Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29

some of the biggest financial institu-
lions in the United States. He is the
advisor of one of the largest copper
mining companies IN the world, and
of one of the greatest hydro-electric
undertakings on this continent, coun-
sellor of a transcontinental railway
system, and a man of affairs in a
state where undertakings involving
large expenditure are m
He Kept the Spoken Word.
This is the story of Sam Stephen
son of Great Falls, president of the
First National bank, president of the
Great Falls Townsite company, guide,
philosopher, friend and hacker of one
of the most rapidly developing areas
in all the United States-northern
and eastern Montana. His achieve
ments are the achievements of a man
of parts. What is the secret of his
remarkable success, and how may the
youth who comes after him profit by
his example? In big things and lit
tie things, he always kept his word.
He never made a man a promise he
did not keep. Seems an easy way
to tread the primrose path of success,
doesn't it? Combined with talents
that were native to him, making his
word good to the last letter attracted
the attention of men who figure larg-
est on Montana's financial horizon.
They put great trusts in his keeping
and made him a steward Of millions.
Now he Is spokesman in these parts
for interests that figure largely in
Montana's ultimate destiny, and all
because he never went back of his
spoken word.
He did not move mountains. He
did not send thousands of men into
the bowels of the earth to extract
therefrom the precious metals. He
did not turn rivers from their courses
and make the arid desert blossom as
the rose. He built no railroads
across continents and emit no ships
down to the sea. He did not finance
great undertakings or do the things
which captains of finance do. He
simply kept faith with himself and
his fellows, and made his word good
Morony Picked Stephenson.
How Sam Stephenson began -he
practice of law in Great Falls when he
arrived there, his success in the lega,
field, business ventures that material
lied, are just incidents to his career
The coming of John Morony, Mon
tana's first native son, to Great Falls
figures largely in Stephenson's latel
successes. Morony took over thu
First National for himself and hi!
associates. His judgment of men wal
good and he picked Sam Stephenson
He was made attorney of the bank
and in this capacity became an intim
ate of the man, who, with John d
Ryan, created the Montana Powe
company. Before Morony's death h
had planned to retire from the man
agement of the bank and he selecte'
Stephenson as the man to succee,
him. On the occasion of the frs
meeting of the banks directors afte
Morony's death, the directors, VIII
knew of Morony's intent, electe
Stephenson to the banks presidency
How He Can Help Montana.
Because of the interests with whic
he is allied, and the confidence whic
those interests repose in him SaI
Stephenson is an asset to norther
and eastern Montana. This sectio
of the state is expanding with pher
ominal rapidity. Thousands of Sc
TIERS are pouring INTO IL. loWns al
springing up in every direction. FC
instance: Ten years ago not a sing
grain of wheat was grown in Sher
dan county. Now, owe 100 elevator
are insufficient to take are of I'll
grain harvest. Thirty or forty robu
towns and villages dot the prairie
where a few years ago coyotes howle
at the wilderness. Thousands of pc