-
vate car attached to No. Is, passed
thru Butte last night on his way east.
With him were his son, George p.
Earling, Vice President H. r. Williams,
and Frederick Housman, a director in
the company and prominent banker of
New York City.
The others were with Mr.. Earling,
he said, on his annual trip of inspec-
the entire system. He expressed
qualification over all conditions as he
found them and said that not only was
the road and its holdings in the best
condition he had known them to be,
but the country, the crops. business in
general and the outlook for the future
were equally pleasing to contemplate.
Bumper Crops Everywhere
"This is a great year for the opti-
mist" Mr.. Earling said, contemplating
the spiral smoke ascend from his cigar
with apparent satisfaction, land poor
year for the calamity bowler. Why,
all over the land there is assurance Of
| the biggest crop yield in history;
crops of every kind. They will be
quickly converted into money and ev-
erybody will feel the result of the gen.
eral prosperity. The railroads, l am
glad to say, are better prepared to
handle the crops this year than they
have ever been, Notwithstanding the
increase. There will be no loss from
inability to move the grain, hay, root
and fruit crops as occasion requires
1.-THE future outlook? Well, I don't
know how you would 60 about framing
up a more favorable, encouraging out
look. I think there is nothing to be
feared from the adverse legislation by
congress that some. professed to be
afraid of few months ago.
Eyes, all the railroads showed dis
position to hold in little on new ex
tension work, but the greater need ol
more roads and branch lines will com
pei a renewal of extension and I car
foresee nothing that will hinder grea1
deal of new building in the next few
years. Railroads, as all know, mus
keep up with the demands upon then
or be supplanted by the rival lines
They must grow as their respective
territories must grow, and that call
for a pretty lively pace in the North
west-in Montana, for instance.
J Montana has much to expect from
the future and its most sanguine citi
zens will not be disappointed. NJ!
!. only advice to the state is, and I wisl
to repeat and say as emphatically q
| can. plow up the ground. put some
thing into it and the soil and the eli
mate will do the rest"