The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-15
Missoula Chamber Of Com.
merce Hopes to Encour-
age Production.
OPEN COMPETITION.
Various Districts Formed for
Entering Garden Truck
Contest.

Farmers of Missoula, through the
Missoula Chamber OF Commerce. will
this year have an opportunity to win
prizes aggregating approximately
$1,000 through the raising OF garden
truck.
The chamber of commerce has or
ganized a contest known as the potato
and garden contest and will award
prizes in four closes. There will be a
small garden and large garden class
for the city Of Missoula, including all
territory included In the city limits.
There will be class for farmers on
one tenth acre and less and a class
for farmers on more than one-tenth
| acre open to all farmers living in a
| district made up of Orchard Homes.
South Missoula and the Rattlesnake.
For the farmers In Missoula county,
not included In either of the above
districts, the chamber of commerce
will give 10 prizes OF $50 each. The
plan is to have ten outlying districts
and encourage each district to raise a
sum OF money equal to the amount that
the Missoula Chamber OF Commerce
will appropriate for these districts.
This would make prize OF 800 in
each Of the ten outlying districts.
In this way and through this contest
each farmer In Missoula county will
Rave chance at prize money in this
contest. The plan Is to have judges
in each locality handle the contest in
the outlying districts.
The reason for the contest is to
make an effective attack on the high
cost of living. If the present condi-
tons prevail next year scores Of peo-
pie in western Montana will not have
enough to eat. 1t will not be so
much matter Of the price as an alb
solute scarcity of food. Persons who
are in Strengthened circumstances will
face starvation and those who can pay
high prices for their food will be but
little better off II the farmers can
be induced to grow more garden truck
conditions will be better for all, thinks
the Missoula Chamber of Commerce.
All farmers who enter the contest
are urged to take advantage of the op-
rortunity offered by the Western Mon
tana fair to win more prizes and pre-
NUNS by exhibiting their produce ut
the fair in Missoula in September.
J. r. Campbell, county agriculturist;
f. NJ. Lawrence. secretary of the West.
ern Montana fair; Jake Render farm
err and J. c. De Jarnette, farmer, COM
posed the committee selected by the
chamber of commerce executive COM
mittee to assist the business men In
making up the rules and details Of the
contest This committee met with G.
II. Mcleod. j. NJ. Dixon, w. M. Bick.
ford. r. NJ. Barr, S. j. Coffee and A,
w. Woods
Following are the rules OF the cons
test as drawn up by the joint COM
mittee:
This contest is open to ALL There
shall be two districts. namely, district
No l, all territory embraced within
the city limits Of Missoula; district No.
2, Orchard Homes, Rattlesnake and
South Missoula.
The outlying territory adjacent to the
city of Missoula and embraced In Mis-
soula county shall be made up into
10 districts. These shall be: No. 1,
Bonner; No. 2, Lolo: No. 3, Potomac;
NO. A, Arlee; No. S, st. Ignatius; No,
+, Frenchtown; No Z, Roman; No. 3,