The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-09-06
MONTANA WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

Sept. 2.-Cattle being shipped to
Spokane yards. Packing houses
there developing fine market for
Montana stock; opportunity for small
shippers.
Ronan-SiXty-five acres winter
wheat near here yields average of 90
bushels per acre.
Montana's quota of 5000 unskilled
laborers to be recruited in the state
for war work, will not be taken from
farms, mines or railroads.
numbering, mining, utilities and
shipbuiding are the Northwest's big
gest industries and measures dam
aging to these big employers of labor
hurt all business.
Dillon-The Big Hole basin, which
a few years ago did not produce a
single fleece, this year has marketed
over 100000 pounds of wool.
Hamilton-Wheat raised on 15-acre
tract Of Wetzsteon farm on Ross Hole
locality threshed 4. bushels to acre.
Wibaux-Crop conditions in Wibaux
county are excellent, considering con-
ditions this year.
Dillon-Hay and grain yield we'll
III SAlS oCSClOuS Will lIlOlCd LlOIlS OIL
splendid crops generally.
State of Montana receives from
United States a patent to 97,216.23
acres in Glasgow land district. Land
will average in value in excess of
$50 an acre, making the total value
upwards Of $4,000, 900.
Lime to have a national bank,
which will be known as the Security
N0%I0no1 LNr1r ~
Increases in utility rates are as in
evitable as have been increases in
wages and materials.
Ronan-Raising Of seed peas new
industry for Flathead. If there are
500 acres planted in this valley next
year a warehouse will be built and
maintained here.
Winifred Home Oil company
starts drilling near here.
Lewistown-New high school build
ing under construction here will be
completed September 9.
Use of sugar beets for e~nsilage
promises to become general among
farmers of Idaho Silage from beet
tops last winter proved to be equal
to the best alfalfa hay for cattle
feeding, according to farmers VINO
tried the experiment. Sugar beets
are said to produce about two-thirds
as much tonnage in tops AS they GO
of roots, and with an average CROP
of IL to 20 tons of beets TO the acre,
about IL tons Of green beets tops will
be harvested. Twelve tons of this
silage is declared to have the same
feeding value as 20 tons of the bes,
corn silage, which constitutes a max.
imum crop from an acre.
Fairfeld-Four new schools are
going up here. Attests to growth Of
district,
.Livingston-Plans for completion
OF new water plant for citv October
announced. Cost $500 900.
use militant industrial methods te
overthrow DEGREES of courts.
Labor leaders are asking the ranl
and file of labor unions to play a dan.
gerous part when they threaten t.
Dillon-Beaverhead again comes tt
the front in campaign for increased
crop production. Estimated whea,
yield, while not as great as in for
mer years, will be almost twice tina,
OF 1917, while grain crop, CONSISTING
OF oats, will about equal 1917. Woo
production will exceed 1917 by ovel
100000 pounds.
Missoula-s25,OO 900 contract let fo1
construction of bridge at Kooskia
Ida, first link in Lolo's highway pro
lect. Will cut off 400 miles of roat
between Missoula and coast cities.
Cooke City-Work on the proposed
railroad to the rich Cook City minins
helds will start this fall.
The most radical departure eve
attempted in this country, from GU,
American form of government, a!
provided by u constitution, is pro
posal of ~Nonpartisan league in Nortl
Dakota for the state to own the farm
land, horses, cattle and machinery.
Malta-1,400 head fine beef cattle
sold to eastern markets.
Dodson-Co-operative MARKETING
association, object of which is to shir
live stock to market and increase
profits of growers, has been organ.
lied by the farmers of Phillips coun.
ty.
Dillon-s60, 900 dormitory being
built by state at normal college near.
ing completion.
Yellow journals, political office.
seekers and their unthinking readers
and followers, have made a specia,
effort to show that big business is moi
doing it's patriotic duty in the wal
and is playing an entirely selfish
game. No better German propaganda
than this could be spread to create
class ho+rod o,J ~