Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20

Communication
Roy, Montana, May 8, 1915.
Mr.. r. C. Lahman, Editor
of Mo. Valley Times: As l am
now located on my homestead
Is miles southeast of Roy, will
give you a writeup of Fergus
County Montana, to the best
of my ability.
There have been several of
the home folks who wanted to
know about the country, so |
thought l would just send q
letter to the Times. As there
has been q recent opening of
several townships in Fergus
County, it has caused an un-
usual agitation in the Freeland
country. Everyday sees sew
eral new families -alighting
from a train in Roy, for some
prominent destination. Many
bring carloads of household
goods and farm implements,
some q suit case and q pleasant
smile, while others arrive with
several head of stock. True it
is these wideawake pilgrims to
the northwest who are aware
of the fact that Uncle Sam is
fast disposing of the few re-
naming choice lands or his
once vast dominion. They,
like others before them realize
the wonderful possibilities of
the treasure state, and by sheer
grit and determination are will
ing to stand the preliminary
hardships of demonstrating.
The new country is proud of
people who are always receive
ed with an open hand and sim
cere welcome for they are soon
to become the food producers of
a wonderful state. Only those
who have come, have seen. and
have conquered, can appreciate
the magnitude of the newly
opened lands around Roy.
Nothing is more true than the
of Montana towns, "a
cross road store yesterday, a
village today and a city tomor-
row."
Roy is located in the heart
of the homestead country-is a
terminus of the c. M. & st. P.
R R., and one of the fastest
growing towns in Montana.
Two years ago the present site
of Roy was a wild prairie in
what then seemed q remote
part of Fergus county. To-
day we see a hustling little city
of 500 inhabitants, modern in
every respect. Roy being the
eastern terminus of the Har-
lowtown branch of the emil.
waukee" commands the trade
of the ranches and homestead
ers of the great country laying
east to the Musselshell, north
to the Missouri river and south
for more than twenty miles.
Telephones and electric lights
are promised in the near flu
ture. The recently construct
ed Roy hotel being modern in
every respect. A strong and
we'll capitalized bank, two large
and grocery stores,
three lumber yards, a newspa.
per, a grain elevator with grist
mill, three hardware and i'm
element houses, two furniture
stores. two large livery barns,
a msat market, bakery, drug
store and several neat restau-
rants, a barber shop and in fact
nearly every business that is
essential to a town.
Attractive residences are
being built and by fall, Roy
bids fair to be a residential
city which will rival any city
Of it's size in Montana.
IA farm, a home, a good
investment" are bywords of
Roy and vicinity. Numerous
examples cf homesteading and
business successes in this local
ity have clearly shown that
fortune and health awaits the
newcomer if he is only willing
to try. The present train
schedule is three times a week
Monday, Wednesday and
Friday.
Roy has an altitude of about
300 feet and lies we'll protect
ed by hills in the well-known
Judith basin The water is
plentiful and pure, the rainfall
in this vicinity being 20 inches,