Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-11-04
DR.. w. X. sUDDUTH PRESENTS
HIS PLAN TO THE CHAM
Der OF COMMERCE.
It IS WARMLY ENDORSED
Business Should Prove Profitable to
the Company, Increase Earnings Of
the Farmers and Aid In Bringing
About Better Farming Methods
What sudduth Proposes.

DR.. w. x. Sudduth, the foremost al
falfa authority in the country and an
expert on all matters pertaining to
seed. arrived here Friday to try and
interest enough people here in a plan
to organize seed-handling company
to get the enterprise started. He
found that there was keen interest in
the proposition and was asked to re-
main over and present his plan to the
executive committee of the chamber
of commerce Saturday afternoon.
There was full attendance Of the d.
rectors and the whole matter was
gone over thoroughly. With the stand
ing that Montana seed now has in the
market, the keen demand for our
product and the established fact that
seed grown in Fergus county is at
least equal to the product of any other
part of the state, the directors were
quick to see that such a company as
DR.. Sudduth proposed had every
chance of developing into a CONNER
cial success and at the same time
serving the purpose of improving
farming methods and bringing added
profit to the farmers. It was pointed
out that every good farmer in the
county having good land could devote
say ten acres each year to growing
seed exclusively. Regardless of wheth-
er he grew peas, alfalfa, wheat or
other seed grains, the farmer would
secure handsome profit from the
acreage devoted to this purpose, and
in handling the land to the best ad-
vantage would gain a lot of informa-
tion as to the MIST desirable methods
ls Endorsed.
The. chamber adopted the following
resolution by unanimous vote:
To whom 1t may concern:
Believing that DR.. w. x. Sudduth's
plan for growing peas and alfalfa seed
under contract will fit into the better
farming movement inaugurated by the
chamber of commerce and tend to de-
velop better farming methods. we. the
board of directors, do hereby endorse
the doctors plans for growing seeds
and pledge him our moral support in
his work.
It is also felt by the chamber that
a seed house, handling exclusively
pure pedigreed seeds, would be an ad-
dition to our local industries and we
hereby endorse any movement looking
toward the establishment of such in
stitution.
Lewistown Chamber Of Commerce.
By L. D. Blodgett, Secretary.
r. A. Bennett's View.
DR.. Sudduth's faith in the project
was shown by his offer to the effect
that if ten men would subscribe $500
each for the organization Of the pro-
posed company, he would put in $1,000
of his own with it. He left Sunday
morning for Minneapolis and st. Paul.
F. A. Bennett. always interested in
every movement for the advancement!
of agriculture in the county, and who
is thoroughly familiar with DR.. Sud-
duth's plan as we'll as the possibilities
of Fergus county as a seed-groWing
section. yesterday gave out the follow
ing endorsement Of the proposed en-
terprise:
'Dr. w. x. Sudduth proposes to or
ganize seed company with warehouse
and headquarters in Lewistown, If he
can get the encouragement necessary
to justify such an enterprise. His
proposition is to enter into contracts
with farmers to grow alfalfa seed, pea
seed, clover seed, in fact, all the seeds
grown In Fergus county. Another en-
terprise is to demonstrate the feeding
of livestock on some farm near Lew
istown and in any part of the county
where the farmer is interested enough
to carry out instructions that would
be given him.
The alfalfa and pea seed industry
alone should revolutionize the agri-